Fighters: Debuting 1920 to 1929

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<TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle colSpan=2>Curly Wilshur - 047314</TD></TR><TR><TD>Sex <TD>Male</TD><TR><TD>Nationality <TD>Canadian</TD><TR><TD>Birth Name <TD>Barney Isenberg</TD><TR><TD>Hometown <TD>Toronto, ON</TD><TR><TD>Birthplace <TD>London, England</TD><TR><TD>Division <TD>Featherweight</TD><TR><TD colSpan=2> W 7 (0 ko's) (+ 2 news) | L 17 | D 4 | Total 30 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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<TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle colSpan=2>Bobby Wolgast - 010077</TD></TR><TR><TD>Sex <TD>Male</TD><TR><TD>Nationality <TD>US American</TD><TR><TD>Hometown <TD>Philadelphia, PA</TD><TR><TD>Division <TD>Bantamweight</TD><TR><TD colSpan=2> W 5 (1 ko's) (+ 7 news) | L 10 (+ 4 news) | D 6 (+ 4 news) | Total 42 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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<TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle colSpan=2>Patsy Yodice - 035852</TD></TR><TR><TD>Sex <TD>Male</TD><TR><TD>Nationality <TD>US American</TD><TR><TD>Alias <TD>Yodic/Yodis</TD><TR><TD>Hometown <TD>Brooklyn, NY</TD><TR><TD>Division <TD>Middleweight</TD><TR><TD colSpan=2> W 11 (5 ko's) | L 10 | D 2 | Total 23 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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<TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle colSpan=2>Al Zolli - 172484</TD></TR><TR><TD>Sex <TD>Male</TD><TR><TD>Nationality <TD>US American</TD><TR><TD>Hometown <TD>Brooklyn, NY</TD><TR><TD>Division <TD>Lightweight</TD><TR><TD colSpan=2> W 2 (0 ko's) | L 1 | D 1 | Total 4</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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<TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle colSpan=2>Len Johnson</TD></TR><TR><TD>Sex <TD>Male</TD><TR><TD>Nationality <TD>British</TD><TR><TD>Hometown <TD>Manchester, England</TD><TR><TD>Birthplace <TD>Manchester, England</TD><TR><TD>Division <TD>Middleweight</TD><TR><TD>Date of Birth <TD>1902-10-22</TD><TR><TD>Date of Death <TD>1974-09-28</TD><TR><TD>Age at Death <TD>71</TD><TR><TD colSpan=2> W 92 (36 ko's) | L 30 | D 6 | Total 128

"Black Dynamite" Len Johnson. I am not sure if this is an alternate for the len johnson mw that is already posted, it is tough to tell if they are the same, a Len Johnson also fought at middle in the forties. Article here:
http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w0904-howard.html
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<TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle colSpan=2>Domenico Ceccarelli - 10521</TD></TR><TR><TD>Sex <TD>Male</TD><TR><TD>Nationality <TD>Italian</TD><TR><TD>Hometown <TD>Bronx, NY, USA</TD><TR><TD>Birthplace <TD>Rome, Italy</TD><TR><TD>Division <TD>Light Heavyweight</TD><TR><TD>Date of Birth <TD>1905-08-18</TD><TR><TD>Height <TD>5' 9</TD><TR><TD colSpan=2> W 21 (3 ko's) | L 32 | D 7 | Total 61 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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<TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle colSpan=2>Jack McVey - 35585</TD></TR><TR><TD>Sex <TD>Male</TD><TR><TD>Nationality <TD>US American</TD><TR><TD>Alias <TD>Pride of Harlem</TD><TR><TD>Birth Name <TD>Julius Williams</TD><TR><TD>Hometown <TD>New York, NY</TD><TR><TD>Birthplace <TD>Athens, Georgia</TD><TR><TD>Division <TD>Middleweight</TD><TR><TD>Date of Birth <TD>1905-07-14</TD><TR><TD>Height <TD>5' 9</TD><TR><TD colSpan=2> W 88 (31 ko's) (+ 5 news) | L 40 (+ 2 news) | D 8 | Total 150</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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Bela Barothy - 114717

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>Hungarian </TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>heavyweight</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 0 (KO 0) : lost 4 (KO 4) : drawn 0</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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Karl Blaho - 46388

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>Austrian </TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD>Vienna</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>Vienna</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>lightweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date <TD>1910-12-15</TD></TR><TR><TD>death date <TD>1962-03-10</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 60 (KO 9) : lost 10 (KO 1) : drawn 24</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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Pierre Charles - 12073

