Curiosidades

World Light Heavyweight champion 1930-34

Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1985.

Actor and former boxer

Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.

Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1993.

Briefly owned a Los Angeles area club known as "Slapsie Maxie's" in the 1950s.

Because he was not a strong puncher, he developed a hit-and-run (defensive) boxing style. He was nicknamed "Slapsie Maxie" by Damon Runyon for slapping opponents with an open glove. Using an open glove was later banned by the New York State Athletic Commission.

In 1950 producer-director Jules White hired Rosenbloom to team with another veteran champ, Max Baer, for a brief series of slapstick-comedy short subjects. The Baer & Rosenbloom shorts were released by Columbia Pictures through 1952, and reissued to theaters in 1959-60.

Legendary trainer Cus D'Amato later recalled that watching Rosenbloom's ring performances inspired him for a quest to create a perfect fighter, and to develop a unique boxing technique, later known as the peek-a-boo style.

Slapsy Maxie's, Rosenbloom's nightclub, is prominently featured in a 2013 crime film, Gangster Squad, which is set in 1949. The original club operated in San Francisco. The club moved to 7165 Beverly Blvd in Los Angeles. From 1943 to 1947 it was located at 5665 Wilshire Blvd.