Dave Rosenberg
Born(1901-05-15)May 15, 1901
New York City, New York
DiedFebruary 1, 1979(1979-02-01) (aged 77)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesBrooklyn Boxer
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight

Dave Rosenberg was an American boxer born in New York City on May 15, 1901 and died February 1, 1979.[1]

Amateur career

Rosenberg was managed by Joe Schwinger and won the National and New York State Amateur Championship titles in 1919 before turning professional in October of that year.

Professional career

Rosenberg fought as a professional boxer from 1919-1925 and held the NYSAC middleweight championship briefly in 1922 when he defeated Phil Krug for the vacant title on August 14, 1922 at the Veledrome in Brooklyn, New York City. This championship garnered the attention of Mike O'Dowd, and the two scheduled a fifteen round fight at 160 pounds.[2] Losing that fight, Rosenberg became one of the shortest reigning champions in boxing history, having only held his championship for 109 days before his defeated by O'Dowd.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Dave Rosenberg - BoxRec".
  2. ↑ "O'Dowd Will Seek to Regain Laurels". The New York Times. 19 September 1922.
  3. ↑ "Mike O'Dowd Wins New York World Middleweight Title". 2 December 2013.
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