Abe Attell

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox boxer Abraham Washington Attell (February 22, 1883 – February 7, 1970), often referred to by newspapers as "The Little Hebrew", was an American boxer who became known for his record-setting, six year consecutive reign as World Featherweight Champion from 1906 to 1912, and his nearly consecutive ten-year reign starting in 1902. Said to be a friend of the gangster Arnold Rothstein, Attell was charged with game fixing in the Black Sox Scandal in 1919, but the charges were dismissed before trial. He also was suspected of other infractions including fixing fights, and using drugs during a fight.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Life and career

Attell was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Jewish parents. Many sources give his year of birth as 1884, but in an article published in the October 1961 issue of Cavalier magazine, he stated that he had turned 78 that year. A copy of his passport also gives his birth year as 1883, and the 1900 U.S. Census gives his age as 17. Growing up in a mostly Irish neighborhood, he was often involved in fights with neighborhood boys. He said as a kid, he sometimes had up to 10 bouts each day. After his father abandoned the family when Attell was 13, he sold newspapers to earn money. Selling at the corner of 8th and Market, near the Mechanics Pavilion, a frequent venue for important boxing matches, Attell watched the fight between Solly Smith and George Dixon for the world's Featherweight championship. With that, Attell and his brothers Caesar and Monte became convinced they might have futures in boxing.

Attell's first professional fight was at age 17 on August 19, 1900, when he knocked out Kid Lennett in two rounds at the San Francisco Athletic Club.<ref name=Barry>Template:Cite journal</ref> His mother, who strongly opposed his boxing, later became one of his staunchest supporters, betting on him to win.

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Portrait of Attell

World featherweight champion

After winning 10 fights in a row by knockout, Attell moved to Denver, Colorado. At the age of 18, he fought George Dixon and beat him in a 15-round decision after having drawn with him twice before. In 1903, he beat Johnny Reagan in a 20 round decision to claim the previously vacated featherweight title one year after Young Corbett II vacated.

Attell successfully defended his title twenty-two times between 1906 and 1912, which to this day remains a division record. Among other opponents, Attell beat Battling Nelson and Johnny Kilbane during this period. He was often called "The Little Champ" or "The Little Hebrew" by newspapers. From 1909 to 1910, his brother Monte Attell, called the "Nob Hill Terror", held the Bantamweight Championship, making them the first brothers to hold world titles simultaneously. His brother, Caesar Attell also fought and was called "Two and a Half," for always giving that amount whenever the hat was passed for charity at a boxing event, which he attended faithfully. During his time as world featherweight champion, Attell was allegedly involved with gambler/gangster Arnold Rothstein. According to some accounts, they became good friends during this period.

Attell defeated American 1905 World Bantamweight Champion Jimmy Walsh three times in title matches; on September 12, 1907, for a ten-round decision in Indianapolis, on December 7, 1906, in a ten-round TKO in Los Angeles, and on February 22, 1906, for a fifteen-round decision in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in which Attell "badly punished" Walsh. Not surprisingly, Attell was the odds on favorite for the December 1906 fight. He met Attell twice in non-title matches on April 3, 1913, in New York in a ten-round loss by decision and on October 24, 1912, in a twelve-round draw in Boston. After the April 3, 1913, New York bout, Walsh's manager Eddie Keevin filed charges against Attell with the New York boxing commission stating that Attell had used eye gouging against Walsh during the fight.<ref>"Attell and Jimmy Walsh", St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri, pg. 16, 7 December 1906</ref><ref name=BR>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>"Charges Filed Against Attell", The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, pg. 8, 8 April 1913</ref>

Later career

Attell lost his World Featherweight Title to Johnny Kilbane in 1912, in a 20-round decision. Kilbane claimed that Attell's handlers put chloroform on the fighter's glove to blind him. Other witnesses claimed other illegal tactics were used in the fight.<ref>Blady, Ken, The Jewish Boxers' Hall of Fame, (1988). Shapolsky Publishers, Inc, New York, pg. 46.</ref> On July 4, 1913, Attell accidentally hit a referee during a win against Willie Beecher. He finally retired in 1917. Attell managed one boxer, Marty Goldman. He coached him to a 33 Win (10 ko's), 11 Loss, 3 Draw record in 47 career fights.<ref name=box>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After his professional boxing career ended, Attell operated a shoe store in New York City, doing a good business selling to customers, fans and sporting people who came in to see him. He gave up the shoe business around June 1916 to go into vaudeville.

His name was later linked to the infamous Black Sox baseball scandal of 1919. He was alleged to have been the bag man for gambler Arnold Rothstein and to have given $10,000 to several Chicago White Sox players. They had in return agreed to throw the World Series with Cincinnati. When the scandal broke in 1920, Attell went to Canada for a year to avoid being subpoenaed. Rothstein was never indicted for the crime.

Black Sox Scandal

In 1920 Attell was accused of being the messenger between the gangster Rothstein and players of the Chicago White Sox baseball organization, during the planning stages of the fix of the 1919 World Series. Prior to the series, Attell had been approached by former fighter Billy Maharg and former Major League Baseball pitcher "Sleepy" Bill Burns in their bid to get Rothstein to financially back the fix. The Black Sox scandal was considered a major outrage in sports and Attell's name appeared in newspaper headlines related to the scandal. He and many White Sox players were formally charged with several counts, including fixing the event, however Rothstein was never charged. All were eventually acquitted at trial, but Major League Baseball banned them from participating in baseball activities at any level. Attell denied having been involved in any talks about fixing the series and convinced the jury that the wrong Abe Attell was accused.

