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Name: Baby Tiger
Birth Name: James Tigeure
Hometown: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1976-01-00 (Age:75)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 160cm
Pro Boxer: Record

  • In an interview in the Boston Evening Globe in 1955, he stated he was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but was raised in France.
  • In the article, it is mentioned that he received his initial boxing training from Jack Johnson while traveling the world with him. He started as an errand boy and later became a stablemate. He claims that Johnson taught him all the fundamental techniques of boxing, which he now uses to teach his own students.
  • Allegedly turned professional in France and engaged in more than 300 fights from Boston to Australia.
  • BoxRec only lists 27 bouts from 1931 to 1935.
  • Due to his courage and fierce nature, he earned the nickname "Baby Tiger."
  • He was a well-known boxing instructor in Boston, Massachusetts, from the 1930s to the 1950s.