Boxing from Ridgewood Grove was an American sports program broadcast by the American Broadcasting Company from February 1953 to August 1953. The program...
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including boxing, wrestling, and basketball. Incorporated on October 10, 1920 after the Walker Law legalized boxing in New York, the Ridgewood Grove Sporting...
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fall, Jack Gregson took over from Stern. In February 1953, ABC premiered Boxing from Ridgewood Grove. Ridgewood Grove's network television show aired...
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Tony Marino (boxer) (category Deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing)
in an eight-round points decision at Ridgewood Grove in Brooklyn. One newspaper noted that "his superior boxing gave him the edge", rather than strong...
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Moe Fleischer (category American boxing promoters)
including Ridgewood Grove, Eastern Parkway, St. Nicholas, Queensboro, Long Beach, Newark, Broadway, and Westchester. His best club was Brooklyn's Ridgewood Grove...
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Harry Jeffra (category World bantamweight boxing champions)
Jeffra defeated Nicky Jerome in a sixth-round technical knockout at Ridgewood Grove in Brooklyn. Jerome was an important opponent. Jeffra then moved up...
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Pedro Montañez (category International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees)
14 in boxing history, also recognized by Ring Magazine, among boxers with most wins in a row, totalling 88 wins in a row. Montanez began boxing in 1931...
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Tiger Jones (category American boxing biography stubs)
company. He was survived by three sons and two grandchildren. Boxing record for Tiger Jones from BoxRec (registration required) Swisher, Karl (March 1994)...
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Al Singer (category World lightweight boxing champions)
Singer. Singer, an all round athlete who loved basketball, was discovered by boxing trainers Harry Drucker and Hymie Caplan after his tenth amateur bout which...
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James J. Braddock (category World Boxing Association champions)
heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937. Fighting under the name James J. Braddock (ostensibly to follow the pattern set by two prior world boxing champions, James...
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Tony Canzoneri (category World featherweight boxing champions)
total of five world titles. Canzoneri is a member of the exclusive group of boxing world champions who have won titles in three or more divisions. Canzoneri...
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Gus Lesnevich (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
challenger from Cliffside Park..." "Gus Lesnevich - The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia". Cyber Boxing Zone. Boxing record for Gus Lesnevich from BoxRec (registration...
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Izzy Jannazzo (category Boxers from Alabama)
1934, he defeated Murray Brandt in a six-round points decision at Ridgewood Grove Arena in Brooklyn. He had formerly lost to Brandt in a six-round decision...
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Ben Jeby (category World middleweight boxing champions)
upheld his contention hopes for the Middleweight title. From 1932 to 1933, Jeby was the New York Boxing Commission Middleweight Champion of the World. Jeby...
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Jake LaMotta (category International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees)
course of his career, and is thought to have one of the greatest chins in boxing history. LaMotta's six-fight rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson was one of...
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Joey LaMotta (category Articles with dead external links from January 2017)
January 1, 2019. "Joey LaMotta profile at boxrec.com". Retrieved January 1, 2019. Boxing record for Joey LaMotta from BoxRec (registration required)...
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Chalky Wright (category World featherweight boxing champions)
developed a love for boxing. Wright began his professional boxing career at the age of 16, boxing for the San Bernardino Boxing Club. The five-foot, 7½-inch...
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Vito Antuofermo (category European Boxing Union champions)
Organized Crime and Professional Boxing - 1992, archived from the original on 2021-12-11, retrieved 2021-06-08 Boxing - 12 Rnd NABF Lightweight Title -...
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Joey Giardello (category World Boxing Association champions)
During his military time, he took part in Army boxing matches, and after his discharge in 1948, began boxing professionally. He continued to use the name...
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Maxie Rosenbloom (category World boxing champions)
inducted into The Ring's Boxing Hall of Fame in 1972, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1985, and...
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Vincent Gigante (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
Garden. His last match was against Jimmy Slade on May 17, 1947, at Ridgewood Grove Arena, Brooklyn, which he lost by technical knockout. Gigante lived...
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Billy Graham (American boxer) (category International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees)
long career. He was elected into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1987, and is also in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Graham was born on the East...
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Sandy Saddler (category International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees)
Zone Encyclopedia. Boxing record for Sandy Saddler from BoxRec (registration required) https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing...
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Georgie Levine (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
retirement from competitive boxing on September 24, 1932 to box Charlie Rauch, winning in a six round points decision, the feature bout at Ridgewood Grove Arena...
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Fred Apostoli (category International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees)
champion when he defeated Marcel Thil on September 23, 1937. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Apostoli as the #8 ranked middleweight of all time...
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Johnny Jadick (category World boxing champions)
championship which had been continually recognized by the Louisiana State boxing commission. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though...
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Tommy Jackson (boxer) (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
Illustrated, July 29, 1957 New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame - Whitey Bimstein Pictorial History of boxing by Andre & Fleischer Boxing record Sport: The Big Wind,...
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Sugar Ray Robinson (category World middleweight boxing champions)
an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is often regarded...
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Jack Britton (category World welterweight boxing champions)
1962) was an American boxer who was the first three-time world welterweight boxing champion. Born William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York, his professional...
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Rosie Perez (category Short description is different from Wikidata)
aunt, Ana Dominga Otero Serrano-Roque. She attended Grover Cleveland High School, in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens. By 1999, her mother was living...
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