John Indrisano

Born in East Boston Johnny Indrisano was from a poverty stricken family As a youth he vowed to have money some day He boxed 155 amateur fights He turned professional and went on to fight 83 main events in which he won 80 He defeated 5 world champions His career lasted from 1924 to 1934 He defeated among others Joe DundeeWorld Welterweight Champnontitle fight Nick Testo Johnny Freeman Sig Keppen and Sammy Baker From 1934 to 1949 he worked as a boxing referee He began as a boxing coach for movie stars and from there became a fulltime boxing adviser on films He also worked as a character actor Among the stars he trained were John Garfield Spencer Tracy Carey Grant Mickey Rooney Robert Ryan Robert Taylor Jimmy Durante Fred MacMurray Ricardo Montalban and William Lundigan He died under mysterious conditions possibly a suicide Date of Death 9 July 1968 San Fernando Valley California  apparent suicide by hanging