Barney Ross

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Barney Ross (born Dov-Ber "Beryl" David Rosofsky; December 23, 1909 – January 18, 1967) was an American professional boxer and decorated veteran of World War II. Ross held world championships in three weight divisions from lightweight to welterweight between 1933 and 1938. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class in 1990. In November 2022, BoxRec ranked Ross as the 18th-greatest pound for pound boxer of all time. In his time, he was known as the Pride of the Ghetto. Initially known locally as a brawler, Ross joined a local gang as a teenager, running errands with Jack Ruby (who would later become world-famous for murdering Lee Harvey Oswald) for mobster Al Capone. Ross later rose to prominence after turning professional in boxing, becoming only the third fighter in history to capture world titles in three weight divisions, the first in the "Queensberry Rules era" to win championships in two weight classes simultaneously, and is believed by...

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