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	Carmen Basilio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Carmine Basilio (born April 2, 1927) in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer of Italian-American origin.
		Basilio, who was also a member of the United States Marine Corps at one point of his life, was able to enjoy his retirement.
		In the late 1990s, Basilio's heart became seriously ill, and he required triple bypass heart surgery, but doctors were able to repair his heart, and nowadays, he continues working at the Hall Of Fame as a volunteer every day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carmen_Basilio (1116 words)

	IBHOF / Carmen Basilio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The champ had the best in the early going but Basilio came on strong, dropped DeMarco twice in the 10th round pressed the issue until the referee stepped in and halted the bout in the 12th.
		Basilio beat DeMarco in his first defense, but lost a 15-round decision to Johnny Saxton in his next fight.
		In 1974, Basilio's nephew, Billy Backus, became the second Canastotian to win a world title, when he wrested the welterweight belt from the legendary Jose Napoles.
	www.ibhof.com /carmenb.htm (604 words)

	Carmen Basilio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For his next seven bouts, Basilio only went 3-3-1, but he was able to avenge his loss to Giosa by winning a ten round decisionover him in Syracuse.
		Basilio, who was also a member of the UnitedStates Marine Corps at one point of his life, was able to enjoy his retirement.
		In the late 1990s, Basilio's heart became seriously ill, and he required triple bypassheart surgery, but doctors were able to repair his heart, and nowadays, he continues working at the Hall Of Fame as a volunteerevery day.
	www.therfcc.org /carmen-basilio-32937.html (1063 words)

	Carmen Basilio -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Basilio campainged exclusively inside the state of (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) New York during his first 24 bouts, going 19-3-2 during that span.
		Basilio, who was also a member of the (An amphibious division of the United States Navy) United States Marine Corps at one point of his life, was able to enjoy his retirement.
		In the late (The decade from 1990 to 1999) 1990s, Basilio's heart became seriously ill, and he required triple bypass heart surgery, but doctors were able to repair his heart, and nowadays, he continues working at the Hall Of Fame as a volunteer every day.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/carmen_basilio.htm (1224 words)

	Carmen Basilio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Carmine Basilio (born April 2, 1927) in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer of Italian - American origin.
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		Bright Lights Film Journal: Carmen Miranda Carmen Miranda brought to American wartime audiences the exoticism of her native country, a sensuality tempered by caricature, and outlandish costumes and fruit-laden hats that have an unsuspected origin in the fl slums of Brazil.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Carmen_Basilio.html (1402 words)

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		Carmen, Frasquita and Mercedes, gipsies (Soprano and Mezzo-soprano).
		His fate is endurable as long as he retains the love of Carmen, but when she turns from him he is sunk in the depths of despair.
		Carmen refuses to accompany them, for she is waiting for her adored José, who has been arrested on her account and whose imprisonment has expired.
	www.fact-library.com /carmen.html (715 words)

	Doghouse Boxing
		Carmen Basilio was born on April 2, 1927 in Canastota, New York.
		Basilio set his sights on the middleweight crown and the man who owened it was Sugar Ray Robinson.
		Basilio retired from the ring with a professional record of 56-16-7, 27 KO’s, and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990 where he has been seen every year it seems.
	www.doghouseboxing.com /Trabucco/Trabucco060104.htm (641 words)

	Cyber Boxing Zone Newswire
		Carmen, a 4-1 underdog, dropped the champion in the second round and had him badly hurt and was ahead on all scorecards after six rounds.
		Carmen charged into Ray driving him to the ropes where he rained a dozen blows by actual count on Ray before the round ended.
		Carmen's victory was also the culmination of his five-year transformation from a useful club fighter to the height of greatness.
	www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxing/wail1100_cuoco.htm (1214 words)

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		Basilio's achievements led him to be inducted in 1990 as one of the first group of fighters enshrined.
		Basilio was also fighter of the year from 1955 thru 1959, the longest stretch ever consecutively held by any boxer.
		Carmen is a marvellous guy who underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery in June shortly after attending the annual Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.
	www.cyberboxingzone.com /bawli/bawli61.txt (2275 words)

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		I have met Basilio before and the old onion farmer is one of my favorite champions of all time, for he was the embodiment of raw courage and willpower in the ring.
		Carmen Basilio and Billy Backus became world champions, Dick Di Veronica was a world rated welter and other Canastota men carry scars over their eyebrows from many a prelim fight.
		Basilio will be talking to you, nod his head or make a face at an imaginary passer by and when you turn to look, he clocks you lightly and smiles.
	www.geocities.com /mgpaul2/canastota-2001.txt (2485 words)

	SJCSJC BOXINGSJC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Carmen's first prominent victory was against the former lightweight champion Lou Jenkins in 1950.
		In June of 1990, Carmen Basilio became a member of the first group of inductees inaugurated into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, in his hometown of Canastota, New York.
		Carmen Basilio's career as a Physical Education Instructor began in 1961 at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York, and lasted until 1981.
	www.angelfire.com /biz2/sjcboxingstorage/basilio.html (331 words)

	Sweet Science-Boxing
		The Carmen Basilio log is incredible: 56-16-7, with 27 knockouts, Since turning pro in 1948, the Canastota, New York, onion grower won 18 of his first 22 matches and whipped the almost unconquerable Lew Jenkins in his first 10-rounder.
		Carmen, on the other hand, entered the ring, not in a sleek velvet robe like Robinson, but in a plain, white cotton robe and a five o'clock shadow.
		For the first time, Basilio failed to go the distance, The first fight was stopped in the 14th, The second fight was halted in the 12th.
	www.gamemasteronline.com /Archive/SweetScience/CarmenBasilio.shtml (1413 words)

	uticaOD.com :: The meeting place and marketplace of the Mohawk Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Born in Canastota, NY in 1927, Carmen Basilio fought his way to the top of the boxing world.
		Basilio won the New York State welterweight championship in 12 rounds over Billy Graham in 1953.
		Basilio finally won the world championship by knocking out Tony DeMarco in 1955, lost it briefly in 1956 to Johnny Saxton, then knocked Saxton out to regain the title.
	www.uticaod.com /community/halloffame/sports/basilio_carmen.htm (134 words)

