Dave Rosenberg

Boxer Dave Rosenberg was born in New York City on May 15, 1901 and died February 1, 1979.[1]

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 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. Rosenberg was one of the shortest reigning champions in boxing history having only held his championship for 109 days when he was defeated by Mike O'Dowd.[2]

Death

Rosenberg died aged 77 on February 1, 1979.


References
  1. "Dave Rosenberg - BoxRec".
  2. "Mike O'Dowd Wins New York World Middleweight Title". 2 December 2013.



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