What is Joey Maxim?
[[File:Joey Maxim 1952.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Maxim during a match on December 18, 1952]] '''Joey Maxim''' (born '''Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli''' March 28, 1922 - June 2, 2001) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Boxing|boxer]]. He was the [[light heavyweight]] boxing champion of the world from 1951 to 1952. [[Archie Moore]] beat him by decision over 15 rounds for the light heavyweight championship in 1952. During Maxim's time as champion, he beat [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] in a title defense. He also tried to win the [[heavyweight championship]] during this time, but [[Ezzard Charles]] beat him by a unanimous decision. In 1954, Maxim gave future world heavyweight champion [[Floyd Patterson]] his first pro defeat by unanimous decision in eight rounds. == Other websites == *[https://wildervsparker.com/ Wilder vs Parker] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123142831/https://wildervsparker.com/ |date=2023-11-23 }} {{start box}} {{Succession box| before=[[Freddie Mills]]| title=World [[List of light heavyweight boxing champions|Light Heavyweight Champion]]| after=[[Archie Moore]]| years=1950 – 1953 }} {{end box}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Maxim, Joey}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2001 deaths]] [[Category:American boxers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Cleveland]]