[CONN CHRIS]

PATSY D'AMORE

Hometown - Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

2(2)-1-0

D'Amore was stopped one round into his pro debut by George Thompson in his back yard at Newfield Park in New Britain. Two years later, Patsy stepped back into the ring in April of 1944 to take a pair of TKO's from Tiger Jack Browning on consecutive nights in Hartford.

CHARLEY EAGLE
Hometown - Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
22(4)-23-4
Eagle had a decent career as a journeyman heavyweight that took him well beyond the borders of Connecticut. His most notable bouts were a draw with Joey Maxim in Buffalo, NY, a pair of 12 plus round decision losses to Buddy Jack Walker and a ten round decision loss to Lou Nova. He fought fellow Nutmegger Nathan Mann in a 12 round decision loss for the New England Heavyweight crown in 1941.

ELDRIDGE EATMAN
Hometown - Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
14(7)-20-3
Eatman was a mainstay of Connecticut boxing in the forties, fighting nearly every active heavyweight in the state during the decade. A few of the better known opponents that he faced were Nathan Mann, Melio Bettina, Tami Mauriello and Lee Q. Murray (all losses). He saved the best for his last trio of opponents. Eatman dropped a first round KO to Gus Lesnevich and an eight round decision to Roland LaStarza in consecutive months of 1949. His final bout came in 1950, a third round KO at the hands of the legendary Rocky Marciano in Providence, Rhode Island.

CARL EDWARDS
Hometown - Norwich, Connecticut, USA
0-1-0
Edwards battled Johnny Melko in New London in a decision loss for his only pro bout

JOHN EDWARDS
Hometown - New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1(1)-2-0
Edwards dropped his hometown pro debut to Dick Schreck in May of 1948. He KO'd Paul Longo in Norwalk and finished his brief career as Rocky Marciano's third KO victim in August of 1948.

By the way, I have known Paul Longo's grandson (also a Paul) most of my life, they have a family dairy similar to the outfit that my family runs. I never knew that Paul's grandfather had briefly stepped into the ring back in the forties until I saw his fight listed at boxrec. I asked him about it over the weekend and sure enough, that was his gramps. It's a small world.