APPENDIX

I. AUTHOR’S CHOICE OF THE TOP 25 JEWISH BOXERS OF ALL TIME

(In order of greatness)

Benny Leonard

Abe Attell

Barney Ross

Maxie Rosenbloom

Ted “Kid” Lewis

Lew Tendler

Louis “Kid” Kaplan

Benny Bass

Jackie “Kid” Berg

Jackie Fields

Battling Levinsky

Sid Terris

Joe Choynski

Charley White

Jack Bernstein

Harry Lewis

Benny Valgar

Charley Phil Rosenberg

Abe Goldstein

Al Singer

Georgie Abrams

Allie Stolz

Newsboy Brown

Ray Miller

Solly Seeman

II. JEWISH WORLD CHAMPIONS 1901–2014

Name Title Reign Weight Division Harry Harris 1901 Bantamweight Abe Attell 1904–12 Featherweight Harry Lewis 1908–11 Welterweight Monte Attell 1909–10 Bantamweight Sid Smith 1912 Flyweight Matt Wells 1914–15 Welterweight Al McCoy 1914–17 Middleweight Ted “Kid” Lewis 1915–16 / 1917–19 Welterweight Battling Levinsky 1916–20 Light Heavyweight Benny Leonard 1917–25 Lightweight Dave Rosenberg 1922 Middleweight Jack Bernstein 1923 Junior Lightweight Abe Goldstein 1924 Bantamweight Louis “Kid” Kaplan 1925–27 Featherweight Charley Phil Rosenberg 1925–27 Bantamweight Mushy Callahan 1926–30 Junior Welterweight Pinky Silverberg 1927 Bantamweight Benny Bass 1927–28 Featherweight Corporal Izzy Schwartz 1927–29 Flyweight Newsboy Brown 1928 Flyweight Jackie Fields 1929–30, 1932–33 Welterweight Al Singer 1930 Lightweight Maxie Rosenbloom 1930–34 Light Heavyweight Jackie “Kid” Berg 1930–31 Junior Welterweight Young Perez 1931–32 Flyweight Ben Jeby 1933 Middleweight Barney Ross 1933 Lightweight Barney Ross 1933–35 Junior Welterweight Barney Ross 1934, 1935–38 Welterweight Bob Olin 1934–35 Light Heavyweight Solly Krieger 1938–39 Middleweight Robert Cohen 1954 Bantamweight Alfonse Halimi 1959 Bantamweight Mike Rossman 1978–79 Light Heavyweight Saoul Mamby 1980–82 Junior Welterweight Yuri Foreman 2009–10 Junior Middleweight

III. TOP 10 JEWISH BOXERS BY WEIGHT CLASS

Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight Welterweight Maxie Rosenbloom Maxie Rosenbloom Georgie Abrams Barney Ross King Levinsky Battling Levinsky Solly Krieger Ted “Kid” Lewis Art Lasky Joe Choynski Ben Jeby Jackie Fields Abe Simon Bob Olin Augie Ratner Harry Lewis Roy Lazer Yale Okun KO Phil Kaplan Matt Wells Natie Brown Abie Bain Harold Green Soldier Bartfield Jack Gross Armand Emanuel Al McCoy Phil Bloom Abe Feldman Herbie Katz Dave Rosenberg Al “Bummy” Davis Bill Weinberg Jack Bloomfield Erich Seelig Sammy Luftspring Erv Sarlin Mike Rossman Artie Levine Mike Kaplan Junior Welterweight Lightweight Junior Lightweight Barney Ross Benny Leonard Louis “Kid” Kaplan Jackie “Kid” Berg Barney Ross Benny Bass Davey Day Sid Terris Benny Valgar Jack Portney Charley White Ray Miller Joe Glick Jack Bernstein Leach Cross Maxie Berger Al Singer Maxie Shapiro Harry “Kid” Brown Allie Stolz Al Foreman Mushy Callahan Solly Seeman Eddie “Kid” Wagner Joey Goodman Willie Jackson Lew Feldman Ruby Goldstein Sammy Dorfman Abe “Kid” Goodman Featherweight Bantamweight Flyweight Abe Attell Charley Phil Rosenberg Newsboy Brown Louis “Kid” Kaplan Abe Goldstein Corporal Izzy Schwartz Benny Bass Newsboy Brown Young Perez Charlie Beecher Joe Burman Marty Gold Red Chapman Jackie “Kid” Wolfe Phil Tobias Danny Kramer Kid Frances Johnny Rosner Harry Blitman Archie Bell Pinky Silverberg Joey Sangor Robert Cohen Sid Smith Joe Bernstein Alphonse Halimi Dave Adelman Al Reid Benny Goldberg Harry Goldstein

IV. TOP 10 JEWISH BOXERS BY LOCATION

(In alphabetical order)

New York City Philadelphia Chicago Jack Bernstein Benny Bass Milt Aron Leach Cross Harry Blitman Joe Burman Abe Goldstein Harry “Kid” Brown Davey Day Benny Leonard Sailor Friedman Jackie Fields Charley Phil Rosenberg Al Gordon Harry Harris Maxie Rosenbloom Danny Kramer King Levinsky Solly Seeman Battling Levinsky Joe Medill Al Singer Harry Lewis Ray Miller Sid Terris Lew Tendler Barney Ross Benny Valgar Eddie “Kid” Wagner Charley White Baltimore San Francisco/Los Angeles Montreal/Toronto Sylvan Bass Abe Attell Maxie Berger Nate Carp Monte Attell Solly Cantor Benny Goldstein Joe Benjamin Al Foreman Charley Gomer Newsboy Brown Benny Gould Tommy Herman Mushy Callahan Harry Hurst Sid Lampe Joe Choynski Sammy Luftspring Jack Portney Oakland Jimmy Duffy Bert Schneider Frankie Rice Armand Emanuel Solly Smith Benny Schwartz Georgie Levine Curley Wilshur Herman Weiner Georgie Marks Baby Yack Brooklyn Boston England Soldier Bartfield Nat Bor Jackie “Kid” Berg Archie Bell Red Chapman Benny Caplan Frankie Callahan Johnny Clinton Ted “Kid” Lewis Al “Bummy” Davis Eddie “Newsboy” Curley Harry Mason Lew Feldman Abe Denner Harry Mizler Bernie Friedkin Harry Devine Al Phillips Harold Green Abe Friedman Benny Sharkey Solly Krieger Abe “Kid” Goodman Harry Silver Herbie Kronowitz Mike Kaplan Sid Smith Artie Levine Jake Zeramby Matt Wells

Pittsburgh Cleveland Newark Max Elling Matt Brock Nat Arno Young Eppie (Epstein) Phil Brock Abie Bain Young Goldie (Gold) Jackie Davis Sollie Castellane Phil Goldstein Dick Evans* Maxie Fisher Marty Gornick Danny Frush Lou Halper Nat Litfin Benny Gershe KO Phil Kaplan Johnny Ray Joey Goodman Dave Kurtz Erv Sarlin Maxie Holub Roy Lazer Jackie “Kid Wolfe Benny Levine Allie Stolz Young Perez *Youngstown, Ohio Buffalo/Rochester/Syracuse France Detroit Joey Goldberg Sauveur Benamou Frankie Abrams Johnny Helstein Felix Brami Leonard Bennett Gustave Humery Gilbert Cohen Benny Goldberg Joey Kushner Nessim Max Cohen Allie Gronik Meyer Lichtenstein Robert Cohen Clarence Rosen Benny Ross Gilles Elbilia Morrie Sherman Jake Schiffer Kid Francis Sammy Weinrib Alphonse Halimi Dick Wipperman

V. JEWISH BOXERS IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS, 1901–2014

Of the following 242 title bouts, 213 took place between 1901 and 1939. In a no-decision bout (“ND”), a champion automatically retains his title if a bout goes the scheduled distance, meaning his name stays in the win column. Jewish boxers faced each other for a world title 14 times. (Jewish boxers appear in bold type.)

