Abe Attell

Abe Attell, born Abraham Washington Attell on February 22, 1883, and died on February 7, 1970, was an American boxer whom newspapers often called The Little Hebrew. He is remembered for a record-setting, six year consecutive reign as World Featherweight Champion from 1906 to 1912, within a longer, nearly consecutive ten-year stretch of title holding that began in 1902. Away from the ring he was said to be a friend of the gangster Arnold Rothstein, and he was charged with game fixing in connection with the Black Sox Scandal of 1919, although the charges were dismissed before trial. He was also suspected of other infractions, including fixing fights and using drugs during a fight.