Personal Background
Known as "The Pittsburgh Kid", Spadafora hails from a borough outside of Pittsburgh named McKees Rocks.
Spadafora had a fruitful amateur career, winning 75 of 80 bouts. His dreams of becoming a professional boxer were almost dashed before he turned professional: According to the official reports, Spadafora was travelling in a car that was driven by a friend. When his friend began to go over the speed limit, he was chased by a cop. Since the driver refused to stop, the cop fired a shot, hitting Spadafora in the achilles' tendon .
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