The Great Depression, Life and Death

Following the 1919 Major League Baseball gambling impropriety, which did much to taint a spectacular featherweight career, Attell lived a full and extraordinary life.

Attell died in New Paltz, New York, on February 7, 1970.<ref name=box/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2017, McFarland & Company published the first comprehensive biography of Attell, The Fighting Times of Abe Attell, by author Mark Allen Baker.<ref name=box/>

Legacy and honors

Attell was inducted posthumously as a member of various halls of fame:

• 1955, the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame <ref name=jew>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 1982, National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame;
• 1983, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame<ref name=jew/>
• 1981, World Boxing Hall of Fame.
• 1985, San Francisco Boxing Hall of Fame;
• 1990, first class of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
• His record of 92 wins, 10 losses, 18 draws and 45 no-decisions, with 51 wins by knockout, earned him a place on the list of Ring Magazine: "Fighters with 50 or More Knockout Wins".

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> unless otherwise stated.

Official record

Template:BoxingRecordSummary All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
154	Template:No2Loss	72–9–19 Template:Small	Phil Virgets	TKO	4 (15)	Jan 8, 1917	Template:Small
153	Template:Yes2Win	72–8–19 Template:Small	Frankie Callahan	KO	3 (10)	Sep 6, 1915	Template:Small
152	Loss	71–8–19 Template:Small	Willie Beecher	NWS	10	Jul 24, 1913	Template:Small
151	Template:Yes2Win	71–8–19 Template:Small	George Chaney	PTS	15	Apr 28, 1913	Template:Small
150	NC	70–8–19 Template:Small	Benny Kaufman	NC	7 (10)	Apr 15, 1913	Template:Small	Template:Small
149	Win	70–8–19 Template:Small	Jimmy Walsh	NWS	10	Apr 3, 1913	Template:Small
148	Template:Yes2Win	70–8–19 Template:Small	Oliver Kirk	TKO	3 (10)	Mar 19, 1913	Template:Small
147	Template:No2Loss	69–8–19 Template:Small	Oliver Kirk	TKO	6 (8)	Nov 27, 1912	Template:Small
146	Template:DrawDraw	69–7–19 Template:Small	Jimmy Walsh	PTS	10	Sep 24, 1912	Template:Small
145	Loss	69–7–18 Template:Small	Harry Thomas	NWS	10	Sep 13, 1912	Template:Small
144	Template:DrawDraw	69–7–18 Template:Small	Harlem Tommy Murphy	PTS	20	Aug 3, 1912	Template:Small
143	Template:Yes2Win	69–7–17 Template:Small	Eddie Marino	PTS	10	Jul 3, 1912	Template:Small
142	Template:Yes2Win	68–7–17 Template:Small	Jimmy Carroll	KO	7 (20)	Mar 23, 1912	Template:Small
141	Template:No2Loss	67–7–17 Template:Small	Harlem Tommy Murphy	PTS	20	Mar 9, 1912	Template:Small
140	Template:No2Loss	67–6–17 Template:Small	Johnny Kilbane	PTS	20	Feb 22, 1912	Template:Small	Template:Small
139	Loss	67–5–17 Template:Small	Knockout Brown	NWS	10	Jan 18, 1912	Template:Small
138	Win	67–5–17 Template:Small	Willie Jones	NWS	10	Dec 2, 1911	Template:Small
137	Win	67–5–17 Template:Small	Patsy Kline	NWS	10	Dec 1, 1911	Template:Small
136	Template:Yes2Win	67–5–17 Template:Small	Leo Johnson	TKO	5 (10)	Nov 23, 1911	Template:Small
135	Win	66–5–17 Template:Small	Willie Jones	NWS	10	Nov 20, 1911	Template:Small
134	Win	66–5–17 Template:Small	Young Johnny Cohen	NWS	10	Nov 15, 1911	Template:Small
133	Win	66–5–17 Template:Small	Herman Smith	NWS	10	Nov 3, 1911	Template:Small
132	Loss	66–5–17 Template:Small	Matt Wells	NWS	10	Sep 20, 1911	Template:Small
131	Win	66–5–17 Template:Small	Frankie Burns	NWS	10	Mar 31, 1911	Template:Small
130	Template:Abbr	66–5–17 Template:Small	Tommy Kilbane	NC	4 (10)	Jan 30, 1911	Template:Small	Template:Small
129	Draw	66–5–17 Template:Small	Billy Allen	NWS	10	Jan 23, 1911	Template:Small
128	Win	66–5–17 Template:Small	Patsy Kline	NWS	10	Jan 13, 1911	Template:Small
127	Win	66–5–17 Template:Small	Joe Coster	NWS	10	Jan 9, 1911	Template:Small
