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Joseph Humphreys

Popular fight announcer and boxing official

Died when: 64 years 266 days (776 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Joseph Humphreys

Joseph "Joe" Edward Humphreys (October 17, 1872 – July 10, 1936) was an American boxing official and announcer.He was one of the most popular fight announcers from the turn of the 20th century up until the 1930s.

In his near 50-year career, Humphreys was estimated to have announced over 20,000 boxing matches and officiated many of the top prize fights of the era as the longtime official ring announcer at the old Madison Square Garden from 1925 up to his death in 1936.

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