Boxing
Al Demedowitz
A Brooklyn heavyweight in the 1930s, Demedowitz fought professionally under the tutelage of the great Sid Terris.
Birth and Death Dates:
unknown
Career Highlights:
A heavyweight, Demedowitz began his professional career in the mid-1930s. In March 1936, he fought fellow Jewish heavyweight, Henry Cooper at Broadway Arena in Brooklyn and won a six-round decision. The previous year, he lost to Red Boyette, the former New York State National Guard heavyweight champion, on a second-round technical knockout.
Origin:
Brooklyn, New York
Physical description:
180-185 pounds
Birth and Death Dates:
unknown
Career Highlights:
A heavyweight, Demedowitz began his professional career in the mid-1930s. In March 1936, he fought fellow Jewish heavyweight, Henry Cooper at Broadway Arena in Brooklyn and won a six-round decision. The previous year, he lost to Red Boyette, the former New York State National Guard heavyweight champion, on a second-round technical knockout.
Origin:
Brooklyn, New York
Physical description:
180-185 pounds