Al Singer boxer

Al Singer boxer
bouts
73
won
62
lost
9
draw
2
Status
inactive
Division
lightweight
Debut
1927-07-02
Height
5′ 4½″/164cm
Reach
-
Age
54
Born
1906-09-06
Death
1961-04-20
Nationality
USA

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Al "The Bronx Beauty" Singer (September 6, 1909 – April 20, 1961) was an American boxer who won the world lightweight championship in 1930.Singer was born in a tenement on Broome Street, part of the Jewish section in New York's Lower East Side on September 6, 1909. He was one of four sons and a daughter born to an ambitious ladies' garment entrepreneur who would keep his large family in America's middle class. Singer, an all round athlete who loved basketball, was discovered by boxing trainers Harry Drucker and Hymie Caplan after his tenth amateur bout which included a great showing in his first outing against the New York State Bantamweight champion, Jimmy Cruze. As an amateur boxer, he won the Metropolitan AAU featherweight title. Singer had unsurpassed grace and a studied style in the ring, and he could punch with authority, but unlike the great lightweight Benny Leonard, to whom he was often compared, he could not take a strong punch and was considered to have a "glass jaw". His quick rise to fame, and equally quick demise could be explained by these competing characteristics.Debuting as a professional in Brooklyn with a knockout of Jim Reilly on July 2, 1927, Singer went undefeated in his first two years as a professional. His affectionate New York fans dubbed him "The Bronx Beauty" for both his looks and exceptional grace in the ring. Though Singer was young and had stayed far distant from crime, his exceptional winning record caught the eye of the New York mob, who hoped to bring him to a championship as quickly as possible. Most reference books on Singer noted that in 1928, two men came to his training camp and asked to meet with his manager Harry Drucker. Accepting a ride with the men, Drucker was never heard from again, and Singer came under the influence of the mob, who many believed fixed a few of his early fights. He performed exceptionally well against Lou Moscowitz at Madison Square Garden and Pete Zivic at St. Nicholas in late 1928, knocking them out in five and six rounds respectively. In his first real feature match on September 14, 1928, Singer and the exceptionally skilled Tony Canzoneri, former holder of the featherweight world title, battled to a 10-round draw, satisfying an impressed audience and spotlighting Singer as a potential feather or lightweight contender. In his career, Singer won 61 of 72 pro fights (25 by KO), drawing twice, and losing nine.In February and March 1929, Singer faced former 1927 world bantamweight champion Bud Taylor at Madison Square Garden, winning in a fourth round disqualification and a ten-round points decision. In Singer's win by disqualification, Taylor landed a low left hook to the body, 52 seconds into the fourth, that caused Singer to drop to his knees in pain. The bout was fast, furious, and close in the opening rounds. In their ten-round bout on March 15, before 20,000 at the Garden, the fighting was close, but Taylor's attempts to end the bout with hooks to the body were not adequate to slow down Singer, who was permitted to land a few rights to the jaw of Taylor, gaining essential points in the closely scored bout.In a non-title bout on July 24, 1929, before a crowd of around 29,000, Singer defeated Frenchman Andre Routis, reigning NBA world featherweight champion, in an impressive second-round technical knockout at Ebbetts Field in Brooklyn. Singer first floored the Frenchman with a count of five from a right to the jaw preceded by a right left combination, that was followed by a count of three with another right after Routis resumed boxing. On his third trip to the canvas, the referee called a technical knockout.On August 29, 1929, Singer lost an important twelve round bout with Black Cuban boxer Kid Chocolate, at the Polo Grounds in New York with 50,000 in attendance. It was a swift, clean fight that featured no knockdowns, but studied technique and style. In the fifth and the eighth, Chocolate landed two powerful rights to the head of Singer that nearly staggered him, but he stayed on his feet. In the second and eleventh, Singer boxed Chocolate around the ring, but at the end of each round Chocolate answered with a flurry of his own. Singer appeared better in the early rounds, and was the aggressor particularly in the second, fourth and fifth. In the seventh, eighth and ninth, Chocolate rallied, using his right with enough effect to gain a points advantage from which Singer could not recover. Chocolate clearly took the twelfth, conceding the tenth by a hair to Singer. The decision was unpopular with the New York crowd, who may have been aware that Chocolate effectively blocked a large number of the blows that Singer appeared to land. Chocolate let Singer take the lead, slowly wearing him down, and using his best defense against him.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1935-11-11 Johnny Toomey WDLWLL Laurel Garden, Newark WIN
Technical knockout
1935-11-07 Al Dunbar LWLWLW Westchester County Center, White Plains WIN
Technical knockout
1935-10-21 Frankie Warno LLLLDL Arena, Trenton WIN
Points
1935-10-14 Bucky Keyes WLLLLL Laurel Garden, Newark WIN
Technical knockout
1931-12-11 Battling Battalino WWLLWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Technical knockout
1931-12-01 Tommy Crowley WWLLLL Columbus Hall, Yonkers WIN
Points
1931-11-16 Johnny Gaito WLWWWW St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Points
