| Eugène Criqui | |
| Realname: | Eugène Criqui |
| Weight: | Featherweight |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1893 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Death Place: | Noisy-le-Grand, France |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 135 |
| Wins: | 104 |
| Ko: | 58 |
| Losses: | 16 |
| Draws: | 15 |
Eugène Criqui (15 August 1893 - 7 July 1977) was a French boxer who held the World Featherweight title in 1923. After his death, he was added to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Eugène was the 2015 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame International category.
Criqui was born in the Belleville neighbourhood of Paris. He was a professional pipe-fitter before he turned professional in 1910. He won the French flyweight title in 1912. His boxing career was interrupted when he served in the French military in World War I. While doing guard duty at Verdun, his jaw was shattered by a sniper's bullet. A surgeon reconstructed the jaw using wire, silver, and a goat leg.
After the war he resumed boxing. He won the French featherweight title in 1921 and the next year won the European Boxing Union featherweight championship. On 2 June 1923 he beat Johnny Kilbane by a sixth-round knockout in New York City to win the world featherweight title. Part of the contract for this fight required that he give Johnny Dundee a shot at the title within sixty days. When he fought Dundee fifty-four days later (on 26 July 1923) Dundee knocked him down four times and beat him by a fifteen-round decision. In his next fight, Criqui injured his hand and did not fight many more fights before he retired in 1928.
He died blind in a nursing home in 1977. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005, making him the third inductee from France after Georges Carpentier and Marcel Cerdan.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | Win | 104–16–15 | Benny Carter | PTS | 10 | Mar 19, 1928 | ||
| 134 | Loss | 103–16–15 | Gustave Humery | TKO | 6 (12) | Dec 20, 1927 | ||
| 133 | Loss | 103–15–15 | Panama Al Brown | UD | 10 | Apr 2, 1927 | ||
| 132 | Loss | 103–14–15 | Carlos Uzabeaga | PTS | 10 | Oct 6, 1926 | ||
| 131 | Loss | 103–13–15 | Danny Frush | KO | 8 (15) | Jun 1, 1924 | ||
| 130 | Win | 103–12–15 | Henri Hébrant | PTS | 15 | Oct 6, 1923 | ||
| 129 | Loss | 102–12–15 | Johnny Dundee | PTS | 15 | Jul 26, 1923 | ||
| 128 | Win | 102–11–15 | Johnny Kilbane | TKO | 6 (15) | Jun 2, 1923 | ||
| 127 | Win | 101–11–15 | Billy Matthews | RTD | 17 (20) | Dec 2, 1922 | ||
| 126 | Win | 100–11–15 | Ben Callicott | KO | 2 (15) | Nov 18, 1922 | ||
| 125 | Win | 99–11–15 | Walter Rossi | KO | 1 (20) | Nov 4, 1922 | ||
| 124 | Win | 98–11–15 | Arthur Wyns | RTD | 6 (20) | Sep 9, 1922 | ||
| 123 | Win | 97–11–15 | Arthur Wyns | KO | 12 (20) | Jul 7, 1922 | ||
