Anton Raadik

Anton "Rampaging Estonian" Raadik (January 15, 1917 – March 13, 1999) was the most famous Estonian-born middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s, fighting out of Chicago, Illinois.

Raadik fled the Soviet occupation of Estonia during World War II and settled first in Finland[2] before moving to Sweden in 1945.

In the United States, Raadik made rapid progress and in December 1946 fought the formidable Jake LaMotta.

Cerdan was well ahead on points going into the tenth round, but then Raadik floored him three times and came close to stopping him, only to lose the decision.

He fought such highly regarded opponents as Carl (Bobo) Olson, Robert Villemain, Steve Belloise, and Harry (Kid) Matthews, but his heyday had passed.