[Rocco Del Sesto]

And yes did have a first fighter to post.....

This French heavyweight from the 20s and 30s I just happened across when starting to look at the first fighter in the Ring ratings I was looking at the beginning of 1938. I ended deviating off that fighter and looking into this one. That's what I hope will be as I look at the main guys who showed up in ratings, it will lead me to other worthwhile researches and ratings.

Griselle is an example of how the BoxRec database has expanded. When Mark Moe did the rating I had back I'm not sure when, he noted in Griselle's biography his record and something like only 11-17!

Maurice Griselle - HW France
Career Record: W61(KO 36) / L41(KO 11) / D7

TITLES:
Federation Francaise de Boxe French Heavyweight

Original Rating by: Mark Moe, mark42661

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Wiki page in BoxRec notes Griselle's died 1983-10-24 at age 75.
DOB estimated then in 1908.

Lost a 15 round decision to Pierre Charles in July 1931 for the the EBU European Heavyweight Title.

Thu, Nov 7, 1929 The Times-Union, Rochester, NY - Griselle fought W.L. (Young) Stribling in a 10 round bout in Cirque de Paris. Griselle outweight Stribling 202 to 183 lbs, but Stribling won every round, flooring Griselle three times in the opening round.

Sun, Oct 19, 1930, Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY - Paulino Uzcudon, the "Bounding Basque" of Spain won over Maurice Grisell by TKO in the 5th round of a scheduled 10 in Paris. Griselle's manager, Francis Descaps stopped the fight, throwing a spong into the ring. Blows by Uzcudon to Griselle's chest evedently burst a blood vessel and the French fighter began spurting large volume of blood from his mouth.

Sun, May 1, 1932, Times Union, Brooklyn, NY - Primo Carnera, Italian Heavyweight won by TKO over Maurice Griselle, French Champion when the referee halted to bout in the 10th and last scheduled round. It appeared to the referee that Griselle, who was still on his feet, but was in no condition to continue.

Mon, Oct 30, 1933 Irish Independent, Dublin, Ireland, Hull Daily Mail, England and The Daily Telegraph, London were three newspapers at least with a small paragraph noting that Maurice Grisell, the then French Heavyweight champion for the last three years, lost his title when he was beaten on points by 20 year old Andre Lenglet in 12 rounds. If this age is correct it would put is birth date sometime in 1913.