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Odlanier Solis Fonte

2007-04-07T02:54:14Z

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[[file:odlanier_solis_410.jpg|left|250px|Odlanier Solis]]

*Gold medalist at heavyweight at the 2004 [[Olympics]] in Athens. His results were:
**Defeated [[Aleksander Alekseev]] (Russia) 24-21
**Defeated [[Wilmer Jose Vasquez Torres]] (Venezuela) 24-4
**Defeated [[Nasser Al Shami]] (Syrian) RSC 3 (1:29)
**Defeated [[Viktar Zuyev]] (Belarus) 22-13
*Two time World Senior Champion (2001, 2003) and once Junior World Champion (1998)
*Panamerican Champion (2003)
*Six time Cuban National Champion (1999-2004)

Solis defected from the Cuban national team in December 2006, while in Venezuela; along with [[Yuriorkis Gamboa]] and [[Yan Barthelemy]]. After escaping to Colombia, and arriving in Miami. Solis signed a professional promotional contract with German-based [[First Artist]], Gamboa and Barthelemy with [[Arena Box-Promotion]].

== External Links ==
[http://www.geocities.com/pedrinet/solis.html Amateur Record]

[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists|Solis, Odlanier]]
[[Category:Cuban Olympians|Solis, Odlanier]]
[[Category:2004 Olympians|Solis, Odlanier]]

File:Sp2.jpg

2007-03-24T04:51:32Z

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Yan Barthelemy

2007-03-24T04:51:22Z

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[[file:sp2.jpg|left|250px|Yan Bhartelemy]]

<boxer>387634</boxer>

'''Yan Bhartelemy Varela''' (Born: March 5, 1980) captured the Olympic Gold Medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, in the Light Flyweight (48 kg) class. Varela's results were as follows:
*Round of 32 - Defeated [[Miguel Angel Miranda Guerra]] of Venezuela - RSC-3
*Round of 16 - Defeated [[Suban Pannon]] of Thailand - PTS (23-14)
*Quarterfinals - Defeated [[Hong Moo-Won]] of North Korea - PTS (30-11)
*Semifinals - Defeated [[Shiming Zou]] of China - PTS (29-17)
*Final - Defeated [[Atagun Yalcinkaya]] of Turkey - PTS (21-16)

Varela defected from the Cuban national team in December 2006, while in Venezuela; along with [[Yuriorkis Gamboa]] and [[Odlanier Solis]]. After escaping to Colombia, and arriving in Miami, all three boxers signed professional promotional contracts with German-based [[First Artist and Arena]].

[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists|Varela, Yan Bhartelemy]]
[[Category:2004 Olympians|Varela, Yan Bhartelemy]]
[[Category:Cuban Olympians|Varela, Yan]]

File:Tynytjyu6j.jpg

2007-03-24T04:48:09Z

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Yuriorkis Gamboa

2007-03-24T04:47:58Z

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[[file:tynytjyu6j.jpg|left|250px|Yuriorkis Gamboa]]

<boxer>387635</boxer>

'''Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano''' (Born: December 23, 1981) is a Cuban boxer, who captured the 2004 Olympic Gold Medal in the Flyweight (51 kg) class. Toledano's results are as follows:
*Round of 32 - Defeated [[Igori Samoilenco]] of Moldava - PTS (46-33)
*Round of 16 - Defeated [[Somjit Jongjohor]] of Thailand - PTS (26-21)
*Quarterfinals - Defeated [[Georgy Balakshin]] of Russia - PTS (26-18)
*Semifinals - Defeated [[Rustamhodza Rahimov]] of Germany - PTS (20-11)
*Gold Medal Match - Defeated [[Jerome Thomas]] of France - PTS (38-23)

Gamboa defected from the Cuban national team in December 2006, while in Venezuela; along with [[Yan Barthelemy]] and [[Odlanier Solis]]. After escaping to Colombia, and arriving in Miami, all three boxers signed professional promotional contracts with German-based [[First Artist and Arena]].

