On This Day In Boxing History!
1981: The “Toy Bull Dog” Mickey Walker Passes!
Mickey Walker
Born: July 13th, 1901
Birth Name: Edward Patrick Walker
Birth Place: Elizabeth, New Jersey
Residence: Elizabeth, New Jersey
Pro-Debut: February 10th, 1919
Alias: Toy Bulldog
Division: Middleweight
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 7″
Reach: 67″
Bouts: 119
Rounds: 801
Kos: 50%
Record: 94-19-4, 60Ko’s
Died: Age 79, April 28th, 1981
International Boxing Hall of Fame: Class of 1990
April 28th
1919: Benny Leonard TKO8 Willie Ritchie
Harry Greb NWS12 Battling Levinsky
1943: Manuel Ortiz KO 6 Lupe Cardoza
1967: Muhammad Ali was stripped of his title after he refused to be inducted into the armed forces.
1971: Markus Beyer was born
1973: Antonio Cervantes KO1 Benny Huertas
Rubén Olivares TKO2 Walter Seeley
1978: Antonio Cervantes KO 6 Tonga Kiatvayupakdi
1981: Mickey Walker passes.
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