Tommy Bell (boxer)

As a professional, he faced legendary fighters such as Jake LaMotta, Fritzie Zivic, and Kid Gavilán.

When he was still a child, his family relocated to Youngstown, Ohio, a steel-production center near the Pennsylvania border.

[1] Bell attended Scienceville High School before embarking on his amateur career.

Bell was best known for a 15-round welterweight title loss to Sugar Ray Robinson, on December 20, 1946.

Bell scored a knockdown, but the decision was given to Robinson after a close, violent fight.