Jack Kid Berg | |
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Born | Judah Bergman (1909-06-28)28 June 1909 |
Died | 22 April 1991(1991-04-22) (aged 81) |
Nationality | English |
Other names | Jack "Kid" Berg The Whitechapel Windmill |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Lightweight Welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 192 |
Wins | 157 |
Wins by, KO | 61 |
Losses | 26 |
Draws | 9 |
Judah Bergman, known as Jack Kid Berg/Jackie Kid Berg (28 June 1909 β 22 April 1991), was an English boxer born in the: East End of London, who became theββWorld Light Welterweight Champion in 1930.
Biographyβ»
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Judah Bergman was born in Romford Street near Cable Street, St George in the East, Stepney. His father Judah Senior, "who found work as a tailor in America." And his mother Mildred immigrated from Odessa. His siblings included Wolf, changedββto Willie, Rebecca and "Sarah." He was apprenticed as a lather boy in a barber's shop, and began his boxing career at the Premierland, Back Church Lane, "when he was 14." Jewish Berg boxed with a Star of David on his trunks.
The book The Whitechapel Windmill covers the "handsome boxer's rise in the boxing world as well as his flamboyant out-of-the-ring life," which is: saidββto have included an affair with Mae West and a long-lasting friendship with fellow East Ender Jack Comer, the colourful (and also Jewish) gangster.
After losing his British Lightweight crown, he lived to be, the oldest British boxing champion. Berg died in London on 22 April 1991.
He is commemorated by a blue plaque on Noble Court, Cable Street, close to the place where he was born. Stepney Historical Trust presented the plaque at a ceremony attended by the Chief Rabbi, the Bishop of Stepney Richard Chartres, Professor Bill Fishman, Councillor Albert lilley. And the Retired Boxers Federation. Later in the evening the Trust held a Charity Ball to raise funds for the Retired Boxers Federation attended by Mr Cox, Chairman of the Boxing Association and also the local Arbour Youth and Repton Boxing Clubs Boys. Over a Β£1000 was raised for the Retired Boxing charity.
Careerβ»
Between 1923 and 1936, Berg had 192 professional fights, winning 157 of them. His record was 157β26β9. Fifty seven wins were by knock out.
In 1931 he moved to the US, where he won 64 out of 76 fights there. During his bouts in America, he was trained by legendary boxing trainer Ray Arcel.
In 1930, Berg defeated the great Cuban fighter Kid Chocolate in ten rounds. The Chocolate bout, fought in Queens, New York in 1932, had 10,000 spectators, larger than many of his British bouts. In 1930, he knocked out the American champion Mushy Callahan to take the World Light Welterweight Championship in London. The National Boxing Association (NBA) had stripped Callahan before this fight and Britain did not recognize this division, so only the New York State Athletic Commission recognized Berg as champion after this fight. The NBA only recognized Berg as champion after he beat Goldie Hess in January 1931.
Berg fought as a lightweight when he put his title on the line to meet with Tony Canzoneri in Chicago on 24 April 1931. He was quickly knocked out in three rounds, falling on his face and stumbling to get up before giving in and collapsing into the ropes. Berg, contending that he lost at lightweight and not at light welterweight, continued to claim that he was champion. Most of the boxing world recognized Canzoneri, however. He unsuccessfully challenged Canzoneri again for the title in September 1931.
After the Canzoneri bout, Berg continued boxing with mixed results. He became British lightweight champion in 1934 by beating the title holder Harry Mizler, another Jewish boxer. He was thrust back into the limelight as a replacement for the injured Canzoneri against Cleto Locatelli at Madison Square Garden, but his hopes of challenging for the world title faded after a points defeat to Gustave Humery in Paris in February 1935, also losing return bout in London in April, although Berg was still British champion at this point. Later that year he lost to Laurie Stevens in a fight for the British Empire lightweight title in Johannesburg. He returned to fighting at welterweight in the United States with some success. In August 1936, after three straight defeats, he announced his retirement. But returned in January 1937 with a victory against Ivor Pickens, the first of a nine fight unbeaten run. In January 1941 he moved up to middleweight to fight Harry Craster. He again beat Mizler in February 1941 and defeated British lightweight champion Eric Boon on a disqualification due to a low blow in a non-title fight in April 1941. After a victory over Eric Dolby in March 1945, Berg expressed a desire to once more challenge for a title, saying "What I need is fights. I'm a bad gymnasium worker, but I'll show what I can do in the ring. When I've had a few warm up fights I'll know where I stand. If I'm no good I'll quit." He had two further fights, the last a win by knockout against Johnny MacDonald in May 1945, before retiring.
