Benny Goldberg BORN   December 21 1919; Warsaw, Poland (Fought out of Detroit, Michigan) DIED September 10 2001 HEIGHT 5-5 WEIGHT 113-122 1/2 lbs RACE White; Polish-American MANAGER Pete Reilly
Goldberg was a very good bantamweight who lost only two fights during a time of talented bantamweights; He fought for the World Bantamweight Championship Goldberg defeated such men as Manuel Ortiz, Joey Archibald, George Annarino, Tony Olivera, Luis Castillo, Jimmy Gilligan, Billy Miller and Abe Denner

*** AMATEUR BOUTS ***

1935
       -Goldberg won the Detroit Golden Gloves Bantamweight Championship

1936
       -Goldberg won the AAU Bantamweight Championship of Michigan

       Jackie Wilson                                                W  

*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

1937
Nov 29 Joe Nadeau                 Detroit, Mi                      KO  3
Dec  8 Russ McCarthy              Detroit, Mi                      KO  5

1938
Feb 15 Young Speedy               Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  2
Feb 25 Manuel Ortiz               Hollywood, Ca                     W  4
Mar  8 Dominic Pasculli           Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  2
Mar 25 General Padilla            Hollywood, Ca                     W  4
       Tony Navarro               Los Angeles, Ca                   W  4
Jul 19 Tony Olivera               Fresno, Ca                        D  6
Aug  5 Manuel Ortiz               Los Angeles, Ca                   W  4
           -Some sources report "W 6" in "Hollywood, Ca"

1939
Mar 14 Gib Black                  Detroit, Mi                      KO  5
May  2 George Annarino            Detroit, Mi                      KO  6
Jul 11 Herbie Gilmore             Detroit, Mi                       W  8
Aug 10 Pepito Santini             Detroit, Mi                       W 10
Sep  7 Jimmy Urso                 Detroit, Mi                      KO  5
Oct 26 Jimmy Webster              Detroit, Mi                       W 10

1940
Feb 15 K.O. Morgan                Detroit, Mi                      NC  6
Jun 18 Charley Parham             Detroit, Mi                      TK 10
          -Bantamweight Championship of Michigan
Jul 25 Charley Parham             Detroit, Mi                       W 12

1941
Mar 21 Jimmy Gilligan             Detroit, Mi                       W  8
May  2 Danny Carabella            Bronx, NY                        KO  5
May 27 Carlos "NoNo" Cuebas       Long Island City, NY              W  6
Jun  2 Johnny Marcelline          Philadelphia, Pa                  W  8

1942
Mar 23 Jimmy Gilligan             Toledo, Oh                        W  8
Apr 13 Chick Sanchez              Detroit, Mi                      KO  6
Apr 27 Abe Denner                 Detroit, Mi                       W 10
May 20 Mario "Chico" Morales      Toledo, Oh                       KO  4
Jul 21 Joey Archibald             Toledo, Oh                        W 10
Nov 30 Jose Domingo Rozo          Detroit, Mi                       W 10
Dec 14 Lou Transparenti           Detroit, Mi                      KO  4

1943
Mar  9 Rufus Rogers               Brooklyn, NY                     KO  2
Mar 19 Mario "Chico" Morales      New York, NY                     KO  2
Apr  5 Jose Domingo Rozo          Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  4
Apr 30 Tony Olivera               Hollywood, Ca                     W 10
Jun  4 Leonardo Lopez             Hollywood, Ca                     D 10
Nov 23 Manuel Ortiz               Los Angeles, Ca                   L 15
         -Bantamweight Championship of the World

1944
Jan   Billy Miller                Detroit, Mi                       L 10
Jun   Luis Castillo               Hollywood, Ca                     W 10

1945
Feb  9 Pancho Arizmendi           San Diego, Ca                    TK  5
Apr 21 Lorenzo Safora             Hollywood, Ca                     W 10
May 18 Luis Castillo              Hollywood, Ca                     W 10
Aug 17 Pedro Ramirez              Hollywood, Ca                     W 10
Oct 26 Eli Golindo                Hollywood, Ca                     W 10

1946
Apr 12 Pedro Ramirez              Hollywood, Ca                     W 10


*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1938
Nov 15 Manuel Ortiz               Hollywood, Ca                     W 10
 

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Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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