Jackie Fields
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Jackie Fields was an American
professional boxer who won two world championship titles.
, Nevada in the United States. At the time he was part owner of the Tropicana Hotel.
, Fields won a gold medal in the featherweight division. He was 16 years old.
On July 25, 1929 Fields faced Joe Dundee
in a match for the welterweight championship. Fields was awarded the fight in the second round after Dundee, having been knocked down twice, delivered a foul blow which left Fields incapable of continuing the fight. Dundee, who had taken a $50,000 advance to participate in the fight, claimed that the foul was unintentional. Fields stated he believed Dundee, but noted that it was the only bout he had ever won on a foul.
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professional boxer who won two world championship titles.
Personal life
Jackie Fields, who was Jewish, was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA on February 9, 1908 under the name Jacob Finkelstein. He was married on August 12, 1931. The couple separated in December 1940 and his wife, Martha, was granted a divorce in May 1944. Fields died in 1987 at the age of 79 in Las VegasLas Vegas metropolitan area
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, Nevada in the United States. At the time he was part owner of the Tropicana Hotel.
Amateur career
Over the course of Field's amateur career, he participated in 54 fights, winning 51 of them. During the 1924 Summer Olympics1924 Summer Olympics
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, Fields won a gold medal in the featherweight division. He was 16 years old.
Professional career
Competing as a welterweight, Fields won the 1929 and 1932 championship titles.On July 25, 1929 Fields faced Joe Dundee
Joe Dundee
Salvatore Lazzara, better known by his boxing alias Joe Dundee, was an American boxer. His career began with two straight losses in four-round bouts. Nevertheless, Dundee continued boxing....
in a match for the welterweight championship. Fields was awarded the fight in the second round after Dundee, having been knocked down twice, delivered a foul blow which left Fields incapable of continuing the fight. Dundee, who had taken a $50,000 advance to participate in the fight, claimed that the foul was unintentional. Fields stated he believed Dundee, but noted that it was the only bout he had ever won on a foul.