Jack Bernstein
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Name: Jack Bernstein
Alias: Kid Murphy
Birth Name: Jacob Dodick
Hometown: Yonkers, New York, USA
Birthplace: Austria
Died: 1945-12-26 (Age:47)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 163cm
Reach: 163cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Manager: Doc Hirsch
Jack Bernstein was billed as "Kid Murphy" or "Young Murphy" in his early fights in the New York-northern New Jersey area in 1920 and 1921. He is a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Published records give Bernstein credit for early fights in Texas and Arizona when he was in the United States Army. Although not yet verified, these fights are supposed to have been as listed.
- Nick Gundy, 1919, El Paso TX, W Points 4
- Nick Gundy, 1919, El Paso TX, W Points 20
- Jeff Moore, 1920, El Paso TX,
- Solly Friedman, 1920, Douglas AZ, W Points 8
- Solly Friedman, 1920, Douglas AZ, W Points 10
Further he is supposed to have had the following fight also not yet verified:
- Young Schrabe, 1920, Bayonne NJ, W NWS 6