[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists|Gamboa, Yuriorkis]]
[[Category:2004 Olympians|Gamboa, Yuriorkis]]
[[Category:Cuban Olympians|Gamboa, Yuriorkis]]

File:Odlanier solis 410.jpg

2007-03-24T04:42:14Z

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Odlanier Solis Fonte

2007-03-24T04:42:01Z

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[[file:odlanier_solis_410.jpg|left|250px|Odlanier Solis]]

<boxer>387633</boxer>

*Gold medalist at heavyweight at the 2004 [[Olympics]] in Athens. His results were:
**Defeated [[Aleksander Alekseev]] (Russia) 24-21
**Defeated [[Wilmer Jose Vasquez Torres]] (Venezuela) 24-4
**Defeated [[Nasser Al Shami]] (Syrian) RSC 3 (1:29)
**Defeated [[Viktar Zuyev]] (Belarus) 22-13
*Two time World Senior Champion (2001, 2003) and once Junior World Champion (1998)
*Panamerican Champion (2003)
*Six time Cuban National Champion (1999-2004)

Solis defected from the Cuban national team in December 2006, while in Venezuela; along with [[Yuriorkis Gamboa]] and [[Yan Barthelemy]]. After escaping to Colombia, and arriving in Miami. Solis signed a professional promotional contract with German-based [[First Artist]], Gamboa and Barthelemy with [[Arena Box-Promotion]].

== External Links ==
[http://www.geocities.com/pedrinet/solis.html Amateur Record]

[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists|Solis, Odlanier]]
[[Category:Cuban Olympians|Solis, Odlanier]]
[[Category:2004 Olympians|Solis, Odlanier]]

Mario Kindelán

2007-03-24T04:36:38Z

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[[file:hgneyney.jpg|left]]

Mario César Kindelán Mesa (born 10 August 1971 in Holgu) is a former amateur boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Lightweight Category. Kindelan retired in May 2005, after he was defeated by [[Boxer:Amir Khan:314558|Amir Khan]] in a rematch in Bolton, England (19-13). Kindelan has since shown an interest in becoming a boxing coach in England, possibly with Khan, but would need the permission of the Cuban government to immigrate.

== Amateur Highlights ==
*1998 World Cup Champion
*1999 Pan-American Games Champion
*1999 World Champion
*2000 Olympic Gold Medalist
*2001 World Champion
*2003 World Champion
*2003 Pan-American Games Champion
*2004 Olympic Gold Medalist

In 1999, he was named as one of the top ten athletes in Cuba, and was named boxer of the year.

== 2000 Olympic Games ==
*1st round bye
*Defeated [[Pongsit Wiangviset]] (Thailand) 14-8
*Defeated [[Tigran Ouzlian]] (Greece) RSC 4
*Defeated [[Alexandr Maletin]] (Russia) 27-15
*Defeated [[Andreas Kotelnik]] (Ukraine) 14-4 in the Gold Medal match.

== 2004 Athens Olympic Games ==
Kindelan's results in the games, were as follows:
*Round of 32: Defeated [[Ahmed Sadiq]] of Nigeria (RSC-3)
*Round of 16: Defeated [[Asghar Ali Shah]] of Pakistan (24-9)
*Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Rovshan Huseynov]] of Azerbaijan (23-11)
*Semifinals: Defeated [[Serik Yeleuov]] of Kazakhstan (40-26)
*Gold Medal match: Defeated [[Boxer:Amir Khan:314558|Amir Khan]] of Great Britian (30-22)

[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists|Kindelan, Mario]]
[[Category:2004 Olympians|Kindelan, Mario]]
[[Category:2000 Olympians|Kindelan, Mario]]
[[Category:Cuban Olympians|Kindelan, Mario]]

Joe Gans

2007-03-13T00:49:44Z

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[[file:Joe Gans.jpg|left|250px|Joe Gans]]
<boxer>009026</boxer>
'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

 

'''Joe Gans''' was born "Joseph Gaines" in Baltimore, Maryland. Gans was rated as the greatest [[lightweight]] boxer of all time by boxing historian and [[Ring Magazine]] editor, [[Nat Fleischer]]. He fought from 1891 to 1909, and is believed to have contracted tuberculosis in 1907 or 1908. His final record included 131 wins (88 KOs) 9 losses and 13 draws.

