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AARONSON, Milton. (Dubuque, IA,--Unknown). | AARONSON, Milton. (Dubuque, IA,--Unknown). Aaronson, a contemporary of [[PETRAKIS, John|Johnny PETRAKIS]], was the number one contender for the world welterweight championship. Practicing his boxing skills at the [[DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB]], he entered the Dubuque Area Golden Gloves tournament upon his high school graduation. He won the title in two consecutive years and then turned professional. | ||
On his way to replace Barney Ross, then the champion, | On his way to replace Barney Ross, then the champion, Aaronson received a broken nose that required surgery. He returned to the ring too quickly and was matched with Fritzi Zivic whom he had previously defeated by two decisions and one technical knockout. In a hard-fought match, Aaron received many cuts that became infected. He died of blood poisoning from the wounds. | ||
See: [[JEWISH COMMUNITY]] | See: [[JEWISH COMMUNITY]] | ||
[[Category: Athletics-Boxing]] | [[Category: Athletics-Boxing]] | ||
Revision as of 20:27, 3 January 2016
AARONSON, Milton. (Dubuque, IA,--Unknown). Aaronson, a contemporary of Johnny PETRAKIS, was the number one contender for the world welterweight championship. Practicing his boxing skills at the DUBUQUE BOYS' CLUB, he entered the Dubuque Area Golden Gloves tournament upon his high school graduation. He won the title in two consecutive years and then turned professional.
On his way to replace Barney Ross, then the champion, Aaronson received a broken nose that required surgery. He returned to the ring too quickly and was matched with Fritzi Zivic whom he had previously defeated by two decisions and one technical knockout. In a hard-fought match, Aaron received many cuts that became infected. He died of blood poisoning from the wounds.
See: JEWISH COMMUNITY