Quick Facts
- Byname of:
- Nathaniel Stanley Fleischer
- Born:
- November 3, 1887, New York, New York, U.S.
- Died:
- June 25, 1972, Atlantic Beach, New York (aged 84)
- Subjects Of Study:
- boxing
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Nat Fleischer
American sports journalist
Also known as: Nathaniel Stanley Fleischer
Nat Fleischer (born November 3, 1887, New York, New York, U.S.—died June 25, 1972, Atlantic Beach, New York) was an American sports journalist who was an outstanding authority on boxing.
(Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.)
Fleischer, a sportswriter for the New York Press, was encouraged by the promoter Tex Rickard to found the authoritative monthly magazine The Ring, the first issue of which appeared in February 1922. In 1942 he published the first annual Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia, which continued until 1986 and was considered to be the “bible” of boxing. Fleischer authored a myriad of books on boxing. He was one of the founders of the Boxing Hall of Fame, which began inducting members in 1954.
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