![]() ![]() ![]() flag with 48 separate and distinct stars.Since Abe the Newsboy was opening and closing in the publishing business no expenses were spared. Navy" and "God Bless America," plus a U.S. The legend included such sentiments as "Hero of a Thousand fights," "With U.S. of Los Angeles, and it had gold stamping on the front cover, which you do not see much any more, even in the memoirs of ex-presidents going for $19.95. It was published by the Abe the Newsboy Publishing Co. ![]() 'The life Story of Abe the Newsboy" was privately printed, of course. The other guy might get the girl and the money, but if you wanted to know many homers Mickey Mantle hit rightie and how many leftie, step this way. Not how, but 20 years ago this writer was a fact hound, not to be confused with a trivia hound. Upon retirement, he wrote a book, "The Life Story of Abe the Newsboy." Most of his bouts were aboard naval vessels. The 1952 edition carried all this information under a sub-head, "Most Contest Fought." It read: "Abraham Hollandersky, known as Abe the Newsboy, a world traveller, engaged in 1,309 contests in every part of the globe and also in 387 wrestling matches between the years 1905-1918. And he also had 387 wrestling engagements. He had 1,309 fights, according to the Ring Record Book, which lists this as a high-water mark. Abraham who? Abraham Hollandersky, who fought under the name of Abe the Newsboy from 1905 through 1918. Muhammad Ali may have been the Greatest but Abraham Hollandersky was the Most. ![]()
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