Battling Siki

Template:Short description Template:Infobox person Amadou Louis M'barick Fall (16 September 1897 – 15 December 1925), known as Battling Siki, was the first African born boxing world champion. Born in French-Senegal. He won the world World Light-Heavyweight Championship after knocking out Georges Carpentier in 1922.

Personal life

Born in the port city of Saint-Louis, French Senegal. His father died when he was young. At age 10 he was brought to Europe and abandoned.Template:Sfn

Lijntje van Appelteer (1902-1983), a Dutch woman, became his common-law wife. On 16 December 1921, she had a son.Template:Sfn In 1923 Siki left France and never returned. In 1924 he married Lillian Werner of Memphis, Tennessee. A rare mixed-race marriage at the time. A scandal both due to race, and because he had abandoned van Appelteer and her child in France.<ref>"BATTLING SIKI WEDS WHITE WOMAN HERE: Paris Friends of Senegalese Say Prizefighter Is Already Married to Dutch Girl", The New York Times, 24 July 1924.</ref>

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Boxing and war

He started boxing at age 14. From 1912 to 1914 he compiled a modest record of eight wins, six losses and two draws.

When World War I erupted, Siki joined the French army, serving in the 8th Colonial Infantry Regiment. During the war he was decorated for bravery in battle with the Croix de Guerre and the Médaille Militaire, before being honorably discharged.<ref>Lardener, John "Who Shot Battling Siki? The Life And Murder Of A Prizefighter", Deadspin, June 18, 2013.</ref>

After the war Siki compiled the impressive stretch of 44 wins in 47 bouts (22 KOs), suffering just one loss (on a decision) and two draws. He defeated French middleweight champion Ercole de Balzac. No weigh in occurred, so the title was not on the line. Balzac was stripped of the title after defeat.Template:Sfn Siki also defeated French heavyweight champion Marcel Nilles, again without the title on the line.

Georges Carpentier was the reigning World Light-Heavyweight Champion and European champion. Carpentier had recently lost to Jack Dempsey in 1921 in a historic fight and returned home to France more popular than before. Carpentier had been billed as a "war hero" to oppose the champion Dempsey, alleged draft dodger. {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Both Siki and Carpentier had both won the Croix de Guerre and the Médaille Militaire in World War I. The two met in Paris in September 1922 at the Stade Buffalo. Carpentier was part-owner of this 55,000 seat venue, he promoted the event, and also provided the referee.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Siki was knocked down in the first and again in the third. Siki later claimed that he had agreed to take a dive, and that these knockdowns were part of the deal.Template:Sfn Either due to Carpentier being too rough, or his taunting, Siki felt the agreement had been broken. In the sixth round Siki hit Carpentier with a powerful right uppercut that put Carpentier down and out for the count. The referee claimed Siki had tripped Carpentier, and awarded the bout to the unconscious Carpentier on a foul. Fearing a riot from the crowd, the three ringside judges overruled the referee, and Siki was eventually declared the champion. The French Boxing Federation, where Carpentier's manager was a boardmember, revoked Siki's boxing license. Though it lacked the authority to strip him of the World title.

Siki was now the first black world champion since Jack Johnson, and the first black fighter to have received a world title shot in that time. Like in Johnson's championship reign, many countries still refused to sanction interracial title fights. Siki had a fight arranged to defend his title against Joe Beckett in London, but this was stopped by Home Secretary William Bridgeman. "In contests between men of color and white men, the temperments of the contestants are not comparable and moreover all sorts of passions are aroused... such contests are considered against the national interests and they tend to arouse passions which it is inadvisbible to stimulate."Template:Sfn<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

With few other options, Siki signed to defend his title against Irish-American light heavyweight Mike McTigue on Saint Patrick's Day in Dublin, despite the ongoing Irish Civil War.<ref>ESPN - McTigue a part of St. Patrick's Day folklore - Boxing at sports.espn.go.com</ref> Nat Fleischer founder of The Ring, "It is doubtful whether a boxing contest was ever staged under such conditions... Spectators walked to the theater between rows of guards. Armored cars loomed around corners. Machine guns poked their noses from points of vantage." Template:Sfn After viewing newsreel footage of the fight in 1979, Robert Cantwell of Sports Illustrated concluded that Siki won more rounds and should have been declared the winner.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> George Kimball commented: "Under today’s scoring system, Siki might indeed have won more rounds than McTigue, but remember, [referee] Smith wasn’t handing in round-by-round totals, and his overall view was apt to be more shaped by the concluding rounds than those that had taken place more than an hour earlier."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> McTigue won after 20 rounds to become the new champion.