Gans won the lightweight championship by knocking out [[Frank Erne]] on May 12, 1902. Erne had successfully defended the title against Gans earlier, when Gans was forced to quit due to a serious eye injury as the result of a head-butt.

There is some dispute as to whether Gans relinquished the crown in November of 1904. According to a reissue of the [[Ring Record Book]], compiled by others after Nat Fleischer died, Gans relinquished the crown after winning a fight on a foul from [[Jimmy Britt]]. According to this version of history, Gans later regained the title on September 3, 1906 by defeating [[Battling Nelson]] on a foul after 42 rounds.

British boxing historian [[Gilbert Odd]], lists Gans as champion from 1902-1908. There is no corroborating evidence of Gans' abdication of the title, and Gans continued to fight as a lightweight; thereby casting doubt on his attributed stated reason for surrendering the crown. Whatever the true facts may be, he was defeated by [[Battling Nelson]] by KO in 17 rounds on July 4, 1908, thereby eliminating any further claim to the title by Gans.

Gans fought many great fighters during his career. He drew with the original [[Joe Walcott]], whom Nat Fleischer ranked as the greatest [[welterweight]] ever. He also fought and defeated [[Jack Blackburn]] (who would go on to greater fame as [[Joe Louis]]'s trainer), and lost a fifteen round decision to fellow all time great [[Sam Langford]] ('tho in fairness to Gans, it should be noted that he had fought master boxer [[Dave Holly]] the previous day in Philadelphia and then had to travel 300 miles by train to face Langford in Boston). Gans is listed among the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time and is generally considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, pound-for-pound . Perhaps, the most fitting testament to Gans's greatness as a fighter is the esteem in which he was held by other all time greats. For example, Langford deemed him the greatest boxer of all time; [[Benny Leonard]], who is generally considered the next best lightweight in history, idolized Gans; and [[Bob Fitzsimmons]], the first of only two fighters in history to capture undisputed, lineal world titles in three of boxing's eight traditional weight divisions, called Gans the cleverest fighter he'd ever seen.

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]];
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category: African American Boxers|Gans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Gans, Joe]]

Joe Gans

2007-03-09T04:30:12Z

Oblivionx:

[[file:Joe Gans.jpg|Left|250px|Photo]]
<boxer>009026</boxer>

Joe Gans was born '''Joseph Gaines''' in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. Gans was rated as the greatest [[lightweight]] boxer of all time by boxing historian and [[Ring Magazine]] editor, [[Nat Fleischer]]. He fought from 1891 to 1909, and is believed to have contracted [[tuberculosis]] in [[1907]] or [[1908]]. His final record included 131 wins (88 KOs) 9 losses and 13 draws.

Gans won the lightweight championship by knocking out [[Frank Erne]] on [[May 12]], [[1902]]. Erne had successfully defended the title against Gans earlier, when Gans was forced to quit due to a serious eye injury as the result of a head-butt.

There is some dispute as to whether Gans relinquished the crown in November of 1904. According to a reissue of the [[Ring Record Book]], compiled by others after Nat Fleischer died, Gans relinquished the crown after winning a fight on a foul from [[Jimmy Britt]]. According to this version of history, Gans later regained the title on [[September 3]], [[1906]] by defeating [[Oscar Nelson|Oscar "Battling" Nelson]] on a foul after 42 rounds.

