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Young Corbett III ("Young Corbett III") was born on 27 May, 1905 in Rionero in Vulture, Basilicata, Italy, is an American boxer. Discover Young Corbett III's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?
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"Young Corbett III" |
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Age |
88 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
Born |
27 May 1905 |
Birthday |
27 May |
Birthplace |
Rionero in Vulture, Basilicata, Italy |
Date of death |
15 July, 1993 |
Died Place |
Auberry, California, United States |
Nationality |
Italy
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He is a member of famous boxer with the age 88 years old group.
Young Corbett III Height, Weight & Measurements
At 88 years old, Young Corbett III height is 5 ft 7+1/2 in and Weight Welterweight Middleweight.
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5 ft 7+1/2 in |
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Welterweight Middleweight |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Young Corbett III Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Young Corbett III worth at the age of 88 years old? Young Corbett III’s income source is mostly from being a successful boxer. He is from Italy. We have estimated Young Corbett III's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
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Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Source of Income |
boxer |
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Timeline
Ralph Giordano (born Raffaele Giordano, May 27, 1905 – July 15, 1993), better known as Young Corbett III, was an Italian-born American boxer.
His cousin Al Manfredo (1912-1990) also was a boxer and later a boxing manager.
Corbett is the great-grandfather of former American football safety Matt Giordano.
After four years of living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he moved to Fresno, California, and began boxing in 1919 while still a 14-year-old "newsboy."
One day Corbett and a friend hopped a freight train headed for Sacramento searching for a match there but they arrived in Marysville by mistake, where they attended a boxing show that night.
After convincing the promoter that he was a fighter, Corbett faced a more experienced boxer named Eddie Morris, who knocked him out in the third round.
Corbett, however, earned $7.50 for his performance.
After graduating from Edison High School in 1920, Corbett began to practice more seriously.
He got his stage name when a ring announcer told him he would not present him as Ralph Giordano and dubbed him "Young Corbett III" because his fighting style reminded him of William J. Rothwell, known as Young Corbett II, or, according to other sources, for his haircut similar to that of heavyweight champion James J. Corbett.
Corbett fought many great fighters of his era, suffering only 5 defeats in his first 75 recorded bouts.
He engaged in a four-fight series with future welterweight champion Young Jack Thompson, winning three and drawing once.
He also scored wins over Jack Zivic, Sgt. Sammy Baker, welterweight champion Jackie Fields and future middleweight king Ceferino Garcia.
He was the World Welterweight Champion in 1933 and the NYSAC Middleweight champion in 1938.
A tough southpaw, he did not have strong punching power but was known for his great speed and determination.
Corbett is considered one of the greatest southpaws of all time and one of the all-time great counterpunchers.
Before a crowd of 16,000 on February 22, 1933, Corbett captured the welterweight championship of the world by decisioning Jackie Fields over 10 rounds at San Francisco's Seals Stadium.
He competed with a broken hand received from a sparring session three days before the fight, and hurt his left thumb in the fifth round but continued to fight undaunted.
Referee Jack Kennedy remembered Corbett as "vicious in those first five rounds. He ripped him like a tiger. Fields could not protect himself".
Three months later, he was dethroned by Hall of Famer Jimmy McLarnin in a first round knockout.
Corbett then moved up to the middleweight division.
On February 22, 1938 he beat Fred Apostoli, winning the middleweight championship.
On November 18 of that year, he challenged Apostoli again, but was stopped in 8 rounds.
Corbett boxed until August 20, 1940, winning his last fight against Richard "Sheik" Rangel.
He retired with a 123-11-17 (33 KOs) record.
He later operated a bar in Fresno.
On October 2, 1945 Corbett survived a serious car accident on Highway 99 near Delano, suffering a fractured skull and other injuries.
He died in Auberry, California at the age of 88, after about 20 years afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.
A statue of him, posed in a fighting stance and boxing gloves, was erected in Fresno.
Beside the boxing career, Corbett was a physical education instructor for the California Highway Patrol and a grape grower.
He was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame in 1959, the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 1982, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004.
Born in Rionero in Vulture, in the Italian region of Basilicata, from Vito Giordano and Gelsomina Capobianco, he moved with his family to the United States when he was still an infant and was erroneously registered as Raffaele Capabianca Giordano.