Editing Ruby Goldstein (section)

=== Knockout loss to Billy Alger in September 1926 ===
On September 24, 1926, Goldstein lost a sixth-round technical knockout to Billy Alger at Dreamland Rink in San Francisco, California. The loss by Goldstein was so rare that some suspected poor management.  A few speculated [[Waxy Gordon]], a crime boss, who may have held a significant percentage of his contract, had influenced the outcome of the bout.  Goldstein refused to come out for the sixth because of a badly sprained ankle, but some believe he had risen too soon from a knockdown or been unwisely influenced to face a boxer at only eighteen with whom he was overmatched, particularly after a previous loss in June.<ref name=BR />  Goldstein slipped from a right to the jaw in the opening of the fifth and in the resulting fall to the mat, sprained his ankle.  He was unable to answer the call for the sixth round.<ref>"Billy Alger Kayoes Ruby Goldstein in San Francisco Ring", ''Arizona Republic'', Phoenix, Arizona, p. 11, September 25, 1926</ref>

On March 29, 1927, he knocked out Billy Petrolle at the Pioneer Sporting Club in New York in the first of six rounds. Petrolle went down after a right to the chin 45 seconds into the first round, after a count of two in a prior knockdown.  It was an impressive victory, and the fastest knockout of Goldstein's career.<ref name=BR /><ref>"Quick Knockout", ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'', Cincinnati, Ohio, p. 15, March 30, 1927</ref>

On May 13, 1927, Goldstein won an important six round points decision at the large venue of New York's Madison Square Garden against the former July 1925 NYSAC World Lightweight Champion [[Jimmy Goodrich]]. It was a close bout and fought hard, but Goldstein's ability to elude Goodrich gave him the narrow lead in the bout.<ref>"Sid Terris and Goldstein Win", ''The Warren Tribune'', Warren, Pennsylvania, p. 6, May 14, 1927</ref>