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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Lineal Champion

Abe Goldstein
(Abe Attell Goldstein)

BORN   September 10 1898; New York, New York
DIED.. February 12 1977; St. Petersburg, Florida
HEIGHT 5-5
WEIGHT 112-120 lbs
MANAGERS Willie Lewis, Charley Cook

Goldstein was an active competitor and able champion in a period when there were many talented bantamweight fighters; In nearly 135 bouts, he lost but 16 official contests; During his career, Abe won the Bantamweight Championship of the World

Among those he defeated were Frankie Genaro, "Panama" Al Brown, Willie LaMorte, Joe Lynch, Charles Ledoux, Mike Dundee, Joe Burman, Danny Edwards, Wilbur Cohen, Georgie Marks, Pete Sarmiento, Billy Mascott and Young Montreal

Charley Rose ranked Goldstein as the #5 All-Time Bantamweight

1916
Jun 30 Georgie Lewis              New York, NY                       KO  8
Aug  4 Kid Rago                   Brooklyn, NY                       ND 10
Aug 26 Smiling Willie             Brooklyn, NY                       KO  2
Sep 25 Tommy Geary                New York, NY                       ND 10
Nov 13 Murray Perkie              New York, NY                       ND 10
Nov 20 "Young" Joey Dundee        New York, NY                       KO  2
Dec  8 Allie Kennedy              New York, NY                       KO  2
Dec 16 Joe "Young" Greenfield     New York, NY                       ND 10

1917
Jan    Joe Leonard                New York, NY                       ND 10
Feb    Terry Miller               New York, NY                       ND 10
Mar    Red Monroe                 New York, NY                       ND 10
Apr    Kid Rash                   New York, NY                       ND 10
May 26 Tommy Geary                New York, NY                       ND 10
Jun 18 Patsy Finnegan             New York, NY                       LK  7
Aug 31 Terry Miller               New York, NY                       ND 10
Sep    Marshall Watier            New York, NY                       KO  6
Sep    Young Warren               New York, NY                       KO  6
Oct  6 Joe "Young" Greenfield     New York, NY                       ND 10
Oct    Frankie Sullivan           New York, NY                       KO  2
Nov    Young Shindine             New York, NY                       KO  6
Nov    Tommy Fitz                 New York, NY                       KO  8
Dec    Kid Rago                   New York, NY                       KO  9

1918
Apr  8 Patsy Wallace              Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Apr 29 Patsy Wallace              Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
May 25 Jack Eile                  New York, NY                       EX  4
Jun    Pinky Brown                West Hoboken, NJ                   KO  4
Jul  2 Harvey Crosby              West Hoboken, NJ                   ND  6

1920
Jan    Bobby Hansen               Newark, NJ                         KO  7
Feb 25 Al Zeimer                  Newark, NJ                         TK  6
Mar    Billy Fitzsimmons          Newark, NJ                         KO  1
Apr 23 Harry Martin               Jersey City, NJ                    KO  1
May  8 Paddy Owens                Waterbury, Ct                       D 12
Jun    Barney Snyder              Waterbury, Ct                       D 12
Jul  6 Johnny Buff                Jersey City, NJ                    ND 12
Jul 16 Eddie Fletcher             Bayonne, NJ                        ND 12
Aug  3 Joey Leon                  Bayonne, NJ                        KO  2
Aug 21 Young Montreal             Providence, RI                      W 12
Sep    Patsy Johnson              Waterbury, Ct                       W 12
Sep 28 Patsy Wallace              New York, NY                        W 15
Oct    Joe Ryder                  Waterbury, Ct                      KO  6
Nov  5 Joe Lynch                  New York, NY                       LK 11
Nov 25 "Wee" Willie Spencer       Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Dec 13 Jack Perry                 Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Dec 25 Tommy Murray               Philadelphia, Pa                   TK  5

1921
Jan 10 Battling Mack              Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Jan 31 Hank McGovern              Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  8
Feb 11 Patsy Wallace              New York, NY                       KO  7
Feb 15 Frankie Daly               New York, NY                        W 10
Feb 21 Kid Williams               Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  8
Mar  4 George Thompson            Brooklyn, NY                        W 10
Mar 18 Willie LaMorte             New York, NY                       KO  6
Mar 31 Johnny Buff                New York, NY                       LK  2
Apr 29 George Thompson            Brooklyn, NY                        W 12
May 18 Arthur "Artie" Simons      New York, NY                        W 12
Jun 10 Bobby Hughes               New York, NY                       KO 12
Jul  3 Earl Puryear               Rockaway Beach, NY                  W 12
          -Some sources report 7/01/21
Jul  7 Frankie Jerome             New York, NY                        D 12
Sep  9 Phil Franchini             New York, NY                       KO  5
Sep 15 Paddy Owens                New Haven, Ct                      KO  2
Sep 27 Eddie Anderson             New York, NY                        D 12
Oct 14 Eddie O'Dowd               New York, NY                        D  8
Oct 24 Terry Martin               Brooklyn, NY                        D 12
Nov 15 Battling Mack              Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  8
Nov 28 Harry London               New York, NY                        W 12
Dec  9 Frankie Daly               New York, NY                        W 10

