Carmen Basilio vs Johnny Saxton II (Selected Rounds) - World Welterweight Championship

Carmen Basilio looks to regain the World Welterweight Title from Johnny Saxton in the 1956 Ring Magazines Fight of the Year. This is the second fight in a trilogy between the two warriors. More info below... The Onion Farmer, Carmen Basilio, began his boxing career in 1948. In 1953 he beat Billy Graham for the USA New York State Welterweight title and later that same year challenged Kid Gavilan for the World Welterweight Title, becoming only the second man ever to floor Gavilan but losing via a dubious