Sam Taub - Revision history

Rowdytimothy: add ibhof link and logo

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	[[file:TaubSam.jpg\|left\|150px\|Sam Taub]]		[[file:TaubSam.jpg\|left\|150px\|Sam Taub]]
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	*'''Born''': 1886-09-10 (New York’s Lower East Side)		*'''Born''': 1886-09-10 (New York’s Lower East Side)
	*'''Died''': 1979-07-10 (Brooklyn’s Jewish Hospital)		*'''Died''': 1979-07-10 (Brooklyn’s Jewish Hospital)
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	<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>		<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>

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	~~Taub was elected into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] as a "Non-participant."~~

	[[Category:~~IBHOF Members\|Taub, Sam~~]]		{{DEFAULTSORT:Taub, Sam}}
	[[Category:~~Boxing Media\|Taub, Sam~~]]		[[Category:Boxing Media]]
			[[Category:IBHOF Members]]

Rowdytimothy at 00:09, 2 December 2007

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	Taub became the first person to announce a major televised fight: the April 4, 1941 [[Lou Nova]]-[[Max Baer]] bout. In all, he reportedly had seen 12,000-15,000 fights, and broadcast around 7,500 of them (as well as broadcasting some 800 wrestling matches). His last broadcast was the July 16, 1947 [[Rocky Graziano]]-[[Tony Zale]] bout.		Taub became the first person to announce a major televised fight: the April 4, 1941 [[Lou Nova]]-[[Max Baer]] bout. In all, he reportedly had seen 12,000-15,000 fights, and broadcast around 7,500 of them (as well as broadcasting some 800 wrestling matches). His last broadcast was the July 16, 1947 [[Rocky Graziano]]-[[Tony Zale]] bout.

	He was also associated with [[The Ring\|The Ring ~~Magazine~~]] almost from its 1922 inception until his death in 1979. His last “Up and Down Old Broadway” column appeared in ''The Ring''s [[Ring Magazine: September 1979\|September]] issue.		He was also associated with ''[[The Ring Magazine\|The Ring]]'' Magazine almost from its 1922 inception until his death in 1979. His last “Up and Down Old Broadway” column appeared in ''The Ring''s [[Ring Magazine: September 1979\|September]] issue.

	With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.		With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.

Ric at 01:08, 26 November 2007

2007-11-26T01:08:57Z

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	With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.		With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.

	He considered the [[Jack Dempsey]]-[[Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling ~~he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Sonny Liston\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Floyd Patterson]].~~		He considered the [[Jack Dempsey]]-[[Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the "most thrilling" he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Sonny Liston\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Floyd Patterson]].

	~~<small>Source of the above: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>~~

	~~He was elected into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] as a "Non-participant.~~"

	~~[[Category:IBHOF Members\|Taub, Sam]]~~
	~~[[Category:Boxing Media\|Taub, Sam]]~~

	With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.

	~~He considered the [[Jack Dempsey]]-[[Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling~~ he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Sonny Liston\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Floyd Patterson]].

	<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>		<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>
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	He was elected into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] as a "Non-participant."		Taub was elected into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] as a "Non-participant."

	[[Category:IBHOF Members\|Taub, Sam]]		[[Category:IBHOF Members\|Taub, Sam]]
	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Taub, Sam]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Taub, Sam]]

Ric: POV edits, etc

2007-11-26T01:03:15Z

POV edits, etc

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	~~== Sportswriter/Editor - Broadcaster ==~~
	[[file:TaubSam.jpg\|left\|150px\|Sam Taub]]		[[file:TaubSam.jpg\|left\|150px\|Sam Taub]]
	*'''Born''': 1886-09-10 (New York’s Lower East Side)		*'''Born''': 1886-09-10 (New York’s Lower East Side)
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	'''Sam Taub''' ~~started~~ his ~~remarkable~~ 60-plus years in the boxing game as a newspaperman for New York’s ''Morning Telegraph'', starting as an assistant to the secretary of the publisher. Soon he had become an assistant to the legendary Bat Masterson in the paper’s sports department. By the end of his 20-year stint with the ''Telegraph'', he had become its Sports Editor. He then moved on to join the radio business.		'''Sam Taub''' began his 60-plus years in the boxing game as a newspaperman for New York’s ''Morning Telegraph'', starting as an assistant to the secretary of the publisher. Soon he had become an assistant to the legendary Bat Masterson in the paper’s sports department. By the end of his 20-year stint with the ''Telegraph'', he had become its Sports Editor. He then moved on to join the radio business.

