Nick Name | The Little Hebrew |
DOB | 22 February 1883 |
Place of Birth | San Francisco |
National Team | United States |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Weighted At | Featherweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
Abraham Washington \"Abe\" Attell, known in the boxing world as Abe \"The Little Hebrew\" Attell, was a boxer who became known for his record-setting six-year reign as World Featherweight Champion.
Attell lost his world Featherweight title to Johnny Kilbane in 1912, losing by a 20-round decision. Kilbane claimed that Attell\'s handlers put a substance on the fighter\'s glove to blind him. According to witnesses, Attell tried an assortment of other illegal methods to win the fight.