Charles Mayer (boxer)
Encyclopedia
Charles Mayer was an American
middleweight
and heavyweight
boxer
who competed in the early twentieth century.
He won two medals in boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics
, one of only five boxers in Olympic history to ever do so. In the middleweight
category he defeated fellow American Benjamin Spradley
in the final to win a gold medal
but took silver
in the heavier heavyweight
category. Mayer only had to compete in two fights to capture his two medals medals, in the middleweight class only two boxers participated. In the heavyweight class there were three boxers with Mayer earning the bye in the first round.
Mayer was the National Amateur Middleweight Champion in 1905.
Heavyweight
United States
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middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
and heavyweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the early twentieth century.
He won two medals in boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven boxing events were contested. Only American boxers competed. The competitions were held on Wednesday, September 21, 1904 and on Thursday, September 22, 1904. Contestants in lighter weight classes could also compete in heavier classes...
, one of only five boxers in Olympic history to ever do so. In the middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
category he defeated fellow American Benjamin Spradley
Benjamin Spradley
Benjamin Spradley was an American middleweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics. He is the great grandfather of Luke Spradley....
in the final to win a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
but took silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
in the heavier heavyweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
category. Mayer only had to compete in two fights to capture his two medals medals, in the middleweight class only two boxers participated. In the heavyweight class there were three boxers with Mayer earning the bye in the first round.
Mayer was the National Amateur Middleweight Champion in 1905.
Olympic results
Middleweight- Defeated Benjamin SpradleyBenjamin SpradleyBenjamin Spradley was an American middleweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics. He is the great grandfather of Luke Spradley....
(United States) TKO 3
Heavyweight
- 1st round bye
- Lost to Sam BergerSamuel Berger (boxer)Samuel Berger was an American professional heavyweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in San Francisco, California.-Olympics:...
points