Eddie Machen - Boxer
* Looking back over the history of Eddie Machen, a top ranked
heavyweight boxer, it always seemed the sports reporters
painted the wrong picture of Eddie, such was the case of
Jim Scott's story about Eddie in True Magazines,
1963 Boxing Annual with the title:
"The Case Of The Reluctant Heavyweight".
Eddie Machen's bout with Sonny Liston proved
that Machen was no reluctant or cautious warrior.
For part of the fight, Eddie took it to Liston, and in other
parts he moved well and made Liston miss many power
punches.
Boxing and Life highlights:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Machen
Eddie was born and died in California (1932 - 1972) and many
of his early pro bout were fought in California.
Some early victories included victories over Nino Valdez and Joey Maxim.
Machen's pro journey lasted from 1955 to 1967. During that time there
were many victories in his record book including a victory over
Jerry Quarry, and a draw with Zora Folley.
The cause and controversy about Eddie's death has
never been resolved was he pushed, or did he jump or was it an accident.
We will likely never know, but there are many that believe he was
murdered in San Francisco.
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