Anton Raadik
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| Anton Raadik | |
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Chicago, Illinois | |
| Years active | 1940–1952 |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 63 |
| Wins | 37 |
| By knockout | 26 |
| Losses | 25 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Amateur boxing record | |
| Total | 130 |
| Wins | 118 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Last updated on: August 8, 2009 | |
Anton "Rampaging Estonian" Raadik (January 15, 1917 – March 13, 1999) was the most famous
Professional boxing career
Anton Raadik was European Middleweight Champion in 1939. On May 13, 1939, he lost a three-round decision to middleweight Jimmy Reeves in Chicago in the International Golden Gloves.[1] In all, he had a reported 130 amateur fights, winning 118.
In 1940 and 1941 he had his first three professional fights in
In the United States, Raadik made rapid progress and in December 1946 fought the formidable Jake LaMotta. In 1947 he lost to two famous and experienced opponents, Georgie Abrams and Al Hostak.
On October 31, 1947, he had his most famous fight, with future middleweight champion Marcel Cerdan, in Chicago. Cerdan was well ahead on points going into the tenth round, but then Raadik floored him three times and came close to stopping him, only to lose the decision.
Raadik boxed until 1952, losing more fights than he won. He fought such highly regarded opponents as
Books
- Mis juhtus Anton Raadikuga? by Jaan Sepp, Juhan Maidlo - 1997. ISBN 9985-57-147-9
References
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Anton Raadik at Boxing Encyclopedia". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
External links
- Boxing record for Anton Raadik from BoxRec (registration required)
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