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Marcel Thil

BORN May 25 1904; Saint-Dizier, France
DIED August 14 1968; Cannes, France
HEIGHT 5-9 1/2 (Some sources report 5-10)
WEIGHT 151 3/4-164 lbs
MANAGERS M. Lerat, Alex Taitard, Lew Burston

Thil was a capable boxer-puncher who had an outstanding career; He lost only 22 of 148 bouts and scored 54 knockouts; During his career, he won the NBA Middleweight Championship of the World, the IBU Middleweight Championship of the World, the EBU Light-Heavyweight Championship of Europe, the EBU Middleweight Championship of Europe and the Middleweight Championship of France

Marcel defeated such men as  Lou Brouillard, William "Gorilla" Jones, Vince Dundee, Len Harvey, Jock McAvoy, Erich Seelig, Kid Tunero, Ignacio Ara, Jimmy Tarante, Jack Hood, Vilda Jacks, Rienus Devos, Jack Etienne, Gustave Roth, Adolf Witt, Oddone Piazza, Jack Casey, Len Johnson, Andy Newton, Joe Bloomfield, Jack Walker (Leone Jacovacci) and Martinez de Alfara

Herb Goldman ranked Thil as the #15 All-Time Middleweight; Thil was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1999 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005

1920
Jul  9 Leon Patoux                 Nancy, France                    W  4
Oct 22 Lucien Lacaille             Nancy, France                   KO  2
Dec 25 Abdallah                    Nancy, France                    D  6

1921
Feb  5 Jean Knetch                 Nancy, France                    L  4
Feb 26 Paradise                    Nancy, France                    D  6
Mar 12 Jean Knetch                 Nancy, France                    D  8
May 20 Jean Guerif                 Nancy, France                    D  8
Dec  3 Mainery                     Nancy, France                    W  6

1922
Feb 22 Marc Friedrich              Differdange, Luxembourg          L  6
May  7 Pierson                     Rheims, France                   D  4
May 25 Andre Franot                Charleville, France             TK  2
Oct  7 Pierson                     Rheims, France                   D  4
Dec    Motsch                      Nancy, France                   KO  2

1923
Jan    Pierre Milesic              in France                        L  6
Mar    Louis LeBiham               Lorient, France                  W  8
May    Edouard Mauconduit          Cherbourg, France               TK  4
Jul    Vittorio Aine               Cherbourg, France                W  6
Oct  7 Eugene Alonzo               Cherbourg, France                L  6
Nov  7 Eugene Alonzo               Cherbourg, France                L  8
          -Some sources report 11/06/23
Dec 24 Edouard Mauconduit          Cherbourg, France                W  8

1924
Feb  1 Batt                        Cherbourg, France                D  8
Feb 16 Feodor Nikolaeff            Caen, France                     W  8
Mar  7 Chambon                     Cherbourg, France                W  8
Apr  1 Chambon                     Cherbourg, France               TK  7
Apr 14 Daniel Daney                Caen, France                     L  8
Apr 27 Tabart                      Cherbourg, France                W  8
May 24 Henri Benoit                Lorient, France                  W  6
May 25 Saint Marcelli              Lorient, France                  W  6
Jun    Saint Marcelli              Cherbourg, France               KO  4
Jul    Gaston Lafont               in France                        L 10
Aug  8 Daniel Daney                Caen, France                    WF  3
Sep    Henri Cre                   in France                       KO   
Oct    Young Travet                Marceille, France               TK  7
Nov    Albert Michaud              in France                       KO  3
Dec 12 Antonin Biron               Cherbourg, France               KO  1

1925
Feb 10 Eugene Fleurit              Caen, France                    KO  2
Apr  8 Maurice Forgeon             Cherbourg, France               LT  7
Apr 26 Paul Siterre                Vire, France                    KO  6
May 25 Max Plouvier                Cherbourg, France               KO  3
Jun    Daniel Daney                Saint-Lo, France                 W  8
Jul 27 Vittorio Aine               Bricquebec, France               W 10
Aug    Georges Morgan              in France                       KO  2
Sep    Jean Fillion                in France                       KO  2
Oct  7 Jean Andre                  in France                       TK  3
          -Some sources report "KO 2"
Oct 20 Pierre Lambinet             in France                        W 10
Nov  8 Raymond Klauss              Cherbourg, France               TK  1

