Charlie Polite

Charlie Polite is an American boxer, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts.^{[citation needed]} He is 6 feet 3 inches tall.

Life[]

Born in Garnet, SC,^{[citation needed]} raised in Springfield, MA, he was described as an "odd American journeyman."^[1]

Boxing career[]

Charlie Polite started off his career by defeating , , and . However, his next 3 fights ended in losses. He later fought Joe Frazier, but lost by 2nd round KO. He fought in 49 more fights, and compiled a record of 17 wins (6 by KO), 39 losses, and 3 draws. By the time he fought George Foreman in an exhibition bout, he had lost 30 of 46 professional fights; in that fight, he went all of the scheduled three rounds, and kissed Foreman on the chin while the referee read the instructions.^[2]

He also fought ,^[3] Floyd Patterson, Earnie Shavers, Chuck Wepner, and Gerry Cooney.

References[]

^ Brunt, Stephen (2004). Facing Ali: The Opposition Weights in. Globe Pequot. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-59228-406-1.
^ McCoyd, Ed (1997). To Live and Dream: The Incredible Story of George Foreman. New Street. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-0-9654118-0-6.
^ Lindsay, Andrew (2004). Boxing in black and white: a statistical study of race in the ring, 1949-1983. McFarland. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-7864-1800-8.

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[1] Brunt, Stephen (2004). Facing Ali: The Opposition Weights in. Globe Pequot. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-59228-406-1.

[2] McCoyd, Ed (1997). To Live and Dream: The Incredible Story of George Foreman. New Street. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-0-9654118-0-6.

[3] Lindsay, Andrew (2004). Boxing in black and white: a statistical study of race in the ring, 1949-1983. McFarland. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-7864-1800-8.

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