126	Win	66–5–17 Template:Small	Philadelphia Pal Moore	NWS	10	Nov 30, 1910	Template:Small
125	Template:DrawDraw	66–5–17 Template:Small	Frankie Conley	PTS	15	Nov 13, 1910	Template:Small	Template:Small
124	Draw	66–5–16 Template:Small	Owen Moran	NWS	6	Nov 9, 1910	Template:Small
123	Template:Yes2Win	66–5–16 Template:Small	Eddie Kelly	KO	4 (?)	Oct 28, 1910	Template:Small
122	Template:Yes2Win	65–5–16 Template:Small	Biz Mackey	TKO	6 (10)	Oct 27, 1910	Template:Small
121	Template:Yes2Win	64–5–16 Template:Small	Johnny Kilbane	PTS	10	Oct 24, 1910	Template:Small
120	Template:DrawDraw	63–5–16 Template:Small	Jack White	PTS	15	Oct 10, 1910	Template:Small
119	Win	63–5–15 Template:Small	Frankie White	NWS	10	Oct 7, 1910	Template:Small
118	Win	63–5–15 Template:Small	Charley White	NWS	10	Sep 16, 1910	Template:Small
117	Template:Yes2Win	63–5–15 Template:Small	Billy Lauder	KO	7 (15)	Sep 5, 1910	Template:Small	Template:Small
116	Template:Yes2Win	62–5–15 Template:Small	Eddie Marino	KO	3 (15)	Aug 22, 1910	Template:Small
115	Win	61–5–15 Template:Small	Owen Moran	NWS	10	Jun 24, 1910	Template:Small
114	Win	61–5–15 Template:Small	Harlem Tommy Murphy	NWS	10	May 20, 1910	Template:Small
113	Loss	61–5–15 Template:Small	Harlem Tommy Murphy	NWS	10	Apr 28, 1910	Template:Small
112	Win	61–5–15 Template:Small	Owen Moran	NWS	10	Apr 1, 1910	Template:Small
111	Win	61–5–15 Template:Small	Johnny Marto	NWS	10	Mar 18, 1910	Template:Small
110	Template:Yes2Win	61–5–15 Template:Small	Harry Forbes	TKO	7 (?)	Feb 28, 1910	Template:Small
109	Win	60–5–15 Template:Small	Frankie Neil	NWS	10	Feb 24, 1910	Template:Small
108	Template:Yes2Win	60–5–15 Template:Small	Eddie Kelly	TKO	5 (15)	Jan 1, 1910	Template:Small
107	Template:Yes2Win	59–5–15 Template:Small	Charley White	PTS	8	Dec 6, 1909	Template:Small
106	Template:Yes2Win	58–5–15 Template:Small	Johnny Moran	PTS	8	Nov 22, 1909	Template:Small	Template:Small
105	Win	57–5–15 Template:Small	Patsy Kline	NWS	6	Oct 8, 1909	Template:Small
104	Win	57–5–15 Template:Small	Buck 'Twin' Miller	NWS	6	Oct 5, 1909	Template:Small
103	Template:Yes2Win	57–5–15 Template:Small	Tommy O'Toole	PTS	12	Sep 14, 1909	Template:Small	Template:Small
102	Win	56–5–15 Template:Small	Eddie Kelly	NWS	6	Sep 6, 1909	Template:Small
101	Draw	56–5–15 Template:Small	Harry Stone	NWS	10	Aug 18, 1909	Template:Small
100	Template:Yes2Win	56–5–15 Template:Small	Biz Mackey	TKO	8 (10)	Apr 26, 1909	Template:Small	Template:Small
99	Template:Yes2Win	55–5–15 Template:Small	Frankie White	KO	8 (20)	Mar 26, 1909	Template:Small
98	Win	54–5–15 Template:Small	Frankie Neil	NWS	10	Mar 23, 1909	Template:Small
97	Win	54–5–15 Template:Small	Patsy Kline	NWS	10	Mar 18, 1909	Template:Small
96	Template:Yes2Win	54–5–15 Template:Small	Young Pierce	KO	6 (15)	Mar 10, 1909	Template:Small
95	Win	53–5–15 Template:Small	Young Pierce	NWS	6	Mar 1, 1909	Template:Small
94	Loss	53–5–15 Template:Small	Jim Driscoll	NWS	10	Feb 19, 1909	Template:Small
93	Template:Yes2Win	53–5–15 Template:Small	Eddie Kelly	TKO	7 (10)	Feb 4, 1909	Template:Small	Template:Small
92	Template:Yes2Win	52–5–15 Template:Small	Freddie Weeks	KO	10 (20)	Jan 14, 1909	Template:Small	Template:Small
91	Template:Yes2Win	51–5–15 Template:Small	Biz Mackey	KO	8 (15)	Dec 29, 1908	Template:Small	Template:Small
90	Draw	50–5–15 Template:Small	Ad Wolgast	NWS	10	Dec 11, 1908	Template:Small
89	Template:No2Loss	50–5–15 Template:Small	Freddie Welsh	PTS	15	Nov 25, 1908	Template:Small
88	Template:DrawDraw	50–4–15 Template:Small	Owen Moran	PTS	23	Sep 7, 1908	Template:Small	Template:Small
87	Template:Yes2Win	50–4–14 Template:Small	Eddie Marino	PTS	10	Jul 29, 1908	Template:Small
86	Win	49–4–14 Template:Small	Matty Baldwin	NWS	6	Jun 26, 1908	Template:Small
85	Template:Yes2Win	49–4–14 Template:Small	Tommy Sullivan	TKO	4 (20)	Apr 30, 1908	Template:Small
