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PBR news: Top ranked LHW Joe Choynski announced his retirement. The announcement came after a 10 round unanimous decision loss to #2 Jack Root. During his career in the PBR, Choynski fought three times for the LHW championship against Philadelphia Jack O’Brien; losing all three times by decision.

Courtesy of cyberboxingzone.com: Choynski was a clever, well-coordinated fighter who hit hard with each fist and moved well on his feet; He was one of the outstanding light heavyweights at the turn of last century; He also fought as a heavyweight, despite weighing less than 180 pounds

Joe was most famous for his battles with Jim Corbett, Jim Jeffries, and Bob Fitzimmons; His greatest victory came though in 1901 when he knocked out future Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson; The two men were arrested and jailed; While in jail, Choynski tutored Johnson in many tricks of the trade; Ironically, it was Choynski who helped train Jim Jeffries for his comeback fight against Johnson

In retirement, Choynski toured with Peter Jackson in a production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and consulted on the production of the Jim Corbett biopic "Gentleman Jim"

Choynski was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1960 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998