Walter Blaser

Walter Blaser
Data
Birth Name	Walter Blaser
Weight class	Welterweight
nationality	Swiss
birthday	January 19, 1947
place of birth	Meiringen
Date of death	4th November 1988
Place of death	Geneva
Combat Statistics
Struggles	37
Victories	26th
Knockout victories	23
Defeats	7th
draw	4th
Profile in the BoxRec database

Walter Blaser (born January 19, 1947 in Meiringen , † November 4, 1988 in Geneva ) was a Swiss professional boxer and contender for the EBU European welterweight title. He lost the fight just on points.

Life

Walter Blaser grew up in Haslital . His father died when he was nine years old. As a contracting boy , he spent the whole summer alone as a cattle herder on an alp. He fell silent, became shy of people. He started boxing training with Charly Bühler . In 1969 the first fights were organized. Walter Blaser soon became a crowd favorite. When Walter Blaser got into the ring, he fought with all ambition. He moved to Geneva and fought for a considerable palmarès . Before his European championship fight against the strong Spaniard Jose Ramon Gomez Fouz , there were 25 wins, 5 defeats and 4 draws. In Geneva he rented a bar from the money he had saved. He called it Bierstube St. Pauli . He later opened the Chez Blaser restaurant .

In 1988, Blaser killed his wife and then committed suicide .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Walter Blaser - rts.ch 10 mars 1975 - Sous la loupe