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Hostak was born in Minneapolis on 7 January 1916; his father was Czechoslovakian who had settled in the US some years previously.
Hostak battered his opponent around the ring in the early rounds with ease but broke both hands letting Krieger back into the contest as he out hustled the champion for a decision win.
Hostak tried to become a three-time middleweight champion in a third fight with Zale but was destroyed in two rounds.
It was an exciting fight in which Hostak floored Zale seconds after the opening bell and later suffered a broken hand while giving Zale a severe beating in the fifth round.
Zale then battered the injured Hostak in the last five rounds and won the decision, becoming the leading contender for the NBA title.
Zale won his next three fights and then met Hostak for the title in Seattle, on 19 July 1940, leading throughout until referee Benny Leonard stopped the fight in the thirteenth round.
Al Hostak-Freddie Steele title fight, 1938 -- This was Seattle's first go-round with a major sporting event to elicit eager national anticipation.
Tacoma's Steele was the reigning middleweight champion, boasting an 83-4-5 record; Hostak of Seattle was an impressive challenger, 43-1-7 with 14 consecutive knockouts.
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In 1940, he decisioned NBA middleweight champ AlHostak in a non-title fight.
This time, with the belt on the line, Zale knocked Hostak out in the 13th to win the title.
In 1941, he defended the NBA title with knockout victories over Steve Mamakos and Hostak.
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After a non-title win, Steele lost the title via first round kayo to AlHostak July 28, 1938 in Seattle.
He was inactive the next two years and was knocked out in his lone comeback bout in 1941.
In all, Steele fought seven past or future world champions (Ceferino Garcia, Apostoli, Vince Dundee, Risko, Gus Lesnevich, William "Gorilla" Jones, Ken Overlin and AlHostak).
Hostak became Middleweight Champion of the World in 1938 by virtue of a first round knockout of Freddie Steele.
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Trades 01-Mar-03: Philadelphia Eagles traded Al Harris and a 4th round selection in 2003 to the Green Bay Packers for a 2nd round selection in 2003.
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A Golden Gloves amateur champion who turned professional in 1928, Krieger did not get a shot at the title until the latter part of his tenth year in the ring.
On November 1, 1938, in his ninety-first professional bout, Krieger won the World Middleweight crown by decisioning titleholder AlHostak.
Seven months and eight fights later, Hostak regained the championship.
Nicknamed "The Man of Steel," he progressed steadily through the ranks defeating Jack Moran, Bobby Lamonte, and Jimmy Clark, and became known for enduring much punishment and coming back to win time and time again.
In 1940, he was afforded the opportunity to fight Middleweight Champion AlHostak and scored a 13th round knockout.
Tony Zale then defended his title against Steve Mamakos, a rematch with AlHostak, and Georgie Abrams.
March 1 - Henry Armstrong appears to defeat middleweight champion Ceferino Garcia after 10 rounds in Los Angeles, but the referee George Blake calls the bout a draw, preventing Armstrong from winning his fourth world title.
May 28 - Tony Zale, floored in the first round, gets up to KO AlHostak, two rounds, Chicago to retain NBA/New York middleweight title.
June 18 - In one of boxing's classics, ex-light heavyweight champion Billy Conn, weighing just 169 pounds, out-boxes an in his prime Joe Louis over 12 rounds, shocking him with a left hook to the jaw in the 12th.
USATODAY.com - Harry 'The Kid' Matthews, boxer who fought Marciano, dead at 80(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
After 12 years of fights in the Pacific Northwest, Matthews hooked up with promoter Jack Hurley and compiled an 87-7-7 record from 1937-56 with 61 knockouts in the middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, although his top weight was 180 pounds.
His victories included 10-round decisions over middleweight titleholder AlHostak, lightweight title contender Bob Murphy and former heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles.
Then came the Marciano fight before 20,000 fans at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 28, 1952.
He started his quest to dominate the world titles on February 10, 1928 when he took the featherweight crown from Benny Bass.
Later he startled the boxing community with a first-round knockout over Al Singer to win the lightweight bauble.
Finally, while still holding fast to the 135-pound title, he squeezed into the junior welterweight throne with both titles, after he scored a third-round knockout over Jackie "Kid" Berg.
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