Johnny Colan
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Johnny Colan was an American professional middleweight
and light heavyweight
boxer, active between 1939 and 1948. He was the only fighter out of 48, who managed to lose to Billy Fox
, and not be knocked out.
of Jay Paganelli. He won his next five fights (twice by knockout in the first round) until he lost to George Costulis by first round knockout. He would fight 9 more fights before he got a rematch with George Costulis, and managed to score a technical knockout in the fifth round. He won his next 9 fights before being outpointed by Izzy Redman. Afterwords, he began a winning streak of 13 wins, before losing by technical knockout to Tommy Tucker. He fought 40 more times, and managed a career of 60 wins (27 by knockout), 19 losses, and 2 draws.
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
and light heavyweight
Light heavyweight
In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...
boxer, active between 1939 and 1948. He was the only fighter out of 48, who managed to lose to Billy Fox
Billy Fox (boxer)
"Blackjack" Billy Fox is a former American light heavyweight boxer. He is best known for having won a fix fight against future middleweight champion Jake LaMotta.- Boxing career :...
, and not be knocked out.
Boxing career
Johnny started off his career with a second round knockoutKnockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
of Jay Paganelli. He won his next five fights (twice by knockout in the first round) until he lost to George Costulis by first round knockout. He would fight 9 more fights before he got a rematch with George Costulis, and managed to score a technical knockout in the fifth round. He won his next 9 fights before being outpointed by Izzy Redman. Afterwords, he began a winning streak of 13 wins, before losing by technical knockout to Tommy Tucker. He fought 40 more times, and managed a career of 60 wins (27 by knockout), 19 losses, and 2 draws.