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Encyclopedia > Stanley Poreda

Stanley Poreda (January 30, 1909 - November, 1983) was a Jersey City boxer considered a top heavyweight contender in the early 1930s. January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ...

Born in Jersey City January 30, 1909 in Jersey City, NJ. Managed by Bill Reppenhagen, and trained by Joe Jennette he was known alternately as the Jersey City Pole or the Polish 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 including Joe Louis, Primo Carnera, Max Baer, Max Schmeling, Tommy Loughran and Ernie Schaaf. He retired from fighting in 1935 and became a Jersey City policeman and is a member of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame.
Image File history File links Source - personal archives, Stanley Poreda File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ... Nj can stand for: nj (letter), the 20th letter of the Albanian alphabet Nj, Њ or Nje letter, the 17th letter of the Cyrillic alphabet in Serbian language The two-letter abbreviation for the state of New Jersey, United States Napierville Junction Railway (AAR reporting mark NJ) The pen name of... The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... Joseph Louis Barrow (1914-1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of Lexington, Alabama who became World Heavyweight Champion. ... Primo Carnera (October 26, 1906 - June 29, 1967) was an Italian boxer who became the World Heavyweight champion. ... Max Baer (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was a famous American boxer of the 1930s, onetime Heavyweight Champion of the World, and actor. ... Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (September 28, 1905–February 2, 2005) was a German boxer whose two Heavyweight championship fights with Joe Louis transcended boxing and became worldwide social events which will forever be linked to the rivalry between Americans and Germans before World War II. Early years and Jack... Tommy Loughran (November 29, 1902 - July 7, 1982) was a light-heavyweight boxing champion and elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ...



 

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