Abraham Jacob Hollandersky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Abraham Jacob Hollandersky

American boxer (1887-1966)

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1887

Place of Birth: Berżniki, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 01-Nov-1966

Profession: boxer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Abraham Jacob Hollandersky

  • Abe "The Newsboy" Hollandersky (December 3, 1888 – November 1, 1966) became the second American boxer to win the Panamanian 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.Hollandersky was reputed to have fought an unprecedented 1,039 boxing matches between 1905–18, as well as 387 wrestling matches.
  • The record of 1039 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 1039, 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.In his role as newsboy to the Navy he met, worked or corresponded with four Presidents, at least two Secretarys 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.

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