File:Battling Siki in Ireland with Eugene Stuber.jpg

Siki photographed in March 1923 with Eugène Stuber at the Claremont Hotel, Howth, Dublin

After the world title

After losing his title Siki moved to the United States. First fighting and losing to Kid Norfolk in a 15 round decision at Madison Square Garden. His record in the States was poor and his failure to train properly was evident; his record after winning the title was 11 wins (7 KOS), 17 losses, 1 draw and 2 no contests. He either won by KO or lost by decision in nearly every fight.

In 1924 he traveled to Havana, Cuba to fight Santiago Esparraguera. Siki became ill on arrival, and the bout was eventually cancelled. In a separate incident in Cuba, Siki was hit over the head with a glass bowl, needing 6 stitches.Template:Sfn He returned to the United States without having a bout in Cuba at all, and broke 5 ribs in a car accident shortly after in Nebraska.Template:Sfn

In July 1925 Siki was stabbed and hospitalized days after defeating Jimmy Francis by 2nd round KO. Francis, like many boxers in New York at the time, was connected to mobster Owney Madden. Biographer Steven Benson speculates this was payback for Siki failing to throw the Jimmy Francis fight.Template:Sfn

File:Battling Siki Saint Louis.jpg

Commemorative plaque in Saint-Louis

Murder and burial

On 15 December 1925, he was stopped by a policeman who saw him drunk on 42nd Street, not far from his apartment, and not far from where he had been stabbed in July. Siki stated that he was on his way home, and walked off. Later he was found lying face down, shot twice in the back at close range, dead at the age of 28.

The Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, the father of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., presided over his funeral, which was held in Harlem, New York.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He was initially buried at Flushing Cemetery, in an unmarked grave.<ref name=Oreskes1976>Template:Cite news</ref> There were brief ceremonies held in the Flushing Cemetery on 46th Ave and was participated in by representatives of the Senegalese government and of the African Boxing Union: a headstone was dedicated here by the International Veterans Boxing Association.<ref name=Oreskes1976 /> Cherif Djigo, first consul at the Senegalese Mission to the United Nations, stated "This stone represents to us a grand symbol that Battling Siki has not been forgotten".<ref name=Oreskes1976 /> His body was repatriated to Senegal in 1993.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Legacy

In February 2023 the World Boxing Council hosted the Premiere of Ashley Morrison's documentary on Battling Siki's life entitled "Return To Your Corner" at the New York Athletic Club.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Battling Siki vs. Carpentier was viewed by a young Ernest Hemingway. Elements of the fight are present in his short story Fifty Grand.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> unless otherwise stated.

