What Next?
Following Dean's lead, I am volunteering for one division of the rating labors. I am going to rate several Jewish boxers, primarily from the 1920's and 30's. Using the website
jewsinsports.org and print sources in addition to Boxrec, I will draw up the following boxers who are missing from the game.
Heavyweight
Henry Cooper (1935-46)
Jack Gross
Art Lasky
Ted Sandwina
Light Heavyweight
Alex Bader
Abie Bain
Jack Bloomfield
Abe Feldman
Yale Okun
Middleweight
Phil "K. O." Kaplan
Augie Ratner
Erich Seelig
Welterweight
Oakland Jimmy Duffy
Willie Harmon
Andre Jessurun
Lightweight
Phil Baker
Joe Benjamin
Phil Bloom
Lew Feldman
Joe Glick
Meyer Grace
Julie Kogon
Johnny Mendelsohn
Jack Portney
Solly Seeman
Benny Valgar
Sammy Vogel
Joey Zodda
Featherweight
Barney Abel
Benny Brostoff
Sammy Dorfman
Bernie "Schoolboy" Friedkin
Danny Frush
Maurice Holtzer
K. O. Mars
Joey Sangor
Bantamweight
Archie Bell--already finished and posted
Joe Burman
Mickey Cohen
Young Montreal
Hymie Wiseman
Flyweight
Davey Adelman
Phil Tobias
Manny Wexler
If anyone has already rated any of these guys--or if anyone has other Jewish boxers to suggest--please let me know.