84	Template:Yes2Win	48–4–14 Template:Small	Eddie Kelly	KO	8 (20)	Apr 20, 1908	Template:Small	Template:Small
83	Template:DrawDraw	47–4–14 Template:Small	Battling Nelson	PTS	15	Mar 31, 1908	Template:Small
82	Template:Yes2Win	47–4–13 Template:Small	Eddie Kelly	TKO	7 (20)	Feb 28, 1908	Template:Small	Template:Small
81	Template:Yes2Win	46–4–13 Template:Small	Frankie Neil	TKO	13 (20)	Jan 31, 1908	Template:Small	Template:Small
80	Template:DrawDraw	45–4–13 Template:Small	Owen Moran	PTS	25	Jan 1, 1908	Template:Small	Template:Small
79	Template:Yes2Win	45–4–12 Template:Small	Freddie Weeks	TKO	4 (20)	Oct 29, 1907	Template:Small	Template:Small
78	Template:DrawDraw	44–4–12 Template:Small	Tommy Sullivan	PTS	8	Sep 21, 1907	Template:Small
77	Template:Yes2Win	44–4–11 Template:Small	Jimmy Walsh	PTS	10	Sep 12, 1907	Template:Small	Template:Small
76	Template:Yes2Win	43–4–11 Template:Small	Benny 'Kid' Solomon	PTS	20	May 24, 1907	Template:Small	Template:Small
75	Loss	42–4–11 Template:Small	Tommy O'Toole	NWS	6	Apr 17, 1907	Template:Small
74	Draw	42–4–11 Template:Small	Spike Robson	NWS	6	Apr 3, 1907	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	42–4–11 Template:Small	Harry Baker	KO	8 (20)	Jan 18, 1907	Template:Small	Template:Small
72	Template:Yes2Win	41–4–11 Template:Small	Jimmy Walsh	TKO	9 (20)	Dec 7, 1906	Template:Small	Template:Small
71	Template:Yes2Win	40–4–11 Template:Small	Billy DeCoursey	PTS	15	Nov 16, 1906	Template:Small	Template:Small
70	Template:Yes2Win	39–4–11 Template:Small	Harry Baker	PTS	20	Oct 30, 1906	Template:Small	Template:Small
69	Template:Yes2Win	38–4–11 Template:Small	Frank Carsey	RTD	3 (15)	Sep 3, 1906	Template:Small
68	Template:Yes2Win	37–4–11 Template:Small	Frank Carsey	PTS	15	Aug 15, 1906	Template:Small
67	Template:Yes2Win	36–4–11 Template:Small	Frankie Neil	PTS	20	Jul 4, 1906	Template:Small	Template:Small
66	Template:DrawDraw	35–4–11 Template:Small	Kid Herman	PTS	20	May 11, 1906	Template:Small
65	Win	35–4–10 Template:Small	Phil Logan	NWS	6	Mar 19, 1906	Template:Small
64	Template:Yes2Win	35–4–10 Template:Small	Itsy Ryan	TKO	2 (3)	Mar 17, 1906	Template:Small
63	Win	34–4–10 Template:Small	Art Edmunds	NWS	3	Mar 13, 1906	Template:Small
62	Win	34–4–10 Template:Small	Tony Bender	NWS	3	Mar 7, 1906	Template:Small
61	Template:Yes2Win	34–4–10 Template:Small	Jimmy Walsh	PTS	15	Feb 22, 1906	Template:Small	Template:Small
60	Template:Yes2Win	33–4–10 Template:Small	Billy Maynard	TKO	10 (15)	Jan 22, 1906	Template:Small
59	Win	32–4–10 Template:Small	Tony Bender	NWS	3	Jan 17, 1906	Template:Small
58	Win	32–4–10 Template:Small	Chester Goodwin	NWS	15	Jan 15, 1906	Template:Small
57	Win	32–4–10 Template:Small	Eddie Daly	NWS	3	Dec 19, 1905	Template:Small
56	Win	32–4–10 Template:Small	Barney Abel	NWS	3	Dec 5, 1905	Template:Small
55	Template:DrawDraw	32–4–10 Template:Small	Kid Sullivan	PTS	15	Nov 23, 1905	Template:Small
54	Template:Yes2Win	32–4–9 Template:Small	Tommy Mowatt	PTS	15	Nov 16, 1905	Template:Small
53	Win	31–4–9 Template:Small	Tommy Mowatt	NWS	6	Nov 8, 1905	Template:Small
52	Win	31–4–9 Template:Small	Chick Tucker	NWS	3	Oct 31, 1905	Template:Small
51	Loss	31–4–9 Template:Small	Young Erne	NWS	6	Oct 4, 1905	Template:Small
50	Win	31–4–9 Template:Small	Battling Nelson	NWS	6	May 22, 1905	Template:Small
49	Template:Yes2Win	31–4–9 Template:Small	Harry Forbes	PTS	10	May 10, 1905	Template:Small
48	Win	30–4–9 Template:Small	Jimmy Dunn	NWS	15	May 1, 1905	Template:Small
47	Win	30–4–9 Template:Small	Eddie Hanlon	NWS	6	Feb 24, 1905	Template:Small
46	Template:DrawDraw	30–4–9 Template:Small	Kid Goodman	PTS	15	Feb 22, 1905	Template:Small
45	Template:Yes2Win	30–4–8 Template:Small	Tommy Feltz	PTS	15	Feb 3, 1905	Template:Small
44	Win	29–4–8 Template:Small	Harlem Tommy Murphy	NWS	6	Jan 28, 1905	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	29–4–8 Template:Small	Tommy Feltz	PTS	15	Dec 8, 1904	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	28–4–8 Template:Small	Young Erne	PTS	20	Nov 19, 1904	Template:Small
