Jack Root
Jack Root 
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| Birth Name | Janos Ruthaly |
| Weight class | Light heavyweight |
| nationality | United States |
| birthday | May 26, 1876 |
| place of birth | Frahelž |
| Date of death | June 10, 1963 |
| size | 178 cm |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 55 |
| Victories | 47 |
| Knockout victories | 28 |
| Defeats | 3 |
| draw | 3 |
Jack Root (real name Janos Ruthaly ; born May 26, 1876 in Frahelž , Bohemia (then Austria-Hungary , now the Czech Republic ); † June 10, 1963 in Los Angeles , California ) was an Austro - American boxer and the first world champion in the then newly created division of the light heavyweight division . He won this title in a fight over 10 rounds against Charles "Kid" McCoy on April 22, 1903 in Detroit , Michigan .
On July 3, 1905, he punched in Reno ( Nevada ) against Marvin Hart , whom he previously for three years in Chicago had beaten once before after 6 rounds to the - after the resignation of James J. Jeffries - vacant title of heavyweight - Champions . He lost after 12 rounds. Referee in this fight was the retired world champion Jim Jeffries .
In 2011, Root was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Fights and picture of Jack Root on CyberBoxingZone
- Jack Root in the BoxRec Encyclopaedia
- Jack Root in the BoxRec database
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| SURNAME | Root, Jack |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ruthaly, Janos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxer, first world light heavyweight champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frahelž , Bohemia |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 10, 1963 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |