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"Corporal" Izzy Schwartz
(Isadore Schwartz)

BORN   October 23 1900; New York, New York
DIED July 1988; New York, New York
HEIGHT 5-1
WEIGHT 108 1/2-118 1/4 lbs
MANAGER Phil Bernstein

Schwartz was purely a boxer and extremely quick; He was a "hit-and-run" specialist and "get-a-way" artist; He won 70 bouts in 125 contests and scored just 7 knockouts; During his career, he won the Flyweight Championship of the World (as recognized by New York state)

The "Corporal" defeated such men as Albert "Frenchy" Belanger, Johnny McCoy, Newsboy Brown, Willie LaMorte, Black Bill (Eladio Valdes), Melvin "Happy" Atherton, Chuck Hellman, Ernie Hood, Lew Perfetti, Ernie Jarvis, Frankie Ash and Henry "Henny" Catena

Charley Rose ranked Izzy as the #5 All-Time Flyweight; He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1998

1921
Apr 14 Sammy Tasco                 Detroit, Mi                   ND-W  6
May  3 Eddie Steepe                Detroit, Mi                     ND  8
Nov 25 Eddie Steepe                Detroit, Mi                   ND-D  6

1922
Jan 17 Billy Stone                 New York, NY                    KO  4
Feb 13 Tommy Enright               Saginaw, Mi                   ND-W 10
May 22 Joe Lucas                   Detroit, Mi                   ND-L   
Jun  5 Irwin Franklin              Detroit, Mi                     ND 10
Oct  9 Tommy Hughes                Detroit, Mi                   ND-L 10
Nov 27 Eddie Steepe                Detroit, Mi                   ND-D 10

1923
Jan  8 Vincent Salvatore           Staten Island, NY                W  8
Jan 16 Bobby Green                 Brooklyn, NY                     D  8
Jan 19 Willie Farley               New York, NY                     W  6
Feb 16 Billy Bell                  Freeport, NY                     W  6
Feb 22 Bobby Green                 New York, NY                     L 12
Mar  2 Jimmy Leggett               Freeport, NY                     W 12
Mar  8 Mickey Nelson               New York, NY                     W 10
Mar 17 "Young" Joe Dundee          New York, NY                    KO  3
Apr 27 Indian Russell              Freeport, NY                     W 12
May 14 Terry Miller                Brooklyn, NY                     W 10
May 26 Al Felder                   Brooklyn, NY                     L 10
Jun 13 Bobby Green                 Brooklyn, NY                     W  6
Jun 22 "Jockey" Joe Dillon         Freeport, NY                    WF  4
Jul 16 Sammy Bienfeld              Brooklyn, NY                     L 12
Jul 27 Al Felder                   Freeport, NY                     W 10
Aug  9 Willie LaMorte              New York, NY                     W  4
Aug 24 Willie Darcy                Rockaway Beach, NY               W 10
Sep 17 Sammy Bienfeld              Brooklyn, NY                     D  6
Sep 21 Al Felder                   Long Branch, NJ                 ND 12
Oct  2 Henry "Henny" Catena        New York, NY                     L 10
Oct 29 Henry "Henny" Catena        New York, NY                     L 15
Dec  7 Joe Jackson                 Englewood, NJ                   ND 12
Dec 11 Bobby Ruttenberg            Reading, Pa                      D 10
Dec 19 Bobby Ruttenberg            Brooklyn, NY                     W 12
Dec 25 Babe Willard                Providence, RI                   W 10

1924
Jan  1 Mickey Morris               Reading, Pa                      W 10 
Jan 28 Joe Jackson                 New Brunswick, NJ             ND-W 10
Feb  7 Terry Miller                Brooklyn, NY                     D 10
Mar 11 Johnny Breslin              New York, NY                     W  6
Mar 19 Al Felder                   New York, NY                     W  6
Apr 10 Johnny Hamm                 Brooklyn, NY                     W 10
Apr 14 Ty Coleman                  Scranton, Pa                     L 10
Apr 24 Henry "Henny" Catena        Brooklyn, NY                     D 10
May 13 Tommy Milton                New York, NY                     L 10
Jul  1 Frankie Ash                 Brooklyn, NY                     D 10
Jul 11 Johnny Kaiser               Haverstraw, NY                  KO   
Aug 28 Frankie Ash                 Brooklyn, NY                     W 10
Sep 16 Tommy Milton                Brooklyn, NY                     L 10
Sep 22 "Wee" Willie Woods          Portland, Me                  ND-D 12
Oct  6 Bobby Walker                Perth Amboy, NJ               ND-W 10
Oct 20 Henry "Henny" Catena        New York, NY                     W 10
Oct 24 Young Dencio                Fort Myers, Va                   D 12
Nov 11 Eddie Flank                 New York, NY                     L 10
Dec  1 Clovis Durand               Montreal, Ont, Canada           LT  7
Dec 25 "Wee" Willie Woods          Portland, Me                  ND-W 12

