Jackie Fields

Jackie Fields
Born
Jacob Finkelstein[1]

(1908-02-09)February 9, 1908
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 3, 1987(1987-06-03) (aged 79)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[2]
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
Height5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm)
Reach69 in (175 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights84
Wins72
Wins by KO31
Losses9
Draws2
No contests1
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Featherweight

Jackie Fields (Jacob Finkelstein, February 9, 1908 – June 3, 1987) was an American professional boxer who won the World Welterweight Championship twice.[3] Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Fields as the #19 ranked welterweight of all-time.[4][5] Fields was elected to the United Savings-Helms Hall of Boxing Fame in 1972, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1979, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1987, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004.[6][7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins (Fifth ed.). Jefferson and London: McFarland and Company. 2010. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-7864-4373-4.
  2. ^ Died in Las Vegas, not Los Angeles in Gustekey, Earl, "Ring Rivals Die", The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, pg. 58, 19 June 1987
  3. ^ "The Lineal Welterweight Champs". Cyber Boxing Zone.
  4. ^ All-Time Welterweight Rankings Archived October 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-04-11.
  5. ^ "Olympian Fields dies at 79". The Palm Beach Post. June 20, 1987. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  6. ^ "Jackie Fields". International Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Press-Courier was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Silver, Mike (2016). Stars of the Ring, Published by Rowman and Littlefield, Los Angeles, pps. 151-53.
  9. ^ "Jackie Fields Boxing Record". BoxRec. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  10. ^ "Jackie Fields Boxing Record". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved October 4, 2018.