Official record

Template:BoxingRecordSummary All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
91	Template:No2Loss	60–24–4 Template:Small	Lee Anderson	PTS	12	Nov 13, 1925	Template:Small
90	Loss	60–23–4 Template:Small	Billy Vidabeck	NWS	10	Aug 18, 1925	Template:Small
89	Template:No2Loss	60–23–4 Template:Small	Joe Silvani	DQ	8 (12)	Aug 8, 1925	Template:Small
88	Template:Yes2Win	60–22–4 Template:Small	Jimmy Francis	KO	2 (8)	Jul 23, 1925	Template:Small
87	Template:Yes2Win	59–22–4 Template:Small	Chief Halbran	KO	3 (12)	Jul 10, 1925	Template:Small
86	Template:No2Loss	58–22–4 Template:Small	Art Weigand	PTS	6	Jun 25, 1925	Template:Small
85	Template:No2Loss	58–21–4 Template:Small	Paul Berlenbach	TKO	10 (12)	Mar 13, 1925	Template:Small
84	Template:No2Loss	58–20–4 Template:Small	Jack Burke	PTS	12	Dec 4, 1924	Template:Small
83	Template:DrawDraw	58–19–4 Template:Small	Frank Kearns	PTS	10	Nov 27, 1924	Template:Small
82	Template:No2Loss	58–19–3 Template:Small	Tony Marullo	PTS	12	Nov 14, 1924	Template:Small
81	Template:Yes2Win	58–18–3 Template:Small	Roscoe Hall	TKO	6 (10)	Nov 7, 1924	Template:Small
80	Template:No2Loss	57–18–3 Template:Small	Mike Conroy	TKO	8 (10)	Aug 20, 1924	Template:Small
79	Template:No2Loss	57–17–3 Template:Small	Homer Smith	PTS	10	Aug 11, 1924	Template:Small
78	Template:Yes2Win	57–16–3 Template:Small	Dixie Kid	RTD	3 (10)	Aug 4, 1924	Template:Small	Template:Small
77	Template:No2Loss	56–16–3 Template:Small	Sergeant Jack Lynch	PTS	10	Aug 2, 1924	Template:Small
76	Template:Yes2Win	56–15–3 Template:Small	Blacksmith Russell	KO	7 (10)	Jul 18, 1924	Template:Small
75	Win	55–15–3 Template:Small	Ray Bennett	NWS	12	Jul 11, 1924	Template:Small
74	Template:No2Loss	55–15–3 Template:Small	Tut Jackson	PTS	10	Feb 14, 1924	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	55–14–3 Template:Small	Joe White	PTS	10	Feb 8, 1924	Template:Small
72	Loss	54–14–3 Template:Small	Joe Lohman	NWS	10	Jan 31, 1924	Template:Small
71	Template:No2Loss	54–14–3	Battling Owens	PTS	15	Jan 21, 1924	Template:Small
70	Template:Yes2Win	54–13–3	Young Norfolk	PTS	8	Jan 14, 1924	Template:Small
69	Template:Yes2Win	53–13–3	Tony Stabenau	KO	2 (10)	Jan 7, 1924	Template:Small
68	Template:No2Loss	52–13–3	Jack Taylor	PTS	10	Dec 25, 1923	Template:Small
67	Template:No2Loss	52–12–3	Kid Norfolk	PTS	15	Nov 20, 1923	Template:Small
66	Template:Yes2Win	52–11–3	Gaston Marmouget	KO	3 (12)	Aug 5, 1923	Template:Small
65	Template:Yes2Win	51–11–3	Marcel Nilles	KO	2 (15)	Jul 8, 1923	Template:Small
64	Template:No2Loss	50–11–3	Emile Morelle	DQ	6 (20)	Jun 16, 1923	Template:Small
63	Template:No2Loss	50–10–3	Mike McTigue	PTS	20	Mar 17, 1923	Template:Small	Template:Small
62	Template:Yes2Win	50–9–3	Georges Carpentier	KO	6 (20)	Sep 24, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
61	Template:Yes2Win	49–9–3	Harry Reeve	TKO	6 (15)	Jul 27, 1922	Template:Small
60	Template:Yes2Win	48–9–3	Hans Dressler	TKO	5 (6)	Jul 23, 1922	Template:Small
59	Template:Yes2Win	47–9–3	Marcel Nilles	PTS	15	Jun 23, 1922	Template:Small
58	Template:Draw Draw	46–9–3	Harry Reeve	PTS	10	May 19, 1922	Template:Small
57	Template:Yes2Win	46–9–2	Harry Reeve	PTS	10	May 11, 1922	Template:Small
56	Template:Yes2Win	45–9–2	Alfred Baker	PTS	12	Apr 26, 1922	Template:Small
55	Template:Yes2Win	44–9–2	Louis Piochelle	PTS	12	Apr 16, 1922	Template:Small
54	Template:Yes2Win	43–9–2	Martinus Vige	TKO	6 (10)	Mar 31, 1922	Template:Small
53	Template:Yes2Win	42–9–2	Frank Hoche	PTS	10	Mar 23, 1922	Template:Small
52	Template:Yes2Win	41–9–2	Alphonse Rogiers	PTS	10	Mar 15, 1922	Template:Small
51	Template:Yes2Win	40–9–2	Jules Lenaers	TKO	2 (15)	Mar 3, 1922	Template:Small
50	Template:Yes2Win	39–9–2	Iter	TKO	2 (?)	Feb 2, 1922	Template:Small
49	Template:Yes2Win	38–9–2	Alphonse Rogiers	PTS	12	Jan 17, 1922	Template:Small
48	Template:Yes2Win	37–9–2	Paul Journee	PTS	15	Dec 3, 1921	Template:Small
47	Template:Yes2Win	36–9–2	Jean Leroi	KO	2 (20)	Oct 21, 1921	Template:Small
46	Template:Yes2Win	35–9–2	Jean Leroi	TKO	2 (20)	Oct 21, 1921	Template:Small
