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Boxing personalities who said goodbye in 2006
The final bell………
Maxwell Malinga, 58, South African Middleweight boxer from 1970 to 1981.
Jack Fiske, 88, boxing writer for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1947 to 1993.
Jack Quarry, 83, patriarch of Quarry boxing family, which included sons Jerry and Mike, who were top rated contenders at Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight, respectively.
Morris Leviege, 75, Oakland, California Welterweight, boxed between 1948 and 1958.
Ken Pedlar, 85, Australian promoter of former Commonwealth Light Middleweight champion Ken Salisbury.
John Thomas, 83, world-ranked Lightweight contender of the mid-1940s, later an official with the California State Athletic Commission, of prostate cancer.
Wayne Parker Jr., 81, former 1940s boxer of Tacoma, WA, USA, of complications following a stroke.
Mike "The Bounty" Hunter, 45, early-to-mid 1990s Heavyweight contender, shot to death by undercover police officers after a scuffle during a drug sting operation.
Ferny Carpentier, 87, Nicaraguan boxer and referee.
Bassam Chami, 26, Sydney, Australia Middleweight, compiled a 3-0 record in career which began in December 2005, shot dead in Sydney suburb of Granville.
Tommy Yarosz, 85, Rochester, PA, 1940s contender for the world light-heavyweight title, and brother of World Middleweight Champion Teddy Yarosz, of pneumonia.
Kevin Payne, 34, Evansville, Indiana, Welterweight, compiled a 14-5-1 professional record between 1995 and 2006, of injuries sustained in a bout the day before in Evansville, against Ryan Maraldo.
Davey Pearl, 88, Hall of Fame boxing judge and referee of over 70 world title bouts.
Nick Barone, 79, Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight contender of the late 1940s and early 1950s, unsuccessfully challenged Ezzard Charles for the World Heavyeight title in 1950.
Jeff Bowman, 42, journeyman Light Heavyweight through Heavyweight boxer who compiled an 8-37-1 record between 1990 and 2005, worked as firefighter for his regular job.
Julio Gallucci (Johnny Duke), 81, Long-time Hartford, CT, boxing coach and trainer, boxed professionally as a Welterweight in the 1940s.
Tommy Gomez, 86, Tampa, FL Heavyweight boxer between 1939 and 1950, in Austell, GA, after a brief illness.
Tue Bjorn Thomsen, 33, Varde, Denmark Heavyweight boxer, compiled a 22-1-1 record between 1997 and 2002, stabbed to death after a nightclub fight.
William Boggs, 19, Philadelphia, PA; Light Middleweight boxer, compiled a 3-0 record in a career which began in September 2005, shot dead in Philadelphia.
Ossie Sussman, 85, Rochester, NY boxer of the 1940s.
Hector Leyva, 24, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico; Lightweight boxer, compiled a verified 9-3 record between 2001 and 2006, stabbed to death in a street fight in Ciudad Obregon.
Eckhard Dagge, 58, Hamburg, Germany; boxer who held the WBC Light Middleweight Title between 1976 and 1977, compiled a 26-5-1 record between 1973 and 1981; of cancer.
Bobby Dykes, 77, Welterweight contender during the early 1950s, compiling a career record 115-23-8, lost a majority decision to Welterweight champion Kid Gavilan in a 1952 title fight in Miami, complications of Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS).
Tee Jay, 42, originally from Ghana, held the British Cruiserweight title, compiling a record of 14-4-1 between 1985 and 1991.
Kid Pascualito (real name: Valentin Galeano), 64, Paraguayan boxer fought in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisons, compiling a record of 85-26-20 (59 KO), while winning South American titles in both of those weight classes.
Floyd Patterson, 71, Brooklyn, NY, Beloved boxer twice held the World Heavyweight title between 1956 and 1962, compiling a 55-8-1 record, at his New Paltz, New York home after suffering from Alzheimers disease and prostate cancer.
Preston Hartzog, 29, American Heavyweight boxer, complied a record of 15-1-1 , found dead in his apartment after an apparent heart attack.
Fadly Kasim, 22, Indonesian boxer died of injuries sustained in a 6th round TKO loss to Jibril Soamole on June 19th.
Dennis Shepherd, 79, British amateur boxer was the Olympic Featherweight Silver Medalist at the 1948 London Olympics, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jonatas Dos Santos, 35, Brazilian Cruiserweight and Heavyweight compiled a 6-10 record between 1999 and 2005, of complications from diabetes mellitus.
