Was a champ/my home is a historical site NY

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  1. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I was a famous champion whose last home is a historical protected site in NY.. Who am I ?
     
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    Melio Bettina ?
     
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    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not Bettina
    Much better and more famous, and not a New Yoirker...
     
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    Could it be Dempsey or Corbett
     
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    Cultural Medallion sites in Queens include James J. Corbett's residence at 221-04 Corbett Road.
     
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    hh it is Corbett...
    About15 years ago in my work I stumbled across a sign stating "This is the house that James J Corbett , Heavyweight Champion Lived ".It is on Corbett Pl. in Bayside Queens...It is a historical site now...I'm sure it is still there, 10 years later...I recieved a thrill standing there alone, thinking of Fitz, Jeffries,etc....b.b.
     
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    Carmen Basillio Canastoa,Ny where the IBHOF is.
     
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