Professional lightweight boxer. 1933 Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title. Of his 92 matches, he won 73, with 43 of those wins being knockouts. Known as "Young Firpo" and also as the "Wild Bull of Burke," in the media of the 1920's & 1930's. As a result of his amazing performance in the 1934 match with John Henry Lewis, that ended in a draw - of which the fans booed the decision for ten minutes nearly rioting in supporting Firpo - he was soon thought of as the "uncrowned light heavyweight champion of the world."
His friends & family called him "Firp" or "Guido". Born in Barre, Vermont. After his father died, his mother moved the family to Burke, Idaho. He was 17 when he had his first professional fight. He was a popular boxer throughout the Pacific Northwest, and especially in Portland, Oregon. While in Butte, Montana, Guido met his future wife, Mary Widitz. The couple married in 1934 at Roundup, Montana. They made their home in Shoshone County, Idaho, living first in Burk and buying a home in Osburn, @ 1935 where they raised their children: 2 sons - John, Fred, and 1 daughter - Cleo. Both Guido and Mary died in the North Idaho Silver Valley that they loved, and are buried at Nine Mile Cemetery, near the town of Wallace, Idaho.
Sources: Internment.com, Cemetery Transcription Library, Contributor Maggie Rail, Nine Mile Cemetery, Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho, www.internment.com, accessed 25 July 2006; Young Firpo, from www.wikipedia.org, accessed 25 July 2006; Personal memories of stories told to contributor from Guido's son, and high school educator, Fred.
His friends & family called him "Firp" or "Guido". Born in Barre, Vermont. After his father died, his mother moved the family to Burke, Idaho. He was 17 when he had his first professional fight. He was a popular boxer throughout the Pacific Northwest, and especially in Portland, Oregon. While in Butte, Montana, Guido met his future wife, Mary Widitz. The couple married in 1934 at Roundup, Montana. They made their home in Shoshone County, Idaho, living first in Burk and buying a home in Osburn, @ 1935 where they raised their children: 2 sons - John, Fred, and 1 daughter - Cleo. Both Guido and Mary died in the North Idaho Silver Valley that they loved, and are buried at Nine Mile Cemetery, near the town of Wallace, Idaho.
Sources: Internment.com, Cemetery Transcription Library, Contributor Maggie Rail, Nine Mile Cemetery, Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho, www.internment.com, accessed 25 July 2006; Young Firpo, from www.wikipedia.org, accessed 25 July 2006; Personal memories of stories told to contributor from Guido's son, and high school educator, Fred.
Professional lightweight boxer. 1933 Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Title. Of his 92 matches, he won 73, with 43 of those wins being knockouts. Known as "Young Firpo" and also as the "Wild Bull of Burke," in the media of the 1920's & 1930's. As a result of his amazing performance in the 1934 match with John Henry Lewis, that ended in a draw - of which the fans booed the decision for ten minutes nearly rioting in supporting Firpo - he was soon thought of as the "uncrowned light heavyweight champion of the world."
His friends & family called him "Firp" or "Guido". Born in Barre, Vermont. After his father died, his mother moved the family to Burke, Idaho. He was 17 when he had his first professional fight. He was a popular boxer throughout the Pacific Northwest, and especially in Portland, Oregon. While in Butte, Montana, Guido met his future wife, Mary Widitz. The couple married in 1934 at Roundup, Montana. They made their home in Shoshone County, Idaho, living first in Burk and buying a home in Osburn, @ 1935 where they raised their children: 2 sons - John, Fred, and 1 daughter - Cleo. Both Guido and Mary died in the North Idaho Silver Valley that they loved, and are buried at Nine Mile Cemetery, near the town of Wallace, Idaho.
Sources: Internment.com, Cemetery Transcription Library, Contributor Maggie Rail, Nine Mile Cemetery, Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho, www.internment.com, accessed 25 July 2006; Young Firpo, from www.wikipedia.org, accessed 25 July 2006; Personal memories of stories told to contributor from Guido's son, and high school educator, Fred.
His friends & family called him "Firp" or "Guido". Born in Barre, Vermont. After his father died, his mother moved the family to Burke, Idaho. He was 17 when he had his first professional fight. He was a popular boxer throughout the Pacific Northwest, and especially in Portland, Oregon. While in Butte, Montana, Guido met his future wife, Mary Widitz. The couple married in 1934 at Roundup, Montana. They made their home in Shoshone County, Idaho, living first in Burk and buying a home in Osburn, @ 1935 where they raised their children: 2 sons - John, Fred, and 1 daughter - Cleo. Both Guido and Mary died in the North Idaho Silver Valley that they loved, and are buried at Nine Mile Cemetery, near the town of Wallace, Idaho.
Sources: Internment.com, Cemetery Transcription Library, Contributor Maggie Rail, Nine Mile Cemetery, Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho, www.internment.com, accessed 25 July 2006; Young Firpo, from www.wikipedia.org, accessed 25 July 2006; Personal memories of stories told to contributor from Guido's son, and high school educator, Fred.
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