Charlie Polite

Charlie Polite is an American boxer, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He is 6 feet 3 inches tall.

Life

Born in Garnet, SC, raised in Springfield, MA, he was described as an "odd American journeyman."[1]

Boxing career

Charlie Polite started off his career by defeating Abe Davis, Benny Spinola, and Kid (John) Crockett. However, his next 3 fights ended in losses. He later fought Joe Frazier, but lost by 2nd round KO. He fought in 49 more fights, and compiled a record of 17 wins (6 by KO), 39 losses, and 3 draws. By the time he fought George Foreman, he had lost 30 of 46 professional fights; in that fight, he went three rounds, and kissed Foreman on the chin while the referee read the instructions.[2]

He also fought Dave Zyglewicz,[3] Floyd Patterson, Earnie Shavers, Chuck Wepner, and Gerry Cooney.

References

  1. ↑ Brunt, Stephen (2004). Facing Ali: The Opposition Weights in. Globe Pequot. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-59228-406-1.
  2. ↑ McCoyd, Ed (1997). To Live and Dream: The Incredible Story of George Foreman. New Street. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-0-9654118-0-6.
  3. ↑ Lindsay, Andrew (2004). Boxing in black and white: a statistical study of race in the ring, 1949-1983. McFarland. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-7864-1800-8.