	Carmen Basilio - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
		Basilio began his professional boxing career by meeting Jimmy_Evans on November_24 of 1948 in Binghampton,_New_York.
		After that win, Basilio was once again the number one challenger, and on June_10 of that year, he received his second world title try, against world Welterweight champion Tony_DeMarco.
		Basilio, who was also a member of the United_States_Marine_Corps at one point of his life, was able to enjoy his retirement.
	www.indexsuche.com /Carmen_Basilio.html (1083 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Carmen Basilio
		Basilio finally won the world championship by knocking out Tony DeMarco in the 12th round on June 10, 1955.
		Basilio then moved up in weight to win the middleweight championship with a 15-round decision over Sugar Ray Robinson on September 23, after which he resigned the welterweight title.
		Basilio won 56 fights, 27 by knockout, and lost 16, 2 by knockout.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/basilioc.shtml (270 words)

	The Italian Stallions
		Carmen Basilio is remembered as a great and exciting welterweight champion who struggled against middleweights like Sugar Ray Robinson and Gene Fullmer.
		Not surprisingly, Basilio is depicted as Robinson’s foil: he was the slugger; Robinson, the stylist.
		In Linn’s article abut Basilio, instead of bemoaning how a lowly boxer has become a role model to children, he writes, “[Basilio’s neighbours] know him to be the kind of example that athletes, for reasons we’ve never been fully able to accept, are supposed to be” (178).
	www.maxboxing.com /News/News072404.asp (1517 words)

	Carmen Basilio: The Onion Farmer
		Basilio has always intrigued me and meeting him presented me with a touchstone for an era of boxing I'd never been privileged to witness.
		Carmine Basilio was born on April 2, 1927 in Canastota, New York and later changed his first name to Carmen.
		Although his health has been slipping a bit in recent years you can still find Carmen Basilio on the grounds of the Hall Of Fame during induction ceremony weekend in June and if you're not careful he may playfully throw a jab at you when you aren't looking, just to keep you on your toes.
	www.eastsideboxing.com /news.php?p=2628&more=1 (1056 words)

	Carmen Basilio - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Brought up in the the poverty-stricken depression in the 1930s and later working on his father's onion farm building his strenght and stamina hauling bags of onions helped stem his uncompromising hardness inside and outside the ring.
		Basilio was world welterweight and middleweight champion in the 1950s.
		Robinson was given a highly controversial points decision in the return when Basilio fought for nine rounds with his left eye completely shut.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=160695 (573 words)

	Encyclopedia: Carmen Basilio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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		The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the International Soccer Hall Of Fame in Oneonta.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Carmen-Basilio (1897 words)

	Arts & Entertainment
		Basilio achieved his greatest fame in 1957 when he won the world boxing championship in the middleweight class.
		Basilio was very poor, and Buttino believes that if it had not been for this poverty, Basilio would not have turned to boxing.
		Basilio may not have had the quickest hands or feet, but Buttino believes that it the man's reliance on heart and spirit that made him world champion.
	www.uncwil.edu /theseahawk/entertainment.htm (3029 words)

	Syracuse.com: NBA Forum
		I believe, in it's time, Basilio's win was the biggest thing because boxing was bigger than pro basketball or college football.
		Basilio's win put him at the summit of the sporting world.
		People have heard of Carmen Basilio who never heard of Dolph Schayes or Ben Schwartwalder.
	www.syracuse.com /forums/nba/index.ssf?artid=293 (320 words)

	International Boxing Hall of Fame - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first Boxing Hall of Fame was sponsored by Ring magazine and located for decades at the offices of the Madison Square Garden in New York.
		However, in 1990, as a consequence of an initiative by Ed Brophy to honor Canastota's world boxing champions, Carmen Basilio and Basilio's nephew, Billy Backus, the city of Canastota inaugurated the new museum, which showcases boxing's rich history.
		There are ceremonies conducted every year to honor the inductees and the ceremonies are attended by many former world boxing champions, boxing celebrities and Hollywood celebrities each year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Boxing_Hall_of_Fame (218 words)

	TWO DIVISION BOXING CHAMPION CARMEN BASILIO PHOTO and related (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Carmen Basilio, one of the great fighters of the 1950s is seen here in a classic boxing pose.
		Basilio won the World Welterweight Crown from Tony DeMarco in 1955 and beat the great Sugar Ray Robinson for the Middleweight title in 1957.
		Basilio boasts wins over the "who's-who" of boxing champions of the 1950s including Robinson, Gil Turner, Ike Williams, Billy Graham, Don Jordon, Johnny Saxton and Tony DeMarco.
	www.pililani.com /TWO-DIVISION-BOXING-CHAMPION-CARMEN-BASILIO-PHOTO,i8701925724,c2830.html (93 words)

	Carmen Basilio Boxing - Big Boxing Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Carmen Basilio Carmine Basilio (born April 2, 1927) in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer.www.answers.com/topics/ carmen - basilio
		In 1959 and 1960 Basilio was pitted against Gene Fullmer for the National Boxing...
		These life size sculptures of boxing champions Carmen Basilio and Billy Backus were commissioned by the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
	www.bigboxingguide.com /carmen-basilio-boxing.html (736 words)

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