Eric Seelig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eric Seelig

American boxer

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1909

Place of Birth: Bydgoszcz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 19-Jan-1984

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Eric Seelig (July 15, 1909, in Bromberg, now Bydgoszcz – January 19, 1984) was middleweight boxing champion in Germany in 1931 and their light-heavyweight champion in 1933.
Because he was Jewish, he was stripped of his titles, and, in July 1933, the Nazis threatened that if he dared fight another match to defend his titles he would be killed.
Seelig fled to France, though his stripped titles were never restored.
He had a successful boxing career in America from 1935-40.