Frankie Callahan

Frankie Callahan
Born	Samuel Holtzman February 10, 1895 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	September 5, 1927(1927-09-05) (aged 32)
Nationality	United States
Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	172
Wins	104
Wins by KO	24
Losses	42
Draws	25
No contests	1

Frankie Callahan (born Samuel Holtzman, February 10, 1895, in Brooklyn, New York – September 5, 1927) was an American boxer.[1] He was undefeated in his first five fights. This lightweight boxer fought a total of 172 bouts, winning 104 and with 24 knockouts. He lost 42 bouts and had 25 draws. He died of pneumonia at age 32.[2]

Fights

Callahan was not alone in choosing to fight under an Irish name. He began boxing in 1911. [3] In Brooklyn, New York, his bout with Harlem Tommy Murphy was a draw, while he lost two consecutive fights with Johnny Dundee lost by decision. Frankie again fought Dundee in Cincinnati, Ohio, and won by decision but in Buffalo, New York, he lost by decision to Rocky Kansas. Frankie's fights with Dundee and Charley White in Brooklyn, New York, were a draw.

Frankie met Dundee again in Boston, Massachusetts, but this time he lost by decision. In Buffalo Frankie faced Rocky Kansas again and won by decision. He fought Lew Tendler in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and in Atlantic City, New Jersey, but lost both by decision. Tendler and Frankie met 3 more times with Tendler winning all 3 fights, one by decision and the other two by knockout. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Frankie again fought George KO Chaney, to a draw. He lost his last bout with Dundee in Boston by decision.

References

1. "Frankie Callahan - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
2. "Frankie Callahan Dies". New York Times. 7 September 1927. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
3. Silver, Mike (4 March 2016). Stars in the ring : Jewish champions in the golden age of boxing : a photographic history. Guilford, Ct.: Lyons Press. p. 343. ISBN 9781630761400.