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    John Gutenko (December 1, 1893 – October 18, 1963) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American boxer of Danish, Ukrainian and Polish heritage who fought under the name Kid Williams and was known as the Baltimore Tiger, he knocked out Johnny Coulon in Vernon, California, on June 9, 1914.

  2. Feb 4, 2020 · Oscar Bland, aka Kid Williams, was just 46 years old when he was murdered in 1953, in the front yard of his home at 1014 W. 8th St. as two of his children looked on. Oscar Bland may best be remembered as a boxer and trainer.

  3. From Baltimore newspapers (Laurence Fielding). These three Philadelphia newspapers had Williams the winner: the Record, the Inquirer (Jack Kincaid), and the Public Ledger (Paul Zabala). Specified as Kid Williams of Baltimore. Williams cracked two ribs in the first (Drumright Evening Derrick).

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  4. Nov 5, 2019 · Kid Williams would continue to fight in, around and above the bantamweight limit for well over a decade after his championship exploits. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest fighters the bantam class ever had in its ranks, and perhaps with a chance to claim the championship proper a few years before he did he might rank even higher.

  5. World Bantamweight Title In the third round Williams smashed across a right which rocked the challenger. Again in the fifth Williams sent across another, which the referee said wa

  6. Kid Williams, who fought for nineteen years, is considered one of the top bantamweights of all time. Born in Denmark, Williams came to the United States with his parents in 1904. The family settled in a poor section of Baltimore, where Williams found work as a newsboy, often fighting for the choicest spots to sell papers.

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  8. Kid Williams, born Jonathon Gutenko in Denmark in 1893, then immigrating to the United States when he was about eight, became one of the leading bantamweights during the 1910s, and then World Champion by defeating Johnny Coulon. He is one of the rare boxers in history to have over 200 documented bouts.