A list of famous Jewish boxers. These 61 athletes are an inspiration to every Jew & athlete out there, whether you're a fan of Boxing or just a fan of great athleticism in general. Personally, I'm a fan of both, which is why I've been building this whole series of lists celebrating famous Jewish athletes.
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- Barney Ross (born Dov-Ber "Beryl" David Rosofsky; December 23, 1909 – January 17, 1967) was an... more on Wikipedia
Barney Ross
Dec. at 58 (1909-1967) - Maximilian Adelbert Baer (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was an American boxer who was... more on Wikipedia
Max Baer
Dec. at 50 (1909-1959) - Benny Leonard (born Benjamin Leiner; April 7, 1896 – April 18, 1947) was a Jewish American... more on Wikipedia
Benny Leonard
Dec. at 51 (1896-1947) - Max Everitt Rosenbloom (November 1, 1907 – March 6, 1976) was an American professional boxer,... more on Wikipedia
Maxie Rosenbloom
Dec. at 69 (1907-1976) - Yuri Foreman (born August 5, 1980) is an Israeli professional boxer who held the WBA super... more on Wikipedia
Yuri Foreman
Age: 40 - Jack Bernstein, (November 5, 1899 – December 26, 1945) was an American boxer given the... more on Wikipedia
Jack Bernstein
Dec. at 46 (1899-1945) - Samuel Berger (December 25, 1884 – February 23, 1925) was an American heavyweight boxer who... more on Wikipedia
Samuel Berger
Dec. at 41 (1884-1925) - Zabdiel Judah (born October 27, 1977) is an American professional boxer. He is a multiple-time... more on Wikipedia
Zab Judah
Age: 43 - Samuel A. Mossberg or Mosberg (June 14, 1896 – August 30, 1967) was an American lightweight... more on Wikipedia
Samuel Mosberg
Dec. at 71 (1896-1967) - Mushy Callahan (November 3, 1904 – June 18, 1986) was the ring name of Vincent Morris Scheer,... more on Wikipedia
Mushy Callahan
Dec. at 81 (1905-1986) - Victor Zilberman (born 20 September 1947) is a retired boxer from Romania. Born in Bucharest,... more on Wikipedia
Victor Zilberman
Age: 73 - Shamil Altaevich Sabirov (Russian: Шамиль Алтаевич Сабиров; born 4 April 1959) is a retired... more on Wikipedia
Shamil Sabirov
Age: 61 - Benjamin "Benny" Baruch J. Bass, known as "Little Fish," (December 4, 1903 – June 25, 1975)... more on Wikipedia
Benny Bass
Dec. at 71 (1904-1975) - Abraham Washington "Abe" Attell (February 22, 1883 – February 7, 1970), often referred to by... more on Wikipedia
Abe Attell
Dec. at 87 (1883-1970) - Harry Lewis (Harry Besterman; September 16, 1886 – February 22, 1956), was an American boxer,... more on Wikipedia
Harry Lewis
Dec. at 70 (1886-1956) - Saoul Paul Mamby (born June 4, 1947) was an American professional boxer between 1969 and 2008.... more on Wikipedia
Saoul Mamby
Age: 73 - Solly Krieger (March 28, 1909 – September 24, 1964) was an American middleweight boxer who... more on Wikipedia
Solly Krieger
Dec. at 55 (1909-1964) - Al "The Bronx Beauty" Singer (September 6, 1909 – April 20, 1961) was an American boxer who... more on Wikipedia
Al Singer
Dec. at 55 (1906-1961) - Alphonse Halimi (February 18, 1932 – November 12, 2006) was a French boxer. He took the World... more on Wikipedia
Alphonse Halimi
Dec. at 74 (1932-2006) - Judah Bergman, known as Jack Kid Berg or Jackie Kid Berg (28 June 1909 – 22 April 1991), was... more on Wikipedia
Jack Kid Berg
Dec. at 82 (1909-1991) - Joseph Bartlett Choynski (; November 8, 1868 – January 24, 1943) was an American boxer who... more on Wikipedia
Joe Choynski
Dec. at 75 (1868-1943) - Charley Phil Rosenberg (Charles Green; August 15, 1902 – March 12, 1976) was an American... more on Wikipedia
Charlie Phil Rosenberg
Dec. at 74 (1902-1976) - György Gedó (born 23 April 1949) is a retired Hungarian light-flyweight boxer. He competed in... more on Wikipedia
György Gedó
Age: 71 - Abe Goldstein (September 10, 1898 – February 12, 1977) was an American bantamweight boxer from... more on Wikipedia
Abe Goldstein
Dec. at 79 (1898-1977) - Reuven "Ruby" Goldstein (October 7, 1907 – April 23, 1984), the "Jewel of the Ghetto," was an... more on Wikipedia
Ruby Goldstein
Dec. at 77 (1907-1984)