    
Title: "Sailor Pulaski" "The Tacoma Assassin" Description: The July 11, 1946 boxing match between Middleweight Boxing Champion of the World, "Sailor Pulaski" Eddie "Babe" Risko (Henry Pylkowski, 1911-1957) (Left) and "The Tacoma Assassin" Freddie Steele (Frederick Earl Burgett, 1912-1984) (Right). Steele would defeat Risko via decision after fifteen rounds to become the new Middleweight Champion of the World. Risko would finish his career with a record of (42-23-10), while Steele would amass a record of (125-5-11); Middleweights; Boxers; boxing; fighters; fighting; prizefighters; prizefighting; pugilism; pugilists; ring; World Middleweight Boxing Champions; Middleweight Boxing Champions of the World; Middleweight Championship of the World; NBA Middleweight Championship of the World; NBA World Middleweight Champions; American boxers; World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees; International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees; boxing matches. Category: Sports Topic: Boxing Keywords: Middleweights, Boxers, boxing, fighters, fighting, prizefighters, prizefighting, pugilism, pugilists, ring, World Middleweight Boxing Champions, Middleweight Boxing Champions of the World, Middleweight Championship of the World, NBA Middleweight Championship of the World, NBA World Middleweight Champions, American boxers, World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, boxing matches. Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1425 x 1523 (2.17 MPixels) (1.07) Print Size: 12.1 x 12.9 cm; 4.8 x 5.1 inches File Size: 6.22 MB (6,523,236 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000301097 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
