Willi Färber
Willi Färber | |
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Birth Name | Wilhelm Färber |
Weight class | Flyweight |
nationality | German |
birthday | October 23, 1911 |
place of birth | augsburg |
Date of death | August 12, 1988 |
Place of death | augsburg |
Combat Statistics | |
Struggles | 43 |
Victories | 32 |
Knockout victories | 17th |
Defeats | 5 |
draw | 6th |
Wilhelm "Willi" Färber (born October 23, 1911 in Augsburg ; † August 12, 1988 there ) was a German boxer .
Career
Färber's career began in 1929 when he joined an Augsburg boxing club. Two years later he emerged as the bantamweight winner at the 2nd Workers' Olympiad . In 1935 he became German amateur flyweight champion .
In 1948 Färber won the German flyweight championship by winning points over Hans Schiffers as a professional boxer. He then defended the title four times until he lost it to Victor Liwowski in 1950 . A fight for the German bantamweight championship against Hans Schömig ended in a draw in 1949.
Wilhelm Färber was also called "Leberhaken Willi", as he liked to beat his opponents with targeted hits on the liver.
After the end of his career as a boxer, he worked from 1951 to 1972 as a groundskeeper at the Augsburger Rosenaustadion . Then he was head of the boxing department at TSV Schwaben Augsburg until 1983 .
swell
- Günther Grünsteudel , Günter Hägele, Rudolf Frankenberger (eds.): Augsburger Stadtlexikon. 2nd Edition. Perlach, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-922769-28-4 .
Web links
- Willi Färber in the BoxRec database
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Färber, Willi |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Färber, Wilhelm |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German boxer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1911 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | augsburg |
DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1988 |
Place of death | augsburg |