By Luke Beirne: CHARLEY Burley was born in Bessemer, Pennsylvania, in 1917. From 1936-1950, Burley reigned as one of the most feared and respected middleweights in America. In fact, Burley was so feared that despite holding the World Colored Welterweight and World Colored Middleweight Championship titles, he was ducked by every holder of non-segregated titles, […]
By Luke Beirne: CHARLEY Burley was born in Bessemer, Pennsylvania, in 1917. From 1936-1950, Burley reigned as one of the most feared and respected middleweights in America. In fact, Burley was so feared that despite holding the World Colored Welterweight and World Colored Middleweight Championship titles, he was ducked by every holder of non-segregated titles, […]
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