Beltz, Elmer

Elmer Milton Beltz

A welterweight who fought out of Los Angeles, Beltz was considered one of the top Jewish boxers in the "city of Angels" during his day.

Birth and Death Dates:
b. 1930 - d. unknown

Career Highlights:
Born in Cincinnati, Beltz moved to Los Angeles with his family when he was a child. A graduate of Manual Arts High School, where he competed in track and field and baseball, Beltz fought 50 amateur bouts and lost only three times. In August 1948, he began his professional career and won 11 of his first 12 fights. In November 1949, he upset Tote Martinez, a tough lightweight from Oakland in a ten-round decision.

A newspaper article described his victory as, "...a more thorough job of it than Beau Jack [former world lightweight champion], the only other fighter to defeat Martinez, for Elmer floored Tote and had him on the verge of a knockout..." A popular fighter among Los Angeles' Jewish community, Beltz continued to box professionally until the mid-1950s.

Origin:
Cincinnati, Ohio

Physical description:
145 pounds

Career Statistics:
Professional record (incomplete):
Wins: 26 (7 by knockout)
Losses: 9
Draws: 3

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