PHILLY BOXING HISTORY

  

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