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1 L..,"~.P~~,"~ -~.~,,/,,';'// r -on., ~~ '". -..~...,.. Il!~RJ2.,i I,~,~.~~~ 444.~'" //~".~,"" International Boxing Research Organization Newsletter /I 2 7/1 5/82 STEVEHAMAS In the exchange corner of the May newsletter, it was mentioned that Bob Davids was interested in additional information on Steve Hamas. Laurence Fielding supplied the following: IIHamas' record is in the 1944 Ring Record Book, page 206. He is remembered for his series of bouts with Tommy Loughran and lee Ramage. He once knocked Loughran out in two rounds, but his best win was a decision over Max Schmeling in He was stopped by Schmeling in 9 in AccorCling to the record book he was an intercollegiate champion. It is stated that he was barn in 1909, but does not soy where. It is said that he was of Austrian ancestry, weight 190, he ight 6 ft. 1/2 in. I do not know where he is Iiv ing now, or whether he is even st HI living. He would have to be about 73." Mr. FieJding also suppl ied Homos' record which appears an the next page Based on Frank G. Menke's The Encyclopedia of Sport.s, it can be added that Hamos won the Intercollegiate Baxing Association championship in the heavyweight class in 1927 and 1929 as a representative of Penn State. His school also won the team championship in those two years. Hamas also played one season in the NFL as EIback with the Orange Tornadoes in 1929, a team that finished 7th with a record in the 12 team league per Roger Treat's Encyclopedia of Football. Although he does not appear to have been an AII-Americaf'i selediaf\hamas was included os one of five fullbacks on the all-time Penn State team by Dr~' LH. Baker in Football: Facts and Fis\!r:~s, a 1945 book. SOME SUGGESTIONS Bob Soderman forwarded these suggestions for IBRO: "How about a listing of ; all of the films of fights from the 1920's and 1930's, with special emphasis on films of the 1920's.. Other than films of the heavyweight championship fights, what other films of champions in other ~ divisions were made? Immediately after World War I ended, the movies enjoyed a tremendous growth : in this country and fight films must have enjoyed a similar growth. Does anyone know just how many ;'- fights were actually filmed, and shown in theaters? Jim Jacobs supposedly owns the biggest : collection of fight films. Perhaps a start could be a listing of all of the films in his possession. Were " any of the following champions filmed, in fights they were in: Jack Dillon, Battling Levinsky,, Harry Greb, Johnny Wilson, Jock Britton, Ted "Kid" lewis, Rocky Kansas, louis 'Kid' Kaplan,. Izzy Schwartz, etc.? I remember seeing fight film of Sammy Mandell vs. Tony Canzoneri, af. their August, 1929 lightweight title fight in Chicago, os an example." NEWSLETTERARTICLES Aquestion has been raised as to the length of newsletter articles. A maximum.~length of 4 pages appears to be a good size, any contributions longer than that would probably fit ~-.;'better in the annual journal. There is, of course, no minimum length for contributions to either the ';~newsletter or the journal. EXCHANGE CORNER Dove Btoch, 400 Berwickshire information on a Canadian boxer nomed Joe Star. Dr., Richmond, VA 23229, is interested in any

2 STEVE HAMAS (BURR I CANE ) Born: Jan 9,1907, Passaic, NJ Died: Oct 11, 1974, Northport, LI, NY Ht.: 6' 1/2 " Interco11eqiate Heavyweiqht Champion (Penn State) 1930 Feb 20 Vince Babin Passaic NJ KO Tex Hammer Newark KO Chuck McKinney Newark KO Apr 28 Jack McGreqor Newark KO May 12 Mario Campi Newark W I Jun 4 Mario Campi Newark W 11 Huqh Shropshire Los Anqeles KO Steve Hayden Los Anqeles KO Wally Fraser Los Anqeles KO aay Spiker Pasadena CA KO Cecil Myart Pasadena KO 1931 Jan 27 Steve Hayden Los Anqeles KO Feb 17 Tillie Taverna Los Anqeles KO Mar 10 Joe Barlow Los Anqeles KO Mar 31 Man Mountain Erickson Los Anqeles KO May 15 Al Morro New York KO Jul 16 Ted Sandwina New York KO Jul 27 Frank Morris New York KO Auq 6 Jerry Garfield