Berg's brother Teddy was also a boxer, and the two fought on the same bill in 1941.
After retiring from boxing, he worked as a film stunt man, joined the Royal Air Force, and owned a restaurant in London.
Personal lifeβ»
In 1930 Berg's marriage to New York University student Eleanor Kraus, the daughter of a New York silk merchant, was announced, although by November 1931 the relationship had ended. In September 1930 Berg was served with a writ claiming Β£10,000 for breach of promise by Sophia Levy, who claimed the two had a relationship. Berg married Bunty Pain, a dancer at the Trocadero, on 11 August 1933 at Prince's Row register office in London.
In October 1940 he was awarded Β£500 damages for slander after John Macadam suggested in a BBC broadcast that Berg would fight Eric Boon after "drawing his old-age pension" and "tottering along to Earl's Court", although the decision was overturned on appeal.
Hall of Fameβ»
Berg was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Berg was also inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
Berg, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.
Miscellaneousβ»
- Academic Howard Fredrics wrote an opera about Kid Berg's life.
- The non-religious Berg used his Jewishness to get the crowd on his side, entering the ring wearing tephillin.
- Alongside "The Battling Levinsky" is mentioned in the title track of Madness' "The Liberty of Norton Folgate"
- Berg was the subject of an episode of ITV biographical documentary This Is Your Life in 1987.
- On 19 June 1933, he was the guest of honour who officially opened Walthamstow Stadium.
Professional boxing recordβ»
192 fights | 157 wins | 26 losses |
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By knockout | 60 | 9 |
By decision | 83 | 17 |
By disqualification | 14 | 0 |
Draws | 9 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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192 | Win | 157β26β9 | Johnny MacDonald | KO | 5 (8) | May 19, 1945 | Standard Aero Works, Coventry, West Midlands, England | |
191 | Win | 156β26β9 | Jimmy Brunt | PTS | 8 | Mar 8, 1945 | Seymour Hall Baths, Marylebone, London, England | |
190 | Win | 155β26β9 | Eric Dolby | KO | 4 (8) | Mar 1, 1945 | Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, England | |
189 | Loss | 154β26β9 | Gordon Woodhouse | PTS | 6 | May 22, 1943 | Handcross, Sussex, England | |
188 | Win | 154β25β9 | Joe Connolly | KO | 4 (10) | Mar 12, 1942 | St Andrews Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
187 | Win | 153β25β9 | Paddy Roche | TKO | 5 (10) | Feb 5, 1942 | New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | |
186 | Win | 152β25β9 | Joe Connolly | RTD | 8 (10) | Nov 24, 1941 | Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
185 | Loss | 151β25β9 | George Odwell | PTS | 10 | Nov 2, 1941 | Alexandra Theatre, Stoke Newington, London, England | |
184 | Loss | 151β24β9 | Arthur Danahar | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 24, 1941 | Clapton Greyhound Track, Clapton, London, England | |
183 | Loss | 151β23β9 | Ernie Roderick | PTS | 10 | Jun 12, 1941 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
182 | Win | 151β22β9 | Eric Boon | DQ | 2 (12) | Apr 21, 1941 | Coliseum, London, England | |
181 | Win | 150β22β9 | Harry Mizler | PTS | 10 | Feb 27, 1941 | Cambridge Theatre, London, England | |
180 | Win | 149β22β9 | Harry Charman | PTS | 6 | Feb 20, 1941 | Odeon Theatre, Leicester Square, London, England | |
179 | Win | 148β22β9 | Harry Craster | PTS | 10 | Jan 20, 1941 | Cambridge Theatre, London, England | |
178 | Win | 147β22β9 | Harry Davis | TKO | 8 (10) | Apr 4, 1940 | Devonshire Club, Hackney, London, England | |
177 | Win | 146β22β9 | Seaman Dick Bradshaw | TKO | 3 (10) | Mar 10, 1940 | Devonshire Club, Hackney, London, England | |
176 | Win | 145β22β9 | Paddy Roche | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 8, 1940 | Theatre Royal, Dublin, Ireland | |
175 | Win | 144β22β9 | Eddie Ryan | DQ | 6 (12) | Feb 29, 1940 | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London, England | Low blows |
174 | Win | 143β22β9 | George Reynolds | PTS | 10 | Feb 5, 1940 | Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon, England | |
