Robert "Bob" Diry (in Austria Robert Dirry, born 12 July 1884 in Vienna, Austria,[1] died 9 February 1935 in New York City[2]) was an Austrian middleweight world champion 1908 in wrestling. In 1910, he trained in Jiu-Jitsu under T.Tobari of the Tenshin-Shin-Yo-ryu and Kodokan Judo at the Vienna Athletics Club which helped him win a lightweight wrestling title. After his migration to America he tried boxing, making him versed in all 3 areas common to modern MMA. He was defeated by George Ashe (boxer) in 1913 in a knockout.[3][4] Bob would continue wrestling in the US and coached at the New York Athletics club around the years of 1930.
References
edit- ^ Birth record Vienna, parish St. Josef in Margareten, vol. 62, p. 144
- ^ "Weltmeister Robert Diry gestorben". Wiener Sporttagblatt, p. 4. 27 February 1935.
- ^ "George Ashe Drops German Boxer to Floor in Third Round". The New York Times. 16 December 1913. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
George Ashe Drops German Boxer to Floor in Third Round. George Ashe of Philadelphia knocked out Bob Diry, a German middleweight, in three rounds ...
- ^ "Bob Diry". Boxrec. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
Name: Bob Diry Alias: Bob Deery Birthplace: Germany Nationality: US American Hometown: New York, New York, USA
External links
edit- Dirry in the database of the University of Leipzig
- Boxing record for Bob Diry from BoxRec (registration required)
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