41	Template:No2Loss	27–4–8 Template:Small	Tommy Sullivan	KO	5 (20)	Oct 3, 1904	Template:Small	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	27–3–8 Template:Small	Johnny Reagan	PTS	15	Jun 23, 1904	Template:Small	Template:Small
39	Template:No2Loss	26–3–8 Template:Small	Jack McClelland	PTS	15	Jun 2, 1904	Template:Small
38	Win	26–2–8 Template:Small	Young Erne	NWS	6	May 14, 1904	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	26–2–8 Template:Small	Aurelio Herrera	PTS	6	Mar 28, 1904	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	25–2–8 Template:Small	Maurice Rauch	KO	6 (?)	Mar 23, 1904	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	24–2–8 Template:Small	Patsy Haley	KO	5 (20)	Mar 9, 1904	Template:Small	Template:Small
34	Draw	23–2–8 Template:Small	Young Erne	NWS	6	Feb 27, 1904	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	23–2–8	Kid Herman	PTS	20	Feb 18, 1904	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	22–2–8	Harry Forbes	KO	5 (20)	Feb 1, 1904	Template:Small	Template:Small
31	Template:DrawDraw	21–2–8	Harry Forbes	PTS	10	Jan 4, 1904	Template:Small	Template:Small
30	Template:Yes2Win	21–2–7	Johnny Reagan	PTS	20	Sep 3, 1903	Template:Small	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	20–2–7	Eddie Toy	PTS	20	Mar 12, 1903	Template:Small
28	Template:DrawDraw	19–2–7	Eddie Hanlon	PTS	20	Jan 29, 1903	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	19–2–6	Buddy Ryan	PTS	6	Dec 8, 1902	Template:Small
26	Template:DrawDraw	18–2–6	Harry Forbes	PTS	6	Nov 10, 1902	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	18–2–5	Aurelio Herrera	PTS	15	Oct 15, 1902	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	17–2–5	Barney Abel	PTS	20	Sep 11, 1902	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	16–2–5	Barney Abel	PTS	6	Aug 25, 1902	Template:Small
22	Template:No2Loss	15–2–5	Benny Yanger	TKO	19 (25)	Apr 24, 1902	Template:Small	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	15–1–5	Kid Broad	PTS	20	Apr 10, 1902	Template:Small
20	Template:DrawDraw	14–1–5	Kid Broad	PTS	15	Mar 20, 1902	Template:Small
19	Template:No2Loss	14–1–4	Harry Forbes	PTS	15	Nov 4, 1901	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	14–0–4	George Dixon	PTS	15	Oct 28, 1901	Template:Small
17	Template:DrawDraw	13–0–4	George Dixon	PTS	20	Sep 12, 1901	Template:Small
16	Template:DrawDraw	13–0–3	George Dixon	PTS	10	Aug 23, 1901	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	13–0–2	Colorado Jack Dempsey	PTS	20	Aug 12, 1901	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	12–0–2	Kid Decker	KO	3 (?)	Aug 1, 1901	Template:Small
13	Template:DrawDraw	11–0–2	Scotty Williams	PTS	5	Jul 26, 1901	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	11–0–1	Tommy Lewis	TKO	4 (5)	Jul 26, 1901	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	10–0–1	William Henry	TKO	3 (5)	Jun 28, 1901	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	9–0–1	Jockey Bozeman	TKO	3 (10)	Jun 26, 1901	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	8–0–1	Young Cassidy	TKO	2 (10)	Apr 26, 1901	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	7–0–1	Scotty Williams	KO	2 (5)	Apr 12, 1901	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	6–0–1	Kid Pelser	TKO	2 (5)	Mar 29, 1901	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	5–0–1	Tom Delaney	PTS	5	Mar 8, 1901	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	4–0–1	John Ross	TKO	4 (5)	Mar 1, 1901	Template:Small
4	Template:DrawDraw	3–0–1	Young Buck	PTS	5	Feb 22, 1901	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Young Buck	PTS	5	Feb 15, 1901	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Mike Smith	KO	2 (?)	Jan 26, 1901	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Jockey Bozeman	PTS	10	Dec 20, 1900	Template:Small

