Jimmy Austin

Name: Jimmy Austin
Alias: James A. Debs
Birth Name: Austin Debs
Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthplace: Syria
Died: 1962-08-14 (Age:74)
Height: 160cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Jimmy Austin claimed to have been the World Flyweight Champion. In late April 1922, he got into a fist fight, which resulted in him being critically stabbed. [1]

According to an article by Johnny Schiff (Probably written by a ghostwriter for Schiff, a boxer) on the subject of boxers' real names in the January 11, 1914 edition of the Los Angeles Times on Newspapers.com, "Little Jimmie" Austin's real name was Austin Debs. Also according to Schiff, Austin was an Armenian and came to the United States by way of New York City as a child.

According to his card in digital form on the U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 database on Ancestry.com, one Austin Debs was born in Mt. Lebanon, Syria on April 3, 1888. His employer was the (Los Angeles) Herald-Express. He was 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighed 145 pounds.

According to the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 database on Ancestry.com, one Austin Debs was born on April 3, 1888 and died during August 1962. His Social Security number was 551-01-0937, which was issued to him in California before 1951.

According to the California, Death Index, 1940-1997 database on Ancestry.com, one James A. Debs was born about 1888 and died in Los Angeles County, California on August 14, 1962. His Social Security number was 55-01-0937. His mother's maiden last name was "Scucar."