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Joseph "Joe" Dorsey Jr. (July 16, 1935-October 20, 2004) was an American professional boxer, ending with a 29-6 record, who won a court case in the 1950s against Louisiana's law banning interracial boxing matches. [1] The New Orleans-born Dorsey began boxing at 16 and retired from the sport at age 31. [2]
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It includes boxers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories such as American male boxers or American women boxers. This is a diffusing subcategory of Category:Sportspeople from Louisiana .
The Municipal Auditorium is a 7,853-seat multi-purpose arena in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a component of the New Orleans Cultural Center, alongside the Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts. [1] It is located in the Tremé neighborhood in Louis Armstrong Park adjacent to Congo Square.
Cajundome. The Cajundome is a 13,500-seat multi-purpose arena located in Lafayette, Louisiana on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus.It is home to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's and women's basketball programs in addition to hosting various university events and commencement ceremonies including high school graduations.
The Boston Globe reported: "Sadly, word around boxing says his real problem has been near-constant headaches that recently forced him to stay in a darkened room for days at a time." The Van Horn camp denied that was true, but one fight figure was quoted as saying: "It would be child abuse for his father to put him back in the ring.
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Boxing at LSU continued as a varsity sport during the early 1950s with boxers Calvin Clary, Thurman "Crowe" Peele and Bobby Freeman. [4] [5] Peele won the NCAA heavyweight title in 1955. [6] Late in the decade, a dwindling number of schools in the region that sponsored boxing as a varsity sport led to higher travel costs for the LSU team.