Eugene Criqui
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Name: Eugene Criqui
Hometown: Paris, Paris, France
Birthplace: Paris, Paris, France
Died: 1977-07-03 (Age:83)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 163cm
Reach: 173cm
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
- Manager: Robert Eudeline
- Eugene Criqui Gallery
Born in Belleville, France, Eugene Criqui was a successful flyweight, fighting twice for the world title, before joining the French Army at the start of World War I. He became a war hero, having had his jaw shattered by a German bullet. His jaw was rebuilt by adding a silver plate and then put back together using plastic.
Criqui returned to the boxing ring at the end of the war, changing his style from a slick boxer to a crowding puncher. He would go on to win the World Featherweight Title from Johnny Kilbane in 1923, ending Kilbane's eleven-year reign, only to lose it to Johnny Dundee fifty-four days later. Criqui continued to fight until 1928, losing along the way to Panama Al Brown in 1927.
According to the Ring Magazine: April 1930, p. 56, Criqui had become a popular referee in France.
- "Eugene Criqui: French WWI War Hero" by Bobby Franklin: [1]