Ferdinand Raeschke
Ferdinand (Ferdi) Raeschke (February 19, 1920 Hamburg – June 16, 1987 Hamburg) was a professional German boxer and, after his active boxing career, owned the beer tavern "Bei Ferry" at the corner of Seilerstrasse / Detlev-Bremer-Strasse inside the famous entertainment quarter of St. Pauli, Hamburg.
Career[edit]
Raeschke won the 22nd German National Championships in 1941,[1] and won the gold medal, defeating Július Torma (HUN), Borje Wretman (SWE), and Lajos Szentgyorgy (HUN), in the Welterweight class at the 1942 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Breslau.[2][3] In 1940–1941, he was on the German national team 8 times, scoring +6 –2 =0.[4] He took 2nd place in the 25th German National Championships in April 1944.[5] As a professional boxer, he won 39, lost 6, and drawn 12, in the period of 1945–1950.
References[edit]
- ^ "Germany1941". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
- ^ "Unofficial European Championships - Breslau, Germany - January 20-25 1942". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
- ^ "KONTROWERSJE: WOJENNE MISTRZOSTWA EUROPY - BRESLAU 1942". Bokser.org.
- ^ "duals_index". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
- ^ "Germany1944". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
External links[edit]
- Boxing record for Ferdinand Raeschke from BoxRec (registration required)
- Article by Raeschke's grandson Dirk Gerhardt, published by SPIEGEL ONLINE einestages, July 13, 2012 (currently available only in German)
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