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Former contender Herbie Kronowitz dies

Former middleweight contender Herbie Kronowitz, from Brooklyn

Former middleweight contender Herbie Kronowitz died November 9, at the age of 89. He was a contender during boxing's Golden Age and fought main events at Ebbets Field, Madison Square Garden, the Forum in Montreal and the Coney Island Velodrome. This corner got a chance to meet Kronowitz several times at the Veteran Boxers Association (Ring 8) annual holiday party. Mike Silver, the author and boxing...

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