All boxersEugène Criqui
“Mâchoire de fer (Iron Jaw)”
Boxing · Deceased104-16-15RECORD
58WINS BY KO / TKO
46WINS BY DECISION
135PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Mâchoire de fer (Iron Jaw) |
| Date of birth | 15 Aug 1893 |
| Died | 7 Jul 1977 |
| Nationality | French |
| Birthplace | Belleville, Paris, France |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Featherweight, Bantamweight, Flyweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | Not added yet |
| Reach | Not added yet |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1910–1928 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 7 Jul 1910 |
| Last fight | Win vs Benny Carter, 19 Mar 1928 |
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Titles and honours
- NYSAC world featherweight champion (1923)
- IBU (European) featherweight champion (1922–1923)
- French featherweight champion (1921)
- French flyweight champion (1912)
Background
Eugène Criqui was a French boxer from Paris who turned professional in 1910. After his jaw was shattered by a sniper's bullet in World War I, he returned to win French, European and world featherweight titles, and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005.
Fight history
135 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Benny Carter | Decision (points) | 10 | 19 Mar 1928 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Gustave Humery | TKO | 6 | 20 Dec 1927 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | For French featherweight title | |
| Loss | Panama Al Brown | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 2 Apr 1927 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Carlos Uzabeaga | Decision (points) | 10 | 6 Oct 1926 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Loss | Danny Frush | KO | 8 | 1 Jun 1924 | Stade Buffalo, Montrouge, France | ||
| Win | Henri Hébrans | Decision (points) | 15 | 6 Oct 1923 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Johnny Dundee | Decision (points) | 15 | 26 Jul 1923 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, US | Lost NYSAC featherweight title | |
| Win | Johnny Kilbane | TKO | 6 | 2 Jun 1923 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, US | Won NYSAC featherweight title | |
| Win | Billy Matthews | TKO (corner retirement) | 17 | 2 Dec 1922 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Ben Callicott | KO | 2 | 18 Nov 1922 | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Win | Walter Rossi | KO | 1 | 4 Nov 1922 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | Retained IBU featherweight title | |
| Win | Arthur Wyns | TKO (corner retirement) | 6 | 9 Sep 1922 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | Retained IBU featherweight title | |
| Win | Arthur Wyns | KO | 12 | 7 Jul 1922 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Won IBU featherweight title | |
| Win | Tom Anderson | KO | 1 | 25 Jun 1922 | Casino de la Plage, Marseille, France | ||
| Win | Joseph Youyou | KO | 3 | 16 Jun 1922 | Frontón Condal, Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Win | Joe Fox | TKO | 12 | 29 May 1922 | Holland Park Rink, Kensington, London, England | ||
| Win | Ben Callicott | KO | 3 | 11 Apr 1922 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Charles Ledoux | KO | 1 | 5 Feb 1922 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Georges Gaillard | TKO | 5 | 6 Dec 1921 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Retained French featherweight title | |
| Win | Alfons Spaniers | KO | 2 | 25 Oct 1921 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Auguste Grassi | KO | 1 | 27 Sep 1921 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Won vacant French featherweight title | |
| Win | Dencio Cabanela | KO | 14 | 19 Mar 1921 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Win | Silvino Jamito | Decision (points) | 20 | 19 Feb 1921 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Win | Sid Godfrey | KO | 10 | 5 Feb 1921 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Win | Jerry Sullivan | TKO (corner retirement) | 13 | 8 Jan 1921 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Win | Bert Spargo | KO | 16 | 18 Dec 1920 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Win | Jackie Green | KO | 4 | 20 Nov 1920 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Win | Vince Blackburn | TKO (corner retirement) | 10 | 23 Oct 1920 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Win | Young Baker | KO | 1 | 26 Jun 1920 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Joe Mendell | KO | 12 | 17 Apr 1920 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Memphis Pal Moore | TKO | 14 | 26 Dec 1919 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | ||
| Win | Sam Kellar | TKO | 5 | 29 Oct 1919 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Walter Young Ross | KO | 15 | 18 Sep 1919 | Holborn Stadium, Holborn, London, England | ||
| Win | Digger Evans | KO | 7 | 18 Jul 1919 | Nouveau Cirque, Paris, France | ||