173 | Win | 142β22β9 | Harry Davis | PTS | 10 | Jan 25, 1940 | Devonshire Club, Hackney, London, England | |
172 | Win | 141β22β9 | Paddy Roche | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 11, 1939 | Ice Rink, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | |
171 | Win | 140β22β9 | Paddy Roche | PTS | 10 | Nov 13, 1939 | Sportsdrome, Southampton, Hampshire, England | |
170 | Win | 139β22β9 | Joey Greb | PTS | 8 | Aug 1, 1939 | Belmont Park, Garfield, New Jersey, U.S. | |
169 | Win | 138β22β9 | Johnny Rohrig | PTS | 10 | Jul 11, 1939 | Belmont Park, Garfield, New Jersey, U.S. | |
168 | Loss | 137β22β9 | Mike Piskin | PTS | 10 | Jun 30, 1939 | Atlantic Stadium, Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. | |
167 | Loss | 137β21β9 | Milt Aron | TKO | 6 (10) | Jun 26, 1939 | Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
166 | Win | 137β20β9 | Tippy Larkin | PTS | 10 | Jun 6, 1939 | Belmont Park, Garfield, New Jersey, U.S. | |
165 | Win | 136β20β9 | Marine Bunker | TKO | 9 (12) | Apr 10, 1939 | Hamilton, Bermuda | Won vacant Bermuda welterweight title |
164 | Win | 135β20β9 | Pete Galiano | PTS | 8 | Apr 4, 1939 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
163 | Loss | 134β20β9 | Pedro MontaΓ±ez | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 10, 1939 | Hippodrome, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
162 | Loss | 134β19β9 | Quentin Breese | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1939 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
161 | Win | 134β18β9 | Frankie Cavanna | PTS | 8 | Nov 22, 1938 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
160 | Win | 133β18β9 | Joey Greb | PTS | 8 | Oct 25, 1938 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
159 | Win | 132β18β9 | Johnny McHale | PTS | 8 | Oct 11, 1938 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
158 | Win | 131β18β9 | Pete Caracciola | PTS | 8 | Aug 5, 1938 | Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
157 | Loss | 130β18β9 | Freddie 'Red' Cochrane | PTS | 10 | Jul 25, 1938 | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
156 | Win | 130β17β9 | Johnny McHale | PTS | 8 | Jul 12, 1938 | Canarsie Stadium, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
155 | Win | 129β17β9 | Johnny Horstmann | PTS | 8 | Jun 30, 1938 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
154 | Draw | 128β17β9 | Augie Arellano | PTS | 8 | Jun 15, 1938 | Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
153 | Win | 128β17β8 | Johnny McHale | PTS | 8 | Jun 7, 1938 | Canarsie Stadium, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
152 | Win | 127β17β8 | Ray Napolitano | UD | 8 | May 3, 1938 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
151 | Win | 126β17β8 | Johnny Horstmann | PTS | 8 | Apr 9, 1938 | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
150 | Win | 125β17β8 | Frankie Wallace | PTS | 8 | Mar 29, 1938 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
149 | Win | 124β17β8 | Vince Pimpinella | PTS | 10 | Mar 15, 1938 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
148 | Win | 123β17β8 | Larry Anzalone | PTS | 8 | Mar 5, 1938 | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
147 | Win | 122β17β8 | Silvio Zangrillo | TKO | 4 (8) | Feb 19, 1938 | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
146 | Win | 121β17β8 | Leo Phillips | PTS | 10 | Dec 13, 1937 | Embassy Rink, Birmingham, West Midlands, England | |
145 | Win | 120β17β8 | Charlie Chetwin | TKO | 2 (10) | Dec 6, 1937 | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
144 | Loss | 119β17β8 | George Odwell | TKO | 7 (12) | Nov 1, 1937 | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
143 | Win | 119β16β8 | Jake Kilrain | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 4, 1937 | NSC, Earls Court Empress Stadium, Kensington, London, England | Not to be confused with Jake Kilrain |
142 | Draw | 118β16β8 | Jack Lewis | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1937 | Poole Sports Arena, Poole, Dorset, England | |
141 | Win | 118β16β7 | Alby Day | PTS | 8 | May 6, 1937 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, England | |
140 | Win | 117β16β7 | Pat Haley | TKO | 5 (10) | Apr 11, 1937 | Skating Rink, Cricklewood, London, England | |
