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OTTO VON PORAT Born : Sep 25, 1903, Elmhult, Sweden Died : Oct 14, 1982, Baerum, Norway Height : 6 ft. 4 in. Weight : 181-203 lbs Ethnicity: Norwegian Managers : George DeBray, Sig Hart; Jack O'Keefe; Ed Stevenson Compiler : Bob Soderman, IBRO 61, June 1999 Updated by Luckett Davis Photo Courtesy of Harry Shaffer Former World ranking Heavyweight Contender TB KO WD WF D LD LF LK ND NC |
1924 Olympic Games, Paris, France, Heavyweight Gold Medalist Opponent Country Result --- Charles T. Jardine Australia W KO 2 --- Ricardo Bertalazzo Italy W KO 2 --- Alfreddo Porzio Argentina W PTS 3 --- Soren Petersen Denmark W PTS 3 Professional Record 1926 Oct 19 Big Ben Sullivan Chicago, IL W KO 2 Nov 26 Jimmy Delaney Chicago, IL W PTS 10 Dec 22 Martin Burke New York, NY L TKO 8 1927 Apr 1 Duke Horn Minneapolis, MN W KO 7 Apr 19 Tiny Herman Minneapolis, MN W KO 4 May 20 Sully Montgomery Minneapolis, MN ND-W 10 Jun 7 Sully Montgomery Minneapolis, MN ND-W 10 Jul 21 Young Stribling Minneapolis, MN ND-L 10 Aug 23 Big Boy Peterson Minneapolis, MN ND-L 10 Nov 4 Big Boy Peterson Minneapolis, MN ND-L 10 Dec 19 Ted Sandwina Chicago, IL W KO 2 1928 Jan 20 Sam Silverberg Chicago, IL W KO 2 Feb 27 Gordon Smith Chicago, IL W KO 1 Apr 30 Tiny Roebuck Chicago, IL W KO 1 May 15 Napoleon Jack Dorval Chicago, IL L PTS 10 Jun 11 Tony Stabeneau Chicago, IL W KO 2 Jul 5 Sandy Seifert Chicago, IL W TKO 4 Aug 9 Pierre Charles Chicago, IL W PTS 10 Oct 17 Chuck Wiggins Chicago, IL W FOUL 3 Nov 5 Paulino Uzcudun New York, NY L PTS 10 Nov 27 King Solomon Chicago, IL W PTS 10 1929 Jan 11 Battling Levinsky Grand Rapids, MI W TKO 5 Jan 17 Tom Sayers Davenport, IA W KO 3 Feb 1 Jack Gagnon New York, NY W TKO 4 Mar 12 Tom Heeney Chicago, IL W PTS 10 Apr 15 Johnny Risko Boston, MA L PTS 10 May 10 Jack DeMave Chicago, IL W KO 2 Jun 10 Emmett Rocco Chicago, IL W TKO 8 Jun 27 Meyer K.O. Christner New York, NY W TKO 9 Oct 4 Tom Sayers Peoria, IL W KO 1 Nov 4 Charley Smith Chicago, IL W KO 1 Dec 9 Phil Scott New York, NY L FOUL 2 1930 Jan 10 Paulino Uzcudun New York, NY L PTS 10 Apr 1 Angus Snyder St. Paul, MN W PTS 10 May 28 Jack Gagnon Chicago, IL W KO 6 Jun 20 Young Stribling Chicago, IL L KO 1 Oct 10 Angus Snyder Chicago, IL L FOUL 1 Nov 6 Jack Renault Chicago, IL W PTS 10 1931 Jun 20 Soren Peterson Oslo, Norway W TKO 5 Aug 23 Harry Persson Stockholm, Sweden W TKO 1 1932 Jun 17 Maurice Griselle Oslo, Norway W KO 6 Oct 21 Hein Muller Berlin, Ger W KO 6 1933 Feb 24 "Tuffy" Griffith Chicago, IL L TKO 8 Mar 24 Biff Bennet Eau Claire, WI W KO 4 Apr 21 Hans Birkie Chicago, IL W PTS 10 Jun 1 Dick Daniels Minneapolis, MN W KO 2 Sep 29 Hans Schoenrath Oslo, Norway W PTS 10 Nov 16 Gustav Limousin Oslo, Norway W PTS 10 Dec 16 Pierre Charles Brussels, Belgium L KO 2 1934 Apr 16 Paul Swidereski Paris, France W PTS 10 may 21 Don McCorkindale Cardiff, Wales W PTS 10 Sep 28 Al Sauvage Paris, France W PTS 10 Nov 17 Obie Walker Geneva, Switzerland L PTS 10