Unofficial record

Template:BoxingRecordSummary Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
154	Template:No2Loss	110–17–25 Template:Small	Phil Virgets	TKO	4 (15)	Jan 8, 1917	Template:Small
153	Template:Yes2Win	110–16–25 Template:Small	Frankie Callahan	KO	3 (10)	Sep 6, 1915	Template:Small
152	Template:No2Loss	109–16–25 Template:Small	Willie Beecher	NWS	10	Jul 24, 1913	Template:Small
151	Template:Yes2Win	109–15–25 Template:Small	George Chaney	PTS	15	Apr 28, 1913	Template:Small
150	NC	108–15–25 Template:Small	Benny Kaufman	NC	7 (10)	Apr 15, 1913	Template:Small	Template:Small
149	Template:Yes2Win	108–15–25 Template:Small	Jimmy Walsh	NWS	10	Apr 3, 1913	Template:Small
148	Template:Yes2Win	107–15–25 Template:Small	Oliver Kirk	TKO	3 (10)	Mar 19, 1913	Template:Small
147	Template:No2Loss	106–15–25 Template:Small	Oliver Kirk	TKO	6 (8)	Nov 27, 1912	Template:Small
146	Template:DrawDraw	106–14–25 Template:Small	Jimmy Walsh	PTS	10	Sep 24, 1912	Template:Small
145	Template:No2Loss	106–14–24 Template:Small	Harry Thomas	NWS	10	Sep 13, 1912	Template:Small
144	Template:DrawDraw	106–13–24 Template:Small	Harlem Tommy Murphy	PTS	20	Aug 3, 1912	Template:Small
143	Template:Yes2Win	106–13–23 Template:Small	Eddie Marino	PTS	10	Jul 3, 1912	Template:Small
142	Template:Yes2Win	105–13–23 Template:Small	Jimmy Carroll	KO	7 (20)	Mar 23, 1912	Template:Small
141	Template:No2Loss	104–13–23 Template:Small	Harlem Tommy Murphy	PTS	20	Mar 9, 1912	Template:Small
140	Template:No2Loss	104–12–23 Template:Small	Johnny Kilbane	PTS	20	Feb 22, 1912	Template:Small	Template:Small
139	Template:No2Loss	104–11–23 Template:Small	Knockout Brown	NWS	10	Jan 18, 1912	Template:Small
138	Template:Yes2Win	104–10–23 Template:Small	Willie Jones	NWS	10	Dec 2, 1911	Template:Small
137	Template:Yes2Win	103–10–23 Template:Small	Patsy Kline	NWS	10	Dec 1, 1911	Template:Small
136	Template:Yes2Win	102–10–23 Template:Small	Leo Johnson	TKO	5 (10)	Nov 23, 1911	Template:Small
135	Template:Yes2Win	101–10–23 Template:Small	Willie Jones	NWS	10	Nov 20, 1911	Template:Small
134	Template:Yes2Win	100–10–23 Template:Small	Young Johnny Cohen	NWS	10	Nov 15, 1911	Template:Small
133	Template:Yes2Win	99–10–23 Template:Small	Herman Smith	NWS	10	Nov 3, 1911	Template:Small
132	Template:No2Loss	98–10–23 Template:Small	Matt Wells	NWS	10	Sep 20, 1911	Template:Small
131	Template:Yes2Win	98–9–23 Template:Small	Frankie Burns	NWS	10	Mar 31, 1911	Template:Small
130	Template:Abbr	97–9–23 Template:Small	Tommy Kilbane	NC	4 (10)	Jan 30, 1911	Template:Small	Template:Small
129	Template:DrawDraw	97–9–23	Billy Allen	NWS	10	Jan 23, 1911	Template:Small
128	Template:Yes2Win	97–9–22	Patsy Kline	NWS	10	Jan 13, 1911	Template:Small
127	Template:Yes2Win	96–9–22	Joe Coster	NWS	10	Jan 9, 1911	Template:Small
126	Template:Yes2Win	95–9–22	Philadelphia Pal Moore	NWS	10	Nov 30, 1910	Template:Small
125	Template:DrawDraw	94–9–22	Frankie Conley	PTS	15	Nov 13, 1910	Template:Small	Template:Small
124	Template:DrawDraw	94–9–21	Owen Moran	NWS	6	Nov 9, 1910	Template:Small
123	Template:Yes2Win	94–9–20	Eddie Kelly	KO	4 (?)	Oct 28, 1910	Template:Small
122	Template:Yes2Win	93–9–20	Biz Mackey	TKO	6 (10)	Oct 27, 1910	Template:Small
121	Template:Yes2Win	92–9–20	Johnny Kilbane	PTS	10	Oct 24, 1910	Template:Small
120	Template:DrawDraw	91–9–20	Jack White	PTS	15	Oct 10, 1910	Template:Small
119	Template:Yes2Win	91–9–19	Frankie White	NWS	10	Oct 7, 1910	Template:Small
118	Template:Yes2Win	90–9–19	Charley White	NWS	10	Sep 16, 1910	Template:Small
117	Template:Yes2Win	89–9–19	Billy Lauder	KO	7 (15)	Sep 5, 1910	Template:Small	Template:Small
116	Template:Yes2Win	88–9–19	Eddie Marino	KO	3 (15)	Aug 22, 1910	Template:Small
115	Template:Yes2Win	87–9–19	Owen Moran	NWS	10	Jun 24, 1910	Template:Small
114	Template:Yes2Win	86–9–19	Harlem Tommy Murphy	NWS	10	May 20, 1910	Template:Small
113	Template:No2Loss	85–9–19	Harlem Tommy Murphy	NWS	10	Apr 28, 1910	Template:Small
112	Template:Yes2Win	85–8–19	Owen Moran	NWS	10	Apr 1, 1910	Template:Small
111	Template:Yes2Win	84–8–19	Johnny Marto	NWS	10	Mar 18, 1910	Template:Small
110	Template:Yes2Win	83–8–19	Harry Forbes	TKO	7 (?)	Feb 28, 1910	Template:Small
109	Template:Yes2Win	82–8–19	Frankie Neil	NWS	10	Feb 24, 1910	Template:Small
108	Template:Yes2Win	81–8–19	Eddie Kelly	TKO	5 (15)	Jan 1, 1910	Template:Small
107	Template:Yes2Win	80–8–19	Charley White	PTS	8	Dec 6, 1909	Template:Small
106	Template:Yes2Win	79–8–19	Jimmy Moran	PTS	8	Nov 22, 1909	Template:Small	Template:Small
105	Template:Yes2Win	78–8–19	Patsy Kline	NWS	6	Oct 8, 1909	Template:Small
