Ben Jeby

Ben Jeby

Ben Jeby (born Morris Jebaltowsky, in 1907), was an American world champion middleweight champion boxer from the Lower East Side of New York City.[1][2][3]

Jeby was Jewish, and one of a number of Jewish title-holders of the time.[4][5][6][7] On March 20, 1930, weighing 157.5 pounds, he defeated Len Harvey on points over 12 rounds in a unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[8][9]

From 1932-33, Jeby was the New York Boxing Commission version Middleweight Champion of the World.[3][10][11] Jeby defeated Canadian Frankie Battaglia, viewed as one of the world's best middleweights, by TKO at Madison Square Garden in a title fight on January 13, 1933.[12][13] Jeby fought Vince Dundee to a draw over 15 rounds, keeping his title, at Madison Square Garden on March 17, 1933.[14] On August 9, 1933, he was knocked out by Lou Brouillard in the seventh round of a scheduled 15-round title fight at the Polo Grounds.[15][16]

In 73 bouts, he was 54-14 with 22 knockouts.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ Day by day in Jewish sports history. KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. 2008. http://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&pg=PA326&dq=%22jeby%22+boxer&hl=en&ei=f8o4TaW6FcKC8gbX4e38Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22jeby%22%20boxer&f=false. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
  2. ^ When boxing was a Jewish sport. Praeger. 1997. http://books.google.com/books?id=NLkTAQAAIAAJ&q=%22jeby%22+boxer&dq=%22jeby%22+boxer&hl=en&ei=f8o4TaW6FcKC8gbX4e38Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAw. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b The Jewish boxers hall of fame. SP Books. 1988. http://books.google.com/books?id=sO2pBT9g9lwC&pg=PA237&dq=%22jeby%22+boxer&hl=en&ei=f8o4TaW6FcKC8gbX4e38Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CE4Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22jeby%22&f=false. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
  4. ^ Jews and American Popular Culture: Sports, leisure, and lifestyle. Praeger Publishers. 2007. http://books.google.com/books?ei=6c44TdbrL8ys8Ab63_isCg&ct=result&id=O73WAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22jeby%22+boxer&q=%22jeby%22+#search_anchor. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
  5. ^ Tunney: Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey. Random House. 2007. http://books.google.com/books?id=TpgPaRf3pywC&pg=PT129&dq=%22ben+jeby%22+-boxer&hl=en&ei=ptM4TaD8DIP_8AbUndiWCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22ben%20jeby%22%20&f=false. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
  6. ^ Sports and the American Jew. Syracuse University Press. 1998. http://books.google.com/books?id=B3wX21fXD-QC&pg=PA73&dq=%22ben+jeby%22+-boxer&hl=en&ei=kNQ4TZ6gJcGs8AbdqdDNCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=%22ben%20jeby%22%20-boxer&f=false. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
  7. ^ The new American sport history: recent approaches and perspectives. 1997. http://books.google.com/books?id=i-zClTh7xwEC&pg=PA252&dq=%22ben+jeby%22+-boxer&hl=en&ei=kNQ4TZ6gJcGs8AbdqdDNCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=%22ben%20jeby%22%20-boxer&f=false. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
  8. ^ "Jeby Beats Len Harvey at New York", The Meriden Daily Journal, March 21, 1931
  9. ^ "Len Harvey Ready to Return Home", The Milwaukee Journal, March 21, 1931
  10. ^ Newsweek. http://books.google.com/books?id=LVAQAAAAIAAJ&q=%22jeby%22+boxer&dq=%22jeby%22+boxer&hl=en&ei=0cw4TduwFsWt8AaTlPTvCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CEwQ6AEwCTgK. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
  11. ^ Nat Fleischer's All-time ring record. O'Brien suburban press. 1943. http://books.google.com/books?id=2V1LAAAAYAAJ&q=%22ben+jeby%22+-boxer&dq=%22ben+jeby%22+-boxer&hl=en&ei=ptM4TaD8DIP_8AbUndiWCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBg. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
  12. ^ Dictionary of Manitoba biography. Univ. of Manitoba Press. 1999. http://books.google.com/books?id=IyZ389DiOlgC&pg=PA17&dq=%22jeby%22+boxer&hl=en&ei=0cw4TduwFsWt8AaTlPTvCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=%22jeby%22%20boxer&f=false. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
  13. ^ "Jeby Kayoes Canuck Boxer", Youngstown Vindicator, January 14, 1933
  14. ^ Baltimore's Boxing Legacy, 1893-2003. Arcadia Publishing. 2003. http://books.google.com/books?id=T3rJ__lJy8oC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22jeby%22+boxer&hl=en&ei=0cw4TduwFsWt8AaTlPTvCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=jeby&f=false. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
  15. ^ "Larruping Lou Belts Out Jeby; Left to Chin Puts Jewish Boy Away for Evening", The Vancouver Sun, August 10, 1933
  16. ^ An Illustrated History of Boxing. Citadel Press. 2002. http://books.google.com/books?id=3ucWg1gsd94C&pg=PA231&dq=%22ben+jeby%22+-boxer&hl=en&ei=ptM4TaD8DIP_8AbUndiWCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22ben%20jeby%22%20&f=false. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
  17. ^ The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heros: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. SP Books. 2007. http://books.google.com/books?id=Xcfef_d2es4C&pg=PA141&dq=%22ben+jeby%22+-boxer&hl=en&ei=kNQ4TZ6gJcGs8AbdqdDNCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=%22ben%20jeby%22%20-boxer&f=false. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 

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