Real name Arthur Augustus King Nationality Canadian Martial art Boxing Name Arthur King Total fights 76 | Height 5 ft 7 ⁄2 in (1.71 m) Role Professional Boxer Reach 69 in (175 cm) Died December 14, 2011 | |
Division Middleweight, Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight | ||
Nickname(s) Little Arthur (alias) | ||
"Little" Arthur King (23 February 1927 — 14 December 2011 (aged 84)) was a Canadian professional feather/light/welter/middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s who won the Canada lightweight title, and British Empire lightweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 126 lb (57 kg; 9 st 0 lb), i.e. featherweight to 151 1⁄2 lb (68.7 kg; 10 st 11.5 lb), i.e. middleweight, he was managed by Dave Yack (pre-1948), and Frank "Blinky" Palermo (1948-52), he struggled with his health for many years.
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