Bob Diry

Robert "Bob" Diry (in Austria Robert Dirry, born 12 July 1884 in Vienna, Austria,[1] died 9 February 1935 in New York City[2]) was an Austrian middleweight world champion 1908 in wrestling. After his migration to America he tried boxing. He was defeated by George Ashe (boxer) in 1913 in a knockout.[3][4]

References

  1. Birth record Vienna, parish St. Josef in Margareten, vol. 62, p. 144
  2. "Weltmeister Robert Diry gestorben". Wiener Sporttagblatt, p. 4. 27 February 1935.
  3. "George Ashe Drops German Boxer to Floor in Third Round". The New York Times. 16 December 1913. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2010. George Ashe Drops German Boxer to Floor in Third Round. George Ashe of Philadelphia knocked out Bob Diry, a German middleweight, in three rounds ...
  4. "Bob Diry". Boxrec. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2010. Name: Bob Diry Alias: Bob Deery Birthplace: Germany Nationality: US American Hometown: New York, New York, USA
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