Sammy Sieger
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Samuel (Sammy) Sieger was an American featherweight-super featherweight boxer from 1920 to 1924.
He was born on July 1, 1899, in New York City. In 39 fights, seven of which were at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, he had 22-wins, 11-losses, and 4-draws.
His fights included: a loss on April 12, 1920, against Joe Burman at the Grand Theatre in Trenton, New Jersey; a win at the Commonwealth in New York City against Dick Loadman, October 15, 1920; a draw against Joe Gorman at Madison Square Garden, on October 28, 1921, in which both men were knocked down; and a win over Babe Herman (Herman J. Sousa) at the Pioneer Activity Center in New York City, March 20, 1923, in which, according to the New York Times, a forfeit was claimed for Sieger being overweight by Herman's manager, Dan McKetrick.
The Sieger-Herman rematch, just six-weeks later on May 1, 1923, had Sieger being knocked-out two-minutes and 50-seconds into a fight held again at the Pioneer. Herman knocked Sieger down three times before the knock-out came. Following his boxing career, Sammy Sieger worked at the New York Daily News for many years. Sammy's son and at least one of Sammy's brothers also worked there.
He died in January 1986, at the age of 86, at a home for the aged in Riverdale, The Bronx, New York City from natural causes. He was predeceased by his wife, Rose (1901-1973), from whom he had been separated for many years, but never divorced. He was survived by two children, and three grandchildren.