45	Template:Yes2Win	34–9–2	Battling Marcot	TKO	5 (15)	Oct 2, 1921	Template:Small
44	Template:Yes2Win	33–9–2	Ercole De Balzac	DQ	2 (20)	Sep 21, 1921	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	32–9–2	Constant Barrick	PTS	10	Aug 21, 1921	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	31–9–2	Gabriel Pionnier	TKO	7 (15)	Jul 2, 1921	Template:Small
41	Template:Yes2Win	30–9–2	Harry Reeve	PTS	10	Jun 14, 1921	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	29–9–2	Jeff DePaus	PTS	10	Apr 29, 1921	Template:Small
39	Template:Yes2Win	28–9–2	Hugo Podzuhn	TKO	10 (15)	Mar 15, 1921	Template:Small
38	Template:Yes2Win	27–9–2	Giuseppe Spalla	RTD	9 (15)	Feb 25, 1921	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	26–9–2	Bertus Ahaus	PTS	10	Feb 5, 1921	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	25–9–2	Herman Sjouwerman	PTS	10	Jan 19, 1921	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	24–9–2	Hans Breitenstraeter	PTS	15	Jan 14, 1921	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	23–9–2	Jeff DePaus	PTS	10	Dec 4, 1920	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	22–9–2	Nicol Simpson	KO	1 (15)	Oct 25, 1920	Template:Small
32	Template:No2Loss	21–9–2	Tom Berry	PTS	15	Aug 30, 1920	Template:Small
31	Template:Yes2Win	21–8–2	Tom Berry	PTS	10	Jun 17, 1920	Template:Small
30	Template:Yes2Win	20–8–2	Willem Westbroek	TKO	5 (10)	Jun 4, 1920	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	19–8–2	Daan Holtkamp	KO	2 (10)	Jun 27, 1920	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	18–8–2	Bertus Ahaus	PTS	10	June 13, 1920	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	17–8–2	Jimmy Lyggett Sr.	PTS	10	May 29, 1920	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	16–8–2	Willem Westbroek	KO	7 (10)	May 2, 1920	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	15–8–2	Rene De Vos	PTS	10	April 28, 1920	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	14–8–2	Jeff DePaus	PTS	15	Apr 16, 1920	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	13–8–2	Victor Marchand	KO	8 (15)	April 9, 1920	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	12–8–2	Maurice Lefevre	PTS	10	April 2, 1920	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	11–8–2	Leon Derensy	KO	3 (10)	Mar 26, 1920	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	10–8–2	Jean Audouy	TKO	4 (?)	Feb 16, 1920	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	9–8–2	Billy Henrys	PTS	12	Jan 12, 1920	Template:Small
18	Template:No2Loss	8–8–2	Felix Leonard	PTS	10	Dec 29, 1919	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	8–7–2	Eugene Stuber	TKO	2 (10)	Dec 8, 1919	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	7–7–2	Frank Roose	DQ	9 (10)	May 12, 1918	Template:Small
15	Template:No2Loss	6–7–2	Eugene Tajan	DQ	7 (?)	July 12, 1914	Template:Small
14	Template:No2Loss	6–6–2	Jules Perroud	PTS	10	June 20, 1914	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	6–5–2	Jules Perroud	DQ	8 (10)	June 4, 1914	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	5–5–2	Pierre Nicolas	KO	2 (10)	Feb 19, 1914	Template:Small
11	Template:No2Loss	4–5–2	Jean Audouy	PTS	10	Feb 7, 1914	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	4–4–2	Frank Roose	PTS	10	Jan 8, 1914	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	3–4–2	Frank Roose	PTS	10	Dec 16, 1913	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	2–4–2	Georges Carr	TKO	3 (?)	Nov 29, 1913	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	1–4–2	Georges Bert	TKO	3 (?)	May 18, 1913	Template:Small
6	Template:No2Loss	0–4–2	Bill Henrys	DQ	3 (?)	May 3, 1913	Template:Small
5	Template:No2Loss	0–3–2	Francois Servat	PTS	8	Mar 27, 1913	Template:Small
4	Template:DrawDraw	0–2–2	Fernard Pratt	PTS	8	Mar 13, 1912	Template:Small
3	Template:DrawDraw	0–2–1	Mario Gall	PTS	8	Dec 16, 1912	Template:Small
2	Template:No2Loss	0–2	Jean Chayne	TKO	2 (?)	Oct 20, 1912	Template:Small
1	Template:No2Loss	0–1	Louis Maria	Template:Abbr	2 (6)	Oct 13, 1912	Template:Small