	He broadcast some of the first boxing bouts on radio in 1924. He hosted ''The Hour of Champions'' program every Sunday for 24 years from the studios of WHN in New York. He presented [[James J. Corbett\|Gentleman Jim Corbett’s]] last interview before his death in 1933, and [[Sugar Ray Robinson\|Sugar Ray Robinson’s]] first interview. He joined “color man” [[Angelo Pelange]] on radio’s ''Friday Night Fights'' and became a household name with his catch-phrase “Take it away, Angelo!”		He broadcast some of the first boxing bouts on the then-infant radio medium in 1924. He hosted ''The Hour of Champions'' program every Sunday for 24 years from the studios of WHN in New York. He presented [[James J. Corbett\|Gentleman Jim Corbett’s]] last interview before his death in 1933, and [[Sugar Ray Robinson\|Sugar Ray Robinson’s]] first interview. He joined “color man” [[Angelo Pelange]] on radio’s ''Friday Night Fights'' and became a household name with his catch-phrase “Take it away, Angelo!”

	Taub became the first person to announce a major televised fight, the April 4, 1941 [[Lou Nova]]-[[Max Baer]] bout. In all, he had seen ~~around~~ 12,000-15,000 fights and ~~had~~ broadcast ~~some~~ 7,500, as well as 800 wrestling matches. His last broadcast was the July 16, 1947 [[Rocky Graziano]]-[[Tony Zale]] bout.		Taub became the first person to announce a major televised fight: the April 4, 1941 [[Lou Nova]]-[[Max Baer]] bout. In all, he reportedly had seen 12,000-15,000 fights, and broadcast around 7,500 of them (as well as broadcasting some 800 wrestling matches). His last broadcast was the July 16, 1947 [[Rocky Graziano]]-[[Tony Zale]] bout.

	He also ~~was~~ associated with [[The Ring\|The Ring Magazine]] almost from its 1922 inception until his death in 1979. His last “Up and Down Old Broadway” column appeared in ~~its~~ [[Ring Magazine: September 1979\|September]] issue.		He was also associated with [[The Ring\|The Ring Magazine]] almost from its 1922 inception until his death in 1979. His last “Up and Down Old Broadway” column appeared in ''The Ring''s [[Ring Magazine: September 1979\|September]] issue.

			With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.

			He considered the [[Jack Dempsey]]-[[Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Sonny Liston\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Floyd Patterson]].

			<small>Source of the above: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>

			He was elected into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] as a "Non-participant."

			[[Category:IBHOF Members\|Taub, Sam]]
			[[Category:Boxing Media\|Taub, Sam]]

	With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.		With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.
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	<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>		<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>

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	He was elected into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] as a "Non-participant."		He was elected into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] as a "Non-participant."

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	== Sportswriter/Editor - Broadcaster ==		== Sportswriter/Editor - Broadcaster ==
			[[file:TaubSam.jpg\|left\|150px\|Sam Taub]]
	*'''Born''': 1886-09-10 (New York’s Lower East Side)		*'''Born''': 1886-09-10 (New York’s Lower East Side)
	*'''Died''': 1979-07-10 (Brooklyn’s Jewish Hospital)		*'''Died''': 1979-07-10 (Brooklyn’s Jewish Hospital)
	*'''Age''': 92		*'''Age''': 92
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	'''Sam Taub''' started his remarkable 60-plus years in the boxing game as a newspaperman for New York’s ''Morning Telegraph'', starting as an assistant to the secretary of the publisher. Soon he had become an assistant to the legendary Bat Masterson in the paper’s sports department. By the end of his 20-year stint with the ''Telegraph'', he had become its Sports Editor. He then moved on to join the radio business.		'''Sam Taub''' started his remarkable 60-plus years in the boxing game as a newspaperman for New York’s ''Morning Telegraph'', starting as an assistant to the secretary of the publisher. Soon he had become an assistant to the legendary Bat Masterson in the paper’s sports department. By the end of his 20-year stint with the ''Telegraph'', he had become its Sports Editor. He then moved on to join the radio business.

