They weren't Jewish,M-- no matter how far it was traced back -- pure BS. It was just PR hype. The center of the boxing world at that time was New York City, with a large Jewish population, 'n rabid fight fans. Promoters, more than anything, wanted to sell tickets. That myth put asses in seats.
Omar Weiss was the toughest one in recent years. Zab Judah is a Jew too [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLLCMfBFJZg[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJz8j9Urr0A[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxx4G_rUAw4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxx4G_rUAw4[/ame] You will briefly see the footage of Kilbane vs Atell fight in this video around 3:54. I think there is an event starting today in Achill, Ireland commemorating Kilbane and they might show all the existing footage of the fight there. They also seem to have showed it in Cleveland on March 15, 2012: