Charlie Polite
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Charlie Polite is an American boxer, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He is 6 feet 3 inches tall.
[edit] Life
Born in Garnet, SC, raised in Springfield, MA, he was described as an "odd American journeyman."[1]
[edit] Boxing career
Charlie Polite started off his career by defeating Abe Davis, Benny Spinola, and Kid (John) Crockett. However, his next 3 fights ended in losses. He later fought Joe Frazier, but lost by 2nd round KO. He fought in 49 more fights, and compiled a record of 17 wins (6 by KO), 39 losses, and 3 draws. By the time he fought George Foreman, he had lost 30 of 46 professional fights; in that fight, he went three rounds, and kissed Foreman on the chin while the referee read the instructions.[2]
He also fought Dave Zyglewicz,[3] Floyd Patterson, Earnie Shavers, Chuck Wepner, and Gerry Cooney.
[edit] References
- ^ Brunt, Stephen (2004). Facing Ali: The Opposition Weights in. Globe Pequot. pp. 134. ISBN 9781592284061. http://books.google.com/books?id=BKDKNUpVpNUC&pg=PA134.
- ^ McCoyd, Ed (1997). To Live and Dream: The Incredible Story of George Foreman. New Street. pp. 49–50. ISBN 9780965411806. http://books.google.com/books?id=kdlNsQHXWzEC&pg=PA50.
- ^ Lindsay, Andrew (2004). Boxing in black and white: a statistical study of race in the ring, 1949-1983. McFarland. pp. 155. ISBN 9780786418008. http://books.google.com/books?id=TCPPf9ae268C&pg=PA155.
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