- Stanley Poreda
Infobox_Boxer|name=Stanley Poreda
realname=Stanley Poreda
nationality=flagicon|USA American
nickname=Polish Giant
weight=Heavyweight
birth_date=birth date|1909|1|30|mf=y
death_date=death date and age|1983|11|31|1909|1|30|mf=y
birth_place=Jersey City, New Jersey
home=Jersey City, New Jersey
style=Orthodox
total=39
wins=28
KO=12
losses=11
draws=0
no contests=0|Stanley Poreda (
January 30 ,1909 - November, 1983) was aJersey City boxer considered a top heavyweight contender in the early 1930s."'Born in
Jersey City January 30 ,1909 inJersey City ,NJ . Managed byBill Reppenhagen , and trained byJoe Jennette he was known alternately as theJersey City Pole or thePolish Giant . He achieved 24 wins, with 11 knockouts and ten losses. Standing at 6’2”, and weighing 210 pounds, he was considered the top contender for heavyweight champion in 1932. He fought and sparred with many great heavyweights of the 1930s includingJoe Louis ,Primo Carnera ,Max Baer ,Max Schmeling ,Tommy Loughran andErnie Schaaf .He retired from fighting in 1935 and became aJersey City police officer and is a member of theNew Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame .External links
* [http://www.njboxinghof.org/cgi-bin/henryseehof.pl?295 New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=12082&cat=boxer Stanley Poreda's Career Fight Record]
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