Global InformationBenny Valgar information
Benny Valgar | |
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| Born | September 24, 1898 Paris, France |
| Died | October 1, 1972 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | The French Flash |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 217 |
| Wins | 160 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 37 |
| Draws | 16 |
| No contests | 4 |
Benny Valgar, frequently spelled "Valger" (September 24, 1898 – October 1, 1974), was a French boxer. On February 25, 1920, he faced the reigning featherweight champion, Johnny Kilbane, in a 8-round non-title bout which, without a disqualification or knockout, had no official winner. According to all of newspaper writers who reported on the fight, Valgar won convincingly. Due to the fighters being over the featherweight limit of 124 pounds, the fight was not for Kilbane's championship. Kilbane could have waved the forfeit, but chose not to.[1]
Valgar also made it to the semi-final bout of the NYSAC World Lightweight Boxing Championship against Jimmy Goodrich, who he lost to in a close bout on June 15, 1925.
Showing promise at an early age, Valgar was the U.S. Bantamweight National Amateur champion in 1916. In evidence of his extraordinary defensive ring skills, he was one of only two American boxers of his era to have never been knocked out, though he fought over two hundred fights.[2][3]
- ^ "Kilbane About the Pass on as Feather Champ", The Milwaukee Journal, pg. 3, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 14 March 1920.
- ^ "Benny Valger". BoxRec. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Benny Valger: Forgotten Boxing Master". BoxRec. Retrieved 26 June 2015.