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 Allen   Lew Bailey   Sylvia Booker  
  Mitchell Allen   Arthur Chambers   Jimmy Caplan  
  Jimmy Arthur   James 'Baron' Dougherty   Ivan Cohen  
  Milt Bailey   Fred Douglas   Clint Davidson  
  Johnny Barr   Bobby Gunnis   Skinny Davidson  
  Jimmy Beecham   Joe Hand   Herman Diamond  
  Joe Belfiore   Max 'Boo Boo' Hoff   Mickey Diamond  
  Jack Brady   Eddie Holland   Jim Dougherty  
  Billy Briscoe   Marty Kramer   Pat Duffy  
  Old Gene Buffalo   Al Lewis   Yank Durham  
  Harry Collers   Lou Lucchese   Frank Gelb  
  Jimmy Collins   Billy McCarney   Arnold Giovanetti  
  Jack Costello   Jack McGuigan   Phil Glassman  
  Jimmy Costner   Pete Moran   Joe Gramby  
  Jimmy Cullins   Jack O'Brien   Jim Jacobs  
  Percy Custus   Frank Palumbo   Fred Jenkins  
  Clarence 'Skinny' Davidson   George Powling   Pete Moran  
  Ernie Desiderio   Leon Rains   Pinny Schafer  
  Mickey Diamond   Jimmy Toppi   Augie Scimeca  
  Bobby Dobbs   Pete Tyrell   Joe Shannon  
  Derek Ennis   Joe Wenke   Irv Silver  
  Marty Feldman   more to come...   Joe Smith  
  Al Fennell       Sam Solomon  
  Joe Ferguson       Angel Vargas  
  Bouie Fisher   CUT MEN   Sam Weinberg  
  Joe Frazier   Eddie Aliano   Arnold Weiss  
  Toochie Gordon   Milt Bailey   Sonny Wiggins  
  Joe Gramby   Ralph Citro   more to come...  
  Mickey Grandinetti   Jimmy Coster      
  Hank Griffin   Stan 'The Cut Man' Maliszewski      
  Sam Hickman   Joe Polino      
  Randy Hinnant   Adolph Ritacco      
  Wade Hinnant   Jimmy Wilson      
  Johnny Hutchinson   more to come...      
  George James          
  Fred Jenkins   RING ANNOUNCERS      
  Gene Johnson   Pete Byron      
  John Henry Johnson   Ed Derian      
  Dick Kain   Dave Zinkoff      
  Teddy King          
  Johnny Loftus   RING OFFICIALS      
  Pete Lorenzo   Zack Clayton      
  Quenzell McCall   Frank Cappuccino (Ref)      
  Jimmy Mendo   Hank Cisco (Ref)      
  John Miller   Charley Daggart (Ref)      
  Al Mitchell   Pete Tomasco (Ref)      
  Wesley Mouzon   Lou Tress (Judge)      
  Pop O'Brien          
  Willie O'Neill  

BOXING WRITERS

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

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