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Pinky Silverberg Born: Pincus Silverberg, Apr 5, 1904, New York, NY Died: Jan 16, 1964, Ansonia, CT Height: 5 ft. 4 in. Weight 112 lbs. Manager: Johnny Herman; Lew Anger & Joe Smith NBA Flyweight Champion, 1927-1928 |
1920 Sep 20 Young Pastoria Bridgeport, CT D 4 1921 Feb 24 Willie Shugrue Waterbury, CT KO 5 Apr 30 Spike Marino New Haven, CT L 4 1922 Aug 10 Jimmy Proto Meriden, CT D 6 Oct 20 Jimmy Proto New Haven, CT D 10 Nov 16 Ginger Dundee Hartford, CT W 8 Dec 18 Willie Shugrue Meriden, CT D 8 1923 Mar 14 Johnny Corbett Hartford, CT D 10 Mar 19 Spike Marino New Haven, CT W 8 Mar 26 Young Lucas Meriden, CT KO 4 Apr 12 Willie Connors New Haven, CT W 8 Apr 16 Bud Dempsey Meriden, CT L 10 May 25 Rabbit Long Waterbury, CT W Jun 11 Willie Shugrue New Haven, CT D 10 Jul 3 Gaylor (Kid) Lewis New Haven, CT W 10 Sep 24 Jimmy Bones Norwalk, CT D 10 Sep 27 Willie Shugrue Waterbury, CT W DQ 5 Nov 16 Jimmy Bones New Haven, CT D 10 Dec 13 Young Mulligan Waterbury, CT NC 8 1924 Feb 19 Joey Russell Passaic NJ ND 12 Sep 4 Harold Fly New York, NY W 6 Oct 4 Harry Chester New York, NY W 6 Nov 15 Harry Chester New York, NY W 4 1925 Feb 21 Ivan Hawes New York, NY W DQ 1 Oct Young Coulon Ansonia, CT W 10 1926 Jan 7 Ruby Bradley Hartford, CT L 8 Apr 5 Willie LaMorte Hartford, CT LK 3 Aug 17 Happy Rollinson New Haven, CT W 6 Aug 30 Joey Eulo New Haven, CT L 8 Oct 5 Ivan Hawes New York, NY W 8 Oct 19 Tommy Abobo New York, NY W 8 Oct 30 Carroll Setti New York, NY W 8 1927 Jan 18 Sammy Tisch New York, NY Sch-x (Pinkey weighed in at 112.5 to Tisch's 121 and was not allowed to fight; Pinky's brother, Herman, 124, substituted and beat Tisch) Jan 19 Black Bill New York, NY L 6 (Above a benefit for Sam Langford at Walker A.C.) Feb 4 Joe Leone New York, NY D 4 Jul 8 Bud Rodney New Haven, CT W 4 Jul Joey Williams --- W 10 --- Charlie Nieman --- KO 3 Oct 22 Ruby Bradley Bridgeport, CT W DQ 7 (Won vacant NBA World flyweight title) 1928 --- Stripped of NBA World Flyweight Title Jan 31 Eddie Enos Bridgeport, CT W 8 Apr 3 Willie Cubic New Haven, CT L 6 May 14 Harry Roberts Pittsfield MA W 10 --- Willie Cubic --- L 8 Jul 3 Benny Tell New York, NY L 10 Jul 16 Sammy Fertita Brooklyn, NY D 4 Jul 24 Pete Sanstol New York, NY L 6 --- Joey Eulo New York, NY L 8 Sep 22 Archie Bell Brooklyn, NY L 6 Sep 29 Dodo Jackson New York, NY W 10 Nov 8 Kid Chocolate New York, NY L 8 Nov 27 Johnny Erickson New York, NY D 10 Dec 29 Black Bill New York, NY L 6 1929 May 25 Petey Sarron Melbourne AUS L 15 Aug 2 Dick Corbett Brisbane AUS L 15 Sep 13 Young Siki Brisbane AUS W 15 Nov 11 Nel Tarleton New York, NY L 10 --- Frankie Bauman --- L 8 1930 Jan 25 Panama Al Brown Havana CUB L 10 Mar 30 Midget Wolgast New York, NY L 10 May 8 Midget Wolgast Philadelphia, PA L 8 Jun Billy Kelly Scranton PA L 10 Jun 23 Nick DeSalvo Waterbury, CT W 8 Jul Eddie Brink Scranton, PA L 6 Jul 28 Eddie Burl Brooklyn, NY L 10 --- Harry Hill --- L 10 Dec 19 Midget Lavigne Burlington VT D 10 1931 Mar 9 Midget Wolgast Bridgeport CT L 10 Sep 4 Felipe Andrade New York, NY L 6 Oct 8 Jimmy Thomas McKeesport PA L 10 1932 Jan 11 Felipe Andrade New York, NY L 6 Jul 11 Damasco Seda New York, NY W 5 1933 May 23 Joe Christie New York, NY KO 1 Aug 15 Rocky Gravel Portland ME ND 6 Aug 28 Kiki Stanley Portland ND 4 Aug 31 K.O. Blouin Westbrook ME ND 6 Sep 11 K.O. Blouin Portland ND 5 Nov 3 Kid Barrilito Bath ME ND 6 1934 Feb 12 Damasco Seda New York, NY L 4 1935-36 Inactive 1937 Mar 4 Frankie Reese New York, NY W 4 |
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