Panama Joe Gans | |
|---|---|
 Gans circa 1920s | |
| Born | Cyril Quinton Jr. November 14, 1896 |
| Died | Unknown Date |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 134 |
| Wins | 90 |
| Wins by KO | 43 |
| Losses | 31 |
| Draws | 11 |
| No contests | 2 |
Panama Joe Gans was a black boxer who held the World Colored Middleweight Championship for four years, shortly before it was discontinued.[1] Born Cyril Quinton Jr. on November 14, 1896, in Barbados, British West Indies and raised in the Panama Canal Zone, the 5'7" Quinton originally fought out of Panama and then New York City. He took his ringname from boxing great Joe Gans, the first black American fighter to win a world boxing title. He found his greatest fame fighting as a middleweight at between 147 and 160 lbs, but in his early career he took the Panamanian Lightweight Title and contended for the Panamanian Welterweight Title at weights roughly between 130 and 147 pounds.[2]
- ^ "Panama Joe Gans". BoxRec. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Panama Joe Gans". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 8 August 2016.