Joe Choynski
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| Real name | Joseph Bartlett Choynski |
| Nickname(s) | "The California Terror" "Little Joe" "Chrysanthemum" Joe |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1⁄2 in (1.84 m) |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Born | November 8, 1868 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Died | January 25, 1943 (aged 74) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 79 |
| Wins | 52 |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 14 |
| Draws | 6 |
| No contests | 7 |
Joseph Bartlett "Joe" Choynski (/ˈtʃɔɪnski/; November 8, 1868 – January 24, 1943) was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904.
"Chrysanthemum Joe", the son of a Jewish Polish immigrant that settled in California in 1867, weighed no more than 176 lb (80 kg) throughout his career but regularly fought heavyweights. He was considered a heavy puncher and a dangerous fighter.
In fact, James J. Jeffries claimed that the hardest blow he ever received in a bout came from Choynski during their 20-round draw. During that bout, Choynski hit Jeffries with a right hand so powerful that the punch drove one of Jeffries' teeth into his lip. The tooth was lodged so deep that one of Jeffries' cornermen was forced to cut it out with a knife between rounds.
A contemporary of heavyweight champion "Gentleman Jim" (James J. Corbett), the two fought professionally three times. Both were from the San Francisco area, and thus generated a lot of local interest in their rivalry. The highlight of their series of bouts was fought on June 5, 1889, on a barge off the coast of Benicia, California.
The principals agreed that the bout was to be fought wearing two ounce gloves. Corbett had apparently hurt his hand, and Choynski learned of the injury. Accordingly, Choynski "forgot" to bring his gloves to the match, thereby hoping the fight would proceed as a bare-knuckle bout. Corbett, however, declined to fight bare-knuckle, but agreed to allow Choynski to wear leather riding gloves borrowed from a spectator. The riding gloves were seamed, and caused Corbett to suffer many cuts and welts. Nevertheless, Corbett won the legendary bout when he KOed Choynski in the 27th round.
In 1892 he KOd a 39-year-old legend in Boston's George Godfrey.
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