Peter Jensen

Peter Jensen & Eddie Campi: 1912

Name: Peter Jensen
Alias: See: Battling Dane #152097
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Birthplace: Denmark
Pro Boxer: Record

Manager: L. H. Christensen [1]

Peter Jensen, a stocky lightweight, was of Danish heritage. [2]. He had been born in Denmark circa 1887 (he was 25 in 1912), came to America around 1904, and learned boxing in Denver, Colorado. When Denver shut down boxing, Jensen traveled around the Pacific Northwest, including Idaho and Montana, looking for bouts. By 1912, he had never been knocked out, although he showed years of experience with a flattened nose and cauliflower ear. March 31, 1912 San Francisco Call [3]