Will o' the Wisp
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Will o' the Wisp is the famous ring nickname of Willie Pep, one of boxing’s greatest featherweight champions renowned for his elusive defensive style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Will o' the Wisp canonical | 2 |
| Will O’ the Wisp | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boxing ring nickname
ⓘ
professional boxer ⓘ |
| appliedTo | one of boxing’s greatest featherweight champions ⓘ |
| associatedWithWeightClass | featherweight ⓘ |
| birthName | Guglielmo Papaleo ⓘ |
| competedInWeightClass | featherweight ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-09-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-11-23 ⓘ |
| describesStyle | elusive defensive style ⓘ |
| draws | 1 ⓘ |
| era |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Boxing Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| hasRingNickname | Will o' the Wisp self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
World Featherweight Title
ⓘ
surface form:
World Featherweight Champion
|
| knockouts | 65 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defensive mastery
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elusive defensive style ⓘ exceptional footwork ⓘ |
| losses | 11 ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nicknameOriginReason | light, elusive movement in the ring ⓘ |
| notableFor | defensive brilliance ⓘ |
| notableRival | Sandy Saddler ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Middletown, Connecticut, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States ⓘ |
| rankedAmong | greatest featherweights of all time ⓘ |
| refersTo | Willie Pep ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| stance | orthodox ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
evasive movement
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high ring IQ ⓘ hit-and-not-get-hit philosophy ⓘ |
| totalFights | 241 ⓘ |
| usedInSport | boxing ⓘ |
| wins | 229 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Willie Pep
this entity surface form:
Will O’ the Wisp