By Peter Silkov
Charley
Goldman was a very clever and tough bantamweight boxer, born Israel
Goldman on December 21, 1888, in Warsaw, Poland ( some sources say
born in Russia on December 22, 1887.) He later moved with his
family to New York, where he started boxing professionally in 1904.
Goldman fought notable fighters including Joe Wagner, Benny Kaufman,
Paddy Callahan, George Kitson, Young Britt, Phil McGovern, Knockout
Brown, Young Ziringer, Patsy Brannigan, Frankie Burns, Tommy Houck,
Charlie Harvey, Frankie Burns, George ‘Ko’ Chaney, Kid Williams,
Johnny Coulon, Johnny Solzberg, and Abe Friedman.
Although
Goldman has 137 verified fights on his record, it is known that he
had many more fights during his career.
After
his retirement from boxing in 1918, Goldman became a boxing trainer,
and would become known as one of the best trainers in the business. His most notable success as a trainer was his moulding Rocky Marciano
into the World heavyweight champion. Other world champions whom he
trained included Lou Ambers, Joe Archibald, Kid Gavilan, Al McCoy,
Carlos Ortiz, Marty Servo, Jersey Joe Walcott (1930 to 1934) and
Fritzie Zivic. Goldman also worked with top contenders Rory Calhoun,
Walter Cartier, Arturo Godoy, Johnny Risko, Cesar Brion, Tony Alongi
and Oscar Bonavena.
Charley
Goldman died on November 11, 1968, at the age of 80-years old. In
1992, Goldman was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
and the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
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It is regretable to lose a hero who was knowledgable, skillfull and possessed a humble demeanor. Thank you sharing this post as , looking forward to many like this.
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