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Barney Aaron (Young) English-born U.S. boxer, Hall of Fame
Abe Attell ("The Little Hebrew") U.S. world champion featherweight boxer, Hall of Fame
Monte Attell U.S. world champion bantamweight boxer
Jaime Averboch Argentine world champion welterweight boxer
Max Baer ("Madcap Maxie") U.S. world champion heavyweight boxer, ¼ Jewish, wore a big Star of David on his trunks, Hall of Fame
Benny Bass ("Little Fish") U.S. world champion featherweight & world champion junior lightweight boxer, Hall of Fame
Fabrice Benichou French world champion super bantamweight boxer
Jack Kid Berg (Judah Bergman) English world champion junior welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame, wore a Star of David on his trunks
Maxie Berger Canadian world champion junior welterweight, wore a Star of David on his trunks
Samuel Berger U.S. Olympic champion heavyweight boxer
Jack Bernstein also "John Dodick," "Kid Murphy," and "Young Murphy" - U.S. world champion junior lightweight boxer
Larry Boardman U.S. # 2 ranked lightweight boxer
Mushy Callahan (Vincente Sheer) U.S. world champion light welterweight boxer
Joe Choynski ("Chrysanthemum Joe") U.S. heavyweight boxer, Hall of Fame
Robert Cohen French & Algerian world champion bantamweight boxer
Al Bummy Davis (Abraham Davidoff) U.S. welterweight & lightweight boxer, wore a Star of David on his trunks
Jackie Fields (Jacob Finkelstein) U.S. world champion welterweight & Olympic champion featherweight boxer, Hall of Fame
Yuri Foreman Belarusian-born Israeli U.S. undefeated middleweight boxer
György Gedó Hungarian Olympic champion light flyweight boxer
Abe Goldstein U.S. world champion bantamweight boxer
Ruby Goldstein "Ruby the Jewel of the Ghetto" - U.S. welterweight boxer, wore a Star of David on his trunks
Roman Greenberg Israeli undefeated heavyweight boxer
Stéphane Haccoun French boxer
Alphonse Halimi ("La Petite Terreur") French world champion bantamweight boxer
Harry Harris ("The Human Hairpin") U.S. world champion bantamweight boxer
Gary Jacobs Scottish boxer
Ben Jeby (Morris Jebaltowsky) U.S. world champion middleweight boxer
Daniel Judah U.S. light heavyweight boxer
Josiah Judah ("Gorilla") U.S. boxer
Yoel Judah U.S. boxer & trainer
Zab Judah ("Super") U.S. world champion junior welterweight & world champion
Louis Kaplan ("Kid Kaplan") Russian-born U.S. world champion featherweight boxer, Hall of Fame
Ronnie Kerner Ronnie "The Rottweiler" Kerner - US Heavyweight NYBSC Champion Aka. "The Knock Out King"
Julie Kogon U.S. lightweight boxer
Solly Krieger ("Danny Auerbach") U.S. world champion middleweight boxer
Benny Leonard Benjamin Leiner; "The Ghetto Wizard" - U.S. world champion lightweight boxer, Hall of Fame
Artie Levine U.S. middleweight & light heavyweight boxer
Battling Levinsky (Barney Lebrowitz) U.S. world champion light heavyweight boxer, Hall of Fame
Harry Lewis ("Harry Besterman") U.S. world champion welterweight boxer
Ted "Kid" Lewis (Gershon Mendeloff) English world champion welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame
Sammy Luftspring Canadian welterweight boxing champion, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Saoul Mamby U.S. world champion junior welterweight boxer
Al McCoy (Alexander Rudolph) U.S. world champion middleweight boxer
Daniel Mendoza Portugal-born English boxer, Hall of Fame
Samuel Mosberg U.S. Olympic champion lightweight boxer
Bob Olin U.S. world champion light heavyweight boxer
Victor Perez ("Young") Tunisian world champion flyweight boxer
Charlie Phil Rosenberg "Charles Green" - U.S. world champion bantamweight boxer
Dana Rosenblatt ("Dangerous") U.S. world champion middleweight boxer
Maxie Rosenbloom ("Slapsie") U.S. world champion light heavyweight boxer, Hall of Fame, wore a Star of David on his trunks
Barney Ross (Dov-Ber Rasofsky) U.S. world champion lightweight & junior welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame
Mike Rossman Michael Albert DiPiano; "The Jewish Bomber" - U.S. world champion light heavyweight boxer, wore Star of David on trunks
Shamil Sabirov Russian Olympic champion light flyweight boxer
Dmitry Salita ("Star of David") U.S. junior welterweight undefeated boxer
Isadore "Corporal Izzy" Schwartz "The Ghetto Midget" - U.S. world champion flyweight boxer
Al Singer ("The Bronx Beauty") U.S. world champion lightweight boxer
"Lefty" Lew Tendler U.S. bantamweight, lightweight, and welterweight boxer, Hall of Fame, wore a Star of David on his trunks
Sid Terris ("Ghost of the Ghetto") U.S. lightweight boxer, wore a Star of David on his trunks
Sammy Waltz U.S. boxer
Victor Zilberman Rumanian Olympic welterweight bronze medal winner