Name: "Tiger" Ted Lowery
Rugged Heavyweight Contender in The 1940s & 50s
- Fought Rocky Marciano--The local newspaper had Lowry winning six rounds to four.
- Defeated Billy Fox (W 10).
- Defeated Aaron Wade (W 10).
- The only fighter to twice last the ten-round distance with undefeated heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano.
- Member of the all-black 555th Parachute Battalion--which came to be known as the "Triple Nickles"--during World War II.
- won 67 (KO 43) + lost 67 (KO 3) + drawn 10 = 14
- http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/3211/tiger-ted-lowry-tale/
Favorite Book: "God's in My Corner"
"God's in My Corner " is my story. I'm the only man to twice go the distance with Rocky Marciano. But while my record against Rocky Marciano still stands, my service during WWII with The Triple Nickels, the first all-Black Paratrooper division, is an unknown, yet significant part of American history. Facing Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis and Tiger Jack Fox is only a part of my life. I hope you find my book inspirational. " |
