Record details

Abe Simon

"Big" "Skyscrapper"

Heavyweight

Male

(Abraham Simon)
USA, Queens, New York
Born: January 1, 1913, Richmond Hill, New York, USA
Died: October 24, 1969, New York City, New York, USA
(heart attack)
Height: 6ft 4in, mt 1,93
Weight: 251, 255 lbs

No amateur results

Professional record


1935
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 11	Jim Dowling	Jamaica,Queens, United States	KO 2
+ Apr. 6	Mickey McAvoy	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 3
+ May 13	Johnny Erjavec	Jamaica,Queens, United States	KO 1
+ June 25	Chris Karchi	Bronx, United States	TKO 1
+ July 5	Artie Suess	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 1
+ Aug. 29	Jack Kelly	Saratoga Springs, United States	KO 2
+ Dec. 21	Hans Kohlhaas	Brooklyn, United States	W 6

1936
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 11	Roberto Roberti	Jamaica,Queens, United States	TKO 8
+ Apr. 18	Paul Pross	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 2
+ May 11	Vicente Parrile	Newark, United States	KO 1
+ May 27	Lou Berg	Brooklyn, United States	KO 3
+ June 16	George Nicholson	Woodhaven, United States	W 6
+ Aug. 3	George Nicholson	Woodhaven, United States	TKO 2
- Oct. 21	Lou Nova	New York, United States	L 6

1937
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 13	Al Hart	New York, United States	TKO 1
+ Apr. 28	Jack Torrance	New York, United States	TKO 2
+ May 15	Leonard Dixon	New York, United States	KO 1
- Aug. 30	Buddy Baer	Bronx, United States	TKO by 3

1938
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 7	Jim Thompson	Pittsburgh, United States	W 8
+ Feb. 21	Jim Thompson	Pittsburgh, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 1	Elza Thompson	Chicago, United States	W 6
+ Apr. 20	Al Hart	New York, United States	KO 2
+ May 25	Jim Whitest	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 2
- June 22	Al Bray	Bronx, United States	L 6

1939
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 27	Mickey McAvoy	New York, United States	KO 2
- Mar. 31	Lem Franklin	Chicago, United States	L 10
+ Nov. 6	Marty Gallagher	Washington, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 6	Willie Reddish	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 4

1940
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 22	Willie Reddish	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
+ Feb. 12	Jersey Joe Walcott	Newark, United States	KO 6
+ Mar. 4	Clint Moran	Newark, United States	KO 2
+ Mar. 25	Hardrock Harden	New York, United States	TKO 3
- Apr. 8	Eddie Blunt	Newark, United States	L 10
+ May 20	Eddie Blunt	Newark, United States	W 10
+ June 18	Nick Fiorentino	Albany, United States	W 10
+ July 13	Ed Murray	Long Beach, United States	TKO 4
+ Oct. 7	Gunnar Barlund	New York, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 11	Nick Fiorentino	Newark, United States	KO 2
+ Dec. 6	Roscoe Toles	Detroit, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 23	Al Delaney	New York, United States	W 10

1941
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 3	Jim Thompson	Baltimore, United States	L 10
- Mar. 21	Joe Louis	Detroit, United States	TKO by 13
World Heavyweight Title
+ June 9	Pete Tamalonis	Bronx, United States	TKO 2
+ June 17	Jay D Turner	Long Island City, United States	TKO 6
= Oct. 6	Turkey Thompson	Los Angeles, United States	Draw 10
- Oct. 20	Lem Franklin	Cleveland, United States	TKO by 5

1942
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 27	Joe Louis	New York, United States	TKO by 6
World Heavyweight Title

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