Willie Ritchie (born Gerhardt Anthony Steffen, February 13, 1891 – March 24, 1975), was the World lightweight champion from 1912 to 1914. Gerhardt Anthony...
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knock-out stage for the 16 qualifiers. Ritchie won the Southern section qualifying by a clear 7 strokes. Ritchie and Willie Watt, the Scottish qualifier, met...
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Kilbane, and Johnny Dundee in the featherweight division; Ad Wolgast, Willie Ritchie, Freddie Welsh, Benny Leonard and Rocky Kansas in the lightweight division;...
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1944), British keyboard player and composer Willie Ritchie (golfer) (1884–1966), Scottish golfer Willie Ritchie (1891–1975), boxer This disambiguation page...
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Thorpe fought several top rated lightweights, including Charley White, Ritchie Mitchell, and Lew Tendler, his record was poor against them, and he never...
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Nelson, Ad Wolgast and Willie Ritchie, failing through a series of events to meet each until a successful encounter with Ritchie in July 1914, when he...
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Williams holds the title until 1917. 7 July — Freddie Welsh defeats Willie Ritchie over 20 rounds in London to win the World Lightweight Championship....
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Champions of all time by many fellow boxers and boxing experts: Jack Root, Willie Ritchie and Tommy Burns, former Light Heavyweight, Lightweight and Heavyweight...
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Right to Dethrone; Commission Quotes Law Defending Walker Ruling – Willie Ritchie Gets License". The New York Times. June 13, 1923. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived...
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Wolgast ultimately defended the belt five times before losing it to Willie Ritchie in 1912. Wolgast was declared incompetent in 1917 and a guardianship...
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