Born in Vienna, Weidin made his professional debut in December 1945 with a third-round knockout of Stefan Schmidt.[2] In 1947 he beat Jan Declercq, Enrico Bertola, Stephane Olek, and Robert Eugene to win a European heavyweight tournament (with no title at stake).[2]
In 1948 he travelled to the United States, where he was described as "Jack Dempsey's protege" and "the post-war Jewish hope for heavyweight honors" (despite not actually being Jewish), and recorded four wins and four losses, two of his defeats at the hands of Freddie Beshore and Lee Oma.[3][4]
Back in Austria he won his next three fights, including a second-round stoppage of Heinz Lazek in September 1949. He lost on points to Olek in Paris in January 1950, with no title at stake, but when the two met again in Vienna in June for the vacant EBU European heavyweight title, Wiedin was victorious, becoming the new European champion.[2][5] Weidin lost the title in his first defence, losing on points to Jack Gardner in March 1951.[6]
Weidin had nine further fights, beating future South African champion Johnny Arthur in December 1951, but suffering defeats to Johnny Williams, Karel Sys, Hein ten Hoff, and Tommy Farr. His final fight, against Hugo Salfeld in November 1952, also ended in defeat.[2]
Weidin retired with a record of 31 wins from 46 fights.[2]
He went on to act as president of the local professional boxing association and as a board member of SK Rapid Wien.[7]
Weidin died on 26 June 2002, at the age of 79, after a long illness.[2][7]
^"Weidin is Winner in Rugged Fight", The Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 January 1949, p. 16
^Bloch, Dave (1957) "New bantam Champ Alphonse Halimi Gives Lift to Jewish Fight Fans", Jewish Post, 21 June 1957, p. 10. Retrieved 28 September 2019 via Hoosier State Chronicles
^"Weidin gagne contre Olek le titre européen des poids lourds", Le Monde, 6 June 1950. Retrieved 28 September 2019
^"Boxer Jack Remembered", Harborough Mail, 13 April 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2019
^ ab"Box-Legende Joschi Weidinger gestorben", Der Standard, 26 June 2002. Retrieved 28 September 2019
January 01, 1970
weidin, josef, joschi, weidinger, april, 1923, june, 2002, better, known, austrian, boxer, european, boxing, union, heavyweight, title, 1950, bornjosef, weidinger, 1923, april, 1923vienna, austriadied26, june, 2002, 2002, aged, nationalityaustrianstatisticswei. Josef Joschi Weidinger 25 April 1923 26 June 2002 better known as Jo Weidin was an Austrian boxer who won the European Boxing Union heavyweight title in 1950 Jo WeidinBornJosef Weidinger 1923 04 05 5 April 1923Vienna AustriaDied26 June 2002 2002 06 26 aged 79 NationalityAustrianStatisticsWeight s HeavyweightHeight6 ft 31 2 inBoxing record 1 Total fights46Wins31Wins by KO24Losses14Draws1Career editBorn in Vienna Weidin made his professional debut in December 1945 with a third round knockout of Stefan Schmidt 2 In 1947 he beat Jan Declercq Enrico Bertola Stephane Olek and Robert Eugene to win a European heavyweight tournament with no title at stake 2 In 1948 he travelled to the United States where he was described as Jack Dempsey s protege and the post war Jewish hope for heavyweight honors despite not actually being Jewish and recorded four wins and four losses two of his defeats at the hands of Freddie Beshore and Lee Oma 3 4 Back in Austria he won his next three fights including a second round stoppage of Heinz Lazek in September 1949 He lost on points to Olek in Paris in January 1950 with no title at stake but when the two met again in Vienna in June for the vacant EBU European heavyweight title Wiedin was victorious becoming the new European champion 2 5 Weidin lost the title in his first defence losing on points to Jack Gardner in March 1951 6 Weidin had nine further fights beating future South African champion Johnny Arthur in December 1951 but suffering defeats to Johnny Williams Karel Sys Hein ten Hoff and Tommy Farr His final fight against Hugo Salfeld in November 1952 also ended in defeat 2 Weidin retired with a record of 31 wins from 46 fights 2 He went on to act as president of the local professional boxing association and as a board member of SK Rapid Wien 7 Weidin died on 26 June 2002 at the age of 79 after a long illness 2 7 References edit Boxing record for Jo Weidin BoxRec a b c d e f Barrabas Ingo 2007 Josef Weidinger Austrian Boxing Federation Retrieved 28 September 2019 Weidin is Winner in Rugged Fight The Cincinnati Enquirer 25 January 1949 p 16 Bloch Dave 1957 New bantam Champ Alphonse Halimi Gives Lift to Jewish Fight Fans Jewish Post 21 June 1957 p 10 Retrieved 28 September 2019 via Hoosier State Chronicles Weidin gagne contre Olek le titre europeen des poids lourds Le Monde 6 June 1950 Retrieved 28 September 2019 Boxer Jack Remembered Harborough Mail 13 April 2006 Retrieved 28 September 2019 a b Box Legende Joschi Weidinger gestorben Der Standard 26 June 2002 Retrieved 28 September 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jo Weidin amp oldid 1092621738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
