Johnny Buckley is a legendary Irish
boxing
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manager and promoter from Boston, Massachusetts mostly during the first half of the 20th century who has handled some of the most famous boxers in the world including 3 World Champions. He guided
Jack Sharkey,
Lou Brouillard and
Paul Pender to world boxing titles. Buckley is a member of the
World Boxing Hall of Fame.
Jack Sharkey
Buckley managed Sharkey to a victories which included capturing the Heavyweight Championship of North America on September 26, 1929, by beating
Tommy Loughran
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with a third round knockout. Sharkey also scored an impressive fifteen round decision over
Primo Carnera
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on October 12, 1931. On June 21, 1932, Sharkey beat
Max Schmeling
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with a fifteen round decision in Long Island City, New York. The win against Schmeling allowed Sharkey to regain the
National Boxing Association Heavyweight Championship of the world after losing the title initially by disqualification in the fourth round of the first fight against Schmeling two years earlier on June 12, 1930, for a low blow.
Lou Brouillard
Under Buckley, Brouillard defeated
"Young" Jack Thompson on October 23, 1931, to win the
World Welterweight Championship
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. He would go on to win the
Middleweight Championship of the world with a seventh round knockout of
Ben Jeby on August 9, 1933, in New York, New York.
Paul Pender
Buckley watched as Pender beat
Sugar Ray Robinson
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twice by decision in 1960, the first earning him the Middleweight Championship of the world. He successfully defended his middleweight crown two times in 1961 against
Terry Downes and
Carmen Basilio before losing the title in a rematch with Downes on July 11, 1961, in London, England. One year later he would regain the Middleweight Championship scoring a fifteen round decision over Downes in their third and final meeting on April 7, 1962.
Death
Buckley died on August 6, 1963, in
St. Elizabeth's Hospital. He was 74 years old.
New York Times Obituaries - Johnny Buckley
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World Champions
* Jack Sharkey
* Lou Brouillard
* Paul Pender
References
External links
Boxrec Boxing Encyclopedia - Johnny Buckley
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Year of birth missing
1963 deaths
American boxing managers