Pete Rademacher
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Rademacher in 1961 | ||||||||||||
| Born | Thomas Peter Rademacher November 20, 1928 Tieton, Washington, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Died | June 4, 2020 (aged 91) Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | |||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
| Reach | 196 cm (77 in) | |||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||
| Total fights | 23 | |||||||||||
| Wins | 15 | |||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 8 | |||||||||||
| Losses | 7 | |||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||
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Thomas Peter Rademacher (November 20, 1928 – June 4, 2020) was an American heavyweight boxer. As an amateur, he was a gold medalist at the 1956 Olympics. Rademacher became the only person to challenge for the world heavyweight championship in his first professional bout when he faced Floyd Patterson in Seattle on August 22, 1957. He compiled a 15-7-1 record over 23 professional bouts.
A former college football player at Washington State, Rademacher took up boxing as a form of rehabilitation during his recovery from rheumatic fever, which he contracted in military school.