Comments Thread For: Boxing Great Carmen Basilio, 85, Passes Away

[JakeNDaBox]

By Jake Donovan - Boxing great Carmen Basilio, a former two-time world champion, passed away early Wednesday morning at the age of 85. Basilio died at approximately 3:00AM in Rochester Memorial Hospital, according to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

A true people’s champion in upstate New York, Basilio won world championships at welterweight and middleweight. His welterweight title winning effort over Tony DeMarco in June ’55 made Basilio the first ever world champion for trainer Angelo Dundee, who passed away earlier this year. [Click Here To Read More]

[HughJass]

not only was he a great champion he had the balls to stand up to the mafia aswell rip champ

[Evil Abed]

Rest in Peace Carmen Basilio. One of the toughest fighters of all-time.

[kadyo's]

R.I.P. champ.

[PD21]

RIP Mr Basilio

[Brockton Lip]

A great fighter and a great guy. I had the pleasure of meeting him and he was very friendly and fun to talk to. Rest in Peace Carmen!

[Walt Liquor]

RIP to a classy badass

[junior gong]

RIP to a truly great fighter and a great man. His exploits in the ring always had the hallmark of courage, but standing up to the mob at a time when they were almost omnipotent really shows the mark of a truly great and courageous human being.

[Ravens Fan]

May The Upstate Onion Farmer Rest in Peace!

[AntonTheMeh]

rip champ.