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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Lineal Champion

Jack Bernstein
(John Dodick)
("Kid" Murphy; "Young" Murphy)

BORN   November 5 1899; New York, New York
DIED.. December 26 1945; Yonkers, New York
HEIGHT 5-4 1/2
WEIGHT 126-132 lbs
MANAGER.. Dr. Lewis Hirsch

Bernstein was a scrappy competitor who possessed a very quick left hand and utitized a good defense; During his career, he won the Junior Lightweight Championship of the World from Johnny Dundee but lost it back, a little over six months later, on a decision that most observers strongly disagreed with

Jack defeated such men as Johnny Dundee, Rocky Kansas, Jimmy Goodrich, Ray Miller, Solly Seeman, Cuddy DeMarco, Tony Caponi, Tony Russo, Jack Zivic, Pal Moran, Luis Vicentini, Billy DeFoe, Young Britton, John Darcy, Babe Herman and Young Fulton

Bernstein was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000

1920
Aug 24 "Kid" Marcel Redouit       Bayonne, NJ                        ND  4
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
Sep 19 Johnny Christie            Bayonne, NJ                        ND  4

1921
Jan 20 Red Wilke                  Yonkers, NY                        TK  1
          -Some sources report "KO 2"
Feb  3 Eddie Gorman               Yonkers, NY                         W  8
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Apr  1 Willie Mack                Brooklyn, NY                       KO  3
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
Apr 28 Young Britton              Yonkers, NY                         W 10
May 12 Young Britton              Yonkers, NY                         W 12
Mar 18 Willie Jones               Brooklyn, NY                        W  6
Jun 24 Young Burns                Newark, NJ                         KO  4
Jun 30 Johnny "Red" Monroe        Yonkers, NY                         L 12
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Oct  6 Billy Fitzsimmons          Yonkers, NY                         L 12
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Dec  1 Benny Valger               Yonkers, NY                         L 12

1922
Feb 23 Jimmy Cooney               Yonkers, NY                         W 12
Mar  7 Johnny Darcy               New York, NY                        W 12
Apr  6 Walter Eddy                Yonkers, NY                        KO  9
Apr 22 Bert Spencer               Brooklyn, NY                        W 12
May  6 Archie Walker              Brooklyn, NY                        L 12
Jun 21 Jimmy Carroll              New York, NY                        W 10
          -Some sources report "KO 10"
Jun 28 Archie Walker              Yonkers, NY                         W 12
Jul  8 Solly Seeman               New York, NY                        W 12
Jul 20 Freddie Jacks              Yonkers, NY                         W 12
          -Some sources report "New York, NY"
Aug  5 Jimmy Carroll              New York, NY                        W 10
Aug 17 Archie Walker              Yonkers, NY                         W 12
Sep  7 Tony Caponi                Yonkers, NY                        KO  9
Sep 16 Johnny Cooney              New York, NY                       KO  6
Oct 14 Pal Moran                  New York, NY                        W 12
Oct 26 Joe Mandell                Yonkers, NY                        TK  5
Nov 16 Elino Flores               New York, NY                        D 12
Nov 28 Babe Herman                New York, NY                        W 12
Dec 11 Eddie "Kid" Wagner         New York, NY                        W 10

1923
Jan  5 Vincent "Pepper" Martin    New York, NY                        W 12
Jan 27 Earl Baird                 New York, NY                        W 12
Feb 13 Gene Delmont               New York, NY                        W 12
Mar  2 Eddie Brady                New York, NY                        W 12
Mar 28 Sammy Green                Brooklyn, NY                        W  4
Apr 14 Billy DeFoe                New York, NY                        L 12
          -Some sources report "D 12"
Apr 28 Tommy Noble                New York, NY                        W 12
May  8 Elino Flores               Long Island City, NY                W 12
          -Some sources report "W 15"
May 30 Johnny Dundee              Brooklyn, NY                        W 15
          -Junior Lightweight Championship of the World
Jun 25 Freddie Jacks              Philadelphia, Pa                   TK  5
Jul 10 Henry Kabakoff             St. Louis, Mo                      ND 10
Jul 31 Harry "Kid" Brown          Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  8
Aug  9 Pal Moran                  New York, NY                        D 10
Oct 12 Rocky Kansas               New York, NY                        W 15
Dec  1 Charley Pilkington         New York, NY                       WF  6
          -Some sources report "WF 5"
Dec 17 Johnny Dundee              New York, NY                        L 15
          -Junior Lightweight Championship of the World

