Pancho Villa vs. Abe Goldstein (1st meeting)

Pancho Villa 112 lbs lost to Abe Goldstein 114 lbs by NWS in round 12 of 12

• Date: 1922-06-07
• Location: Oakland A.A., Jersey City, New Jersey, USA


The Jersey Journal 6/7/1922:

Villa no match for Goldstein

Heralded as flyweight and bantamweight champion of the Orient and Australia absorbed a boxing lesson by Abe Goldstein at the Oakland AA last night. Acting under the New York Jewish boy was content to jab and cut off the diminutive Filipino who was handicapped by height, reach and weight. (114-1/2 to 112-1/2)

Only on the twelfth round did the visitor flash the brand of festive endeavor that would entitle him to a match with American flyweight. In the other eleven rounds Goldstein simply toyed with his opponent, receiving 99 percent of the enemy punches (mostly wild ones) or arms and shoulder. Villa was personification of politeness after repeatedly boxing fouls, outside of that he has a lot to learn about the manly art of defense. According to the “dope” he will be re-matched with Goldstein or another charitable Yankee scrapper, for a bout in the greater city.