1925
Jan 12 Jimmy Russo                 New York, NY                     W 10
Jan 27 Lew Perfetti                New York, NY                    WF  5
Feb 17 Frankie Murray              Manchester, NH                   W 10
Feb 26 "Wee" Willie Davies         McKeesport, Pa                   L 10
Apr 16 "Wee" Willie Davies         McKeesport, Pa                   L 10
May 19 Johnny Breslin              New York, NY                     L 10
May 26 Joey Ross                   Jersey City, NJ                 ND 10
Jun 27 Black Bill (Eladio Valdes)  New York, NY                     L 10
Jul  9 Mickey Lewis                West New York, NJ             ND-W 10
Jul 13 Charlie Ray                 Bangor, Me                    ND-D 12
Jul 20 Black Bill (Eladio Valdes)  Long Island City, NY             L 10
Sep 17 Black Bill (Eladio Valdes)  New York, NY                     W 10
Sep 30 Lew Perfetti                Long Island City, NY             D 10
Oct 24 Black Bill (Eladio Valdes)  New York, NY                     L 12
Nov 13 Clever Sencio               Hollywood, Ca                    L 10
Nov 27 Newsboy Brown               Hollywood, Ca                    L 10
Dec  4 Ernie Jarvis                New York, NY                     W 10
Dec 23 Ernie Jarvis                New York, NY                     D 10

1926
Jan 25 Alex Burlie                 Toronto, Ont, Canada             L 10
Feb  1 Joey Ross                   Brooklyn, NY                     W 10
Mar  5 Young Dencio                New York, NY                     W 10
Mar 10 Joey Ross                                                    L 10
Apr 19 Manny Wexler                Brooklyn, NY                     W  6
May  7 "Wee" Willie Woods          Syracuse, NY                     W 10
Jun 11 "Wee" Willie Woods          Rockaway Beach, NY               W 10
Jul 30 Delos "Kid" Williams        Hollywood, Ca                    W 10
Aug 20 Georgie Rivers              Hollywood, Ca                    L 10
Nov  6 Ernie Hood                  Vernon, Ca                       W 10
Nov 22 Johnny McCoy                El Paso, Tx                      W 12
Nov 30 Chuck Hellman               Portland, Or                     W 10
Dec 14 Dixie LaHood                Butte, Mt                        D 12

1927
Jan 11 "Sailor" Willie Gordon      Portland, Or                     W 10
Jan 29 Tommy Abobo                 New York, NY                    KO  2
Feb 19 Blas Rodriquez              New York, NY                     W 10
Mar  1 Frankie Anselm              Harrisburg, Pa                   W  8
Mar  5 Joey Ross                   New York, NY                     W 10
Mar 25 Pinky May                   Savannah, Ga                     D 10
May  2 Midget Wolgast              Atlantic City, NJ             ND-L  8
Jun  6 Chuck Hellman               Woodhaven, NY                    L 10
Aug 26 "Wee" Willie Davies         Hollywood, Ca                    L 10
Sep 12 Billy Kelly                 New York, NY                     W 10
Oct  4 Blas Rodriquez              New York, NY                     W 10
Nov  9 "Wee" Willie Davies         New York, NY                     W 10
Nov 22 Benny Hall                  New York, NY                     W  4
Dec 16 Newsboy Brown               New York, NY                     W 15
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)

1928
Jan 26 Harry Goldstein             Boston, Ma                       W 10
Feb 17 Billy Shaw                  Detroit, Mi                      W  8
Feb 23 Benny Hall                  Brooklyn, NY                     W  4
Apr  9 Routier Parra               New York, NY                     W 15
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
May  9 Melvin "Happy" Atherton     Fort Wayne, In                ND-W 10
May 23 Bushy Graham                Brooklyn, NY                     L 15
          -NBA Bantamweight Championship of the World;
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Jun 10 Charley "Dodo" Jackson      Rockaway Beach, NY               W 10
Jul 20 Frisco Grande               Rockaway, NY                    WF  4
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Aug  3 "Little" Jeff Smith         Rockaway Beach, NY              KO  4
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Aug 20 Felix Martinez              Jersey City, NJ                 KO  3
Aug 31 Frisco Grande               Long Branch, NJ                 KO  8
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Oct  4 Willie LaMorte              Jersey City, NJ                  W 12
Dec  1 Emile "Spider" Pladner      Paris, France                    L 12

1929
Feb  8 Albert "Frenchy" Belanger   Toronto, Ont, Canada             W 10
Mar 12 Albert "Frenchy" Belanger   Toronto, Ont, Canada             W 12
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Apr 12 Vivian "Boy" Walley         San Francisco, Ca                W 10
Apr 19 Pablo Dano                  San Francisco, Ca                D 10
Aug 22 Willie LaMorte              Newark, NJ                       L 15
Sep 16 "Wee" Willie Davies         North Braddock, Pa               L 10
Nov  4 Eugene Huat                 New York, NY                     L 10

1930
Apr 23 Harry Fierro                Cincinnati, Oh                  LT  9

1932
Feb  8 Jack Terranova              Jamaica, NY                      W  5
Mar 15 Freddie Lattanzio           New York, NY                     W  6
May  7 Fillo Julian Echevarria     Havana, Cuba                    LT  5


*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1928
Aug  8 Black Bill (Eladio Valdes)                                   L 10
Nov 20 Black Bill (Eladio Valdes)                                   W 10


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

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