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By Bob Markus It's just as well AJ Liebling is not around to see ... But they proably never saw Sugar Ray Robinson take out Bobo Olson with a single, pure, devastating left hook or Muhammad Ali bait George Foreman into a deadly trap before dropping him like a stone in the middle of an African night. ... Continue reading c) Bobo Olson d) Gene Fulmer. 3) What former chief sparring partner of Jack Dempsey, in 1924, went the distance with two great heavyweights, Gene Tunney and Harry Greb, losing to both by decision ? a) Fred Fulton b) Martin Burke ... Continue reading The “PowerMax Express” truck won the open class in the dyno competition. Pictured are (from left): Bob “Bobo” Olson of Edgerton, Wis.; Carlton Cope of Salem, Ohio; Bryan Santee of Minerva, Ohio; and owner Matt Weingart of Salem, Ohio. ... Continue reading In his lone title shot he lost a fair and square fifteen round decision to Hall Of Fame inductee Carl "Bobo" Olson in 1954. Along his boxing journey Rocky swapped leather with the likes of Kid Gavilan, Joey Giardello, Johnny Bratton, ... Continue reading 1954 - Carl ‘Bobo’ Olson defeated Kid Gavilan to retain the world middleweight boxing title. 1954 - Susumu Hirasawa was born. Japanese electropop musician. 1955 - Dana Carvey was born. American actor. 1955 - Michael Stone was born. ... Continue reading In 1955, he beat Valdez again, and defended against Bobo Olson, the world middleweight champion, who was coming off a decision victory over Joey Maxim. Moore defeated Olson by a knockout in three to retain his title. Continue reading Joey G was next in line for a shot at Bobo Olson`s middleweight title until he blew his chance by assaulting a gas station attendant and getting sent away for a year as a result. But what if the fight had taken place? ... Continue reading One of my favorite fighters was a guy named "Bobo Olson." He was a young guy of course, but his hair was so short that under the lights he looked bald. The announcers always commented upon it. He became world middleweight champion. ... Continue reading Bobo Olson (2000). Carlos Ortiz (1991). Manuel Ortiz (1996). Carlos Palomino (2004). László Papp (2001). Willie Pastrano (2001). Floyd Patterson (1991). Eusebio Pedroza (1999). Willie Pep (1990). Pascual Pérez (1995). Aaron Pryor (1996) ... Continue reading Ralph Jones had lost five fights in a row to boxers most people wouldn’t recognize, yet he beat Robinson by a wide margin in 1955, the same year “Sugar” Ray beat “Bobo” Olson to pick up the Middleweight championship. ... Continue reading |
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