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	Abe Attell
		Attell won ten fights in a row by knockout and later moved to Denver, where he met Dixon for the world's Feathrweight championship in 1903, when Attell was 18/ He beat Dixon by a decision in fifteen rounds, and became world Featherweight champion.
		Attell went on to lose his world Featherweight title to Kilbane in 1912, losing by a 20 round decision, in a fight of which Kilbane declared that Attell's handlers put a substance on Attell's glove to make Kilbane blind.
		Attell was involved in one of sport's largest scandals of all time, when he was signaled, in 1920, as the messenger between Rothstein and players of the Chicago White Sox baseball organization, during the planning stages of the alleged fix of the 1919 World Series, also known as the Black Sox scandal.
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	Abe Attell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Attell won ten fights in a row by knockout and later moved to Denver, Colorado, where he met Dixon for the world's Feathrweight championship in 1903, when Attell was 18/ He beat Dixon by a decision in fifteen rounds, and became world Featherweight champion.
		Attell went on to lose his world Featherweight title to Kilbane in 1912, losing by a 20 round decision, in a fight of which Kilbane declared that Attell's handlers put a substance on Attell's glove to make Kilbane blind.
		Attell was involved in one of sport's largest scandals of all time, when he was signaled, in 1920, as the messenger between Rothstein and players of the Chicago White Sox baseball organization, during the planning stages of the alleged fix of the 1919 World Series, also known as the Black Sox scandal.
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	Abe Attell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Attell won ten fights in a row by knockout and later moved to Denver, Colorado, where he met Dixon for the world's Featherweight championship in 1903, when Attell was 18.
		Attell went on to lose his world Featherweight title to Kilbane in 1912, losing by a 20 round decision, in a fight where Kilbane declared that Attell's handlers put a substance on Attell's glove to make Kilbane blind.
		Attell was involved in one of sport's largest scandals of all time, when he was accused in 1920 of being the messenger between Rothstein and players of the Chicago White Sox baseball organization, during the planning stages of the alleged fix of the 1919 World Series, also known as the Black Sox scandal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abe_Attell (647 words)

	Abe Attell (“The Little Hebrew”)
		Attell was both a boxer and a puncher, winning 23 of his first 29 fights by a knockout.
		Attell claimed to have fought 365 times, but although his official record indicates less than half that number, he was known to have fought as often as three times a week, often giving away as many as 30 pounds to an opponent.
		Attell was elected to the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1955 and to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
	www.jewishsports.net /BioPages/AbeAttell.htm (188 words)

	Abe Attell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Attell was a member of a Jewish family, but he grew up in an Irish neighborhood.Because of that, he often found himself involved in fights, and according to him, he would get involved in as many as 10 boutseach day as a kid.
		Attell won ten fights in a row by knockout and later moved to Denver, Colorado, where he met Dixon for the world's Feathrweightchampionship in 1903, when Attell was 18/ He beat Dixon by a decision in fifteen rounds,and became world Featherweight champion.
		Attell was involved in one of sport 's largest scandals of all time, when he wassignaled, in 1920, as the messenger between Rothstein and players of the Chicago White Sox baseball organization, during the planning stages of the alleged fix of the 1919 World Series, also known as the Black Sox scandal.
	www.therfcc.org /abe-attell-171443.html (661 words)

