BOXER

Carmen Basilio

1927 - 2012

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Carmen Basilio (born Carmine Basilio, April 2, 1927 – November 7, 2012) was an American professional boxer who was the world champion in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions, beating Sugar Ray Robinson for the latter title. An iron-chinned pressure fighter, Basilio was a combination puncher who had great stamina and eventually wore many of his opponents down with vicious attacks to the head and body. In 1957, The Ring magazine named Basilio Fighter of the Year and he won the Hickok Belt, a trophy that was awarded to the top professional athlete of the year. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carmen Basilio has received more than 410,441 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Carmen Basilio is the 71st most popular boxer (up from 77th in 2019), the 5,708th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,154th in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Carmen Basilio ranks 71 out of 496. Before him are Canelo Álvarez, Janusz Gortat, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Alexis Argüello, Július Torma, and Michael Spinks. After him are Frederick Grace, Jess Willard, Thomas Hearns, Ernie Terrell, Oscar De La Hoya, and Santiago Lovell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Carmen Basilio ranks 266. Before him are Cesar Chavez, Aušra Augustinavičiūtė, Joan Feynman, Elisabeth Söderström, Nikola Kljusev, and Herbert W. Franke. After him are Nguyễn Thị Bình, Alex Katz, Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, Robert Mills, Giovanni Arpino, and Pierre Aubert. Among people deceased in 2012, Carmen Basilio ranks 251. Before him are Paul Kurtz, John Keegan, Isuzu Yamada, Txillardegi, Vladimir Krutov, and Maeve Binchy. After him are Rafael Lesmes, Florence Green, Vadim Glowna, Andy Griffith, Edvard Mirzoyan, and Eugene Polley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carmen Basilio ranks 5,708 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry Carey (1878), Isabella Karle (1921), Tammy Faye Messner (1942), Sheila E. (1957), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), and Sabrina Carpenter (1999). After him are Johnny Appleseed (1774), Catherine Hardwicke (1955), Wil Wheaton (1972), Chad Hurley (1977), Alex Katz (1927), and John Corbett (1961).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Carmen Basilio ranks 37. Before him are Rocky Graziano (1919), Buster Douglas (1960), Gene Tunney (1897), Oliver Kirk (1884), Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954), and Michael Spinks (1956). After him are Jess Willard (1881), Thomas Hearns (1958), Ernie Terrell (1939), Oscar De La Hoya (1973), James J. Jeffries (1875), and Samuel Berger (1884).

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