Al Singer

Al "The Bronx Beauty" Singer (September 6, 1909 in New York, NY – April 20, 1961) was an American boxer. He was born in the Lower East Side in New York City. Singer captured the World Lightweight Championship in July, 1930, with a first round knockout (1:46) of champion Sammy Mandell. He surrendered the title four months later to Tony Canzoneri in a first round KO. Three years earlier, Singer and Canzoneri had battled to a 10-round draw. In his career, Singer won 61 of 72 pro fights (25 by KO), drawing twice, and losing nine. On April 20, 1961 he died of a heart attack in New York City. Singer, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

Notable bouts

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Battling Battalino	TKO	2 (10)	1931-12-11	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Win	Lew Massey	PTS	10	1931-06-18	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Loss	Tony Canzoneri	KO	1 (15)	1930-11-14	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	Lost World Lightweight Title.
Loss	Jimmy McLarnin	KO	3 (10)	1930-09-11	Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Win	Sammy Mandell	KO	1 (15)	1930-07-17	Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York	Won World Lightweight Title.
Loss	Kid Chocolate	SD	12	1929-08-29	Polo Grounds, New York, New York
Win	Andre Routis	KO	2 (10)	1929-07-24	Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
Win	Bud Taylor	PTS	10	1929-03-15	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Win	Bud Taylor	DQ	4 (10)	1929-02-08	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Draw	Tony Canzoneri	PTS	10	1928-12-14	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York