George "Kid" Ashe
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George "Kid" Ashe fought Hall Of Famers Jack Dillon and Harry Greb . His full name was Abraham Rivkind, also known as "Kid" Ashe or "Young" Ashe. Born in 1894 he would have been 16 or 17 when he started. This may account for the "kid" or "young" nickname. His fighting career was from 1911 to 1922.
He had approx. 150 fights. He was in the army in 1917-1918 where he did receive a medal for boxing, under the name of Abraham Rivkind. The Ring Record book sometimes lists him under the name Abraham Rivkind. Other times he is listed as George Ashe, Kid Ashe or george Kid Ashe. .
Tale Of The Tape Born: December 24, 1893 Died: unknown Weight: 158 lbs. Height: 5', 8" Color: White Nationality: Jewish-American Manager: unknown
1910 Sep 23 Tony Caponi Canada ND 10 1911 Mar 15 Terry Martin Manche. D 10 Mar 20 Jimmy O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 25 Chick Carney Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 27 Bull Kessler Philadelphia, Pa KO 6 Apr 4 Dixie Gray Philadelphia, Pa KO 3 Apr 5 Henry Hauber Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 May 3 Barney Ford Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 May 22 Eddie Hayes Jersey City, NJ KO 4 Jun 5 Jimmy Glavin Baltimore, Md D 15 -Some sources report "Jimmy Galvin" Jul 5 Larry Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Aug 12 Fritz White Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Sep 4 Jim Hosic Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Nov 25 Eddie Palmer Philadelphia, Pa KO 2 Nov 27 Joe Wagner Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 2 Young Erne Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report 12/07/11 Dec 16 Tommy Coleman Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 17 Roy Charleston Indiana ND 10 (W) Dec 18 Ralph Erne Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 1912 Jan 1 Joe Grim Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jan 10 Battling Levinsky Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jan 21 Battling Levinsky Baltimore, Md ND-D 13 -Some sources report 2/08/12; Some sources report "D 15" Jan 25 Barney Ford Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jan 30 Emmet "Kid" Wagner Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 May 6 Tom Dyer New York, NY KO 3 May 25 Emmet "Kid" Wagner Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jun 6 Joe Borrell Allentown, Pa ND-L 10 -Was this bout held 11/11/12 ? Jun 22 Ralph Erne Morristown, NJ KO 6 Jul 28 Larry Williams Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Aug 1 Emmet "Kid" Wagner Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Oct 3 Dave Smith Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 -Some sources report 9/24/12 Nov 4 Larry English Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Nov 18 Tim O'Neil Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Nov 30 Willie Adams Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 1913 Jan 6 Rattlesnake Kid Ohio W 6 Jan 25 Tim O'Neil Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Mar 28 Dutch Zimmer Brooklyn, NY KO 2 Mar 30 Charley Weinert New York, NY ND 10 Apr 1 Fritz Rudley Ohio KO 3 Apr 8 Tommy Bergin New York, NY ND 10 May 8 Harry Price New York, NY ND 10 May 23 Mike Dempsey New York, NY ND 10 Aug 8 Jack Dillon Winnipeg, Man, Can ND-D 12 Aug 13 Mickey McIntire Winnipeg, Man, Can W 12 Sep 12 Billy Grupp New York, NY ND 10 Nov 19 Jack Driscoll Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Dec 15 Bob Diry New York, NY KO 3 1914 Jan 29 Charley Weinert New York, NY ND 10 Apr 3Terry Turner Ohio L 10 May 4 Terry Turner Ohio W 10 May 16Billy Miske Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 May 17 Terry Turner Ohio KO 4 1915 Mar 8 Battling Levinsky Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Mar 12 Christy Williams Ohio ND 10 Mar 27 Leo Houck New York, NY L 10 May 28 Battling Levinsky New York, NY ND 10 1916 Mar 22 Gus Christie NewYork ND 10 Jul 21 Battling Levinsky Far Rockaway, NY ND 10 Oct 21 Jamaica Kid NewYork ND 10 (W) Nov 25 Ed "Gunboat" Smith Brooklyn, NY SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known 1917 Sep 7 Panama Joe Gans NewYork ND 10 (W) Sep 24 Kid Norfolk Rochester, NY ND 10 Sep 24 Fred Dyer Roches. ND 10 Dec 5 Harry Greb Pennsyl ND 10 (L) Dec 25 Leo Houck Lancaster, Pa L 6 1918 May 14 Kid Norfolk Boston, Ma LK 3 Jul 16 Billy Miske Brooklyn, NY EX 4 1920 Jul 28 "K.O." Bill Brennan Jersey City, NJ LK 2 1922 Apr 8 Jack Carroll New York, NY SCH -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known Nov 13 Tommy Gibbons Detroit, Mi LK 1 Undated John Lester Johnson LK 2 IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON GEORGE "KID" ASHE PLEASE E-MAIL ME. www.harrygreb.com