	The Major Players
		Attell informed the two that he had the money, however it was all out on bets.
		Attell told them he had the $100,000.00, but had been instructed not to give it to them in a lump sum, but to stagger the payments over the course of the Series, $20,000.00 after each game they lost.
		Attell indicated he did not care, whatever the players chose to do was alright with him.
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	Abe Attell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Attell won ten fights in a row knockout and later moved to Denver Colorado where he met Dixon for the Feathrweight championship in 1903 when Attell was 18/ He beat by a decision in fifteen rounds and world Featherweight champion.
		Attell went on to lose his world title to Kilbane in 1912 losing by a 20 round decision a fight of which Kilbane declared that handlers put a substance on Attell's glove make Kilbane blind.
		Attell was involved in one of sport 's largest scandals of all time when was signaled in 1920 as the messenger between Rothstein and of the Chicago White Sox baseball organization during the planning stages of alleged fix of the 1919 World Series also known as the Black Sox scandal.
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	Monte Attell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		When Monte Attell won the world bantamweight title in 1909, he joined his brother Abe Attell (featherweight) as a world champion; it was the first time brothers held world titles simultaneously.
		When Monte won the title, he and brother Abe Attell, the world featherweight champ since the early 1900s, became the first pair of siblings to be world champions at the same time.
		Attell continued to fight in the mid-1910s, although he was knocked out in the seventh round by future world champion Joe Lynch in September 1916.
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	Monte Attell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Monte Attell, (July 28, 1885-November 11, 1960), born in San Francisco, California, United States, was a champion boxer.
		A poor Jewish kid of diminutive stature who was raised in a tough Irish neighborhood, Monte Attell began his career in fighting almost from the first day he could walk outdoors.
		Because his older brother Abe Attell (1884-1970) was the then Featherweight Champion of the World, it made them the first brothers to simultaneously hold world boxing titles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Monte_Attell (234 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Abe Attell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		At 5-foot-4, Attell was a natural featherweight, but he fought and beat many of the best lightweights around, as well as several welterweights who outweighed him by twenty-five pounds or more.
		Tommy Sullivan knocked Attell out in 5 rounds on October 13, 1904, and claimed the title but his claim wasn't recognized because he was over the weight limit.
		Attell lost the title on a 20-round decision to Johnny Kilbane on February 22, 1912.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/attellab.shtml (341 words)

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		A colorful character, Attell was known to place side bets on himself to win a fight, or to knock out an opponent in a specific round.
		Attell always claimed he was innocent, and the charges were eventually dropped due to lack of evidence.
		Attell began his career with a staggering number of knockouts; he won 23 of his first 29 fights by KO.
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	Abe Attell -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Attell was a member of a (A person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties) Jewish family, but he grew up in an Irish neighborhood.
		During his time as a world champion, Attell was allegedly involved with (A member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States) mafioso (Click link for more info and facts about Arnold Rothstein) Arnold Rothstein.
		Attell had a record of 92 wins, 10 losses, 18 draws and 45 no-decisions, with 51 wins by knockout, making him a member of (Click link for more info and facts about Ring Magazine) Ring Magazine's list of fghters with 50 or more knockout wins.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/A/Ab/Abe_Attell.htm (583 words)

	IBHOF / Abe Attell
		Abe Attell was a fluid boxer and excellent defensive fighter.
		Attell regularly bet on himself during fights, a common practice of that time, and gambling would eventually tarnish his ring accomplishments forever.
		Attell maintained his innocence and the charges against him were dropped when the prosecution could not produce enough evidence.
	www.ibhof.com /attell.htm (244 words)

	Abe Attell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Attell ganó diez luchas en una fila por golpe de gracia y se movió más adelante a Denver, Colorado, en donde él resolvió Dixon para el campeonato de Feathrweight del mundo en 1903, cuando Attell era 18/él batir Dixon por una decisión en quince redondos, e hizo campeón del featherweight del mundo.
		Attell se encendió perder su título del featherweight del mundo a Kilbane en 1912, perdiendo por una decisión redonda 20, en una lucha de la cual Kilbane declaró que los tratantes de Attell pusieron una sustancia en el guante de Attell para hacer la persiana de Kilbane.
		Attell tenía un expediente de 92 triunfos, 10 pérdidas, 18 atrae y 45 ninguno-decisiones, con 51 triunfos por el golpe de gracia, haciéndole a un miembro de la lista del compartimiento del anillo de fghters con 50 o más triunfos del golpe de gracia.
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	Abe Attell - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
		Attell's first fight was on August_19, 1900, when he knocked out Kid_Lennett in two rounds.
		Attell was involved in one of sport's largest scandals of all time, when he was signaled, in 1920, as the messenger between Rothstein and players of the Chicago_White_Sox baseball organization, during the planning stages of the alleged fix of the 1919 World_Series, also known as the Black_Sox_scandal.
		Attell had a record of 92 wins, 10 losses, 18 draws and 45 no-decisions, with 51 wins by knockout, making him a member of Ring_Magazine's list of fghters with 50 or more knockout wins.
	www.indexsuche.com /Abe_Attell.html (648 words)

	Abe Attell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		As combative inside the ring as out Abe Attell lived a life of controversy, not the lest of which evolved around his reported connection to the rigging of the 1919 World Series.
		Attell was the reputed "bag man" between gambler Arnold Rothstein and the Chicago White Sox Players.
		Whatever his life outside, inside the ring Abe Attell was a true champion.
	www.antekprizering.com /attellscrapper.html (81 words)

	Arnold Rothstein's Boxing Connections
		Abe Attell defeats George Dixon in 15-round decision, claims featherweight title (Oct. 28).
		Abe Attell arrested for $1,477,000 NYC Bond robbery (Dec.).
		Attell, the tool for the gambling clique; “Boo Boo” Hoff, the political and boxing power in Philadelphia, and Gibson, your manager, had various meetings, all secret.
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	Johnny Kilbane - Worlds Featherweight Champ 1912-1923 - Biography
		Attell, tired, his face drawn and bleeding, stood at the edge of the platform at the end of the fight and said to a friend: 'Well, I had to stand for it.
		Attell had entered the ring a two to one favorite and practically every Cleveland man on hand wagered all he could afford on Kilbane at those odds.
		Kelly had gone the limit with Abe Attell six times and Matt was feeling his muscles because he had stopped the Buffalo lad, something Attell couldn't do.
	www.johnnykilbane.com /wst_page2.html (9332 words)

	Silverstein, Abe -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Attell was from a poor Jewish family and began his boxing career at 15 as a means of supplementing the family's income.
		When some man came along who knew a little about the three R's—as the main subjects of reading, writing, and (a)'rithmetic were called—he might teach the boys and girls for a few weeks—usually in the winter when farm work was slack.
		When Abe was 19 he got his first chance to see something of the “outside world.”; James Gentry, the owner of the country store, hired him to take a flatboat of cargo to New Orleans, then a wealthy city of some 40,000 people.
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		Attell was fighting as a pro at the age of 16 and at the age of 17 he outpointed former champion George Dixon.
		Attell was widely acknowledged as the champion after his win against Johnny Regan and lost his title to Johnny Kilbane over 20 rounds.
		Gained some noteriety when after his retirement he was involved in the the "fixing" of the 1919 baseball world series.
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	GRAND SLAM PREMIUM BOXING SERVICE
		Abe loved an audience and was only too happy to talk to anyone who asked him about the tough old days at the beginning of the twentieth century.
		Abe Attell’s pedigree, however, was already as solid as a rock.
		Abe was no less adept than the Englishman at feinting and slipping and was just as much of a tough cookie at taking his medicine.
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	'There will never be another Abe Attell'
		Attell was always known for his constant chatter in the ring, for his penchant for playing cards all night the night before a fight, and for betting large amounts of money on himself.
		According to some sources, Attell was serving as the middle-man between a couple of low-level gamblers who had conspired with eight members of the Sox to throw the Series and Rothstein, whom they wanted to bankroll the scheme.
		Rothstein told Attell to deliver a message that he wasn't interested in the fix, but Attell, convinced it was an opportunity to cash in big, told the gamblers his boss was in and would provide any capital they needed.
	www.recordonline.com /archive/2002/03/13/conway13.htm (892 words)

	Jewish Gamblers Corrupt American Baseball
		Attell is known as the “king bee” of the scheme to “throw the games” in the World Series.
		Attell is of such a character that he ought to be barred from the grounds of any sport, as Mr.
		Attell went so far as to say that he approached Rothstein with the proposition to raise a pool to bribe the players to “throw the games,” but Rothstein declined.
	www.jrbooksonline.com /Intl_Jew_full_version/ij45.htm (4226 words)

	Cyber Boxing Zone -- Abe Attell
		Abe Attell, truly one of boxing's all time greats, is often called the best fighter in ring history, pound for pound.
		Abe Attell was born to a large Jewish family in the South of Market district of San Francisco on Washington's Birthday, 1884.
		Coming from a poor family (Abe's father had left his wife alone with their many children when Abe was 13), Abe helped put food on the table by selling newspapers on the street, including at the corner of 8th and Market, where the Mechanics' Pavilion stood.
	www.cyberboxingzone.com /boxing/attell.htm (2841 words)

	Interviews with the Legends of Boxing
		Abe Attell: I saw a cartoon of some boxers in the San Fransisco Chronicle and thought I would like to have my picture in the paper some day so I started boxing as an amateur; they were four rounds back then.
		Abe Attell: That is one, but another reason is the boxing commissions.
		Abe Attell: The greatest fighter of all time was Joe Gans.
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