| Draw | Tommy Noble | Decision (points) | 20 | 27 Jun 1919 | Nouveau Cirque, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Auguste Grassi | TKO | 8 | 3 Jun 1919 | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Win | Leon Poutet | TKO | 6 | 25 May 1919 | Casino de la Plage, Marseille, France | ||
| Loss | Tommy Noble | KO | 19 | 10 Apr 1919 | Holborn Stadium, Holborn, London, England | For IBU bantamweight title | |
| Win | Steve Sullivan | KO | 1 | 6 Feb 1919 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Jimmy Doyle | KO | 6 | 3 Jan 1919 | Trompeloup, Gironde, France | ||
| Win | Osmin Lurie | TKO | 4 | 1 Jan 1919 | Bordeaux, France | ||
| Win | Marcel Lepreux | Decision (points) | 6 | 7 Nov 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Auguste Grassi | KO | 2 | 26 Sep 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Paul Bertal | Decision (points) | 10 | 4 Aug 1918 | Marseille, France | ||
| Win | Jimmy O'Day | KO | 2 | 28 Jul 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Arthur Wyns | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 Jul 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Eugene Clifford | KO | 2 | 10 Jul 1918 | Paris, France | ||
| Win | Andre Maestrini | Decision (points) | 12 | 4 Jul 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Joseph Marty | TKO | 9 | 30 May 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Arthur Pain | KO | 3 | 23 May 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | Date approximate | |
| Win | Cherubin Durocher | TKO | 6 | 29 Apr 1918 | Perpignan, France | ||
| Win | Auguste Grassi | TKO | 8 | 21 Apr 1918 | Arènes des Amidonniers, Toulouse, France | ||
| Win | Cherubin Durocher | KO | 3 | 18 Apr 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Auguste Grassi | KO | 3 | 28 Mar 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Bombardier Rousseau | KO | 7 | 11 Mar 1918 | Théâtre des Nouveautés, Toulouse, France | ||
| Win | Max Henry | Decision (points) | 1 Mar 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |||
| Win | Jules Husson | TKO | 9 Feb 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |||
| Win | Marcel Lepreux | Decision (points) | 6 | 25 Jan 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Bombardier Rousseau | Decision (points) | 12 | 18 Jan 1918 | Bordeaux, France | ||
| Win | Messens | KO | 2 | 13 Jan 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Edouard Prie | Decision (points) | 6 | 20 Dec 1917 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Alfred Francis | Decision (points) | 6 | 6 Dec 1917 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Marcel Lepreux | Decision (points) | 12 | 4 Nov 1917 | Military camp, France | ||
| Win | Mareix | KO | 9 | 20 Oct 1917 | Bordeaux, France | ||
| Win | Edouard Prie | Decision (points) | 6 | 11 Oct 1917 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Cherubin Durocher | Decision (points) | 6 | 3 Oct 1917 | Paris, France | ||
| Win | Georges Dravin | TKO | 5 | 26 Sep 1917 | Paris, France | ||
| Win | Georges Gravat | Decision (points) | 4 | 26 Feb 1917 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Charles Ledoux | TKO | 12 | 10 Jul 1914 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Jack Bertin | Decision (points) | 10 | 28 Jun 1914 | Bordeaux, France | ||
| Win | Cherubin Durocher | Decision (points) | 15 | 19 Jun 1914 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Georges Lefebvre | TKO | 7 | 4 Jun 1914 | Nantes, France | ||
| Win | Abe Mantell | Decision (points) | 20 | 16 May 1914 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Jim Harry | KO | 6 | 10 May 1914 | Arènes de la Benatte, Bordeaux, France | ||
| Win | Marcel Lepreux | Decision (points) | 20 | 1 May 1914 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Jack Bertin | Decision (points) | 10 | 10 Apr 1914 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Percy Jones | Decision (points) | 20 | 26 Mar 1914 | Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England | For IBU flyweight title | |
| Win | Pat McAllister | KO | 10 | 13 Mar 1914 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Jack Bertin | Decision (points) | 10 | 7 Mar 1914 | Boxing-Buttes, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Cherubin Durocher | TKO | 7 | 1 Mar 1914 | Troyes, France | ||
| Win | Gaston Simon | KO | 5 | 16 Feb 1914 | Salle de l'Alhambra, Orléans, France | ||
| Win | Percy Jones | Decision (points) | 15 | 12 Feb 1914 | Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England | ||
| Draw | Robert Dastillon | Decision (points) | 12 | 31 Dec 1914 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | Date as listed on Wikipedia; table order suggests 1913 | |
| Loss | Marcel Lepreux | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 Nov 1913 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Draw | Robert Dastillon | Decision (points) | 20 | 31 Oct 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Johnny Daly | Decision (points) | 10 | 4 Oct 1913 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Edouard Prie | Disqualification | 5 | 24 Aug 1913 | Enghien-les-Bains, France | ||
| Win | Fred Anderson | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Aug 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Paul Manceau | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 Jun 1913 | Chantilly, France | ||