1922
Jan  6 Andy "Kid" Davis           New York, NY                       KO  6
Jan 17 Frankie Fay                New York, NY                       KO  7
Jan 28 Frankie Curry              New York, NY                        D 12
Mar  4 Johnny Gray                New York, NY                        W 12
Mar 13 Georgie Marks              New York, NY                        W  8
Mar 27 Patsy Wallace              Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  8
Apr  7 Johnny Sheppard            Boston, Ma                          L 10
May  5 Billy Mascott              Fall River, Ma                     KO  2
May 19 Frankie Genaro             New York, NY                       EX  4
Jun  6 Pancho Villa               Jersey City, NJ                    ND 12
Jun 16 Billy Marlowe              New York, NY                       KO  3
Jul 14 Johnny Gray                New York, NY                        W 12
Jul 25 Danny Edwards              Jersey City, NJ                    ND 12
Nov 16 Pancho Villa               New York, NY                        L 15
          -Flyweight Championship of America
Dec 30 Kid Rash                   New York, NY                        W 12

1923
Jan 15 Frankie Daly               Troy, NY                            W 12
Jan 29 Mike Moran                 Pittsburgh, Pa                     ND 10
Mar  1 Tommy Ryan                 McKeesport, Pa                     ND 10
Mar 29 Pete Zivic                 McKeesport, Pa                     ND 10
Apr 23 Frankie Coster             Brooklyn, NY                       KO  5
May 11 Art Wander                 Syracuse, NY                        W 10
May 29 Willie Darcy               Long Island City, NY               KO  4
Jun  4 Tommy Ryan                 Pittsburgh, Pa                     ND 10
Jun 21 Frankie Daly               Brooklyn, NY                        W 12
Jul 16 Kid Rash                   Atlantic City, NJ                  ND  8
Jul 27 Wilbur Cohen               Rockaway, NY                        W 12
Aug 14 Danny Edwards              Long Island City, NY               KO 14
Sep  4 Frankie Conway             Long Island City, NY                W 10
Oct  2 Tommy Lynch                New York, NY                        W 12
Oct  5 Chick Suggs                Fall River, Ma                      L 10
Oct 15 Johnny Naselli             New York, NY                       KO  2
Oct 19 Joe Burman                 New York, NY                        W 12

1924
Jan  8 Wilbur Cohen               New York, NY                        W 10
Feb 19 Danny Edwards              New York, NY                        W 10
Mar 21 Joe Lynch                  New York, NY                        W 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
Apr  7 Tommy Murray               Toledo, Oh                         ND 10
May  5 Clarence Rosen             Detroit, Mn                        ND 10
May 26 Johnny Sheppard            Boston, Ma                          L 10
Jun 20 Tommy Murray               Portland, Me                       ND 12
Jul 16 Charles Ledoux             New York, NY                        W 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
Sep  8 Tommy Ryan                 Long Island City, NY                W 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
Nov 14 Eddie Shea                 East Chicago, In                   ND 10
Dec 19 Eddie "Cannonball" Martin  New York, NY                        L 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World

1925
Mar 19 Tommy Milton               Brooklyn, NY                        W 12
Apr  1 Al Felder                  New York, NY                       KO  9
Apr 13 Joey Russell               Newark, NJ                         KO  3
May  6 Buck Josephs               Newark, NJ                         ND 12
May 26 Charles "Bud" Taylor       Long Island City, NY                L 10
Jul 23 Bushy Graham               New York, NY                        L  8
Oct  8 Dixie LaHood               Butte, Mt                           L 12
Oct 13 Teddy Silva                Los Angeles, Ca                     W 10
Oct 22 Chuck Hellman              San Francisco, Ca                   W 10
Nov 10 Young Nationalista         Portland, Or                        L 10

1926
Jan 11 Dominick Petrone           New York, NY                        L 10
Feb  5 Chick Suggs                New York, NY                        L 10
Apr  8 Charles "Bud" Taylor       Terre Haute, In                    ND 10
Apr 23 "Panama" Al Brown          New York, NY                        W 10
Dec  6 San Sanchez                Perth Amboy, NJ                    ND 10
Dec 14 Johnny Dunn                Wilkes-Barre, Pa                    W 10

1927
Feb 14 Charley Pinto              Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Feb 28 Pete Sarmiento             Youngstown, Oh                     ND 12
Mar 26 Pete Sarmiento             Chicago, Il                         W  8
May  3 Charles "Bud" Taylor       Chicago, Il                         L 10
May 27 "Wee" Willie Spencer       Holyoke, Ma                        KO  2
Jun 24 Ignacio Fernandez          Chicago, Il                        LT  7


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

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