Frankie Campbell
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Birth Name | Francisco Camilli |
Fight name | Frankie Campbell |
Weight class | Heavyweight |
nationality | US-american |
birthday | 1904 |
place of birth | Hibbing |
Date of death | August 25, 1930 |
Place of death | San Francisco |
Combat Statistics | |
Struggles | 40 |
Victories | 33 |
Knockout victories | 26th |
Defeats | 4th |
draw | 2 |
No value | 1 |
Frankie Campbell (* 1904 as Francisco Camilli in Hibbing , Minnesota , † August 25, 1930 in San Francisco ) was an American professional boxer of Italian descent.
Boxing match death
Campbell played his last fight on August 25, 1930 in San Francisco against the eventual world champion Max Baer . After Campbell had to take very hard hits in the 5th round, he collapsed. Already in the boxing ring the doctors present tried to resuscitate Frankie Campbell for more than 30 minutes, but he died a few hours later in the hospital of a traumatic brain injury . The referee of the bout was later accused of failing to stop the bout in time, even when Campbell was already hanging unconscious on the ropes. He was suspended. After the death, Max Baer seriously considered quitting boxing. As a result, he supported the survivors of Campbell financially, so he paid u. a. for the education of its children.
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SURNAME | Campbell, Frankie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Camilli, Francisco (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian-American boxer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1904 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hibbing , Minnesota |
DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1930 |
Place of death | San Francisco |