Pete Sanstol
Norwegian boxer (1905-1982)
- Born
- 28 March 1905, Moi
- Died
- 13 March 1982, Whittier
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- bantamweight
- Occupation
- boxer, autobiographer
Pete Sanstol (March 28, 1905 – March 13, 1982) was a Norwegian-American professional boxer who took the Canadian version of the World Bantamweight Championship (sanctioned by the Montreal Athletic Commission) at a bout in Montreal in 1931 against Archie Bell. Sanstol contended twice unsuccessfully for the NBA World Bantamweight Title, and was a class of 2000 World Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.
Lew Burston, Raoul Godbout, George Blake, and Bobby Diamond were his managers. His trainers were Jake Kravitz and Manny Seeman.
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