1926
Jan  9 Theo Dussart                Calais, France                   W 10
Jan    Vittorio Aine               in France                        D 10
Feb  9 Maurice Forgeon             Cherbourg, France                W 10
Feb 12 Gaston Lafont               Caen, France                     L 10
          -Some sources report 2/13/26
Feb 14 Maurice Forgeon             Paris, France                    D  8
Mar    Eugene Fleurit              in France                        W  8
Apr  7 Gaston Lafont               Cherbourg, France                L 10
Apr 12 Citony                      Caen, France                     W  8
          -Some sources report 4/13/26
Jun  6 Young Travet                Marceille, France               TK  1
Aug  8 Kid Nitram                  Marseille, France                L 10
Aug 22 Young Travet                Marceille, France               KO  6
Oct 17 Kid Nomo                    Paris, France                    W 10
Oct 23 Jean Forr                   Paris, France                    D 10
Nov  6 Raoul Dumondin              Paris, France                    L 10
Nov 18 Leone Jacovacci             Nancy, France                    L 10
Dec 22 Antonio Gabiola             Barcelona, Spain                TK 10

1927
Jan 25 Emile Christy               Paris, France                    W 10
Jan 31 Battling Mathar             Paris, France                    W 10
Feb 13 Maurice Forgeon             Paris, France                    D 10
May  3 Andy Newton                 London, England                 TK 10
          -Some sources report "KO 9"
Jun 13 Billy Farmer                London, England                  L 15
Jul 28 Maurice Forgeon             Paris, France                   KO  7
Aug 29 Joe Bloomfield              London, England                  W 15
Sep 19 Bob Youssef                 Marseille, France                W 10
Oct  3 Joe Bloomfield              London, England                  L 12
Oct 28 Leone Jacovacci             Rome, Italy                     LK 10
Nov  3 George West                 London, England                  D 15
Nov 28 Jack Hood                   London, England                  L 15
Dec 12 Len Harvey                  London, England                  L 15

1928
Apr 21 Daniel Arnaud               St. Etienne, France             KO  2
May  8 Kid Nomo                    Paris, France                   KO  3
May 21 Andy Newton                 London, England                 TK 10
          -Some sources report "KO 9" on 3/20/28
Jun 10 Laurie Raiteri              London, England                 TK  8
          -Some sources report 6/11/28
Jul  9 Orlando Leopardi            Tunis, Tunisia                   W 12
Jul 23 George West                 London, England                 KO  5
          -Some sources report 7/24/28
Sep  3 Ted Moore                   London, England                 TK  7
          -Some sources report "TK 8"
Sep 19 Pierre Gandon               Paris, France                   KO  5
Oct 12 Marcel Thuru                Paris, France                   TK  1
          -Middleweight Championship of France
Nov  2 Joe Bloomfield              Paris, France                   KO  2
Nov 17 Orlando Leopardi            Paris, France                   TK  3
Dec  5 Billy Farmer                Paris, France                   KO  1

1929
Jan  8 Yvon Laffineur              Paris, France                    W 12
Mar 12 Yvon Laffineur              Paris, France                   KO  2
Mar 27 Leone Jacovacci             Paris, France                    W 15
          -EBU Middleweight Championship of Europe
May 15 Alexis Marin                Paris, France                   TK  4
Oct 16 Alfred Pegazzano            Paris, France                    W 12
          -Middleweight Championship of France
Nov  5 Fred Shaw                   Manchester, England              L 15
Dec 27 Charles Krauchi             Paris, France                   TK  6

1930
Jan 18 Eugene Corsin               Amiens, France                  TK  4
Jan 29 Alexis Marin                Paris, France                    W 12
Mar 12 Alfred Pegazzano            Paris, France                    W 15
          -EBU Middleweight Championship of Europe;
          Some sources report 3/17/30
Jul 27 Ali Sadek                   Rheims, France                  TK  6
Sep  6 Emile Romerio               Paris, France                    W 10
Nov  1 Motzi Spakow                Bucharest, Romania              KO  7
          -EBU Middleweight Championship of Europe
Nov 23 Mario Bosisio               Milan, Italy                     L 15
          -EBU Middleweight Championship of Europe
Dec 10 Pierre Gandon               Paris, France                    W 12

