Arthur Mercante Sr.
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Arthur Mercante Sr. was a renowned American boxing referee best known for officiating many high-profile championship bouts during the sport’s golden era.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boxing referee
ⓘ
human ⓘ sports official ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Long Island, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| child | Arthur Mercante Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-04-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York University
ⓘ
United States Merchant Marine Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Mercante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | professional boxing ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | sports writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartInWikiCategory | American boxing referees ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Arthur Mercante Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
calm and authoritative refereeing style
ⓘ
strict but fair enforcement of boxing rules ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| name | Arthur Mercante Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventParticipatedIn | Fight of the Century (Ali vs. Frazier I) GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
officiating high-profile world championship boxing matches
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refereeing during boxing’s television era in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| notableWork | Inside the Ropes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfWorldTitleFightsRefereed | over 140 GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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boxing referee ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Garden City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | boxing referee in world title bouts ⓘ |
| refereedMatch |
Emile Griffith vs. Nino Benvenuti
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Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson III NERFINISHED ⓘ George Foreman vs. Joe Frazier (1973) NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Frazier vs. Jimmy Ellis (1970) NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Long Island, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| workedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActiveAsReferee | 1950s–1980s ⓘ |
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