Joey Archibald
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Joey Archibald was the former world boxing featherweight
champion. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island
.
Archibald won the NYSAC version of the then vacant world crown when he defeated Mike Belloise on October 17, 1938. He gained universal recognition as the champion when he defeated Leo Rodak
in April 1939. Archibald lost the title to Harry Jeffra
in May 1940, but regained it from Jeffra on May 12, 1941. His reign was short lived as Chalky Wright
knocked him out on September 11, 1941 to wrest the crown from him.
Archibald, despite his fine effort against Jeffra to regain the title, appeared to be a fighter in decline from 1939 on. In fact, Archibald lost 27 out of 34 fights from July 1939 until his retirement from the ring in August 1943. His final record was 61 wins (30 KOs), 42 losses and 5 draws.
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
champion. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
.
Archibald won the NYSAC version of the then vacant world crown when he defeated Mike Belloise on October 17, 1938. He gained universal recognition as the champion when he defeated Leo Rodak
Leo Rodak
Leo Rodak was an American boxer from Chicago. Rodak was undefeated in his first 22 fights, with one of those wins coming against Tommy Paul.From 1931-1933 Rodak fought in the Chicago Golden Gloves tournament...
in April 1939. Archibald lost the title to Harry Jeffra
Harry Jeffra
Harry Jeffra was an American boxer. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was a former world bantamweight and NYSAC featherweight boxing champion...
in May 1940, but regained it from Jeffra on May 12, 1941. His reign was short lived as Chalky Wright
Chalky Wright
Albert "Chalky" Wright was a black American featherweight boxer who fought from 1928 to 1948. His career record was 160 wins , 43 losses and 18 draws. In 2003, Wright made The Ring magazine's list of the 100 greatest punchers of all time.-Biography:Wright was born in Durango, Mexico...
knocked him out on September 11, 1941 to wrest the crown from him.
Archibald, despite his fine effort against Jeffra to regain the title, appeared to be a fighter in decline from 1939 on. In fact, Archibald lost 27 out of 34 fights from July 1939 until his retirement from the ring in August 1943. His final record was 61 wins (30 KOs), 42 losses and 5 draws.