Joey Sangor
Julius Singer was born in Russia in 1903, but it was as Milwaukee's
Joey Sangor that he earned the reputation as one of boxing's toughest
featherweights and lightweights. Sangor never won a title in either
division, but he was a contender in both. The 120-pound battler fought
during the era of Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney.
Sangor's bouts with
Bud Taylor, another great of the era, are legendary. He beat Taylor in
three of four bouts. Many call a 1926 match between the two men
Milwaukee's greatest fight.
The exact record for Sangor is unknown. Ring Magazine records show 75
fights, but Sangor himself said he fought "nearer 100." Sangor left
boxing to become a pharmacist, but remained active in the sport as an
official with the World Boxing Association.