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He won 33 of his 40 career fights, losing four, drawing twice, and fighting to a no-contest in another. Campbell was killed in the ring by future heavyweight champion Max Baer on August 25, 1930, in San Francisco, California. Campbell was the brother of former Major League Baseball player Dolph Camilli.
Baer was a 1968 inductee into The Ring magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame (disbanded in 1987) and was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1995. He was inducted to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. The 1998 Holiday Issue of Ring ranked Baer #20 in "The 50 Greatest Heavyweights of All Time".
Max Baer: Campbell was knocked unconscious in the ring and died hours later in the hospital. Doctors discovered that his brain had been knocked loose from the connective tissue inside his head. 7 Jun 1932 Chet Edwards Joe Torkleson Won the match, later found unconscious in dressing room and brought to hospital where he died the next day. [12]
Joseph [2] "Joe" Gould (August 13, 1896 [3] – April 21, 1950) was an American boxing manager best known for representing boxer James J. Braddock, dubbed "The Cinderella Man," who in 1935 upset Max Baer to become the world heavyweight champion. He also managed lightweight contender Ray Miller from 1930 to 1933. [4]
Cinderella Man is a 2005 American biographical drama film [3] directed by Ron Howard.The film stars Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger and Paul Giamatti.It tells the true story of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock, who was dubbed "The Cinderella Man" by journalist Damon Runyon.
Max Schmeling (def. Jack Sharkey) 12 Jun 1930 – 21 Jun 1932 1 4 Jack Sharkey: 21 Jun 1932 – 29 Jun 1933 0 5 Primo Carnera: 29 Jun 1933 – 14 Jun 1934 2 6 Max Baer: 14 Jun 1934 – 13 Jun 1935 0 7 James J. Braddock: 13 Jun 1935 – 22 Jun 1937 0 8 Joe Louis: 22 Jun 1937 – 1 Mar 1949 26 Louis retired. [3] 9 Ezzard Charles (def. Joe Louis)
Ring name (Birth name) Promotion(s) worked for Date of birth Date of death Cause of death; 50: Brad Armstrong (Robert Bradley James) WCW, NWA, SMW, NJPW, USWA, WWE: June 15, 1962: November 1, 2012: Heart attack 50: Max Baer: unknown: February 11, 1909: November 21, 1959: Heart attack 50: The French Angel (Maurice Tillet) AWA, NWA, NWA Tri-State ...
Lasky's winning ways came to a screeching halt, however, with a close ten round split decision loss to Steve Hamas at Madison Square Garden on October 5, 1934. The bout had great importance for the future of Lasky's career, as it was an elimination match to find an opponent for reigning World Heavyweight Champion Max Baer. A penalty for a ...