Del Flanagan

Del Flanagan (born November 6, 1928 and died December 26, 2003) was a middleweight professional boxer from Minnesota.

Personal life

Flanagan was a native of St Paul, Minnesota. Del Flanagan and his brother Glen were known as the Fighting Flanagan Brothers. Both brothers have been inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, joining the Gibbons brothers, Mike and Tommy, also from Saint Paul.

Professional Boxing Career

Flanagan began his career with 40 straight wins before drawing with Johnny DeFazio in March 1950. He remained undefeated until his 53rd fight, a loss to Tommy Campbell in June 1951. By the end of his career Flanagan had amassed an impressive record of 105 wins (38 by knockout) and 22 losses, with 2 draws.^[1] Before it was over he had fought such big names as Tim Dalton, Johnny DeFazio, Sandy Saddler, Jackie Graves, Beau Jack, Tommy Campbell, Jimmy Carter, Arthur King, Willie Pastrano, Johnny Saxton, Gene Fullmer, Kid Gavilan, Joey Giardello, and Duane Horsman. His highest ranking was #2 during the 1950s, but he never got a title shot.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ BoxRec Boxing Records
2. ^ Life In Legacy - Week of 27 December 2003

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Name	Flanagan, Del
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Date of birth	November 6, 1928
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Date of death	December 26, 2003
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