Johnny Persol

Name: Johnny Persol

    Outstanding Lightheavyweight Contender in 1960s-1970s
    • Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Born: 1940-06-12.
    • Persol won two New York Golden Gloves Championships: The 1960 160lb Sub-Novice Championship & 1961 160lb Open Championship.
    • Defeated Amos Lincoln (UD 10).
    • Defeated James J. Woody (D 10).
    • Defeated Herschel Jacobs, twice, (W 6) & (SD 10).
    • Defeated Bobo Olson (MD 10).
    • Defeated Eddie Cotton (SD 10).
    • As a pro, he fought in Madison Square Garden 16 times--losing only twice.
    • won 22 (KO 7) + lost 5 (KO 4) + drawn 1 = 28
  • http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/1612/johnny-persol-finally-gets-his-belt/

Favorite Book: "The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr."

"Martin Luther King said it best: 'Don't judge a man by the color of his skin--judge him by the content of his character.' That says it all."

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