- Sammy Sieger
Samuel (Sammy) Sieger was an American
featherweight -super featherweight boxer from 1920 to 1924.He was born on
July 1 ,1899 , inNew York City . In 39 fights, seven of which were atMadison Square Garden , in New York City, he had 22-wins, 11-losses, and 4-draws.His fights included: a loss on
April 12 ,1920 , againstJoe Burman at the Grand Theatre inTrenton, New Jersey ; a win at the Commonwealth in New York City againstDick Loadman ,October 15 , 1920; a draw againstJoe Gorman at Madison Square Garden, onOctober 28 ,1921 , in which both men were knocked down; and a win over Babe Herman (Herman J. Sousa) at the Pioneer Activity Center in New York City,March 20 ,1923 , in which, according to theNew York Times , a forfeit was claimed for Sieger being overweight by Herman's manager, Dan McKetrick.The Sieger-Herman , just six-weeks later on
May 1 ,1923 , had Sieger being knocked-out two-minutes and 50-seconds into a fight held again at the Pioneer. Herman knocked Sieger down three times before the knock-out came. Following his boxing career, Sammy Sieger worked at theNew York Daily News for many years. Sammy's son and at least one of Sammy's brothers also worked there.He died in January 1986, at the age of 86, at a home for the aged in
Riverdale, The Bronx ,New York City from natural causes. He was predeceased by his wife, Rose (1901-1973), from whom he had been separated for many years, but never divorced. He was survived by two children, and three grandchildren.External links
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