Georgie Abrams

Georgie Abrams
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Real name Georgie Freedom Abrams
Rated at Middleweight
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nationality  United States
Born November 11, 1918(1918-11-11)
Roanoke, Virginia
Died June 30, 1994(1994-06-30) (aged 75)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 61
Wins 48
Wins by KO 9
Losses 10
Draws 3
No contests 0

Georgie Abrams (November 11, 1918 – June 30, 1994) was an American boxer who once fought for the middleweight championship.

Turning professional in 1937, Abrams won his first 17 fights as a professional. He earned a shot at middleweight champion Tony Zale by defeating such contenders as Billy Soose, Teddy Yarosz, and Lou Brouillard. He met Zale in Madison Square Garden in 1941. Despite knocking Zale down in the first round he lost a fifteen-round decision. He never received another title shot and retired in 1948 after losing bouts to Marcel Cerdan, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Anton Raadik.

He was posthumously inducted in to the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005.

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