Nat Fleischer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nat Fleischer

American writer and magazine founder

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1887

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 25-Jun-1972

Profession: writer, historian, journalist, boxer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Nathaniel Stanley Fleischer (November 3, 1887, New York City – June 25, 1972) was a noted American boxing writer and collector.
After he graduated from City College of New York in 1908, Fleischer worked for the New York Press while studying at New York University.
He served as the sports editor of the Press and the Sun Press until 1929.
Encouraged by Tex Rickard, he inaugurated in 1922 The Ring magazine.
In 1929 Fleischer acquired sole ownership of the magazine, which he led as editor-in-chief for fifty years, until his death in 1972.In 1942, Fleischer began to publish the magazine's annual record book and boxing encyclopedia, which was published until 1987.
In addition, Fleischer wrote several other books about the lives of some world champions and about boxing history.Fleischer contributed to the founding of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) and was twice presented with its James J.
Walker Award.
After Fleischer's death, the BWAA named an award after him.
Fleischer, who had been instrumental in creating The Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954 (disbanded in 1987), was himself an inaugural 1990 inductee to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.