Del Flanagan (November 6, 1928 – December 26, 2003) was a
middleweight
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Boxing Professional
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Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
professional
boxer from
Minnesota, USA.
Personal life
Flanagan was a native of
St Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
. He and his brother Glen were known as the Fighting Flanagan Brothers. Both have been inducted into the
World Boxing Hall of Fame and Minnesota boxing hall of fame joining the Gibbons brothers,
Mike and
Tommy
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, also from Saint Paul.
Professional boxing career
Flanagan began his career with 40 straight wins before drawing with
Johnny De Fazio in March 1950. He remained undefeated until his 53rd fight, a loss to
Tommy Campbell in June 1951. On April 11, 1952, Flanagan upset
Arthur King via 10 round unanimous decision. By the end of his career Flanagan had amassed an impressive record of 105 wins (38 by knockout) and 22 losses, with 2 draws. Before it was over he had fought such big names as
Tim Dalton
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During his career he played for Coventry City, Bournemouth, Notts County and later moved to Boston United, Bradford City, Tranmere Rovers, Cork City and Derry City FC of the Leag ...
,
Johnny DeFazio,
Sandy Saddler,
Jackie Graves,
Beau Jack
Beau Jack (born Sidney Walker; April 1, 1921 – February 9, 2000) was an American lightweight boxer and two-time world lightweight champion in the 1940s. One of the most popular fighters during the War Years, he headlined at Madison Square Gard ...
,
Tommy Campbell,
Jimmy Carter,
Arthur King,
Willie Pastrano,
Johnny Saxton
Johnny Saxton (July 4, 1930 – October 4, 2008) was an American professional boxer in the welterweight (147 lb) division. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, learned to box in a Brooklyn orphanage and had an amateur career winning 31 of 33 fig ...
,
Gene Fullmer,
Kid Gavilán,
Joey Giardello and
Duane Horsman
Duane D. Horsman (January 23, 1937 – July 1991), was a middleweight professional boxer from Minnesota.
Personal life
Horsman was a native of Chatfield, Minnesota.
Professional career
In a career that spanned from 1959 to 1970, Duane Horsman am ...
. His highest ranking was #2 during the 1950s, but he never had a title shot.
Life In Legacy - Week of 27 December 2003
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References
1928 births
2003 deaths
Middleweight boxers
Boxers from Saint Paul, Minnesota
American male boxers
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