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1906: Primo Carnera Was Born!

Primo Carnera sued Columbia for $1.5 million in damages, alleging that the film was based on him and invaded his privacy. The lawsuit was not successful.

Primo Carnera

Born: October 26th, 1906

Birth Place: Sequals, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Residence: Sequals, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Pro-Debut: September 12th, 1928

Division: Heavyweight

Alias: The Ambling Alp

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 6′6″  

Reach: 85″ 

Bouts: 102

Rounds: 519

Ko’s: 69.61%

Career: 1928-1946

Record: 88-14, 71Ko’s

Died: Age 60, June 29th, 1967

Rocky Marciano vs Joe Louis

October 26th, 1951

Madison Square Garden, New York

October 26th

1902: Jack Sharkey born in Binghamton, New York

1906: Primo Carnera born in Sequals, Italy

1915: Ted “Kid” Lewis W12 Milburn Saylor

Willie Ritchie ND10 Johnny Dundee

1931: Young Perez KO2 Frankie Genaro

1942: Henry Armstrong W10 Fritzie Zivic

1949: Harold Johnson W10 Jimmy Bivins

1950: Sugar Ray Robinson KO12 Bobo Olson

1951: Rocky Marciano KO8 Joe Louis

Ray Wilding KO6 Jimmy Gambino, NYC. Gambino is arrested after he leaves the arena, charged by Federal Narcotics agents with selling heroin.

1968: Alexis Argüello debuts age 17 KO1 Israel Medina

1970: Muhammad Ali KO3 Jerry Quarry

1971: Vicente Rondon KO13 Gomeo Brennan

1974: Antonio Cervantes KO8 Shinchi Kadoto

1979: Wilfredo Gomez KO5 Nicky Perez

1980: Victor Galindez, 31, is killed while competing in an auto race.

1988: James Toney debuts age 20 KO2 Stephen Lee

1989: Keith Holmes debuts age 21 W4 Kilpatrick Mitchell

1999: Acelino Freitas TKO2 Anthony Martinez

2001: Pongsaklek Wonjongkam WTD8 Alex Ali Baba

2002: Manny Pacquiao KO1 Fabbrakob Rakkiatgym

2012: Carolina Raquel Duer W10 Marisa Joana Portillo

2013: Peter Quillin TKO10 Gabriel Rosado

Bernard Hopkins W12 Karo Murat

John Riel Casimero TKO11 Felipe Salguero

Ibeth Zamora Silva W10 Ava Knight

Bryan Vasquez WTD5 Rene Gonzalez

2014: Moruti Mthalane W12 Odilon Zaleta

2017: Bukiwe Nonina WMD10 Matshidiso Mokebisi

2019: Josh Taylor WMD12 Regis Prograis