got bettered twice by owen moran ,a scrappy british fighter who only got a draw from both fights.involved in the 1919 world baseball series betting fix
He fought before 1920? Top 10 P4P of all time. He had a beautiful right hand and a long probing left jab he would flicker out constantly the whole fight then would lunge foreward to land a devastating peach of an uppercut that'd put Ali on the canvas. He was around the 190lbs mark and had cardio that'd put today's HWs to shame. Despite his height of 5'8 and weight of 190lbs, he notably KOed many much bigger fighters than himself. At the start of the Triassic period he Koed an 18ft, 6000lb T-rex, who was still green at the time but was undefeated. Beyond Attell's prime, 10 years later, he once again defied logic to and overcame his physical disadvantages to once again KO a P4P ranked T-rex, getting up from the canvas 7 times to stop him in the 23rd round in what was a bloody war. His biggest feat however was fighting to a newspaper draw, a then undefeated, prime Achilles in which many felt at the time he did enough to deserve the nod. He fought in an incredibly stacked division of which any of the top 50 guys would starch the best we have to offer today. Other notable wins he held over such greats as Jimmy Walsh, Frank Callahan, Eddie Kelly and Young Pierce. He looked amazing on film, a true technician. None of his fights were recorded on film.
Abe Attell, along with George Dixon, Terry McGovern,and Jem Driscoll were joined by Johnny Dundee and later Willie Pep,[who I saw in 1942],as the top alltimefeatherweights .Later on in retirement he got involved in the infamous Black Sox Scandal, in 1919. Attell was rugged , clever , and durable, fighting many tough 20 round bouts, against the toughest opponents. I remember as a youngster, watching tv fights from St. Nicholas Arena, I would see the 60 year Abe Attell with a cigar in his mouth, watching the action, and rolling and ducking withe punches , as he did, many years before, as a fighter.I would watch his movements more than the combatants. He was a great fighter and character, Abe Attell....
