Boxing
Davey Cohen
Cohen fought professionally as a lightweight in the 1940s.
Birth and Death Dates:
unknown
Career Highlights:
Cohen began his professional boxing career in the early 1940s in the New York area and won his first 11 fights. Although he did not fight top competition early in his career, by the mid-1940s, he had moved up in the lightweight ranks. In December 1946, Cohen fought future world lightweight champion Paddy DeMarco and lost a six-round decision. Cohen fought professionally until the late 1940s.
Origin:
Bronx, New York
Physical description:
137 pounds
Career Statistics:
Professional record (incomplete):
Wins: 26 wins (5 by knockout)
Losses: 9
Draws: 1
Birth and Death Dates:
unknown
Career Highlights:
Cohen began his professional boxing career in the early 1940s in the New York area and won his first 11 fights. Although he did not fight top competition early in his career, by the mid-1940s, he had moved up in the lightweight ranks. In December 1946, Cohen fought future world lightweight champion Paddy DeMarco and lost a six-round decision. Cohen fought professionally until the late 1940s.
Origin:
Bronx, New York
Physical description:
137 pounds
Career Statistics:
Professional record (incomplete):
Wins: 26 wins (5 by knockout)
Losses: 9
Draws: 1