Lancaster PA KO Auq 31 Mike De San to New York.,.".KO Sep I Frank Morris New York.eKe Sep 9 Georqe Rocco Philadelphia KO Sep 15 James J. Russell New York KO Sep 19 Armando De Carlos New York KO Oct 9 Tommy De Stefano New York KO Oct 26 Georqe Smith New York KO Nov 27 Hans Birkie New York W 1932 Jun 15 Tommy Louqhran New 'fork KO Feb 16 Armand Emanuel Los Anqeles KO Mar 22 Lee Ramaqe Los Anqeles L 1 May II Tommy Louqhran Philadelphia W 1 Jun 29 Tommy Louqhran Philadelphia L 1 Jul 25 Lee Ramaqe Los Anqeles W Mar 14 Lee Ramaqe Los Anqeles D 1 Auq 29 Char@ey Massera New York D I Oct 11 Benny Miller Los Anqeles 1(0 Nov 17 Lee Ramaqe New York W Feb 13 Max Schmelinq Philadelphia W 1 Oct 5 Art Lasky New York W Mar 10 Max Schmelinq Hamburq, Ger KO by

3 l.' ",,~.a I'~//,"~.P~ ~~.~", =:.J~~; -:~,~~'= II~~ ~9.11 "~.""I..h... '.J"..~--"".... ~~~~~~=~-_::~~~~~~International Boxing Research Organization BOX 84. GUILFORD.N.Y TRIVIA QUIZ I 1 - Answers 1. There have been 15 champions through 1980 whose nickname was It Kid. It How many can you name? Champions named Kid were: middleweight Charles (Kid) McCoy; welterweights Kid Graves, Ted (Kid) Lewis, Kid Gavilan, Benny (Kid) Paret, and The Dixie Kid; junior welterweight Jack (Kid) Berg; lightweight George (Kid) Lavigne; junior lightweight Steve (Kid) Sullivan; junior lightweight and featherweight Kid Chocolate; featherweights Louis (Kid) Kaplan and Hogan (Kid) Bassey; junior featherweight Jack(Kid) Wolfe; and bantamweights Kid Murphy and Kid Williams. Surprisingly, there have been no flyweight champions named Kid.. Nino Benvenuti, junior middleweight and middleweight champion~c.ould also be added to this list as the name" Nino" in Italian translates freely as "Kid.1t 2. Joe Louis ended the ring careers of what 5 boxers? Paulino Uzcudun (1935), Jack Sharkey (1936), John Henry Lewis (1939), Buddy Baer (1942), and Abe Simon (1942) all fought the ir last bouts against Joe Louis and were all knocked out. ':'~. 3. What heavyweight champion boxed his first 18 professional bouts in Lau'isville, Kentucky? Although Muhammad AIi was Louisville's most famous fighter, his early bouts were boxed in Miami Beach, Las Vegas, New York, and Los Angeles, in addition to Louisville. Jimmy Ellis fought 13 of his first 14 bouts in Kentucky, with 11 of them in Louisville. But Marvin Hart of Jefferson County, Kentucky, boxed his first 18 bouts in Louisville and won 16 by knockout, one on a foul, and was knocked out in the other. Hart was heavyweight champion from July 3, 1905, until February 23, There have been very few one-round knockouts in 12 seconds or less. Only one was scored by a man who later became a world champion. Who was he? Battling Nelson scored a knockout against Willie Rossler in only 12 seconds on April 5, 1902, in Harvey, Illinois. 5. Who knocked out six opponents in one night? Lamar Clark, heavyweight from Cedar City, Utah, stopped five opponents in one round each and stopped the sixth in two rounds on December-l, 1958, in Bingham, Utah. Three nights previously he stopped two men in two rounds each and knocked out another on the following night for a total of 9 knockouts in 12 rounds in four nights. On three other occasions in his career he stopped two men in one night and on another occasion he stopped three men in one night. In 1958, he won 31 cons'cutive bouts by knockout and extended his streak to 44 consecutive knockouts before he was kayoed in 9 rounds on national television by Bartolo Soni on April 8, In his next bout he was stopped by Pete - Rademacher in the tenth round and after a two-round knockout victory he was stopped by Cassius Clay in the second round. He retired from the ring in 1961 with a lifetime record of and 45 knockouts, 30 of them in the first round. 6. What country won the championship in every weight class during one Pan-American Games? In the first Pan-American Games held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1951, the host nation was victorious in all 8 classes.

