{"id":238,"date":"2010-01-13T15:21:24","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T23:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melwalker.net\/?p=238"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:06:10","slug":"rsr-looks-back-at-the-unlikely-career-of-three-division-champion-barney-ross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=238","title":{"rendered":"RSR Looks Back at the Unlikely Career of Three-Division Champion Barney Ross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134708\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Barney-Ross.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Mike \u201cRubber Warrior\u201d Plunkett<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Barney Ross was a rugged, hungry fighter whose unmatched physical fitness and superior stamina made him a three-division champion in a time when there were far less world titles in existence. He won world titles in the lightweight, junior welterweight and welterweight divisions. Born Dov-Ber Rasofsky, Ross grew up in Chicago where he was raised by strict Orthodox Jewish parents that had an eye towards his becoming a Rabbi. Opposed to his ambition of becoming a practitioner of the sweet science, his family relented after his father was mercilessly killed during a hold-up. The need for support eclipsed that parental dream and Ross was tasked with becoming the chief breadwinner, thus he set forth to make money in the ring. A fast and clever technician with a respectable punch Ross won the 1929 Inter-City Golden Gloves Championship and turned professional later that year.<\/p>\n<p>His first pro bout was in September 1929 against Ramon Lugo, an experienced pug with a 20-1-4 record on the downside of an otherwise invisible ring career. Ross prevailed by six round decision and thus, one of the great ring careers of any generation was underway. Going 10-0 his first year, Ross suffered his first defeat against Carlos Garcia, a ten-round points loss to the seasoned journeyman with a deceptive 17-7 record. Over the next thirty-six bouts, Ross went 32-1-2, paying his dues and honing his craft against the likes of former NBA Featherweight Champion Battling Battalino, among others.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fighting as a lightweight in the Chicago area, Ross accrued a fine record of 40-2-2. By 1932 he was ranked third by The Ring and gaining momentum both with the fan base and as a fighter. In 1933, Ross defeated Tony Canzoneri by majority decision for both the lightweight and junior welterweight titles in a curious affair that that had a distance of ten rounds. The win made Ross a two-division champion in one night. Canzoneri disputed the verdict and many in the press wondered aloud if the correct decision had been rendered given the competitiveness of the encounter and the suggestion of subjective judging.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrating the desire to prove a true world champion while looking to silence the notion that he was the beneficiary of a biased hometown decision in the first match, Ross granted Canzoneri an immediate rematch. Taking it a step further, Ross agreed to allow the return to be staged on Canzoneri\u2019s home turf at the Polo Grounds in New York. In a brutal and bloody fifteen-rounder, Ross squeaked out the win via split decision, cementing his claim as champion.<\/p>\n<p>In 1934 and \u201935 Ross faced welterweight champion Jimmy McLarnin in three occasions in title bouts that ensured his status at the forefront of the sports pages of the day and for all time in boxing history. Ross and McLarnin both tasted the canvas in their first encounter, a bout Ross won by a controversial split fifteen round decision at the Madison Square Garden Bowl in New York. The win, disputed as it was in some circles, afforded Ross the World Welterweight Title making him a three-division champion in a professional career that by that point was barely five years old.\u00a0 In the rematch held at the same venue just four months later, McLarnin returned the favor, winning back the World Welterweight Title with a controversial fifteen round split decision that made a rubber match between the two inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>Making three successful defenses of the World Junior Welterweight Title in the interim, a title Ross would vacate after outpointing Henry Woods, a third match was signed with Jimmy McLarnin for the welterweight title. In their third encounter in May of 1935, Ross managed to outlast McLarnin, winning a convincing unanimous decision. Many newspapers of the day reported that \u201cthe welterweight jinx continued with a welterweight champion losing the title in his first defense, for the 12th consecutive time\u201d. In defeating McLarnin, Ross had vanquished a great and stubborn rival whilst demonstrating he did belong atop the one hundred and forty-seven pound division.<\/p>\n<p>Having long since abandoned his titles at lightweight and junior welterweight, Ross concentrated on staying busy, capitalizing on his standing with a series of non-title bouts. \u00a0He successfully defended his welterweight title in 1936 against Izzy Jannazzo and again a year later against Ceferino Garcia, both by convincing unanimous decision. Looking ahead towards meeting bigger challenges and enjoying even greater notoriety, Ross signed to defend his title against the streaking Henry Armstrong in 1938, a fighter who by that point was approaching supernatural ability and enjoying the greatest year of his legendary career. It was the last stop on an extraordinary run as in the bout; Ross was so thoroughly battered by \u201cHammerin\u2019 Hank\u201d many of the fans in the audience were calling upon the referee to stop the contest. Refusing to go down at the fists of Armstrong, Ross snubbed his nose at Father Time, managing to last the distance, losing a wide fifteen round unanimous decision. It has been suggested by some boxing historians that his refusal to collapse against Armstrong is among the most courageous performances in boxing history. It was the last bout of a glorious career that saw him go 72-4-3, 22 KO\u2019s, and world titles in three different weight classes. Barney Ross was an unlikely candidate for pugilism that reached the most fleeting of objectives during a particularly competitive and brutal period.