1. Peter Felix was born on 17 July 1866 on the West Indian Island of St Croix in the Danish West Indies, the same birthplace as boxer Peter Jackson.
12 Facts About Peter Felix
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Peter Felix travelled to Australia from St Croix in the 1880s, while in his early 20s, as a ship's fireman.
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Peter Felix started his boxing career in Australia in 1894 competing in amateur fights in Sydney.
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Peter Felix then had 12th round knock out win over Dan Keeley in Melbourne.
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Peter Felix then lost the title in 1900 but then lost it to Doherty with 20-round points loss.
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Peter Felix never won the Australian title again, though he challenged for it three times, st Doherty for a points loss in 1902, and twice against world title challenger Bill Lang for two knock out losses in 1907 and 1908.
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Peter Felix then drew with Arthur Cripps and beat George Renaulf on points.
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In 1907, Peter Felix challenged the legendary Jack Johnson for World Colored Heavyweight Championship.
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Peter Felix kept fighting until 1915, though his last real "big time" fight was in 1908 in the very first main event ever held at the Sydney Stadium against Bill Russell.
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Peter Felix coached Jerome Jerry, the first Aboriginal boxing titleholder, in the 1910s.
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Peter Felix died in Sydney on 10 November 1926 at age 60.
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Peter Felix was a 2012 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame.