Barney Ross

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human professional boxer world boxing champion

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.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → professional boxer → world boxing champion →
activeYearsEndTime	1938 →
activeYearsStartTime	1929 →
awardReceived	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 →
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 → motivational speaker → professional boxer →
placeOfBirth	New York → New York City → United States of America →
placeOfDeath	Chicago → Illinois → United States of America →
religion	Judaism →
residence	Chicago → Illinois → United States of America →
sexOrGender	male →
sport	boxing →
weightClass	light welterweight → lightweight → welterweight →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Henry Armstrong → Henry Armstrong → Henry Armstrong →	foughtNotableOpponent
Lou Ambers →	fought
Westchester Hills Cemetery →	hasNotableBurial
Barney Ross →	name
World Welterweight Title →	notableFormerChampion