Abrams, Georgie
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| Birthname | George Freedom Abrams | ||||
| born on | 11 November 1918 at 00:40 (= 12:40 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Roanoke, Virginia, 37n16, 79w57 | ||||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American boxer who came very close to winning the World Middleweight Championship in November 1941 against Tony Zale and was a top contender for the title in the early 1940s. In his unique boxing career, he fought eight former or future world champions. He was managed by Bo Bregman, and Chris Dundee. He died on 30 June 1994 at age 75 in Las Vegas after suffering a stroke. He was posthumously inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005.
Relationships
- opponent/rival/enemy relationship with Cerdan, Marcel (born 22 July 1916)
- opponent/rival/enemy relationship with Robinson, Sugar Ray (born 3 May 1921)
- opponent/rival/enemy relationship with Zale, Tony (born 29 May 1913)
Events
- Death by Disease 30 June 1994 (Stroke, age 75)
chart Placidus Equal_H. - Work : Prize 2005 (World Boxing Hall of Fame)
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate from Virginia archives.
Categories
- Traits : Body : Constitution hardy (Boxer)
- Traits : Body : Size (Height: 5 ft 9 in/ 1.76 m)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Stroke
- Vocation : Sports : Boxing (Welterweight, Middleweight)
- Notable : Awards : Hall of Fame (World Boxing)
