PHILLY BOXING HISTORY

  

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  TRAINERS   PROMOTERS   MANAGERS  
  George Benton   Jules Aronson   "Fats" Gary Barrett  
  Jack Blackburn   Johnny Burns   Max "Boo Boo" Hoff  
  Yank Durham   John Clark   George Katz  
  Adolph Ritacco   J Russell Peltz   Blinky Palermo  
  Slim Jim Robinson   Herman Taylor   'KO' Becky O'Neill  
  Sam Solomon   Jimmy Riggio   Nick Belfiore  
  Jimmy Wilson   Lew Bailey   Sylvia Booker  
  Jimmy Allen   Arthur Chambers   Jimmy Caplan  
  Mitchell Allen   James 'Baron' Dougherty   Ivan Cohen  
  Jimmy Arthur   Fred Douglas   Clint Davidson  
  Milt Bailey   Bobby Gunnis   Skinny Davidson  
  Sharron Baker   Joe Hand   Herman Diamond  
  Johnny Barr   Max 'Boo Boo' Hoff   Mickey Diamond  
  Jimmy Beecham   Eddie Holland   Jim Dougherty  
  Joe Belfiore   Marty Kramer   Pat Duffy  
  Jack Brady   Al Lewis   Yank Durham  
  Billy Briscoe   Lou Lucchese   Frank Gelb  
  Old Gene Buffalo   Billy McCarney   Arnold Giovanetti  
  Harry Collers   Jack McGuigan   Phil Glassman  
  Jimmy Collins   Pete Moran   Joe Gramby  
  Jack Costello   Jack O'Brien   Tony Graziano  
  Jimmy Costner   Frank Palumbo   Jimmy Hill  
  Jimmy Cullins   George Powling   Jim Jacobs  
  Percy Custus   Greg Robinson   Fred Jenkins  
  Clarence 'Skinny' Davidson   Leon Rains   Pete Moran  
  Ernie Desiderio   Jimmy Toppi   Pinny Schafer  
  Mickey Diamond   Pete Tyrell   Augie Scimeca  
  Bobby Dobbs   Joe Wenke   Joe Shannon  
  Derek Ennis   more to come...   Irv Silver  
  Marty Feldman       Joe Smith  
  Al Fennell       Sam Solomon  
  Joe Ferguson   CUT MEN   Marty Stein  
  Bouie Fisher   Eddie Aliano   Angel Vargas  
  Willie Folk   Adolph Ritacco   Sam Weinberg  
  Joe Frazier   Jimmy Wilson   Arnold Weiss  
  Toochie Gordon   Milt Bailey   Sonny Wiggins  
  Joe Gramby   Ralph Citro   more to come...  
  Mickey Grandinetti   Jimmy Coster      
  Hank Griffin   Joey Eye      
  Sloan Harrison   Stan 'The Cut Man' Maliszewski      
  Sam Hickman   Joe Polino      
  Jimmy Hill   Leon Tabbs      
  Randy Hinnant          
  Wade Hinnant   RING ANNOUNCERS      
  Johnny Hutchinson   Pete Byron      
  George James   Ed Derian      
  Fred Jenkins   Hank Kropinski      
  Gene Johnson   Dave Zinkoff      
  John Henry Johnson          
  Dick Kane   RING OFFICIALS      
  Teddy King   Zack Clayton      
  Johnny Loftus   Frank Cappuccino (Ref)      
  Pete Lorenzo   John Carroll (Ref)      
  Quenzell McCall   Hank Cisco (Ref)      
  Jimmy Mendo   Charley Daggart (Ref)      
  John Miller   Tommy Reid (Ref)      
  Al Mitchell   Charley Sgrillo (Ref)      
  Wesley Mouzon   Pete Tomasco (Ref)      
  Pop O'Brien   Lou Tress (Judge)      
  Willie O'Neill          
  Frank Palermo  

BOXING WRITERS

     
  Joe Polino   Nigel Collins - The Ring      
  Willie Reddish   Bill Conlin - Daily News      
  Willie Reddish, Jr.   Gene Courtney - Inquirer      
  Calvin Reed   Tom Cushman - Daily News      
  Eddie Reed   Bernard Fernandez - Daily News      
  Scootles Reinfeld   Jack Fried (Matt Ring) - Bulletin      
  Naazim Richardson   Stan Hochman - Daily News      
  Joe Rose   Lou Jaffe - Evening Ledger      
  Willie Rush   Jeff Jowett - Boxing Digest      
  Adam Ryan   Dick Kain - Record      
  Bill Savage   Perry Lewis - Inquirer      
  Augie Scimeca   Frank McCracken - Ledger      
  Charley Sgrillo   Lanse McCurley - Daily News      
  Jack Stanley   Jack McKinney - Daily News      
  Joe Stanley   Larry Merchant - Daily News      
  Tony Stenza   Jack Obermayer - Boxing Digest      
  Joe Stocky   Joe Phelan - Record      
  Leon Tabbs   Billy Rocap - Ledger   OTHER  
  Walt Tannahill   Rob Sadler - Tribune   Rocky Balboa (Character)  
  George Thompson   Walter Schlicter - Item   Thomas Eakins (Artist)  
  Norman 'Reds' Torpey   Jay Searcy - Inquirer   Chuck Hasson (Historian)  
  Dwight Triplett   Robert Seltzer - Inquirer   more to come...  
  Boogaloo Watts   Elmer Smith - Daily News      
  Dave Wilkes   John Webster - Inquirer      
  Carey 'Pop Bates' Williams   Jack Welsh - Journal      
  Tim Witherspoon   Bob Wright - Bulletin      
  Tony Yatos   more to come...      
  more to come...          
             

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