Freddie Steele (December 18, 1912–August 1984) was born Frederick Earle Steele in Tacoma, Washington. Steele is a much underrated middleweight champion. December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tacoma, with Mount Rainier in background You may be looking for Takoma or Tacoma class frigate. ... State nickname: The Evergreen State Other U.S. States Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire Official languages None Area 184,824 km² (18th)  - Land 172,587 km²  - Water 12,237 km² (6. ... Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ...

A good boxer and a hard hitter, Steele lost only two fights during his first ten years in the ring. Among those he defeated during his career were Ceferino Garcia, Ralph Chong, Leonard Bennett, Joe Glick, Bucky Lawless, Andy Divodi, "Baby" Joe Gans, Vince Dundee, William "Gorilla" Jones, Swede Berglund, Young Stuhley, Meyer Grace, Henry Firpo, Eddie "Babe" Risko, Jackie Aldare, Gus Lesnevich, Paul Pirrone, Frank Battaglia, Ken Overlin, Carmen Barth, and Solly Krieger.

He fought two memorable bouts with Fred Apostoli, winning the first, but suffering a TKO in a non-title match. He lost the middleweight crown to Al Hostak in his next to last fight. His final record included 125 wins (60 KOs), 5 losses, 11 draws and 1 No Contest. Fred Apostoli, The Boxing Bell Hop (February 2, 1913 - November 29, 1973 in San Francisco) was a rugged, accomplished body punching middleweight, who was recognoized as the world champion when he defeated Marcel Thil on September 23, 1937. ... Al the Savage Slav Hostak (January 7, 1917) was an American born middleweight boxer who fought from 1932-1949. ...