Virgil Akins (March 10, 1928 – January 22, 2011) was an American boxer who won the Welterweight Championship of the World in 1958.[1] Nicknamed ‘Honeybear’, Akins was the first World Champion boxer from St. Louis.
Nicknamed ‘Honeybear’, Akins was the first World Champion boxer from St. Louis. Akins was born and died in St. Louis, Missouri. Akins was considered lanky...
January 21 – In a non-title affair, future world Welterweight champion VirgilAkins knocks out former world champion Tony DeMarco in twelve rounds, at Boston...
when he challenged VirgilAkins for the World Welterweight Championship on 5 December 1958, winning by unanimous decision. Akins – who disputed the decision...
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1957 (vacated) Carmen Basilio NBA/NYSAC 6 June 1958 5 December 1958 VirgilAkins NBA/NYSAC 5 December 1958 27 May 1960 Don Jordan NBA/NYSAC 27 May 1960...
September 12, 1956 – September 23, 1957 Vacated Vacant Title next held by VirgilAkins NBA welterweight champion September 12, 1956 – September 23, 1957 Vacated...
54–11–1 VirgilAkins TKO 12 (15) Jan 21, 1958 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. For Massachusetts world welterweight title 65 Loss 54–10–1 Virgil Akins...
1 Basilio vacated the title after winning the middleweight title. 28 VirgilAkins (def. Vince Martinez) 6 Jun – 5 Dec 1958 0 29 Don Jordan 5 Dec 1958 –...
Sep 1957 1 Basilio vacated after winning the middleweight title. 28 VirgilAkins (def. Vince Martinez) 6 Jun – 5 Dec 1958 0 29 Don Jordan 5 Dec 1958 –...
1961 29 years, 190 days Palais des Sports, Paris, France 82 Win 70–10–2 VirgilAkins UD 10 Sep 22, 1961 29 years, 166 days Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium...
owned outright or under the table included World Welterweight champion VirgilAkins, number three-ranked heavyweight contender Clarence Henry, World Welterweight...
Sep 1957 1 Basilio vacated after winning the middleweight title. 26 VirgilAkins (def. Vince Martinez) 6 June – 5 Dec 1958 0 27 Don Jordan 5 Dec 1958...
Thesz (1916–2002), superstar of professional wrestling's "Golden Age" VirgilAkins (1928–2011), welterweight boxing champion Devon Alexander (born 1987)...
(8), 1:15 Feb 20, 1960 Jenson's Gym, West Jordan, Utah, US 23 Win 20–3 VirgilAkins UD 10 Jan 28, 1960 Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, US 22 Win...
wrestling state champion. Anthony Bonner, professional basketball player VirgilAkins, world champion boxer Devon Alexander, world champion boxer Henry Armstrong...
welterweight boxing championship in a unanimous decision over title holder VirgilAkins of St. Louis. Jordan would hold the title for one year and one week,...
1952 St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. 31 Win 31–0 VirgilAkins UD 10 Jul 30, 1952 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 30 Win 30–0...
54, Indian Telugu movie director, throat cancer and cardiac arrest. VirgilAkins, 82, American boxer, world welterweight champion (1958). Solange Bertrand...
McDowall as Caesar Claude Akins as Aldo Natalie Trundy as Lisa Severn Darden as Kolp Lew Ayres as Mandemus Paul Williams as Virgil Austin Stoker as MacDonald...
married his third wife, Playboy Bunny Alene Akins, at one of the magazine's eponymous nightclubs. He adopted Akins' son Andy in 1962; the couple divorced the...
on July 24, 1960. Rodriguez fought former World Welterweight Champion VirgilAkins at Freedom Hall in Louisville on July 6, 1960. Promoter Bill King set...
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. 113 Win 92–15–6 VirgilAkins UD 10 Dec 27, 1961 26 years, 74 days Bayfront Park Auditorium, Miami...
daughters of Hades and Persephone. Their number is usually left indeterminate. Virgil, probably working from an Alexandrian source, recognized three: Alecto or...
militia which guards the outskirts of Ape City. Aldo was played by Claude Akins. Aldo is jealous of his human advisers as well as of Caesar and his son...