Views: 15
Five World Champions. Inducted onto city’s Walk of Fame.
It’s an honor for a community to have a world champion, but to have five in one sport is really something. The city of Youngstown claims five gentleman. Jeff Lampkin, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, Greg “The Flea” Richardson, Kelly The Ghost Pavlik and Harry “Dirty Harry” Arroyo.
Jeff Lampkin captured the International Boxing Federation’s Cruiserweight world title.
Boom Boom Mancini, World Boxing Association lightweight champion. He also held the WBA lightweight title.
Kelly (the Ghost) Pavlik won the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization middleweight world titles.
Harry Arroyo won the IBF lightweight world title.
Greg Richardson won the WBC bantamweight world title.