Primo Carnera, Italian brobdingnag ... The doctor had authority to stop the fight at any time if the patient felt badly. In the opposite corner sat Jim Maloney, hairy, amiable and hog-fat ...

That's where Joe Louis came in. As interest in Louis grew, Jacobs set up a fight with a powerful Italian boxer, Primo Carnera, at Yankee Stadium. In 1934, the match seemed like a metaphor for ...

The life of Primo Carnera a.k.a. "Ambling Alp", Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from June 1933 to June 1934, but also accused by some of having ties to the mob.

Larry Gains won bouts against boxing greats Max Schmeling and Primo Carnera during a 146-fight career between 1923 and 1942. And in 1931 he won the British Empire heavyweight title in front of ...