1931-08-28 Eddie Martin LLWLWD Coney Island Stadium, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1931-07-10 Eddie Shapiro LDDWDD Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach WIN
Points
1931-06-18 Lew Massey WLLWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1930-11-14 Tony Canzoneri WWWWWL Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
KO
1930-10-14 Eddie Mack WWWWDL Chicago Stadium, Chicago WIN
Unanimous decision
1930-09-11 Jimmy McLarnin WWWWWW Yankee Stadium, Bronx LOST
KO
1930-07-17 Sammy Mandell DWLWDW Yankee Stadium, Bronx WIN
KO
1930-05-23 Ignacio Fernandez WWWLLL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1930-03-17 Eddie Wagner LDLLLL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1930-01-31 Stanislaus Loayza WDLDWL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1930-01-13 Georgie Day LLLWLL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1929-11-29 Pete Nebo WWDDWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1929-11-16 Al 'Rube' Goldberg LDLWLL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1929-11-11 Johnny Sheppard LLLLLL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1929-10-21 Davey Abad LWWWLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1929-10-11 Young Zazzarino WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1929-08-29 Kid Chocolate WWWWWW Polo Grounds, New York LOST
Split-decision
1929-08-13 Gaston Charles LLWLLL Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens WIN
KO
1929-07-24 Andre Routis WLLWLL Ebbets Field, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1929-07-08 Carl Duane DLLLLW Starlight Park, Bronx WIN
Points
1929-06-26 Dominick Petrone LLDWLL Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens WIN
Points
1929-06-17 Augie Pisano WDLLLL Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens WIN
Unanimous decision
1929-06-06 Leo (Kid) Roy WLWWLL New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Technical knockout
1929-05-17 Ignacio Fernandez DDDLWD Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
KO
1929-04-19 Patsy Ruffalo WDDLWL Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Points
1929-03-15 Bud Taylor WWLWWL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1929-02-08 Bud Taylor WWWLWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
1929-01-21 Sammy Novia WWWDLW Arena, Philadelphia WIN
Points
1929-01-14 Joe Ryder LWLLDW Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1928-12-14 Tony Canzoneri WLWLWW Madison Square Garden, New York DRAW
Majority decision
1928-12-03 Pete Zivic DDDLLW St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1928-11-16 Lou Moscowitz LLDWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
KO
1928-11-08 Johnny Lawson WDLLLL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1928-10-22 Al Tripoli DLWDWD St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1928-10-05 Johnny Lawson WWDLLL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
1928-09-22 Chick Suggs DLWLWL Olympia Boxing Club, New York WIN
Points
1928-09-10 Vic Burrone WWWLLL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Points
1928-08-21 Smiling Springer LLLDLW Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens WIN
Technical knockout
1928-08-13 Tony Pellegrino LWWWWW Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens WIN
Points
1928-08-03 Pancho Dencio WLLLLL Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach WIN
Technical knockout
1928-07-24 Petey Mack WLLDLL Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens DRAW
Points
1928-07-03 Pete Herman WD Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens WIN
Points
1928-06-21 Tommy Gervel LLLLWL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1928-06-11 Petey Mack DWLLD St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Points
1928-05-28 Georgie Mack LWLWWW St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Points
1928-05-14 George Nickfor DLLWWD St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
KO
1928-04-18 Lew Hurley DDLLLL Manhattan Casino, New York WIN
Points
1928-04-11 Sonny Parson DLWWWL Manhattan Casino, New York WIN
KO
1928-04-07 Joe Barbara WWLLWL Olympia Boxing Club, New York WIN
Points
1928-03-17 George Goldberg LWWWLD Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1928-03-03 Joey Katkish LDLDWL Olympia Boxing Club, New York WIN
Points
1928-02-04 Sammy Chernoff LWDLDD Olympia Boxing Club, New York LOST
Points
1928-01-14 Herman Wallace LWLWWL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1927-12-31 Harry Traub LWLLLW Olympia Boxing Club, New York WIN
KO
1927-12-17 George Goldberg LWLLWW Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn LOST
Points
1927-11-12 George Goldberg LWLLW Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn LOST
Points
1927-11-09 Tommy Brady WLLL Pioneer Sporting Club, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1927-10-29 Murray Fuchs LDLLLL Olympia Boxing Club, New York WIN
Points
1927-10-22 Guy Mastrion LWDWLW Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1927-10-04 Sammy Chernoff WLWD St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Points
1927-09-29 Tommy Rivetti WWWWWL Columbus Hall, Yonkers WIN
Points
1927-09-17 Jim Reilly L Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
KO
1927-08-27 Murray Fuchs LLDLLL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1927-08-06 Joe Barbara WDLWWW Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn LOST
Points
1927-07-30 Joe Salamone LWLLLL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1927-07-02 Jim Reilly debut Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
KO

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