Johnny Saxton

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Johnny Saxton was an American welterweight boxing champion of the 1950s known for his controversial title wins and bouts with stars like Carmen Basilio and Kid Gavilán.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional boxer
world welterweight boxing champion
activeYearsEnd 1961
activeYearsStart 1949
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1930-07-04
dateOfDeath 2008-10-04
defeated Carmen Basilio NERFINISHED
Kid Gavilán NERFINISHED
describedBySource boxing record books
draws 4
era 1950s
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Saxton NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork welterweight boxing
genre professional sports
givenName Johnny NERFINISHED
hasNotableCharacteristic controversial judging decisions in title fights
knownFor controversial title victories
fights with Carmen Basilio
fights with Kid Gavilán
languageOfWorkOrName English
losses 13
memberOf International Boxing Hall of Fame (as a notable opponent of inductees)
name Johnny Saxton NERFINISHED
notableEvent lost the world welterweight title to Carmen Basilio by knockout
won a controversial decision over Kid Gavilán to capture the world welterweight title
notableWork World Welterweight Championship title reigns in the 1950s
occupation boxer
opponent Carmen Basilio NERFINISHED
Gil Turner NERFINISHED
Johnny Bratton NERFINISHED
Kid Gavilán NERFINISHED
Tony DeMarco NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED
residence Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sport boxing
stance orthodox
titleHeld World Welterweight Champion NERFINISHED
totalFights 72
weightClass welterweight
wins 55
winsByKO 21

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Carmen Basilio notableOpponent Johnny Saxton
Carmen Basilio wonTitleFrom Johnny Saxton