Suey Welch American football player

Stephen H. "Suey" Welch (Born 1898 or 1899-January 16, 1974) was an Akron, Ohio-based manager who handled boxers from the 1920s through the 1970s. He specialized in bringing fighters from Ohio to Southern California, where many of them went on to become main event fighters. Most notably, he managed Middleweight Champion Gorilla Jones. One of the last fighters he brought to Southern California in the 1970s was Gil King of Akron. He puportedly got his name of Suey, while catching rides on a Chinese laundryman's truck as a kid.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1898
Birth place
Ohio , Akron Ohio , United States
Date of deathJanuary 16, 1974
Place of death
California , Long Beach California , United States

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