Kid Williams

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Name: Kid Williams
Birth Name: Jonathon Gutenko
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: 1963-10-18 (Age:69)
Height: 155cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Kid Williams, born Jonathon Gutenko in Denmark in 1893, then immigrating to the United States when he was about eight, became one of the leading bantamweights during the 1910s, and then World Champion by defeating Johnny Coulon.

He is one of the rare boxers in history to have over 200 documented bouts.

Oct. 29, 1912 Newark Evening Star article (bio): [1]
June 20, 1914 Seattle Star interview: [2]