Unofficial record

Template:BoxingRecordSummary Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
91	Template:No2Loss	61–26–4	Lee Anderson	PTS	12	Nov 13, 1925	Template:Small
90	Template:No2Loss	61–25–4	Billy Vidabeck	NWS	10	Aug 18, 1925	Template:Small
89	Template:No2Loss	61–24–4	Joe Silvani	DQ	8 (12)	Aug 8, 1925	Template:Small
88	Template:Yes2Win	61–23–4	Jimmy Francis	KO	2 (8)	Jul 23, 1925	Template:Small
87	Template:Yes2Win	60–23–4	Chief Halbran	KO	3 (12)	Jul 10, 1925	Template:Small
86	Template:No2Loss	59–23–4	Art Weigand	PTS	6	Jun 25, 1925	Template:Small
85	Template:No2Loss	59–22–4	Paul Berlenbach	TKO	10 (12)	Mar 13, 1925	Template:Small
84	Template:No2Loss	59–21–4	Jack Burke	PTS	12	Dec 4, 1924	Template:Small
83	Template:DrawDraw	59–20–4	Frank Kearns	PTS	10	Nov 27, 1924	Template:Small
82	Template:No2Loss	59–20–3	Tony Marullo	PTS	12	Nov 14, 1924	Template:Small
81	Template:Yes2Win	59–19–3	Roscoe Hall	TKO	6 (10)	Nov 7, 1924	Template:Small
80	Template:No2Loss	58–19–3	Mike Conroy	TKO	8 (10)	Aug 20, 1924	Template:Small
79	Template:No2Loss	58–18–3	Homer Smith	PTS	10	Aug 11, 1924	Template:Small
78	Template:Yes2Win	58–17–3	Dixie Kid	RTD	3 (10)	Aug 4, 1924	Template:Small	Template:Small
77	Template:No2Loss	57–17–3	Sergeant Jack Lynch	PTS	10	Aug 2, 1924	Template:Small
76	Template:Yes2Win	57–16–3	Blacksmith Russell	KO	7 (10)	Jul 18, 1924	Template:Small
75	Template:Yes2Win	56–16–3	Ray Bennett	NWS	12	Jul 11, 1924	Template:Small
74	Template:No2Loss	55–16–3	Tut Jackson	PTS	10	Feb 14, 1924	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	55–15–3	Joe White	PTS	10	Feb 8, 1924	Template:Small
72	Template:No2Loss	54–15–3	Joe Lohman	NWS	10	Jan 31, 1924	Template:Small
71	Template:No2Loss	54–14–3	Battling Owens	PTS	15	Jan 21, 1924	Template:Small
70	Template:Yes2Win	54–13–3	Young Norfolk	PTS	8	Jan 14, 1924	Template:Small
69	Template:Yes2Win	53–13–3	Tony Stabenau	KO	2 (10)	Jan 7, 1924	Template:Small
68	Template:No2Loss	52–13–3	Jack Taylor	PTS	10	Dec 25, 1923	Template:Small
67	Template:No2Loss	52–12–3	Kid Norfolk	PTS	15	Nov 20, 1923	Template:Small
66	Template:Yes2Win	52–11–3	Gaston Marmouget	KO	3 (12)	Aug 5, 1923	Template:Small
65	Template:Yes2Win	51–11–3	Marcel Nilles	KO	2 (15)	Jul 8, 1923	Template:Small
64	Template:No2Loss	50–11–3	Emile Morelle	DQ	6 (20)	Jun 16, 1923	Template:Small
63	Template:No2Loss	50–10–3	Mike McTigue	PTS	20	Mar 17, 1923	Template:Small	Template:Small
62	Template:Yes2Win	50–9–3	Georges Carpentier	KO	6 (20)	Sep 24, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
61	Template:Yes2Win	49–9–3	Harry Reeve	TKO	6 (15)	Jul 27, 1922	Template:Small
60	Template:Yes2Win	48–9–3	Hans Dressler	TKO	5 (6)	Jul 23, 1922	Template:Small
59	Template:Yes2Win	47–9–3	Marcel Nilles	PTS	15	Jun 23, 1922	Template:Small