<\/p>\n<p>After retiring in his early-30s, Ross joined the United States Marine Corps. in a patriotic move to fight in World War II. Refusing a stateside assignment to use his celebrity to boost morale, Ross was sent to Guadalcanal in the South Pacific where he was injured single-handedly holding off a number of attacking Japanese soldiers, killing them in battle before carrying off a badly injured comrade, a man weighing in the neighborhood of 230lbs. compared to Ross\u2019 140-odd pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The act of bravery, his single-handed victory, and his above and beyond sense of loyalty to his comrades in the face of certain disaster served to cause the public to view him as almost superhuman, especially when taken into consideration, his early life and all that he had to overcome. Because of his patriotism and heroism, Ross was awarded America&#8217;s third-highest military honor, the Silver Star, as well as a Presidential Citation.<\/p>\n<p>As America&#8217;s greatest celebrity war hero he was ultimately honored by President Roosevelt in a Rose Garden ceremony. Barney Ross died in Chicago at age 57, a fighter to the end and a deserving member of The International Boxing Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;b&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Barney Ross<\/p>\n<p>Division: Light Welterweight<\/p>\n<p>Professional Record:\u00a0 72-4-3, 22 KO\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>Date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opponent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Location\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Result\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &lt;\/b&gt;<\/p>\n<p>1929-08-31 Ramon Lugo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Los Angeles, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W PTS\u00a0 6<\/p>\n<p>1929-09-14 Joe Borola\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Los Angeles, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W PTS\u00a0 6<\/p>\n<p>1929-10-12 Joe Borola\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Los Angeles, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W PTS\u00a0 6<\/p>\n<p>1929-10-21 Virgil Tobin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San Francisco, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W KO\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n<p>1929-11-19 Joey Barth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W PTS\u00a0 5<\/p>\n<p>1929-12-05 Al DeRose\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W PTS\u00a0 6<\/p>\n<p>1930-01-10 Louis New\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0W PTS\u00a0 6<\/p>\n<p>1930-01-24 Johnny Andrews\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W PTS\u00a0 4<\/p>\n<p>1930-02-22 Jiro Kumagai\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San Francisco, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W PTS\u00a0 4<\/p>\n<p>1930-03-17 Jackie Davis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Saint Louis, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W NWS\u00a0 5<\/p>\n<p>1930-04-08 Eddie Bojack\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cleveland, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 2<\/p>\n<p>1930-04-21 Carlos Garcia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L PTS\u00a0 6<\/p>\n<p>1930-04-25 Mickey Genaro\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W PTS\u00a0 6<\/p>\n<p>1930-07-01 Eddie Koppy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Detroit, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0W PTS\u00a0 6<\/p>\n<p>1930-08-07 Luis Kid Perez\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W KO\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n<p>1930-09-19 Young Terry\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D PTS\u00a0 8<\/p>\n<p>1930-10-14 Sammy 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Chicago, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0W MD\u00a0 10<\/p>\n<p>1933-07-26 Johnny Farr\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kansas City, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 6<\/p>\n<p>1933-09-12 Tony Canzoneri\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W SD\u00a0 15<\/p>\n<p>1933-11-17 Sammy Fuller\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W MD\u00a0 10<\/p>\n<p>1934-01-24 Billy Petrolle\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bronx, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 10<\/p>\n<p>1934-02-07 Pete 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McLarnin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Long Island City, Queens, L SD\u00a0 15<\/p>\n<p>1934-12-10 Bobby Pacho\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cleveland, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W PTS 12<\/p>\n<p>1935-01-28 Frankie Klick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Miami, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W PTS 10<\/p>\n<p>1935-04-09 Henry Woods\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seattle, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W PTS 12<\/p>\n<p>1935-05-28 Jimmy McLarnin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0W UD\u00a0 15<\/p>\n<p>1935-09-06 Baby Joe Gans\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Portland, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W KO\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n<p>1935-09-13 Ceferino Garcia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San Francisco, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W PTS 10<\/p>\n<p>1935-11-29 Ceferino Garcia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chicago, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W UD\u00a0 10<\/p>\n<p>1936-01-27 Lou Halper\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Philadelphia, USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W TKO\u00a0 8<\/p>\n<p>1936-03-11 Gordon Wallace\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vancouver, Canada\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W MD\u00a0 10<\/p>\n<p>1936-05-01 Chuck 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