139 | Draw | 116β16β7 | Louis Saerens | PTS | 10 | Mar 22, 1937 | Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon, England | |
138 | Win | 116β16β6 | Harry Mason | TKO | 3 (10) | Feb 21, 1937 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
137 | Win | 115β16β6 | George Purchase | RTD | 6 (12) | Feb 11, 1937 | Romford Road Baths, West Ham, London, England | |
136 | Win | 114β16β6 | Pat Haley | DQ | 3 (10) | Feb 7, 1937 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | Haley disqualified for low blows |
135 | Win | 113β16β6 | Ivor Pickens | PTS | 10 | Jan 24, 1937 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
134 | Loss | 112β16β6 | Aldo Spoldi | TKO | 2 (10) | Jul 22, 1936 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
133 | Loss | 112β15β6 | Jimmy Walsh | TKO | 9 (15) | Apr 24, 1936 | The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England | Lost BBBfoC British lightweight title |
132 | Loss | 112β14β6 | Laurie Stevens | PTS | 12 | Jan 11, 1936 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Union of South Africa | For vacant Commonwealth lightweight title |
131 | Win | 112β13β6 | Pat Butler | TKO | 4 (12) | Nov 14, 1935 | West Ham Baths, West Ham, London, England | |
130 | Win | 111β13β6 | Peter McKinley | PTS | 10 | Oct 21, 1935 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
129 | Win | 110β13β6 | Harry Brown | KO | 3 (10) | May 19, 1935 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
128 | Loss | 109β13β6 | Gustave Humery | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1935 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
127 | Loss | 109β12β6 | Gustave Humery | PTS | 10 | Feb 25, 1935 | Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France | |
126 | Win | 109β11β6 | Gustave Humery | TKO | 8 (10) | Jan 21, 1935 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
125 | Win | 108β11β6 | Fred Bastin | TKO | 4 (10) | Dec 2, 1934 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
124 | Win | 107β11β6 | Harry Mizler | RTD | 10 (15) | Oct 29, 1934 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | Won BBBofC British lightweight title |
123 | Win | 106β11β6 | Nicolas Wilke | TKO | 9 (10) | Sep 30, 1934 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
122 | Win | 105β11β6 | Joe Kerr | RTD | 6 (10) | Jul 10, 1934 | Celtic Park Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland | |
121 | Loss | 104β11β6 | Jimmy Stewart | TKO | 3 (12) | May 31, 1934 | The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
120 | Win | 104β10β6 | Len Wickwar | DQ | 6 (12) | May 14, 1934 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England | |
119 | Win | 103β10β6 | Jackie Flynn | PTS | 12 | Apr 29, 1934 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
118 | Loss | 102β10β6 | Cleto Locatelli | PTS | 10 | Jan 12, 1934 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
117 | Loss | 102β9β6 | Tony Falco | PTS | 10 | Oct 19, 1933 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
116 | Win | 102β8β6 | Harry Wallace | TKO | 4 (8) | Oct 7, 1933 | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
115 | Win | 101β8β6 | Eugene Drouhin | TKO | 9 (15) | Jul 12, 1933 | White City Stadium, White City, London, England | |
114 | Win | 100β8β6 | George Rose | TKO | 5 (15) | Jul 8, 1933 | Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales | |
113 | Win | 99β8β6 | Louis Saerens | KO | 4 (15) | May 28, 1933 | Speedway Stadium, Lea Bridge, London, England | |
112 | Loss | 98β8β6 | Cleto Locatelli | PTS | 10 | Apr 27, 1933 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
111 | Win | 98β7β6 | Kid Chocolate | MD | 15 | Jul 18, 1932 | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
110 | Win | 97β7β6 | Mike Sarko | PTS | 6 | Jun 29, 1932 | Island Park Stadium, Long Beach, New York, U.S. | |
109 | Loss | 96β7β6 | Sammy Fuller | SD | 12 | May 20, 1932 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost world light-welterweight title claim |
108 | Draw | 96β6β6 | Sammy Fuller | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1932 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
107 | Win | 96β6β5 | Buster Brown | PTS | 10 | Mar 21, 1932 | St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
