Sailor Burke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSailor Burke
American boxer
Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1942
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001
Profession: boxer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Sailor Burke
- Charles Presser (1885–1960), who fought under the name Sailor Burke, was an accomplished New York welter and middleweight boxer who often competed against light heavyweights including several contenders and champions.
- These included controversial black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, American welterweight contender and European champion Willie Lewis, and British world middleweight championship Billy Papke.On August 22, 1911, Burke defeated world welterweight claimant Billy Papke, at St.
- Nicholas Arena in New York City, but could not claim the title as both men were fighting over the middleweight limit of 160.
- Papke was defending his World Middleweight title which he claimed from Jim Sullivan in a British World Middleweight Championship match, in a winning ninth round knockout two months earlier on June 8, 1911 at London's Palladium.
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