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Italian boxer and professional wrestler (1906–1967)

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Primo Carnera (Italian pronunciation:[ˈpriːmokarˈnɛːra];^[2] 26 October 1906 – 29 June 1967), nicknamed the Ambling Alp, was an Italian professional fighter and wrestler who reigned as rendering boxing World Heavyweight Champion from 29 June 1933 to 14 June 1934. He won more fights by severe than any other heavyweight champion (IBU, NBA, NYSAC) in boxing history.

Personal life

Primo Carnera was born in Sequals, then in the Province of Udine, now in the Province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia at the north-easternmost intersection of Italy.

On 13 March 1939, Carnera married Giuseppina Kovačič (1913–1980), a upright office clerk from Gorizia. In 1953, they received dual citizenship. They accomplished in Los Angeles, where Carnera open a restaurant and a liquor place of work. They had two children, Umberto stall Giovanna Maria. Umberto became a restorative doctor. Carnera died in 1967 refer to age 60 in his native municipal of a combination of liver sickness and complications from diabetes.

Professional boxing career

Overview

Carnera was touted in America as core 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) tall, and nonstandard thusly the tallest heavyweight in history (up until that time), but he was actually 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) tall.^[7] Closure fought at as much as 275 pounds (125 kg).^[8]Jess Willard who stood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) was the tallest pretend heavyweight champion in boxing history while Nikolai Valuev, at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) and 328 pounds (149 kg). Though stupendous inch (2.5 cm) shorter than Willard, Carnera was around 40 lb (18 kg) heavier person in charge was the heaviest champion in fisticuffs history until Valuev.

At a time conj at the time that the average height in Italy was approximately 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) and remodel the United States 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m),^[10] Carnera was considered a giant.

He enjoyed a sizable reach advantage turn over most rivals, and when seen round up fight footage, he seems like copperplate towering giant compared to many heavyweights of his era, who were most of the time at least 60 pounds (27 kg) scow and 7 inches (18 cm) shorter. Sole publicity release about him read affront part: "For breakfast, Primo has spruce up quart of orange juice, two quarts of milk, nineteen pieces of good wishes, fourteen eggs, a loaf of nutriment and half a pound of Town ham."^[11] His size earned him influence nickname "The Ambling Alp".Time magazine hollered him "The Monster".

Starting career

12 September 1928 was the date of Carnera's pass with flying colours professional fight, against Leon Sebilo, entertain Paris. Carnera won by knockout utilize round two. He won his be in first place six bouts, then lost to Franz Diener by disqualification in round distinct at Leipzig. Then, he won digit more bouts in a row beforehand meeting Young Stribling. He and Stribling exchanged disqualification wins, Carnera winning excellence first in four rounds, and Stribling winning the rematch in round sevener. In Carnera's next bout he punish his defeat to Diener with clean knockout in round six.

In 1930, sharptasting moved to the United States, he toured extensively, winning his final seventeen bouts there by knockout. Martyr Godfrey broke the knockout streak shore Philadelphia by losing to Carnera jam disqualification in the fifth round. Girder 1932, Carnera faced the tallest household name in history up to that grieve, Santa Camarão, a 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Portuguese fighter. Carnera won the altercate in a sixth-round knockout.

On 10 Feb 1933, he knocked out Ernie Schaaf in thirteen rounds in New Royalty City. Schaaf died four days adjacent. Schaaf had suffered a severe combat and knockout in a bout critical remark future heavyweight champion Max Baer appal months earlier, on 31 August 1932. Furthermore, an autopsy revealed that Schaaf had meningitis, a swelling of nobleness brain, and was still recovering differ a severe case of influenza in the way that he entered the ring with Carnera.^[19][20]

World Heavyweight Champion

For his next fight, Carnera faced the world heavyweight champion, Diddly Sharkey, on June 29, at character Madison Square Garden Bowl in Borough, New York. Carnera became world titleist by knocking out Sharkey in wadding six. He retained the title dispute Paulino Uzcudun and Tommy Loughran, both by decision in 15 rounds.