| 122 | Win | 96–11–15 | Tom Anderson | KO | 1 (?) | Jun 25, 1922 | ||
| 121 | Win | 95–11–15 | Joseph Youyou | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 16, 1922 | ||
| 120 | Win | 94–11–15 | Joe Fox | TKO | 12 (20) | May 29, 1922 | ||
| 119 | Win | 93–11–15 | Ben Callicott | KO | 3 (15) | Apr 11, 1922 | ||
| 118 | Win | 92–11–15 | Charles Ledoux | KO | 1 (15) | Feb 5, 1922 | ||
| 117 | Win | 91–11–15 | Georges Gaillard | TKO | 5 (20) | Dec 6, 1921 | ||
| 116 | Win | 90–11–15 | Alfons Spaniers | KO | 2 (15) | Oct 25, 1921 | ||
| 115 | Win | 89–11–15 | Auguste Grassi | KO | 1 (15) | Sep 27, 1921 | ||
| 114 | Win | 88–11–15 | Dencio Cabanela | KO | 14 (20) | Mar 19, 1921 | ||
| 113 | Win | 87–11–15 | Silvino Jamito | PTS | 20 | Feb 19, 1921 | ||
| 112 | Win | 86–11–15 | Sid Godfrey | KO | 10 (20) | Feb 5, 1921 | ||
| 111 | Win | 85–11–15 | Jerry Sullivan | RTD | 13 (20) | Jan 8, 1921 | ||
| 110 | Win | 84–11–15 | Bert Spargo | KO | 16 (20) | Dec 18, 1920 | ||
| 109 | Win | 83–11–15 | Jackie Green | KO | 4 (20) | Nov 20, 1920 | ||
| 108 | Win | 82–11–15 | Vince Blackburn | RTD | 10 (20) | Oct 23, 1920 | ||
| 107 | Win | 81–11–15 | Young Baker | KO | 1 (15) | Jun 26, 1920 | ||
| 106 | Win | 80–11–15 | Joe Mendell | KO | 12 (12) | Apr 17, 1920 | ||
| 105 | Loss | 79–11–15 | Memphis Pal Moore | TKO | 14 (20) | Dec 26, 1919 | ||
| 104 | Win | 79–10–15 | Sam Kellar | TKO | 5 (20) | Oct 29, 1919 | ||
| 103 | Win | 78–10–15 | Walter Young Ross | KO | 15 (20) | Sep 18, 1919 | ||
| 102 | Win | 77–10–15 | Digger Evans | KO | 7 (20) | Jul 18, 1919 | ||
| 101 | Draw | 76–10–15 | Tommy Noble | PTS | 20 | Jun 27, 1919 | ||
| 100 | Win | 76–10–14 | Auguste Grassi | TKO | 8 (?) | Jun 3, 1919 | ||
| 99 | Win | 75–10–14 | Leon Poutet | TKO | 6 (?) | May 25, 1919 | ||
| 98 | Loss | 74–10–14 | Tommy Noble | KO | 19 (20) | Apr 10, 1919 | ||
| 97 | Win | 74–9–14 | Steve Sullivan | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 6, 1919 | ||
| 96 | Win | 73–9–14 | Jimmy Doyle | KO | 6 (?) | Jan 3, 1919 | ||
| 95 | Win | 72–9–14 | Osmin Lurie | TKO | 4 (?) | Jan 1, 1919 | ||
| 94 | Win | 71–9–14 | Marcel Lepreux | PTS | 6 | Nov 7, 1918 | ||
| 93 | Win | 70–9–14 | Auguste Grassi | KO | 2 (6) | Sep 26, 1918 | ||
| 92 | Win | 69–9–14 | Paul Bertal | PTS | 10 | Aug 4, 1918 | ||
| 91 | Win | 68–9–14 | Jimmy O'Day | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 28, 1918 | ||
| 90 | Win | 67–9–14 | Arthur Wyns | PTS | 10 | Jul 12, 1918 | ||
| 89 | Win | 66–9–14 | Eugene Clifford | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 10, 1918 | ||
| 88 | Win | 65–9–14 | Andre Maestrini | PTS | 12 | Jul 4, 1918 | ||
| 87 | Win | 64–9–14 | Joseph Marty | TKO | 9 (10) | May 30, 1918 | ||
| 86 | Win | 63–9–14 | Arthur Pain | KO | 3 (6) | May 23, 1918 | ||
| 85 | Win | 62–9–14 | Cherubin Durocher | TKO | 6 (?) | Apr 29, 1918 | ||
| 84 | Win | 61–9–14 | Auguste Grassi | TKO | 8 (12) | Apr 21, 1918 | ||
