Pinky Silverberg

Pinky Silverberg
Born	Pincus Silverberg April 5, 1904 New York, NY
Died	January 16, 1964(1964-01-16) (aged 59)
Nationality	American
Other names	Young Silverberg
Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	82
Wins	34
Wins by KO	5
Losses	34
Draws	14
No contests	0

Pinky Silverberg was a boxer in the flyweight division who briefly held the National Boxing Association (NBA) flyweight title in 1927. Silverberg won his the title vacated by Fidel LaBarba, who had recently retired, by defeating Ruby Bradley on October 22, 1927, when Bradley was disqualified due to a low blow in the seventh round. Silverberg met Bradley again on December 4, 1927, in a match that was contested above the flyweight limit. Bradley beat him in a ten-round decision. Shortly after that match, the President of the NBA stripped Silverberg of the title for an "unsatisfactory showing" in a non-title bout. As a later historian put it, "it remains the only time in boxing history that a champion was shorn of his title due to a poor performance in a non-title bout."

Silverberg never fought for a title again. He was inducted into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame on November 30, 2007.

External links

• Boxing record for Pinky Silverberg from BoxRec (registration required)