Английская Википедия:Fred Apostoli
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Alfredo "Fred" Apostoli (February 2, 1913 – November 29, 1973) was a rugged, accomplished body punching middleweight, who was recognized as the world champion when he defeated Marcel Thil on September 23, 1937. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Apostoli as the #8 ranked middleweight of all time. He was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1978, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1988, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.
Early life
Freddie Apostoli was born in San Francisco and lived in North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf as a young child. His father worked as both a fisherman and laborer in the San Francisco area but had grown up in a farming community near Gibbstown, NJ in the late 19th century.
The Apostoli family immigrated to NYC in the 1880s from the city San Benedetto del Tronto in the Ascoli Piceno Province in the Marche region of Italy. Apostoli's mother died in child birth in the early 1920s and his father sent his other younger children back to live with relatives on the East coast and placed Freddy in the care of a Catholic orphanage in San Francisco. Apostoli attended grade school and high school in North Beach and was a lifelong friend of classmate Joe Dimaggio.
Apostoli's father was one of the workers killed in 1928 while working on a construction detail trying to access the damaged portion of a dam which had failed in Los Angeles County. During his time in the orphanage, Apostoli and the other teens were encouraged by the nuns of the parish to work their disputes out through boxing. Freddie quickly became a master of said technique and showed such promise that the parish arranged for him to receive more formal training. These lessons at a local YMCA gym were partially funded thru the donations the parish had received over the years from his family back East. Apostoli, who won the Pacific Coast Junior Welterweight championship, Golden Gloves Middleweight championship, and the National AAU middleweight championship in 1934, turned pro later that year.
Pro career
Middleweight contender
He quickly moved up the ladder and fought future middleweight champion Freddie Steele within his first seven months as a professional. Although the more experienced Steele stopped him in 10 rounds, Apostoli went on to defeat top fighters such as Swede Berglund, Babe Marino, Babe Risko, Solly Krieger and Lou Brouillard to become the leading contender for the world championship.
World middleweight champion
Eventually, Apostoli was matched with title claimant Marcel Thil; he defeated the Frenchman via a 10th-round TKO. The New York Boxing Commission, however, still recognized Freddie Steele as champion. In 1938, Apostoli fought Steele in a non-title rematch and avenged his earlier defeat with a 9th-round KO. On November 18, 1938, Apostoli won by TKO in the 8th round against Young Corbett III and was officially recognized by the NYSAC as absolute middleweight world champion. Apostoli also fought as a light heavyweight. Although he dropped two close decisions to Hall of Famer Billy Conn, Conn always credited Apostoli as a great fighter who hurt him in both matches. On October 2, 1939, Apostoli's title reign ended when he lost the middleweight crown to Ceferino Garcia.
World War II service and retirement
Apostoli served in the United States Navy during World War II as a gunner aboard the light cruiser Шаблон:USS in the Pacific theater. Wounded in battle, he received a Bronze Star and returned to San Francisco in 1946. He rehabilitated from injuries sustained in the Battle of Midway at Letterman Army Hospital located in the Presidio of San Francisco. He retired from the ring in 1948 and served as a member of the Olympic Club in San Francisco.
Professional boxing record
| Шаблон:Abbr | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 61–10–1 | Earl Turner | UD | 10 | Dec 1, 1948 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 71 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 61–9–1 | Georgie Abrams | MD | 10 | Nov 17, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 70 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 60–9–1 | Reuben Shank | UD | 10 | Aug 25, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 69 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 59–9–1 | Reuben Shank | RTD | 8 (10) | Jul 14, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 68 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 58–9–1 | Bobby Volk | SD | 10 | May 21, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 67 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 57–9–1 | George Duke | PTS | 10 | May 2, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 66 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 56–9–1 | Bobby Volk | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 7, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 65 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 55–9–1 | Bobby Volk | TKO | 1 (10) | Feb 28, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 64 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 55–8–1 | Paul Lewis | UD | 10 | Dec 11, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 63 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 54–8–1 | Frankie Angustain | MD | 10 | Nov 18, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 62 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 53–8–1 | Tommy Egan | PTS | 10 | Oct 21, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 61 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 52–8–1 | George Duke | KO | 9 (10) | Sep 20, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 60 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 51–8–1 | Sheik Rangel | PTS | 10 | Aug 27, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 59 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 50–8–1 | Dencio Cabanela Jr | TKO | 7 (10) | Sep 9, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 58 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 49–8–1 | Pedro Jimenez | TKO | 4 (10) | Aug 12, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 57 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 48–8–1 | Saverio Turiello | PTS | 10 | Aug 24, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 56 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 47–8–1 | Ken Overlin | PTS | 10 | Jun 26, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 55 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 47–8 | Joe Mulli | TKO | 2 (8) | Apr 4, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 54 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 46–8 | Augie Arellano | TKO | 5 (8) | Mar 7, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 53 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 45–8 | El Brookman | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 14, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 52 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 44–8 | Joey Spangler | TKO | 5 (10) | Sep 15, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 51 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 43–8 | Bill McDowell | TKO | 2 (10) | Aug 21, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 50 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 42–8 | Tony Zale | PTS | 10 | Nov 19, 1940 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 49 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 42–7 | Bobby Pacho | PTS | 10 | Sep 16, 1940 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 48 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 41–7 | Big Boy