4 '\ TRIVIA QUIZ # 1 - Answers (continued) 7. In the 8 Pan-American Games contested from only four countries have overall winning records. Can you nome them? After the 1951 Pan-American Gomes in which they had a 6-9 record, the United States has dominated Pan-American competition and has on overall record of through Cuba is a close second at , Argentino has on mark, and Venezuela h "he only other nation above.500 at Only one Pan-American Games champion has won a world's professional boxing championship. Who is he? The Pan-American Games has attracted many top caliber boxers including Rout Macias, Alex Miteff, Bob Foster, Oscar Bonavena, Esteban Dejesus, Miguel DeOliveira, Victor Galindez, Len Hutchins, Jimmy Busceme, Duane Bobick, Teofilo Stevenson, Bernard Taylor, Aaron Pryor, Ray Leonard, Fulgencio Obelmejias, Leon Spinks, Michael Dokes and Trevor Berbick. Yet only Sugar Ray Leonard has won both a Pan-American championship ( Ibs.) and a world's professional championship. 9. Who is the only three-time Pan-American Gomes champion? Teofilo Stevenson lost to Duane Bobick in the semi-finals of the 1971 Pan-Am Gomes and then won in 1975 and Cuban Rolando Garbey won the light middleweight title in 1967, 1971 and 1975 to become the only three time winner. 1O. What Pan-American Gomes contestant was d isqua Iified for bit ing? Oscar Bonavena was disqualified in only 1:22 of the first round in his 1963 semi-final bout against Lee Carr of the United States for biting his opponent. Bonavena a/so was disqualified in the third round of the consolation bout to determine third place in that tournament. :~,

5 """.~--~".I'//~,"'~...,. ~"", "~...,.,.....,'~.'" im:~rq } fh "'~"~I... "" ,/", "",1-.",.. ~ "",,'" International Boxing Research Organization BOX 84, GUILFORD, N Y TRIVIA QUIZ N 2 College Boxing Champions 1. Steve Hamas was a successful" college football player and boxer at Penn State and later became a professional in both sports. From , the Washington Redskins had a linebacker who also was a graduate of Penn State and was the 1950 NCAA heavyweight boxing champion. Who was he? 2. The NCAA welterweight champion gave up a ring career to becol)1e a dentist but later made a ring comeback in 1979 at the age of 46. Who was he?.. 3. The NCAA light middlewe ight champion was also an Olympian in He made many appearances on network television as a top ranked middleweight during the 1950's and defeated Dick Tiger, Joey Giardello and Terry Downes. but was defeated by Gene Fullmer in a bid for the title. Who was he? 4. The 1960 NCAA welterweight champion attended the University of N~ada qnd has since become one of the better known referees. He was the third man in the Holmes-Berbickheavyweight championship bout. Who was he?. 5. The only man to win 4 NCAA boxing championships (1943, ) also won them at 4 different. weight classifications. He became one of the most popular boxers on television during the early 1950's. He was undefeated in his first 39 professional bouts. Who was he? Professional. Boxing (from 505 Boxing Questions Your Friends Can't Answer) 6. Which middleweight champion fought his last bout on the island of Malta? 7. What boxer was one of triplets? 8. Who was the only champion whose last name was also his nationality? 9. What heavyweight started boxing professionally in 1932, but did not appear in lithe Ring's" annual rat ings unt if years after he started his career? 10. Which flyweight champion lost in four bids for the title before winning the championship?

