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== Boxer == |
== Boxer == |
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He started with boxing at the age of 17. At the age of 20, he won the United States Championship for professional Black boxers<ref name="Jutarnji list">{{hr icon}} [http://www.jutarnji.hr/jimmy-lyggett--crnac-na-celu-boksacke-reprezentacije-ndh/541050/ Jutarnji list] Marin Penavić: Jimmy Lyggett, crnac na čelu boksačke reprezentacije NDH, Feb 2, 2010, accessed Sep 2, 2010</ref>. One year later, he boxed with |
He started with boxing at the age of 17. At the age of 20, he won the United States Championship for professional Black boxers<ref name="Jutarnji list">{{hr icon}} [http://www.jutarnji.hr/jimmy-lyggett--crnac-na-celu-boksacke-reprezentacije-ndh/541050/ Jutarnji list] Marin Penavić: Jimmy Lyggett, crnac na čelu boksačke reprezentacije NDH, Feb 2, 2010, accessed Sep 2, 2010</ref>. One year later, he boxed with Eddie Palmer and won the match by KO in 19. round, taking the title of the champion of the "[[World Colored Heavyweight Championship|Colored Championship of the World]]'<ref name="Jutarnji list"> </ref><ref>[http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00014275.html ESPN] Ron Flatter: Johnson boxed, lived on own terms, accessed Sep 2, 2010</ref><!-- obviously lighter category then heavyweight -->. |
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Lyggett fought with several great boxers during his career. |
Lyggett fought with several great boxers during his career. |
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He boxed against [[Jack Blackburn]] on November 25, 1918 in Philadelphia (ND, 6 rounds)<ref>[http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/blackburn.htm Cyberboxingzone] Jack Blackburn</ref> and in 1919 with [[George Robinson]], who later two times fought for 'Colored' World middleweight title. |
He boxed against [[Jack Blackburn]] on November 25, 1918 in Philadelphia (ND, 6 rounds)<ref>[http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/blackburn.htm Cyberboxingzone] Jack Blackburn</ref> and in 1919 with [[George Robinson]], who later two times fought for 'Colored' World middleweight title. |
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After winning the title of US Champion for Blacks, he set for Europe, wanting to prove himself as the best boxer in the world. He fought with the best European boxers <!-- returnee from America, Jure Modric/George Modrich?? http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=86199&cat=boxer -->, like state champions and vicechampions of Germany |
After winning the title of US Champion for Blacks, he set for Europe, wanting to prove himself as the best boxer in the world. He fought with the best European boxers <!-- returnee from America, Jure Modric/George Modrich?? http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=86199&cat=boxer -->, like state champions and vicechampions of Germany Rudolf Arndt, Hans Breitenstraeter, Walter Buckszun, Kurt Prenzel, Adolf Seybold, Rudi Wagener, Adolf Wiegert, Denmark Chic Nelson, Italian Giuseppe Spalla. Two times he boxed against [[Max Schmelling]]: first time on December 26, 1924 in Cologne, losing by TKO in 4th round (in fact, he was disqualified <ref name="Jutarnji list"> </ref>), and second time, in the rematch in Berlin, on April 3, 1925, draw in a 8 rounds fight. After these fight, he was his sparring partner for a period of time<ref name="Jutarnji list"> </ref>. |
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== Boxing trainer == |
== Boxing trainer == |
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Revision as of 11:39, 3 September 2010
Jimmy Lyggett | |
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| Born | 1897. |
| Died | 1955.(?) in USA |
| Nationality |  American |
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| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Jimmy Lyggett (1897, Philadelphia, USA - 1955?, somewhere in USA) was a American boxer and boxing trainer[1].
He was born in the Afroamerican neighbourhood in Philadelphia.
Boxer
He started with boxing at the age of 17. At the age of 20, he won the United States Championship for professional Black boxers[2]. One year later, he boxed with Eddie Palmer and won the match by KO in 19. round, taking the title of the champion of the "Colored Championship of the World'[2][3].
Lyggett fought with several great boxers during his career. He boxed against Jack Blackburn on November 25, 1918 in Philadelphia (ND, 6 rounds)[4] and in 1919 with George Robinson, who later two times fought for 'Colored' World middleweight title.
After winning the title of US Champion for Blacks, he set for Europe, wanting to prove himself as the best boxer in the world. He fought with the best European boxers , like state champions and vicechampions of Germany Rudolf Arndt, Hans Breitenstraeter, Walter Buckszun, Kurt Prenzel, Adolf Seybold, Rudi Wagener, Adolf Wiegert, Denmark Chic Nelson, Italian Giuseppe Spalla. Two times he boxed against Max Schmelling: first time on December 26, 1924 in Cologne, losing by TKO in 4th round (in fact, he was disqualified [2]), and second time, in the rematch in Berlin, on April 3, 1925, draw in a 8 rounds fight. After these fight, he was his sparring partner for a period of time[2].
Boxing trainer
While he lived in Vienna, Austria, he met the woman of Croat descent, Roza, whome he married. She talked him to move to Croatia, to Zagreb. During 1930's, they moved to Zagreb. Soon he opened his boxing school in Ilica street.
At the age of 33, he ended his carreer as boxer. He trained many young boxers in almost all boxing clubs in Zagreb, starting with boxing club Croatia, and later with clubs Herkules, Makabi and Radnik.
After a while, he became a friend with a neighbouring tavern owner. He gave him his warehouse in Preradovićeva as a training hall.
Soon, the Independent State of Croatia was formed. Its Minister of Sports, Miško Zebić talked Lyggett to train Croatian national boxing team. He prepared Croatian team for the Olympics, that were never held due to WWII.
He was not disturbed because during whole war, he had no problems with authorities, although he was a person of black skin, although the ruling regime was the ally of Axis powers.
He disliked Communism and Communists. He was very afraid of the Communists. Before the end of the war, his brother invited him to return to USA. Finally he accepted the invitation and talked his wife to move to USA. In 1945. they set for USA via Italy. They waited for months the ship that would take them to United States. His wife got ill and died in Milan. Broken, Lyggett returned to America alone.
His death place and death date are unclear. Some sources say that he died in USA in 1955.
Sources and references
- Template:Hr icon Jutarnji list Marin Penavić: Jimmy Lyggett, crnac na čelu boksačke reprezentacije NDH, Feb 2, 2010, accessed Sep 2, 2010 (pictures of Lyggett)
- ^ Boxing record for Jimmy Lyggett Sr from BoxRec (registration required)
- ^ a b c d Template:Hr icon Jutarnji list Marin Penavić: Jimmy Lyggett, crnac na čelu boksačke reprezentacije NDH, Feb 2, 2010, accessed Sep 2, 2010
- ^ ESPN Ron Flatter: Johnson boxed, lived on own terms, accessed Sep 2, 2010
- ^ Cyberboxingzone Jack Blackburn
External links
- Boxing Tko je Jimmy Lyggett? - An American Boxer in Zagreb, November 2nd, 2006
- Google Books Peter Benson: Battling Siki: A Tale of Ring Fixes, Race, and Murder in the 1920s