Hogue | PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1940 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 47 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 40–7 | Dale Sparr | KO | 5 (10) | Jul 22, 1940 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 46 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 39–7 | Melio Bettina | RTD | 12 (15) | Feb 2, 1940 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 45 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 39–6 | Melio Bettina | MD | 12 | Jan 5, 1940 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 44 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 38–6 | Ceferino Garcia | KO | 7 (15) | Oct 2, 1939 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 43 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 38–5 | Glen Lee | MD | 10 | Aug 28, 1939 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 42 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 37–5 | Mohamed Fahmy | TKO | 3 (10) | Aug 7, 1939 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 41 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 36–5 | Eric Seelig | SD | 10 | May 1, 1939 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 40 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 35–5 | George Nichols | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 17, 1939 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 39 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 34–5 | Billy Conn | UD | 15 | Feb 10, 1939 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 38 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 34–4 | Billy Conn | UD | 10 | Jan 6, 1939 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 37 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 34–3 | Al Cocozza | TKO | 4 (10) | Dec 20, 1938 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 36 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 33–3 | Young Corbett III | TKO | 8 (15) | Nov 18, 1938 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 35 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 32–3 | Butch Lynch | TKO | 2 (10) | Sep 16, 1938 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 34 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 31–3 | Mike Payan | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 6, 1938 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 33 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 30–3 | Glen Lee | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1938 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 32 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 29–3 | Young Corbett III | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1938 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 31 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 29–2 | Glen Lee | SD | 12 | Feb 4, 1938 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 30 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 28–2 | Freddie Steele | TKO | 9 (12) | Jan 7, 1938 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 29 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 27–2 | Tony Celli | TKO | 2 (10) | Oct 25, 1937 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 28 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 26–2 | Marcel Thil | TKO | 10 (15) | Sep 23, 1937 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 27 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 25–2 | Tommy Jones | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 22, 1937 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 26 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 24–2 | Dale Sparr | PTS | 10 | Jun 11, 1937 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 25 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 23–2 | Solly Krieger | TKO | 5 (12) | Apr 14, 1937 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 24 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 22–2 | Butch Lynch | TKO | 9 (10) | Mar 15, 1937 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 23 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 21–2 | Solly Krieger | UD | 10 | Feb 17, 1937 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 22 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 20–2 | Ken Overlin | MD | 10 | Jan 27, 1937 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 21 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 20–1 | Babe Marino | PTS | 10 | Dec 14, 1936 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 20 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 19–1 | Lou Brouillard | PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1936 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 19 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 18–1 | Marty Simmons | PTS | 10 | Aug 21, 1936 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 18 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 17–1 | Eddie Babe Risko | PTS | 10 | May 8, 1936 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 17 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 16–1 | Young Stuhley | PTS | 10 | Apr 6, 1936 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 16 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 15–1 | Paul Pirrone | RTD | 7 (10) | Feb 28, 1936 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 15 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 14–1 | Frankie Britt | PTS | 10 | Jan 20, 1936 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 14 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 13–1 | Swede Berglund | PTS | 10 | Nov 27, 1935 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 13 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 12–1 | Babe Marino | PTS | 10 | Oct 25, 1935 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 12 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 11–1 | Young Stuhley | PTS | 10 | Oct 4, 1935 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 11 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 10–1 | Rudy Mendez | PTS | 8 | Aug 14, 1935 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 10 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 9–1 | Dick Foster | TKO | 6 (8) | Jul 31, 1935 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 9 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 8–1 | Eddie Schneider | KO | 1 (8) | Jul 17, 1935 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 8 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 7–1 | Mike Payan | PTS | 10 | May 31, 1935 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 7 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 6–1 | Freddie Steele | TKO | 10 (10) | Apr 1, 1935 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 6 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 6–0 | Newsboy Millich | TKO | 4 (6) | Feb 22, 1935 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 5 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 5–0 | Andy DiVodi | PTS | 6 | Jan 28, 1935 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 4 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 4–0 | Eddie Fox | TKO | 5 (6) | Jan 7, 1935 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 3 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 3–0 | Eddie Daniels | TKO | 2 (6) | Nov 30, 1934 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 2 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 2–0 | Jack Riley | KO | 1 (6) | Nov 12, 1934 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 1 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 1–0 | Gilbert Attell | TKO | 3 (6) | Oct 8, 1934 | Шаблон:Small |
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