21 Facts About Abe Goldstein

Abe Goldstein was an American Undisputed World Bantamweight Champion boxer from New York.

Abe Goldstein worked with the famous New York trainer Ray Arcel.

Abe Goldstein successfully defended the title twice the year he took it, against Charles Ledoux and Tommy Ryan, before losing to Eddie "Cannonball" Martin in a 15-round decision on December 19,1924.

Abe Goldstein had an unsuccessful attempt at the American Flyweight Championship early in his career against Johnny Buff and fought Pancho Villa, another holder of the American Flyweight Title in a non-title match.

Abe Goldstein got his earliest ring experience with Nat Osk, the athletic instructor at the 92nd YMHA of Manhattan, who taught him elementary boxing.

Abe Goldstein won a series of amateur titles including the Metropolitan, New York State, New England, Middle Atlantic, and National Titles for amateurs at the weight of 112 pounds.

Unlike several of Arcel's bantamweight fighters, Abe Goldstein rarely had trouble making weight, a trick for many bantams.

Villa won the decision by "decisively outpointing and outpunching his heavier rival," and appeared to be the aggressor in most of the rounds, with the possible exception of the fifth where Abe Goldstein scored with two left hooks.

One source noted that the bout was not a title match, as Abe Goldstein weighed in at.

Abe Goldstein was substituting for Joe Lynch, who had been stripped of his title, partly for avoiding the match against Abe Goldstein.

Abe Goldstein was given five rounds, Burman three, and the rest were declared even.

On October 29,1923, Abe Goldstein defeated Joe Burman in a close twelve round points decision in Madison Square Garden, though according to Ray Arcel, Abe Goldstein had not fully trained for the bout.

Abe Goldstein defended his title again against Tommy Ryan on September 8,1924, in Long Island City, in Queens, New York, in a fifteen-round points decision.

Abe Goldstein had fought and defeated Ryan twice previously in non-title fights.

The Lincoln Star wrote that Abe Goldstein had an advantage in the first six rounds, particularly the third, but that Martin showed aggression and put Abe Goldstein on the defensive so often that he eventually won the decision.

The Ashbury Park Press, agreeing with the decision for Martin, wrote that Abe Goldstein appeared to be on the defensive too often and clinched repeatedly as a reaction to Martin's onslaught.

Abe Goldstein lost 20 of the 23 fights he boxed after losing the World Bantamweight title to Eddie Martin.

On March 19,1925, immediately after his loss to Martin, Abe Goldstein defeated Tommy Milton in twelve rounds at the Rink Sporting Club in New York.

Abe Goldstein landed the heavier blows, particularly a vicious right to the chin of Tommy in the seventh round that put him on the mat for a count of nine.

On June 25,1927, Abe Goldstein's had his last professional fight with Filipino boxer Ignazio Fernandez in a seventh-round TKO in Chicago, Illinois.

Abe Goldstein had an impressive thirty-five knockouts among his wins.