FLYWEIGHT TITLE

Date Won Lost Result City April 11, 1913* Sid Smith Eugène Criqui Decision 20 Paris June 2, 1913* Bill Ladbury Sid Smith TKO 11 London April 24, 1916 Jimmy Wilde Johnny Rosner KO 11 Liverpool October 13, 1923 Pancho Villa Benny Schwartz Decision 15 Baltimore October 22, 1927 Pinky Silverberg Ruby Bradley DQ 7 Bridgeport December 16, 1927 Corp. Izzy Schwartz Newsboy Brown Decision 15 New York January 3, 1928 Newsboy Brown Johnny McCoy Decision 15 New York April 9, 1928 Corp. Izzy Schwartz Routien Parra Decision 15 New York July 20, 1928 Corp. Izzy Schwartz Frisco Grande WF 4 Rockaway August 3, 1928 Corp. Izzy Schwartz Little Jeff Smith KO 4 Rockaway August 29, 1929 Johnny Hill Newsboy Brown Decision 15 London March 12, 1929 Corp. Izzy Schwartz Frenchy Belanger Decision12 Toronto August 22, 1929 Willie LaMorte Corp. Izzy Schwartz Decision 15 Newark October 26, 1931 Victor Young Perez Frankie Genaro KO 2 Paris February 19, 1934 Jackie Brown Victor Young Perez KO 13 Manchester *Recognized by EBU (European Boxing Union)

BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE

Date Won Lost Result City March 18, 1901 Harry Harris Pedlar Palmer Decision 15 London June 19, 1909 Monte Attell Frankie Neil KO 18 Colma December 7, 1909 Monte Attell Danny Webster Draw 20 San Francisco February 22, 1910 Frankie Conley Monte Attell KO 42 Vernon April 25, 1911 Johnny Coulon Eddie O’Keefe Draw 10 Kansas November 24, 1922 Joe Lynch Benny Schwartz KO 5 Springfield October 19, 1923 Abe Goldstein Joe Burman Decision 12 New York March 21, 1924 Abe Goldstein Joe Lynch Decision 15 New York May 5, 1924 Abe Goldstein Clarence Rosen ND 10 Detroit July 16, 1924 Abe Goldstein Charles Ledoux Decision 15 Bronx September 8, 1924 Abe Goldstein Tommy Ryan Decision 15 New York December 19, 1924 Eddie “Cannonball” Martin Abe Goldstein Decision 15 New York March 20, 1925 Charley Phil Rosenberg Eddie “Cannonball” Martin Decision 15 New York May 5, 1927* Teddy Baldock Archie Bell Decision 15 London July 23, 1935 Charley Phil Rosenberg Eddie Shea KO 4 New York City February 4, 1927 Charley Phil Rosenberg Bushy Graham Decision 15 New York February 25, 1928 Bushy Graham Corp. Izzy Schwartz Decision 15 Brooklyn June 12, 1929** Bushy Graham Archie Bell Decision 10 Wilkes-Barre May 20, 1931*** Pete Sanstol Archie Bell Decision 10 Montreal February 19, 1934 Panama Al Brown Young Perez Decision 15 Paris November 23, 1943 Manuel Ortiz Benny Goldberg Decision 15 Los Angeles September 19, 1954 Robert Cohen Chamroen Songkitrat Decision 15 Bangkok September 3, 1955 Robert Cohen Willie Toweel Draw 15 Johannesburg June 29, 1956 Mario D’Agata Robert Cohen TKO 7 Paris April 1, 1957 Alphonse Halimi Mario D’Agata Decision 15 Paris November 6, 1957 Alphonse Halimi Raul Macias Decision 15 Los Angeles July 8, 1959 Jose Becerra Alphonse Halimi KO 8 Los Angeles February 4, 1960 Jose Becerra Alphonse Halimi KO 9 Los Angeles October 25, 1960 Alphonse Halimi Freddie Gilroy Decision 15 London *British version of title; **Pennsylvania Boxing Commission; ***Canadian Boxing Federation

FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE

Date Won Lost Result City June 2, 1899 George Dixon Joe Bernstein Decision 25 New York City November 2, 1900 Terry McGovern Joe Bernstein KO 7 Louisville October 16, 1902 Young Corbett Joe Bernstein TKO 7 Baltimore September 3, 1903 Abe Attell Johnny Reagan Decision 20 St. Louis January 4, 1904 Abe Attell Harry Forbes Draw 10 Indianapolis February 1, 1904 Abe Attell Harry Forbes KO 5 St. Louis March 9, 1904 Abe Attell Patsy Haley KO 5 Hot Springs June 23, 1904 Abe Attell Johnny Reagan Decision 15 St. Louis February 22, 1906 Abe Attell Jimmy Walsh Decision 15 Chelsea July 4, 1906 Abe Attell Frankie Neil Decision 20 Los Angeles October 30, 1906 Abe Attell Harry Baker Decision 20 Los Angeles November 16, 1906 Abe Attell Billy DeCoursey Decision 15 San Diego December 7, 1906 Abe Attell Jimmy Walsh TKO 9 Los Angeles November 18, 1907 Abe Attell Harry Baker KO 8 Los Angeles May 24, 1907 Abe Attell Benny “Kid” Solomon Decision 20 Los Angeles September 12, 1907 Abe Attell Jimmy Walsh Decision 10 Indianapolis October 29, 1907 Abe Attell Freddie Weeks TKO 4 Los Angeles January 1, 1908 Abe Attell Owen Moran Draw 25 Colma January 31, 1908 Abe Attell Frankie Neil TKO13 San Francisco February 28, 1908 Abe Attell Eddie Kelly TKO 7 San Francisco September 7, 1908 Abe Attell Owen Moran Draw 23 San Francisco December 29, 1908 Abe Attell Buzz Mackey KO 8 New Orleans January 14, 1909 Abe Attell Freddie Weeks KO 10 Goldfield February 14, 1909 Abe Attell Eddie Kelly TKO 7 New Orleans November 22, 1909 Abe Attell Johnny Moran Decision 8 Memphis October 24, 1910 Abe Attell Johnny Kilbane Decision 10 Kansas February 1, 1912 Johnny Kilbane Abe Attell Decision 20 Vernon February 25, 1920 Johnny Kilbane Benny Valgar ND 8** Newark August 15, 1922 Johnny Dundee Danny Frush KO 9 Brooklyn January 2, 1925 Louis “Kid” Kaplan Danny Kramer TKO 9 New York August 27, 1925 Louis “Kid” Kaplan Babe Herman Decision 15 Waterbury December 18, 1925 Louis “Kid” Kaplan Babe Herman Decision 15 New York June 28, 1926 Louis “Kid” Kaplan Bobby Garcia TKO 10 Hartford September 12, 1928 Benny Bass Red Chapman Decision 10 Philadelphia February 13, 1933 Kid Chocolate Benny Bass Decision 15 New York **Valgar won most newspaper verdicts, but “ND” mandated he could only win title by KO.

Date Won Lost Result City October 18, 1932* Baby Arizmendi Newsboy Brown W10 Los Angeles December 2, 1932* Baby Arizmendi Archie Bell Decision 10 Los Angeles January 6, 1933* Baby Arizmendi Archie Bell Decision 10 San Francisco July 11, 1933 Freddie Miller Abie Israel KO 4 Seattle December 29, 1938 Leo Rodak Leone Efrati Decision 10 Chicago *Recognized by California Boxing Commission as world title bout.

JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE

Date Won Lost Result City May 30, 1923 Jack Bernstein Johnny Dundee Decision 15 New York June 25, 1923 Jack Bernstein Freddie Jacks KO 5 Philadelphia December 17, 1923 Johnny Dundee Joe Bernstein Decision 15 New York September 30, 1926 Tod Morgan Joe Glick Decision 15 New York December 16, 1927 Tod Morgan Joe Glick DQ 14 New York January 1, 1929 Tod Morgan Joey Sangor ND 10 Milwaukee December 12, 1929 Benny Bass Tod Morgan KO 2 NYC February 3, 1930 Benny Bass Davey Abad TKO 4 St. Louis March 28, 1930 Benny Bass Eddie Shea ND 10 St. Louis January 5, 1931 Benny Bass Lew Massey Decision 10 Philadelphia July 15, 1931 Kid Chocolate Benny Bass TKO 7 Philadelphia October 13, 1932 Kid Chocolate Lew Feldman TKO 12 NYC

LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE

Date Won Lost Result City January 1, 1907 Joe Gans Kid Herman KO 8 Tonopah March 31, 1916 Freddie Welsh Benny Leonard ND 10 New York September 14, 1916 Freddie Welsh Charley White Decision 20 Colorado Springs May 28, 1917 Benny Leonard Freddie Welsh TKO 9 New York September 21, 1917 Benny Leonard Leo Johnson TKO 1 New York November 26, 1920 Benny Leonard Joe Welling TKO 4 New York January 14, 1921 Benny Leonard Ritchie Mitchell TKO 6 New York February 10, 1922 Benny Leonard Rocky Kansas Decision 15 New York July 4, 1922 Benny Leonard Rocky Kansas TKO 8 Michigan City July 27, 1922 Benny Leonard Lew Tendler ND 12 Jersey City July 24, 1923 Benny Leonard Lew Tendler Decision 15 New York July 17, 1930 Al Singer Sammy Mandell KO 1 New York November 14, 1930 Tony Canzoneri Al Singer KO 1 New York April 24, 1931 Tony Canzoneri Jackie “Kid” Berg KO 3 Chicago September 10, 1931 Tony Canzoneri Jackie “Kid” Berg Decision 15 New York June 23, 1933* Barney Ross Tony Canzoneri Decision 10 Chicago September 12, 1933* Barney Ross Tony Canzoneri Decision 15 New York October 4, 1935 Tony Canzoneri Al Roth Decision 15 New York May 3, 1940 Sammy Angott Davey Day Decision 15 Louisville May 14, 1942 Sammy Angott Allie Stolz Decision 15 New York June 28, 1946 Bob Montgomery Allie Stolz KO 13 New York *Ross won the Lightweight and Junior Welterweight titles.

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT TITLE (AKA, LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT)

Date Won Lost Result City July 9, 1923 Pinkey Mitchell Nat Goldman ND 10 Philadelphia September 21, 1926 Mushy Callahan Pinky Mitchell Decision 10 Vernon March 14, 1927 Mushy Callahan Andy DiVodi KO 2 New York May 31, 1927 Mushy Callahan Spug Myers Decision 10 Chicago May 28, 1929 Mushy Callahan Fred Mahon KO 3 Los Angeles February 18, 1930 Jackie “Kid” Berg Mushy Callahan TKO 10 London April 4, 1930 Jackie “Kid” Berg Joe Glick Decision 10 New York May 29, 1930 Jackie “Kid” Berg Al Delmont TKO 4 Newark September 30, 1930 Jackie “Kid” Berg Buster Brown Decision 10 Newark January 23, 1931 Jackie “Kid” Berg Goldie Hess Decision 10 Chicago January 30, 1931 Jackie “Kid” Berg Herman Perlick Decision 10 New York April 10, 1931 Jackie “Kid” Berg Billy Wallace Decision 10 Detroit April 24, 1931 Tony Canzoneri Jackie “Kid” Berg KO 3 Chicago September 10, 1931 Tony Canzoneri Jackie “Kid” Berg Decision 15 New York June 23, 1933 Barney Ross* Tony Canzoneri Decision 10 Chicago July 26, 1933 Barney Ross Johnny Farr TKO 6 Kansas City September 12, 1933* Barney Ross Tony Canzoneri Decision 15 New York November 17, 1933 Barney Ross Sammy Fuller Decision 10 Chicago February 7, 1934 Barney Ross Pete Nebo Decision 12 New Orleans March 5, 1934 Barney Ross Frankie Klick Draw 10 San Francisco March 14, 1934 Barney Ross Kid Moro Decision 10 Oakland March 27, 1934 Barney Ross Bobby Pacho Decision 10 Los Angeles December 10, 1934 Barney Ross Bobby Pacho Decision 12 Cleveland January 28, 1935 Barney Ross Frankie Klick Decision 12 Miami April 9, 1938 Barney Ross Harry Woods Decision 12 Seattle February 23, 1980 Saoul Mamby Sang-Hyun Kim TKO 14 Seoul July 7, 1980 Saoul Mamby Esteban De Jesus TKO 13 Bloomington October 2, 1980 Saoul Mamby Maurice Watkins Decision 15 Las Vegas June 12, 1981 Saoul Mamby Joe Kimpuani Decision 15 Detroit August 29, 1981 Saoul Mamby Thomas Americo Decision 15 Jakarta December 19, 1981 Saoul Mamby Obisia Nwankpa Decision 15 Lagos June 26, 1982 Leroy Haley Saoul Mamby Decision 15 Highland Heights February 13, 1983 Leroy Haley Saoul Mamby Decision 12 Cleveland November 3, 1984 Billy Costello Saoul Mamby Decision 12 Kingston December 5, 2009 Amir Khan Dmitriy Salita TKO 1 Newcastle *Ross won the Lightweight and Junior Welterweight titles.

WELTERWEIGHT TITLE

Date Won Lost Result City November 27, 1907 Mike “Twin” Sullivan Kid Farmer KO13 Los Angeles June 27, 1910 Harry Lewis Young Joseph KO 7 London March 21, 1914 Matt Wells Tom McCormick Decision 20 Sydney June 1, 1915 Mike Glover Matt Wells Decision Boston August 31, 1915 Ted “Kid” Lewis Jack Britton Decision 12 Boston September 28, 1915 Ted “Kid” Lewis Jack Britton Decision 12 Boston October 26, 1915 Ted “Kid” Lewis Joe Mandot Decision 12 Boston December 28, 1915 Ted “Kid” Lewis Willie Ritchie Decision 10 New York January 17, 1916 Ted “Kid” Lewis Kid Graves Decision 10 Milwaukee February 15, 1916 Ted “Kid” Lewis Jack Britton ND 10 Brooklyn February 21, 1916 Ted “Kid” Lewis Lockport Jimmy Duffy ND 10 Buffalo March 1, 1916 Ted “Kid” Lewis Harry Stone Decision 20 Dayton, Ohio April 24, 1916 Jack Britton Ted “Kid” Lewis Decision 20 New Orleans November 21, 1916 Jack Britton Charley White Decision 12 Boston June 25, 1917 Ted “Kid” Lewis Jack Britton Decision 20 Dayton December 17, 1917 Ted “Kid” Lewis Bryan Downey Decision 12 Columbus March 6, 1918 Ted “Kid” Lewis Jack Britton ND 10 Atlanta May 2, 1918 Ted “Kid” Lewis Jack Britton ND10 Scranton September 23, 1918 Ted “Kid” Lewis Benny Leonard ND 8 Newark March 17, 1919 Jack Britton Ted “Kid” Lewis KO 9 Canton August 4, 1919 Jack Britton Ted “Kid” Lewis ND 8 Jersey City February 7, 1921 Jack Britton Ted “Kid” Lewis Decision 15 New York June 26, 1922 Jack Britton Benny Leonard DQ 13 Bronx November 25, 1925 Mickey Walker Sailor Friedman ND 12 Newark June 24, 1925 Mickey Walker Lew Tendler Decision 10 Philadelphia July 9, 1926 Pete Latzo Georgie Levine DQ 4 New York March 25, 1929 Jackie Fields Young Jack Thompson Decision 10 Chicago July 25, 1929 Jackie Fields Joe Dundee DQ 2 Detroit May 19, 1930 Young Jack Thompson Jackie Fields Decision 10 Detroit January 28, 1932 Jackie Fields Lou Brouillard Decision 10 Chicago February 22, 1933 Young Corbett III Jackie Fields Decision 10 San Francisco September 17, 1934 Jimmy McLarnin Barney Ross Decision 15 Long Island City May 28, 1935 Barney Ross Jimmy McLarnin Decision 15 New York November 27, 1936 Barney Ross Izzy Jannazzo Decision 15 New York September 23, 1937 Barney Ross Ceferino Garcia Decision 15 New York

