Eugène Criqui (15 August 1893 – 7 July 1977) was a French boxer who held the World Featherweight title in 1923. After his death, he was added to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Eugène was the 2015 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame International category.

Boxing career

Early career and military service

Criqui was born in the Belleville neighbourhood of Paris. He was a professional pipe-fitter before he turned professional in 1910. He won the French flyweight title in 1912. His boxing career was interrupted when he served in the French military in World War I. While doing guard duty at Verdun, his jaw was shattered by a sniper's bullet. A surgeon reconstructed the jaw using wire, silver, and a goat leg.

World featherweight champion

After the war he resumed boxing. He won the French featherweight title in 1921 and the next year won the European Boxing Union featherweight championship. On 2 June 1923 he beat Johnny Kilbane by a sixth-round knockout in New York City to win the world featherweight title. Part of the contract for this fight required that he give Johnny Dundee a shot at the title within sixty days. When he fought Dundee fifty-four days later (on 26 July 1923) Dundee knocked him down four times and beat him by a fifteen-round decision. In his next fight, Criqui injured his hand and did not fight many more fights before he retired in 1928.

Death

He died blind in a nursing home in 1977. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005, making him the third inductee from France after Georges Carpentier and Marcel Cerdan.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes135Win104–16–15Benny CarterPTS10Mar 19, 1928134Loss103–16–15Gustave HumeryTKO6 (12)Dec 20, 1927133Loss103–15–15Panama Al BrownUD10Apr 2, 1927132Loss103–14–15Carlos UzabeagaPTS10Oct 6, 1926131Loss103–13–15Danny FrushKO8 (15)Jun 1, 1924130Win103–12–15Henri HébransPTS15Oct 6, 1923129Loss102–12–15Johnny DundeePTS15Jul 26, 1923128Win102–11–15Johnny KilbaneTKO6 (15)Jun 2, 1923127Win101–11–15Billy MatthewsRTD17 (20)Dec 2, 1922126Win100–11–15Ben CallicottKO2 (15)Nov 18, 1922125Win99–11–15Walter RossiKO1 (20)Nov 4, 1922124Win98–11–15Arthur WynsRTD6 (20)Sep 9, 1922123Win97–11–15Arthur WynsKO12 (20)Jul 7, 1922122Win96–11–15Tom AndersonKO1 (?)Jun 25, 1922121Win95–11–15Joseph YouyouKO3 (10)Jun 16, 1922120Win94–11–15Joe FoxTKO12 (20)May 29, 1922119Win93–11–15Ben CallicottKO3 (15)Apr 11, 1922118Win92–11–15Charles LedouxKO1 (15)Feb 5, 1922117Win91–11–15Georges GaillardTKO5 (20)Dec 6, 1921116Win90–11–15Alfons SpaniersKO2 (15)Oct 25, 1921115Win89–11–15Auguste GrassiKO1 (15)Sep 27, 1921114Win88–11–15Dencio CabanelaKO14 (20)Mar 19, 1921113Win87–11–15Silvino JamitoPTS20Feb 19, 1921112Win86–11–15Sid GodfreyKO10 (20)Feb 5, 1921111Win85–11–15Jerry SullivanRTD13 (20)Jan 8, 1921110Win84–11–15Bert SpargoKO16 (20)Dec 18, 1920109Win83–11–15Jackie GreenKO4 (20)Nov 20, 1920108Win82–11–15Vince BlackburnRTD10 (20)Oct 23, 1920107Win81–11–15Young BakerKO1 (15)Jun 26, 1920106Win80–11–15Joe MendellKO12 (12)Apr 17, 1920105Loss79–11–15Memphis Pal MooreTKO14 (20)Dec 26, 1919104Win79–10–15Sam KellarTKO5 (20)Oct 29, 1919103Win78–10–15Walter Young RossKO15 (20)Sep 18, 1919102Win77–10–15Digger EvansKO7 (20)Jul 18, 1919101Draw76–10–15Tommy NoblePTS20Jun 27, 1919100Win76–10–14Auguste GrassiTKO8 (?)Jun 3, 191999Win75–10–14Leon PoutetTKO6 (?)May 25, 191998Loss74–10–14Tommy NobleKO19 (20)Apr 10, 191997Win74–9–14Steve SullivanKO1 (10)Feb 6, 191996Win73–9–14Jimmy DoyleKO6 (?)Jan 3, 191995Win72–9–14Osmin LurieTKO4 (?)Jan 1, 191994Win71–9–14Marcel LepreuxPTS6Nov 7, 191893Win70–9–14Auguste GrassiKO2 (6)Sep 26, 191892Win69–9–14Paul BertalPTS10Aug 4, 191891Win68–9–14Jimmy O'DayKO2 (10)Jul 28, 191890Win67–9–14Arthur WynsPTS10Jul 12, 191889Win66–9–14Eugene CliffordKO2 (?)Jul 10, 191888Win65–9–14Andre MaestriniPTS12Jul 4, 191887Win64–9–14Joseph MartyTKO9 (10)May 30, 191886Win63–9–14Arthur PainKO3 (6)May 23, 191885Win62–9–14Cherubin DurocherTKO6 (?)Apr 29, 191884Win61–9–14Auguste GrassiTKO8 (12)Apr 21, 191883Win60–9–14Cherubin DurocherKO3 (?)Apr 18, 191882Win59–9–14Auguste GrassiKO3 (?)Mar 28, 191881Win58–9–14Bombardier RousseauKO7 (15)Mar 11, 191880Win57–9–14Max HenryPTS?Mar 1, 191879Win56–9–14Jules HussonTKO? (?)Feb 9, 191878Win55–9–14Marcel LepreuxPTS6Jan 25, 191877Win54–9–14Bombardier RousseauPTS12Jan 18, 191876Win53–9–14MessensKO2 (?)Jan 13, 191875Win52–9–14Edouard PriePTS6Dec 20, 191774Win51–9–14Alfred FrancisPTS6Dec 6, 191773Win50–9–14Marcel LepreuxPTS12Nov 4, 191772Win49–9–14MareixKO9 (?)Oct 20, 191771Win48–9–14Edouard PriePTS6Oct 11, 191770Win47–9–14Cherubin DurocherPTS6Oct 3, 191769Win46–9–14Georges DravinTKO5 (?)Sep 26, 191768Win45–9–14Georges GravatPTS4Feb 26, 191767Loss44–9–14Charles LedouxTKO12 (20)Jul 10, 191466Win44–8–14Jack BertinPTS10Jun 28, 191465Win43–8–14Cherubin DurocherPTS15Jun 19, 191464Win42–8–14Georges LefebvreTKO7 (?)Jun 4, 191463Win41–8–14Abe MantellPTS20May 16, 191462Win40–8–14Jim HarryKO6 (?)May 10, 191461Win39–8–14Marcel LepreuxPTS20May 1, 191460Win38–8–14Jack BertinPTS10Apr 10, 191459Loss37–8–14Percy JonesPTS20Mar 26, 191458Win37–7–14Pat McAllisterKO10 (15)Mar 13, 191457Win36–7–14Jack BertinPTS10Mar 7, 191456Win35–7–14Cherubin DurocherTKO7 (10)Mar 1, 191455Win34–7–14Gaston SimonKO5 (10)Feb 16, 191454Win33–7–14Percy JonesPTS15Feb 12, 191453Draw32–7–14Robert DastillonPTS12Dec 31, 191452Loss32–7–13Marcel LepreuxPTS10Nov 29, 191351Draw32–6–13Robert DastillonPTS20Oct 31, 191350Win32–6–12Johnny DalyPTS10Oct 4, 191349Win31–6–12Edouard PrieDQ5 (?)Aug 24, 191348Win30–6–12Fred AndersonPTS10Aug 1, 191347Win29–6–12Paul ManceauPTS10Jun 12, 191346Draw28–6–12Auguste GrassiPTS12Jun 6, 191345Win28–6–11Sebastien DemeyKO6 (10)May 23, 191344Loss27–6–11Sid SmithUD20Apr 11, 191343Win27–5–11Edouard PriePTS10Mar 17, 191342Win26–5–11Albert BouzonniePTS10Feb 21, 191341Win25–5–11Bombardier RousseauPTS10Feb 15, 191340Draw24–5–11Alf MansfieldPTS10Jan 10, 191339Draw24–5–10Marcel LepreuxPTS10Dec 10, 191238Draw24–5–9Alf MansfieldPTS10Nov 15, 191237Win24–5–8Cherubin DurocherKO5 (?)Nov 9, 191236Win23–5–8Francis CharlesTKO17 (20)Oct 30, 191235Win22–5–8Tom SmithPTS15Oct 10, 191234Loss21–5–8Pierre GambettaDQ9 (10)Oct 8, 191233Win21–4–8Sebastien DemeyPTS10Sep 27, 191232Win20–4–8Jack GatehousePTS10Aug 11, 191231Win19–4–8Marcel LepreuxTKO13 (15)Aug 2, 191230Win18–4–8Jack GatehousePTS12Jun 28, 191229Win17–4–8Kid ChickenKO9 (10)Jun 11, 191228Loss16–4–8Robert DastillonPTS15May 11, 191227Draw16–3–8Jack GatehousePTS10Apr 16, 191226Win16–3–7Edouard PriePTS10Apr 12, 191225Draw15–3–7Jack GatehousePTS10Mar 29, 191224Win15–3–6Jack GatehousePTS8Feb 24, 191223Win14–3–6Rene VoirinKO10 (?)Feb 14, 191222Win13–3–6Buster BrownRTD1 (8)Dec 30, 191121Win12–3–6Cherubin DurocherPTS4Dec 30, 191120Win11–3–6Rene VoirinPTS8Dec 16, 191119Win10–3–6Rene VoirinPTS4Nov 22, 191118Win9–3–6Cherubin DurocherPTS6Nov 16, 191117Win8–3–6Jim BarreyKO2 (6)Oct 28, 191116Win7–3–6Auguste RelingerTKO2 (?)Oct 21, 191115Win6–3–6Robert DastillonDQ4 (?)Jul 30, 191114Win5–3–6Andre TeyssedrePTS6Jul 29, 191113Draw4–3–6Alfred FrancisPTS8May 6, 191112Draw4–3–5MontorsPTS4May 2, 191111Loss4–3–4Lucien VinezPTS8Apr 22, 191110Loss4–2–4Marcel MouginotPTS4Apr 4, 19119Win4–1–4Andre TeyssedrePTS4Mar 21, 19118Loss3–1–4Paul ManceauPTS6Mar 6, 19117Draw3–0–4Edouard PriePTS8Feb 16, 19116Draw3–0–3Alfred FrancisPTS8Jan 19, 19115Win3–0–2L GouzennePTS4Dec 15, 19104Win2–0–2Boyo LambertPTS4Nov 26, 19103Win1–0–2GouguillonPTS4Oct 15, 19102Draw0–0–2FrancisquePTS8Aug 8, 19101Draw0–0–1Edouard PriePTS8Jul 7, 1910

References

External links

International Boxing Hall of Fame Biography