Sunday 26 October 2014

Sammy Mandell - the overlooked lightweight champion

Sammy Mandell, the forgotten champion




                                                               Sammy Mandell - Boxer

Sammy Mandell won the lightweight title
with a victory over Rocky Kansas in Chicago.
Then came victories over Barney Ross and
Tony Canzoneri.

Sammy lost te title to Al Singer in 1930.

Some greats before Mandell included
Joe Gans, Freddy Welsh and 
Benny Leonard. Post Mandell and Singer
were Canzoneri, Ross, , Ambers and Armstrong.

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