Date Won Lost Result City May 31, 1938 Henry Armstrong Barney Ross Decision 15 Long Island City March 16, 1939 Henry Armstrong Lew Feldman KO 1 St. Louis March 31, 1939 Henry Armstrong Davey Day TKO 12 New York City April 15, 1984 Milton McCrory Gilles Elbilia TKO 6 Detroit

SUPER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE (AKA JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT) (ESTABLISHED 1962)

Date Won Lost Result City November 14, 2009 Yuri Foreman Daniel Santos Decision 12 Las Vegas June 5, 2010 Miguel Cotto Yuri Foreman TKO 9 Bronx

MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE

Date Won Lost Result City April 7, 1914 Al McCoy George Chip KO 1 Brooklyn April 6, 1915 Al McCoy George Chip ND 10 Brooklyn May 4, 1915 Al McCoy Jimmy Clabby ND 10 Brooklyn May 31, 1915 Al McCoy Silent Martin ND 10 Brooklyn September 9, 1915 Al McCoy Young Ahearn ND 10 Brooklyn October 14, 1917 Mike O’Dowd Al McCoy KO 6 Brooklyn September 19, 1919 Mike O’Dowd Soldier Bartfield ND 10 St. Paul July 1, 1920 Johnny Wilson Soldier Bartfield ND 12 Newark August 14, 1922 Dave Rosenberg Phil Krug W 15 Bronx November 30, 1922 Mike O’Dowd Dave Rosenberg DQ 8 Brooklyn January 13, 1933 Ben Jeby Frank Battaglia TKO 12 New York March 17, 1933 Ben Jeby Vince Dundee Draw 15 New York July 10, 1933 Ben Jeby Young Terry Decision 15 Newark August 9, 1933 Lou Brouillard Ben Jeby KO 7 New York November 1, 1938 Solly Krieger Al Hostak Decision 15 Seattle June 27, 1939 Al Hostak Solly Krieger KO 4 Seattle December 11, 1939 Al Hostak Erich Seelig KO 1 Cleveland November 28, 1941 Tony Zale Georgie Abrams Decision15 New York March 28, 1976 Rodrigo Valdez Nessim Cohen TKO 4 Paris

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

Date Won Lost Result City April 25, 1916 Jack Dillon Battling Levinsky Decision 15 Kansas City September 12, 1916 Jack Dillon Battling Levinsky ND 8 Memphis October 24, 1916 Battling Levinsky Jack Dillon Decision 12 Boston March 23, 1917 Battling Levinsky Tommy Gibbons ND 10 St. Paul May 9, 1917 Battling Levinsky Bob McAllister ND 10 Bronx June 20, 1917 Battling Levinsky Johnny Howard Decision 12 Marieville February 17, 1919 Battling Levinsky Harry Greb ND 10 New York July 3, 1919 Battling Levinsky Billy Miske ND 12 Rossford September 3, 1919 Battling Levinsky Harry Greb ND 10 Wheeling November 24, 1919 Battling Levinsky Clay Turner ND 10 Detroit October 12, 1920 George Carpentier Battling Levinsky KO 4 Jersey City May 11, 1922 Georges Carpentier Ted “Kid” Lewis KO 1 London August 30, 1927 Jimmy Slattery Maxie Rosenbloom Decision 10 Hartford June 25, 1930 Maxie Rosenbloom Jimmy Slattery Decision 15 Buffalo October 22, 1930 Maxie Rosenbloom Abie Bain TKO 11 New York August 5, 1931 Maxie Rosenbloom Jimmy Slattery Decision 10 Brooklyn July 14, 1932 Maxie Rosenbloom Lou Scozza Decision 15 Boston March 10, 1933 Maxie Rosenbloom Adolf Heuser Decision 15 New York March 24, 1933 Maxie Rosenbloom Bob Godwin TKO 4 New York November 3, 1933 Maxie Rosenbloom Mickey Walker Decision 15 New York February 5, 1934 Maxie Rosenbloom Joe Knight Draw 15 Miami November 1, 1934 Bob Olin Maxie Rosenbloom Decision 15 New York October 31, 1935 John Henry Lewis Bob Olin Decision 15 St. Louis June 3, 1937 John Henry Lewis Bob Olin TKO 8 St. Louis September 15, 1978 Mike Rossman Victor Galindez TKO 13 New Orleans December 5, 1978 Mike Rossman Aldo Traversaro TKO 6 Philadelphia April 14, 1979 Victor Galindez Mike Rossman TKO 10 New Orleans

HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

Date Won Lost Result City April 18, 1908 Tommy Burns Jewey Smith KO 5 Paris March 21, 1941 Joe Louis Abe Simon KO 13 Detroit March 27, 1942 Joe Louis Abe Simon KO 6 New York

VI. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN MAIN EVENTS FEATURING JEWISH BOXERS: 1920–2014

Prior to 1920, boxing activity in New York State was dependent on the sport’s legal status. It was either feast or famine depending on how the state’s political winds were blowing. As a result, only 89 fight cards were staged at Madison Square Garden between 1900 and 1919. With the passage of the Walker Law in 1920, all legal roadblocks were removed and boxing thrived as never before. New York’s Madison Square Garden (both old and new versions) became the sport’s premier arena for the next 60 years.

In the 1920s Madison Square Garden staged 288 boxing cards. Jewish boxers appeared in 122 (42 percent) of the main events. From 1930 to 1950, the number was 119 of 529 (22 percent) main events. Over the next 63 years, only two Garden main events have featured a Jewish boxer.

Names of Jewish boxers appear in bold type. In a draw decision the Jewish boxer is listed first.

1920

Date Won Lost Result September 28, 1920 Abe Goldstein Patsy Wallace Decision 10 October 22, 1920 Lou Bogash Marty Cross Decision 10 October 29, 1920 Willie Jackson Eddie Fitzsimmons TKO 10 November 5, 1920 Joe Lynch Abe Goldstein KO 11 November 26, 1920 Benny Leonard Joe Welling TKO 14

1921

Date Won Lost Result January 7, 1921 Willie Jackson Pinky Mitchell Draw 15 January 14, 1921 Benny Leonard Ritchie Mitchell TKO 6 January 17, 1921 Andy Chaney Charlie Beecher Decision 15 January 26, 1921 Memphis Pal Moore Young Montreal Decision 15 February 7, 1921 Jack Britton Ted “Kid” Lewis Decision 15 February 15, 1921 Abe Goldstein Frankie Daly Decision 10 February 22, 1921 Soldier Bartfield Lou Bogash Draw 15 February 25, 1921 Willie Jackson Johnny Dundee Decision 15 March 2, 1921 Charlie Beecher Dick Loadman Decision 12 March 10 1921 Battling Levinsky Homer Smith Decision 12 March 21, 1921 Rocky Kansas Willie Jackson Decision 12 September 30, 1921 Willie Jackson Pete Hartley Draw 15 October 7, 1921 Joe Burman Midget Smith Decision 10

Date Won Lost Result October 21, 1921 Rocky Kansas Lew Tendler Decision 15 October 28, 1921 Sailor Friedman Ernie Rice TKO 7 November 29, 1921 Joe Benjamin Pete Hartley Decision 10 December 16, 1921 Lew Tendler Sailor Friedman Decision 15 December 30, 1921 Willie Jackson Johnny Dundee Draw 15

