BOXER

Paul Fritsch

1901 - 1970

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Paul Fritsch (25 February 1901 – 22 September 1970) was a French featherweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s. In 1920 he became the first French boxer to win an Olympic title, defeating teammate Jean Gachet in the final, despite losing to Gachet at the national championships before the Olympics. After more than 300 amateur bouts, Fritsch turned professional in 1921. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Fritsch has received more than 14,860 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Fritsch is the 143rd most popular boxer (down from 110th in 2019), the 4,937th most popular biography from France (down from 4,412th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Paul Fritsch ranks 143 out of 496Before him are Francesco Damiani, Roger Michelot, Alexander Povetkin, James Smith, Dariusz Michalczewski, and Ray Mercer. After him are Pernell Whitaker, Arturo Gatti, Corrie Sanders, Josef Němec, Alfonso Zamora, and Bob Foster.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Paul Fritsch ranks 308Before him are Frank Buckles, Al LeConey, Mildred Wiley, Sven Utterström, Malcolm MacDonald, and Henry Eyring. After him are Brian Donlevy, Leon Shamroy, Georgy Ushakov, Eusebio Díaz, Clementina de Jesus, and Carlo Biotti. Among people deceased in 1970, Paul Fritsch ranks 232Before him are William Feller, Käthe Krauss, Paul Sturzenegger, Georg de Laval, Lonnie Johnson, and Grethe Weiser. After him are Vilhelm Carlberg, Okuro Oikawa, A. H. M. Jones, Don Finlay, Adolf Wiklund, and Jun'ichi Kōuchi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Fritsch ranks 4,937 out of 6,770Before him are Moussa Marega (1991), Tanguy Ndombele (1996), François Mazet (1943), Sylvain Chomet (1963), Dan Ar Braz (1949), and Alexa Davalos (1982). After him are Marcel Lambert (1876), Marjorie Noël (1945), Patrick Fiori (1969), Lilyan Chauvin (1925), Jean-Baptiste Mimiague (1871), and Jean-Louis Borloo (1951).

Among BOXERS In France

Among boxers born in France, Paul Fritsch ranks 5Before him are Georges Carpentier (1894), Charles Mayer (1882), Jean Despeaux (1915), and Roger Michelot (1912). After him are Alexis Vastine (1986), Tony Yoka (1992), Brahim Asloum (1979), Jérôme Thomas (1979), Sofiane Oumiha (1994), Daouda Sow (1983), and Billal Bennama (1998).