104	Template:Yes2Win	77–8–19	Buck 'Twin' Miller	NWS	6	Oct 5, 1909	Template:Small
103	Template:Yes2Win	76–8–19	Tommy O'Toole	PTS	12	Sep 14, 1909	Template:Small	Template:Small
102	Template:Yes2Win	75–8–19	Eddie Kelly	NWS	6	Sep 6, 1909	Template:Small
101	Template:DrawDraw	74–8–19	Harry Stone	NWS	10	Aug 18, 1909	Template:Small
100	Template:Yes2Win	74–8–18	Biz Mackey	TKO	8 (10)	Apr 26, 1909	Template:Small	Template:Small
99	Template:Yes2Win	73–8–18	Frankie White	KO	8 (20)	Mar 26, 1909	Template:Small
98	Template:Yes2Win	72–8–18	Frankie Neil	NWS	10	Mar 23, 1909	Template:Small
97	Template:Yes2Win	71–8–18	Patsy Kline	NWS	10	Mar 18, 1909	Template:Small
96	Template:Yes2Win	70–8–18	Young Pierce	KO	6 (15)	Mar 10, 1909	Template:Small
95	Template:Yes2Win	69–8–18	Young Pierce	NWS	6	Mar 1, 1909	Template:Small
94	Template:No2Loss	68–8–18	Jim Driscoll	NWS	10	Feb 19, 1909	Template:Small
93	Template:Yes2Win	68–7–18	Eddie Kelly	TKO	7 (10)	Feb 4, 1909	Template:Small	Template:Small
92	Template:Yes2Win	67–7–18	Freddie Weeks	KO	10 (20)	Jan 14, 1909	Template:Small	Template:Small
91	Template:Yes2Win	66–7–18	Biz Mackey	KO	8 (15)	Dec 29, 1908	Template:Small	Template:Small
90	Template:DrawDraw	65–7–18	Ad Wolgast	NWS	10	Dec 11, 1908	Template:Small
89	Template:No2Loss	65–7–17	Freddie Welsh	PTS	15	Nov 25, 1908	Template:Small
88	Template:DrawDraw	65–6–17	Owen Moran	PTS	23	Sep 7, 1908	Template:Small	Template:Small
87	Template:Yes2Win	65–6–16	Eddie Marino	PTS	10	Jul 29, 1908	Template:Small
86	Template:Yes2Win	64–6–16	Matty Baldwin	NWS	6	Jun 26, 1908	Template:Small
85	Template:Yes2Win	63–6–16	Tommy Sullivan	TKO	4 (20)	Apr 30, 1908	Template:Small
84	Template:Yes2Win	62–6–16	Eddie Kelly	KO	8 (20)	Apr 20, 1908	Template:Small	Template:Small
83	Template:DrawDraw	61–6–16	Battling Nelson	PTS	15	Mar 31, 1908	Template:Small
82	Template:Yes2Win	61–6–15	Eddie Kelly	TKO	7 (20)	Feb 28, 1908	Template:Small	Template:Small
81	Template:Yes2Win	60–6–15	Frankie Neil	TKO	13 (20)	Jan 31, 1908	Template:Small	Template:Small
80	Template:DrawDraw	59–6–15	Owen Moran	PTS	25	Jan 1, 1908	Template:Small	Template:Small
79	Template:Yes2Win	59–6–14	Freddie Weeks	TKO	4 (20)	Oct 29, 1907	Template:Small	Template:Small
78	Template:DrawDraw	58–6–14	Tommy Sullivan	PTS	8	Sep 21, 1907	Template:Small
77	Template:Yes2Win	58–6–13	Jimmy Walsh	PTS	10	Sep 12, 1907	Template:Small	Template:Small
76	Template:Yes2Win	57–6–13	Benny 'Kid' Solomon	PTS	20	May 24, 1907	Template:Small	Template:Small
75	Template:No2Loss	56–6–13	Tommy O'Toole	NWS	6	Apr 17, 1907	Template:Small
74	Template:DrawDraw	56–5–13	Spike Robson	NWS	6	Apr 3, 1907	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	56–5–12	Harry Baker	KO	8 (20)	Jan 18, 1907	Template:Small	Template:Small
72	Template:Yes2Win	55–5–12	Jimmy Walsh	TKO	9 (20)	Dec 7, 1906	Template:Small	Template:Small
71	Template:Yes2Win	54–5–12	Billy DeCoursey	PTS	15	Nov 16, 1906	Template:Small	Template:Small
70	Template:Yes2Win	53–5–12	Harry Baker	PTS	20	Oct 30, 1906	Template:Small	Template:Small
69	Template:Yes2Win	52–5–12	Frank Carsey	RTD	3 (15)	Sep 3, 1906	Template:Small
68	Template:Yes2Win	51–5–12	Frank Carsey	PTS	15	Aug 15, 1906	Template:Small
67	Template:Yes2Win	50–5–12	Frankie Neil	PTS	20	Jul 4, 1906	Template:Small	Template:Small
66	Template:DrawDraw	49–5–12	Kid Herman	PTS	20	May 11, 1906	Template:Small
65	Template:Yes2Win	49–5–11	Phil Logan	NWS	6	Mar 19, 1906	Template:Small
64	Template:Yes2Win	48–5–11	Itsy Ryan	TKO	2 (3)	Mar 17, 1906	Template:Small
63	Template:Yes2Win	47–5–11	Art Edmunds	NWS	3	Mar 13, 1906	Template:Small
62	Template:Yes2Win	46–5–11	Tony Bender	NWS	3	Mar 7, 1906	Template:Small
61	Template:Yes2Win	45–5–11	Jimmy Walsh	PTS	15	Feb 22, 1906	Template:Small	Template:Small
60	Template:Yes2Win	44–5–11	Billy Maynard	TKO	10 (15)	Jan 22, 1906	Template:Small
59	Template:Yes2Win	43–5–11	Tony Bender	NWS	3	Jan 17, 1906	Template:Small
58	Template:Yes2Win	42–5–11	Chester Goodwin	NWS	15	Jan 15, 1906	Template:Small
57	Template:Yes2Win	41–5–11	Eddie Daly	NWS	3	Dec 19, 1905	Template:Small
56	Template:Yes2Win	40–5–11	Barney Abel	NWS	3	Dec 5, 1905	Template:Small
55	Template:DrawDraw	39–5–11	Kid Sullivan	PTS	15	Nov 23, 1905	Template:Small
54	Template:Yes2Win	39–5–10	Tommy Mowatt	PTS	15	Nov 16, 1905	Template:Small
53	Template:Yes2Win	38–5–10	Tommy Mowatt	NWS	6	Nov 8, 1905	Template:Small
52	Template:Yes2Win	37–5–10	Chick Tucker	NWS	3	Oct 31, 1905	Template:Small
51	Template:No2Loss	36–5–10	Young Erne	NWS	6	Oct 4, 1905	Template:Small
50	Template:Yes2Win	36–4–10	Battling Nelson	NWS	6	May 22, 1905	Template:Small
