Do anyone know the origin of the name 'Dammy Canner', 'Dami Cainer', or 'Dami Caner'?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by suriya, Mar 25, 2021.


  1. suriya

    suriya New Member Full Member

    4
    4
    Mar 25, 2021
    I'm doing research about boxing and I came across this title 'Dammy Canner', 'Dami Cainer', or 'Dami Caner'. It's a title given to an Indian boxer (1960's) It was written in regional language not in english, making it hard to google it. Some sources say it's a name or title of a legendary boxer who was active before Ali's era.
     
    suriya, Mar 25, 2021
    suriya, Mar 25, 2021
    #1
    PhillyPhan69 likes this.
  2. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

    10,208
    19,485
    Jul 25, 2015
    How is his name typed in the native language? The only Indian Boxer I can find from that time period who was high level representing India, and could be considered a 'legend' there, is Hawa Singh.

    Did he compete from India or from USA etc?
     
    roughdiamond, Mar 25, 2021
    roughdiamond, Mar 25, 2021
    #2
    PhillyPhan69 likes this.
  3. suriya

    suriya New Member Full Member

    4
    4
    Mar 25, 2021
    Hi. I really appreciate your reply, Hawa Singh fought majorly in armatures and represented India. but the name I mentioned was from professional boxing. He fought within India, back in those days many challenger fights used to happen against American, British boxers and sailors. I mean during the period of Gun boat jack and Maung thaung.
     
    suriya, Mar 26, 2021
    suriya, Mar 26, 2021
    #3
    PhillyPhan69 and roughdiamond like this.
  4. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

    58,748
    21,578
    Nov 24, 2005
    A writer called Shamya Dasgupta wrote a book "Bhiwani Junction: The Untold Story of Boxing in India" a few years ago. I think it is available on kindle still.

    I have read it but I really don't recall any mention of any boxer with a name like that.

    Indian boxers' records from the golden era are inadequately recorded on boxrec.com, so that is unlikely to help much.
     
    Unforgiven, Mar 26, 2021
    Unforgiven, Mar 26, 2021
    #4
    PhillyPhan69 likes this.
  5. suriya

    suriya New Member Full Member

    4
    4
    Mar 25, 2021
    Hi Unforgiven, Yeah golden era boxing records are not maintained well.
    Thank you for your reply!!
     
    suriya, Mar 30, 2021
    suriya, Mar 30, 2021
    #5
    PhillyPhan69 likes this.