Jack Silver (boxer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJack Silver (boxer)
American boxer
Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1903
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Death: 26-Jul-1994
Profession: boxer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Jack Silver (boxer)
- Jack Silver (August 16, 1903 – July 26, 1994) was a Navy Pacific Fleet Champion around 1921, a Pacific Coast Lightweight boxing Champion in 1924 and a contender for the Pacific Coast Welterweight Championship in 1926. In 1925, he was the World's third ranked lightweight.
- He was reputed by one source to have fought 237 bouts with 200 wins.
- In his career he fought champions Mushy Callahan, Young Corbett III, Jackie Fields, and Young Jack Thompson.
- He defeated Callahan in a stunning upset on July 5, 1926 just months before Callahan would take the World Light Welterweight Championship.
- After his retirement from professional boxing, he was a California boxing referee and judge for over twenty years.
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