1924
Jan 11 Sammy Mandell              New York, NY                        D 15
Feb 18 Rocky Kansas               Buffalo, NY                         D 10
Mar 24 Teddy Meyers               Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Apr 12 Jack Hausner               New York, NY                        W 12
May 16 Sammy Mandell              Louisville, Ky                     ND 12
          -Some sources report 5/17/24
Jun  4 Sid Barbarian              New York, NY                        L 12
Jun 23 Cuddy DeMarco              New Haven, Ct                       L 12
Jul 23 Jack Zivic                 Brooklyn, NY                        W 12
Aug 14 Luis Vicentini             Brooklyn, NY                        W 12
Sep 15 Johnny Dundee              Long Island City, NY                W 15
Nov  7 Sammy Mandell              New York, NY                        L 12
Nov 26 Rocky Kansas               Buffalo, NY                         L 12
         -Some sources report "L 10"
Dec 16 Tony Russo                 Buffalo, NY                         L  6

1925
Jan  9 Tommy O'Brien              New York, NY                        W 10
Apr 22 Tony Palmer                New York, NY                        W 10
May  7 Earl Baird                 Yonkers, NY                         W  6
          -Some sources report 11/07/25
May 18 Harry Cook                 Buffalo, NY                         D  6
Aug 31 Sid Terris                 Long Island City, NY                L 12
Oct 12 Sid Terris                 New York, NY                        L 10

1926
Feb 15 Ray Romney                 Buffalo, NY                         D 10
Mar  6 Bobby Burns                New York, NY                       TK  6
Apr 12 Tony Vaccarelli            Buffalo, NY                         W 10
          -Some sources report "Brooklyn, NY"
May  3 Johnny Rocco               New York, NY                       TK  8
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Jun 17 Stanislaus Loayza          Long Island City, NY                L 10
Oct 11 Cuddy DeMarco              Pittsburgh, Pa                      W 10
Oct 25 Charley Rosen              Brooklyn, NY                        W 10
Dec 13 Ray Miller                 Brooklyn, NY                        W 10

1927
Feb 21 Jimmy Goodrich             Brooklyn, NY                        W 10
          -Some sources report 2/27/27
Mar  1 Les Murray                 Albany, NY                          W 10
Apr  1 Jimmy Goodrich             Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Apr 25 Bobby Tracey               Buffalo, NY                         W 10
May 13 Bruce Flowers              New York, NY                        L 10
Aug  2 Bruce Flowers              Long Island City, NY                L 10
Aug 15 Freddie Mueller            Buffalo, NY                         L 10
Nov 14 Joe Glick                  New York, NY                        L 10

1928
Jul  3 Armand Schackels           Long Island City, NY                L 10
Dec  1 Bruce Flowers              New York, NY                       LK  6

1929
Feb 21 Al Tripoli                 Yonkers, NY                         W  6
May 23 Patsy Ruffalo              Yonkers, NY                         L 10
Jul 23 Harry Carlton              Jersey City, NJ                     L 10

1931
Nov 10 Johnny Gaito               Yonkers, NY                         L  6
          -Some sources report 11/18/31

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1919
       Joe Neil                   El Paso Tx                          W  6
       Joe Neil                   El Paso Tx                          W  8
       George Parr                El Paso Tx                         KO  8
       Nick Gundy                 El Paso Tx                          L 10
       Nick Gundy                 El Paso Tx                          W  4
       Nick Gundy                 El Paso Tx                          W 20

1920
       Jeff Moore                 El Paso Tx                         KO  2 
       Kid Spero                  El Paso Tx                         KO  3 
       Solly Friedman             Douglas Az                          W  8
       Solly Friedman             Douglas Az                          W 10 
       Young Schrabe              Bayonne NJ                         ND  6 
       Soldier Shaw               White Plains NY                    KO  1 
       Joe Lyons                  White Plains NY                    KO  5 

1929
Apr  8 Frankie LaFay              Troy, NY                            D 10

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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