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Died. Charley Goldman, 81, rugged little (5 ft. 1 in.. 115 Ibs.) prizefight trainer who, in half a century, schooled hundreds of boxers, including Lightweight Champion Lou Ambers and Heavyweight Champ Rocky Marciano; of a heart attack; in Manhattan. Goldman learned his ring tactics in the streets of South...
Bummy moved to Madison Square Garden, fought Lou Ambers, Tony Can-zoneri, Henry Armstrong and the top welterweights of the late '30s, made $60,000 in four years. As befitted his new social position, he began wearing banana-yellow sports shirts and stylish checkered slacks. But he still trained...
Lou Ambers, 28, onetime world lightweight champion, enlisted in the Coast Guard.
The crowd had gone to see a prize fight. More than that, they had gone to cheer a gallant little Negro: spindle-shanked, kinky-haired Henry Armstrong. Two years ago, at 25, Henry Armstrong held three world's championships (featherweight, lightweight, welterweight), a feat unmatched by any other fisticuffer...
Two years ago Henry Armstrong held the world's featherweight, lightweight and welterweight titles-a record unmatched by any other fighter, white or black. He renounced his featherweight crown, lost his lightweight crown to Lou Ambers. But he had kept his welterweight title against all comers-19 of them...