British boxing historian [[Gilbert Odd]], lists Gans as champion from 1902-1908. There is no corroborating evidence of Gans' abdication of the title, and Gans continued to fight as a lightweight; thereby casting doubt on his attributed stated reason for surrendering the crown. Whatever the true facts may be, he was defeated by [[Battling Nelson]] by KO in 17 rounds on [[July 4]], [[1908]], thereby eliminating any further claim to the title by Gans.

Gans fought many great fighters during his career. He drew with the original [[Joe Walcott]], whom Nat Fleischer ranked as the greatest [[welterweight]] ever. He also fought and defeated [[Jack Blackburn]] (who would go on to greater fame as [[Joe Louis]]'s trainer), and lost a fifteen round decision to fellow all time great [[Sam Langford]] ('tho in fairness to Gans, it should be noted that he had fought master boxer [[Dave Holly]] the previous day in Philadelphia and then had to travel 300 miles by train to face Langford in Boston). Gans is listed among the [[Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time]] and is generally considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, pound-for-pound . Perhaps, the most fitting testament to Gans's greatness as a fighter is the esteem in which he was held by other all time greats. For example, Langford deemed him the greatest boxer of all time; [[Benny Leonard]], who is generally considered the next best lightweight in history, idolized Gans; and [[Bob Fitzsimmons]], the first of only two fighters in history to capture undisputed, lineal world titles in three of boxing's eight traditional weight divisions, called Gans the cleverest fighter he'd ever seen.

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]]; [[:Image:JoeGans1.jpg|Photo #3]]
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category: African American Boxers|Gans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Gans, Joe]]

Joe Gans

2007-03-09T04:30:02Z

Oblivionx:

[[file:Joe Gans.jpg|Left|200px|Photo]]
<boxer>009026</boxer>

Joe Gans was born '''Joseph Gaines''' in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. Gans was rated as the greatest [[lightweight]] boxer of all time by boxing historian and [[Ring Magazine]] editor, [[Nat Fleischer]]. He fought from 1891 to 1909, and is believed to have contracted [[tuberculosis]] in [[1907]] or [[1908]]. His final record included 131 wins (88 KOs) 9 losses and 13 draws.

Gans won the lightweight championship by knocking out [[Frank Erne]] on [[May 12]], [[1902]]. Erne had successfully defended the title against Gans earlier, when Gans was forced to quit due to a serious eye injury as the result of a head-butt.

There is some dispute as to whether Gans relinquished the crown in November of 1904. According to a reissue of the [[Ring Record Book]], compiled by others after Nat Fleischer died, Gans relinquished the crown after winning a fight on a foul from [[Jimmy Britt]]. According to this version of history, Gans later regained the title on [[September 3]], [[1906]] by defeating [[Oscar Nelson|Oscar "Battling" Nelson]] on a foul after 42 rounds.

British boxing historian [[Gilbert Odd]], lists Gans as champion from 1902-1908. There is no corroborating evidence of Gans' abdication of the title, and Gans continued to fight as a lightweight; thereby casting doubt on his attributed stated reason for surrendering the crown. Whatever the true facts may be, he was defeated by [[Battling Nelson]] by KO in 17 rounds on [[July 4]], [[1908]], thereby eliminating any further claim to the title by Gans.

Gans fought many great fighters during his career. He drew with the original [[Joe Walcott]], whom Nat Fleischer ranked as the greatest [[welterweight]] ever. He also fought and defeated [[Jack Blackburn]] (who would go on to greater fame as [[Joe Louis]]'s trainer), and lost a fifteen round decision to fellow all time great [[Sam Langford]] ('tho in fairness to Gans, it should be noted that he had fought master boxer [[Dave Holly]] the previous day in Philadelphia and then had to travel 300 miles by train to face Langford in Boston). Gans is listed among the [[Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time]] and is generally considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, pound-for-pound . Perhaps, the most fitting testament to Gans's greatness as a fighter is the esteem in which he was held by other all time greats. For example, Langford deemed him the greatest boxer of all time; [[Benny Leonard]], who is generally considered the next best lightweight in history, idolized Gans; and [[Bob Fitzsimmons]], the first of only two fighters in history to capture undisputed, lineal world titles in three of boxing's eight traditional weight divisions, called Gans the cleverest fighter he'd ever seen.

