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Ben Jeby
(Benjamin Morris Jebaltowsky)

BORN   November 21 1907; New York, New York
DIED October 5 1985;
HEIGHT 5-10
WEIGHT 142-164 lbs
MANAGER Hymie Caplin

Jeby was a busy boxer-type who had a wonderful career; He lost only 14 of 73 bouts but scored just 22 knockouts; During his career, he won the Middleweight Championship of the World (as recognized by New York state)

Ben defeated such men as  Joe Dundee, Len Harvey, Frank Battaglia, Paul Pirrone, Harry Ebbetts, Young Terry, Laddie Lee, Ignacio Ara, Jackie Aldare, Eddie "Kid" Whalen, Joey LaGrey, My Sullivan and Chuck Devlin

1927
Sep  3 Sammy Schneider             Brooklyn, NY                     W  4
Sep 24 Frankie "Young" Bartels     Brooklyn, NY                     W  4
Sep 29 Jimmy O'Hara                Yonkers, NY                      D  4
Oct  4 George Daggett              New York, NY                     L  4

1928
Oct  6 Benny Bonavita              Brooklyn, NY                    KO  3
Oct 20 Frank Buchanan              Brooklyn, NY                     W  4
Oct 22 Howard Reddy                New York, NY                     W  4
Nov 16 Joe Spatola                 New York, NY                    KO  4
Dec  3 Jack Kiernan                New York, NY                     W  6
Dec 22 Justin Hoffman              Brooklyn, NY                     W  4

1929
Jan  7 Elky Miller                 Brooklyn, NY                    KO  2
Jan 18 Cecil Harper                New York, NY                    KO  3
Feb  1 Cecil Harper                New York, NY                    TK  2
Mar 15 Jackie Horner               New York, NY                     L 10
Jun  6 Alf Ros                     Bronx, NY                        L 10
Jul  2 Charlie Rosen               Long Island City, NY             W 10
Jul 23 Jackie Horner               Long Island City, NY             W  8
Aug 13 Joe Salino                  Long Island City, NY             W 10
Sep 18 Nick Palmer                 Long Island City, NY            KO  8
Oct 11 Alf Ros                     New York, NY                     W 10
Nov 18 Tony Vaccarelli             New York, NY                     W 10
Dec 30 Joey LaGrey                 New York, NY                     W  6

1930
Feb 17 Billy Franklin              New York, NY                     W 10
Mar  8 Floyd Hybert                New York, NY                     W  6
Mar 22 Floyd Hybert                Brooklyn, NY                    KO  1
Apr  4 Vince Dundee                New York, NY                     L 10
Aug  1 Dennis Golden               Long Beach, NY                  KO  6
Aug 19 Joey LaGrey                 Long Island City, NY             W  8
Sep 11 Joe Dundee                  Bronx, NY                        W  8
Sep 30 Babe McCorgary              Brooklyn, NY                     W  6
Nov 14 Harry Ebbets                New York, NY                     W 10

1931
Feb  2 Sigurt Hoiseth              New York, NY                     W  8
Mar 20 Len Harvey                  New York, NY                     W 12
Apr 10 Laddie Lee                  New York, NY                    KO  5
Apr 24 Johnny Pilc                 New York, NY                     W 10
Jun  4 Vince Dundee                New York, NY                     L 10
Jun 29 Young Terry                 Newark, NJ                       L 10
Jul 23 Ignacio Ara                 Long Island City, NY             W 10
Aug 24 Pete August                 Newark, NJ                       D 10
Sep  8 Dave Shade                  Long Island City, NY             D 10
Oct  2 Dave Shade                  New York, NY                     L 12
Oct 26 Charley Horn                Jamaica, NY                     KO  6
Nov  9 Jack "Buck" McTiernan       Pittsburgh, Pa                  TK  7
Dec 12 Jackie Aldare               Brooklyn, NY                     W  8
Dec 29 Eddie "Kid" Whalen          Brooklyn, NY                    KO  3

1932
Jan  4 Al Lamont                   Jamaica, NY                     KO  2
Feb 22 Babe Marshall               Newark, NJ                      TK  4
Feb 26 My Sullivan                 Chicago, Il                     TK  9
Mar 18 Frank Battaglia             Chicago, Il                     LK  1
Jul 15 Billy Kohut                 Long Beach, NY                  TK  3
Jul 21 Roscoe Manning              Garfield, NJ                     W 10
Aug  4 Leo Larrivee                Bronx, NY                       KO  1
Aug 19 Nick Palmer                 Brooklyn, NY                    KO  4
Oct 13 Paul Pirrone                New York, NY                    TK  6
Nov 21 Chick Devlin                New York, NY                     W 15

1933
Jan 13 Frank Battaglia             New York, NY                    TK 12
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Jan 30 Paul Pirrone                Cleveland, Oh                   TK  6
Mar 17 Vince Dundee                New York, NY                     D 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Apr 19 William "Gorilla" Jones     Cleveland, Oh                   NC  6
Jun  2 Al Rossi                    Brooklyn, NY                     W 12
Jul 10 Young Terry                 Newark, NJ                       W 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Aug  9 Lou Brouillard              New York, NY                    LK  7
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Sep  5 Joey LaGrey                 Newark, NJ                       W 10
Nov  9 Al Rossi                    New Haven, Ct                    W 10
Nov 17 Joey LaGrey                 New York, NY                     W 10

1934
Jan  3 Young Terry                 Trenton, NJ                      L 10
Feb  8 Al Diamond                  Paterson, NJ                     L 10
Feb 16 Vince Dundee                Chicago, Il                      L 10
Apr  6 Teddy Yarosz                Pittsburgh, Pa                   L 12
Apr 27 Anson Green                 Pittsburgh, Pa                   W 10
Jun 20 Swede Berglund              San Francisco, Ca                L 10

1936
Jul  1 Al Cocozza                  Long Island City, NY            TK  2
Jul 15 Jackie Aldare               Brooklyn, NY                     W  8


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

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