Barney Ross

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Barney Ross was a renowned American professional boxer and three-division world champion during the 1930s, celebrated for his skill, toughness, and memorable title bouts.

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Barney Ross canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional boxer
world boxing champion
activeYearsEndTime 1938
activeYearsStartTime 1929
awardReceived Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
surface form: Presidential Unit Citation

Silver Star
birthName Beryl David Rosofsky
causeOfDeath throat cancer
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1909-12-23
dateOfDeath 1967-01-17
ethnicGroup Jewish American
familyName Rosofsky
givenName Beryl
hallOfFame International Boxing Hall of Fame
World Boxing Hall of Fame
knownFor memorable title bouts in the 1930s
toughness in the ring
memberOfSportsTeam United States Marine Corps boxing team
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
name Barney Ross self-link
notableAchievement three-division world boxing champion
world light welterweight champion
world lightweight champion
world welterweight champion
notableWork winning world light welterweight title
winning world lightweight title
winning world welterweight title
occupation United States Marine Corps
surface form: United States Marine

motivational speaker
professional boxer
placeOfBirth New York
New York City
United States of America
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago

Illinois
United States of America
religion Judaism
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago

Illinois
United States of America
sexOrGender male
sport boxing
weightClass light welterweight
lightweight
welterweight

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Homicide Hank foughtNotableOpponent Barney Ross
subject surface form: Henry Armstrong
Barney Ross name Barney Ross self-link
Lou Ambers fought Barney Ross
Henry Jackson Jr. foughtNotableOpponent Barney Ross
subject surface form: Henry Armstrong
Rosofsky hasNotableBearer Barney Ross
Barney hasNotableBearer Barney Ross
Beryl David Rosofsky birthNameOf Barney Ross
Beryl David Rosofsky notableAs Barney Ross
Beryl David Rosofsky alsoKnownAs Barney Ross