Emaster: fixed internal links

2007-09-29T16:41:12Z

fixed internal links

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	'''Sam Taub''' started his remarkable 60-plus years in the boxing game as a newspaperman for New York’s ''Morning Telegraph'', starting as an assistant to the secretary of the publisher. Soon he had become an assistant to the legendary Bat Masterson in the paper’s sports department. By the end of his 20-year stint with the ''Telegraph'', he had become its Sports Editor. He then moved on to join the radio business.		'''Sam Taub''' started his remarkable 60-plus years in the boxing game as a newspaperman for New York’s ''Morning Telegraph'', starting as an assistant to the secretary of the publisher. Soon he had become an assistant to the legendary Bat Masterson in the paper’s sports department. By the end of his 20-year stint with the ''Telegraph'', he had become its Sports Editor. He then moved on to join the radio business.

	He broadcast some of the first boxing bouts on radio in 1924. He hosted ''The Hour of Champions'' program every Sunday for 24 years from the studios of WHN in New York. He presented [[~~Boxer:James_J~~.~~_Corbett:009021~~\|Gentleman Jim Corbett’s]] last interview before his death in 1933, and [[~~Boxer:Sugar_Ray_Robinson:009625~~\|Sugar Ray Robinson’s]] first interview. He joined “color man” [[Angelo Pelange]] on radio’s ''Friday Night Fights'' and became a household name with his catch-phrase “Take it away, Angelo!”		He broadcast some of the first boxing bouts on radio in 1924. He hosted ''The Hour of Champions'' program every Sunday for 24 years from the studios of WHN in New York. He presented [[James J. Corbett\|Gentleman Jim Corbett’s]] last interview before his death in 1933, and [[Sugar Ray Robinson\|Sugar Ray Robinson’s]] first interview. He joined “color man” [[Angelo Pelange]] on radio’s ''Friday Night Fights'' and became a household name with his catch-phrase “Take it away, Angelo!”

	Taub became the first person to announce a major televised fight, the April 4, 1941 [[~~Boxer:Lou Nova:012132\|~~Lou Nova]]-[[~~Boxer:Max_Baer:012077\|~~Max Baer]] bout. In all, he had seen around 12,000-15,000 fights and had broadcast some 7,500, as well as 800 wrestling matches. His last broadcast was the July 16, 1947 [[~~Boxer:Rocky_Graziano:009016\|~~Rocky Graziano]]-[[~~Boxer:Tony_Zale:009045\|~~Tony Zale]] bout.		Taub became the first person to announce a major televised fight, the April 4, 1941 [[Lou Nova]]-[[Max Baer]] bout. In all, he had seen around 12,000-15,000 fights and had broadcast some 7,500, as well as 800 wrestling matches. His last broadcast was the July 16, 1947 [[Rocky Graziano]]-[[Tony Zale]] bout.

	He also was associated with [[The Ring\|The Ring Magazine]] almost from its 1922 inception until his death in 1979. His last “Up and Down Old Broadway” column appeared in its [[Ring Magazine: September 1979\|September]] issue.		He also was associated with [[The Ring\|The Ring Magazine]] almost from its 1922 inception until his death in 1979. His last “Up and Down Old Broadway” column appeared in its [[Ring Magazine: September 1979\|September]] issue.

	With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers' Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.		With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.

