SCR Boxing

Lightweight boxers do not attract the same attention as the larger boxers. Pay per view promoters will televise the heavyweight fights. The Pay Per View promoters do this for financial reasons. More people want to see the heavyweight fights. Showing other fights is not as profitable. Even though the bantomweights do not get as much attention, some do rise to prominence. The city of Saint Loius produced at least two notable bantamweight boxers during the 20th century.

Freddie “Lil Angler” Norwood became the World Boxing Association’s Heavyweight Champion in 1998. He was born in Saint Louis in 1970. Norwood kept the title or two years and through eight matches. Derrick Gainer took the title from him in 2000. Norwood retired after he lost the title.

Charlie Riley, who was also born in Saint Louis. Riley was a successful bantomweight contender from frhte 1940s through the 1950s. He would lose a boxing match to Willie Pep in 1950. He retired from boxing r in 1957. During his careeer he achidved 67 wins, 20 losses and 1 draw. Fans gave him the nickname the Finney Avenue Fashion plate because of his attention to fashion. Riley drew large crowds when he was boxing in his hometown.The hits keep comin’: Povetkin and Chagaev main contenders for vacant WBA belt