6 '\ ACTIVE BOXERS (based on records in 1982 Ring Record Book) Most Knockouts 77 - Ruben 01 ivares 65 - Sean 0' Grady 64 - Ramon Avenamar 63 - Jimmy Heair 63 - Tony Mundine Peralta Most Bouts Won Ramon Avenamar Peralta 96 - Jimmy Heair 94 - Juan Jose Gimenez 87 - Ruben 01 ivares 81 - Nkosana Mgxaj i Most Total Bouts Ramon Avenamar Peralta Jimmy Heair Juan Jose Gimenez Everaldo Costa Azevedo Ruben 01 ivares 61 - Earnie Shavers 59 - Alexis Arguello 57 - Elisha Obed 55 - Roberto Duran 52 - Bennie Briscoe 81 - EIisha Obed 77 - Tony Mundine 76 - Sean O' Grady 74 - Jorgen Hansen 73 - Roberto Duran Sparrow Freeman Elisha Obed 97 - AI Romano Victor Echegaray 94 - Jose Luis Pacheco 46 - Rocky Mattioli 45 - Betulio Gonzalez 44 - Marvin Hagler 43 - Oscar Albarado 42 - Bruce Strauss 73 - Alexis Arguello 71 - Betulio Gonzalez 69 - Bashew Sibaca 68 - Paul Ferreri 66 - Victor Echegaray 93 - Bennie Briscoe 92 - Perico Fernandez 90 - Giuseppe Agate.:~.90 - lose Hernandez ; 90 ". Tony Mundine Most Lost by Knockout 35 - Simmie Black 28 - Johnny Copeland 27 - Bruce Scott 27 - Sylvester Wilder 21 - Johnny Blaine 21 - Horst Lang 19 - Raul Aguirre 19 - Roberto Perez 18 - AI Byrd 18 - Ralph Doucette (Dumont) 17 - Johnny Davis 16 - Darnell Hayes 16 - Jerry Strickland 16 - Marion Thomas 15 - AI Romano 15 - Bruce Strauss Most Bouts Last 66 - Giuseppe Agate 61 - Luis Ribeira 52 - Simmie Black 52 - Giampaolo Piras 48 - Antonio Franca 46 - Paul Baker 46 - Bruce Scott 45 - Selwyn Bell 44 - Vasco Faustino 43 - Melquiades Da Silva 43 - Sylvester Wilder 42 - Johnny Copeland 42 - Eloy DeSouza 39 - Gabrie Ie Lazzari 39 - Carlos Marks Most Bouts Drawn 21 - Everaldo Costa Azevedo 19 - Branko Barakovic 18 - Sparrow Freeman 16 - Nicolas Arkuszyn 16 - Eduardo Contreras 15 - Jose Centa 15 - Raul Columbo 14 - Victor Echegaray 14 - Ramon Avenamar Peralta 13 - Perico Fernandez 11 - Mario Guillott'j 11 - Julio Saba Jose Luis Pacheco 11 - Barry Price 11 - Luis Ribeiro 1. Highest 00 Won-Lost Larry Percentage Holmes ~inimum 26 bouts Jaime Garza Nino La Rocca Aaron Pryor Jeff Chandler Greg Coverson Lowest Won-Lost Percentage Boro Jovic- (minimum 26 bouts) Melquiades Do Silva Giampaolo Piras Mustapata Kabangu Antonio Germano

7 "",,'/// Illi~ RQ I 'II """""."~Io ;;;;, ""~..~'" International ///" "'" Boxing Research Organization BOX 84, GUILFORD. N.Y ACTIVE BOXERS Summary records of all boxers in top 15 based on records in 1982 Ring Record Book Name From Class TB W l D 0 KO KO W-l by Pct. G iuseppe Agate Italy Jr. Welter 90* 17 66* Raul (Coneja) Aguirre Texas Jr. Welter *.481 Oscar Albarado Texas Jr. Middle * Alexis Arguello Nicaragua lightweight 77 73* * Nicolas Arkuszyn Argent ino Jr. We Iter * Everaldo Costa Azevedo Italy We Iterwe ight 