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	IBHOF / Chalky Wright (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Wright never shied from quality competition and fought bantamweight contenders Newsboy Brown and Pablo Dano, ex-champ Baby Arizmendi, featherweight contender Al Reid and three-division champ Henry Armstrong en route to the crown.
		By 1941, Wright was ranked among the top featherweights in the world and secured a title fight by decisioning future champion Sal Bartolo.
		Wright died tragically on August 12, 1957 in Los Angeles after slipping in the bathtub.
	www.ibhof.com /wright.htm (375 words)

	reviewjournal.com -- Sports - Wright stuff: Boxer uses defense to foil foes
		Wright, who won by unanimous decision, allowed Trinidad to land just 58 of the 557 punches he threw.
		Wright (50-3, 25 knockouts) is one of boxing's consummate defensive specialists, a man so skilled in the art of avoiding punches that he allowed power-hitting Felix Trinidad to land just 58 blows in their bout at the MGM Grand on May 14, 2005.
		Wright is a master of keeping his hands high to pick off shots, said trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., one of the game's finest teachers of the defensive art.
	www.reviewjournal.com /lvrj_home/2006/Jun-15-Thu-2006/sports/7947841.html (1044 words)

	Chalky Wright (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		On September 11, 1941, Wright dethroned Archibald by scoring a TKO in the eleventh round.
		Wright successfully defended the title against former champion Harry Jeffra (TKO 10) on June 19, 1942, but lost his title on a decision to the legendary Willie Pep on November 20, 1942.
		Wright served as a chauffeur and bodyguard for Mae West.
	en.askmore.net /Chalky_Wright.htm (168 words)

	Chalky Wright (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Chalky Wright was an American featherweight boxer and world champion.
		He was born Albert Wright on February 10, 1912.
		Wright served as a chauffeur for Mae West, and was reputed to do more than just drive her around in a car.
	encyclopedie-en.snyke.com /articles/chalky_wright.html (185 words)

	Re: Wright Family Records of Appomattox Co., VA
		This Amos Wright was a son of Sarah Wright.
		The next two Amos Wrights were listed as born in 1826 and 1836, neither of which fits your Amos.
		The last Amos Wright was from Ohio County and is listed as born in 1789 in Virginia, which would seem to work for your Amos, and has a wife Elizabeth, age 52 and born in Maryland, which fits your Amos.
	genforum.genealogy.com /wright/messages/20105.html (536 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Death of former boxer Pep at 84
		The American, born Guglielmo Papaleo, had suffered from Alzheimer's disease for five years and had been living in a nursing home in his home state of Connecticut.
		Pep beat Chalky Wright in 1942 to win the title and held the belt for six years.
		He memorably met Sandy Saddler four times, losing the first in 1948, regaining his title the next year, losing again in 1950 and failing in a bid to win back his crown in 1951 when a bad cut forced a stoppage.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2006/1124/pepw.html (141 words)

	Chalky Wright (009596) - OOTP Developments Forums
		“Chalky” became a champion through real determination because he lost a lot of his early fights.
		He fought anyone during his reign but should have stayed away from Willie Pep who beat him four times and took the crown from Wright.
		He dropped 9 of his last 10 fights and decided that it was time to call it quits.
	www.ootpdevelopments.com /board/showthread.php?t=83091 (169 words)

	Memories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Pep's ring debut began July 3, 40 with a 4-round decision win over one James McGovern and continued on an undefeated roll thru his first 63 bouts...
		a winning span that saw him claim the featherweight title in his 55th fight via 15 round decision over former great Chalky Wright.
		Finally, in an over-the-weight non-title meeting with lightweight champ Sammy Angott, he first experienced the agony of defeat by 10-round decision...
	www.braggingrightscorner.com /Memories.html (368 words)

	Boxing Blog - TheSweetScience.com » Blog Archive » This Day in History (November 20, 1942)
		Wright had won the title in September of 1941 with an 11th-round knockout of Joey Archibald.
		Wright’s third defense did not go as well since he was facing one of the greatest fighters of all time.
		Pep used his unbelievable speed and ring prowess to win at least ten rounds on each scorecard and came away with a lopsided decision.
	blog.thesweetscience.com /2006/11/20/this-day-in-history-november-20-1942 (254 words)

	Chalky Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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	IBHOF / Willie Pep (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In 1942, he won the featherweight title by decisioning Chalky Wright.
		Pep retained his crown -- beating the likes of Sal Bartolo, Wright and Phil Terranova -- until losing to Saddler in 1948.
		Pep regained the title by decisioning Saddler in a rematch four months later.
	www.ibhof.com /pep.htm (231 words)

