Saoul Paul Mamby was an American professional boxer who fought between 1969 and 2008.
16 Facts About Saoul Mamby
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Saoul Mamby held the WBC super lightweight title from 1980 to 1982.
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Saoul Mamby converted to Judaism at age 4, and went to Hebrew School at the Bronx's Mount Horeb Synagogue.
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Saoul Mamby became interested in boxing while on vacation in Jamaica.
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Saoul Mamby began his boxing career in 1963 at the age of sixteen, fighting in the Golden Gloves in 1965 and 1966.
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Saoul Mamby was a soldier in the US Army and served in Vietnam during the Vietnam War in 1968.
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Saoul Mamby held the WBC super lightweight title once, starting his.
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Saoul Mamby stopped former WBC lightweight champion Esteban De Jesus in the 13th round in July 1980 on the Holmes-LeDoux undercard and decisioned Termite Watkins over 15 on the Holmes-Ali undercard.
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Saoul Mamby won a 15-round nod over Jo Kimpuani on yet another undercard for a Larry Holmes fight against Leon Spinks.
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Saoul Mamby then went to Indonesia to decision Thomas Americo.
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Saoul Mamby was to fight WBA champion Aaron Pryor in the summer of 1982 for a unification bout in the super lightweight division, but instead fought and lost his WBC title by split decision to Leroy Haley in June of that year.
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Saoul Mamby then challenged new champion Billy Costello in November 1984 but lost another 12-round unanimous decision.
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Saoul Mamby continued to fight into his 50s, and was forced to retire by the California State athletic commission following his last loss in 2000.
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At the age of 60, Saoul Mamby announced a comeback which was to have taken place in Lapwai, Idaho at the Pi-Nee-Waus Community Center of the Nez Perce Tribe, in a card that was canceled.
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Saoul Mamby was known for his ability to take punches well; in 85 professional bouts, he was stopped only once, that by an opponent who was several years younger, Derell Coley, in 1993.
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On June 23,2024 Saoul Mamby was inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame.