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Abraham Jacob Hollandersky
American boxer (1887–1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abe "The Newsboy" Hollandersky (December 3, 1888 – November 1, 1966) was an American professional boxer who won the Panamanian national Heavyweight Title when he defeated Californian Jack Ortega in nine rounds in Panama City on May 30, 1913. American congressmen, Naval personnel, and canal workers were among the crowd of nearly two thousand who watched Hollandersky gain victory over an opponent who outweighed him by over thirty-five pounds. The New York Times announced Hollandersky's best known win the following morning.[1][2]
Abe Hollandersky | |
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![]() Before Norfolk fight, 1914 | |
Born | Abraham Jacob Hollandersky (1888-12-03)December 3, 1888 Berznick, Suwalk, Russia Currently Northeastern Poland |
Died | November 1, 1966(1966-11-01) (aged 78) San Diego, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Abe the Newsboy |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 100 on BoxRec verified (Up to 1000 with onboard and training matches) |
Wins | 25 |
Wins by KO | 7 |
Losses | 40 |
Draws | 26 |
No contests | 9 |
Hollandersky was reputed to have fought an unprecedented 1,039 boxing matches between 1905 and 1918, as well as 387 wrestling matches.[3][4] The record of 1,039 bouts from Hollandersky's autobiography was featured for decades in the Guinness Book of World Records, Ripley's Believe it or Not, The Ring Record Book, and hundreds of short newspaper articles made available as Associated Press fillers, appearing most frequently between 1930 and 1970. The most common fight total cited by Hollandersky was 1,039, but as Abe fought additional exhibitions he increased the count, thus a few sources that interviewed him after the publication of his book quote higher totals.[5][6]
In his role as newsboy to the Navy he met, worked or corresponded with four Presidents, at least two Secretaries of the Navy, and many high-ranking admirals, while documenting his meetings and correspondence. Several sources also credit him with taking an American or World Welterweight Wrestling Championship in December 1907. Hollandersky's claim to the championship was a result of a victory over "Young Roeber" who wrestled frequently in New York and held several wrestling weight division titles.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]