Wesley Ramey

Wesley Ramey
Statistics
Real name Wesley Ramey
Rated at Lightweight
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Reach 67 in (170 cm)
Nationality American
Born September 17, 1909
Everett Township, Michigan
Died March 10, 1997 (aged 87)
Boxing record
Total fights 194
Wins 152
Wins by KO 11
Losses 28
Draws 14
No contests 1

Wesley "Wes" Ramey (September 17, 1909 - March 10, 1997) was an American boxer who was dubbed the "Uncrowned Champion of the Lightweights".[1] Although he was ranked as a top-10 lightweight contender for 10 consecutive years, he was never given a chance to fight for a world title.[2] Over the course of his career he defeated Hall of Famers Tony Canzoneri, Benny Bass, Lew Jenkins and Cocoa Kid. He also faced the likes of Sammy Angott and Pedro Montanez in defeat.[3] Although lacking in knockout power (he had only 11 knockouts in 152 wins), Ramey possessed excellent lateral movement skills; which allowed him to dart in and out of range. This, coupled with his excellent conditioning allowed him to achieve tremendous success in terms of outpointing his opposition.[4] Reporter Bill Farnsworth, Jr. wrote, “Wes Ramey … came to Fort Hamilton last night and haunted Joey Costa, the New Jersey lad. Ramey was the ghost. He was so elusive for eight of the rounds that Joey couldn’t have struck him with a handful of buckshot.”[1] After retiring from the sport, Ramey ran two successful bars while concurrently training amateur and professional fighter. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2013.[5]

Notable bouts

Result Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes[3]
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss Canada Maxie Berger PTS 8 1939-12-12 United States New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss Canada Maxie Berger UD 10 1939-07-05 Canada Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win Canada Maxie Berger PTS 10 1939-03-28 United States New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win Canada Maxie Berger PTS 8 1939-02-21 United States New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Lew Jenkins PTS 10 1938-12-16 United States Dallas Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss United States Sammy Angott UD 10 1938-09-16 United States Dallas Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Leo Rodak UD 10 1938-07-08 United States Dallas Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss United States Sammy Angott PTS 10 1938-05-06 United States Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, Kentucky
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Lew Jenkins PTS 10 1938-04-28 United States Dallas Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss Puerto Rico Pedro Montañez KO 1 (10), 2:40 1937-07-26 United States Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Johnny Jadick UD 10 1937-01-22 United States Syracuse Arena, Syracuse, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Steve Halaiko PTS 10 1935-10-04 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Leo Rodak PTS 12 1935-06-13 United States Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Steve Halaiko PTS 10 1935-05-15 United States Heinemann Park, New Orleans, Louisiana
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win Puerto Rico Cocoa Kid UD 10 1933-08-31 United States Heywood Arena, West Springfield, Massachusetts
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss United States Steve Halaiko SD 10 1933-08-07 United States Heywood Arena, West Springfield, Massachusetts
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Tony Canzoneri PTS 10 1933-04-20 United States Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Draw United States Steve Halaiko MD 10 1933-04-06 United States Convention Hall, Bronx, Rochester
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Johnny Jadick PTS 10 1933-03-03 United States Grand Rapids, Michigan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Steve Halaiko PTS 10 1933-02-02 United States Convention Hall, Bronx, Rochester
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win Mexico Battling Shaw PTS 10 1933-01-07 Mexico Arena Nacional, Mexico City, Distrito Federal
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Benny Bass NWS 10 1932-03-09 United States Saint Louis Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri Newspaper Decision
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Steve Halaiko PTS 10 1932-01-29 United States Grand Rapids, Michigan
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Johnny Jadick PTS 8 1931-05-25 United States Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss United States Steve Halaiko PTS 10 1931-01-01 United States Convention Hall, Bronx, Rochester
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win United States Steve Halaiko MD 10 1930-12-15 United States Convention Hall, Bronx, Rochester

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Callis, Tracy. "WES RAMEY: "FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET"". WAIL!. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  2. ↑ Tibbs, Bill. "Remembering a True Champion: Wesley Ramey". Max Boxing. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wesley Ramey's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
  4. ↑ Olsen, Cory. "Grand Rapids fight legend Wes Ramey to get his due in International Boxing Hall of Fame". M Live. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  5. ↑ International Boxing Hall of Fame - Wesley Ramey IBHOF.com Retrieved on 2014-04-05

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