Global InformationAbraham Jacob Hollandersky information
Abe Hollandersky | |
|---|---|
 Before Norfolk fight, 1914 | |
| Born | Abraham Jacob Hollandersky December 3, 1888 Berznick, Suwalk, Russia Currently Northeastern Poland |
| Died | November 1, 1966 (aged 78) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Abe the Newsboy |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 100 on BoxRec verified (Up to 1000 with onboard and training matches) |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 40 |
| Draws | 26 |
| No contests | 9 |
Abe "The Newsboy" Hollandersky (December 3, 1888 – November 1, 1966) was an American professional boxer who won the Panamanian national Heavyweight Title when he defeated Californian Jack Ortega in nine rounds in Panama City on May 30, 1913. American congressmen, Naval personnel, and canal workers were among the crowd of nearly two thousand who watched Hollandersky gain victory over an opponent who outweighed him by over thirty-five pounds. The New York Times announced Hollandersky's best known win the following morning.[1][2]
Hollandersky was reputed to have fought an unprecedented 1,039 boxing matches between 1905 and 1918, as well as 387 wrestling matches.[3][4] The record of 1,039 bouts from Hollandersky's autobiography was featured for decades in the Guinness Book of World Records, Ripley's Believe it or Not, The Ring Record Book, and hundreds of short newspaper articles made available as Associated Press fillers, appearing most frequently between 1930 and 1970. The most common fight total cited by Hollandersky was 1,039, but as Abe fought additional exhibitions he increased the count, thus a few sources that interviewed him after the publication of his book quote higher totals.[5][6]
In his role as newsboy to the Navy he met, worked or corresponded with four Presidents, at least two Secretaries of the Navy, and many high-ranking admirals, while documenting his meetings and correspondence. Several sources also credit him with taking an American or World Welterweight Wrestling Championship in December 1907. Hollandersky's claim to the championship was a result of a victory over "Young Roeber" who wrestled frequently in New York and held several wrestling weight division titles.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
- ^ Special Cable "Abe the Newsboy a Champion", The New York Times, pg. 8, New York City, 31 May 1913.
- ^ "Abe the Newsboy, Wins Title", Washington Herald, pg. 5, Washington, D.C., 1 June 1913.
- ^ Hollandersky, Abe (1958). The Life Story of Abe the Newsboy, Hero of a Thousand Fights, Published by Abraham Hollandersky, Los Angeles, p. 449.
- ^ Linthicum, Jesse, A., "Sunlight on Sports", The Baltimore Sun, 13 January 1956.
- ^ "The greatest number of fights in a career is 1039 by Abraham Hollandersky, alias Abe the Newsboy, in the fourteen years from 1905 to 1918. He filled in the time with 387 wrestling bouts (1905–16)," McWhirter, Norris and Ross (1968), Guinness Book of World Records, Sterling Publishing Company, New York, New York, p. 372.
- ^ Ripley gave 1,043 as the total number of career boxing matches in his cartoon shown in Abe's autobiography, Hollandersky, Abe (1937). The Life Story of Abe the Newsboy, Hero of a Thousand Fights, Published by Abraham Hollandersky, Los Angeles, p 439.
- ^ Hollandersky correctly spells wrestler "Young Roeber" and claims he beat him in "Look Who's Here!, 'Tis Newsboy Abe", The Day, New London, Connecticut, pg. 14, 8 January 1909
- ^ "Young Roeber Challenges", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, p. 15, 12 December 1904
- ^ Hollandersky beat Young Rober for Welterweight Wrestling Championship, in "Abe the Newsboy Has Good Record", Washington Herald, pg 4, Washington DC, 31 March 1912.
- ^ In December 1907, Hollandersky won the Welterweight Wrestling Championship of the world by downing Young Rober in a record four hours and eighteen minutes, in Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, pg. 10, Fort Worth, Texas, 23 March 1915.
- ^ Roeber from Philadelphia, "Roeber Wins", The Reading Daily Times and Dispatch, Reading, PA., pg. 5, 26 March 1904
- ^ Roeber was a bantamweight and featherweight wrestling champion, "Athletic Events", Reading Times, Reading, Pennsylvania, pg. 1, 23 April 1904
- ^ Another source states Hollandersky was welterweight champion, "Wrestler Comes to Columbia", Scranton Republican, pg. 11, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 6 April 1911
- ^ Abe's 4 hours, 18 minute wrestling record may have taken place at Bower's Minery Theatre, Dec. 1907, in Hollandersky, Abe (1937), The Life Story of Abe the Newsboy, Hero of a Thousand Fights, Published by Abraham Hollandersky, Los Angeles, Chapter 25, p 436.
- ^ Abe fought Young Roeber again in 1909 in "Winner Beats Bothner", The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, pg. 23, 24 April 1909