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Joseph Bartlett Choynski ( / ˈtʃɔɪnski /; November 8, 1868 – January 24, 1943) was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904. [1] Boxing career. "Chrysanthemum Joe", the son of a Jewish Polish immigrant who settled in California in 1867, weighed no more than 176 lb (80 kg) throughout his career but regularly fought heavyweights.
Nov 28, 2023 · Famed heavyweight knockout artist Joe Choynski fought a long list of all-time greats and proved himself one of boxing's most dangerous punchers.
"Jack O'Brien, of this city, last night outpointed Joe Choynski in a six-round bout. Choynski was no match for O'Brien, whose failure to score a knockout was due to the lack of force behind his blows. Choynski started well, but appeared to lose heart under O'Brien unceasing rain of left-hand jabs.
May 10, 2023 · Joseph Bartlett Choynski (coy-en-ski) was one of the top-rated pugilists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Usually fighting at around 165-170 pounds he is considered one of the first outstanding light heavyweights.
Nov 30, 2023 · Choynski, who never got a shot at the world heavyweight title, went on to fight 12 more times after levelling Johnson, with him retiring with a 59-17-6-4 no contest (39 KO) record in November of...
Joe Choynski. ALTHOUGH HE NEVER won a world title, many a world champion, if they were alive today, would attest to the greatness of Joe Choynski. He was born on Nov. 8, 1868 in San Francisco and grew up just a few blocks from future heavyweight king, and rival, Jim Corbett.
Joe Choynski was a professional boxer who fought from 1888 to 1904. "Chrysanthemum Joe", as he was nicknamed, never weighed more than 176 pounds, but often fought heavyweights. He was considered exceptionally strong and a dangerous fighter.
Joseph Bartlett Choynski. Arguably the greatest fighter who never won a world title, Choynski is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and is considered by many to be the greatest Jewish heavyweight in history.
Joe Choynski was one of the greatest, most courageous, brilliant, and respected Jewish boxers in history. Born in San Francisco, California in 1868, Joe Choynski fought nearly all of the greatest heavyweights of that division’s first Golden Age, despite weighing less than 170 pounds.
Inducted: 1991. Country: United States. Born: November 8, 1868 in San Francisco, California. Died: January 1943. Although he was never given a chance to fight for the World Heavyweight Championship, Joe Choynski fought the great boxers of his time in non-title bouts. Unfortunately for Chrysanthemum.
