Tommy Loughran
Boxer
1902 – 1982
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Who was Tommy Loughran?
Thomas Patrick Loughran was an American professional boxer and the former World Light Heavyweight Champion. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Loughran as the #7 ranked light heavyweight of all time while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #4. The International Boxing Research Organization rates Loughran as the 6th best light heavyweight ever. Loughran was named the Ring Magazine's Fighter of the Year twice, first in 1929 and again 1931. He was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1956 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.
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- Born
- Nov 29, 1902
Philadelphia - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Philadelphia
- Died
- Jul 7, 1982
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on July 23, 2013
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