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]]; [[:Image:JoeGans1.jpg|Photo #3]]
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category: African American Boxers|Gans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Gans, Joe]]

Joe Gans

2007-03-09T04:26:43Z

Oblivionx:

[[file:Joe Gans.jpg|Left|200px|Joe Gans]]
<boxer>009026</boxer>

Joe Gans was born '''Joseph Gaines''' in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. Gans was rated as the greatest [[lightweight]] boxer of all time by boxing historian and [[Ring Magazine]] editor, [[Nat Fleischer]]. He fought from 1891 to 1909, and is believed to have contracted [[tuberculosis]] in [[1907]] or [[1908]]. His final record included 131 wins (88 KOs) 9 losses and 13 draws.

Gans won the lightweight championship by knocking out [[Frank Erne]] on [[May 12]], [[1902]]. Erne had successfully defended the title against Gans earlier, when Gans was forced to quit due to a serious eye injury as the result of a head-butt.

There is some dispute as to whether Gans relinquished the crown in November of 1904. According to a reissue of the [[Ring Record Book]], compiled by others after Nat Fleischer died, Gans relinquished the crown after winning a fight on a foul from [[Jimmy Britt]]. According to this version of history, Gans later regained the title on [[September 3]], [[1906]] by defeating [[Oscar Nelson|Oscar "Battling" Nelson]] on a foul after 42 rounds.

British boxing historian [[Gilbert Odd]], lists Gans as champion from 1902-1908. There is no corroborating evidence of Gans' abdication of the title, and Gans continued to fight as a lightweight; thereby casting doubt on his attributed stated reason for surrendering the crown. Whatever the true facts may be, he was defeated by [[Battling Nelson]] by KO in 17 rounds on [[July 4]], [[1908]], thereby eliminating any further claim to the title by Gans.

Gans fought many great fighters during his career. He drew with the original [[Joe Walcott]], whom Nat Fleischer ranked as the greatest [[welterweight]] ever. He also fought and defeated [[Jack Blackburn]] (who would go on to greater fame as [[Joe Louis]]'s trainer), and lost a fifteen round decision to fellow all time great [[Sam Langford]] ('tho in fairness to Gans, it should be noted that he had fought master boxer [[Dave Holly]] the previous day in Philadelphia and then had to travel 300 miles by train to face Langford in Boston). Gans is listed among the [[Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time]] and is generally considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, pound-for-pound . Perhaps, the most fitting testament to Gans's greatness as a fighter is the esteem in which he was held by other all time greats. For example, Langford deemed him the greatest boxer of all time; [[Benny Leonard]], who is generally considered the next best lightweight in history, idolized Gans; and [[Bob Fitzsimmons]], the first of only two fighters in history to capture undisputed, lineal world titles in three of boxing's eight traditional weight divisions, called Gans the cleverest fighter he'd ever seen.

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]]; [[:Image:JoeGans1.jpg|Photo #3]]
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category: African American Boxers|Gans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Gans, Joe]]

Joe Gans

2007-03-09T04:25:03Z

Oblivionx:

[[file:Joe Gans.jpg|Left|200px|Joe Gans]]
<boxer>009026</boxer>
'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

was born '''Joseph Gaines''' in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. Gans was rated as the greatest [[lightweight]] boxer of all time by boxing historian and [[Ring Magazine]] editor, [[Nat Fleischer]]. He fought from 1891 to 1909, and is believed to have contracted [[tuberculosis]] in [[1907]] or [[1908]]. His final record included 131 wins (88 KOs) 9 losses and 13 draws.

Gans won the lightweight championship by knocking out [[Frank Erne]] on [[May 12]], [[1902]]. Erne had successfully defended the title against Gans earlier, when Gans was forced to quit due to a serious eye injury as the result of a head-butt.

