Washington Park in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Theodore “Tiger” Flowers

(1895-1927)

Photographed By David Seibert, April 1, 2013

1. Theodore “Tiger” Flowers Marker

Inscription. Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was the first African-American boxer to win the world middleweight championship in 1926. Born in Camilla, Georgia in 1895. Flowers moved to Atlanta in 1920 where he began training seriously to be a professional boxer. Flowers lived at 1048 Simpson Road (now Joseph E. Boone Blvd.) in a 20 room Italian stucco mansion considered one of the most beautiful homes in the city. He died in 1927 at the age of thirty-two and was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 and elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993. The home was demolished in 1962 for the construction of Fire Station No. 16, which housed the city's first African-American firefighters in 1963.

Erected 2013 by Atlanta City Council Member At-Large Michael Julian Bond.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Sports.

Location. 33° 45.8′ N, 84° 25.3′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Washington Park. Marker is at the intersection of Joseph E. Boone Boulevard and Flowers Place, on the right when traveling east on Joseph E. Boone Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1048 Joseph E Boone Boulevard, Atlanta GA 30314, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fire Station No. 16 (within shouting distance of this marker); Davis' Hill (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Herndon Home (approx. one mile away); Site of Captain Overton W. Barret’s battery of Missouri. (approx. one mile away); Rush Memorial Congregational Church (approx. one mile away); Atlanta Student Movement (approx. 1.1 miles away); Atlanta Student Movement Planned (approx. 1.1 miles away); An Appeal for Human Rights (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Also see . . . Theodore "Tiger" Flowers. (Submitted on October 2, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)

Photographed By David Seibert, April 1, 2013

2. Theodore “Tiger” Flowers Marker

The marker stands in front of Atlanta Fire Station 16.

Photographed By David Seibert, April 1, 2013

3. Theodore “Tiger” Flowers Marker

Theodore “Tiger” Flowers image. Click for full size.

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4. Theodore “Tiger” Flowers

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 650 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 2, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.