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Carmen Basilio (born Carmine Basilio, April 2, 1927 – November 7, 2012) was an American professional boxer who was the world champion in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions, beating Sugar Ray Robinson for the latter title.
Nov 7, 2012 · Carmen Basilio, a genial onion farmer's son who wrested the world middleweight boxing crown from Sugar Ray Robinson in 1957 and lost an equally epic, razor-edge rematch six...
Nov 7, 2012 · Carmen Basilio, the welterweight and middleweight boxing champion of the 1950s who fought two brutal bouts with Sugar Ray Robinson, winning his middleweight title and then losing it to...
Carmen Basilio, who passed away on Nov. 7, is comforted by his cornermen after losing the middleweight title to Sugar Ray Robinson in their 1958 rematch. Basilio fought most of the fight-of-the-year bout with a closed left eye but still held Robinson to a split decision.
"The 30-year old New Yorker, a masterful boxer, had no trouble in outscoring the willing but outclassed Basilio from start to finish. Graham, a dancing speedster, pumped tantalizing left jabs into Basilio's face until old cuts in Carmen's eyebrows oozed blood.
Carmen Basilio (born April 2, 1927, Canastota, New York, U.S.—died November 7, 2012, Rochester, New York) was an American professional boxer, world welterweight and middleweight champion. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.)
Nov 7, 2012 · ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Carmen Basilio, a genial onion farmer's son who wrested the world middleweight boxing crown from Sugar Ray Robinson in 1957 and lost an equally epic,...
Jun 10, 2020 · Carmen Basilio, right, hits Tony DeMarco with a body shot during their world welterweight title fight on June 10, 1955, at the War Memorial in Syracuse. Basilio stopped...
Nov 7, 2012 · ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Carmen Basilio, the former welterweight and middle weight boxing champion of the world who once defeated the great Sugar Ray Robinson, died early Wednesday morning, according...
May 27, 2007 · Snug under a blanket in his basement shrine, Carmen Basilio watches himself clobber Sugar Ray Robinson with 34 straight punches in the 11th round of their classic middleweight title duel in 1957.
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