	Willie Pep, 84, Dies; Champion Who Made Others Miss - New York Times
		Pep won the featherweight title with a decision against Chalky Wright on November 1942, becoming the youngest champion ever in that division.
		Pep, usually fighting at about 125 pounds, was so quick, so hard to hit, that he once won a round in which he deliberately did not land a single punch to see if he could impress the judges solely with his ring smarts.
		He became the featherweight champion with a 15-round unanimous decision against Wright at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 20, 1942, his 54th victory without a defeat.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/11/25/sports/othersports/25pep.html?ex=1322110800&en=96e761ed17d4c3c3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (1209 words)

	Everyone Calls Him Brown
		The final decision went to Finnegan but, quoting the local press again, it was a close one.
		The next year "Brown" fought Chalky Wright, former world's featherweight champion, in Panama.
		Wright not only reported him to be a "rough, tough, fellow," but persuaded him to go to the States to try his luck.
	www.serve.com /~CZBrats/Articles/brown.htm (619 words)

	Ringside Report "The Heart Of Boxing"
		Chalky Wright: He was the greatest of all.
		Wright was a very nice fellow outside of the ring as well.
		BB: Looking at your record, many of the fighters you faced, had over 50 fights, and in the case of Chalky Wright, he had a record of 135-30-15 when he faced you.
	ringsidereport.com /rsr/news.php?readmore=245 (3264 words)

	Former world champ Pep dies \| \| The Australian
		Born Guiglermo Papaleo on September 19, 1922 in Middletown, Connecticut, Pep won 230 of his 242 professional bouts and held the world featherweight title over two periods between 1942-1950.
		Pep won more than 50 fights in two years before beating Chalky Wright in 1942 to win the title.
		Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990, Pep began boxing in 1940 and fought professionally for 26 years.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,20818768-23218,00.html (315 words)

	Boxing legend Pep dies at 84 - Sportsterminal.com - News
		Inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990, Pep began boxing in 1940 and fought professionally for 26 years.
		He compiled an amazing record of 230-11-1 with 65 knockouts that included wins over Hall of Famers Manuel Ortiz, Wright and Saddler.
		Celebrated for his defensive and tactical abilities, the slick-boxing Pep once won a round without throwing a punch.
	www.sportsterminal.com /sports/news.asp?league_id=765&news_id=179834&VIEW_MORE=5 (297 words)

	Speary vs Pep
		Now good looks does not win ring battles nor does personality, but I have a feeling Billy will make a good fight of it, tonight, as good as any of the boys, barring two or three at the very top, can furnish the fleet and fast punching Willie Pep.
		Incidentally, both Speary and his manager, Art Thomas, are warm admirers of Chalky Wright whom Pep dethroned at the Garden not so many weeks ago.
		He has won three fights is becoming champion and will be welcomed back to the scene of triumphs that led to the title shot by a crowd of home-town well wishers who have waited long to greet their conquering hero.
	www.speary.com /_pages/pep.htm (1258 words)

	Boxing News :: Articles : Death Cheats Us Once More; Willie Pep dead at 84
		Being that the bout was a non-title affair, Pep retained his belt in spite of the verdict.
		Pep took a decision in the rematch with Wright and blasted him out in three in the rubber match.
		Pep's first brush with mortality came in January, 1947 when the small aircraft he was riding in en route to Miami crashed in New Jersey, seriously injuring the fistic maestro.
	www.boxingscene.com /?m=show&id=6388 (1139 words)

	Philadelphia Inquirer \| 11/25/2006 \| Featherweight boxer Willie Pep dies at 84 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Pep earned the nickname "Will o' the Wisp" for his elusiveness.
		He turned pro in 1940 and won his first 63 fights, including a victory over Chalky Wright in 1942 for the world featherweight title.
		With the 15-round decision, Pep was the youngest boxer to earn the title in four decades.
	www.philly.com /mld/inquirer/sports/16093299.htm (275 words)

