- Jackie Graves
Jackie Graves, alias "The Austin Atom", (
September 12 ,1922 —November 15 ,2005 ) was afeatherweight boxer fromMinnesota .Personal life
Graves was a native of
Austin, Minnesota .Boxing career
From 1944 to 1956 Graves compiled a career record of 82 wins (48 KOs) and 11 losses with 2 draws. He won the Minnesota State Featherweight Title in only his seventh professional fight, and before his career was over he had fought such luminaries as
Willie Pep ,Lefty LaChance ,Glen Flanagan ,Jackie Blair ,Miguel Acevedo ,Del Flanagan ,Corky Gonzales , Redtop Davis, and on August 23rd, 1948, the dubiously named, "Willie Cheatum."Against Willie Pep
Graves is named as the foil against whom
Willie Pep won a round without throwing a punch. This occurrence is sometimes said to have taken place in the third round of a fight between the two. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3522638] Contemporary reports, however, clearly indicate that Pep threw punches in the third round. [Citation
last = Stradley
first = Don
title = Willie Pep: 1922-2006
journal = The Ring
volume = 86, no. 4
page = 71
date = April 2007]After Boxing
Graves was a correspondent for
Ring Magazine for many years after his fighting career ended. [ [http://www.straightjab.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1251 StraightJAB.com - Jackie Graves...1922-2005 (More...) ] ]Notes
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