Charles Fischer

Last updated: March 21, 2025

Title History

  • Cook County Illinois Middleweight Amateur title;
  • Cook County Illinois Light Heavyweight Amateur title;
  • World’s Middleweight title defeating Johnny Meyers (January 7, 1929);
  • World’s Light Heavyweight title defeating Billy Edwards (December 5, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri);

Career Highlights

  • Charles Fischer trained along side Ed “Strangler” Lewis..
  • January 5, 1931: Charles “Midget” Fischer invented the Piledriver against “Sailor” Jack Wood in Kansas City, Missouri..
  • For a great detailed story of Charles Fischer please go to http://www.butternut.k12.wi.us/charles%20fischer/charlesfischer.html
  • November 16, 1982: Charles “Midget” Fischer passed away at the age of 84..

    Michael Melland wrote in I just visited the site after emailing you a couple of months ago with the Midget Fischer info…. THANKS for adding Charles “Midget” Fischer to the gallery ! He’d have liked that.

 

nickname: Midget
birthday: January 2, 1898
hometown: Butternut, (Northern) Wisconsin
height: 5'3"
weight: 158 lbs
debut: 1924 (Age 24)
previous names: Milwaukee Midget
finishing move(s): The Pile Driver
notable feuds: Johnny Meyers
Fred Koch
gender: Male
status: Deceased
type: Single
current promotion: Inactive

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