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Maxie Rosenbloom: Biography of a Boxing Champion

Maxie Rosenbloom, also known as Max Everitt Rosenbloom, was born on September 6, 1906, in Leonard's Bridge, Connecticut, USA.

He came from a family of Russian Jewish immigrants and later moved to New York City. Growing up in the Lower East Side and Harlem, Maxie developed a fighter's spirit from a young age. He even got expelled from school after getting into a fight with his teacher in the fifth grade.

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Despite his troublemaking, Maxie continued his education at Hawthorne School for troubled teenagers.

His boxing journey began under the influence of his brother, who fought under the name Leonard Rose. However, another story suggests that Maxie was introduced to boxing by actor George Raft, who noticed him during a street fight.

Maxie's amateur career didn't start off well as he lost his first six fights, and out of his first 25 fights, he lost 20