There is some dispute as to whether Gans relinquished the crown in November of 1904. According to a reissue of the [[Ring Record Book]], compiled by others after Nat Fleischer died, Gans relinquished the crown after winning a fight on a foul from [[Jimmy Britt]]. According to this version of history, Gans later regained the title on [[September 3]], [[1906]] by defeating [[Oscar Nelson|Oscar "Battling" Nelson]] on a foul after 42 rounds.

British boxing historian [[Gilbert Odd]], lists Gans as champion from 1902-1908. There is no corroborating evidence of Gans' abdication of the title, and Gans continued to fight as a lightweight; thereby casting doubt on his attributed stated reason for surrendering the crown. Whatever the true facts may be, he was defeated by [[Battling Nelson]] by KO in 17 rounds on [[July 4]], [[1908]], thereby eliminating any further claim to the title by Gans.

Gans fought many great fighters during his career. He drew with the original [[Joe Walcott]], whom Nat Fleischer ranked as the greatest [[welterweight]] ever. He also fought and defeated [[Jack Blackburn]] (who would go on to greater fame as [[Joe Louis]]'s trainer), and lost a fifteen round decision to fellow all time great [[Sam Langford]] ('tho in fairness to Gans, it should be noted that he had fought master boxer [[Dave Holly]] the previous day in Philadelphia and then had to travel 300 miles by train to face Langford in Boston). Gans is listed among the [[Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time]] and is generally considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, pound-for-pound . Perhaps, the most fitting testament to Gans's greatness as a fighter is the esteem in which he was held by other all time greats. For example, Langford deemed him the greatest boxer of all time; [[Benny Leonard]], who is generally considered the next best lightweight in history, idolized Gans; and [[Bob Fitzsimmons]], the first of only two fighters in history to capture undisputed, lineal world titles in three of boxing's eight traditional weight divisions, called Gans the cleverest fighter he'd ever seen.

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]]; [[:Image:JoeGans1.jpg|Photo #3]]
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category: African American Boxers|Gans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Gans, Joe]]

Joe Gans

2007-03-09T04:24:04Z

Oblivionx:

[[file:Joe Gans.jpg|Center|200px|Joe Gans]]
<boxer>009026</boxer>
'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

was born '''Joseph Gaines''' in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. Gans was rated as the greatest [[lightweight]] boxer of all time by boxing historian and [[Ring Magazine]] editor, [[Nat Fleischer]]. He fought from 1891 to 1909, and is believed to have contracted [[tuberculosis]] in [[1907]] or [[1908]]. His final record included 131 wins (88 KOs) 9 losses and 13 draws.

Gans won the lightweight championship by knocking out [[Frank Erne]] on [[May 12]], [[1902]]. Erne had successfully defended the title against Gans earlier, when Gans was forced to quit due to a serious eye injury as the result of a head-butt.

There is some dispute as to whether Gans relinquished the crown in November of 1904. According to a reissue of the [[Ring Record Book]], compiled by others after Nat Fleischer died, Gans relinquished the crown after winning a fight on a foul from [[Jimmy Britt]]. According to this version of history, Gans later regained the title on [[September 3]], [[1906]] by defeating [[Oscar Nelson|Oscar "Battling" Nelson]] on a foul after 42 rounds.

British boxing historian [[Gilbert Odd]], lists Gans as champion from 1902-1908. There is no corroborating evidence of Gans' abdication of the title, and Gans continued to fight as a lightweight; thereby casting doubt on his attributed stated reason for surrendering the crown. Whatever the true facts may be, he was defeated by [[Battling Nelson]] by KO in 17 rounds on [[July 4]], [[1908]], thereby eliminating any further claim to the title by Gans.

