Middleweight Danny Netzer suffered his first career loss Tuesday night. At the Shaw Festival boxing event in Toronto, Canada, Phil Rose defeated Netzer by majority decision. One judge saw the bout as a 38-38 draw, but was overruled by the two judges who gave marked their cards 40-35 in favor of Rose.
Netzer was dropped late in the fourth and was also cut over the left eye, but gave a valiant effort in defeat.
Netzer, who had been badly outweighed in his first two fights, was 160.2 pounds while Rose was 157.8. Netzer falls to 2-1 with one KO; Rose rises to 4-1-1 with three KOs.
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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Groenteman's Fight Cancelled, New One Scheduled
Junior welterweight Barry Groeteman's fight that was scheduled for April 21 against Araik Sachbazjan has been cancelled. Groenteman now has a fight scheduled for May 26 in Vaasa, Finland against Jarkko Jussila.
Jussila (5-1, 3 KOs) is a 32 year old welterweight from Finland. His only loss came against an undefeated fighter. His last fight resulted in a second round KO victory against a little-known Latvian boxer. Groenteman (7-5-1, 2 KOs) is coming off a disputed split decision loss last month. This bout is scheduled for six rounds.
Jussila (5-1, 3 KOs) is a 32 year old welterweight from Finland. His only loss came against an undefeated fighter. His last fight resulted in a second round KO victory against a little-known Latvian boxer. Groenteman (7-5-1, 2 KOs) is coming off a disputed split decision loss last month. This bout is scheduled for six rounds.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Zachary Wohlman vs. Tatsuro Irie
**This fight is no longer available. Hopefully, it will be back up soon. Apologies for the inconvenience.**
January 21, 2012
Warner Center Marriott
Woodland Hills, California
Wohlman: black trunks
Irie: white trunks
January 21, 2012
Warner Center Marriott
Woodland Hills, California
Wohlman: black trunks
Irie: white trunks
Monday, April 9, 2012
A Look Back: Sam Berger
In an effort to link the past with the present, The Jewish Boxing Blog will present monthly a short biography of notable former Jewish boxers.
Sam Berger was the first Olympic heavyweight gold medalist in boxing history. After a stunted professional career, Berger still played a role in the San Francisco boxing scene.
Samuel Berger was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 25, 1884. He was raised in San Francisco, California and eventually took up boxing. He became a decorated amateur fighting out of San Francisco's Olympic Boxing Club. In 1901, he won the Pacific middleweight amateur crown and won the heavyweight version in 1902. Berger won virtually all of his amateur bouts by KO.
The 1904 St. Louis Olympics was the first time boxing was featured in the modern Olympics. Only American boxers took part in the competition and Berger proved superior in the heavyweight division, earning a gold medal. He turned pro immediately after the games.
His promising professional career lasted a scant two years. His most notable bout was against light heavyweight champion Philadelphia Jack O'Brien in 1906. The bout against the veteran champion took place in Philadelphia and was ruled a draw after six-rounds.
Berger was a crafty boxer puncher who happened to be the brother-in-law of the great Joe Choynski. Sam stood 6'2" and weighed 200 pounds. In Berger's next bout, he was thwacked by Al Kaufman. The scheduled 20 round fight was stopped in the tenth. That loss ended Berger's career as a boxer.
But Sammy stayed close to the sport. He became a promoter. When Jim Jeffries was in the midst of his comeback against Jack Johnson, Berger served as Jeffries's manager and sparring partner. Berger also sparred with Bob Fitzsimmons. In addition to work in boxing, Berger ran a clothing store in San Francisco, where he died on February 23, 1925 at the age of 40. Berger was elected tot he International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
Bibliography
Blady, Ken. The Jewish Boxers Hall of Fame. 1988.
Somrack, Daniel F. Boxing in San Francisco. 2005.
Sam Berger was the first Olympic heavyweight gold medalist in boxing history. After a stunted professional career, Berger still played a role in the San Francisco boxing scene.
Samuel Berger was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 25, 1884. He was raised in San Francisco, California and eventually took up boxing. He became a decorated amateur fighting out of San Francisco's Olympic Boxing Club. In 1901, he won the Pacific middleweight amateur crown and won the heavyweight version in 1902. Berger won virtually all of his amateur bouts by KO.
The 1904 St. Louis Olympics was the first time boxing was featured in the modern Olympics. Only American boxers took part in the competition and Berger proved superior in the heavyweight division, earning a gold medal. He turned pro immediately after the games.
His promising professional career lasted a scant two years. His most notable bout was against light heavyweight champion Philadelphia Jack O'Brien in 1906. The bout against the veteran champion took place in Philadelphia and was ruled a draw after six-rounds.
Berger was a crafty boxer puncher who happened to be the brother-in-law of the great Joe Choynski. Sam stood 6'2" and weighed 200 pounds. In Berger's next bout, he was thwacked by Al Kaufman. The scheduled 20 round fight was stopped in the tenth. That loss ended Berger's career as a boxer.
But Sammy stayed close to the sport. He became a promoter. When Jim Jeffries was in the midst of his comeback against Jack Johnson, Berger served as Jeffries's manager and sparring partner. Berger also sparred with Bob Fitzsimmons. In addition to work in boxing, Berger ran a clothing store in San Francisco, where he died on February 23, 1925 at the age of 40. Berger was elected tot he International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
Bibliography
Blady, Ken. The Jewish Boxers Hall of Fame. 1988.
Somrack, Daniel F. Boxing in San Francisco. 2005.
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