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Johnny Dundee (b. November 22, 1893, d. April 22,
1965) was a featherweight and junior lightweight
boxing|boxer who fought from 1910 until 1932. 
Dundee was born Giuseppe Carrora in Sciacca,
Sicily, but was raised in the United States.

Known as the Scotch Wop, Dundee faced all of the
great fighters in the featherweight, lightweight
and junior-lightweight divisions of his era.  He
fought the great Benny Leonard nine times, and Lew
Tendler three times. He also boxed lightweight
champions Freddy Welsh and Willie Ritchie.

Dundee was regarded as a skillful boxer with great
footwork.  He fought 330 bouts, third in ring
history, and won the featherweight and junior
lightweight world titles.  Dundee was knocked out
only twice in his career.  His final record was
194 wins (22 KOs), 60 losses and 41 draws.  The
remaining bouts were No Decisions, which were
common during the era in which he fought.

He received his first opportunity to win a world
title in his 87th fight, in 1913.  Although he
fought the champion, Johnny Kilbane, to a draw, he
would not receive another shot at a title until
1921.  By this time he had fought an astounding
264 fights.  He won the title when his opponent,
George "KO" Chaney,  was disqualified in the fifth
round.  Dundee thus became the first universally
recognized world junior lightweight champion in
ring history.

In 1923 he also unified the world featherweight
championship by defeating Eugene Criqui of France.
 Unable to make the weight he relinquished the
featherweight crown in 1924.

Although today he is almost completely forgotten,
Dundee was highly regarded by many old time boxing
experts.  Ring Magazine founder and editor, Nat
Fleischer, rated Dundee in the top five of his
list of greatest featherweights of all time.

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