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FROM THE ARCHIVE: Unprecedented

Fighters Network
08
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UNPRECEDENTED: Carmen Basilio, a dynamic punching machine who won world titles in two weight divisions, is best known for defeating the great Sugar Ray Robinson to win the middleweight championship in 1957 (pictured here). How exciting was Basilio? He was in a remarkable five consecutive RING Fights of the Year, between 1955 and 1959.

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