| Draw | Auguste Grassi | Decision (points) | 12 | 6 Jun 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Sebastien Demey | KO | 6 | 23 May 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Sid Smith | Decision (unanimous) | 20 | 11 Apr 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | For IBU flyweight title | |
| Win | Edouard Prie | Decision (points) | 10 | 17 Mar 1913 | Paris, France | ||
| Win | Albert Bouzonnie | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 Feb 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Bombardier Rousseau | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Feb 1913 | Bordeaux, France | ||
| Draw | Alf Mansfield | Decision (points) | 10 | 10 Jan 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Draw | Marcel Lepreux | Decision (points) | 10 | 10 Dec 1912 | Palais de la Boxe, Paris, France | ||
| Draw | Alf Mansfield | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Nov 1912 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Cherubin Durocher | KO | 5 | 9 Nov 1912 | Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | ||
| Win | Francis Charles | TKO | 17 | 30 Oct 1912 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Retained French flyweight title | |
| Win | Tom Smith | Decision (points) | 15 | 10 Oct 1912 | Birmingham, England | ||
| Loss | Pierre Gambetta | Disqualification | 9 | 8 Oct 1912 | Alcazar d'Été, Avignon, France | ||
| Win | Sebastien Demey | Decision (points) | 10 | 27 Sep 1912 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Jack Gatehouse | Decision (points) | 10 | 11 Aug 1912 | Sporting-Palace, Dinard, France | ||
| Win | Marcel Lepreux | TKO | 13 | 2 Aug 1912 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | Retained French flyweight title | |
| Win | Jack Gatehouse | Decision (points) | 12 | 28 Jun 1912 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Kid Chicken | KO | 9 | 11 Jun 1912 | Boxing Hall, Chantilly, France | ||
| Loss | Robert Dastillon | Decision (points) | 15 | 11 May 1912 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Draw | Jack Gatehouse | Decision (points) | 10 | 16 Apr 1912 | Maisons-Laffitte, France | ||
| Win | Edouard Prie | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 Apr 1912 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | ||
| Draw | Jack Gatehouse | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 Mar 1912 | Premierland Francaise, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Jack Gatehouse | Decision (points) | 8 | 24 Feb 1912 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Rene Voirin | KO | 10 | 14 Feb 1912 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Won vacant French flyweight title | |
| Win | Buster Brown | TKO (corner retirement) | 1 | 30 Dec 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Cherubin Durocher | Decision (points) | 4 | 30 Dec 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Rene Voirin | Decision (points) | 8 | 16 Dec 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Rene Voirin | Decision (points) | 4 | 22 Nov 1911 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Cherubin Durocher | Decision (points) | 6 | 16 Nov 1911 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Jim Barrey | KO | 2 | 28 Oct 1911 | Boxing Hall, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Auguste Relinger | TKO | 2 | 21 Oct 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Robert Dastillon | Disqualification | 4 | 30 Jul 1911 | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | ||
| Win | Andre Teyssedre | Decision (points) | 6 | 29 Jul 1911 | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | ||
| Draw | Alfred Francis | Decision (points) | 8 | 6 May 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Draw | Montors | Decision (points) | 4 | 2 May 1911 | Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Lucien Vinez | Decision (points) | 8 | 22 Apr 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Marcel Mouginot | Decision (points) | 4 | 4 Apr 1911 | Arènes de boxe, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Andre Teyssedre | Decision (points) | 4 | 21 Mar 1911 | Arènes de boxe, Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Paul Manceau | Decision (points) | 6 | 6 Mar 1911 | Paris, France | ||
| Draw | Edouard Prie | Decision (points) | 8 | 16 Feb 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Draw | Alfred Francis | Decision (points) | 8 | 19 Jan 1911 | Paris, France | ||
| Win | L Gouzenne | Decision (points) | 4 | 15 Dec 1910 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Boyo Lambert | Decision (points) | 4 | 26 Nov 1910 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Win | Gouguillon | Decision (points) | 4 | 15 Oct 1910 | Wonderland, Paris, France | ||
| Draw | Francisque | Decision (points) | 8 | 8 Aug 1910 | Paris, France | Date uncertain | |
| Draw | Edouard Prie | Decision (points) | 8 | 7 Jul 1910 | Paris, France | Pro debut; date uncertain |
Record source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).