George Chaney

George Henry "K.O." Chaney (April 16, 1892 – December 20, 1958) was a hard punching featherweight and lightweight who fought from 1910 to 1928. Known as the "Knockout King of Fistiana", Chaney was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Irish-American parents. Boxing Illustrated ranked him #4 all-time in terms of pound for pound punchers, while the Bleacher Report named him the #14 greatest southpaw in boxing history.[1] He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2014.[2]

George "K.O." Chaney
Statistics
Real name	George Henry Chaney
Nickname(s)	Knockout King of Fistiana
Weight(s)	Featherweight
Nationality	American
Born	(1892-04-16)April 16, 1892 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	December 20, 1958(1958-12-20) (aged 66)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	177
Wins	137
Wins by KO	76
Losses	36
Draws	4
No contests	0

Professional career

Chaney, despite being a terrific puncher, was afflicted with a glass jaw which often was his downfall against top ranked opponents. Nevertheless, he fought many of the top lightweights and featherweights from his era, including Johnny Dundee, Rocky Kansas, Lew Tendler and Abe Attell.[3] Chaney was selected for the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.[4]

Chaney was afforded two opportunities to win a world title. On September 4, 1916 he challenged world featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane for his crown. Kilbane KO'd Chaney in round 3. His last title opportunity came when he sought to capture the newly created world junior lightweight title on November 18, 1921. Chaney met Johnny Dundee for the championship, but lost when he was disqualified in the fifth round.[5]

His bout with Rocky Kansas at old Oriole Park in 1920 was judged the most brutal and bloody bout ever held in Baltimore.

Notable bouts

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes[5]
Loss	Johnny Dundee	DQ	5 (15)	1921-11-18	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	For vacant World Junior Lightweight Title.
Loss	Johnny Dundee	NWS	8	1921-07-18	Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Johnny Dundee	PTS	10	1921-06-10	Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts
Loss	Rocky Kansas	PTS	12	1920-08-23	Oriole Park, Baltimore, Maryland
Loss	Lew Tendler	KO	1 (6)	1919-06-04	Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss	Lew Tendler	NWS	6	1918-09-18	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Johnny Dundee	NWS	6	1918-09-18	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Rocky Kansas	NWS	6	1917-09-10	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Rocky Kansas	NWS	10	1917-07-23	Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York	Newspaper Decision
Draw	Johnny Dundee	NWS	6	1917-07-12	Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Johnny Kilbane	KO	3 (15), 2:27	1916-09-04	Cedar Point Arena, Sandusky, Ohio	For World Featherweight Title.
Loss	Johnny Dundee	NWS	6	1914-04-20	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Abe Attell	PTS	15	1913-04-28	Empire Theater, Baltimore, Maryland
Win	Kid Williams	PTS	20	1911-07-10	Ford Opera House, Baltimore, Maryland
Win	Kid Williams	KO	6 (15)	1911-01-02	Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

References

1. Seekins, Briggs. "Manny Pacquiao and the 25 Greatest Southpaws in Boxing History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
2. "George (K.O.) Chaney Bio". International Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
3. "Cyber Boxing Zone - George K.O. Chaney". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
4. "Ring Magazine's 100 Greatest Punchers". About.com Boxing. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
5. George KO Chaney's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.

External links

• Boxing record for George Chaney from BoxRec