Charley White
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Charley White who was born Charles Anchowitz on March 25, 1891 in Liverpool
, England
was considered one of the best boxers of his era. White fought from 1906 until 1923. He made one ill-fated comeback attempt in 1930, but was ignominiously TKOed
by Henry Perlick, a nondescript fighter who would not have stood a chance against White in his prime.
champion Abe Attell
in 1909. Attell won the 8 round "newspaper decision".
White also unsuccessfully challenged world featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane
, welterweight champion Jack Britton, and lightweight
champion Freddie Welsh
for their titles. White possessed a lethal left hook, but seemed to lack the killer instinct. This fault cost him in his 1916 attempt to wrest the crown from Welsh.
White appeared to hurt and have Welsh ready for a knockout in the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth rounds of the match, but failed to follow up his advantage. The 20 round decision was awarded to Welsh, causing a riot to break out.
White also faced the great Benny Leonard
in 1920. Once again White had his opponent hurt, but as famed sportswriter of the day Hype Igoe wrote "White is like the artist who can't resist the temptation of stepping back and admiring his incompleted work." White paid for his hesitation when Leonard KOed him in the 9th round.
White died on July 24, 1959. His ring record consists of 89 wins (59 KOs), 17 losses, 5 draws, 59 No Decisions (news reports on the No Decisions yield an additional 30 wins, 21 losses, and 8 draws), and 2 No Contests. White was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time, probably for his noted skill with the left hook
.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
was considered one of the best boxers of his era. White fought from 1906 until 1923. He made one ill-fated comeback attempt in 1930, but was ignominiously TKOed
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
by Henry Perlick, a nondescript fighter who would not have stood a chance against White in his prime.
Biography
Although White never won a world championship, he fought for the title several times. His first attempt to win a crown came against the legendary world featherweightFeatherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
champion Abe Attell
Abe Attell
Abraham Washington "Abe" Attell , known in the boxing world as Abe "The Little Hebrew" Attell, was a boxer who became known for his record-setting six-year reign as World Featherweight Champion...
in 1909. Attell won the 8 round "newspaper decision".
White also unsuccessfully challenged world featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane
Johnny Kilbane
John "Johnny" Patrick Kilbane was a featherweight boxer in the early part of the 20th century. He held the featherweight title from 1912 to 1923, the longest period in the division's history...
, welterweight champion Jack Britton, and lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
champion Freddie Welsh
Freddie Welsh
Freddie Welsh was a Welsh lightweight boxing champion. Born in Pontypridd, Wales, and christened Frederick Hall Thomas, he was nicknamed the "Welsh Wizard". Brought up in a tough mining community, Welsh left a middle-class background to make a name for himself in America...
for their titles. White possessed a lethal left hook, but seemed to lack the killer instinct. This fault cost him in his 1916 attempt to wrest the crown from Welsh.
White appeared to hurt and have Welsh ready for a knockout in the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth rounds of the match, but failed to follow up his advantage. The 20 round decision was awarded to Welsh, causing a riot to break out.
White also faced the great Benny Leonard
Benny Leonard
Benny Leonard was an American lightweight boxer. He was named as number 8 on Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years and number 7 on ESPN's 50 Greatest Boxers of All-Time....
in 1920. Once again White had his opponent hurt, but as famed sportswriter of the day Hype Igoe wrote "White is like the artist who can't resist the temptation of stepping back and admiring his incompleted work." White paid for his hesitation when Leonard KOed him in the 9th round.
White died on July 24, 1959. His ring record consists of 89 wins (59 KOs), 17 losses, 5 draws, 59 No Decisions (news reports on the No Decisions yield an additional 30 wins, 21 losses, and 8 draws), and 2 No Contests. White was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time, probably for his noted skill with the left hook
Hook (boxing)
A hook is a punch in boxing. It is performed by turning the core muscles and back, thereby swinging the arm, which is bent at an angle near or at 90 degrees, in a horizontal arc into the opponent...
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External links
- http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=11925&cat=boxer
- http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:11925