Tommy Loughran
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Tommy Loughran was an American professional boxer and former world light heavyweight champion, renowned for his technical skill and for facing many of the top heavyweights of his era.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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professional boxer ⓘ world light heavyweight boxing champion ⓘ |
| competedIn | professional boxing ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
| facedOpponent |
Gene Tunney
NERFINISHED
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Jack Delaney NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Sharkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Slattery NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Baer NERFINISHED ⓘ Primo Carnera NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Gibbons NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Stribling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Loughran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtInDivision |
heavyweight division
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light heavyweight division ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | The Phantom of Philly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered one of the greatest light heavyweights in boxing history
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influenced later technical boxers ⓘ |
| name | Tommy Loughran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
effective jab
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excellent footwork ⓘ ring intelligence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive boxing style
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fighting many top heavyweights of his era ⓘ technical boxing skill ⓘ |
| occupation | boxer ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | light heavyweight champion ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| style | orthodox stance ⓘ |
| weightClass |
heavyweight
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light heavyweight ⓘ |
| worldTitle | world light heavyweight title ⓘ |
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