	He considered the [[~~Boxer:Jack_Dempsey:009009\|~~Jack Dempsey]]-[[~~Boxer:Luis Angel Firpo:010607\|~~Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[~~Boxer:Gene_Tunney:009046\|~~Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[~~Boxer:Sonny_Liston:009031~~\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[~~Boxer:Floyd_Patterson:009038\|~~Floyd Patterson]].		He considered the [[Jack Dempsey]]-[[Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Sonny Liston\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Floyd Patterson]].

	<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>		<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>

Ric: typo

2005-12-03T06:59:54Z

typo

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			'''Sam Taub''' started his remarkable 60-plus years in the boxing game as a newspaperman for New York’s ''Morning Telegraph'', starting as an assistant to the secretary of the publisher. Soon he had become an assistant to the legendary Bat Masterson in the paper’s sports department. By the end of his 20-year stint with the ''Telegraph'', he had become its Sports Editor. He then moved on to join the radio business.
	Sam ~~Traub~~ started his remarkable 60-plus years in the boxing game as a newspaperman for New York’s ''Morning Telegraph'', starting as an assistant to the secretary of the publisher. Soon he had become an assistant to the legendary Bat Masterson in the paper’s sports department. By the end of his 20-year stint with the ''Telegraph'', he had become its Sports Editor. He then moved on to join the radio business.

	He broadcast some of the first boxing bouts on radio in 1924. He hosted ''The Hour of Champions'' program every Sunday for 24 years from the studios of WHN in New York. He presented [[Boxer:James_J._Corbett:009021\|Gentleman Jim Corbett’s]] last interview before his death in 1933, and [[Boxer:Sugar_Ray_Robinson:009625\|Sugar Ray Robinson’s]] first interview. He joined “color man” [[Angelo Pelange]] on radio’s ''Friday Night Fights'' and became a household name with his catch-phrase “Take it away, Angelo!”		He broadcast some of the first boxing bouts on radio in 1924. He hosted ''The Hour of Champions'' program every Sunday for 24 years from the studios of WHN in New York. He presented [[Boxer:James_J._Corbett:009021\|Gentleman Jim Corbett’s]] last interview before his death in 1933, and [[Boxer:Sugar_Ray_Robinson:009625\|Sugar Ray Robinson’s]] first interview. He joined “color man” [[Angelo Pelange]] on radio’s ''Friday Night Fights'' and became a household name with his catch-phrase “Take it away, Angelo!”

Ric: IBHOF category

2005-07-18T21:52:12Z

IBHOF category

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	He considered the [[Boxer:Jack_Dempsey:009009\|Jack Dempsey]]-[[Boxer:Luis Angel Firpo:010607\|Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Boxer:Gene_Tunney:009046\|Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Boxer:Sonny_Liston:009031\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Boxer:Floyd_Patterson:009038\|Floyd Patterson]].		He considered the [[Boxer:Jack_Dempsey:009009\|Jack Dempsey]]-[[Boxer:Luis Angel Firpo:010607\|Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Boxer:Gene_Tunney:009046\|Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Boxer:Sonny_Liston:009031\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Boxer:Floyd_Patterson:009038\|Floyd Patterson]].

			<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>

	~~Source: ''The Ring''~~ [[~~Ring Magazine~~: ~~November 1979~~\|~~November 1979~~]]~~, p. 96.~~		He was elected into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] as a "Non-participant."

			[[Category:IBHOF Members\|Taub, Sam]]
	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Taub, Sam]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Taub, Sam]]

Ric: edited BWA link

2005-03-27T19:26:57Z

edited BWA link

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	He also was associated with [[The Ring\|The Ring Magazine]] almost from its 1922 inception until his death in 1979. His last “Up and Down Old Broadway” column appeared in its [[Ring Magazine: September 1979\|September]] issue.		He also was associated with [[The Ring\|The Ring Magazine]] almost from its 1922 inception until his death in 1979. His last “Up and Down Old Broadway” column appeared in its [[Ring Magazine: September 1979\|September]] issue.

	With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.		With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers' Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.

