Johnny Buckley
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Johnny Buckley is a legendary Irish boxing
manager and promoter from Boston, Massachusetts mostly during the first half of the 20th century who has handled some of the most famous boxers in the world including 3 World Champions. He guided Jack Sharkey
, Lou Brouillard
and Paul Pender
to world boxing titles. Buckley is a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame
.
with a third round knockout. Sharkey also scored an impressive fifteen round decision over Primo Carnera
on October 12, 1931. On June 21, 1932, Sharkey beat Max Schmeling
with a fifteen round decision in Long Island City, New York. The win against Schmeling allowed Sharkey to regain the National Boxing Association
Heavyweight Championship of the world after losing the title initially by disqualification in the fourth round of the first fight against Schmeling two years earlier on June 12, 1930 for a low blow.
on October 23, 1931 to win the World Welterweight Championship. He would go on to win the Middleweight Championship of the world with a seventh round knockout of Ben Jeby
on August 9, 1933 in New York, New York.
twice by decision in 1960, the first earning him the Middleweight Championship of the world. He successfully defended his middleweight crown two times in 1961 against Terry Downes
and Carmen Basilio
before losing the title in a rematch with Downes on July 11, 1961 in London, England. One year later he would regain the Middleweight Championship scoring a fifteen round decision over Downes in their third and final meeting on April 7, 1962.
. He was 74 years old.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
manager and promoter from Boston, Massachusetts mostly during the first half of the 20th century who has handled some of the most famous boxers in the world including 3 World Champions. He guided Jack Sharkey
Jack Sharkey
Jack Sharkey was an American heavyweight boxing champion. He was born Joseph Paul Zukauskas , the son of Lithuanian immigrants, in Binghamton, New York but moved to Boston, Massachusetts as a young man...
, Lou Brouillard
Lou Brouillard
Lucien Pierre Brouillard, better known as Lou Brouillard, , was a professional boxer in the welterweight division....
and Paul Pender
Paul Pender
Paul Pender was an American middleweight boxer.-Early life:He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of William and Anna Pender...
to world boxing titles. Buckley is a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame
World Boxing Hall of Fame
The World Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Riverside, California, United States, in Southern California. The WBHF is one of two recognized international boxing halls of fame with the other being the International Boxing Hall of Fame , with the IBHOF being the more widely recognized...
.
Jack Sharkey
Buckley managed Sharkey to a victories which included capturing the Heavyweight Championship of North America on September 26, 1929 by beating Tommy LoughranTommy Loughran
Thomas Patrick Loughran was the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world.Loughran's effective use of coordinated foot work, sound defense and swift, accurate counter punching is now regarded as a precursor to the techniques practiced in modern boxing...
with a third round knockout. Sharkey also scored an impressive fifteen round decision over Primo Carnera
Primo Carnera
Primo Carnera was an Italian boxer, nicknamed the Ambling Alp, who became the world heavyweight champion.-Biography:...
on October 12, 1931. On June 21, 1932, Sharkey beat Max Schmeling
Max Schmeling
Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in the late 1930s transcended boxing, and became worldwide social events because of their national associations...
with a fifteen round decision in Long Island City, New York. The win against Schmeling allowed Sharkey to regain the National Boxing Association
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
Heavyweight Championship of the world after losing the title initially by disqualification in the fourth round of the first fight against Schmeling two years earlier on June 12, 1930 for a low blow.
Lou Brouillard
Under Buckley, Brouillard defeated "Young" Jack ThompsonJack Thompson (boxer)
Cecil Lewis "Jack" Thompson was an American boxer who twice held the welterweight championship of the world. Born Cecil Thompson, his name was changed when he decided to become a professional fighter...
on October 23, 1931 to win the World Welterweight Championship. He would go on to win the Middleweight Championship of the world with a seventh round knockout of Ben Jeby
Ben Jeby
Ben Jeby , was an American world champion middleweight champion boxer from the Lower East Side of New York City.Jeby was Jewish, and one of a number of Jewish title-holders of the time...
on August 9, 1933 in New York, New York.
Paul Pender
Buckley watched as Pender beat Sugar Ray RobinsonSugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson was an African-American professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight...
twice by decision in 1960, the first earning him the Middleweight Championship of the world. He successfully defended his middleweight crown two times in 1961 against Terry Downes
Terry Downes
Terry Downes is a retired British middleweight boxer. He was nicknamed the "Paddington Express" for his aggressive fighting style. As of 2008, Downes was Britain’s oldest surviving former world champion...
and Carmen Basilio
Carmen Basilio
Carmine Basilio better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is an American former professional boxer who was a two weight world boxing champion...
before losing the title in a rematch with Downes on July 11, 1961 in London, England. One year later he would regain the Middleweight Championship scoring a fifteen round decision over Downes in their third and final meeting on April 7, 1962.
Death
Buckley died on August 6, 1963 in St. Elizabeth's HospitalSt. Elizabeth's Medical Center (Boston)
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center is a large medical facility and teaching hospital in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
. He was 74 years old.