Abe Attell

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American sports figure boxing hall of fame inductee featherweight boxer human professional boxer world boxing champion

Abe Attell was a former American featherweight boxing champion who later gained notoriety for his alleged role as a key gambling intermediary in the 1919 Black Sox baseball scandal.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American sports figure → boxing hall of fame inductee → featherweight boxer → human → professional boxer → world boxing champion →
activity	gambling intermediary →
allegedRoleIn	1919 Black Sox scandal →
associatedWith	Arnold Rothstein →
birthDate	1884-02-22 →
birthPlace	San Francisco, California, United States →
causeOfDeath	heart failure →
championshipEnd	1912 →
championshipStart	1901 →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1970-02-07 →
eraOfActivity	early 20th century →
ethnicGroup	Jewish American →
familyName	Attell →
foughtNotableOpponent	Harlem Tommy Murphy → Johnny Kilbane → Owen Moran →
fullName	Abraham Washington Attell →
gender	male →
givenName	Abraham →
hallOfFame	Ring Magazine Hall of Fame →
height	approximately 5 ft 4 in →
inductedInto	International Boxing Hall of Fame →
inductionYear	1990 →
knownFor	defensive boxing skills → speed and agility in the ring →
language	English →
legalOutcome	charges related to the Black Sox scandal were eventually dropped → indicted in connection with the Black Sox scandal →
memberOf	International Boxing Hall of Fame →
nickname	Abe Attell → The Little Hebrew →
notableEvent	1919 Black Sox scandal →
numberOfTitleDefenses	multiple successful defenses of featherweight title →
occupation	boxer →
placeOfDeath	New Paltz, New York, United States →
religion	Judaism →
residence	New York City, New York, United States →
sport	boxing →
stance	southpaw →
style	clever counterpunching →
titleHeld	World Featherweight Champion →
weightClass	featherweight →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1919 Black Sox Scandal →	gamblerInvolved
World Featherweight Title →	hasNotableChampion
Abe Attell →	nickname