Pete Ranzany (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pete Ranzany (born April 6, 1952 in Sacramento, California) was an amateur boxer who represented the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1973. He defeated future welterweight champion Carlos Palomino at the 1972 Olympic Trials, but lost to eventual gold medalist Sugar Ray Seales in the finals. A conventional boxer with a solid jab and vicious left hook he utilized to the body of his opponents, he was known to take opponents out with one single shot to the liver. His trainer, Joey Lopes-also a one-time fighter in the Sacramento region-was often criticized for protecting Ranzany, thus giving Ranzany the label of a "hometown fighter."