58	Template:Draw Draw	46–9–3	Harry Reeve	PTS	10	May 19, 1922	Template:Small
57	Template:Yes2Win	46–9–2	Harry Reeve	PTS	10	May 11, 1922	Template:Small
56	Template:Yes2Win	45–9–2	Alfred Baker	PTS	12	Apr 26, 1922	Template:Small
55	Template:Yes2Win	44–9–2	Louis Piochelle	PTS	12	Apr 16, 1922	Template:Small
54	Template:Yes2Win	43–9–2	Martinus Vige	TKO	6 (10)	Mar 31, 1922	Template:Small
53	Template:Yes2Win	42–9–2	Frank Hoche	PTS	10	Mar 23, 1922	Template:Small
52	Template:Yes2Win	41–9–2	Alphonse Rogiers	PTS	10	Mar 15, 1922	Template:Small
51	Template:Yes2Win	40–9–2	Jules Lenaers	TKO	2 (15)	Mar 3, 1922	Template:Small
50	Template:Yes2Win	39–9–2	Iter	TKO	2 (?)	Feb 2, 1922	Template:Small
49	Template:Yes2Win	38–9–2	Alphonse Rogiers	PTS	12	Jan 17, 1922	Template:Small
48	Template:Yes2Win	37–9–2	Paul Journee	PTS	15	Dec 3, 1921	Template:Small
47	Template:Yes2Win	36–9–2	Jean Leroi	KO	2 (20)	Oct 21, 1921	Template:Small
46	Template:Yes2Win	35–9–2	Jean Leroi	TKO	2 (20)	Oct 21, 1921	Template:Small
45	Template:Yes2Win	34–9–2	Battling Marcot	TKO	5 (15)	Oct 2, 1921	Template:Small
44	Template:Yes2Win	33–9–2	Ercole De Balzac	DQ	2 (20)	Sep 21, 1921	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	32–9–2	Constant Barrick	PTS	10	Aug 21, 1921	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	31–9–2	Gabriel Pionnier	TKO	7 (15)	Jul 2, 1921	Template:Small
41	Template:Yes2Win	30–9–2	Harry Reeve	PTS	10	Jun 14, 1921	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	29–9–2	Jeff DePaus	PTS	10	Apr 29, 1921	Template:Small
39	Template:Yes2Win	28–9–2	Hugo Podzuhn	TKO	10 (15)	Mar 15, 1921	Template:Small
38	Template:Yes2Win	27–9–2	Giuseppe Spalla	RTD	9 (15)	Feb 25, 1921	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	26–9–2	Bertus Ahaus	PTS	10	Feb 5, 1921	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	25–9–2	Herman Sjouwerman	PTS	10	Jan 19, 1921	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	24–9–2	Hans Breitenstraeter	PTS	15	Jan 14, 1921	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	23–9–2	Jeff DePaus	PTS	10	Dec 4, 1920	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	22–9–2	Nicol Simpson	KO	1 (15)	Oct 25, 1920	Template:Small
32	Template:No2Loss	21–9–2	Tom Berry	PTS	15	Aug 30, 1920	Template:Small
31	Template:Yes2Win	21–8–2	Tom Berry	PTS	10	Jun 17, 1920	Template:Small
30	Template:Yes2Win	20–8–2	Willem Westbroek	TKO	5 (10)	Jun 4, 1920	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	19–8–2	Daan Holtkamp	KO	2 (10)	Jun 27, 1920	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	18–8–2	Bertus Ahaus	PTS	10	June 13, 1920	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	17–8–2	Jimmy Lyggett Sr.	