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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Johnny Saxton canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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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
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Kid Gavilán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource | boxing record books ⓘ |
| draws | 4 ⓘ |
| era | 1950s ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Saxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | welterweight boxing ⓘ |
| genre | professional sports ⓘ |
| givenName | Johnny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic | controversial judging decisions in title fights ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial title victories
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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
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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
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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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