Joe Knight
American boxer (1909-1976)
- Born
- 15 January 1909, Cairo
- Died
- 1 July 1976
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
Joe Knight (January 15, 1909 – July 1, 1976) was an American light-heavyweight boxer and former NBA world champion in the division. Knight had a very brief reign as world light-heavyweight champion that lasted just a few days, and without ever winning a world-title bout: the NBA had awarded Knight the title by February 26, 1933, and he lost the title in his first defense on March 1, 1933, to Bob Godwin. An extraordinarily formidable fighter for his day, Knight fought 164 bouts and was never stopped in any of his 19 losses.
Awards and honours
- WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion
External links
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