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November 23, 2006 (84 years old)
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Virgo
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Willie Pep
Guglielmo Papaleo is an American professional boxer, better known as Willie Pep, who won the World Featherweight Championship twice between 1942 and 1950. Pep hit the total. 1956 innings in 241 innings during his career of 26 years, a significant number of rounds and matches even for a fighter of his time. His final record was 229–11–1 with 65 eliminations. Pep, known for his speed, dexterity and elusive ability, is considered one of the greatest warriors of the 20th century; After his 199 th win, Kid Campeche described his experience, "Fighting Willie Pep is like trying to put out a fire on a grass." Pep was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. Pep was voted by the Associated Press as the No. 1 Featherweight rank of the 20th century and the number one featherweight rating of all time by the Rights Research Foundation. Anh international in 2005. He is currently ranked by BoxRec as the 31st biggest boxer of all time.
Real nameGuglielmo Papaleo
Nickname(s)Will o' the Wisp
NationalityAmerican
BornSeptember 19, 1922, Middletown, Connecticut, United States
DiedNovember 23, 2006
StanceOrthodox
Total fights241
Wins229
Wins by KO65
Losses11
Draws1
No contests0

About Willie Pep

Boxer Willie Pep was born in Connecticut, United States on September 19, 1922. He dies at the age of 84, on November 23, 2006.

International Boxing Hall of Famer with a career record of 229-11-1 and a total of 241 matches. He is largely regarded as one of the best boxers of his generation, with 65 knockouts.

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Willie Pep before becoming famous

Willie Pep was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1922 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

In the depths of the Great Depression, he began his amateur boxing career in 1937.

Achievement of Willie Pep

In 2005, he was declared the best featherweight fighter of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization.

Willie Pep's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Guglielmo Papaleo was his given name.

Willie Pep Collabed with

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, he had a fierce rivalry with Boxer Sandy Saddler, with whom he traded World Featherweight Championships.

Sandy Saddler (1926 - 2001) (Boxer)
Sandy Saddler (1926 - 2001)

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Willie Pep Income & Net worth

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