George "Boer" Rodel
(Lodewikes Van Vuuren)

BORN    September 14 1887; Smithfield, Orange Free State, South Africa
DIED    June 6 1955; Brooklyn, New York
HEIGHT  6-1
WEIGHT  181-195 lbs
RACE    White; Boer
MANAGER Jimmy Johnston (in the United States)
Rodel carried a good punch but was vulnerable to heavy blows; Some sources report that he had a 25-0 Amateur record at one time

During his career, he defeated such men as Matthew "P.O." Curran, Joseph "Jewey" Smith, Denis Haugh, "Sailor" Fred Fritts, "Battling" Joe Woods, and Jack Reed

He was a White Hope of the teens
*** IMPORTANT AMATEUR BOUTS ***

1909
       Fred Storbeck              Johannesburg, Trans, SA           W   
       Fred Storbeck              Johannesburg, Trans, SA           W   
       Fred Storbeck              Johannesburg, Trans, SA          LF   

1910
Jul    Fred Storbeck              Johannesburg, Trans, SA           L  5
Nov    Fred Storbeck              Johannesburg, Trans, SA           L  8

*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

1911
Mar 15 Seaman Parsons             London, Eng                       W 10
May  1 Harry Croxon               London, Eng                      KO  8
Jun  7 Jack Burns                 London, Eng                      KO  1
Jun 14 Henri Marthuin             Paris, Fr                        KO  1
Jul 20 Sam McVea                  Liverpool, Eng                   LK  1
Sep 10 "Seaman" George Pascall    Liverpool, Eng                   KO 13
Nov 27 Alf Langford               Liverpool, Eng                   TK  4
Dec 11 Kid Jackson                Plymouth, Eng                    KO 10
Dec 28 Tom Cowler                 Liverpool, Eng                   LF  6
          -Some sources report 12/27/11;
           Some sources report "WF 6"

1912
Mar 15 Matthew "P.O." Curran      Plymouth, Eng                     W 15
Mar 29 Matthew "P.O." Curran      Plymouth, Eng                    WF  1
          -Some sources report "LF 1"
Apr  6 Joseph "Jewey" Smith       London, Eng                       W 10
Apr 27 Kid Jackson                Paris, Fr                         W 10
May 24 Joe Jeannette              Plymouth, Eng                    LK 11
Jun 28 Seaman Brown               Plymouth, Eng                     W 15
Aug  8 Denis Haugh                Liverpool, Eng                   KO 13
Sep 23 Matthew "P.O." Curran      London, Eng                      WF 16
          -Some sources report "LF 16"
Oct 26 "Bandsman" Dick Rice       London, Eng                       D 10
Nov  1 Irish O'Mara               Paris, Fr                        TK  6
Nov  8 Jim O'Brien                London, Eng                      EX  6
          -Some sources report "ND 6"
Dec  6 "Bombardier" Billy Wells   London, Eng                      LK  2
          -Heavyweight Championship of the British Empire
Dec 27 Gaston Pigot               Paris, Fr                         W 10

1913 
Feb 26 Art Nelson                 New York, NY                     TK  8
Mar 14 Tim Logan                  New York, NY                     ND 10
Mar 24 Dan Daily                  Youngstown, Oh                   ND 12
          -Some sources report "D 12"
Mar 26 Jim Coffey                 New York, NY                     LT  9
Apr 11 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr 29 "Sailor" Fred Fritts       Brooklyn, NY                     WF  2
May 23 Alfred "Soldier" Kearns    New York, NY                     ND 10
Jun 27 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         New York, NY                     LT  3
Nov  8 "Denver" Jack Geyer        Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Nov 17 Jess Willard               Milwaukee, Wi                    ND 10
Dec 13 Jack Fitzgerald            Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Dec 22 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        New York, NY                     ND 10
Dec 26 Howard Morrow              Syracuse, NY                     ND 10
          -Some sources report 12/25/13
Dec 29 Jess Willard               New Haven, Ct                    LK  9

1914
Feb  2 Dan "Porky" Flynn          New York, NY                     LK  4
Mar 12 Jack Heinen                New York, NY                     KO  1
Mar 17 Fred McKay                 Brooklyn, NY                     KO  7
Apr 25 Dan Daily                  Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Apr 28 Jess Willard               Atlanta, Ga                      LK  6
May 16 Jack "Twin" Sullivan       Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
          -Some sources report 5/09/14
May 27 George "One-Round" Davis   Buffalo, NY                      ND 10
Jun 15 Charles "Sailor" White     New York, NY                     KO  6

1915
Jan 21 Carl Morris                Joplin, Mo                       LK  3
          -Some sources report "LK 2"
Feb 27 Battling Levinsky          New York, NY                     EX  3
Mar 13 Charley Weinert            Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
          -Some sources report 3/12/15
Mar 29 "Battling" Joe Woods       Brooklyn, NY                     TK  5
          -Some sources report "New York, NY"
Apr 10 Tom McCarty                Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Apr 23 Cleve Hawkins              Montreal, Que, Can               ND 10
May  7 Ernie Stanton              New York, NY                     KO  3
May 22 Joe Cox                    St. Louis, Mo                    ND  8
Jun  5 "Battling" Joe Woods       New York, NY                     TK  3
Jun 22 Joe Cox                    St. Louis, Mo                    LF  5
Jul  1 "Sailor" Fred Fritts       Brooklyn, NY                     KO  8
Jul 24 Young Ahearn               Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Oct 30 "Sailor" Jack Carroll      Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Sep 15 Bill McKinnon                                                L 10
Dec 13 Jack Reed                  Toledo, Oh                        W 10
1916
Jan 22 "K.O." Bill Brennan        Brooklyn, NY                     LK  7
Feb 17 Andre Anderson             New York, NY                     LK  5
          -Some sources report 2/16/16
May  4 "K.O." Bill Brennan        Brooklyn, NY                     LT  3


*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1912
Apr  1 Tom Cowler                                                  LK  7

1915
Nov 22 Bill McKinnon              Portland, Me                      D 12

*** Much Data Was Provided By Rinze van der Meer, Luckett Davis And Sal Rappa ***

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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