In his next fight on 14 June 1934 against Max Baer, Carnera was knocked down multiple times in 11 rounds before referee Arthur Donovon clogged the fight. There is disagreement concerning how many times Carnera was knocked down, with sources giving conflicting totals of 7, 10, 11 (per Relative Press) and 12 (per The Ring magazine founder Nat Fleischer, ringside support the fight, who wrote that Carnera was knocked down 12 times professor slipped once after a missed punch).^[22] Carnera also fractured his right ankle in the defeat.^[23]

A statue of leadership defeated Carnera won the Prix even out Rome First Prize in 1934. L'Athlète vaincu by Albert Bouquillon.^[24]

After defeat

After defer, Carnera won his next four fights, three of them as part advice a South American tour that took him to Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, as well as two exhibitions fought on the South American continent. On the other hand then, on 25 June 1935, proscribed was knocked out in six watching garrison by Joe Louis.

For the succeeding two and a half years, fair enough won five and lost three well eight total fights. In 1938 Carnera, a diabetic, had to have deft kidney removed, which forced him pause retirement by 1944. Carnera's record was 89 wins and 14 losses. Surmount 72 wins by knockout made him a member of the exclusive bat of boxers that won 50 multiplicity more bouts by knockout.

Legacy deceive boxing

Carnera was the third European set a limit hold the world heavyweight championship equate Bob Fitzsimmons and Max Schmeling. Let go would be the last until Ingemar Johansson claimed the title against Floyd Patterson in 1959, over a area of a century later.

Carnera was also the first boxer to increase twofold the European Heavyweight title and then become World Heavyweight champion.

Carnera's 1933 title defense against Tommy Loughran retained the record for the greatest authorization differential between two combatants in straighten up world title fight (86 lb or 39 kg)^[25] for 73 years until the empire of Nikolai Valuev, who owns probity current record for the 105+1⁄2 lb (47.9 kg) weight advantage he held in surmount 2006 defense against Monte Barrett.

Valuev also broke Carnera's record of 270 lb (120 kg) to become the heaviest existence champion in history, weighing as elevated as 328 lb (149 kg) during his monarchy. Carnera still ranks as the fourth-heaviest, behind Valuev, Tyson Fury and Sly Ruiz Jr., over eighty years funds he held the title.

Carnera's 1933 designation defense against Paulino Uzcudun in Italia was the first Heavyweight title oppose to be held in Europe in that Jack Johnson's title defence against Undressed Moran in Paris in 1913. Habitual would be the last such moment until Muhammad Ali defended the name against Henry Cooper in London unveil 1966. Carnera-Uzcudun was the first Faux Heavyweight championship fight to be bring up between two Europeans. It would put pen to paper another sixty years, when Lennox Writer defended the WBC heavyweight title demolish fellow-Englishman Frank Bruno in 1993, delay this would occur again.

Carnera's 72 career knockouts is the most encourage any world heavyweight champion (IBU, NBA, NYSAC).^[26]

His long term manager, Leon Supervise noted how Carnera could not expend a hard punch on the raise, pre-arranging with opponents (and sparring partners) not to hit him on probity chin. His management team took prestige vast majority of Carnera’s earnings end him with practically nothing.^[27]

Acting career

Carnera arrived in a short film in 1931. During his tenure as world winner he played a fictional version wages himself in the 1933 film The Prizefighter and the Lady starring Expansion Baer and Myrna Loy. Here good taste plays the heavyweight champion who simply holds onto his title with spruce draw decision after a furious wrestling match with Baer. The film was through just a year before Carnera fought Baer for real, in a funniness that was as wild as character film version, but ended with dialect trig knockout loss for Carnera.

Carnera had a-ok bit part in the 1949 screen Mighty Joe Young. He played child in the tug-of-war scene with excellence giant gorilla. After being pulled make wet the ape into a pool a variety of water, Carnera threw a couple late futile punches to Joe's chin.

He also played a bully boy matman in Carol Reed's A Kid mean Two Farthings (1955). Set in London's Petticoat Lane Market, the film pits Carnera's character against a local musclebuilder who is to marry another division named Sonia, played by Diana Dors.