Mike Quarry, 55, American Light Heavyweight contender of the early 1970s, compiled a record of 63-13-6 in career between 1969 and 1982, compilations from dementia pugilistica.
George Washington, 79, former African-American heavyweight boxer, and later volunteer trainer of such boxers as Riddick Bowe and Mark Breland, of congestive heart failure, in Brooklyn, NY.
Angelo Rogers, 83, San Jose, California boxer of the 1940s and trainer, of heart and respiratory ailments.
Kitione Lave, 72, Tongan Heavyweight boxed between 1951 and 1964, lost in a 1956 bid for the British Empire Heavyweight title.
Gene Tortorice, 72, Niagara Falls, New York Welterweight, compiled a professional record of 18-7 between 1954 and 1960.
Rogerio Lobo, 35, Brazilian Heavyweight boxer, shot to death by a robber as he was closing his restaurant.
Steve Mamakos, 88, American boxer from Washington, DC boxed professionally from 1937 to 1947, challenging Tony Zale for the NBA Middleweight title in 1941, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Jack Warden, 85, ex-boxer better known as an Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated movie actor, of heart and kidney failure and other medical problems.
Paul Kennedy, 81, Pacific Northwest Welterweight and Middleweight, boxed professionally between 1947 and 1960.
Al Hostak, 90, Seattle, Washington Middleweight twice held the NBA Middleweight title between 1938 and 1940, complications from a stroke suffered on August 2nd.
Payao Poontarat, 49, Thailand's first Olympic Games Medalist (1976 bronze) and former World Boxing Council champion, of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
Vic Patrick, 86, Sydney, Australia boxer, held Australian Lightweight and Welterweight titles in career which spanned between 1942 and 1948.
Shelby Walker, 31, American Lightweight boxer who composed a record of 7-6-1 (6 KO), apparent overdose of pain medication.
Jimmy Lester, 62, American Middleweight contender from San Francisco, California, compiled a 41-20-3 (31 KO) record in a career that spanned from 1963 to 1973, heart attack.
Dick Wagner, 79, American Light Heavyweight boxer, boxed between 1945 and 1953, compiling a record of 33-20-5 (22 KO).
Steve Vincent, 24, shot and killed while allegedly attempting to rob a liquor store in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.
Curtis Leach, long-time Washington state (USA) timekeeper and inspector.
Trevor Berbick, 52, held WBC Heavyweight championship in 1986, died from a wound to the head in Norwich village, 146 miles east of Kingston, Jamaica.
Hearn Marler, 36, cruiserweight who complied a 9-3 (5 KO) record, died in an automobile accident.
Carlos Jacamo, 67, South Africa based trainer for former world champion Brian Mitchell, died of complications from a stroke.
Don (Bronco) Johnson, Australian Middleweight boxed from 1950 to 1964, compiling a record of 28-16-2 (22 KO), challenged unsuccessfully for the Australian titles at middleweight and light heavyweight.
Eddie Blay, 63, Bronze Medalist in the 1964 Olympics.
Vincent Garcia, 20, shot and killed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Herman Marques, 72, Stockton, California bantamweight contender, compiled a 20-10-1 (6 KO) record between 1957 and 1962, unsuccessfully challenging Eder Jofre for the World Bantamweight title in 1962.
Willie Pep, 84, All-Time great who twice held the World Feathweight title (1942-48 and 1949-50), complications from Alzheimer's Disease.
Alphonse Halimi, 74, twice held the World Bantamweight (1957-59 and 1960-61) while compiling a record of 42-8-1 (21 KO), complications from Alzheimer's Disease.
Jack Palance, 87, actor, fought as a Heavyweight under the name "Jack Brazzo".
LaMar Clark, 72, Cedar City, Utah Heavyweight, best known for scoring 44 consecutive knockouts to begin his career, compiled a 47-3-1 (45 KO) record.
Enrique Palau, 27, Light Middleweight boxer, compiled a 7-0 record in a career which began in November 2005, died in a car accident in Worchester, Massachusetts.
James Brown, 73, Amateur Boxer, famous as the pompadoured dynamo of music for a half-century; classic singles included "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "I Got You (I Feel Good)."
Gerald Ford, 93, Amateur boxer and boxing coach at Yale, better known as the nation's 38th president, a former Michigan congressman who did much to restore national confidence after Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace in 1974.
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Reporter: Tony, what do you think your chances are against Joe Louis?
Galento: Joe who?
Reporter: Joe Louis.
Galento: I never hoid of da bum.
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