Dave Rosenberg was an American
boxer born in
New York City
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on May 15, 1901 and died February 1, 1979.
Amateur career
Rosenberg was managed by Joe Schwinger and won the National and New York State Amateur Championship titles in 1919 before turning professional in October of that year.
Professional career
Rosenberg fought as a professional boxer from 1919-1925 and held the
NYSAC
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middleweight championship briefly in 1922 when he defeated Phil Krug for the vacant title on August 14, 1922 at the Veledrome in Brooklyn, New York City. This championship garnered the attention of
Mike O'Dowd
Michael Joseph O'Dowd (April 5, 1895 in St. Paul, Minnesota – July 28, 1957) was an American boxer who held the World Middleweight Championship from 1917 to 1920. Biography
O'Dowd won the title on November 14, 1917 by knocking out Al McCo ...
, and the two scheduled a fifteen round fight at 160 pounds. Losing that fight, Rosenberg became one of the shortest reigning champions in boxing history, having only held his championship for 109 days before his defeated by O'Dowd.
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1901 births
1979 deaths
American male boxers
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