102 * * Paul Boker Australia lightweight * Branko Barakovic Yugoslavia Middleweight * Selwyn Bell Gr. Britain lightweight * Simmie Block Tennessee lightweight * *.175 Johnny Blaine Conn. Heavyweight *.107 Bennie Briscoe Penn. Middleweight 93* * AI Byrd N.C. Heavyweight O:O 1 18*.042 Jose Centa Yugoslavia Lt. Hvywe ight * Jeff Chandler Penna. Bantamwe ight * Raul Columbo Argentino lightweight * Eduardo Contreras Argentino Middleweight * Johnny Copeland Missouri Jr. Welter * *.270 Greg Coverson Michigan Jr. light * Melquiades Do Silva Spain Jr. light * * Johnny Davis New York Welterweight *.103 Eloy DeSouza Italy Welterweight * Ralph Doucette (Dumont) Mass. Jr. Middle *.125 Roberto Duran Panama, Welterweight 75 73* * Victor Echegaray Argentino Jr. light 95* 66* * Vasco Faustino Italy Heavyweight * Paul Ferreri Australia Featherwe ight 81 68* Perico Fernandez Spain Jr. Welter 92* * Antonio Franca Italy Featherweight * Sparrow Freeman Australia Bantanwveightl00* * Jaime Garza California Jr. Feather * Antonio Germano Italy lightweight * Juan Jose Gimenez Spain Jr. Welter 105* 94 * Betulio Gonzalez Venezuela Flyweight 83 71* * Mario Guil'otti Arge nt ina Welterweight * * category leader

8 Nome From Closs TB W L D a KO KO W-L by Pct. Marvin Hagler Moss. Middlewe ight * Jorgen Hansen Denmark Welterweight * Darne II Hayes Ohio Lt. Heavywt *.290 Jimmy Heair Tennessee Welterwe ight 122* 96* * Jose Hernandez Spain Middlewe ight 90* Lorry Holmes Penna. Heavywe ight * Bora Jovic Yugoslavia Jr. Wel fer * Mustapata Kabangu Luxembourg Lt. Heavywt * Nino La Rocca Italy Welterwe ight * Horst Long Germany Lt. Heavywt *.213 Gabriele Lazzari Italy Lt. Heavywt * Carl os Marks Tri n idad Middleweight * Rocky Mattioli Italy Jr. Middle * Nkosana Mgxaj i So. Africa Jr. Welter * Tony Mundine Australia Lt. Heavywt 90* 77* * Sean A' Grady Oklahoma lightwe ight 79 76* 3 ".".0 q 65* Elisha abed Bahamas Jr. Middle 100* 81 * 13 ' ',"4 2 57* Ruben 01 ivares Mexico Featherweightl 01* 87* * Jose Luis Pacheco Spain Welterwe ight 94* * Ramon Avenamar Peralta Spain Lt. Heavywt 140* 101 * 24 14* 1 64* Roberto Perez Texas lightweight *.219 Giampaolo Piras Netherlands Middleweight * * Barry Price Gr. Britain lightweight * Aaron Pryor Ohio Jr. Welter * (Jose) Luis Ribeiro Spain Welterweight * 11* AI Romano Maine Welterweight' 97* *.677 Julio Cesar Saba Argentina Jr. Feather * '.786 Bruce Scott Texas Heavywe ight * *.193 Earnie Shavers Ohio Heavyweight * Boshew Sibaca So. Africa Featherweight * Bruce Strauss Nebraska Welterweight * 15*.667 Jerry Strickland Ohio WelterWeight *,.086 Mod on Thomas Indiana Jr. We Iter *.636 Sylvester Wilder Ohio Heavyweight * *.085 * category leader

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