Maxie Berger
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Name: Maxie Berger
Born: 1917-02-23
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height: 5′ 8″ / 173cm
Boxing Record: click
Manager: Tommy Dio
In August 1935, Maxie Berger was at the British Empire Games in Wembley. He had won his way to the flyweight amateur finals. He dropped a close decision to Joe Palmer of England. The crowd thought that Berger had won.
The Gazette (Montreal, QC)
Berger was recognized by the Montreal Athletic Commission as the Junior Welterweight Champion of the World for 1939. He had previously won the Canadian Lightweight Title in late 1937.
