Johnny Knauf

Name: Johnny Knauf
Alias: Battling
Birth Name: John Joseph Knauf
Hometown: Moorhead, Minnesota, USA
Birthplace: Minnesota, USA
Died: 1955-06-01 (Age:55)
Pro Boxer: Record

Johnny Knauf was managed by Jack Hurley.

According to the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database on Ancestry.com, one John Joseph Knauf was born on February 5, 1900 and resided in Moorhead, Minnesota. He was employed as a billing clerk at the time that he registered for the draft on September 12, 1918.

According to the Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 database on Ancestry.com, one John Knauf was born on February 5, 1900 in Clay County, Minnesota.

According to a September 14, 1934 news item with a Grand Forks, North Dakota dateline in the September 14, 1934 edition of the Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota), Johnny Knauf, "a one-time welterweight fighter and now a Grand Forks dentist", was refereeing a main event bout between Ernie Hetherington and a black boxer named Ace of Spades during which Knauf warned Ace of Spades repeatedly for stalling. During the fifth round while taking a beating, Ace of Spades spun off the ropes and threw a couple of punches at Knauf. After both punches missed, Ace of Spades continued to attack. Knauf circled and drove the black fighter before "dropping him with a two-fisted attack to the head," knocking him out in the process. Afterwards, Knauf raised Hetherington's hand in victory. Note- This bout took place on Thursday (September 13, 1934).

According to the United State Census Records on Ancestry.com, one John Knauf, a 29-year-old native of Minnesota, was living with his wife, Adelaide, and two daughters in a rented home in Grand Forks, North Dakota during 1930. At the time, Knauf was a dentist in a general practice.

According to his page on the Find A Grave website, one John Knauf was born during 1900 and died during 1955. He is buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

According to the U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1934-2014 database on Ancestry.com, one John Knauf died during June 1955. He received his Social Security number in North Dakota before 1951.