Barney Ross

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Barney Ross boxer
"World's Welterweight Champion"

"World's Welterweight Champion"
Data
Birth Name David Beryl Rasofsky
Weight class Welterweight
nationality US-american
birthday December 23, 1909
place of birth New York City
Date of death 17th January 1967
Place of death Chicago
style Left delivery
size 1.70 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles 81
Victories 74
Knockout victories 22nd
Defeats 4th
draw 3

Barney Ross (born December 23, 1909 in New York City , † January 17, 1967 in Chicago ; actually David Beryl Rasofsky ) was an American boxer .

Ross was one of two famous pre-WWII Jewish boxers in the United States, the other was Benny Leonard .

In the 1930s he won the lightweight, light welterweight and welterweight titles with consistent counter-boxing. Ross had a relatively low clout and was therefore only able to achieve a few knockout victories, but never went KO himself.

He beat Jimmy McLarnin (won the series 2-1), Billy Petrolle and Tony Canzoneri , but had no chance in the last fight of his career against Henry Armstrong .

During the Second World War he signed up for the Marine Corps at the age of 32 , although he had already exceeded the age limit for eligibility. He was eventually used in Guadalcanal and awarded the " Silver Star " order. His war injuries and malaria resulted in chronic pain that he tried to numb with morphine. He was only able to get rid of the addiction in 1947 after a withdrawal treatment.

In 1990 Ross was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame .

Fonts

  • with Martin Abramson: No Man Stands Alone. The True Story of Barney Ross. Lippincott, Philadelphia 1957.

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personal data
SURNAME Ross, Barney
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rasofsky, David Beryl (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American boxer
DATE OF BIRTH December 23, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH 17th January 1967
Place of death Chicago