Ralph Dupas was an American boxer from New Orleans who reigned as the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council world junior middleweight champion in 1963.
10 Facts About Ralph Dupas
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Ralph Dupas became a professional boxer in 1950 at the age of 14.
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Trainer Angelo Dundee saw Ralph Dupas fight and took him to Miami to train him.
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Ralph Dupas became a ranked contender in the lightweight division when he defeated Armand Savoie in 1953.
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In May 1957 Ralph Dupas challenged Joe Brown for the lightweight title, but lost by an eighth-round knockout.
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Ralph Dupas defeated future middleweight champion Joey Giardello in 1961, but lost a 1962 welterweight title shot to Emile Griffith.
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Lineal Light Middleweight Champion Denny Moyer came to New Orleans on April 29,1963, and Ralph Dupas won the title with a fifteen-round unanimous decision.
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Ralph Dupas briefly retired in 1964 and worked as a card dealer in Las Vegas.
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Ralph Dupas returned to the ring in 1966 and had little success.
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Ralph Dupas retired for good after five fights that year.