BOXER
Antal Kocsis
1905 - 1994

Antal Kocsis
Antal Kocsis (17 November 1905 – 25 October 1994) was a Hungarian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he won the gold medal in the flyweight class after winning the final against Armand Apell of France. He was born in Budapest-Kispest and died in Titusville, United States. His character plays a small but memorable role in Vilmos Kondor's 2012 novel Budapest Noir. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antal Kocsis is the 138th most popular boxer (up from 151st in 2019), the 654th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 720th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Hungarian Boxer.
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Among BOXERS
Among boxers, Antal Kocsis ranks 138 out of 496. Before him are Samuel Berger, Boris Lagutin, Alfredo Porzio, George Hunter, Henry Cooper, and Antonio Roldán. After him are Wolfgang Behrendt, Anthony Joshua, Gerald Dreyer, Josef Němec, Cosimo Pinto, and Corrie Sanders.
Most Popular Boxers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSamuel Berger
1884 - 1925
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 132
Boris Lagutin
1938 - 2022
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 133
Alfredo Porzio
1900 - 1976
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 134
George Hunter
1927 - 2004
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 135
Henry Cooper
1934 - 2011
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 136
Antonio Roldán
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 137
Antal Kocsis
1905 - 1994
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 138
Wolfgang Behrendt
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 139
Anthony Joshua
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 140
Gerald Dreyer
1929 - 1985
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 141
Josef Němec
1933 - 2013
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 142
Cosimo Pinto
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 143
Corrie Sanders
1966 - 2012
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 144
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Antal Kocsis ranks 316. Before him are Pedro Solé, Xian Xinghai, Zakaria Goneim, Frank Hussey, John Peters Humphrey, and Ray Barbuti. After him are György Kulin, José Nehin, Andy Devine, Inger Hagerup, Arturo Coddou, and Harry Lundahl. Among people deceased in 1994, Antal Kocsis ranks 281. Before him are Serge Blusson, Dack Rambo, Charles Mathiesen, Bud Houser, Lennart Klingström, and Ernst Lörtscher. After him are Ira Murchison, Alfredo Pérez, Luis Donaldo Colosio, Jacques Dimont, Alan Helffrich, and John Smith.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsPedro Solé
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 310
Xian Xinghai
COMPOSER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 311
Zakaria Goneim
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1905 - 1959
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 312
Frank Hussey
ATHLETE
1905 - 1974
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 313
John Peters Humphrey
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1905 - 1995
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 314
Ray Barbuti
ATHLETE
1905 - 1988
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 315
Antal Kocsis
BOXER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 316
György Kulin
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 317
José Nehin
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1957
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 318
Andy Devine
ACTOR
1905 - 1977
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 319
Inger Hagerup
WRITER
1905 - 1985
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 320
Arturo Coddou
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1955
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 321
Harry Lundahl
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1988
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 322
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsSerge Blusson
CYCLIST
1928 - 1994
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 275
Dack Rambo
ACTOR
1941 - 1994
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 276
Charles Mathiesen
ATHLETE
1911 - 1994
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 277
Bud Houser
ATHLETE
1901 - 1994
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 278
Lennart Klingström
ATHLETE
1916 - 1994
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 279
Ernst Lörtscher
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 280
Antal Kocsis
BOXER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 281
Ira Murchison
ATHLETE
1933 - 1994
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 282
Alfredo Pérez
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 283
Luis Donaldo Colosio
POLITICIAN
1950 - 1994
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 284
Jacques Dimont
FENCER
1945 - 1994
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 285
Alan Helffrich
ATHLETE
1900 - 1994
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 286
John Smith
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1994
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 287
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Antal Kocsis ranks 654 out of 1,077. Before him are Andor Földes (1913), Ferenc Sipos (1932), Tamás Gábor (1932), Ödön Tersztyánszky (1890), Gyula Szapáry (1832), and Samu Fóti (1890). After him are György Sarlós (1940), Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles (1924), Frigyes Hidas (1928), Géza Kádas (1926), József Szlávy (1818), and János Pilinszky (1921).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsAndor Földes
MUSICIAN
1913 - 1992
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 648
Ferenc Sipos
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1997
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 649
Tamás Gábor
FENCER
1932 - 2007
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 650
Ödön Tersztyánszky
FENCER
1890 - 1929
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 651
Gyula Szapáry
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1905
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 652
Samu Fóti
GYMNAST
1890 - 1916
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 653
Antal Kocsis
BOXER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 654
György Sarlós
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 655
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles
GYMNAST
1924 - 2019
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 656
Frigyes Hidas
COMPOSER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 657
Géza Kádas
SWIMMER
1926 - 1979
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 658
József Szlávy
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1900
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 659
János Pilinszky
WRITER
1921 - 1981
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 660
Among BOXERS In Hungary
Among boxers born in Hungary, Antal Kocsis ranks 6. Before him are László Papp (1926), Július Torma (1922), Joe Bugner (1950), Tibor Csík (1927), and István Énekes (1911). After him are Zsolt Erdei (1974), and István Kovács (1970).
László Papp
1926 - 2003
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 1
Július Torma
1922 - 1991
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 2
Joe Bugner
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 3
Tibor Csík
1927 - 1976
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 4
István Énekes
1911 - 1940
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 5
Antal Kocsis
1905 - 1994
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 6
Zsolt Erdei
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 7
István Kovács
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 8