	He considered the [[Boxer:Jack_Dempsey:009009\|Jack Dempsey]]-[[Boxer:Luis Angel Firpo:010607\|Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Boxer:Gene_Tunney:009046\|Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Boxer:Sonny_Liston:009031\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Boxer:Floyd_Patterson:009038\|Floyd Patterson]].		He considered the [[Boxer:Jack_Dempsey:009009\|Jack Dempsey]]-[[Boxer:Luis Angel Firpo:010607\|Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Boxer:Gene_Tunney:009046\|Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Boxer:Sonny_Liston:009031\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Boxer:Floyd_Patterson:009038\|Floyd Patterson]].

Ric at 15:49, 26 March 2005

2005-03-26T15:49:46Z

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	Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.		Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.
			[[Category:Boxing Media\|Taub, Sam]]

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	With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.		With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.

	He considered the [[Jack Dempsey]]-[[Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling ~~he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Sonny Liston\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Floyd Patterson]].~~		He considered the [[Jack Dempsey]]-[[Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the "most thrilling" he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Sonny Liston\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Floyd Patterson]].

	~~<small>Source of the above: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>~~

	~~He was elected into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] as a "Non-participant.~~"

	~~[[Category:IBHOF Members\|Taub, Sam]]~~
	~~[[Category:Boxing Media\|Taub, Sam]]~~

	With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.

	~~He considered the [[Jack Dempsey]]-[[Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling~~ he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Sonny Liston\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Floyd Patterson]].

	<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>		<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>
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	He was elected into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] as a "Non-participant."		Taub was elected into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] as a "Non-participant."

	[[Category:IBHOF Members\|Taub, Sam]]		[[Category:IBHOF Members\|Taub, Sam]]
	[[Category:Boxing Media\|Taub, Sam]]		[[Category:Boxing Media\|Taub, Sam]]

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	'''Sam Taub''' started his remarkable 60-plus years in the boxing game as a newspaperman for New York’s ''Morning Telegraph'', starting as an assistant to the secretary of the publisher. Soon he had become an assistant to the legendary Bat Masterson in the paper’s sports department. By the end of his 20-year stint with the ''Telegraph'', he had become its Sports Editor. He then moved on to join the radio business.		'''Sam Taub''' started his remarkable 60-plus years in the boxing game as a newspaperman for New York’s ''Morning Telegraph'', starting as an assistant to the secretary of the publisher. Soon he had become an assistant to the legendary Bat Masterson in the paper’s sports department. By the end of his 20-year stint with the ''Telegraph'', he had become its Sports Editor. He then moved on to join the radio business.

	He broadcast some of the first boxing bouts on radio in 1924. He hosted ''The Hour of Champions'' program every Sunday for 24 years from the studios of WHN in New York. He presented [[~~Boxer:James_J~~.~~_Corbett:009021~~\|Gentleman Jim Corbett’s]] last interview before his death in 1933, and [[~~Boxer:Sugar_Ray_Robinson:009625~~\|Sugar Ray Robinson’s]] first interview. He joined “color man” [[Angelo Pelange]] on radio’s ''Friday Night Fights'' and became a household name with his catch-phrase “Take it away, Angelo!”		He broadcast some of the first boxing bouts on radio in 1924. He hosted ''The Hour of Champions'' program every Sunday for 24 years from the studios of WHN in New York. He presented [[James J. Corbett\|Gentleman Jim Corbett’s]] last interview before his death in 1933, and [[Sugar Ray Robinson\|Sugar Ray Robinson’s]] first interview. He joined “color man” [[Angelo Pelange]] on radio’s ''Friday Night Fights'' and became a household name with his catch-phrase “Take it away, Angelo!”

	Taub became the first person to announce a major televised fight, the April 4, 1941 [[~~Boxer:Lou Nova:012132\|~~Lou Nova]]-[[~~Boxer:Max_Baer:012077\|~~Max Baer]] bout. In all, he had seen around 12,000-15,000 fights and had broadcast some 7,500, as well as 800 wrestling matches. His last broadcast was the July 16, 1947 [[~~Boxer:Rocky_Graziano:009016\|~~Rocky Graziano]]-[[~~Boxer:Tony_Zale:009045\|~~Tony Zale]] bout.		Taub became the first person to announce a major televised fight, the April 4, 1941 [[Lou Nova]]-[[Max Baer]] bout. In all, he had seen around 12,000-15,000 fights and had broadcast some 7,500, as well as 800 wrestling matches. His last broadcast was the July 16, 1947 [[Rocky Graziano]]-[[Tony Zale]] bout.

