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Charles Fischer

Title History

 

  • Cook County Illinois Middleweight Amateur title;
  • Cook County Illinois Light Heavyweight Amateur title;
  • World’s Middleweight title defeating Johnny Meyers (January 7, 1929);
  • World’s Light Heavyweight title defeating Billy Edwards (December 5, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri);

 

Career Highlights

 

  • Charles Fischer trained along side Ed “Strangler” Lewis..
  • January 5, 1931: Charles “Midget” Fischer invented the Piledriver against “Sailor” Jack Wood in Kansas City, Missouri..
  • For a great detailed story of Charles Fischer please go to http://www.butternut.k12.wi.us/charles%20fischer/charlesfischer.html
  • November 16, 1982: Charles “Midget” Fischer passed away at the age of 84..

    Michael Melland wrote in I just visited the site after emailing you a couple of months ago with the Midget Fischer info…. THANKS for adding Charles “Midget” Fischer to the gallery ! He’d have liked that.

 

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Debut

1924 (Age 24)

Birthday

January 2, 1898

Hometown

Butternut, (Northern) Wisconsin

Gender

Height

5'3"

Weight

158 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

The Pile Driver

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

Johnny Meyers
Fred Koch

Status