1922

Date Won Lost Result January 6, 1922 Abe Goldstein Andy “Kid” Davis TKO 6 January 13, 1922 Gene Tunney Battling Levinsky Decision 12 February 3, 1922 Johnny Dundee Joe Benjamin Decision 15 February 10, 1922 Benny Leonard Rocky Kansas Decision 15 February 20, 1922 Willie Jackson Charley White Decision 15 February 24, 1922 Lew Tendler Oakland Jimmy Duffy TKO 8 March 17, 1922 Johnny Dundee Charley White Decision 15 March 20, 1922 Joe Burman Midget Smith Decision 10 May 5, 1922 Lew Tendler Johnny Dundee Decision 15 May 16, 1922 Augie Ratner Jock Malone Draw 15 May 19, 1922 Benny Leonard Soldier Bartfield Decision 4* September 21, 1922 Jackie “Kid” Wolfe Joe Lynch Decision 15 October 20, 1922 Charley White Sid Marks KO 2 November 24, 1922 Louis “Kid” Kaplan Steve “Kid” Sullivan Decision 12 December 11, 1922 Jack Bernstein Eddie “Kid” Wagner Decision 10 November 1, 1922 Sailor Friedman Eddie Fitzsimmons KO 8 November 16, 1922 Abe Goldstein Pancho Villa Decision 15 December 11, 1922 Charlie Beecher Frankie Garcia Decision 12 December 15, 1922 Charley White Ritchie Mitchell TKO 10 *Program of 10 four-round bouts to raise money for National Sports Alliance

1923

Date Won Lost Result January 5, 1923 Jack Bernstein Pepper Martin Decision 12 January 17, 1923 Eddie “Kid” Wagner Henry Mick Decision 10 January 19, 1923 Lew Tendler Pal Moran Decision 15 February 9, 1923 Rocky Kansas Charley White Decision 15 February 16, 1923 Danny Lee Sonny Smith TKO 10 September 21, 1923 Joey Sangor Spencer Gardner Decision 12 September 28, 1923 Louis “Kid” Kaplan Jimmy Goodrich Decision 10 October 5, 1923 Pal Moran Charley White Decision 10 October 12, 1923 Jack Bernstein Rocky Kansas Decision 15 October 19, 1923 Abe Goldstein Joe Burman Decision 12 December 17, 1923 Johnny Dundee Jack Bernstein Decision 15 December 28, 1923 Sailor Friedman Johnny Clinton Decision 10

1924

Date Won Lost Result January 4, 1924 Sid Terris Eddie “Kid” Wagner KO 6 January 11, 1924 Jack Bernstein Sammy Mandell Draw 15 February 8, 1924 Pancho Villa Georgie Marks Decision 15 March 21, 1924 Abe Goldstein Joe Lynch Decision 15 April 29, 1924 Charley Phil Rosenberg Eddie Martin Draw 10 October 10, 1924 Louis “Kid” Kaplan Angel Diaz Decision 10 November 7, 1924 Sammy Mandell Jack Bernstein Decision 12 November 21, 1924 Louis “Kid” Kaplan Bobby Garcia Decision 10 November 26, 1924 Sid Terris Luis Vicentini Decision 10 December 12, 1924 Louis “Kid” Kaplan Jose Lombardo KO 4 December 19, 1924 Eddie Martin Abe Goldstein Decision 15

1925

Date Won Lost Result January 2, 1925 Louis “Kid” Kaplan Danny Kramer TKO 9 January 9, 1925 Jack Bernstein Tommy O’Brien Decision 10 February 6, 1925 Sammy Mandell Sid Terris Decision 12 February 20, 1925 Danny Kramer Leo “Kid” Roy TKO 8 March 20, 1925 Charley Phil Rosenberg Eddie Martin Decision 15

Date Won Lost Result May 5, 1925* Sid Terris Johnny Dundee Decision 12 December 12, 1925 Jack Bernstein Rocky Kansas Decision 15 December 18, 1925 Louis “Kid” Kaplan Babe Herman Decision 15 *Last bout at old Madison Square Garden on 24th Street and Madison Square

1926

Date Won Lost Result January 8, 1926 Sid Terris Lucien Vinez Decision 10 January 29, 1926 Joe Glick Johnny Dundee Decision 10 February 19, 1926 Sammy Vogel Billy Petrolle Decision 10 May 17, 1926 Willie Harmon Jack Zivic Draw 10 May 27, 1926 Eddie “Kid” Wagner Phil McGraw Decision 10 July 29, 1926 Benny Bass Johnny Farr Decision 10 September 30, 1926 Tod Morgan Joe Glick Decision 15 October 15, 1926 Lew Tendler Farmer Joe Cooper Decision 10 December 13, 1926 Maxie Rosenbloom KO Phil Kaplan Decision 10

1927

Date Won Lost Result January 1, 1927 Benny Bass Red Chapman WF 1 February 4, 1927 Charley Phil Rosenberg Bushy Graham Decision 15 March 14, 1927 Mushy Callahan Andy DiVodi KO 1 March 18, 1927 Sid Terris Billy Wallace Decision 10 May 13, 1927 Sid Terris Stanislaus Loayza Decision 10 September 15, 1927 Joe Glick Doc Snell Decision 10 December 16, 1927 Tod Morgan Joe Glick WF 4 December 23, 1927 Sid Terris Phil McGraw Decision 10

1928

Date Won Lost Result February 24, 1928 Jimmy McLarnin Sid Terris KO 1 May 4, 1928 Joe Glick Lope Tenorio Decision 10 May 31, 1928 Manuel Quintero Louis “Kid” Kaplan Decision 10 June 28, 1928 Tommy Loughran Armand Emmanuel Decision 10 September 13, 1928 Panama Al Brown Kid Francis Decision 12 October 5, 1928 Joe Glick Tommy Grogan Decision 10 October 11, 1928 Rene DeVos KO Phil Kaplan Decision 10 November 16, 1928 Joe Glick Baby Joe Gans Decision 10 November 23, 1928 Harry Ebbets KO Phil Kaplan W DQ 4 December 14, 1928 Tony Canzoneri Al Singer KO 1

Date Won Lost Result February 24, 1928 Jimmy McLarnin Sid Terris KO 1 May 4, 1928 Joe Glick Lope Tenorio Decision 10 May 31, 1928 Manuel Quintero Louis “Kid” Kaplan Decision 10 June 28, 1928 Tommy Loughran Armand Emmanuel Decision 10 September 13, 1928 Panama Al Brown Kid Francis Decision 12 October 5, 1928 Joe Glick Tommy Grogan Decision 10 October 11, 1928 Rene DeVos KO Phil Kaplan Decision 10 November 16, 1928 Joe Glick Baby Joe Gans Decision 10 November 23, 1928 Harry Ebbets KO Phil Kaplan W DQ 4 December 14, 1928 Tony Canzoneri Al Singer KO 1

1929

Date Won Lost Result January 11, 1929 Jimmy McLarnin Joe Glick Decision 10 February 8, 1929 Al Singer Bud Taylor WF 4 February 15, 1929 Jackie Fields Baby Joe Gans Decision 10 March 1, 1929 Jimmy McLarnin Joe Glick KO 2 March 11, 1929 Maxie Rosenbloom Osk Till Decision 10 March 15, 1929 Al Singer Bud Taylor Decision 10 March 22, 1929 Jimmy McLarnin Ray Miller Decision 10 April 26, 1929 Tony Canzoneri Sammy Dorfman Decision 10 May 10 1929 Billy Wallace Louis “Kid” Kaplan Decision 10 May 17, 1929 Ignacio Fernandez Al Singer KO 3 May 23, 1929 Jackie “Kid Berg” Bruce Flowers Decision 10 October 3, 1929 Stanislaus Loayza Sid Terris Decision 10 October 11, 1929 Al Singer Young Zazzarino KO 6 October 21, 1929 Al Singer Davey Abad Decision 10 November 4, 1929 Eugene Huat Izzy Schwartz Decision 10 November 15, 1929 Maxie Rosenbloom Jimmy Braddock Decision 10 November 29, 1929 Al Singer Pete Nebo TKO 4 December 9, 1929 Maxie Rosenbloom Yale Okun Decision 10 December 13, 1929 Jimmy McLarnin Ruby Goldstein KO 2 December 20, 1929 Benny Bass Tod Morgan KO 2