	He also was associated with [[The Ring\|The Ring Magazine]] almost from its 1922 inception until his death in 1979. His last “Up and Down Old Broadway” column appeared in its [[Ring Magazine: September 1979\|September]] issue.		He also was associated with [[The Ring\|The Ring Magazine]] almost from its 1922 inception until his death in 1979. His last “Up and Down Old Broadway” column appeared in its [[Ring Magazine: September 1979\|September]] issue.

	With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers' Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.		With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.

	He considered the [[~~Boxer:Jack_Dempsey:009009\|~~Jack Dempsey]]-[[~~Boxer:Luis Angel Firpo:010607\|~~Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[~~Boxer:Gene_Tunney:009046\|~~Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[~~Boxer:Sonny_Liston:009031~~\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[~~Boxer:Floyd_Patterson:009038\|~~Floyd Patterson]].		He considered the [[Jack Dempsey]]-[[Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Sonny Liston\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Floyd Patterson]].

	<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>		<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>

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	He considered the [[Boxer:Jack_Dempsey:009009\|Jack Dempsey]]-[[Boxer:Luis Angel Firpo:010607\|Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Boxer:Gene_Tunney:009046\|Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Boxer:Sonny_Liston:009031\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Boxer:Floyd_Patterson:009038\|Floyd Patterson]].		He considered the [[Boxer:Jack_Dempsey:009009\|Jack Dempsey]]-[[Boxer:Luis Angel Firpo:010607\|Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Boxer:Gene_Tunney:009046\|Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Boxer:Sonny_Liston:009031\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Boxer:Floyd_Patterson:009038\|Floyd Patterson]].

			<small>Source: ''The Ring'' [[Ring Magazine: November 1979\|November 1979]], p. 96.</small>

	~~Source: ''The Ring''~~ [[~~Ring Magazine~~: ~~November 1979~~\|~~November 1979~~]]~~, p. 96.~~		He was elected into the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] as a "Non-participant."

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	He also was associated with [[The Ring\|The Ring Magazine]] almost from its 1922 inception until his death in 1979. His last “Up and Down Old Broadway” column appeared in its [[Ring Magazine: September 1979\|September]] issue.		He also was associated with [[The Ring\|The Ring Magazine]] almost from its 1922 inception until his death in 1979. His last “Up and Down Old Broadway” column appeared in its [[Ring Magazine: September 1979\|September]] issue.

	With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers Association]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.		With the possible exception of [[Nat Fleischer]], he won more awards from the boxing community than anyone else, including the [[James J. Walker Memorial Award\|James J. Walker Award]] in 1958 for “Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing.” He was a charter member of the [[Boxing Writers' Association of America]], which was founded in 1925, and its recording secretary until 1978. He was installed into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|Ring Magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1978.

	He considered the [[Boxer:Jack_Dempsey:009009\|Jack Dempsey]]-[[Boxer:Luis Angel Firpo:010607\|Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Boxer:Gene_Tunney:009046\|Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Boxer:Sonny_Liston:009031\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Boxer:Floyd_Patterson:009038\|Floyd Patterson]].		He considered the [[Boxer:Jack_Dempsey:009009\|Jack Dempsey]]-[[Boxer:Luis Angel Firpo:010607\|Luis Angel Firpo]] bout the most thrilling he had seen; then the Dempsey-[[Boxer:Gene_Tunney:009046\|Gene Tunney]] “Long Count bout; and [[Boxer:Sonny_Liston:009031\|Sonny Liston’s]] two kayoes of [[Boxer:Floyd_Patterson:009038\|Floyd Patterson]].