Maxie Rosenbloom

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"Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom boxer
Data
Birth Name Max Everitt Rosenbloom
Weight class Light heavyweight , heavyweight
nationality Americans
birthday November 1, 1907
place of birth Leonard's Bridge, Connecticut
Date of death March 6, 1976
Place of death South Pasadena , California
style Standard boom
size 179 cm
Combat Statistics
Struggles 298
Victories 223
Knockout victories 19th
Defeats 43
draw 30th
No value 2

Max Everitt "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom (born November 1, 1907 in Leonard's Bridge , Connecticut , † March 6, 1976 in South Pasadena , California ) was an American boxer and actor .

Boxing

Rosenbloom got his nickname "Slapsie Maxie" from a journalist because of his often open hands when fighting. In 1930 he defeated Jimmy Slattery the heavyweight title of the NYSAC . He was also regarded as the undisputed world champion. After two title defenses, he met Lou Scozza in 1932 , whom he defeated on points after 15 rounds. In 1933, Rosenblum also won the National Boxing Association ( NBA ) title by defeating Bob Godwin . In the same year he lost two non-title fights against John Henry Lewis and one against Young Stribling . In November 1933, Rosenbloom officially won the world light heavyweight title against Mickey Walker . In the following year, however, he lost the title again to Bob Olin . Rosenbloom switched to the heavyweight division and continued to fight until 1939. However, the heavyweight title of the state of California would remain his only title in this weight class.

style

Rosenbloom was always on the move, struck short series and combinations, then moved away from the opponent again. It was very difficult to hit him clearly and hard and his fights therefore often lasted for the entire number of laps.

play

In 1937 Rosenbloom was offered a role in a Hollywood film, which he accepted. In the following years he was cast as an actor on the radio, television and cinema again and again as a muscle-bound, often funny and clumsy guy. He played mostly kind-hearted characters, but occasionally also the villains' henchmen. Rosenbloom starred in more than 100 films, including The One That Nothing Is Sacred , Mr. Moto and The Fraud and Fear of Death at Dawn . He usually took on supporting roles, but he was also entrusted with leading roles in some short films and the comedy western Skipalong Rosenbloom , which appeared in 1951 . In 1943 Rosenbloom opened two comedy clubs called "Slapsy Maxie's" in San Francisco and Los Angeles .

Private life

Rosenbloom quickly became part of New York nightlife and was known as a gamer and womanizer. In 1937 he married the psychologist Muriel Faider. The marriage lasted eight years and remained childless. In 1958, Rosenbloom published his autobiography under the title Fifty Years at Ringside . With age, his health deteriorated and he also suffered from Paget's disease . Rosenbloom died in South Pasadena in 1976 at the age of 68. His grave is in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood .

Filmography (selection)

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personal data
SURNAME Rosenbloom, Maxie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rosenbloom, Max Everitt; Rosenbloom, Slapsie Maxie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American boxer and actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Leonard's Bridge , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1976
Place of death South Pasadena , California