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| Born | Maxie Berger February 23, 1917 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Died | August 1, 2000 (aged 83) Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Lightweight Welterweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 131 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 98 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Maxie Berger (February 23, 1917 – August 1, 2000) was a Canadian boxer who fought as a flyweight, junior welterweight, and welterweight from 1935 to 1946. He squared off against many different Hall of Famers including the likes of Sugar Ray Robinson, Ike Williams, Beau Jack, Fritzie Zivic, Midget Wolgast, and Wesley Ramey. He held the Montreal version of the World Jr. Welterweight Title in 1939. His manager was Tommy Dio.[1] Statistical boxing website BoxRec rates Berger as the 14th best Canadian boxer ever across all weight divisions.[2]
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