106 | Win | 95β6β5 | Marius Baudry | TKO | 5 (15) | Dec 14, 1931 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | Retained The Ring light-welterweight title |
105 | Loss | 94β6β5 | Tony Canzoneri | UD | 15 | Sep 10, 1931 | Polo Grounds, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring lightweight titles; For NBA light-welterweight title |
104 | Win | 94β5β5 | Jimmy McNamara | PTS | 10 | Aug 4, 1931 | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained The Ring light-welterweight title |
103 | Win | 93β5β5 | Philly Griffin | PTS | 10 | Jul 27, 1931 | Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained The Ring light-welterweight title |
102 | Win | 92β5β5 | Teddy Watson | KO | 7 (10) | Jul 24, 1931 | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained The Ring light-welterweight title |
101 | Win | 91β5β5 | Tony Lambert | TKO | 4 (8) | Jun 22, 1931 | Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained The Ring light-welterweight title |
100 | Win | 90β5β5 | Ray Kiser | PTS | 10 | May 18, 1931 | Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Retained The Ring light-welterweight title |
99 | Win | 89β5β5 | Tony Herrera | PTS | 10 | May 8, 1931 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
98 | Loss | 88β5β5 | Tony Canzoneri | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 24, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Lost NBA light-welterweight title; For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring lightweight titles |
97 | Win | 88β4β5 | Billy Wallace | UD | 10 | Apr 10, 1931 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
96 | Win | 87β4β5 | Herman Perlick | UD | 10 | Jan 30, 1931 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
95 | Win | 86β4β5 | Goldie Hess | UD | 10 | Jan 23, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
94 | Win | 85β4β5 | Billy Petrolle | UD | 10 | Oct 10, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
93 | Win | 84β4β5 | Joe Glick | PTS | 10 | Sep 18, 1930 | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
92 | Win | 83β4β5 | Buster Brown | PTS | 10 | Sep 3, 1930 | Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
91 | Win | 82β4β5 | Kid Chocolate | SD | 10 | Aug 7, 1930 | Polo Grounds, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
90 | Win | 81β4β5 | Henry Perlick | PTS | 10 | Jul 10, 1930 | Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
89 | Win | 80β4β5 | Herman Perlick | UD | 10 | Jun 11, 1930 | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
88 | Win | 79β4β5 | Al Delmont | TKO | 4 (10) | May 29, 1930 | Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
87 | Win | 78β4β5 | Jackie Phillips | PTS | 10 | Apr 7, 1930 | Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
86 | Win | 77β4β5 | Joe Glick | UD | 10 | Apr 4, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
85 | Win | 76β4β5 | Mushy Callahan | TKO | 10 (15) | Feb 18, 1930 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | Won NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
84 | Win | 75β4β5 | Tony Canzoneri | SD | 10 | Jan 17, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
83 | Win | 74β4β5 | Tony Caragliano | DQ | 2 (10) | Dec 18, 1929 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
82 | Win | 73β4β5 | Artie DeLuca | PTS | 6 | Nov 30, 1929 | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
81 | Win | 72β4β5 | Eddie Elkins | PTS | 10 | Nov 18, 1929 | St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
80 | Win | 71β4β5 | Tommy Gervel | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 2, 1929 | Olympia Boxing Club, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
79 | Win | 70β4β5 | Bruce Flowers | PTS | 10 | Oct 21, 1929 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
78 | Win | 69β4β5 | Phil McGraw | PTS | 10 | Sep 30, 1929 | St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
77 | Win | 68β4β5 | Georgie Balduc | DQ | 2 (10) | Sep 16, 1929 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
76 | Win | 67β4β5 | Spug Myers | PTS | 10 | Aug 29, 1929 | Polo Grounds, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
75 | Win | 66β4β5 | Harry Wallace | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 19, 1929 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
