Larry Boardman Explained
Larry Boardman (born March 21, 1936, in Marlborough, Connecticut) is an American former lightweight boxer, rated the second best lightweight in the world in 1956.[1]
Biography
Board, who is Jewish, was managed by his father (Sam Boardman).[2] [3] [4] He lived in Connecticut for the majority of his life.[5]
Career
On February 7, 1956, at the age of 19, Boardman defeated lightweight champion Wallace "Bud" Smith at the Boston Garden, leading to him being rated # 10 in the world in the lightweight division by Ring.[2] [6] It was Boardman's 31st victory in his first 32 pro fights.[6] On April 14, 1956, he beat featherweight champion and later Hall of Famer Sandy Saddler in a unanimous decision in 10 rounds, and moved up to # 7.[5] [7] [8] [9]
Boardman also defeated two other lightweight world champions, Paddy DeMarco and Jimmy Carter.[10] [11] At the end of 1956, he was ranked as the # 2 lightweight contender in the world.[5] [11]
Boardman had a 45–10–1 record in his career, winning 23 of his fights by knockout.[5] [12] In 2008, he was inducted into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame.[5]
References
- Book: Day by day in Jewish sports history . KTAV Publishing House, Inc. . 2008 . February 2, 2011.
- Book: Friday's Heroes: Willie Pep Remembers . 2007. February 2, 2011.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6eMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uAAGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3732,5354956&dq=larry-boardman&hl=en "Boardman Tackles Lightweight Boss"
- http://www.jewishledger.com/articles/2006/11/17/news/news11.txt "Conversation with ... Manny Leibert"
- Web site: Vitali Klitschko Supports The WBC; Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame News . Eastsideboxing.com . November 4, 2008 . February 2, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090423052700/http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=17749&more=1 . April 23, 2009 . dead .
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rsgSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FfoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3197,3626521&dq=larry-boardman&hl=en "Larry Boardman Upsets Lightweight Champ Smith"
- https://books.google.com/books?id=OgcRWuG7hMEC&pg=PA29 Friday's Heroes: Willie Pep Remembers...
- Book: "In this corner-- !": forty-two world champions tell their stories. Da Capo Press. 1994 . February 2, 2011.
- Book: The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Record Book . McBooks Press. 2006 . February 2, 2011.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FjRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IlkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3909,2352747&dq=larry-boardman+demarco&hl=en "Boardman Adds Another Win"
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=14QyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2-sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2538,3422517&dq=larry-boardman+carter&hl=en "Boardman Seeks Title"
- Web site: Larry Boardman – Boxer . Boxrec.com . February 2, 2011.
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