Bob Olin
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Robert Lous "Bob" Olin was an American boxer
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He won the World Light Heavyweight
Championship.
175 lb (79.4 kg) Open Championship. He won all 35 of his amateur fights, including as well the New York Metropolitan AAU.
His early career record was good, but spotty against the top talent of the division.
Olin lost only 11 of his first 55 fights before battling former middleweight champion Lou Brouillard in 1934. In the span of three months in 1934, Olin was defeated twice by Brouillard.
Surprisingly, he was still given a title shot later that year against world light-heavyweight champion Maxie Rosenbloom
. The fight turned out to the be the last time that two Jewish fighters have fought for a world title. In 1934, he defeated Rosenbloom for the light heavyweight title in a dull fight. Many in the audience that day booed the effort of the two fighters.
Olin's first title defense came less than a year later when he faced John Henry Lewis
in October 1935. He lost the crown to Lewis. In June 1937, Lewis and Olin fought again for the championship and this time Olin was knocked out in the eighth round by the Hall of Famer.
His trainer was Ray Arcel
.
He retired with a record of 55–27–4 (25 KO).
Boxing
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He won the World Light Heavyweight
Light heavyweight
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Championship.
Boxing career
In 1928 Olin won the New York City Golden GlovesGolden Gloves
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175 lb (79.4 kg) Open Championship. He won all 35 of his amateur fights, including as well the New York Metropolitan AAU.
His early career record was good, but spotty against the top talent of the division.
Olin lost only 11 of his first 55 fights before battling former middleweight champion Lou Brouillard in 1934. In the span of three months in 1934, Olin was defeated twice by Brouillard.
Surprisingly, he was still given a title shot later that year against world light-heavyweight champion Maxie Rosenbloom
Maxie Rosenbloom
Max Everitt Rosenbloom, known as Slapsie Maxie was an American boxer, actor, and television personality.-Life and career:...
. The fight turned out to the be the last time that two Jewish fighters have fought for a world title. In 1934, he defeated Rosenbloom for the light heavyweight title in a dull fight. Many in the audience that day booed the effort of the two fighters.
Olin's first title defense came less than a year later when he faced John Henry Lewis
John Henry Lewis
John Henry Lewis was an African American boxer who was the world Light Heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1939.One interesting fact of his is that Lewis was managed by a gambler and racketeer of the 1930s: Gus Greenlee, a man who became very important to baseball's Negro Leagues as a commissioner...
in October 1935. He lost the crown to Lewis. In June 1937, Lewis and Olin fought again for the championship and this time Olin was knocked out in the eighth round by the Hall of Famer.
His trainer was Ray Arcel
Ray Arcel
Ray Arcel was a boxing trainer who was active from the 1920s through the 1980s. He trained eighteen world champions....
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He retired with a record of 55–27–4 (25 KO).