caption ko death_date death_place weight birth_place height article_title total birth_date draws wins image losses
paul fritsch in 1922 32 22 september 1970 -lrb- aged 69 -rrb- boulogne-billancourt , france lightweight paris , france 1.58 m ftin on paul fritsch
 106 yes 14 august 1941 16 68 paul fritsch 1922.jpg 22
paul fritsch

paul fritsch -lrb- 25 february 1901 -- 22 september 1970 -rrb- was a french featherweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s .
in 1920 he became the first french boxer to win an olympic title , defeating teammate jean gachet in the final , despite losing to gachet at the national championships before the olympics .
after more than 300 amateur bouts , fritsch turned professional in 1921 .
he fought approximately 100 more bouts , but never won a major title .
he retired from boxing in 1929 due to a retinal detachment and became a car salesman .
