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In January 1949, Stanley Kubrick, then working as a staff photographer for Look magazine, featured Cartier in an eight-page photo essay about boxing, called "Prizefighter". [1] Kubrick was a boxing enthusiast and two years later, he made his debut 16-minute film, Day of the Fight (1951), featuring Cartier and his twin brother Vincent.
Cable began his professional career on 18 November 1980, when he outpointed Mick Miller over six rounds at the York Hall, Bethnal Green.He won his next thirteen contests, including a win over Gary Cooper, before being knocked out in two rounds by the Jamaican-born, Cardiff-based veteran Horace McKenzie at the Royal Albert Hall on 17 March 1982.
Jimmy Young (November 14, 1948 [1] – February 20, 2005) was an American heavyweight professional boxer.Young was known for his awkward, defensive style and counterpunching.
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Doug "Pugilism" Jones started off his career successfully with 19 consecutive wins against mostly lightly regarded opponents but did defeat ex-Middleweight champion Bobo Olson with an impressive knockout in the 6th Round and Olympic Gold Medalist Pete Rademacher by Knockout in the 5th Round, he was the number one light heavyweight contender and an intimidating 19–0 when he fought number two ...
Frederick Percival Mills (26 June 1919 – 25 July 1965) was an English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950.Mills was 5 feet 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (179 cm) tall and did not have a sophisticated boxing style; he relied on two-fisted aggression, relentless pressure, and the ability to take punishment to carry him through, and in more cases than not these attributes ...
10-Time National Amateur Boxing Champion; Goodwill Games Silver Medalist - 1998; U.S. Olympic Team - First Alternate - 1996; U.S. Olympic Festival Champion - 1995; American Boxing Classic Champion - 1995, 1996, 1999; National Police Athletic League Champion - 1999; His professional opponents have a combined record of 337–150–6
Fighting as "Irish" Jack O'Halloran from Boston, he was a heavyweight boxing contender active from 1966 to 1974. The 6'6" O'Halloran was undefeated in his first 16 professional fights, with a career record of 34 wins, 21 losses and 2 draws. During his boxing career, O'Halloran defeated former title contenders Cleveland Williams and Manuel Ramos.