1930

Date Won Lost Result January 3, 1930 Maxie Rosenbloom Leo Lomski Decision 10 January 17 1930 Jackie “Kid” Berg Tony Canzoneri Decision 10 January 31, 1930 Al Singer Stanislaus Loayza Decision 10 February 14, 1930 Maxie Rosenbloom Ace Hudkins Decision 10 February 28, 1930 Ted Sandwina Riccardo Bertazzolo Decision 10 March 10, 193 Maxie Rosenbloom Larry Johnson WF 6 April 4 1930 Jackie “Kid” Berg Joe Glick Decision 10 April 30, 1930 Maxie Rosenbloom Larry Johnson Decision 10 May 23, 1930 Al Singer Ignacio Fernandez Decision 10 October 3, 1930 Justo Suarez Ray Miller Decision 10 October 10, 1930 Jackie “Kid” Berg Billy Petrolle Decision 10

1931

Date Won Lost Result January 30, 1931 Jackie “Kid” Berg Herman Perlick Decision 10 February 20, 1931 Kid Francis Eddie Shea Decision 10 March 20, 1931 Ben Jeby Len Harvey Decision 10 March 27, 1931 Fidel La Barba Kid Francis Decision 10 May 8, 1931 Jackie “Kid” Berg Tony Herrera Decision 10 June 4, 1931 Vince Dundee Ben Jeby Decision 10 June 18, 1931 Al Singer Lew Massey Decision 10 August 13, 1932 Phil Rafferty Eddie Shapiro Decision 10 September 3, 1931 Joey Costa Lew Feldman Decision 8 September 17, 1931 Young Terry Jackie Fields Decision 10 October 2, 1931 Dave Shade Ben Jeby Decision 10 October 16, 1931 Vince Dundee Solly Krieger TKO 8 December 11, 1931 Bat Battalino Al Singer TKO 2 December 18, 1931 King Levinsky Tommy Loughran Decision 10

1932

Date Won Lost Result January 29, 1932 Max Baer King Levinsky Decision 10 February 19, 1932 Eddie Wolfe Baby Joe Gans Draw 10 February 26, 1932 Sammy Fuller Ray Miller Decision 10 March 18, 1932 Morrie Sherman Franta Nekolny Draw 10

Date Won Lost Result April 1, 1932 Sammy Fuller Jackie “Kid” Berg Decision 10 May 13, 1932 King Tut Morrie Sherman Decision 10 May 20, 1932 Sammy Fuller Jackie “Kid” Berg Decision 10 October 7, 1932 Jimmy McLarnin Benny Leonard TKO 6 October 13, 1932 Kid Chocolate Lew Feldman Decision 10

1933

Date Won Lost Result January 13, 1933 Ben Jeby Frank Battaglia TKO 12 February 24, 1933 Johnny Risko King Levinsky Decision 10 March 10, 1933 Maxie Rosenbloom Adolph Heuser Decision 15 March 17, 1933 Ben Jeby Vince Dundee Draw 15 March 24, 1933 Maxie Rosenbloom Bob Godwin TKO 4 November 3, 1933 Maxie Rosenbloom Mickey Walker Decision 15

1934

Date Won Lost Result January 12, 1934 Cleo Locatelli Jackie “Kid” Berg Decision 10 January 19, 1934 Lou Brouillard Bob Olin Decision 10 February 9, 1934 King Levinsky Charley Massera Decision 10 March 9, 1934 Walter Neusel King Levinsky Decision 10 May 11, 1934 Baby Arizmendi Al Roth Decision 10 October 5, 1934 Steve Hamas Art Lasky Decision 10 November 2, 1934 Al Roth Eddie Cool Decision 10 November 16, 1934 Bob Olin Maxie Rosenbloom Decision 15 November 23, 1934 John Henry Lewis Yale Okun TKO 3

1935

Date Won Lost Result March 22, 1935 Jimmy Braddock Art Lasky Decision 15 October 4, 1935 Tony Canzoneri Al Roth Decision 15 November 22, 1935 Frankie Klick Al Roth Decision 10

1936

Date Won Lost Result November 27, 1936 Barney Ross Izzy Jannazzo Decision 15

1937

Date Won Lost Result August 12, 1937 Solly Krieger Walter Woods KO 8 September 9, 1937 Al Roth Paul Junior Draw 10

1938

Date Won Lost Result May 20, 1938 Glen Lee Solly Krieger Decision 10 May 31, 1938* Henry Armstrong Barney Ross Decision 15 July 21, 1938 Al “Bummy” Davis Bernie Friedkin TKO 4

1939

Date Won Lost Result March 17, 1939 Al “Bummy” Davis Mickey Farber Decision 10 March 31, 1938 Henry Armstrong Davey Day TKO 12 May 12, 1938 Billy Conn Solly Krieger Decision 10 May 23, 1938 Davey Day Pedro Montanez TKO 8 June 8, 1938 Al “Bummy” Davis Eddie Brink Decision 10 November 1, 1938 Al “Bummy” Davis Tony Canzoneri TKO 3 December 1, 1938 Petey Scalzo Allie Stolz KO 4 December 15, 1938 Al “Bummy” Davis Tippy Larkin KO 5

1940

Date Won Lost Result January 10, 1940 Billy Conn Henry Cooper Decision 10 February 23, 1940 Lou Ambers Al “Bummy” Davis Decision 10 September 20, 1940 Al “Bummy” Davis Tony Marteliano Decision 10 November 15, 1940 Fritzie Zivic Al “Bummy” Davis DQ 2

1941

Date Won Lost Result July 30, 1941 Georgie Abrams Billy Soose Decision 10 September 19, 1941 Sugar Ray Robinson Maxie Shapiro TKO 3 November 28, 1941 Tony Zale Georgie Abrams Decision 15

1942

Date Won Lost Result February 20, 1942 Sugar Ray Robinson Maxie Berger TKO 2 February 27, 1942 Allie Stolz Bobby Ruffin Decision 12 March 27, 1942 Joe Louis Abe Simon TKO 6 May 15, 1942 Sammy Angott Allie Stolz Decision 15 August 6, 1942 Allie Stolz Chalkey Wright Decision 15 August 28, 1942 Cleo Shans Maxie Shapiro Decision 10 November 13, 1941 Beau Jack Allie Stolz TKO 7

1943

Date Won Lost Result January 29, 1943 Willie Pep Allie Stolz Decision 10

1944

Date Won Lost Result February 18, 1944 Al “Bummy” Davis Bob Montgomery KO 1 March 17, 1944 Beau Jack Al “Bummy” Davis Decision 10 March 23, 1944 Tippy Larkin Allie Stolz TKO 3 June 15, 1944 Henry Armstrong Al “Bummy” Davis TKO 2 July 20, 1944 Ike Williams Julie Kogon Decision 10 November 3, 1944 Harold Green Rocky Graziano Decision 10 December 22, 1944 Harold Green Rocky Graziano Decision 10 December 29, 1944 Danny Bartfield Morris Reif Decision 10

1945

Date Won Lost Result February 9, 1945 Harold Green Morris Reif Decision 10 February 16, 1945 Danny Bartfield Humberto Zavala Decision 10