49	Template:Yes2Win	35–4–10	Harry Forbes	PTS	10	May 10, 1905	Template:Small
48	Template:Yes2Win	34–4–10	Jimmy Dunn	NWS	15	May 1, 1905	Template:Small
47	Template:Yes2Win	33–4–10	Eddie Hanlon	NWS	6	Feb 24, 1905	Template:Small
46	Template:DrawDraw	32–4–10	Kid Goodman	PTS	15	Feb 22, 1905	Template:Small
45	Template:Yes2Win	32–4–9	Tommy Feltz	PTS	15	Feb 3, 1905	Template:Small
44	Template:Yes2Win	31–4–9	Harlem Tommy Murphy	NWS	6	Jan 28, 1905	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	30–4–9	Tommy Feltz	PTS	15	Dec 8, 1904	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	29–4–9	Young Erne	PTS	20	Nov 19, 1904	Template:Small
41	Template:No2Loss	28–4–9	Tommy Sullivan	KO	5 (20)	Oct 3, 1904	Template:Small	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	28–3–9	Johnny Reagan	PTS	15	Jun 23, 1904	Template:Small	Template:Small
39	Template:No2Loss	27–3–9	Jack McClelland	PTS	15	Jun 2, 1904	Template:Small
38	Template:Yes2Win	27–2–9	Young Erne	NWS	6	May 14, 1904	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	26–2–9	Aurelio Herrera	PTS	6	Mar 28, 1904	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	25–2–9	Maurice Rauch	KO	6 (?)	Mar 23, 1904	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	24–2–9	Patsy Haley	KO	5 (20)	Mar 9, 1904	Template:Small	Template:Small
34	Template:DrawDraw	23–2–9	Young Erne	NWS	6	Feb 27, 1904	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	23–2–8	Kid Herman	PTS	20	Feb 18, 1904	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	22–2–8	Harry Forbes	KO	5 (20)	Feb 1, 1904	Template:Small	Template:Small
31	Template:DrawDraw	21–2–8	Harry Forbes	PTS	10	Jan 4, 1904	Template:Small	Template:Small
30	Template:Yes2Win	21–2–7	Johnny Reagan	PTS	20	Sep 3, 1903	Template:Small	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	20–2–7	Eddie Toy	PTS	20	Mar 12, 1903	Template:Small
28	Template:DrawDraw	19–2–7	Eddie Hanlon	PTS	20	Jan 29, 1903	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	19–2–6	Buddy Ryan	PTS	6	Dec 8, 1902	Template:Small
26	Template:DrawDraw	18–2–6	Harry Forbes	PTS	6	Nov 10, 1902	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	18–2–5	Aurelio Herrera	PTS	15	Oct 15, 1902	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	17–2–5	Barney Abel	PTS	20	Sep 11, 1902	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	16–2–5	Barney Abel	PTS	6	Aug 25, 1902	Template:Small
22	Template:No2Loss	15–2–5	Benny Yanger	TKO	19 (25)	Apr 24, 1902	Template:Small	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	15–1–5	Kid Broad	PTS	20	Apr 10, 1902	Template:Small
20	Template:DrawDraw	14–1–5	Kid Broad	PTS	15	Mar 20, 1902	Template:Small
19	Template:No2Loss	14–1–4	Harry Forbes	PTS	15	Nov 4, 1901	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	14–0–4	George Dixon	PTS	15	Oct 28, 1901	Template:Small
17	Template:DrawDraw	13–0–4	George Dixon	PTS	20	Sep 12, 1901	Template:Small
16	Template:DrawDraw	13–0–3	George Dixon	PTS	10	Aug 23, 1901	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	13–0–2	Colorado Jack Dempsey	PTS	20	Aug 12, 1901	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	12–0–2	Kid Decker	KO	3 (?)	Aug 1, 1901	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	11–0–2	Tommy Lewis	TKO	4 (5)	Jul 26, 1901	Template:Small
12	Template:DrawDraw	10–0–2	Scotty Williams	PTS	5	Jul 26, 1901	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	10–0–1	William Henry	TKO	3 (5)	Jun 28, 1901	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	9–0–1	Jockey Bozeman	TKO	3 (10)	Jun 26, 1901	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	8–0–1	Young Cassidy	TKO	2 (10)	Apr 26, 1901	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	7–0–1	Scotty Williams	KO	2 (5)	Apr 12, 1901	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	6–0–1	Kid Pelser	TKO	2 (5)	Mar 29, 1901	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	5–0–1	Tom Delaney	PTS	5	Mar 8, 1901	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	4–0–1	John Ross	TKO	4 (5)	Mar 1, 1901	Template:Small
4	Template:DrawDraw	3–0–1	Young Buck	PTS	5	Feb 22, 1901	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Young Buck	PTS	5	Feb 15, 1901	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Mike Smith	KO	2 (?)	Jan 26, 1901	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Jockey Bozeman	PTS	10	Dec 20, 1900	Template:Small

See also

• List of select Jewish boxers
• Black Sox Scandal

External links

• Template:Boxrec
• Abe Attell - CBZ Profile
• Biography at Jewishsports
• Template:Find a Grave

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