Comments Thread For: Hundreds Say Farewell To The Legendary Carmen Basilio

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Several hundred people packed a New York church on Monday to say final goodbyes to Carmen Basilio.

The former world middleweight champion, who was 85 when he died last week, was buried after a church service in Irondequoit, a suburb of Rochester.

Basilio won the world title from legendary Sugar Ray Robinson in 1957 before losing a rematch six months later.
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[GUEVARA]

As he deserves. R.I.P.

[Muscles72]

Rip carmen you had a great career and a great life.

[Thickear]

Carmen was in Ring Magazine's "Fight of the Year" five years on the spin, battling Tony DeMarco, Johnny Saxton, Gene Fullmer and those two classics against the immortal Robinson. Basilio was a proper legend. Rest in peace, champ.

[Southpawology]

RIP Champ...