Willie Pep

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human professional boxer world featherweight boxing champion

Willie Pep was an American professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest featherweights in history, famed for his exceptional defensive skills and ringcraft.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → professional boxer → world featherweight boxing champion →
activeYearsEnd	1966 →
activeYearsStart	1940 →
burialPlace	Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut, United States →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1922-09-19 →
dateOfDeath	2006-11-23 →
describedBySource	The Ring magazine →
ethnicGroup	Italian American →
familyName	Papaleo →
foughtTrilogyWith	Sandy Saddler →
fullName	Guglielmo Papaleo →
givenName	Guglielmo →
hallOfFameInduction	International Boxing Hall of Fame →
hallOfFameInductionYear	1990 →
hasRanking	high ranking on all-time pound-for-pound lists →
height	5 ft 5 in →
heldTitleFrom	1942 → 1949 →
heldTitleTo	1948 → 1950 →
knownFor	being one of the greatest featherweights in boxing history → defensive boxing skills → ringcraft →
nickname	Will o' the Wisp →
notableOpponent	Sandy Saddler →
numberOfDraws	1 →
numberOfKnockouts	65 →
numberOfLosses	11 →
numberOfWins	229 →
occupation	boxer →
placeOfBirth	Middletown, Connecticut, United States →
placeOfDeath	Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States →
rankedAmong	greatest boxers of all time →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Hartford, Connecticut, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
sport	boxing →
stance	orthodox stance →
styleCharacteristic	elusiveness → footwork → head movement →
totalFights	241 →
weightClass	featherweight →
worldTitle	World Featherweight Title →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Henry Armstrong →	foughtNotableOpponent
World Featherweight Title →	hasNotableChampion