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- Abraham Washington Attell (February 22, 1884, in San Francisco, California – February 7, 1970, in New Paltz, New York), better known in the boxing world as Abe "The Little Hebrew" Attell, was a boxer who became known for his record-setting period as world Featherweight champion, as well as for his involvement in the Black Sox Scandal and other scandals. Attell was Jewish, but he grew up in an Irish neighborhood. Because of that, he often found himself involved in fights, and according to him, he would get involved in as many as 10 bouts each day as a kid. Attell's father abandoned his family when Attell was 13, and Attell had to sell newspapers to support his family. He used to sell them on the streets and corners, and while selling newspapers, he got a chance to witness the fight between Solly Smith and George Dixon for the world's Featherweight championship. With that, Attell and two of his brothers were convinced that maybe they had a future in boxing. Attell's first fight was on August 19, 1900, when he knocked out Kid Lennett in two rounds. His mother, who strongly opposed Attell's idea of being a boxer, later became one of Attell's staunchest supporters, even betting on her son to win. He gained the nickname "The Little Hebrew" in these early fights. Attell won 10 fights in a row by knockout and later moved to Denver, Colorado, where he met Dixon for the world's Featherweight championship in 1903, when Attell was 18. He beat Dixon by a decision in 15 rounds, and became world Featherweight champion. He lost the crown in his second defense, being knocked out in five rounds by Tommy Sullivan. However, he regained the crown from Sullivan by beating him in their rematch by knockout. Attell then went on his streak of 18 defenses in a row (a division record until Eusebio Pedroza broke it in 1985). Attell beat, among others, Battling Nelson and Johnny Kilbane during that streak. His nicknamed changed into the "The Little Champ" during this streak. During his time as a world champion, Attell was allegedly involved with gambler/gangster Arnold Rothstein. According to some legends, they became very good friends during this period. Attell went on to lose his world Featherweight title to Kilbane in 1912, losing by a 20 round decision, in a fight where Kilbane declared that Attell's handlers put a substance on Attell's glove to make Kilbane blind. According to live witnesses, Attell also tried an assortment of other illegal methods to win the fight. On July 4, 1913, Attell accidentally hit the referee on the face during a win against Willie Beecher. He finally retired in 1917. Attell managed one boxer in his career, Marty Goldman, to a 33 Win (10 ko's), 11 Loss, 3 Draw record in 47 career fights. Attell was involved in one of sport's largest scandals of all time, when he was accused in 1920 of being the messenger between Rothstein and players of the Chicago White Sox baseball organization, during the planning stages of the alleged fix of the 1919 World Series, also known as the Black Sox scandal. Attell's name made it back to the newspaper headlines, and he along with Rothstein and many White Sox players, were formally accused of many charges, including fixing the event. All were eventually found not guilty but banned from participating in baseball activities. Attell subsequently denied being involved in any talks about fixing the series, and he alleged that the wrong Abe Attell was accused. Bat Masterson, dean of the New York boxing journalists, considered Abe Attell pound for pound the best fighter, outside of Wyatt Earp, that he had ever seen. He was, however, inducted as a member of various halls of fame for boxers. Attell had a record of 92 wins, 10 losses, 18 draws and 45 no-decisions, with 51 wins by knockout, making him a member of Ring Magazine's list of fighters with 50 or more knockout wins.
- Abe Attell war ein US-amerikanischer Boxer. Der jüdische Attell war ein Konterboxer, der vor allem im Federgewicht kämpfte. 1901 boxte er gegen den Veteranen George Dixon unentschieden und gewann dann den Rückkampf. Aber erst durch Siege gegen Johnny Reagan und Harry Forbes 1903 und 1904 wurde er allgemein als Weltmeister anerkannt, bevor er kurz darauf via KO gegen Tommy Sullivan verlor. Sullivan sah sich dadurch als Weltmeister, Attell verwies darauf, dass beide über dem Gewichtslimit eingewogen hatten. Als Attell 1906 Jimmy Walsh schlug wurde er endgültig anerkannt. Ihm gelangen 21 Titelverteidigungen, unter anderem gegen Sullivan, Forbes, Kid Herman, Owen Moran und Johnny Kilbane. 1909 gewann außerdem sein jüngerer Bruder Monte Attell den Bantamgewichtsweltmeistertitel. Es war das erste Mal, dass Brüder gleichzeitig Weltmeistertitel hielten. Im Februar 1912 verlor Abe Attell schließlich seinen Titel an Johnny Kilbane. Er boxte noch einige Jahre weiter, ohne jedoch nennenswerten Erfolg zu haben, so dass er 1917 vom Sport zurücktrat. Er wurde später beschuldigt an der Manipulation der „World Series“ im Baseball 1919 beteiligt gewesen zu sein, wurde aber ebenso wie Arnold Rothstein mangels Beweisen freigesprochen. Das Ring Magazine führt ihn als drittbesten Federgewichtler aller Zeiten nach Willie Pep und Terry McGovern, vor Sandy Saddler und Salvador Sánchez. 1990 fand Attell Aufnahme in die International Boxing Hall of Fame.
- La International Boxing Hall of Fame lo ha riconosciuto fra i più grandi pugili di ogni tempo.
- ファイル:Abe Attell LOC. jpg エイブ・アッテル エイブ・アッテル（Abe Attell、本名：Abraham Washington Attell、男性、1884年2月22日 - 1970年2月6日）は、アメリカ合衆国の元プロボクサー。ユダヤ系。サンフランシスコ出身。元世界フェザー級チャンピオン。わずか17歳8か月でフェザー級王座に就き（ただし一部から異論がある）、11年4か月にわたってこれを保持した。同級史上最強のチャンピオンの一人とされている。
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- Abraham Washington Attell (February 22, 1884, in San Francisco, California – February 7, 1970, in New Paltz, New York), better known in the boxing world as Abe "The Little Hebrew" Attell, was a boxer who became known for his record-setting period as world Featherweight champion, as well as for his involvement in the Black Sox Scandal and other scandals. Attell was Jewish, but he grew up in an Irish neighborhood.
- Abe Attell war ein US-amerikanischer Boxer. Der jüdische Attell war ein Konterboxer, der vor allem im Federgewicht kämpfte. 1901 boxte er gegen den Veteranen George Dixon unentschieden und gewann dann den Rückkampf. Aber erst durch Siege gegen Johnny Reagan und Harry Forbes 1903 und 1904 wurde er allgemein als Weltmeister anerkannt, bevor er kurz darauf via KO gegen Tommy Sullivan verlor.
- La International Boxing Hall of Fame lo ha riconosciuto fra i più grandi pugili di ogni tempo.
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