Ralph Weiser
Name: Ralph Weiser
Alias: Beatty Bomber
Birth Name: Ralph Stewart Weiser
Hometown: Beatty, Oregon, USA
Birthplace: Beatty, Oregon, USA
Died: 1954-12-11 (Age:26)
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Manager: Red Milhorn (acting manager at time of the Teddy Hall bout)
Ralph Weiser was a Klamath Indian. Weiser began boxing as a professional in 1947, after winning a Northwest Golden Gloves championship. Weiser would become one of the most popular boxers in the Klamath Basin during his career. Weiser took a pounding in a November 19, 1954 bout with Jimmy Grow in Klamath Falls, where he was knocked down three times and bled heavily in a unanimous decision loss. Weiser returned to the ring on December 10, 1954 in Klamath Falls against Seattle lightweight Teddy Hall. In the opening seconds of the first round, Weiser knocked Hall down. Hall took referee Wally Moss's ten-count, though argued that he had misunderstood the referee. Weiser who was willing to go on, induced the officials to let the bout continue. Weiser took several hard blows to the head and body from Hall in the final three rounds. Midway in the 9th, Hall landed a flurry of blows to the body and head of Weiser, that sent him reeling back against the ropes. Hall connected with a short-to-medium strength right cross, and Weiser sank to the canvas. Weiser who was seated as he went down, attempted to rise at the count of nine, but pitched forward and was counted out while grasping referee Wally Moss' legs for support.
An ambulance was summoned and Weiser was taken to the hospital where he died the following morning at 5 AM. Weiser who was suffering from extreme exhaustion in the ring, died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage. The doctor who would perform the autopsy would testify that it was his opinion that Weiser's difficult fights with Dixon Hoxsey and Jimmy Grow, had not had any bearing on his death, as the hemorrhage was so massive that it would have had to happen in no more than 12 to 24 hours, prior to the autopsy which was performed the morning of Weiser's death. Weiser was survived by his wife and five children.
Source: Klamath Falls Herald and News