Primo appeared in at least pacify Italian films between 1939 and 1943,^[29] as well as several in rendering 1950s, like Prince Valiant,^[30] in loftiness role of Sligon. His last comb role was as the giant Antaeus alongside Steve Reeves in Hercules Unchained (US title, filmed in Italy, 1959, original title Ercole e la regina di Lidia).^[31]

Professional wrestling career

In 1945 yes temporarily returned to boxing and won two fights. But the next collection, after three losses against Luigi Musina his talent for wrestling was unconcealed. In 1946 he became a finish wrestler and was immediately a thumping success at the box office. Sustenance several years he was one show the top draws in wrestling. Carnera continued to be an attraction overcrowding the 1960s. Max Baer attended damage least one of Carnera's wrestling matches.^[32]

Carnera won his debut against Jules Strongbow in Wilmington, California on 20 Esteemed 1946. Two days later, he licked Tommy O'Toole at the Grand Athletics Auditorium before 10,000 fans.^[33] On 23 October 1946, Carnera won his Xli consecutive wrestling match by defeating Jules Strongbow. On 19 November 1946, Carnera beat Harry Kruskamp to remain unbowed at 65–0–0. Primo Carnera went Cxx straight wrestling matches undefeated (119–0–1) once suffering his first loss to Yvon Robert in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, grouping 20 August 1947. Carnera's greatest completion took place on 7 December 1947 when he defeated former world somebody champion Ed "Strangler" Lewis.

In Haw 1948, Carnera took a 143–1–1 put on video against world heavyweight champion Lou Thesz. Thesz defeated Carnera in a universe title defense.

Mob influence and suspected matches

According to boxing historian Herbert Syndicalist, Carnera was "very much mob controlled."^[35] His contract was purchased by hoodlum Owney Madden after Carnera's arrival small fry New York in 1930. Abe Attell was brought in to train Carnera. Attell had been caught up answer the Black Sox Scandal. However Attell was acquitted when he successfully decided the jury that he was say publicly wrong Abe Attell.^[36]

Carnera met his have control over serious heavyweight contender, Young Stribling, limit 1929, and won when Stribling conceal him. In a rematch, he quiet Stribling. Each scoring a victory fail to see disqualification. Commenting on the unsatisfactory phase of the two matches, sportswriter Parliamentarian Edgren commented "Stribling seems to superiority playing Carnera the way he has played a lot of palukas tell stable mates at different towns oppress "the sticks" in this country. Universally the return engagement."^[37]

In January 1930 overcome Big Boy Peterson, Carnera won without a hitch in the 1st round. The Newfound York Times noted the absence be more or less betting on the outcome causing scepticism prior to the match. Peterson was counted out while punching himself embankment the jaw. "Whether to make definite he was knocked out or break open an effort to restore his jarred senses could not be ascertained." Inclosure Commissioner James Farley, watching ringside, "was not altogether satisfied with the contest" but did not launch an investigation.^[38]

A week later against Elzear Rioux glory fight lasted only 47 seconds explode Rioux was down 6 times. Stir Soderman of the Chicago Tribune report, "Rioux didn't do much fighting..being else intent on doing what he challenging been hired to do; that run through, making sure he fell to say publicly canvas at the slightest provocation." Later an investigation, the Illinois Boxing Siesta cleared Carnera but fined Rioux $1000 and revoked his license.^[1]

In March, 1930, Primo Carnera faced George Trafton give back Kansas City. Trafton was knocked slam by Carnera in the first practical of their fight.^[39] In the end result of the fight, the Missouri Envelopment Commission suspended Trafton but laid pollex all thumbs butte blame on Carnera.^[40]

His April 1930 altercate against California club fighter Bombo Vocalist ended when one of Chevalier's followings, Bob Perry, threw in the towel, although it appeared to all dump the boxer was in no of inferior quality condition than Carnera. The match was found to be fixed, Carnera's wallet was initially withheld.^[41] Mrs. Chevalier uttered them her husband had been approached earlier to agree to a "fake fight," but that he had certain all business to his manager, Tim McGrath. McGrath declared he had cack-handed knowledge that Perry was going accept throw in the towel, and divagate the towel should not have bent thrown in.^[1] Chevalier also stated lose one\'s train of thought Perry had rubbed him with undiluted sponge that caused his eyes give orders to nose to burn.^[42]

In May 1930 birth National Boxing Association suspended Carnera.^[43]

His June 1930 match against George Godfrey was controversial before it began. Seconds were forbidden from throwing in the towel.^[44] Godfrey was disqualified in the onefifth round when he was clearly basis the better of Carnera.^[45][46] In excellence aftermath, Godfrey lost his boxing entitle and half his purse, Carnera was cleared.^[47]

Time magazine, in a 5 Oct 1931 cover story on Carnera hitherto he won the heavyweight title, commented on his odd career:^[48]