	Thomas Chalky Wright/Nancy Coppenbarger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Name: Amos B. Wright Born: 5 DEC 1847 at: Married: at: Died: 1924 at: Spouses: Elizabeth Henderson
		Name: Mary Wright Born: 21 SEP 1851 at: Dewitt County, Illinois Married: 28 DEC 1868 at: Dewitt County, Illinois Died: 6 JAN 1929 at: Dewitt County, Illinois b.
		Name: John C. \Snell\ Wright Born: 1853 at: Married: 20 JUN 1878 at: DeWitt Co., Illinois Died: at: Oshkosh, Neb. Spouses: Adda Henderson
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~coppe/fam00014.htm (162 words)

	eluniverso.com - Falleció Willie Pep, figura del boxeo mundial - Nov. 26, 2006 - DEPORTES
		NUEVA YORK, EE.UU.- Willie Pep (i) el 20 de noviembre de 1942, cuando venció por el título mundial a Chalky Wright.
		Luego de ganar sus primeras 63 peleas, conquistó en 1942 el título mundial de los pesos plumas con una victoria por decisión, en 15 asaltos, ante su compatriota Chalky Wright.
		Pep venció a peleadores de la talla del cubano Manuel Armenteros, el méxico-norteamericano Neftalí Babe Ortiz y los estadounidenses Sal Bartolo, Harold Gibson y Chalky Wright, entre otros.
	www.eluniverso.com /2006/11/26/0001/15/9CB4CBFE34844898ADDC91F591CE3B73.aspx (331 words)

	Boxing Insider : Columns : WRIGHTMAN: The greatness of Pep
		He won the featherweight title in November of 1942 with a fifteen-round decision over Chalky Wright, and had his last fight as champion in September of 1951, when he was kayoed in nine rounds by Sandy Saddler.
		In those days there were not a multitude of title belts to be won, so the opponents he faced were the best available, not watered down.
		Pep maintained the title despite having almost died in a plane crash in January of 1947 in New Jersey, suffering a cracked vertebrae and broken leg.
	www.boxinginsider.com /columns/stories/166665802.php (870 words)

	The Seattle Times: Obituaries: Willie Pep, featherweight boxing champ, dies at age 84
		Pep dropped out of school at 16 and won two Connecticut state championships, as a flyweight in 1938 and a bantamweight in 1939.
		At 5-foot-6 and 130 pounds or less as a pro, he won 53 consecutive fights before defeating Chalky Wright in 1942 for the New York State Athletic Commission world featherweight title.
		During World War II, he served in the Navy for seven months before receiving a medical discharge for a punctured eardrum.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/obituaries/2003448200_pepobit26.html (716 words)

	"The Waterbury Connecticut Republican American Newspaper" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Pep won the first 63 fights of his career.
		He was barely 20 when he beat Chalky Wright in a decision in 1942 to win the featherweight title, becoming the youngest champion in 40 years.
		The following year brought 63 undefeated bouts for Pep before he lost a non-title fight to Sammy Angott.
	www.rep-am.com /story.php?id=15870 (467 words)

	JOEY FERRANDO
		He became N.J. Lightweight Champ by defeating Harry Carlton in a 12 round bout.
		Had a draw with Joe Ghnorely, defeated Cocoa Kid, Chino Alvarez, Jimmy Brady, had a win and loss to Teddy Loder, defeated Frrtzie Zivic twice, Lew Feldman twice, Eddie Cool, Chalky Wright, Mickey Maker, Tony Morgano, Frankie Cinque and had a win and loss with Steve Halaiko.
		With a total of 175 bouts and only 6 losses he compiled a good record.
	www.njboxinghof.org /cgi-bin/henryseehof.pl?282 (279 words)

	APSE \| Associated Press Sports Editors
		He turned pro in 1940 and won the featherweight title by beating Chalky Wright on Nov. 20, 1942, at Madison Square Garden.
		Chalky Wright, he knocks everybody out, but he doesn't knock me out because I run like hell.
		He was a dynamite puncher, but he never really hit me."
	apse.dallasnews.com /contest1999/writing/100-250.hartford3.html (1496 words)

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	Boxing - Boxing News - Boxing Coverage
		Pep amassed an incredible record of 230-11-1 with 65 knockouts over a 26 year career.
		Pep won his first 65 fights that included winning the world featherweight title in 1942 with a 15 round decision over Chalky Wright.
		Pep lost and regained the title against Sandy Sadler.
	www.15rounds.com /boxing/News/2006/11/pep-112406.php (131 words)

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	BOXING - CBS SportsLine.com
		In 1949, Pep, born Guglielmo Papaleo, became the first boxer in the history of the 126-pound class to regain a lost championship with a 15-round, unanimous decision over Sandy Saddler.
		At 20, Pep became the youngest world champion in 40 years when he won a 15-round decision over Chalky Wright in 1942.
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	www.cbs.sportsline.com /boxing/story/9825877 (306 words)

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