Percy Price Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPercy Price Jr.
American boxer
Date of Birth: 19-May-1936
Place of Birth: Salem, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 12-Jan-1989
Profession: boxer
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Percy Price Jr.
- Percy J.
- Price Jr.
- (May 19, 1936 – January 12, 1989) was an American amateur boxer.
- A United States Marine at the time, he competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
- He had gained his place on the U.S.
- team by defeating another young boxer then known as Cassius Clay.
- In his first Olympic bout, Price defeated Ron Taylor of Australia, but he lost to Josef Nemec of Czechoslovakia in the quarter finals.After seven-year hiatus, Marine Staff Sgt.
- Percy Price, age 33, returned to the ring to win the Armed Forces Boxing Championships at the Philadelphia Sports Arena.
- In front of a capacity crowd including world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, Price, 222, won a three-round decision over 20-years Duane Bobick, 199.
- After the bout, Price, father of six, announced he would never fight again.Price turned down offers of a professional career and remained in the Marine Corps until he retired in 1976.
- However, he won numerous military boxing titles, and also completed two full combat tours of duty in South Vietnam as a Marine platoon leader.
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