Quiz: Who was the last white American lineal boxing world champion before Kelly Pavlik?

[codfather]

Spoiler

Billy Backus, a southpaw New Yorker who lost the lineal welterweight title to Cuban Hall of Famer Jose Napoles in 1971.

 

[Seano]

Hatton?

 

[Seano]

oh derp, AMERICAN.

 

[Manassamaulerx]

White Americans don't go to boxing gyms when they are kids in any comparable number to Hispanics or African Americans.

Even in cities that are predominantly white boxing gyms usually won't be predominantly white.

Who cares anyway stop race baiting op

 

[treelo]

White Americans don't go to boxing gyms as kids in any comparable number.

Even in cities that are predominantly white boxing gyms usually won't be.

Are you not the guy who complained about grammar?

 

[sweetviolenturg]

Spoiler

Billy Backus, a southpaw New Yorker who lost the lineal welterweight title to Cuban Hall of Famer Jose Napoles in 1971.

How odd. This is the second time this week that Backus has come up in conversation here in this forum.
Billy was my boss when I used to work for the NYSAC as an inspector. I enjoyed my time working with him. He's a hell of a nice guy.
A hell of a good fighter too back in his day. Although his career was really before my time. I only got to see his final fight when I was a kid. That was when he attempted to regain the welterweight title from Pipino Cuevas in 1978. Unfortunately, Billy was well past his prime at the time & the power punching Cuevas dropped him in the first round with a left hook that broke his eye socket. So, he had to retire in his corner.

Billy & I in Rochester, NY in 1988.

 

[Philtard]

 

[Kim Jong Un]

I thought it was gonna be Mancini once Arguello moved up in weight, but the lineal title was considered vacant.

 

[Manassamaulerx]

White people can't fight right

 

[DeJulez]

Before Plant, who was the last white American Champ in any division?
I know theyre had to be someone outside of Pavlick

 

[XThe GreatestX]

lineal title?

was Lalonde lineal champion?

 

[XThe GreatestX]

oh wow. interesting

 

[ironfist05]

Before Plant, who was the last white American Champ in any division?
I know theyre had to be someone outside of Pavlick

well there were Algieri and Paulie for sure

 

[mozfonky]

Gerry coony

 

[revoltub]

Andre Ward

 

[DeJulez]

well there were Algieri and Paulie for sure

Yea forgot about them. But im talking Pre-Pavlik post-Morrison/Vinny Paz. So like 93-07

 

[JSN]

Paulie is clearly 100% moop

 

[Mr2urbo]

Clarence Adams gets no love

 

[spiderRico]

Before Plant, who was the last white American Champ in any division?
I know theyre had to be someone outside of Pavlick

Does David Lemieux count? is american north american or usa?

 

[deucesarewild]

Trace poverty and you'll see where the representation by population comes from in boxing.

Not. That. Hard.