. is putting the 147lb welterweight division on red alert.🚨

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1920s welterweight champion Pete Latzo, who won the title in 1926 from Mickey Walker and retired at 63-29-3 with 25 knockouts

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a repost of a li'l cartoon I put together a while back...seems more relevant today. 😅

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Tommy Bell (left) and Sugar Ray Robinson do battle in MSG in 1946 for the vacant welterweight title. For years Robinson had been called the uncrowned champ at 147 but, after a tough 15 round battle, he finally won the championship.

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Sad to hear that welterweight great Jose Napoles has passed away aged 79. What a tremendous fighter he was.

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⭐️James “Bucky” Barnes, the YMCA welterweight boxing champion star and his manager Steve “Spitfire“ Rogers as they are heading for another victory! ⭐️

(a.k.a. the boxer AU I didn´t know I need but obviously, I do)

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In memory of Carmen Basilio, Middleweight and two-time Welterweight Champion of the World.

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