15 Facts About Solly Seeman

Solomon Frederick "Solly" Seeman was the 1920 AAU National Featherweight Amateur Champion.

Solly Seeman was a legitimate contender for the Lightweight Champion of the World during March and April 1925, when he won the first two rounds of the NYSAC World Lightweight Elimination tournament.

Solly Seeman was born on February 26,1902, in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary.

Solly Seeman beat Mickey Brown twice in March and April 1921, with the March fight actually being given to Seeman a week later in a reversal by New York Boxing Commission, according to the New York Times.

Solly Seeman may have overtrained for his final tournament bout with French boxer Benny Valgar, and lost in a close ten-round decision in Queensboro Stadium on May 18,1925.

Solly Seeman knocked down Mandell in the first round, and according to many at ringside, he had the better of the match.

Solly Seeman rightfully continued to be viewed as a top contender.

Unable to arrange the title shot with Kansas, Solly Seeman took on ex-Lightweight Champion, Jimmy Goodrich on January 26,1926, in Milwaukee and decisively won the ten-round newspaper decision.

From 1926 to 1929, Solly Seeman continued to box, but was discouraged by his inability to obtain a title shot considering his rating and previous successes.

Solly Seeman won a bout with Young Leonard by second-round TKO in the Garden on March 26,1926, but his dominance in the Lightweight division began to fade afterward.

Solly Seeman defeated Pete Petrolle in Newark decisively on March 14,1927, but lost to his previous opponent from the Lightweight Championship Tournament, Charlie O'Connell on March 22,1927.

Solly Seeman retired around 1929, only a few years after his peak performances.

Solly Seeman provided training to a few gifted boxers, and in 1939 served as athletic director of the New York World's Fair.

Solly Seeman received the Luke Bauer Humanitarian Award on June 19,1976.

Solly Seeman lived in Miami Beach in his retirement, and died there on March 11,1989.