Joseph Baksi

References:

• The obituary of Joe Baksi, once a leading contender for the heavyweight boxing crown, mentioned his parents, Joseph and Mary Baksi. The obituary was published by The News-Item (Shamokin, Pennsylvania), Monday, August 08, 1977, page 8.
• The Joe Baksi Wikipedia entry states that his parents were Slovakians who emigrated from Austria-Hungary to Pennsylvania, where his father was a coal miner. (Link accessed September 24, 2024).