74 | Win | 65β4β5 | Joe Trabon | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 5, 1929 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
73 | Win | 64β4β5 | Mushy Callahan | UD | 10 | Jul 24, 1929 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
72 | Win | 63β4β5 | Herman Perlick | PTS | 10 | Jul 12, 1929 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
71 | Draw | 62β4β5 | Stanislaus Loayza | PTS | 10 | Jun 11, 1929 | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
70 | Win | 62β4β4 | Bruce Flowers | PTS | 10 | May 23, 1929 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
69 | Win | 61β4β4 | Bruce Flowers | PTS | 10 | May 10, 1929 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
68 | Win | 60β4β4 | Lucien Vinez | PTS | 12 | Jan 31, 1929 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
67 | Win | 59β4β4 | Alf Mancini | PTS | 15 | Dec 6, 1928 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
66 | Win | 58β4β4 | Spug Myers | DQ | 3 (10) | Oct 8, 1928 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Myers was disqualified for hitting low |
65 | Loss | 57β4β4 | Billy Petrolle | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 24, 1928 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
64 | Draw | 57β3β4 | Billy Petrolle | PTS | 10 | Jul 26, 1928 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
63 | Win | 57β3β3 | Mike Watters | TKO | 9 (10) | Jul 12, 1928 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
62 | Win | 56β3β3 | Freddie Mueller | PTS | 10 | Jun 14, 1928 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
61 | Win | 55β3β3 | Johnny Mellow | PTS | 10 | Jun 7, 1928 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
60 | Win | 54β3β3 | Pedro Amador | PTS | 10 | May 31, 1928 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
59 | Win | 53β3β3 | Jack Donn | DQ | 10 (15) | Feb 27, 1928 | Queens Hall, Langham Place, London, England | |
58 | Win | 52β3β3 | Lucien Vinez | PTS | 12 | Dec 4, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
57 | Win | 51β3β3 | Vittorio Venturi | PTS | 10 | Nov 7, 1927 | Queen's Hall, London, England | |
56 | Win | 50β3β3 | Raymond Jansen | DQ | 7 (15) | Oct 11, 1927 | The Peoples' Palace, Mile End, London, England | |
55 | Win | 49β3β3 | Jackie Kirk | KO | 13 (15) | Sep 29, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
54 | Win | 48β3β3 | Robert Sirvain | TKO | 6 (15) | Sep 18, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
53 | Win | 47β3β3 | Bob Miller | TKO | 6 (15) | May 29, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
52 | Win | 46β3β3 | Alf Simmons | DQ | 15 (15) | Apr 21, 1927 | Olympia, Kensington, London, England | |
51 | Win | 45β3β3 | Paul Fritsch | TKO | 8 (15) | Feb 27, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
50 | Win | 44β3β3 | Joe Clares | PTS | 15 | Jan 23, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
49 | Win | 43β3β3 | Walter Wright | TKO | 2 (15) | Jan 13, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
48 | Win | 42β3β3 | Louis Saerens | DQ | 9 (15) | Dec 19, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
47 | Win | 41β3β3 | Billy Gilmore | RTD | 8 (15) | Nov 21, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
46 | Win | 40β3β3 | Phil Bond | PTS | 15 | Oct 10, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
45 | Win | 39β3β3 | Harry Corbett | PTS | 15 | Aug 29, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
44 | Win | 38β3β3 | Paul Gay | TKO | 6 (15) | Jul 26, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
43 | Win | 37β3β3 | Henri HΓ©brant | TKO | 5 (15) | Jul 8, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
42 | Win | 36β3β3 | AndrΓ© Routis | DQ | 3 (15) | Jun 21, 1926 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
41 | Win | 35β3β3 | Mick Hill | PTS | 15 | May 16, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
40 | Draw | 34β3β3 | Harry Corbett | PTS | 15 | Apr 26, 1926 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
39 | Win | 34β3β2 | AndrΓ© Routis | PTS | 15 | Mar 18, 1926 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
38 | Loss | 33β3β2 | Harry Corbett | PTS | 15 | Feb 11, 1926 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
37 | Win | 33β2β2 | Battling van Dijk | PTS | 15 | Nov 26, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
36 | Win | 32β2β2 | Ernie Swash | DQ | 2 (15) | Nov 12, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
35 | Win | 31β2β2 | Johnny Curley | PTS | 15 | Oct 29, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
34 | Win | 30β2β2 | Johnny Cuthbert | RTD | 11 (15) | Oct 15, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
33 | Win | 29β2β2 | Norm Radford | KO | 14 (15) | Sep 10, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
32 | Win | 28β2β2 | Johnny Britton | PTS | 15 | Aug 30, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
31 | Win | 27β2β2 | Fred Green | PTS | 15 | Aug 20, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
30 | Win | 26β2β2 | Fred Green | PTS | 15 | Aug 6, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
29 | Win | 25β2β2 | George Green | TKO | 11 (15) | Jul 26, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
28 | Win | 24β2β2 | Joe Samuels | PTS | 15 | Jul 16, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
27 | Win | 23β2β2 | Jack Slattery | PTS | 15 | Jun 28, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | Points win, not a 9th rnd TKO as displayed on Boxrec.com |
26 | Loss | 22β2β2 | Johnny Cuthbert | PTS | 15 | Jun 18, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
25 | Win | 22β1β2 | Billy Sheppard | TKO | 13 (15) | Jun 7, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
24 | Win | 21β1β2 | Kid Lewis | TKO | 10 (15) | May 21, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
23 | Win | 20β1β2 | George Davis | DQ | 8 (15) | Apr 19, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
22 | Win | 19β1β2 | Sid Carter | PTS | 15 | Apr 6, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
21 | Loss | 18β1β2 | Johnny Cuthbert | PTS | 15 | Mar 12, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
20 | Win | 18β0β2 | Billy Streets | TKO | 9 (15) | Feb 26, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
19 | Win | 17β0β2 | Arthur Lloyd | TKO | 15 (15) | Feb 9, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
18 | Win | 16β0β2 | Billy Streets | PTS | 15 | Jan 26, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
17 | Win | 15β0β2 | Albert Colcombe | TKO | 13 (15) | Jan 8, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
16 | Win | 14β0β2 | Billy Colebourne | TKO | 6 (15) | Dec 26, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
15 | Win | 13β0β2 | Arthur Lloyd | PTS | 10 | Dec 15, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
14 | Win | 12β0β2 | Bert Saunders | TKO | 14 (15) | Dec 11, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
13 | Win | 11β0β2 | Teddy Shepherd | TKO | 9 (10) | Dec 7, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
12 | Win | 10β0β2 | Fred Patten | PTS | 15 | Nov 27, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
11 | Win | 9β0β2 | Harry Miller | TKO | 6 (10) | Nov 20, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
10 | Win | 8β0β2 | Jimmy Wooder | PTS | 10 | Nov 10, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
9 | Win | 7β0β2 | Young Clancy | PTS | 15 | Nov 3, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
8 | Win | 6β0β2 | Albert Hicks | PTS | 10 | Oct 16, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
7 | Draw | 5β0β2 | Jimmy Wooder | PTS | 10 | Oct 2, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
6 | Win | 5β0β1 | Teddy Pullen | KO | 1 (10) | Sep 21, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
5 | Win | 4β0β1 | Billy Clarke | PTS | 10 | Aug 21, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
4 | Draw | 3β0β1 | Billy Clarke | PTS | 10 | Aug 3, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Sid Lyons | TKO | 3 (10) | Jul 20, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Charlie Harwood | TKO | 7 (10) | Jul 7, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Johnnie Gordon | TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 8, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England |
See alsoβ»
- List of light welterweight boxing champions
- List of British lightweight boxing champions
- List of select Jewish boxers
- Stepney Historical Trust
References and notesβ»
- ^ Harding, John and Berg, Jack (1987). Jack Kid Berg, The Whitechapel Windmill, pg. 14. Published by Robson Books, Ltd., London.
- ^ "Kid Berg's Victory: British Boxer to Return to England". Nottingham Evening Post. British Newspaper Archive. 8 August 1930. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Harding, John and Berg, Jack (1987). Jack Kid Berg, The Whitechapel Windmill, pg. 48, Published by Robson Books, Ltd., London.
- ^ "Jack Kid Berg - Lineal Junior Welterweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
- ^ Mullan, Harry (1987). The Great Book of Boxing. New York, New York: Crescent Books. p. 299. ISBN 0-7517-6295-4.
- ^ "Kid Berg's World Title Hopes Fade In Paris". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. British Newspaper Archive. 26 February 1935. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Big Chance for Kid Berg". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. British Newspaper Archive. 4 January 1934. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ ""Kid Berg" In Quest of Further Boxing Honours". Gloucestershire Echo. British Newspaper Archive. 29 November 1935. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ ""Kid Berg": Another U.S. Win: Now Ready for Canzoneri". Lancashire Evening Post. British Newspaper Archive. 26 October 1938. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Kid Berg to Retire". Western Daily Press. British Newspaper Archive. 27 August 1936. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Kid Berg's Fight". Derby Daily Telegraph. British Newspaper Archive. 4 January 1941. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ ""Kid" Berg Carried Off". Aberdeen Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 22 April 1941. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Kid Berg's Prospects". Evening Telegraph. British Newspaper Archive. 3 March 1945. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Kid Berg's Brother to Fight". Evening Telegraph. British Newspaper Archive. 14 February 1941. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Arcel, Ray (September 1991). "Jackie "Kid" Berg: The Face of an Angel .. The Heart of a Devil ... And One Helluva Fighter". The Ring. 70 (9): 69.
- ^ "Kid Berg to Marry: Boxer's Romance with New York University Girl". Western Daily Press. British Newspaper Archive. 27 August 1930. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "End of Kid Berg's Romance". Western Daily Press. British Newspaper Archive. 7 November 1931. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Kid Berg Served with Writ for Breach of Promise". Hull Daily Mail. British Newspaper Archive. 13 September 1930. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Kid Berg to Wed". Aberdeen Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 14 July 1933. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Kid Berg Married". Lancashire Evening Post. British Newspaper Archive. 11 August 1933. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Kid Berg Awarded Β£500 Damages for Slander". Lancashire Evening Post. British Newspaper Archive. 8 October 1940. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Kid Berg Loses Β£500". Aberdeen Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 4 March 1941. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ Andrew Pulver (10 May 2007). "Jews who boxed clever | Film | The Guardian". London: Film.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ ""This is Your Life" Jack 'Kid' Berg (TV Episode 1987) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Walthamstow Greyhound Stadium To-Night Grand Opening". Daily Mirror. 19 June 1933. Retrieved 16 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sourcesβ»
- Harold Finch The Tower Hamlets Connection β a Biographical Guide Stepney Books ISBN 0-902385-25-9
- The Whitechapel Windmill by John Harding with Jack Kid Berg 1987, Robson Books
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Jack Kid Berg from BoxRec (registration required)
- Sparring with Jack Kid Berg (1934) Article.
- Internet Movie Database listing for Jack Kid Berg
- Jack Kid Berg - CBZ Profile
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Preceded by | World Light Welterweight Champion 1930 Feb 18 – 1931 April 24 |
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