Sports & Recreation
Bernard Docusen
Bernard Docusen started boxing at the age of 12 and won the National Amateur Athletic Union bantamweight title in 1942 at the age of 14.
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Champion Jack Dupree
Champion Jack Dupree was was best known as a barrelhouse pianist and songwriter/raconteur but was also an accomplished boxer and cook.
Sports & Recreation
Eddie Flynn
Eddie Flynn was considered by many to be the finest amateur boxer in the history of New Orleans.
Sports & Recreation
Jimmy Perrin
Jimmy Perrin made his professional boxing debut in 1933 against Tony Feraci at the Coliseum Arena in New Orleans.
Sports & Recreation
Joe Brown
Boxer Joe Brown made his professional debut at age seventeen at the Victory Arena in New Orleans.
Sports & Recreation
Marty Burke
Louisiana professional boxer Marty Burke was Jack Dempsey' sparring partner.
Sports & Recreation
Pete Herman
Pete Herman, world champion bantamweight boxer, owned and operated a popular French Quarter bar until his death in 1973.
Sports & Recreation
Ralph Dupas
Ralph Dupas emerged from humble beginnings in New Orleans to become a world champion boxer
Sports & Recreation
Tony Canzoneri
Louisiana' Tony Canzoneri secured his place among the boxing elite when he became the second fighter in history to win world championships in three different weight classes.
Sports & Recreation
Whitey Esneault
For nearly fifty years, legendary boxing trainer Whitey Esnault trained both neighborhood children and world champions in his French Quarter gym.
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