Babe Asher

Name: Babe Asher
Alias: Johnny Asher
Birth Name: John M. Asher
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Birthplace: Russia
Died: 1972-12-07 (Age:71)
Reach: 169cm
Pro Boxer: Record

On April 26, 1919, at Paris, France, Babe Asher beat George Schreiber (KO-7) for the AEF Bantamweight Championship.

According to the U.S. Census database on the Ancestry.com website, one John M. Asher, an 18-year-old Jewish native of Russia, was a lodger in St. Louis, Missouri during 1920. He had come to the U.S. during 1911 and was listed as being a "Pugilist."

A 1926 wire report states he is in poor shape in St. Louis, being completely blind in one eye and nearly so in the other. Yonderks Stateman, Jan 29, 1926.

According to the U.S. National Homes For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers database (1866-1938), there is a record for one John M. Asher, a 28-year-old native of Vilna, Russia, who was listed as being a "Boxer." He was first admitted to a national home in Danville, Illinois, on February 8, 1929, and was discharged July 10, 1929. He was admitted to the same home during 1930, 1931 and 1932. He had a pension of $45.00.