Charley White

Charley White who was born Charles Anchowitz on 25 March 1891 in Liverpool, England was considered one of the best boxers of his era. White fought from 1906 until 1923. He made one ill-fated comeback attempt in 1930, but was ignominiously TKOed by Henry Perlick, a nondescript fighter who would not have stood a chance against White in his prime.

Biography

World title challenges

Although White never won a world championship, he fought for the title several times. His first attempt to win a crown came against the legendary world featherweight champion Abe Attell in 1909. Attell won the 8 round "newspaper decision".

White also unsuccessfully challenged world featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane, welterweight champion Jack Britton, and lightweight champion Freddie Welsh for their titles. White possessed a lethal left hook, but seemed to lack the killer instinct. This fault cost him in his 1916 attempt to wrest the crown from Welsh.

White appeared to hurt and have Welsh ready for a knockout in the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth rounds of the match, but failed to follow up his advantage. The 20 round decision was awarded to Welsh, causing a riot to break out.