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

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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]

HUGH JASS

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

ThePhantom5

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

kadyo

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.

HUGH JASS COBRAS DADDY! Join Date: Jul 2009 Age: 28 Posts: 3,345 Rep Power: 19 Points: 4,100,639,198,922.88 Bank: 4,265,640,000,000.49 Total Points: 8,366,279,198,923.37 Donate	not only was he a great champion he had the balls to stand up to the mafia aswell rip champ

ThePhantom5 The Boss Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: State College, PA Posts: 21,661 Rep Power: 75 Points: 19,817,038,731.67 Bank: 1,140,690,790,893.23 Total Points: 1,160,507,829,624.90 Donate	Rest in Peace Carmen Basilio. One of the toughest fighters of all-time.

kadyo Some's Uncle Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: mindanao Posts: 34,244 Rep Power: 21551 Points: 278,472,456,539.83 Bank: 24,150,638,049,163.79 Total Points: 24,429,110,505,703.62 Donate	R.I.P. champ.

PD21 Interim Champion Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 582 Rep Power: 8 Points: 11,184.58 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 11,184.58 Donate	RIP Mr Basilio

Brockton Lip Always the Champ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Catskills Posts: 3,440 Rep Power: 26 Points: 13,493,008.73 Bank: 9,771,567,254.20 Total Points: 9,785,060,262.94 Donate	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 the opposite of pure Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Broward Posts: 32,744 Rep Power: 95 Points: 10,482,500,145,461.88 Bank: 3,519,174,279,467.96 Total Points: 14,001,674,424,929.84 Donate	RIP to a classy badass

junior gong senior gong Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 4,544 Rep Power: 21 Points: 57,889.48 Bank: 217,413,009,765.25 Total Points: 217,413,067,654.73 Donate	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 Undisputed Champion Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Roaming the back roads of America Posts: 2,521 Rep Power: 12 Points: 101,059,601.21 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 101,059,601.21 Donate	May The Upstate Onion Farmer Rest in Peace!

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