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Originally Posted by Exhibitman
Young, heck, he looks like he's about 75.
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I agree Adam but according to BoxRec:
Joe "Yussel" Jacobs (Born: May 4, 1896; Died: April 24, 1940)
44 years old!!!!!! He must have lived a hard life!!!! Wow!!!!
Peace, Mike
PS The Jewish Virtual Library sheds a little light on the hard living Mr. Jacobs and it is fascinating:
"He was the quintessential boxing manager of the 1920s and 1930s, a cigar-chomping, fedora-wearing, streetwise, brash, combative, argumentative, and fast-talking schmoozer who "knew nothing about boxing, but he knew how to negotiate and get his man the best deal possible," in the words of his most famous fighter, Max Schmeling. Jacobs became Schmeling's manager in 1928, when the German began fighting in the United States. In Schmeling's fight for the vacant heavyweight championship on June 12, 1930, at Yankee Stadium, he was knocked down in the fourth round by a low blow from Jack Sharkey. Jacobs jumped into the ring and continued to scream "foul" until the bewildered referee disqualified Sharkey. It was the only time the heavyweight championship was decided on a foul."
Joe Jacobs died of a heart attack. Although others blamed the cigars and alcohol, Schmeling considered Jacobs a victim of his own character. "How often had he made us laugh with his constant state of excitement -- gesticulating, voice cracking, never finishing a sentence, working on his cigar, gasping for breath. That's what Joe Jacobs died of."