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>Belgian </TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>Heer-Agimont</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>heavyweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>height</TD><TD>6′ 2½″</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date <TD>1903-03-20</TD></TR><TR><TD>death date <TD>1966-08-08</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 63 (KO 28) : lost 22 (KO 7) : drawn 11</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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Bob Olin - 34986

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>US American </TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD>Brooklyn, NY</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>New York, NY</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>light heavyweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>stance</TD><TD>orthodox</TD></TR><TR><TD>height</TD><TD>6′ 0″</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date <TD>1908-07-04</TD></TR><TR><TD>death date <TD>1956-12-16</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 55 (KO 25) : lost 27 (KO 4) : drawn 4</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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Jack Sharkey - 10616

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>US American </TD></TR><TR><TD>alias</TD><TD>Boston Gob</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD>Boston, MA</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>Binghamton, NY</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth name</TD><TD>Joseph Paul Zukauskas</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>heavyweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>stance</TD><TD>orthodox</TD></TR><TR><TD>height</TD><TD>6′ 0″</TD></TR><TR><TD>reach</TD><TD>72 inches</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date <TD>1902-10-06</TD></TR><TR><TD>death date <TD>1994-08-17</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 38 (KO 13) : lost 14 (KO 4) : drawn 3</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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Billy Drako - 55921

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>055921</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date <TD>1902-10-16</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>welterweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>German </TD></TR><TR><TD>alias</TD><TD>Wilhelm Drekopf</TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD>Baltimore, MD</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>Dusseldorf, Germany</TD></TR><TR><TD>height</TD><TD>5′ 5″</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 48 (KO 24) + lost 56 (KO 22) + drawn 13 = 119</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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Franz Duebbers - 062459

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>062459</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth date <TD>1908-04-08</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>lightweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>German </TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>Cologne</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 49 (KO 14) + lost 14 (KO 2) + drawn 15 = 78</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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Otto Johnson

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>111137</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>featherweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>German </TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 1 (KO 1) + lost 12 (KO 4) + drawn 3 = 16</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>


There were two fighters named Otto Johnson active in the twenties. One from the US and one from Germany. This Otto Johnson appears to be the German one. The photo was marked by the studio as 'Otto Johnson - Hannover'. I do not know how many black pro boxers there were in pre-Nazi Germany, but here is one.

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Helmut Hartkopp

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>071733</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>light heavyweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>German </TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>Sweden</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 3 (KO 0) + lost 12 (KO 4) + drawn 3 = 18</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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Harry Dillon

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>075705</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>light heavyweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>Canadian </TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD>Winnipeg, MB</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>Winnipeg, MB</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 38 (KO 19) + lost 32 (KO 13) + drawn 4 = 76</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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No Boxrec listing

Karl Kellermann
Berlin
Bantamweight

0-8-0; 1 unknown

04-08-1922 L KO3 Urban Grass - location unknown
11-24-1922 Unknown result against Georg Molinaro in Leipzig
01-02-1923 L DEC10 Erich Kohler in Berlin
03-01-1923 L KO3 Friedrich Schmidt - location unknown
05-20-1923 L KO4 Erich Kohler - Berlin
03-05-1924 L KO3 Urban Grass - Leipzig
04-30-1924 L KO4 Urban Grass - Berlin
02-06-1934 L KO4 Urban Grass - Berlin
Unknown date L KO1 Georg Molinaro - Hamburg

- All from a German website:

http://www.deutsches-boxmuseum.de/index2.htm

I am not certain, but that looks like a Star of David on his trunks.


Later revelation:

This is the guy:

? Kellermann
Global ID 107491
sex male
nationality German
residence Berlin
won 0 (KO 0) + lost 7 (KO 6) + drawn 0 = 7

Boxrec just didn't have a first name, most of the bouts line up; even the later one in 34 with Grass.

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Clemens Kinseher

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>109004</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>featherweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>German </TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 5 (KO 1) + lost 4 (KO 2) + drawn 7 = 16</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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boxer: Ritchie Mack

<TABLE class=border align=center><TBODY><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>052220</TD></TR><TR><TD>sex</TD><TD>male</TD></TR><TR><TD>division</TD><TD>lightweight</TD></TR><TR><TD>nationality </TD><TD>US American </TD></TR><TR><TD>alias</TD><TD>Ritchie McManus</TD></TR><TR><TD>residence</TD><TD>St. Paul, MN</TD></TR><TR><TD>birth place</TD><TD>San Francisco?</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><CENTER>won 34 (KO 3) + lost 19 (KO 5) + drawn 11 = 65</CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>