Charlie Polite is an American boxer, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range of mountains. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 39,880...

. He is 6 feet 3 inches tall.

Born in Garnet, SC, raised in Springfield, MA, he was described as an "odd American journeyman."

Boxing career

Charlie Polite started off his career by defeating Abe Davis

Abe Davis

- Career :Abe Davis started his career with 2 losses, but won the next 4. However, after that, he only achieved one more win, and lost all of this other fights, compiling a record of 5 wins , 27 losses, and 1 draw. His most famous opponent was a very young , pre-champion Joe Frazier. He was...

, Benny Spinola, and Kid (John) Crockett. However, his next 3 fights ended in losses. He later fought Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier

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, but lost by 2nd round KO

Knockout

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. He fought in 49 more fights, and compiled a record of 17 wins (6 by KO), 39 losses, and 3 draws. By the time he fought George Foreman

George Foreman

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, he had lost 30 of 46 professional fights; in that fight, he went three rounds, and kissed Foreman on the chin while the referee read the instructions.

He also fought Dave Zyglewicz, Floyd Patterson

Floyd Patterson

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, Earnie Shavers

Earnie Shavers

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, Chuck Wepner

Chuck Wepner

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, and Gerry Cooney

Gerry Cooney

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