Isadore Schwartz
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| Corporal Izzy Schwartz | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Isadore Schwartz |
| Rated at | Flyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | October 23, 1900 New York |
| Died | July 1988 (aged 87–88) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 125 |
| Wins | 70 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 34 |
| Draws | 16 |
| No contests | 5 |
Isadore "Corporal Izzy" Schwartz ("Izzy Schwarts; the "Ghetto Midget"; October 23, 1900, in New York, New York – July 1988) was an American boxer.[1] Schwartz was (New York) World Flyweight Champion from 1927 to 1929. Schwartz was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.[2]
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[edit] Further reading
- The Jewish boxers hall of fame. http://books.google.com/books?id=sO2pBT9g9lwC&pg=PA175&dq=%22Izzy+Schwartz%22+boxer&hl=en&ei=jbQ4TZioC8P98AblmvyWCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Izzy%20Schwartz%22%20boxer&f=false. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. http://books.google.com/books?id=oZxnNt28DhcC&pg=PA65&dq=%22Izzy+Schwartz%22+boxer&hl=en&ei=jbQ4TZioC8P98AblmvyWCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- Ellis Island to Ebbets Field: Sport and the American Jewish Experience. http://books.google.com/books?id=qjOYf1YAhaoC&pg=PA145&dq=%22Izzy+Schwartz%22+boxer&hl=en&ei=jbQ4TZioC8P98AblmvyWCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFQQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. http://books.google.com/books?id=oZxnNt28DhcC&pg=PA65&dq=%22Isadore+Schwartz%22+boxer&hl=en&ei=E7Q4TZ3HJsGB8gbTh8C5Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "Isadore “Corporal Izzy” Schwartz". Jewishsports.net. http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/IsadoreSchwartz.htm. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
