Tippy Larkin (November 11, 1917 – December 10, 1991), born Antonio Pilliteri, was a boxer from New Jersey who took the world light-welterweight boxing championship on April 29, 1946 in a twelve-round unanimous decision against Willie Joyce in Boston. From 1935 to 1946, Larkin's record was 114-9. He had Angelo Pucci as manager throughout his career, and during the nineteen bouts he had at Madison Square Garden.
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11 November 1911 Garfield, New Jersey
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Died |
1 January 1992 (aged 80) Clifton, New Jersey
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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