Date Won Lost Result May 25, 1945 Rocky Graziano Al “Bummy” Davis TKO 4 June 22, 1945 Harold Green Fritzie Zivic Decision 10 August 31, 1945 Artie Levine Sonny Horne TKO 5 September 14, 1945 Willie Joyce Danny Bartfield TKO 6 September 28, 1945 Rocky Graziano Harold Green KO 3 November 12, 1945 Allie Stolz Willie Joyce Decision 10 December 7, 1945 Sonny Horne Artie Levine Decision 10

1946

Date Won Lost Result January 4, 1946 Beau Jack Morris Reif KO 4 February 15, 1946 Allie Stolz Willie Joyce Decision 10 March 15, 1946 Willie Joyce Danny Kapilow Draw 10June 28, 1946 Bob Montgomery Allie Stolz KO 13 August 2, 1946 Danny Kapilow Willie Joyce Draw 10 August 9, 1946 Tony Pellone Ruby Kessler Decision 10 August 23, 1946 Georgie Abrams Steve Belloise Decision 10 December 6, 1946 Marcel Cerdan Georgie Abrams Decision 10

1947

Date Won Lost Result January 17, 1947 Billy Graham Ruby Kessler Decision 10 January 31, 1947 Harold Green Pete Mead Decision 10 March 7, 1947 Artie Levine Herbie Kronowitz Decision 10 March 28, 1947 Marcel Cerdan Harold Green TKO 2 May 16, 1947 Sugar Ray Robinson Georgie Abrams Decision 10 June 27, 1947 Billy Fox Artie Levine TKO 3 July 11, 1947 Steve Belloise Georgie Abrams TKO 5 September 5, 1947 Pete Mead Herbie Kronowitz Decision 10 (Note: In 1948, 1949, and 1951, no main events featured a Jewish boxer. From 1951 to 2014, only two Jewish boxers appeared in a main event.)

1950

Date Won Lost Result May 26, 1950 Kid Gavilan Georgie Small Decision 10

1975

Date Won Lost Result September 30, 1975 Mike Quarry Mike Rossman Decision 10

1977

Date Won Lost Result May 11, 1977 Mike Rossman Mike Quarry TKO 6

VII. JEWISH BOXERS WHO WON AN OLYMPIC MEDAL

1904 St. Louis

Sam Berger (USA) Gold Medal—Heavyweight

No Boxing at 1912 Games

1920 Antwerp

Sam Mosberg (USA) Gold Medal—Lightweight

Albert Schneider (Canada) Gold Medal—Middleweight

Montgomery “Moe” Herscovitch (Canada) Bronze Medal—Middleweight

1924 Paris

Jacob “Jackie” Fields (USA) Gold Medal—Featherweight

1928 Amsterdam

Harold Devine (USA) Bronze Medal—Featherweight

Harry Isaacs (South Africa) Bronze Medal—Bantamweight

Jacob Michaelson (Denmark) Bronze Medal—Heavyweight

1932 Los Angeles

Nat Bor (USA) Bronze Medal—Lightweight

1960 Rome

Gyula Torok (Hungary) Gold Medal—Flyweight

1972 Munich

Gyorgy Gedo (Hungary) Gold Medal—Light Flyweight

1976 Montreal

Victor Zilberman (Romania) Bronze Medal—Welterweight

1980 Moscow

Shamil Sabyrov (USSR) Gold Medal—Light Flyweight

VIII. JEWISH BOXERS WHO WON A NEW YORK GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPIONSHIP

The Daily News–sponsored New York Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament began in 1927. For the next 60 years it was the most prestigious citywide amateur tournament in the United States. Although the Golden Gloves no longer attracts the same amount of attention or participation as in boxing’s heyday, the tournament is still popular. Since its inception more than 80,000 amateurs have climbed through the ropes to trade punches with other young hopefuls, but only 1,500 have actually won the coveted trophy—a small diamond-studded gold replica of a pair of boxing gloves. I have met former Golden Gloves champions in their eighties who still proudly wear those precious gloves on a chain around their necks. Bob Olin was the first New York Golden Gloves champions to win a professional championship.

(Note: The New York tournament has two categories: “Sub-Novice” for amateurs with less than 11 bouts, and an “Open Division” for boxers with more extensive amateur experience.)

YEAR TITLE WINNER 1927 112 lb. Open Terry Roth 1927 126 lb. Sub-Novice Nat Collenstein 1928 175 lb. Open Robert Olin 1928 160 lb. Sub-Novice Daniel Auerbach (Solly Krieger) 1928 175 lb. Sub-Novice Yale Rubin 1929 160 lb. Sub-Novice Milton Hunter 1930 Hvwt. Sub-Novice Max Glickman 1931 118 lb. Open Al Roth 1931 126 lb. Sub-Novice Lew Mendelsohn 1931 175 lb. Sub-Novice Sam Portney 1932 147 lb. Sub-Novice Sam Kanterwitz 1932 160 lb. Sub-Novice Oscar Waxman 1933 118 lb. Open Julie Katz 1935 135 lb. Open Marty Pomerantz 1935 112 lb. Sub-Novice Frank Levine 1935 126 lb. Sub-Novice Aaron Seltzer 1935 135 lb. Sub-Novice Isidore Eisenberg 1936 135 lb. Open Murray Kravitz 1936 135 lb. Sub-Novice Marcus Cohn 1936 160 lb. Sub-Novice Phil Pollack 1939 Hvwt. Sub-Novice Nat Wolcoff 1940 112 lb. Sub-Novice Gus Levine

YEAR TITLE WINNER 1941 147 lb. Sub-Novice Joseph Kantor 1942 175 lb. Sub Novice Sam Springer 1943 Hvwt. Open Eddie Irwin (Edward Gersh) 1944 118 lb. Open Sam Chernoff 1944 160 lb. Open Hy Bronstein 1948 175 lb. Open Alfred Kohn 1958 147 lb. Sub-Novice Leonard Weiner 2001 139 lb. Open Dmitriy Salita 2001 156 lb. Open Yuri Foreman

IX. JEWISH BOXERS WITH MORE THAN 200 CAREER BOUTS

Of the tens of thousands of professional boxers active from the 1890s to 2014, only 120 have fought more than 200 documented bouts. Among these superathletes are 11 Jewish boxers. The list includes Harry Stone and Benny Valgar, the only two boxers with more than 200 bouts to have never been knocked out or stopped.*

Ted “Kid” Lewis—302

Maxie Rosenbloom—298

Battling Levinsky—293

Harry Stone—274

Joe Glick—245

Benny Bass—241

Benny Valgar—239

Soldier Bartfield—227

Harry Mason 215

Benny Leonard—212

Phil Bloom—202

X. THE 10 BEST JEWISH BOXER NICKNAMES

If there was an award for the sport with the most colorful nicknames, boxing would win hands down. The best boxers’ nicknames have staying power and are accurately descriptive, which is why a powderpuff puncher or defensive specialist is never called “Tiger” or “Hurricane.” Many times the nickname combines the fighter’s persona with his hometown, as in “The Manassa Mauler,” “The Brockton Blockbuster,” or “The Bronx Bull.” Listed below is the author’s choice of the 10 best Jewish boxer nicknames:

“The Little Hebrew”

“The Pride of the Bowery”

“The Whitechapel Windmill”

“The Fighting Dentist”

“The Boxing Barrister”

“The Jewel of the Ghetto”

“Special Delivery Hirsch”

“The Aldgate Iron Man”

“Slapsie Maxie”

“The Ghetto Ghost”

Abe Attell

Joe Bernstein

Berg

Jackie “Kid”

Leach Cross

Armand Emmanuel

Ruby Goldstein

Samuel Hirsch

Freddie Jacks

Maxie Rosenbloom

Sid Terris

XI. PROMINENT JEWISH BOXERS WHO FOUGHT USING IRISH NAMES

Except for Goldie Ahearn, Mushy Callahan, and Newsboy Curley, all of these boxers turned pro before 1920. (Their real names are in parentheses.)

