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Carmen Basilio (born Carmine Basilio, April 2, 1927 – November 7, 2012) was an American professional boxer who was the world champion in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions, beating Sugar Ray Robinson for the latter title.
- Mark Allen Baker
- 2010
Nov 7, 2012 · Carmen Basilio, a genial onion farmer's son who wrested the world middleweight boxing crown from Sugar Ray Robinson in 1957 and lost an equally epic, razor-edge rematch six...
- Dan Rafael
Nov 7, 2012 · Carmen Basilio, the welterweight and middleweight boxing champion of the 1950s who fought two brutal bouts with Sugar Ray Robinson, winning his middleweight title and then losing it to...
"The 30-year old New Yorker, a masterful boxer, had no trouble in outscoring the willing but outclassed Basilio from start to finish. Graham, a dancing speedster, pumped tantalizing left jabs into Basilio's face until old cuts in Carmen's eyebrows oozed blood.
Carmen Basilio was an American professional boxer, world welterweight and middleweight champion. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.) After serving in the Marine Corps, Basilio became a professional boxer in 1948.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Carmen Basilio is a name that leaves a significant mark in the boxing history books. Born as Carmine Basilio on April 2, 1927, in Canastota, New York, Basilio was an American professional boxer who rose to fame and became a world champion in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions.
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May 5, 2020 · 1990 inductee into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, which is in Basilio's hometown of Canastota, New York. 2002 inductee into the United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame. In 1999, The Associated Press named Basilio the sixth best welterweight of the twentieth century.
