Rubin Carter timeline

This is the birthday of Ruben Hurricane Carter he was born in Clifton; New Jersey.

He was thrown out of the army after 21 months of service after four courts-martial. Shortly after his discharge, he was convicted of two muggings and sent to prison.

Ruben Hurricane Carter died from prostate cancer at the young age of 76 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Ruben Hurricane Carter was released from prison after being there for 19 years.

He was given the world title to Ruben (Hurricane) Carter as recognition of his fight for justice.

At the height of his boxing career, Carter was wrongfully convicted twice of a triple murder and imprisoned for nearly two decades. (Carter's career record in boxing was 27 wins, 12 losses, and one draw in 40 fights, with 19 total knockouts (8 KOs and 11 TKOs).)

He married Mae Thelma Basket. They had two sons. After the birth of their second son, Mae Thelma divorced him on the grounds of infidelity. After his release in 1985, Carter married his supporter Lisa Peters, in Canada. However, they separated later.

After his release, Carter married his supporter Lisa Peters, in Canada. However, they separated later.

The third appeal is rejected by the New Jersey state supreme court.

He attacked a man with a knife when he was 11. According to him, the man he attacked was a pedophile who was trying to molest his friend. He was sent to the ‘Jamesburg State Home for Boys.’ He ran away from the reformatory before the completion of his term and went to Philadelphia.

On his return to Paterson, he was arrested for his escape from the reformatory and was sent to the ‘Annandale Reformatory’ for 10 months.

After his release, he again got into trouble and was arrested for assault and theft. At the ‘Trenton State Prison,’ he revived his interest in boxing.

In December 1963, in a non-title bout, he beat then-welterweight world champion Emile Griffith in the first round by a KO.

He turned pro in 1961 and he had a 4 fight winning streak

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