Tiberio Mitri (12 July 1926 in Trieste – 12 February 2001 in Rome) was an Italian boxer who fought from 1946 to 1957. During his career, Mitri was the Italian and European middleweight champion.
Mitri's professional debut, was 1 August 1946, and over the span of his first four years of fighting, racked up an undefeated record of 50–0. During this period, he won the Italian middleweight crown by defeating Giovanni Manca (1948), then added the European title with a points win over Cyrille Dellannoit of Belgium. He first defended the European honors, by decisioning Jean Stock of France.It was on the strength of this resume, Mitri won the right to challenge for the world middleweight championship...though, perversely, he landed the opportunity, as a substitute for Rocky Graziano. On 11 July 1950, at Madison Square Garden, Mitri lost to middleweight champion Jake LaMotta, in a 15-round decision. Sources regarding the closeness of the contest, vary. The Encyclopedia of Boxing, compiled by Gilbert Odd (First Edition, 1983), has Mitri losing on points "narrowly". Jake LaMotta's famed autobiography, ""Raging Bull"" (1970), is rather less charitable.
LaMotta, in standard candor, does not lend credit to Mitri for his staying the distance, stating that according to sports publicity, "(Mitri) was a pretty good fighter, a lot like (Marcel) Cerdan", then opining, "Like Cerdan, he wasn't." LaMotta backs this negative assessment of Mitri, by questioning Mitri's balance in the ring, underlining the tenet of professional prizefighting, towit, "one thing a top fighter rarely is, is off balance." LaMotta claims that this bad balance issue, accounted for the fight lasting the 15, "because it's hard to fight that kind of fighter". LaMotta viewed any taking of chances as unnecessary, e.g. "I was piling up points so fast..."
In fairness to the subject, boxrec.com lists the official scores (NY State Athletic Commission rules, ca. 1950, allowing for a "rounds basis", as won), as follows:
referee: Mark Conn 3-12
judge: Joe Agnello 6-9
judge: Bert Grant 7-8 boxrec.com
Mitri's most famous win came soon after, at the expense of former world middleweight champion Randy Turpin. On, 2 May 1954, fighting in Rome, Mitri scored a surprising upset, knocking out Turpin in only 65 seconds, to reclaim the European middleweight crown. Mitri at last lost his E.B.U. honors, when stopped by France's Charlie Humez, in 3. Mitri fought for another 2 years, chalking only one loss against 18 victories. His most memorable fight, was on New Year's Day, 11:30PM, Sunday January 1, 1956, as a New Year's main event. Mitri, still the Italian & European Middleweight champ, won this famous & exciting bout (by TKO/RTD) when his opponent Bill Jo Cohen refused to answer the bell for the 8th round. Mitri was ahead on points, at the time of stoppage.
Mitri, one of the few boxers who traveled to fight widely outside Italy, retired in 1957, having logged a total of 99 professional tiffs.Mitri also acted in popular Italian cinema.
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Some of their strengths
Tiberio Mitri has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Energetic, Generous, Compassionate, Intelligent, Courageous, Intuitive, and Imaginative.
Intuitive and Imaginative
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Tiberio Mitri is someone who is a highly intuitive, creative and imaginative person who is very loyal, caring and compassionate to others. A person who seems to identify with family, heritage and ancestry.
Adventurous and Free
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Tiberio Mitri well know them as someone who can be talented, wayward and free, like a big river or the ocean.
Active and Ambitious
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Tiberio Mitri as someone who is active, ambitious, bold, and courageous.
A person who is driven and organized, is wise with money, who knows how to tell a good story, likes physical activity, and who loves learning.
Emotionally Intelligent and Intuitive
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Tiberio Mitri is someone who tends to have strong emotional intelligence and intuition, and who can be a catalyst of change for others.
They are also someone who is reflective, mysterious, and purposeful, who enjoys quiet and solo work, and who thrives in positions where there is no need to report to someone else.
Traditional and Patient
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Tiberio Mitri tends to be someone who is a patient person that is very emotional, has a very sharp memory, has an ability to understand people, and who tends to be traditional and frugal.
Some of Tiberio Mitri's challenges
While Tiberio Mitri has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Tiberio Mitri can be Emotional, Short-tempered, Impulsive, Standoffish, Arrogant, Status-seeking, and Aggressive.
Emotional and Standoffish
One of Tiberio Mitri's key challenges is that they are someone who can be emotional and standoffish.
Tiberio Mitri must also exercise caution as they can be short-tempered and aggressive.
Impulsive and Aggressive
Tiberio Mitri is someone who can be impulsive, aggressive, and confrontational, can have difficulty listening to others, be moody and high strung, have conflict with authority figures, be too judgmental of others, and who can be overindulgent and extravagant.
Sensitive and Money-oriented
Finally, Tiberio Mitri also can have mood swings, be overly sensititive, and be a bit rigid and materialistic.
