Whitey Bimstein

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Whitey Bimstein (b. 1897, Lower East Side, Manhattan = d. 1969) was a trainer and cutman. He boxed pro and had 70 fights, when he hung up his gloves he joined the U.S. Navy during World War I as a boxing instructor, but after he had left the Navy he decided to become a trainer full time. He formed a partnership with Ray Arcel in 1925 and together they had some great champions their partnership ended in 1934 but Bimstein still was very much in demand the fighters he worked with were the best of their times like Gene Tunney, Harry Greb, Georges Carpentier, Jackie (Kid) Berg, Benny Leonard, Lou Ambers, Barney Ross, Fred Apostoli, Rocky Marciano and Rocky Graziano.