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| Age: | 86 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | Hartford, Connecticut |
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| Last Login: | Jun 24, 2009 (183 days back) |
| I am Here For Networking. | |
About Me |
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| I was born in Middletown and grew up in Hartford,Connecticut. |
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My Interests |
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I'd like to meet:boxing fans |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Single |
| Ethnicity: | Other |
| Occupation: | boxer |
My Blog |
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Review of "Willie Pep Remembers...Fridays Heroes" |
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| By Brett Conway
The boxing autobiography almost always fit the same template. And its theme can usually be boiled down to one sentence: "I was once a down and outer; but now I'm an up-and-comer -- loo... Posted by on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:04:00 GMT |
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Willie Pep: A Personal Perspective (slightly edited) |
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| By Lee Groves
I'll never forget the first time I met Willie Pep. It was during my first visit to the International Boxing Hall of Fame's induction weekend in 1993. Back then, I only attended the Satur... Posted by on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:42:00 GMT |
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Willie Pep Idea Gains Traction |
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| March 18, 2006Column By Stan Simpson
OK, maybe it's premature to call the effort to recast Front Street as "Willie Pep Boulevard" a groundswell. But the idea of honoring the Connecticut original and l... Posted by on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:12:00 GMT |
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Willie Pep and the Hormel Hammerer |
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| CHAMP HAILS JACKIE
Graves Can BeatAnybody Willie
By FRANK DIAMOND
"He's a tough kid & it was a tough fight. I hit him as hard and as often as I've ever hit anyone. Yes, he has the style to beat any... Posted by on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:45:00 GMT |
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"Little Big Men: Willie Pep" by Bert Sugar |
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| The man who scissored his given name of "Papaleo" into the pallindromic "Pep" was boxing's version of the three-card monte player: Now you see him, now you don't. His movements, which took on the took... Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:16:00 GMT |
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Sugar Ray Robinson considered Pep the "Pound-for-Pound" Best |
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| Portion of a speech by Bill Gallo, longtime writer and cartoonist for the New York Daily News:Another time I was fortunate enough to be the M.C. (master of ceremonies) at a boxing dinner. To my right ... Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:19:00 GMT |
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my motto |
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| He who hits and runs away lives to fight another day. Posted by on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:05:00 GMT |
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