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Although professional boxing was outlawed in Hungary, Papp turned professional in 1957 and set up camp in Vienna, Austria. He won the European Middleweight Championship in 1962 and made six title defenses. Papp was on the verge of a shot at the World Middleweight Championship when the Communist government of Hungary revoked his permit to travel abroad, thus ending his professional career.

Photo courtesy to Laszlo Papp Jr.

Defeated (United States) KO 2

Scored 55 first round knockouts.

European Champion: 1949 in Oslo (middleweight) and 1951 in Milan (light middleweight).

Olympic Gold Medalist: 1948 in London (middleweight), 1952 in Helsinki (light middleweight), and 1956 in Melbourne (light middleweight).

Papp was inducted into the in 2001.

In 1989, WBC President gave Papp an award for "best amateur and professional boxer of all times" and granted him honorary champion status of the . ( )

In a 1988 poll, Laszlo Papp was selected as the second greatest Olympic boxer of all-time.

Name: Laszlo PappAlias: Laci PappBorn: 1926-03-25Birthplace: Budapest, HungaryDied: 2003-10-16 (Age:77)Nationality: HungarianHometown: Budapest, HungaryStance: SouthpawHeight: 5′ 5″   /   165cmBoxing Record:

Class of 2001Modern CategoryHall of Fame bio:

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