Goldberg, George

A featherweight from Brooklyn who held the New York State National Guard featherweight title for a short time, Goldberg fought in the late 1920s and early 1930s. During his career, he fought the likes of Al Singer, Kid Chocolate, and the Cocoa Kid.

Birth and Death Dates:
unknown

Career Highlights:
Goldberg began boxing professionally in the 1920s. A featherweight, he nonetheless fought a young lightweight named Al Singer in November 1927. George defeated Singer in a six-round decision. The two fighters met twice more, with Goldberg winning a six-round decision on month after the first fight and Singer winning a six-round decision the following year. Singer would go on to capture the world lightweight title in 1930.

In November 1929, Goldberg defeated Hall of Famer Johnny Dundee in a ten-round decision. The fight, which took place ten days before Dundee's 36th birthday, was one of the last in the former world featherweight and junior lightweight champion's career (he fought twice in 1932 and retired). The following year, Goldberg fought Harry Sankey at the 106th Infantry Armory in Brooklyn for the New York State National Guard featherweight title. He defeated Sankey for the title in a 12-round decision.

While holding the National Guard belt, George battled top lightweight contender Lew Feldman in June 1930. Outweighed by his opponent, Goldberg lasted the entire fight, but lost the ten-round decision. In January 1931, he then lost his title to Joe Ryder when he was knocked out in the seventh-round of their bout at the 22nd Engineers Armory in New York.

Goldberg never got a chance at another title, but he fought some of the best boxers around in the early 1930s. Four months after losing to Ryder, he fought the great Kid Chocolate. Golderg was Chocolate's first opponents since he lost the world featherweight title and he knocked George out in the seventh-round -- Chocolate would win the junior lightweight title two months later. Goldberg continued to box throughout the 1930s and according to www.boxrec.com, he even fought in 1941.

Origin:
Brooklyn, New York

Career Statistics:
Professional record: (incomplete)
Wins: 10 (2 by knockout)
Losses: 12
Draws: 2

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