1931
Jan 11 Andre Dhainaut              Lille, France                   TK  9
Feb 14 Alexis Marin                Beausoliel, France               W 12
Apr 15 Emil Lebrize                Paris, France                   TK  5
Jun 18 Felix Sportiello            Paris, France                   TK  8
Jul 10 Vince Dundee                Paris, France                    W 12
Sep  5 Gheorghe Axioti             Bucharest, Romania               W 10
Sep 24 Tom Benjamin                Paris, France                   KO  8
Oct 26 Hermann Klintz              Paris, France                   TK  4
Nov  9 Jack Casey                  London, England                  W 10
Dec  1 Pietro Toscani              Lyon, France                    TK  3
Dec 12 Amedee Dubus                Basel, Switzerland              TK  4

1932
Jan 20 Franz Boja                  Paris, France                   KO  1
Feb 22 Jimmy Tarante               Paris, France                    W 10
Mar 21 Jack Hood                   Paris, France                   TK  7
Jun 11 William "Gorilla" Jones     Paris, France                   WF 11
          -NBA Middleweight Championship of the World
          IBU Middleweight Championship of the World
Jul  4 Len Harvey                  London, England                  W 15
          -NBA Middleweight Championship of the World
          IBU Middleweight Championship of the World
Oct 31 Len Johnson                 Paris, France                   TK  8
Dec  5 Ignacio Ara                 Paris, France                    W 10
Dec  9 Charles Van Haecke          Reims, France                   TK  5
Dec 25 Charles Van Haecke          Cannes, France                  KO  2

1933
Jan 16 Kid Tunero                  Paris, France                    L 12
Feb 25 Jack Etienne                Brussels, Belgium                W 10
Mar  8 Louis Vauclard              Troyes, France                  KO  6
May 23 Erich Seelig                Paris, France                    W 12
Sep 15 Jack Etienne                Paris, France                    W 10
Oct  2 Kid Tunero                  Paris, France                    W 15
          -IBU Middleweight Championship of the World

1934
Jan 29 Erich Seelig                Paris, France                    W 12
Feb 26 Ignacio Ara                 Paris, France                    W 15
          -IBU Middleweight Championship of the World
Mar 26 Martinez de Alfara          Paris, France                   WF 13
          -EBU Light-Heavyweight Championship of Europe
May  3 Gustave Roth                Paris, France                    W 15
          -IBU Middleweight Championship of the World;
          EBU Light-Heavyweight Championship of Europe;
          EBU Middleweight Championship of Europe
Jun 11 Adolf Witt                  Paris, France                   TK  8
          -EBU Light-Heavyweight Championship of Europe
Jun 27 Oddone Piazza               Paris, France                    W 10
Jul 16 Rienus Devos                Antwerp, Belgium                 W 10
Aug  5 Clemente Meroni             Marseille, France                W 10
Oct 15 Carmelo Candel              Paris, France                    D 15
          -IBU Middleweight Championship of the World;
          EBU Middleweight Championship of Europe
Nov 12 Tino Rolando                Paris, France                    W 10

1935
Jan 14 Jock McAvoy                 Paris, France                    W 15
          -EBU Light-Heavyweight Championship of Europe
May  4 Vilda Jaks                  Paris, France                   TK 14
          -IBU Middleweight Championship of the World;
          EBU Middleweight Championship of Europe
May 22 -Thil relinquished the EBU Light-Heavyweight Championship of Europe
Jun  1 Ignacio Ara                 Madrid, Spain                    W 15
          -IBU Middleweight Championship of the World;
          EBU Middleweight Championship of Europe
Jun 28 Carmelo Candel              Paris, France                    W 15
          -IBU Middleweight Championship of the World;
          Some sources report "W 10"
Jul 13 Kid Tunero                  Marseille, France                W 15
          -IBU Middleweight Championship of the World;
          Some sources report "W 12"
Oct 28 Al Diamond                  Paris, France                    W 10
Nov 25 Lou Brouillard              Paris, France                    W 12

1936
Jan 20 Lou Brouillard              Paris, France                   WF  4
          -IBU Middleweight Championship of the World

1937
Feb 15 Lou Brouillard              Paris, France                   WF  6
          -IBU Middleweight Championship of the World
Sep 23 Fred Apostoli               New York, NY                    LT 10
          -IBU Middleweight Championship of the World

1938
Feb 17 -Thil announced his retirement from the ring


*** Some Data Provided By Andrea Newton Stanton ***


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

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