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Kid Kaplan
Louis Kaplan halted Joe Lombardo in four rounds to advance to the fi-
nals. On January 2, 1925 he knocked out Danny Kramer
Statistics in nine rounds at Madison Square Garden to become the
Real name Louis Kaplan new champion. His first two defenses were against the fa-
miliar Babe Herman (D15 and W15) in late 1925. Kaplan
Nickname(s) Kid Kaplan
next decisioned Hall of Famer Billy Petrolle over 12
Rated at Featherweight rounds in a non-title bout.
However, Kaplan’s reign as champion was nearing its
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
end. Despite standing 5 ft 4 in., he was experiencing dif-
Reach 62.5 in (159 cm) ficulty making the featherweight limit and decided to re-
Nationality linquish the crown to campaign as a lightweight in 1927.
American
As a 135-pounder, he scored wins over Jackie Fields, John-
Ukrainian
ny Jadick, Billy Wallace, Joe Glick, Battling Battalino and
Born October 15, 1901(1901-10-15) Sammy Mandell, among others. Amongst the wins were
Russia loses to Wallace, Eddie Ran, and Hall of Famer Jimmy
Died October 26, 1970(1970-10-26) (aged 69)
McLarnin. In 1933 he lost to Herbert "Cocoa Kid" Lewis
Hardwick, and promptly retired from the ring with a
Boxing record 108-17-13D- 12 ND (26KOs) record.
Total fights 148 Known as a rugged, pressing boxer who possessed
tremendous stamina, the crowd-pleasing "Meriden Buzz-
Wins 108 saw" died on October 26, 1970 in Norwich, CT.
Wins by KO 28
Losses 22 Halls of Fame
Draws 13 Kaplan was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of
Fame in 2003.
No contests 0
Kaplan, who was Jewish, was inducted into the Inter-
national Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.[2]
Louis Kaplan (born October 15, 1901 in Kiev, Ukraine –
Kaplan,
1970), better known as Kid Kaplan was a professional
boxer in the Featherweight division. He has been de- Miscellaneous
scribed as one of the greatest Ukrainian boxers.[1]
• Brother of fellow boxer Israel "Izzy" Kaplan
Background See also
Kaplan and his family emigrated to the United States
• List of select Jewish boxers
from the Russian Empire when he was five years old and
settled in Meriden, Connecticut. He began boxing as a
teenager at the Lenox Athletic Club in Meriden, and References
turned professional in 1919. [1] Rosenthal, Michael (May 24, 2010). "10: Greatest
Ukrainian boxers". THE RING BLOG.
Professional career http://www.ringtv.com/blog/1963/
10_greatest_ukrainian_boxers/. Retrieved May 25,
A busy fighter, he engaged in over 50 bouts in his first
2010.
four years in the paid ranks. In 1923 he twice drew with
[2] Biography at jewishsports.net
rival Babe Herman before scoring a 10-round win over fu-
ture world lightweight champ Jimmy Goodrich.
By late 1924 featherweight champion Johnny Dundee External links
vacated his title and a tournament was arranged to deter- • Professional boxing record for Kid Kaplan from
mine a successor. "Kid" kayoed Angel Diaz in three stan- BoxRec
zas, outpointed Bobby Garcia over 10-rounds and then
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kid Kaplan
• Cyber Boxing Zone Bio Date of birth October 15, 1901
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Name Kaplan, Kid Date of death 1970
Alternative names Place of death
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