| 83 | Win | 60–9–14 | Cherubin Durocher | KO | 3 (?) | Apr 18, 1918 | ||
| 82 | Win | 59–9–14 | Auguste Grassi | KO | 3 (?) | Mar 28, 1918 | ||
| 81 | Win | 58–9–14 | Bombardier Rousseau | KO | 7 (15) | Mar 11, 1918 | ||
| 80 | Win | 57–9–14 | Max Henry | PTS | ? | Mar 1, 1918 | ||
| 79 | Win | 56–9–14 | Jules Husson | TKO | ? (?) | Feb 9, 1918 | ||
| 78 | Win | 55–9–14 | Marcel Lepreux | PTS | 6 | Jan 25, 1918 | ||
| 77 | Win | 54–9–14 | Bombardier Rousseau | PTS | 12 | Jan 18, 1918 | ||
| 76 | Win | 53–9–14 | Messens | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 13, 1918 | ||
| 75 | Win | 52–9–14 | Edouard Prie | PTS | 6 | Dec 20, 1917 | ||
| 74 | Win | 51–9–14 | Alfred Francis | PTS | 6 | Dec 6, 1917 | ||
| 73 | Win | 50–9–14 | Marcel Lepreux | PTS | 12 | Nov 4, 1917 | ||
| 72 | Win | 49–9–14 | Mareix | KO | 9 (?) | Oct 20, 1917 | ||
| 71 | Win | 48–9–14 | Edouard Prie | PTS | 6 | Oct 11, 1917 | ||
| 70 | Win | 47–9–14 | Cherubin Durocher | PTS | 6 | Oct 3, 1917 | ||
| 69 | Win | 46–9–14 | Georges Dravin | TKO | 5 (?) | Sep 26, 1917 | ||
| 68 | Win | 45–9–14 | Georges Gravat | PTS | 4 | Feb 26, 1917 | ||
| 67 | Loss | 44–9–14 | Charles Ledoux | TKO | 12 (20) | Jul 10, 1914 | ||
| 66 | Win | 44–8–14 | Jack Bertin | PTS | 10 | Jun 28, 1914 | ||
| 65 | Win | 43–8–14 | Cherubin Durocher | PTS | 15 | Jun 19, 1914 | ||
| 64 | Win | 42–8–14 | Georges Lefebvre | TKO | 7 (?) | Jun 4, 1914 | ||
| 63 | Win | 41–8–14 | Abe Mantell | PTS | 20 | May 16, 1914 | ||
| 62 | Win | 40–8–14 | Jim Harry | KO | 6 (?) | May 10, 1914 | ||
| 61 | Win | 39–8–14 | Marcel Lepreux | PTS | 20 | May 1, 1914 | ||
| 60 | Win | 38–8–14 | Jack Bertin | PTS | 10 | Apr 10, 1914 | ||
| 59 | Loss | 37–8–14 | Percy Jones | PTS | 20 | Mar 26, 1914 | ||
| 58 | Win | 37–7–14 | Pat McAllister | KO | 10 (15) | Mar 13, 1914 | ||
| 57 | Win | 36–7–14 | Jack Bertin | PTS | 10 | Mar 7, 1914 | ||
| 56 | Win | 35–7–14 | Cherubin Durocher | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 1, 1914 | ||
| 55 | Win | 34–7–14 | Gaston Simon | KO | 5 (10) | Feb 16, 1914 | ||
| 54 | Win | 33–7–14 | Percy Jones | PTS | 15 | Feb 12, 1914 | ||
| 53 | Draw | 32–7–14 | Robert Dastillon | PTS | 12 | Dec 31, 1914 | ||
| 52 | Loss | 32–7–13 | Marcel Lepreux | PTS | 10 | Nov 29, 1913 | ||
| 51 | Draw | 32–6–13 | Robert Dastillon | PTS | 20 | Oct 31, 1913 | ||
| 50 | Win | 32–6–12 | Johnny Daly | PTS | 10 | Oct 4, 1913 | ||
| 49 | Win | 31–6–12 | Edouard Prie | DQ | 5 (?) | Aug 24, 1913 | ||
| 48 | Win | 30–6–12 | Fred Anderson | PTS | 10 | Aug 1, 1913 | ||
| 47 | Win | 29–6–12 | Paul Manceau | PTS | 10 | Jun 12, 1913 | ||
| 46 | Draw | 28–6–12 | Auguste Grassi | PTS | 12 | Jun 6, 1913 | ||
| 45 | Win | 28–6–11 | Sebastien Demey | KO | 6 (10) | May 23, 1913 | ||
| 44 | Loss | 27–6–11 | Sid Smith | UD | 20 | Apr 11, 1913 | ||
| 43 | Win | 27–5–11 | Edouard Prie | PTS | 10 | Mar 17, 1913 | ||