Goldie Ahearn (Isadore Goldstein)

Frankie Bradley (Frank Bloch)

Frankie Callahan (Sam Holtzman)

Mushy Callahan (Morris Scheer)

Johnny Clinton (Morris Elstein)

Ty Cobb (Sam Kolb)

Eddie “Newsboy” Curley (Isaac Morochnik)

Dandy Danny Dillon (Moishe Josofsky)

Oakland Jimmy Duffy (Hyman Gold)

Kid Farmer (Benny Feinberg)

Barney Ford (Bernard Paley)

Willie Jackson (Oscar Tobin)

Blink McCloskey (Louis Silverman)

Al McCoy (Albert Rudolph)

Young McGowan (Sam Goldberg)

Johnny Murray (Herman Sloves)

Tommy Murray (Harry Greenberg)

Denver Jack O’Keefe (Jacob Buxbaum)

Eddie O’Keefe (Morris Paley)

Artie O’Leary (Arthur Lieberman)

Young O’Leary (Nat Lieberman)

Bobby Reynolds (Israel Goldstein)

Frankie Rice (Benjamin Lipsitz)

Archie Walker (Irving Wolkow)

Eddie Wallace (Abe Kwalick)

Maxie Williamson (Max Krupnick)

XII. TOP BARE-KNUCKLE-ERA PRIZEFIGHTERS

The following list was compiled by Tony Gee, world’s foremost authority on the English bare-knuckle era and author of Up to Scratch: Bareknuckle Fighting and Heroes of the Prize-ring. According to Tony’s extensive research, although it has been said that there were a significant number of English-born Jewish combatants active in the bare-knuckle arena (despite comparatively infrequent involvement until the late 18th century), there were surprisingly few who could claim to have been of the first rank; this lack of in-depth quality is clearly reflected in Tony’s limiting his choices to six prominent boxers.

(In order of greatness)

Daniel Mendoza

Dutch Sam (Samuel Elias)

Barney Aaron

Young Barney Aaron

Aby Belasco

Izzy Lazarus

XIII. JEWS IN BOXING’S HALLS OF FAME

It should not be surprising to those who follow the poorly regulated sport that boxing has more than one Hall of Fame. The first HOF was started by The Ring magazine founder and publisher Nat Fleischer in 1954. It was discontinued after the 1987 inductions. The World Boxing Hall of Fame was established in 1980. It is currently housed in the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The International Boxing Hall of Fame opened in 1991 and is located in Canastota, New York. The most recent addition (2013) is The Boxing Hall of Fame Las Vegas, Nevada. There are also various state boxing Halls of Fame.

Jewish boxers inducted into the three international Halls of Fame are all deserving of the honor, but many other greats are still waiting to be honored even as less talented and undeserving individuals make the cut. It is for this reason that I do not favor labeling a boxer with the words “Hall of Fame fighter.” It would be a mistake to elevate a boxer’s rating based solely on whether or not his name appears in a Hall of Fame. There are other, more accurate ways to measure a boxer’s worth, most obviously his record against quality opponents. Although The Ring’s Hall of Fame focused primarily on honoring the boxers, those of more recent vintage include non-boxer categories, such as promoters, trainers, journalists, announcers, and referees.

International Boxing Hall of Fame (Canastota, New York)

BOXERS

Barney Aaron

Young Barney Aaron

Abe Attell

Benny Bass

Jackie “Kid” Berg

Newsboy Brown

Joe Choynski

Jackie Fields

Louis “Kid” Kaplan

Benny Leonard

Battling Levinsky

Harry Lewis

Ted “Kid” Lewis

Daniel Mendoza

“Slapsie Maxie” Rosenbloom

Barney Ross

Dutch Sam

Lew Tendler

NONPARTICIPANT AND OBSERVER CATEGORY

Ray Arcel—Trainer

Bob Arum—Promoter

Al Bernstein—Broadcaster

Whitey Bimstein—Trainer

Teddy Brenner—Matchmaker

Lester Bromberg—Journalist

William Cayton—Manager

Irving Cohen—Manager

Howard Cosell—Broadcaster

Mickey Duff—Promoter

Shelly Finkel—Promoter

Jack Fiske—Journalist

Nat Fleischer—Publisher/Historian

Charley Goldman—Trainer

Ruby Goldstein—Referee

Bob Goodman—Publicist

Murray Goodman—Publicist

Abe J. Green—Commissioner

Jimmy Jacobs—Manager

Mike Jacobs—Promoter

Hank Kaplan—Historian

Michael Katz—Journalist

A. J. Liebling—Journalist

Harry Markson—Promoter

Larry Merchant—Broadcaster

Barney Nagler—Journalist

J. Russell Peltz—Promoter

Irving Rudd—Publicist

Sam Silverman—Promoter

Jack Solomons—Promoter

Sam Taub—Broadcaster

Herman Taylor—Promoter

Al Weill—Manager

Stanley Weston—Publisher/Journalist

International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (Israel)

Abe Attell

Max Baer*

Jackie “Kid” Berg

Jack Bernstein

Whitey Bimstein—Trainer

Joe Choynski

Robert Cohen

Howard Cosell—Broadcaster

Jackie Fields

Charley Goldman—Trainer

Ruby Goldstein—Referee

Alphonse Halimi

Harry Harris

Ben Jeby

Louis “Kid” Kaplan

Solly Krieger

Benny Leonard

Battling Levinsky

Harry Lewis

Ted “Kid” Lewis

Al McCoy

Daniel Mendoza

Sam Mosberg

Bob Olin

Victor “Young” Perez

“Slapsie Maxie” Rosenbloom

Barney Ross

Dutch Sam (Samuel Elias)

Corporal Izzy Schwartz

Al Singer

Jack Solomons—Promoter

Lew Tendler

*According to a spokesperson, Max Baer’s wearing of the Star of David on his trunks, and his paternal grandfather’s Jewish background, were enough to qualify him for inclusion.

The Ring Magazine Hall of Fame (discontinued after 1987 inductions)

BOXERS

Abe Attell

Jackie “Kid” Berg

Joe Choynski

Jackie Fields

Benny Leonard

Battling Levinsky

Ted “Kid” Lewis

Daniel Mendoza

“Slapsie Maxie” Rosenbloom

Barney Ross

Lew Tendler

MERITORIOUS SERVICE

Ray Arcel—Trainer

Nat Fleischer—Publisher/Journalist

Mike Jacobs—Promoter

Sam Taub—Broadcaster

World Boxing Hall of Fame (Los Angeles, California)

BOXERS

Georgie Abrams

Abe Attell

Jackie “Kid” Berg

Mushy Callahan

Jackie Fields

Benny Goldberg

Benny Leonard

Maxie Rosenbloom

Barney Ross

Lew Tendler

EXPANDED CATEGORY

Steve Albert—Broadcaster

Ray Arcel—Trainer

Bob Arum—Promoter

Al Bernstein—Broadcaster

Whitey Bimstein—Trainer

Teddy Brenner—Matchmaker

Jack Fiske—Journalist

Nat Fleischer—Magazine Publisher

Charley Goldman—Trainer

Ruby Goldstein—Referee

Jimmy Jacobs—Manager

Mike Jacobs—Promoter

Harry Kabakoff—Manager

Hank Kaplan—Historian/Journalist

Mike Katz—Journalist

Harold Lederman—Judge

A. J. Liebling—Journalist

Max Novich, MD—Physician

J. Russel Peltz—Promoter

Marc Ratner—Commissioner

Jack Solomons—Promoter

Howie Steindler—Manager

Boxing Hall of Fame Las Vegas, Nevada (begun in 2013)

Benny Leonard

Barney Ross

Footnote

* Jewish boxer Abe “the Newsboy” Hollandersky, who fought from 1906 to the mid-1920s, claimed to have had over 1,000 bouts. But included in that figure are many sparring matches and exhibitions while serving with the navy. The 150-pound boxer fought several contenders but only 98 professional contests have actually been verified.