37 Facts About Johnny Ertle

Johnny Ertle or Ertel was a Hungarian born American boxer.

Johnny Ertle was managed by Mike Collins in his later career.

Since boxing was still illegal in Minnesota at the time, and Johnny Ertle was just 16, news of the bout had to be kept quiet.

Johnny Ertle knocked out LaScotte in the 3rd round and picked up many more local fans, when he did the same to LaScotte in a fourth round rematch the following month.

The New York Tribune wrote that Solzberg landed the most blows, but that Johnny Ertle's were more powerful.

In what was billed as a defense of his world bantamweight title, Johnny Ertle defeated Jack Sayles in a ten-round newspaper decision.

Johnny Ertle, who claimed he was ill the week before but felt better the day of the fight, won easily, but nearly half his blows were dodged or ducked by the clever and quick Sayles.

Johnny Ertle fought in his typical slam bang style, and landed so frequently on Martin in the first three rounds that it looked as if he would put an end to the bout, but Martin recovered and made it to the end with an improved defense.

Johnny Ertle used a faster pace, led almost throughout, and scored heavily with left uppercuts to the jaw and right hand smashes under the heart.

Johnny Ertle held a significant advantage in the points scoring and Martin suffered badly near the closing bell despite a significant advantage in height and possibly reach.

Johnny Ertle threw more punches at great speed as the fight progressed securing the draw decision.

On March 14,1916, Johnny Ertle defeated future contender for both the American and world flyweight titles, Italian boxer Young Zulu Kid, in a ten-round newspaper decision at the Broadway Gym in Brooklyn.

On September 4,1916, Johnny Ertle lost to Jewish boxer Benny Kaufman in a newspaper decision at the Olympia Club in Philadelphia.

Johnny Ertle drew with future world bantamweight champion Joe Lynch on October 10,1916, in a close no decision bout in a ten-round newspaper decision at the Pioneer Club in Brooklyn.

Johnny Ertle went out into the lead again in the seventh with several successive blows, but Lynch came back to even the scoring.

Minneapolis's Morning Tribune could not give a single round to Johnny Ertle, and noted he was forced to cover through much of the fighting.

On February 16,1917, Johnny Ertle defeated Pekin Kid Herman, of Pekin, Illinois, in a close ten-round newspaper decision at the Auditorium in Milwaukee.

Johnny Ertle drew with Kid Williams on December 17,1917, in an important twelve round rematch at the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore.

Johnny Ertle sent Williams to the mat in the second round for a count of eight with a strong right hook to the jaw, and when he arose he was sent down again with a volley of lefts and rights to the jaw.

Johnny Ertle was close to being knocked out many times, but Williams was unable to finish him.

Johnny Ertle clearly forfeited all claims to the world bantamweight title on April 10,1918, when he lost to Memphis Pal Moore in a fifteen-round points decision before a large crowd at the Lyric Theater in Baltimore.

Johnny Ertle dominated with his left, keeping Ertle away and beating him back from effective counterpunches.

Burns's straight lefts to the head kept Johnny Ertle's head bobbing, and even in close in fighting, Burns dominated with blows to the body that forced Johnny Ertle to clinch.

Johnny Ertle defeated Frankie Daly on points on April 18,1919, in a rare twelve round points decision at the Albaugh Theater in Baltimore.

Johnny Ertle showed best in his powerful left and right hooks, though he dealt effective uppercuts to the body in close, and his rapid fire shots to the body were strong and effective.

The world bantamweight championship was technically at stake, but according to Minnesota law, Johnny Ertle would have had to knock out Herman or win by a disqualification to take the title from him.

The close bout was stopped because of Johnny Ertle's cut eye, but the Minneapolis Tribune wrote that he had at least a small margin on points until the fourth round.

Johnny Ertle lost to American flyweight champion contender Frankie Mason on June 20,1919, in a ten-round newspaper decision in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

In Watertown, Johnny Ertle tried to make a living farming, but returned to the ring after the birth of his daughter, Marie.

Johnny Ertle was down in the third from an uppercut from Williams, and was badly battered about the face and eyes by the end of the twelfth.

Johnny Ertle recovered well from a strong blow to the face in the third that had him dazed and groggy, but he lacked the speed of his former days and though they landed with frequency, he had less sting and accuracy in his blows.

In one of his last bouts on May 7,1923, Johnny Ertle lost to Carl Tremaine in a ten-round points decision at Ontario's Windsor Armory.

Johnny Ertle scored knockdowns in the first, second, and eighth rounds.

Johnny Ertle remained active in the Stillwater community, performing civic work with both the Eagles and Elks Clubs.

Johnny Ertle was comfortable financially maintaining real estate investments in St Paul, while still holding ownership in his Watertown farm and Stillwater tavern.

Johnny Ertle's weight led to a heart attack around April 1956.

Johnny Ertle was inducted into the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.