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His father Reuben was a cigar merchant.  Berger joined the Olympic Club in San Francisco when he was 16 years old and was also a member of the South End Rowing Club. In 1901 he took the amateur middleweight championship of the Pacific Coast at only seventeen, and the following year won the amateur heavyweight championship. Berger had 40 amateur fights, most of which were won by knockout.Winning the first Heavyweight Gold Medal in boxing, St. Louis Worlds Fair, 1904[edit]He won the first gold medal in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics, as heavyweight boxing had not earlier been featured in the Olympics.[3][4]  Berger defeated William Michaels in the semi-finals of the St. Louis Olympics and Charles Mayer, the middleweight champion, in the finals to take the Olympic Gold Medal. Having only eleven countries competing, the Olympic competition was not nearly as competitive as today, and occurred largely as an entertainment for the St. Louis World’s Fair.[5]         (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Berger, originally taken with Jeffries circa 1908Boxing career[edit]Amateur boxing career[edit]In one of his first fights on May 14, 1902, Berger defeated Andy Gallagher in a third round technical knockout at the Olympic Athletic Club in San Francisco.[1]  Berger defeated Jack Joyce on July 10, 1902, in a four round points decision at the Mechanic’s Pavilion in San Francisco as part of the Aerial Rowing Club.  The match was part of the competition for Heavyweight Championship of the Pacific Coast. Berger seemed to land more blows, taking the Pacific Coast Championship, and Joyce did not appear to have trained adequately for the event.[6][1]Berger defeated George Sullivan in a fourth round knockout at Mechanic’s Pavilion in San Francisco on January 19, 1904.  A right and left to the head put Sullivan to the mat for good in the fourth.  A short left hook dropped Sullivan as early as the first round, and he was down four times in the second, though several times purely to escape punishment, and he continued to fight back.[7]  Sullivan led decisively in the third landing punches almost at will.  In the fourth, Sullivan clinched with frequency, and Berger was able to pummel him with left hooks after every break.  Sullivan was unable to rise to the canvas after his fourth round knockout and was assisted to his corner by his seconds.[8]On May 25, 1904, Berger was defeated by William Rodenbach in a four round unanimous decision at the Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco.  The fight was billed as a heavyweight amateur championship.  Berger had his best showing in the first and part of the second rounds, but afterwards, Rodenbach had the best of the fighting.  Rodenbach was the American middle and heavyweight amateur champion.[9]Professional boxing career[edit]On February 17, 1905, Berger defeated Jim Casey in a first round knockout at Woodward’s Pavilion in San Francisco.  The bout could be considered Berger’s professional debut.[1]  Berger sent Casey to the mat with a swift right uppercut to the jaw.  When Casey arose, a series from both fists ended the bout only two minutes into the first round.[10][11]Berger knocked out Joe Long in the third of four rounds in San Francisco on March 3, 1905.  Berger knocked long to the mat for nine seconds in the second round.  He put Long to the mat once more, before Long arose, and was put to the mat a third time.  Long’s seconds protested that he was not down a full ten seconds, so Long came out for the third round, and was put to the mat for the final time by Berger with a stiff blow to the jaw.[12][1]Berger defeated Bill Rickard in San Francisco on March 16, 1905, by a knockout only 1:23 into the first round.  He first dropped Rickard for a short count, and  put him to the mat for good with a left right combination to the jaw.[1]  Philadelphia Jack O’Brien"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki2\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki2\/samuel-berger-boxer-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Samuel Berger (boxer) – Wikipedia"}}]}]