Dumitru Ștefănescu (September 15, 1909 – June 8, 1936), better known as Gogea Mitu,[2] was a Romanian professional boxer. Mitu is also listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest professional boxer.[3]
Mitu was born in Mârsani, near Craiova, in 1909, the oldest of eleven children, his mother being only 16 when she delivered him.[citation needed] Mitu became world-famous because of his enormous stature. He is listed with various heights, among them 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in),[4] 2.42 m (7 ft 11+1⁄2 in),[5] 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) and 2.49 m (8 ft 2 in).
Because of these characteristics he was very sought after by doctors and scientists who wanted to know the reason for his gigantism and by people who wanted to profit from his stature. It was said that he was highly intelligent; despite not going to school, he learned to read by himself at the age of three, as he had the stature of a five–six year old child.[citation needed] By age 17 he had become so famous that a circus owner from Prague offered him a job, to be presented as a human rarity.[citation needed] He also presented shows at the Globus Circus in Monaco. His circus career was brief, but very fortuitous, because he was spotted by the successful Italian boxer and talent scout Umberto Lancia, who taught Mitu how to box and later became his manager.[citation needed] Gogea Mitu went to Paris to attend the famous Paris School for Boxing and after graduating he started his boxing career. He also had a brother named Tudorel, but he died at the age of seven. He was 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall.[4]
Boxing career
His first boxing match took place on the Stadionul Venus in Bucharest and his opponent was the experienced Italian boxer Saverio Grizzo. Mitu won by knockout in the first round.[citation needed] His second fight was against former Romanian heavyweight champion Dumitru Pavelescu, which Mitu won again by knockout in the first round. It was also Mitu's last fight as a professional boxer.[citation needed]
Death
Returning from Istanbul to Bucharest by train, he caught a cold and his manager suggested that before going home to Mârșani, he should remain in Bucharest for a few days to recover, but his condition got worse, and he was taken to "Filantropia" Hospital.[citation needed] On June 8, 1936, he died due to tuberculosis at the age of 26.
^Jay, Phil (January 15, 2020). "Iranian Hulk, Taishan, Mitu, Valuev - Boxing Fascinated with the Freakish". World Boxing News. Retrieved August 25, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Donald McFarlan, David A. Boeh, Norris Dewar McWhirter (1990). Guinness Book of World Records 1990 (28 ed.). Sterling. p. 464. ISBN9780806957906. Retrieved 2009-02-02.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
^ ab"Cine a fost cu adevărat Gogea Mitu?" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 14, 2014.
^"Misterul mortii celui mai inalt roman din istorie! Gogea Mitu a trait in 4 ani cat altii in 100! A fost UCIS de mafia din box?" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 14, 2014.
External links
Boxing record for Gogea Mitu from BoxRec(registration required)
January 07, 2023
gogea, mitu, dumitru, Ștefănescu, september, 1909, june, 1936, better, known, romanian, professional, boxer, mitu, also, listed, guinness, book, world, records, tallest, professional, boxer, statisticsreal, namedumitru, Ștefănescunickname, giant, mârsani, goli. Dumitru Ștefănescu September 15 1909 June 8 1936 better known as Gogea Mitu 2 was a Romanian professional boxer Mitu is also listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest professional boxer 3 Gogea MituStatisticsReal nameDumitru ȘtefănescuNickname s Giant of Marsani Goliath of RomaniaWeight s HeavyweightHeight2 23 m 7 ft 4 in 1 NationalityRomanianBorn 1909 09 15 September 15 1909Marsani Dolj County Kingdom of RomaniaDiedJune 8 1936 1936 06 08 aged 26 Bucharest Bucharest Ilfov RomaniaStanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights2Wins2Wins by KO2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Boxing career 3 Death 4 Professional boxing record 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBiography EditMitu was born in Marsani near Craiova in 1909 the oldest of eleven children his mother being only 16 when she delivered him citation needed Mitu became world famous because of his enormous stature He is listed with various heights among them 2 36 m 7 ft 9 in 4 2 42 m 7 ft 11 1 2 in 5 2 44 m 8 ft 0 in and 2 49 m 8 ft 2 in Because of these characteristics he was very sought after by doctors and scientists who wanted to know the reason for his gigantism and by people who wanted to profit from his stature It was said that he was highly intelligent despite not going to school he learned to read by himself at the age of three as he had the stature of a five six year old child citation needed By age 17 he had become so famous that a circus owner from Prague offered him a job to be presented as a human rarity citation needed He also presented shows at the Globus Circus in Monaco His circus career was brief but very fortuitous because he was spotted by the successful Italian boxer and talent scout Umberto Lancia who taught Mitu how to box and later became his manager citation needed Gogea Mitu went to Paris to attend the famous Paris School for Boxing and after graduating he started his boxing career He also had a brother named Tudorel but he died at the age of seven He was 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in tall 4 Boxing career EditHis first boxing match took place on the Stadionul Venus in Bucharest and his opponent was the experienced Italian boxer Saverio Grizzo Mitu won by knockout in the first round citation needed His second fight was against former Romanian heavyweight champion Dumitru Pavelescu which Mitu won again by knockout in the first round It was also Mitu s last fight as a professional boxer citation needed Death EditReturning from Istanbul to Bucharest by train he caught a cold and his manager suggested that before going home to Marșani he should remain in Bucharest for a few days to recover but his condition got worse and he was taken to Filantropia Hospital citation needed On June 8 1936 he died due to tuberculosis at the age of 26 Professional boxing record Edit2 fights 2 wins 0 lossesBy knockout 2 0No Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes2 Win 2 0 Dumitru Pavelescu KO 1 10 Oct 27 1935 Gibb Hall Bucharest Romania1 Win 1 0 Saverio Grizzo KO 1 6 Jun 7 1935 Stadionul Venus Bucharest RomaniaSee also EditList of tallest people Gheorghe Mureșan Robert BobroczkyReferences Edit Tallest boxer Jay Phil January 15 2020 Iranian Hulk Taishan Mitu Valuev Boxing Fascinated with the Freakish World Boxing News Retrieved August 25 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Donald McFarlan David A Boeh Norris Dewar McWhirter 1990 Guinness Book of World Records 1990 28 ed Sterling p 464 ISBN 9780806957906 Retrieved 2009 02 02 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint uses authors parameter link a b Cine a fost cu adevărat Gogea Mitu in Romanian Retrieved April 14 2014 Misterul mortii celui mai inalt roman din istorie Gogea Mitu a trait in 4 ani cat altii in 100 A fost UCIS de mafia din box in Romanian Retrieved April 14 2014 External links EditBoxing record for Gogea Mitu from BoxRec registration required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gogea Mitu amp oldid 1126795195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
