Maxie Berger

Name: Maxie Berger
Alias: Max Berger
Birth Name: Maxie Berger
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2000-08-14 (Age:83)
Height: 173cm
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

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. Berger was a highly ranked lightweight and welterweight contender throughout most of his career! Though born and raised in Montreal Berger joined the US Army in 1943 and served out the war.

"Maxie Berger: Montreal Royalty " by Jamie Rebner (June 23, 2022): [1]