Joe Erskine (American boxer)

Joe Erskine (American boxer)

Infobox Boxer


name=Joey Erskine
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|birth_date= 1930
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style=Orthodox
total=11
wins=4
losses=6
draws=1
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Joseph "Joey" Erskine is an American athlete who was active as a welterweight boxer in 1953 and 1954, and as a long distance runner from 1975 to 1980.

Boxing career

Erskine's first professional fight against Roger Dennis, which took place on November 28, 1953 at the Community Building in Waterville, Maine, ended in a draw, but he won his next fight against undefeated Paddy Flood, held three days later at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York.

He lost his next three fights; once to Artie Thelemaque at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and twice to Joe Lissy at the Eastern Parkway Arena in Brooklyn, New York, before defeating Paul Kostopoulos at the St. Nicholas Arena in New York City on April 30, 1954. He lost to Lissy once again on May 17th, but two won bouts against O'Dell Hayes and Willie Sydnor in July and August.

Erskine ended his professional boxing career with a loss in a rematch against Hayes on September 3rd, and a loss by knockout from Lissy in his third rematch against him at the Eintracht Oval in Astoria, New York on September 9, 1954. He failed to regain consciousness in the ring but recovered in the dressing room.

In all, he won 4 of his 11 professional bouts, with one draw.

Long Distance Running Career

In the mid-1970s while in his mid-forties, Erskine, as a member of the Millrose Athletic Association, became a champion ultramarathoner participating in such races as the Boston and New York Marathons, the New York Road Runner Club's Metropolitan 50 Miler, as well as the London to Brighton Ultramarathon.

External links

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* [http://www.lehigh.edu/~dmd1/categori Metropolitan 50 Miler Top Performances by Category 1971-2007] ("Joe Erskine finished 6th overall in 1976, 7th overall in 1977, and 3rd overall in 1979")


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