Waldemar Holberg

BORN May 29 1883; Copenhagen, Denmark
DIED March 16 1927; Copenhagen, Denmark (Some sources report May 18 1927 in Vienna, Austria)
HEIGHT  5-5
WEIGHT  133-148 lbs

Holberg was a muscular, sturdy scrapper who battled some very good men of his time and held his own

He was the Danish amateur featherweight champion in 1902 and won the Danish amateur lightweight championships in 1903, 1905, 1907 and 1908; Waldemar represented Denmark in the 1908 Olympics as a lightweight, losing a 4-round decision to future welterweight champion, Matt Wells, in his first fight

During his career, Holberg defeated such men as Bobby Dobbs, Ray Bronson and Frank Picato

*** AMATEUR BOUTS ***

1902
          -Holberg won the Amateur Featherweight Championship of Denmark

1903
          -Holberg won the Amateur Lightweight Championship of Denmark

1905
          -Holberg won the Amateur Lightweight Championship of Denmark

1907
          -Holberg won the Amateur Lightweight Championship of Denmark

1908
          -Holberg won the Amateur Lightweight Championship of Denmark

       Matt Wells                                                    L  3
          -Olympics Lightweight Boxing Competition


*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***
1908
Dec  2 Frede Hansen                Copenhagen, Denmark              KO  6
Dec  6 Johannes Hindsberg          Copenhagen, Denmark               W   
Dec 10 Henning Hansen              Copenhagen, Denmark               W   
Dec 16 Holger Hansen               Copenhagen, Denmark               D   

1909
Feb 12 Jack Jordan                 Copenhagen, Denmark               W 10
Feb 21 "Young" Joe Gans            Copenhagen, Denmark               W 10
          -Two minute rounds were fought
Apr 25 Holger Hansen               Copenhagen, Denmark               D  6
          -Some sources report 4/26/09
May 29 Frank                       Copenhagen, Denmark              KO  1
Jun 29 Henning Hansen              Copenhagen, Denmark              TK  5
Jul 25 Dick Nelson                 Copenhagen, Denmark              LT  5

1910
Jan 27 Billy Jackson               Budapest, Hungary                KO  5
Apr  7 Evan Dyk                    Amsterdam, Netherlands           KO  5
Apr 28 M. Müller                   Hamburg, Germany                 KO  3
Sep  4 Alf Elreich                 Mannheim, Germany                KO  4
Sep  9 M. Lechleitner              Mannheim, Germany                KO  2
Sep 12 Alf Elreich                 Mannheim, Germany                KO  6
Dec  5 H. Paullian                                                  KO  4
Dec 15 Erik Mosuk                  Berlin, Germany                  KO  2
Dec 19 Eugen Legard                Berlin, Germany                  KO  7
Dec 20 Jack Jordan                 Copenhagen, Denmark               W 10

1911
Apr 23 Kid McGordon                Vienna, Austria                   W 15
Jul 23 Paul Mond                   Berlin, Germany                  KO  4
Aug 20 Jimmie Buttler              Copenhagen, Denmark              KO  4
          -Some sources report "Vienna, Austria"
Aug 22 Jack Slim                   Berlin, Germany                   D 15
Sep  3 Holger Hansen               Copenhagen, Denmark              KO  4
          -Some sources report 11/11/11
Sep 17 Billy Gordon                Copenhagen, Denmark              KO 15
Dec  9 Jerry Petersen              Vienna, Austria                  KO 10

1912
Feb  3 Bobby Dobbs                 Vienna, Austria                   W 20
Jun 30 Dick Nelson                 Copenhagen, Denmark               D 20
          -Some sources report "L 20"
Aug 24 Dick Lee                    London, England                   D 10
Sep 30 Jack Ward                   Birmingham, England              KO  1
Nov  4 Bill Johnson                Birmingham, England              LF 10
Dec 16 Bill Johnson                Birmingham, England              LF 11
Dec 20 Paul Brevieres              Paris, France                    LF  6

1913
Jul 12 Hughie Mehegan              Sydney, NSW, Aus                 LK 17
          -Lightweight Championship of Australia
Aug 30 Herb McCoy                  Sydney, NSW, Aus                  L 20
Sep 13 Harry Thomas                Brisbane, Que, Aus               LF 20
          -Some sources report "LF 19"
Oct  1 Harry Puie                  Brisbane, Que, Aus               KO  6
Oct 18 Hock Keys                   Brisbane, Que, Aus                L 20
Nov  1 Charlie Woods               Sydney, NSW, Aus                  L 20
          -Some sources report 12/13/13
Nov 15 Len Porter                  Brisbane, Que, Aus               TK  8
Nov 29 Frank Picato                Melbourne, Vic, Aus              TK 11
          -Some sources report a 11/22/13 bout
Dec 20 Alf Goodwin                 Melbourne, Vic, Aus              LF 14

1914
Jan  1 Ray Bronson                 Melbourne, Vic, Aus               W 20
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Jan 24 Tom McCormick               Melbourne, Vic, Aus              LF  6
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Apr 10 -Holberg married in New York, NY
Dec  2 Dick Nelson                 Copenhagen, Denmark               L 20
          -Some sources report 12/06/14

1915
Feb 14 Dick Nelson                 Copenhagen, Denmark              LK 15
Mar 20 Sapper McNeil               London, England                  LF 13
          -Some sources report "Sapper O'Neill"
Apr 12 Charlie Woods               London, England                   W 15
Apr 24 Dai Roberts                 London, England                  LK  7
Jun 12 Jim Prendy                  London, England                   L 10
Jul 19 Billy Williams              London, England                   L 20
Oct  7 Willie Farrell              Liverpool, England                L 15

1916
Jan  3 Willie Farrell              Hoxton, England                  LK  7
Feb 21 Jack Greenstock             London, England                   L 10
Aug 11 Emil Kjellberg              Stockholm, Sweden                TK  7
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Sep 10 Calle Svensson              Stockholm, Sweden                 W 10
Sep 17 Billy Gordon                Copenhagen, Denmark              KO 15
Sep 24 Calle Svensson              Stockholm, Sweden                TK  7
          -Some sources report "TK 8"

1917
Jun  6 Johan Ekeroth               Oslo, Norway                     TK 11
          -Some sources report "TK 10" on 6/09/17
Nov 18 Willy Carlsen               Oslo, Norway                     KO  2

1918
Feb  2 Sam Brown                   Oslo, Norway                     KO 11
Feb 26 Frithjof Hansen             Oslo, Norway                     KO  6
Apr  9 Dick Nelson                 Oslo, Norway                      W 15
Nov  2 Fred Boston                 Oslo, Norway                     KO  6
Dec 15 Holger Hansen               Oslo, Norway                     TK  7

1919
Feb  2 Johan Ekeroth               Oslo, Norway                      W 10
May 26 Georg Brustad               Trondheim, Norway                 L 15
Aug  1 Johan Ekeroth               Copenhagen, Denmark              WF 15
Sep 13 Emanuel Jacobsen            Copenhagen, Denmark              LF  5
          -Some sources report "LF 4"

1921
Feb 22 Holger Hansen               Stockholm, Sweden                 W 12
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Feb 24 Holger Hansen               Gothenburg, Sweden                W 12
Jul  7 Willi Spörl                 Vienna, Austria                  LT  7
Aug 29 Hans Hirschberger           Vienna, Austria                  LT  9

*** Assistance Was Provided By Tony Triem ***

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