Paul Pender
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Paul Pender (June 20, 1930 – January 12, 2003), was an American boxer and firefighter from Massachusetts who held the World Middleweight Championship.[1][2]
Early life
Pender was born in the Boston suburb of Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of William and Anna (Lyster) Pender. A 1949 graduate of Brookline High School, Pender was recruited as an all American football player at Michigan State University and Penn State, but instead, chose to enter professional boxing, while attending Staley College. Although a champion, he regarded boxing as his second job and being a Brookline firefighter his first. As an amateur, he won the New England welterweight championship.
Pender was a member of the United States Marine Corps.
Professional career
In 1959, the National Boxing Association withdrew its recognition of Sugar Ray Robinson as middleweight champion. Gene Fullmer and Carmen Basilio fought for the vacant NBA title, and Fullmer won. Pender beat Robinson, one of the greatest fighters of all time, for the disputed middleweight championship title.[3] He won by split decision in 15 rounds. Pender fought Robinson once again to defend his title and went on to beat him by split decision.
He fought a set of three matches against English boxer Terry Downes, of which only the third (on April 7, 1962) went the full distance. He won the first and the third bout, but the last would prove to be the only fight of that year for Pender and the last of his career. The New York Boxing Commission stripped Pender of his title for not defending it against Dick Tiger. Pender sued and won on appeal.[4]
His career was hampered by his brittle hands.[5] He retired May 7, 1963 as the current world middleweight champion.[6]
His career record was 40 wins (20 by KO), 6 losses, and 2 draws.
Death
He died in Bedford, Massachusetts on January 12, 2003, at the Veterans Administration Hospital.[3]
Professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Win | 40–6–2 | Terry Downes | UD | 15 | Apr 7, 1962 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Won NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 47 | Loss | 39–6–2 | Terry Downes | RTD | 9 (15) | Jul 11, 1961 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Lost NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 46 | Win | 39–5–2 | Carmen Basilio | UD | 15 | Apr 22, 1961 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Retained NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 45 | Win | 38–5–2 | Terry Downes | TKO | 9 (15) | Jan 14, 1961 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Retained NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 44 | Win | 37–5–2 | Sugar Ray Robinson | SD | 15 | Jun 10, 1960 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Retained NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 43 | Win | 36–5–2 | Sugar Ray Robinson | SD | 15 | Jan 22, 1960 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Won NYSAC and The Ring middleweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 42 | Win | 35–5–2 | Gene Hamilton | UD | 10 | Dec 14, 1959 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 41 | Win | 34–5–2 | Jackson Brown | UD | 12 | Aug 17, 1959 | Pierce Memorial Field, East Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Won USA New England middleweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 40 | Win | 33–5–2 | Ralph Tiger Jones | UD | 10 | Mar 17, 1959 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 39 | Win | 32–5–2 | Joe Shaw | TKO | 5 (10) | Feb 16, 1959 | Arcadia Ballroom, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 38 | Win | 31–5–2 | Young Beau Jack | DQ | 3 (10) | Feb 9, 1959 | Arcadia Ballroom, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Jack was DQ'd after he knocked Pender out and proceeded to attack him while unconscious on the canvasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 37 | Win | 30–5–2 | Joe Gomes | TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 5, 1959 | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Fight stopped on cutsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 36 | Win | 29–5–2 | Willie Kid Johnson | TKO | 3 (10) | Dec 22, 1958 | Arcadia Ballroom, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 35 | Win | 28–5–2 | Pete Adams | TKO | 4 (10) | Dec 15, 1958 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 34 | Win | 27–5–2 | Jackson Brown | TKO | 3 (10) | Nov 17, 1958 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 33 | Win | 26–5–2 | Jimmy Skinner | UD | 10 | Dec 4, 1956 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 32 | Loss | 25–5–2 | Gene Fullmer | UD | 10 | Feb 14, 1955 | Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 31 | Win | 25–4–2 | Freddie Mack | TKO | 4 (10) | Jan 6, 1955 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 30 | Win | 24–4–2 | Ted Olla | SD | 10 | Dec 20, 1954 | Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 29 | Win | 23–4–2 | Larry Villeneuve | UD | 10 | Aug 3, 1954 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 28 | Loss | 22–4–2 | Jimmy Beau | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 31, 1952 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 27 | Win | 22–3–2 | Otis Graham | UD | 10 | Oct 1, 1951 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 26 | Loss | 21–3–2 | Gene Hairston | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 30, 1951 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 25 | Template:DrawDraw | 21–2–2 | Joe Rindone | PTS | 10 | Mar 12, 1951 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 24 | Loss | 21–2–1 | Joe Rindone | UD | 10 | Jan 22, 1951 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Norman Hayes | KO | 7 (10) | Jan 8, 1951 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 22 | Loss | 20–1–1 | Norman Hayes | UD | 10 | Dec 11, 1950 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 | Harold Sampson | TKO | 3 (10) | Nov 27, 1950 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Norman Horton | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 13, 1950 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Ernie Durando | UD | 10 | Oct 23, 1950 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Roy Wouters | UD | 10 | Oct 9, 1950 | Miners Forum, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Bobby James | UD | 10 | Sep 25, 1950 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Al Couture | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 22, 1950 | Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Charley Dodson | UD | 10 | May 3, 1950 | Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Leon Brown | TKO | 5 (8) | Mar 27, 1950 | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Sonny Horne | UD | 10 | Jan 23, 1950 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 12 | Template:DrawDraw | 11–0–1 | Bill Daley | PTS | 10 | Dec 19, 1949 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Bill Daley | UD | 8 | Oct 21, 1949 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jose Contreras | KO | 2 (6) | Oct 5, 1949 | Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Mike Gillo | PTS | 6 | Sep 26, 1949 | Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Ted Brassley | TKO | 3 (6) | Sep 12, 1949 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Eddie Richardson | KO | 1 (?) | Jun 9, 1949 | Candlelite Stadium, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Mike Saad | UD | 6 | May 2, 1949 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Johnny Rice | KO | 1 (6) | Apr 11, 1949 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | George Meyers | KO | 3 (6) | Mar 28, 1949 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Frank Theodore | KO | 2 (4) | Mar 3, 1949 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Mickey Lane | KO | 2 (6) | Feb 17, 1949 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Paul Williams | KO | 1 (4) | Jan 28, 1949 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
See also
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References
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