Archie Amons

Name: Archie Amons
Alias: The Fighting Doughboy
Hometown: Marshalltown, Iowa, USA
Pro Boxer: Record

• Served in France during WW I, reportedly with the 168th Infantry; began boxing while in the military.
• Retired in 1929 after breaking shoulder in a baseball game
• Convicted of bootlegging in May 1938 and sentenced to serve ten years