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Fred Storbeck (10 August 1889 – 7 December 1970 (aged 81)) born in
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was a South African
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, and amateur and professional
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of the 1910s, and 1920s, who won the South African heavyweight title, and British Empire heavyweight title.Graeme Kent (2005). ''The Great White Hopes: The Quest to Defeat Jack Johnson''. The History Press Ltd.


Boxing career


Amateur

Early in 1910 the
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amateur boxing authorities sent three representatives to compete in the British championships. Heavyweight Fred Storbeck,
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Jim Fennessy and
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Joe Thomas, with George Twomey as the manager of the first-ever team of South African amateur boxers to compete overseas. In the British championships Storbeck won all his fights on knockouts and became the 1910 British amateur heavyweight champion. Fennessy reached the semi-final and Thomas was eliminated in the second round of the competition.


Professional

Fred Storbeck's first professional boxing bout was a
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victory over
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at the
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, London on 29 May 1911, this was followed by fights including; a
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with Matthew Curran for the British Empire heavyweight title, a knockout defeat by
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for the British Empire heavyweight title, "during the contest, Storbeck offended Wells by swearing at him. This reaction betrays perhaps unexpected sensitivity in a former
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er, but the English heavyweight almost literally made the South African eat his words by repeatedly ramming a straight left like a telegraph pole into Storbeck's mouth for the remainder of the fight", a disqualification defeat by
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(US) at
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,
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, London on 1 January 1912, a disqualification victory over Matthew Curran for the British Empire heavyweight title, a knockout defeat by
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(USA) at
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,
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, London on 5 February 1912, one win, a
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victory over "Battling" Jim Johnson (USA) at
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on 4 April 1912, this bout was unusual in that "Battling" Jim Johnson was an African American boxer and the
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was still generally upheld, following two wins, Storbeck then travelled to the United States, with a
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defeat by Jim Stewart at
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, New York City on 8 July 1912, Storbeck then travelled home to South Africa, with a disqualification defeat by Mike Williams for the South African heavyweight title, a disqualification defeat by
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for the South African heavyweight title, a knockout victory over Mike Williams for the South African heavyweight title, a disqualification defeat by Jack Lalor defending the South African heavyweight title, Storbeck then travelled to Australia, with a disqualification victory over
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at
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on 5 October 1914, a technical knockout defeat by Ben Doyle

at
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on 31 October 1914, a disqualification defeat by Pat Doran at Baker's Pavilion,
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on 28 November 1914, a disqualification victory over
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on 15 February 1915, a disqualification defeat by Jerry Jerome at Baker's Pavilion,
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on 6 March 1915, a knockout defeat by Sid Neilson at Adelphi Hall,
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on 1 May 1915, Storbeck then travelled home to South Africa, with a points victory over
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for the vacant South African heavyweight title, a disqualification defeat by Nick van den Bergh for the South African heavyweight title, Fred Storbeck's final professional boxing bout was a knockout defeat by Johnny Squires at City Hall, Johannesburg on 29 August 1921.


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Image – Fred StorbeckImage – 'Fred Storbeck' at digitalgallery.nypl.org
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