Snowy Baker (UK)

Name: Snowy Baker
Birth Name: Reginald Leslie Baker
Hometown: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birthplace: Surrey Hills,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 1953-12-02 (Age:69)
Referee: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Competed in 3 sports, including boxing, at the 1908 Olympics.

After retiring from professional sport following a motor vehicle accident, Baker turned to boxing promotion. Working with Hugh D. "Huge Deal" McIntosh, Baker became one of the premier boxing promoters in Australia, bringing to the country many of the best boxers of the day from North America and Europe. Among these was the New York light and welterweight Harry Stone. As general manager of Stadia Ltd in 1914, he led negotiations to bring Georges Carpentier to Australia.

Baker was responsible for starting the careers of many of Australia's best pugilists, most notably Les Darcy. However, he and Darcy had a major falling out, resulting in the latter stowing away to the United States. Having publicly denounced Darcy over his evasion of war service;[8] when Darcy died in May 1917 from complications resulting from a botched dental procedure, many Australians blamed Baker for his death. This fall from grace in the eyes of the Australian public would ultimately result in Baker's permanent relocation to California.