I,a Champ, was banned from College,being too good.

It'll be interesting to see how quickly this one gets answered. [Yes, I know exactly who it is, and so do all of the historians, but I wonder how many posters newer to classic boxing can answer this one.]

 

Billy Soose. Went pro under the management of actor Dick Powell. Boxed for Penn State under the great Leo Houck, who also helped train him for a few of his pro fights. Had something of a falling out with his former college trainer after Houck, who refereed his 10/13/1938 bout with Johnny Duca, voted against him. Here is the Boxrec entry (entered by me ):

referee: Leo Houck | judge: Eddie Satin | judge: Irving Beckhardt
From the Clearfield Progress. Duca was floored in the final round. The judges were split, one voted for Soose, the other for a draw. The Athletic Commissioner held that when two judges disagree then the referee's vote is final. Houck, Soose's former amateur coach at Penn State, called it for Duca because Soose "clowned all through the early part of the fight."

 

Oops. Sorry Anubis. If you'd posted that a minute or two sooner I'd have kept quiet and given the new kids a chance!

 

He had a listed phone number back in the 1990s
i once called him and he spoke clear as a bell
no pun intended

 

Don't worry 'bout it! Not much time elapsed between Burt's question, my reply and your answer. This one was either a matter of which historian spotted and replied first, or how restrained the veterans were about spilling the beans. [Actually, I kind of admire your youthful competitive exuberance in rushing to press the buzzer first. Offhand, I only recall Henry Hascup expressly withholding the answer to a trivia question known by other tribal "elders," and laying back along with me in curiosity to see which amateur "plebe" first produced the correct response.]