PTS	10	May 29, 1920	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	16–8–2	Willem Westbroek	KO	7 (10)	May 2, 1920	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	15–8–2	Rene De Vos	PTS	10	April 28, 1920	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	14–8–2	Jeff DePaus	PTS	15	Apr 16, 1920	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	13–8–2	Victor Marchand	KO	8 (15)	April 9, 1920	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	12–8–2	Maurice Lefevre	PTS	10	April 2, 1920	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	11–8–2	Leon Derensy	KO	3 (10)	Mar 26, 1920	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	10–8–2	Jean Audouy	TKO	4 (?)	Feb 16, 1920	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	9–8–2	Billy Henrys	PTS	12	Jan 12, 1920	Template:Small
18	Template:No2Loss	8–8–2	Felix Leonard	PTS	10	Dec 29, 1919	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	8–7–2	Eugene Stuber	TKO	2 (10)	Dec 8, 1919	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	7–7–2	Frank Roose	DQ	9 (10)	May 12, 1918	Template:Small
15	Template:No2Loss	6–7–2	Eugene Tajan	DQ	7 (?)	July 12, 1914	Template:Small
14	Template:No2Loss	6–6–2	Jules Perroud	PTS	10	June 20, 1914	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	6–5–2	Jules Perroud	DQ	8 (10)	June 4, 1914	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	5–5–2	Pierre Nicolas	KO	2 (10)	Feb 19, 1914	Template:Small
11	Template:No2Loss	4–5–2	Jean Audouy	PTS	10	Feb 7, 1914	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	4–4–2	Frank Roose	PTS	10	Jan 8, 1914	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	3–4–2	Frank Roose	PTS	10	Dec 16, 1913	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	2–4–2	Georges Carr	TKO	3 (?)	Nov 29, 1913	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	1–4–2	Georges Bert	TKO	3 (?)	May 18, 1913	Template:Small
6	Template:No2Loss	0–4–2	Bill Henrys	DQ	3 (?)	May 3, 1913	Template:Small
5	Template:No2Loss	0–3–2	Francois Servat	PTS	8	Mar 27, 1913	Template:Small
4	Template:DrawDraw	0–2–2	Fernard Pratt	PTS	8	Mar 13, 1912	Template:Small
3	Template:DrawDraw	0–2–1	Mario Gall	PTS	8	Dec 16, 1912	Template:Small
2	Template:No2Loss	0–2	Jean Chayne	TKO	2 (?)	Oct 20, 1912	Template:Small
1	Template:No2Loss	0–1	Louis Maria	Template:Abbr	2 (6)	Oct 13, 1912	Template:Small

Titles in boxing

Major world titles

• NYSAC light heavyweight champion (175 lbs)
• NBA (WBA) light heavyweight champion (175 lbs)

Regional/International titles

• European light heavyweight champion (175 lbs)
• European heavyweight champion (200+ lbs)

Undisputed titles

• Undisputed light heavyweight champion

See also

• List of light heavyweight boxing champions

References

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Bibliography

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External links

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