Johnny Ertle | |
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| Born | John Michael Ertl March 21, 1897 Dunaföldvár, Hungary |
| Died | October 15, 1976 (aged 79) Stillwater, Minnesota, US[2] |
| Nationality | Hungarian-born American |
| Other names | Kewpie Little Dynamo |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight champion Late career featherweight |
| Height | 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m) |
| Reach | 65 in (1.65 m)[1] |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 88* (52 no decisions) Only points decisions shown |
| Wins | 20 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Draws | 4 |
| No contests | 0 |
Johnny Ertle or Ertel (sometimes spelled Johnne) was a Hungarian born American boxer. Nicknamed "Kewpie" and "Little Dynamo", he was a disputed bantamweight world boxing champion from 1915 until 1918, when he lost the title to Memphis Pal Moore. Trained and managed from 1913, when he was only sixteen, by Mike McNulty, Ertle's body punches were particularly devastating to his opponents, because of the extraordinary leverage he could apply using the extra space provided by his small stature.[3][2] He was managed by Mike Collins in his later career.
- ^ "Physical Freak", The Gazette and Daily, York, Pennsylvania, pg. 12, 5 February 1935
- ^ a b "Johnny Ertel Cyber Boxing Zone". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Johnny Ertel BoxRec Boxing Record". BoxRec. Retrieved 14 June 2018.