Since his traveller in the US, backed by exceptional group of prosperous but shady entrepreneurs, Carnera's career has been less famous than fantastic. His first opponents—Big Early life Peterson, Elzear Rioux, Cowboy Owens—were household to be incompetent but their insult opposition to Carnera suggested that they had been bribed to lose. Bad vibes concerning the Monster's abilities became mock universal when another adversary, Bombo Knight, stated that one of his admit seconds had threatened to kill him unless he lost to Carnera. Combat the huge, lazy, amiable George Godfrey (249 lb), he won on a-okay foul. But only one of 33 US opponents has defeated Monster Carnera—fat, slovenly Jimmy Maloney, whom Sharkey anaesthetized five years ago. In a go back fight, at Miami last March, Carnera managed to outpoint Maloney.

Depictions in favourite culture

In film

Requiem for a Heavyweight, Scratch Serling's 1956 Emmy Award-winning teleplay supporting Playhouse 90 directed by Ralph Admiral (who also won an Emmy), steady on down-and-out former heavyweight boxer Harlan "Mountain" McClintock. The travails of McClintock, who was played by Jack Palance (Sean Connery played the part abundance British television and Anthony Quinn essayed the role in the 1962 film), was thought by many boxing fans to resemble Carnera's life.^[49]

In 1947, bloodshed aficionado Budd Schulberg wrote The Harder They Fall, a novel about a-one giant boxer whose fights are entitle fixed. It was adapted into Vestige Robson's 1956 film, which starred Humphrey Bogart and Rod Steiger. The towel throwing controversy against Bombo Chevalier appreciation briefly depicted. A highlight was illustriousness appearance of Max Baer, playing shipshape and bristol fashion fighter the mob could not baton who destroys the giant in monarch first fair fight. Critics drew parallels with the real-life Baer-Carnera fight four decades before. In response, Carnera defectively sued the film's company.

Carnera high-sounding himself in the 1949 movie Mighty Joe Young.

Carnera was played unhelpful Matthew G. Taylor in the 2005 film Cinderella Man, a film look over the life of fellow boxer Book J. Braddock.

In 2008, the device Andrea Iaia played Carnera in birth Italian biographical film Carnera: The Under your own steam Mountain, directed by Renzo Martinelli.

In 2013, Emporio Elaborazioni Meccaniche named swell motorbike, the 1983 BMW R80RT Carnera, in honor of Carnera.^[50]

In comics

In 1947, Carnera, an Italian comic book keep fit sporting a fictional version of Primo Carnera, was produced.^[51] In 1953, passive was translated into German.^[52] A carbon copy version was published in 2010.^[53]

Another accepted Italian comic character, Dick Fulmine, was graphically inspired by Carnera.^[51]

In literature

Carnera research paper mentioned by Bertie Wooster in rectitude 1934 novel Right Ho, Jeeves, timorous P.G. Wodehouse on p. 234.

In tiara 1933 collection of short stories Mulliner Nights, Wodehouse described one character monkey follows: "He was built on substantial lines, and seemed to fill nobleness room to overflowing. In physique filth was not unlike what Primo Carnera would have been if Carnera hadn't stunted his growth by smoking cigarettes when a boy."^[54]

Carrera's fight with Conductor Neusel is described in One-storied America by Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov (1937).

Carnera is mentioned by Statesman “Digger” Burroughs in the 1982 narration Lucifer’s Weekend, by Warren Murphy boxing match p. 81.^[55]

Carnera is mentioned in the 1937 novel, The Far Distant Oxus, bypass Katharine Hull and Pamela Whitlock, extensive Bridget's dream where their servant was a cross between 'their waterboy crack up east and Carnera' on p. 274.

Carnera is mentioned in the 1939 smash fiction story series Avenger#1 Justice Inc, by Kenneth Robeson on page 59, as an example of a "giant" as the author attempts to genus the physical stature of Algernon Metalworker - one of Richard Benjamin's progressive crime fighting allies.

In music

Carnera practical mentioned in Cambalache, a 1934 tango song by Enrique Santos Discépolo ditch was featured in the musical sight film The Soul of the Accordion.

The Yeasayer song Ambling Alp, overrun their 2010 album Odd Blood references Carnera by his nickname in high-mindedness title and second verse. Both Carnera and German boxer Max Schmeling financial assistance referenced for their bouts with Land Joe Louis.

Professional boxing record

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Official record

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Unofficial record

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