Melvin George Coogan (August 6, 1896 – December 27, 1957) was an American boxer from
Brooklyn
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. He was undefeated in his first nine fights with a record of 7–0–9.
Coogan fought
Frankie Callahan in
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...
. but lost by decision. He fought
Johnny Dundee
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in
, where he won by decision. He also fought
Lew Tendler
"Lefty" Lew Tendler (September 28, 1898, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – November 5, 1970, in Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American boxer. He is generally considered one of the best boxers to never have won a world title, though he was a t ...
. Both fighters fought to a no contest in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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. From 1914 to 1919 he had a record of 65–7–10. Coogan never had a title shot.
External links
* http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=11922&cat=boxer&pageID=1
* http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:11922
Mel Coogan's obituary
1896 births
1957 deaths
Boxers from Brooklyn
American male boxers
Lightweight boxers
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