Boxing
May 05, 1967 - Carnera comes home; Primo Carnera, the ailing former heavyweight champion of the world, arrived in Rome on Saturday, in a wheelchair. Carnera will go tho his birthplace, the little village of Sequals. The nature of his illness was not disclosed, but it was obvious that Carnera had last 40 or more pound from his one time fighting weight of 250 lbs. He beat Jack Sharkey for the world heavyweight title in 1953, but last it a year later to Max Baer. Photo Shows Primo Carnera smiles from his wheelchair, when he arrived in Rome on Saturday
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Ailing Baer Birthplace Carnera Disclosed Heavyweight Obvious Pound Primo Sharkey Wheelchair
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