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Otto von PORAT

Male

(Otto Wessel von Porat)
Heavyweight, Norway, Oslo
Based in Oslo, Norway and Chicago, Illinois, USA
Born: 29 September 1903, Elmhult, Sweden
Died: 14 October 1982, Baerum, Norway
Height: 6ft 4in, mt 1,93
Weight: 182-196-202 lbs

as an amateur:
1924 Paris, France, Olympic Games heavyweight gold medal
W KO 2 Charles T. Jardine (Australia)
W KO 3 Riccardo Bertazzolo (Italy)
W PTS 3 Alfredo Porzio (Argentina)
W PTS 3 Soren Petersen (Denmark)

Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1924
Oslo, Norway, Dual Match Norway vs Sweden, heavyweight (+79,400 kg)
+ Jan. 27Bror PerssonOslo, Norway WTKO 3
Skien, Norway, Norwegian Championships heavyweight (+79,400 kg) gold medal
+ May 3Trygve HansenSkien, Norway WPTS 3
Paris, France, Olympic Games heavyweight (+79,400 kg) gold medal
+ July 15Charles JardineParis, France WTKO 2
+ July 18Riccardo BertazzoloParis, France WKO 3
+ July 19Alfredo PorzioParis, France WPTS 3
+ July 20Soren PetersenParis, France WPTS 3

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1926
+ Oct. 19Ben SullivanChicago, United States KO 2
+ Nov. 26Jimmy DelaneyChicago, United States W 10
- Dec. 22Martin BurkeNew York, United States TKO by 8
1927
+ Apr. 1Duke HornMinneapolis, United States TKO 7
+ Apr. 19Tiny Jim HermanMinneapolis, United States KO 4
* May 20Sully MontgomeryMinneapolis, United States ND 10
* June 7Sully MontgomeryMinneapolis, United States ND 10
* July 21 Young StriblingMinneapolis, United States ND 10
* Aug. 23Big Boy PetersonMinneapolis, United States ND 10
* Nov. 4Big Boy PetersonMinneapolis, United States ND 10
+ Dec. 19Ted SandwinaChicago, United States KO 2
1928
+ Jan. 20Sammy SilverbergChicago, United States TKO 2
+ Feb. 27Gordon SmithChicago, United States KO 1
+ Apr. 30Tiny RoebuckChicago, United States KO 1
- May 15Jack DorvalChicago, United States L 10
+ June 11Tony StabenauChicago, United States TKO 2
+ July 5Sandy SeifertChicago, United States KO 4
+ Aug. 9Pierre CharlesChicago, United States W 10
+ Oct. 17Chuck WigginsChicago, United States WDQ 3
- Nov. 5Paulino UzcudunNew York, United States L 10
+ Nov. 27Emilio SolomonChicago, United States W 10
1929
+ Jan. 11Battling LevinskyGrand Rapids, United States TKO 5
+ Jan. 17Tom SayersDavenport, United States KO 3
+ Feb. 1Jack GagnonNew York, United States TKO 4
+ Mar. 12Tom HeeneyChicago, United States W 10
- Apr. 5Johnny RiskoBoston, United States L 10
+ May 10Jack DeMaveChicago, United States KO 2
+ June 10Emmett RoccoChicago, United States TKO 8
+ June 27KO ChristnerBronx, United States TKO 9
+ Oct. 4Tom SayersPeoria, United States KO 1
+ Nov. 4Charley SmithChicago, United States KO 1
- Dec. 9Phil ScottNew York, United States LDQ 2
1930
- Jan. 10Paulino UzcudunNew York, United States L 10
+ Apr. 1Angus SnyderSaint Paul, United States W 10
+ May 28Jack GagnonChicago, United States KO 6
- June 20Young StriblingChicago, United States KO by 1
- Oct. 10Angus SnyderChicago, United States LDQ 1
+ Nov. 6Jack RenaultChicago, United States W 10
1931
+ June 20Soren PetersenOslo, Norway TKO 5
+ Aug. 23Harry PerssonStockholm, Sweden TKO 1
1932
+ June 17Maurice GriselleOslo, Norway KO 6
+ Oct. 21 Hein MuellerBerlin, GermanyKO 6
1933
- Feb. 24Tuffy GriffithsChicago, United States TKO by 8
+ Mar. 24Biff BennettEau Claire, United States KO 4
+ Apr. 21Hans BirkieChicago, United States W 10
+ June 1Dick DanielsMinneapolis, United States KO 2
+ Sept. 29Hans SchoenrathOslo, Norway W 10
+ Nov. 16Gustave LimousinOslo, Norway W 10
- Dec. 16Pierre CharlesBrussels, Belgium KO by 2
1934
+ Apr. 16Paul SwiderskiParis, France W 10
+ May 21Don McCorkindaleCardiff, Great BritainW 10
+ Sept. 28Alfred SauvageParis, France W 10
- Nov. 17Obie WalkerGeneva, Switzerland L 10

 

Summary

Total bouts: 53, Won: 37 (24 inside the limit), Lost: 11 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 5
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