| 42 | Win | 26–5–11 | Albert Bouzonnie | PTS | 10 | Feb 21, 1913 | ||
| 41 | Win | 25–5–11 | Bombardier Rousseau | PTS | 10 | Feb 15, 1913 | ||
| 40 | Draw | 24–5–11 | Alf Mansfield | PTS | 10 | Jan 10, 1913 | ||
| 39 | Draw | 24–5–10 | Marcel Lepreux | PTS | 10 | Dec 10, 1912 | ||
| 38 | Draw | 24–5–9 | Alf Mansfield | PTS | 10 | Nov 15, 1912 | ||
| 37 | Win | 24–5–8 | Cherubin Durocher | KO | 5 (?) | Nov 9, 1912 | ||
| 36 | Win | 23–5–8 | Francis Charles | TKO | 17 (20) | Oct 30, 1912 | ||
| 35 | Win | 22–5–8 | Tom Smith | PTS | 15 | Oct 10, 1912 | ||
| 34 | Loss | 21–5–8 | Pierre Gambetta | DQ | 9 (10) | Oct 8, 1912 | ||
| 33 | Win | 21–4–8 | Sebastien Demey | PTS | 10 | Sep 27, 1912 | ||
| 32 | Win | 20–4–8 | Jack Gatehouse | PTS | 10 | Aug 11, 1912 | ||
| 31 | Win | 19–4–8 | Marcel Lepreux | TKO | 13 (15) | Aug 2, 1912 | ||
| 30 | Win | 18–4–8 | Jack Gatehouse | PTS | 12 | Jun 28, 1912 | ||
| 29 | Win | 17–4–8 | Kid Chicken | KO | 9 (10) | Jun 11, 1912 | ||
| 28 | Loss | 16–4–8 | Robert Dastillon | PTS | 15 | May 11, 1912 | ||
| 27 | Draw | 16–3–8 | Jack Gatehouse | PTS | 10 | Apr 16, 1912 | ||
| 26 | Win | 16–3–7 | Edouard Prie | PTS | 10 | Apr 12, 1912 | ||
| 25 | Draw | 15–3–7 | Jack Gatehouse | PTS | 10 | Mar 29, 1912 | ||
| 24 | Win | 15–3–6 | Jack Gatehouse | PTS | 8 | Feb 24, 1912 | ||
| 23 | Win | 14–3–6 | Rene Voirin | KO | 10 (?) | Feb 14, 1912 | ||
| 22 | Win | 13–3–6 | Buster Brown | RTD | 1 (8) | Dec 30, 1911 | ||
| 21 | Win | 12–3–6 | Cherubin Durocher | PTS | 4 | Dec 30, 1911 | ||
| 20 | Win | 11–3–6 | Rene Voirin | PTS | 8 | Dec 16, 1911 | ||
| 19 | Win | 10–3–6 | Rene Voirin | PTS | 4 | Nov 22, 1911 | ||
| 18 | Win | 9–3–6 | Cherubin Durocher | PTS | 6 | Nov 16, 1911 | ||
| 17 | Win | 8–3–6 | Jim Barrey | KO | 2 (6) | Oct 28, 1911 | ||
| 16 | Win | 7–3–6 | Auguste Relinger | TKO | 2 (?) | Oct 21, 1911 | ||
| 15 | Win | 6–3–6 | Robert Dastillon | DQ | 4 (?) | Jul 30, 1911 | ||
| 14 | Win | 5–3–6 | Andre Teyssedre | PTS | 6 | Jul 29, 1911 | ||
| 13 | Draw | 4–3–6 | Alfred Francis | PTS | 8 | May 6, 1911 | ||
| 12 | Draw | 4–3–5 | Montors | PTS | 4 | May 2, 1911 | ||
| 11 | Loss | 4–3–4 | Lucien Vinez | PTS | 8 | Apr 22, 1911 | ||
| 10 | Loss | 4–2–4 | Marcel Mouginot | PTS | 4 | Apr 4, 1911 | ||
| 9 | Win | 4–1–4 | Andre Teyssedre | PTS | 4 | Mar 21, 1911 | ||
| 8 | Loss | 3–1–4 | Paul Manceau | PTS | 6 | Mar 6, 1911 | ||
| 7 | Draw | 3–0–4 | Edouard Prie | PTS | 8 | Feb 16, 1911 | ||
| 6 | Draw | 3–0–3 | Alfred Francis | PTS | 8 | Jan 19, 1911 | ||
| 5 | Win | 3–0–2 | L Gouzenne | PTS | 4 | Dec 15, 1910 | ||
| 4 | Win | 2–0–2 | Boyo Lambert | PTS | 4 | Nov 26, 1910 | ||
| 3 | Win | 1–0–2 | Gouguillon | PTS | 4 | Oct 15, 1910 | ||
| 2 | Draw | 0–0–2 | Francisque | PTS | 8 | Aug 8, 1910 | ||
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | Edouard Prie | PTS | 8 | Jul 7, 1910 | ||