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. He fought approximately 100 more bouts, but never won a major title. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Fritsch is the 96th most popular boxer (up from 144th in 2019), the 4,307th most popular biography from France (up from 4,940th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Paul Fritsch ranks 96 out of 496. Before him are Herbert Runge, Tibor Csík, Vladimir Yengibaryan, Francisco Cabañas, Alexis Argüello, and Andrew Golota. After him are Amado Azar, Oscar De La Hoya, Ulderico Sergo, Jerzy Kulej, Aureliano Bolognesi, and Tyson Fury.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Paul Fritsch ranks 236. Before him are Max Lorenz, Mark Donskoy, Raymond Firth, Aleksandrs Čaks, Cyril of Bulgaria, and Enrique Santos Discépolo. After him are Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Norah Borges, Nora Gregor, Ramón J. Sender, George Vernot, and Otto Kaiser. Among people deceased in 1970, Paul Fritsch ranks 199. Before him are Hans Walzhofer, Valerio Arri, Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, Janko Alexy, Kiichiro Higuchi, and Alan Wilson. After him are Lee Barnes, Vince Lombardi, Pierre Mac Orlan, Rube Goldberg, Irene Guest, and István Kozma.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Fritsch ranks 4,307 out of 6,770. Before him are Léopold Eyharts (1957), Robert Marchand (1911), Eugène Chaboud (1907), Émile Étienne Guimet (1836), Raymond Bernard (1891), and Maurice Boitel (1919). After him are Marie Bell (1900), Gaëtan de Rochebouët (1813), André Wilms (1947), Alain Boghossian (1970), Jules Pierre Rambur (1801), and Max Jean (1943).

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Among BOXERS In France

Among boxers born in France, Paul Fritsch ranks 3. Before him are Roger Michelot (1912), and Georges Carpentier (1894). After him are Jean Despeaux (1915), Charles Mayer (1882), Alexis Vastine (1986), Tony Yoka (1992), Jérôme Thomas (1979), Brahim Asloum (1979), Sofiane Oumiha (1994), Daouda Sow (1983), and Billal Bennama (1998).

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