***ish greats

[roXy graziano]

hey I'm new to this forum I'm tryin to get a list of all the ***s who held titles from about the turn of the century to the late 30's, you know like Barney Ross and Abe Attell. Anyway, I got a list, I think I'm missin one or two though is anyone knows of any I'm missin I'd really appreciate it!!!

The Gold Star Champs
Abe Attell
Abe Goldstein
Al McCoy
Al "The Bronx Beauty" Singer
Ben Jeby
Barney Ross
Battling Levinsky
Benny Bass
Benny Leonard
Bob Olin
Charley Rosenberg
Harry Lewis
Harry Harris
Izzy Shwartz
Jack Bernstein
Jackie Berg
Jackie Fields
Louis "Kid" Kaplan
Maxie Rosenbloom
Monte Attell
Mushy Callahan
Pinky Silverberg
Solly Kreiger
Ted "Kid" Lewis
Victor Perez

[No-Mas]

What about Heavyweight champ Max Baer?

[plexmc]

What about Heavyweight champ Max Baer?

I feel u on that

[roXy graziano]

I read this thing though, apparently it's a myth that he was ***ish. I just posted this story in another thread read it though, not sure if anyone'll get it though:

Contrary to popular opinion, one of the more popular heavyweights, Max Baer, was not ***ish, boxing historians say. Lawrence S. Ritter, author of "East Side, West Side," a chronicle of forgotten sporting clubs in New York, tells in the book of a time when Baer was in a gym hitting a heavy bag on Yom Kippur.

"What are you doing?" a reporter asked Baer, confused.

"Getting ready to fight Primo Carnera," he said.

"What about Yom Kippur?"

"I'll fight him next!" Baer replied

[No-Mas]

I have never heard that Max Baer was not ***ish.

That story you related ("Yom Kippur...I'll fight him next") is emblematic of Mr. Baer's sense of humor. That story is probably true, but it doesn't reveal that Baer was not ***ish, it reveals a bit about Baer's personality - nothing serious, life is a ball, make a joke every chance I get.

Roxy, watch one of Baer's fights -- on his fighting trunks Baer wore the biggest Star of David you will ever see. You explain to me why that was there. Also, his fight against Schmeling was seen as the *** vs. the ****.

Maybe Max might have been half-***ish (I don't know), but Mr. Max Baer was a hell of a lot more ***ish than the Pope (that I'm certain of).

[roXy graziano]

na I wasn't saying the story was evidence of him not being ***ish, what I've heard is that his father was ***ish which would make him a gentile.

In the crazy *** world you're only ***ish if your mother is ***ish, weather you are religiously ***ish or not. That's why, Mike Rossman had a gentile father and a ***ish mother so he was ***ish. Had it been reversed he wouldn't be ***ish

Maybe I have it wrong maybe Baer did have a ***ish mother I dunno I've just always heard that it was really that he only had a ***ish father

[No-Mas]

Roxy, I'll take your word that Baer might have been half-***ish. Whether his mother was ***ish or his father was ***ish, Max Baer sure felt he was ***ish -- that Star of David he wore on his shorts could be seen a mile away. Max Baer was definitely proud of his roots.

[roXy graziano]

na I don't doubt it for a second. Technically, I'm only half-***ish (my father is Italian), I lucked out havin a ***ish mother, lots of ***s give me crap sayin I'm not a real *** because I don't have two ***ish parents. Same way I'm half Italian and couldn't be prouder of my roots either way.

[Fat Shamz]

hey I'm new to this forum I'm tryin to get a list of all the ***s who held titles from about the turn of the century to the late 30's, you know like Barney Ross and Abe Attell. Anyway, I got a list, I think I'm missin one or two though is anyone knows of any I'm missin I'd really appreciate it!!!

The Gold Star Champs
Abe Attell
Abe Goldstein
Al McCoy
Al "The Bronx Beauty" Singer
Ben Jeby
Barney Ross
Battling Levinsky
Benny Bass
Benny Leonard
Bob Olin
Charley Rosenberg
Harry Lewis
Harry Harris
Izzy Shwartz
Jack Bernstein
Jackie Berg
Jackie Fields
Louis "Kid" Kaplan
Maxie Rosenbloom
Monte Attell
Mushy Callahan
Pinky Silverberg
Solly Kreiger
Ted "Kid" Lewis
Victor Perez

your missing bob schneider, altho he wasnt considered a "great" he wasnt that bad, won canada the gold in mens boxing in 1920 olympics in belgium

[Kid Achilles]

According to fighters who shared locker rooms with him, he was definitely NOT ***ish. I don't think I need to go into further detail.