Title: Chalky Wright Description: The November 20, 1942 boxing match between Featherweight Champion of the World, Chalky Wright (Albert Wright, 1912-1957) (Left) and "Will o' the Wisp" Willie Pep (Gugliermo Papaleo, 1922-2006) (Right). Pep would win via decision after fifteen rounds to become the new Featherweight Champion of the World. Wright amassed a professional record of (160-43-18), while Pep accumulated a massive career record of (229-11-1); Boxers; boxing; fighters; fighting; prizefighters; prizefighting; pugilism; pugilists; ring; World Featherweight Champions; Featherweight Champions of the World; Featherweights; Featherweight Championship of the World; World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees; International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees; Ring Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees; World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees; African American athletes; African American boxers; World War II Veterans; Italian American boxers; Italian American athletes; boxing matches. Category: Sports Topic: Boxing Keywords: Boxers, boxing, fighters, fighting, prizefighters, prizefighting, pugilism, pugilists, ring, World Featherweight Champions, Featherweight Champions of the World, Featherweights, Featherweight Championship of the World, World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, Ring Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees, African American athletes, African American boxers, World War II Veterans, Italian American boxers, Italian American athletes, boxing matches. Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1425 x 1526 (2.17 MPixels) (1.07) Print Size: 12.1 x 12.9 cm; 4.8 x 5.1 inches File Size: 2.10 MB (2,203,386 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 256 (8 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000301364 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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