Gans fought many great fighters during his career. He drew with the original [[Joe Walcott]], whom Nat Fleischer ranked as the greatest [[welterweight]] ever. He also fought and defeated [[Jack Blackburn]] (who would go on to greater fame as [[Joe Louis]]'s trainer), and lost a fifteen round decision to fellow all time great [[Sam Langford]] ('tho in fairness to Gans, it should be noted that he had fought master boxer [[Dave Holly]] the previous day in Philadelphia and then had to travel 300 miles by train to face Langford in Boston). Gans is listed among the [[Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time]] and is generally considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, pound-for-pound . Perhaps, the most fitting testament to Gans's greatness as a fighter is the esteem in which he was held by other all time greats. For example, Langford deemed him the greatest boxer of all time; [[Benny Leonard]], who is generally considered the next best lightweight in history, idolized Gans; and [[Bob Fitzsimmons]], the first of only two fighters in history to capture undisputed, lineal world titles in three of boxing's eight traditional weight divisions, called Gans the cleverest fighter he'd ever seen.

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]]; [[:Image:JoeGans1.jpg|Photo #3]]
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category: African American Boxers|Gans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Gans, Joe]]

File:Joe Gans.jpg

2007-03-09T04:21:19Z

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Joe Gans

2007-03-09T04:21:02Z

Oblivionx:

[[file:Joe Gans.jpg|left|200px|Joe Gans]]
<boxer>009026</boxer>
'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]]; [[:Image:JoeGans1.jpg|Photo #3]]
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

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Joe Gans

2007-03-09T04:04:10Z

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[[file:Gans Joe 1.jpg|left|200px|Joe Gans]]
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'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]] [[:Image:Gans.JoeGans.jpg|Photo #3]]
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category: African American Boxers|Gans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Gans, Joe]]

Joe Gans

2007-03-09T04:02:47Z

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[[file:Gans Joe 1.jpg|left|200px|Joe Gans]]
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'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]][[:Image:JoeGans.jpg|Photo #3]]
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category: African American Boxers|Gans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Gans, Joe]]

Joe Gans

2007-03-09T04:02:01Z

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[[file:Gans Joe 1.jpg|left|200px|Joe Gans]]
<boxer>009026</boxer>
'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]] [[:Image:JoeGans.jpg|Photo #3]]
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category: African American Boxers|Gans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Gans, Joe]]

Joe Gans

2007-03-09T04:01:49Z

Oblivionx:

[[file:Gans Joe 1.jpg|left|200px|Joe Gans]]
<boxer>009026</boxer>
'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]] [[:Image:JoeGans.jpg|Photo #2]]
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category: African American Boxers|Gans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Gans, Joe]]

Joe Gans

2007-03-09T04:00:13Z

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[[file:Gans Joe 1.jpg|left|200px|Joe Gans]][[file:JoeGans1.jpg]]
<boxer>009026</boxer>
'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]]
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category: African American Boxers|Gans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Gans, Joe]]

File:JoeGans1.jpg

2007-03-09T03:59:23Z

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Joe Gans

2007-03-09T03:58:52Z

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[[file:Gans Joe 1.jpg|left|200px|Joe Gans]] [[file:JoeGans1.jpg]]
<boxer>009026</boxer>
'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]]
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category: African American Boxers|Gans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Gans, Joe]]

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Joe Gans

2007-03-09T03:56:18Z

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[[file:Gans Joe 1.jpg|left|200px|Joe Gans]]
<boxer>009026</boxer>
'''Division''': Lightweight 
'''Trainers''': [[Jerry Marshall]], [[Jack McCue]] 
'''Manager''': [[Al Herford]]

 
* Another [[:Image:Gans.Joe.jpg|Photo]]; [[:Image:Gans.Joe2.jpg|Photo #2]]
* First African-American world champion.
* Also said to have been born Joe Gant
* Gans died of tuberculosis in Baltimore
* He inspired countless boxers, many of whom adopted his name: Baby Joe Gans, Italian Joe Gans, Dago Joe Gans, etc.
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8253 Find a Grave]

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category: African American Boxers|Gans]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Gans, Joe]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Gans, Joe]]