Nickname(s) Sailor Burke Wins 24 Division Welterweight Losses 7 Died 1960 (age 75) Role Boxer Draws 3 | Nationality American Name Sailor Burke Stance Orthodox stance Rated at Welterweight Wins by KO 19 Total fights 59 Number of contests 0 | |
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Charles Presser (1885–1960) who fought under the name Sailor Burke was a New York City welterweight champion boxer who more often competed against middleweights and even bigger men.
Biography
He was born in 1885 in Brooklyn, New York. He fought against future heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in 1907. The previous year, Burke became one of the few men to knock out Joe Grim.
On April 10, 1911 he fought Dan Sullivan of Montana at the New York Athletic Club and won. On May 9, 1911 he lost to Dan's brother, Montana Jack Sullivan at the Olympic Athletic Club.
His last fight was in 1912 against Bob Moha. He died in 1960.
References
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