Al Reich
(Alfred J. Reich)

BORN   March 11 1890; New York, New York
DIED   July 27 1963; Ossining, New York
HEIGHT 6-2 1/2
WEIGHT 202 1/2-220 lbs
MANAGER Max Blumenthal
Reich was a power hitter with a hard punch in each hand; But, he was temperamental and did not always follow the fight plan or fight with confidence in every bout; He was a White Hope of the teens

During his career, Reich defeated such men as "Sailor" Charles White, Alfred "Soldier" Kearns, Al Benedict, "Sailor" Fred Fritts, Arthur Pelkey, Al Norton, "Sailor" Jack Carroll, Terry Kellar, Al Roberts, Dan "Porky" Flynn and Paul Journee
*** IMPORTANT AMATEUR BOUTS ***
1912
       J. Pollock                                                  KO  1
       F. Bradley                                                  KO  3
          -Reich won the Amateur Championship of New Yorke
           by beating the previous 2 men

1913
       Charles Berry                                               KO  1
       John Garretson                                               W  3
          -Reich won the Metropolitan Amateur Championship
           by beating the previous 2 men

          -Reich won the Amateur Championship of New Yorke

          -Reich won the National Amateur Championship in Boston, Ma

*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***
1913
Sep 12 "Sailor" Charles White     New York, NY                     TK  5
Sep 19 Carl Morris                New York, NY                     LK  2
Oct 21 Tim Logan                  New York, NY                     KO  4
          -Some sources report "KO 6"

1914
May  4 Jack Davies                New York, NY                     TK  1
May 16 George McDermott           Bronx, NY                        KO  1
May 23 Jack Connors               New York, NY                     KO  6
May 28 Alfred "Soldier" Kearns    New York, NY                     KO  6
          -Some sources report "KO 7"
Jun 18 "Sailor" Fred Fritts       New York, NY                     KO 10
Sep  9 Fred McKay                 New York, NY                     KO  3
          -Some sources report 9/11/14
Sep 28 Al Benedict                New York, NY                     KO  2
Oct  7 Tom Kennedy                New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov 24 Jack McFarland             Brooklyn, NY                     KO  6
          -Some sources report "New York, NY"  
Dec  4 Soldier Delaney            Montreal, Que, Can               KO  3

1915
Jan 12 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Mar 18 "Sailor" Fred Fritts       New York, NY                     TK  2
Mar 24 Arthur Pelkey              Bronx, NY                        KO  3
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
Apr 13 Dan "Porky" Flynn          New York, NY                     ND 10
May  5 Jim Coffey                 New York, NY                     LK  3
Jun 16 Al Norton                  Kansas City, Mo                  KO  2
          -Some sources report "KO 3"
Jul  7 Jim Savage                 New York, NY                     ND 10
          -Some sources report 7/16/16
Sep 22 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        Kansas City, Mo                   D 10
Oct  4 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         New York, NY                     ND 10
Dec 14 "Sailor" Jack Carroll      New York, NY                     KO  1
          -Some sources report "KO 3"
Dec 16 Al McCluskey               New York, NY                     TK  3

1916
Jan 11 Frank Hagney               New York, NY                     KO  1
Jan 25 Battling Levinsky          Boston, Ma                        L 12
Mar 27 Dan "Porky" Flynn          New York, NY                     ND 10
          -Some sources report 3/23/16
Apr 28 Fred Fulton                New York, NY                     LK  9

1917
Mar 26 Johnny Espen               New York, NY                     KO  2
May  8 Terry Kellar               New York, NY                     TK  5
          -Some sources report 5/05/17
May 26 Frank Logan                New York, NY                    SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun  5 Charley Weinert            New York, NY                     ND 10

1919
Dec 10 Al Roberts                 Jersey City, NJ                  TK  2
          -Some sources report 12/20/19
Dec 25 Dan "Porky" Flynn          Trenton, NJ                      KO  4
Dec 29 Tom Cowler                 Jersey City, NJ                  LF  3

1920
Jan  1 "Mexican" Joe Lawson       Bayonne, NJ                      KO  5
Jan 20 "Young" Sam McVea          Bayonne, NJ                      KO  2
Jan 21 Dan O'Dowd                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb  2 Ole Anderson               New Orleans, La                  KO 11
May 10 Martin Burke               New Orleans, La                   L 15

1921
Mar  2 Cliff Lewis                Jerome, Id                       LK  2
          -Some sources report 3/24/21
Mar 18 Tommy Gibbons              Cleveland, Oh                    LK  1
Aug  9 Paul Journée               Long Island City, NY             KO  1
          -Some sources report "New York, NY" on 8/10/21
Dec 22 Jack Renault               New York, NY                      L  8

1922
Sep  9 "Sailor" Tom Maxted        Long Island City, NY             KO  4
Oct  7 Joe White                  Long Island City, NY            SCH   
Oct 14 Joe White                  Long Island City, NY            SCH   
          -The previous 2 bouts were scheduled;
           The outcomes are not known

1923
May 12 "Tiny" Jim Herman          Bronx, NY                        LK  6
          -Some sources report "Jersey City, NJ"
Jul  6 Dan O'Dowd                 Freeport, NY                     LK  8

1924
Apr  5 Luis Angel Firpo           Barracas, Arg                    LK  1
          -Some sources report "Buenos Aires, Argentina"

1932
Mar 11 -Reich accompanied Dr. John F. Condon in a meeting
           with the supposed kidnappers of the Lindbergh baby

1934
          -Reich was a witness for the Prosecution in the
           Lindbergh Baby Kidnap Trial

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