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ABE "The Newsboy" Hollandersky
ABE "The Newsboy" Hollandersky
Born - Russia
Hometown - New London, Connecticut
Fought out of Panama
Although he had a short career and was rather small in stature, Hollandersky made quite a splash in the Panamanian Heavyweight scene early in the twentieth century. Weighing only 150 pounds, Abe fought mainly at the heavyweight level. He won the Panamanian Heavyweight title when Jack Ortega (who outweighed Abe by nearly 50 pounds) lost on a disqualification. Proving it was no fluke, The Newsboy gave Ortega a rematch and scored a KO victory in round 19 of a scheduled 45 round title fight. Abe didn't fare quite as well when picking on folks his own size, battling to a 20 round draw with Eddie Ryan for the Isthmus Middleweight Title and lossing to Panama Joe Gans in twenty rounds on points.
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