š„ Amadou MāBarick Fall aka Battling Sikiā¦.former light heavyweight world champion who knocked out George Carpentier of France.
š„ Amadou MāBarick Fall aka Battling Sikiā¦.former light heavyweight world champion who knocked out George Carpentier of France. Siki was Senegalese born yet explains how he ended up in Franceā¦.. he said āI used to go to the docks and watch the ships. One day a big ship came in en route to Marseilles and as it was to remain some days the passengers came ashore. Among there was a German woman who called herself Mme Farquenberg, a dancer who had lots of money. She saw me a kid of eight and had me show her the city. She asked me if I wanted to go on the ship and sail to France, see other lands and have a good time. I didn't have time to tell my family goodbye for I feared the dancer would change her mind. In France the dancer got me nice clothes, and daily taught me to read and write. She danced in many European cities and I would go on the stage as her little servant, dressed in red velvet. The dancer went to Germany, but couldn't take me without a passport. She left me i...