Gogea Mitu
| Gogea Mitu | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) |
Giant of Mârşani Goliath of Romania |
| Rated at | Heavyweight, 150 kg (330 lb) |
| Height | 2.36 m (7.7 ft) or 2.42 m (7.9 ft) |
| Nationality |
 Romanian
|
| Born |
July 14, 1914 Mârșani, Romania |
| Died | June 22, 1936 (aged 21) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 11 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Wins by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 5 |
Giant of Mârşani
Gogea Mitu (b. Gogu Ştefănescu - Dumitru Goagă on July 14, 1914 in Mârșani – died June 22, 1936 in Bucharest) was a Romanian boxer and the tallest Romanian in history (followed by Ghiţă Mureșan). Gogea Mitu is also listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest professional boxer.
He was born in Mârșani, near Craiova in 1914, the first of eleven children, his mother being only 16 when she delivered him. Mitu became world-famous because of his enormous stature. He is listed with various heights, among them 2.36 m (7.7 ft) and 2.42 m (7.9 ft)
Because of these characteristics he was very sought after by doctors and scientists who wanted to know the reason for his gigantism and by people who wanted to profit from his stature. It was said that he was highly intelligent; despite not going to school, he learned to read by himself at the age of three, as he had the stature of a five — six year old child. By age 17 he had become so famous that a circus owner from Prague offered him a job, to be presented as a human rarity. He also presented shows at the Globus Circus in Monaco. His circus career was brief, but very fortuitous, because he was spotted by the successful Italian boxer and talent scout Umberto Lancia, who taught Mitu how to box and later became his manager. Gogea Mitu went to Paris to attend the famous Paris School for Boxing and after graduating he started his boxing career. He also had a brother named Tudorel, who had the same gigantism as Gogea, but he died at the age of seven when he was 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) tall.
Gogea Mitu had a back width of 1.05 metres (3.4 ft) and for lunch he used to consume 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of bread, 25 eggs, 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of fried chicken, two litres of milk, 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of sweets, a litre of ţuică and half a litre of wine. His suits were made out of 7.5 metres (25 ft) of fabric and his bed was 3.5 metres (11 ft) long and 2 metres (6.6 ft) wide.
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