page_title: Isadore Schwartz
section_title: Pro career
hierarchical_section_title: Isadore Schwartz / Pro career
caption_attribution_description: English: "Full-length portrait of pugilist Frankie Genaro standing in a boxing stance in front of a light-colored backdrop in a room in Chicago, Illinois."
context_page_description: Isadore "Corporal Izzy" Schwartz was an American boxer, who became recognized as the New York Boxing Commission's World Flyweight Champion from 1927 to 1929. His manager was Phil Bernstein. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. Though never having much of a knockout punch, in 115 professional bouts between 1922 and 1929, he scored 15 knockouts, 50 decisions, 12 draws, 8 no-decisions, and lost only 28 times.
context_section_description: After leaving the army as a gifted young competitor, he returned to New York to begin a career as a professional flyweight boxer.  He was fortunate to have the opportunity to spar frequently in his early career with the exceptional flyweight boxer Frankie Genaro, who would later become a more widely recognized World Flyweight Champion.  Beginning his career, Schwartz lost to Kid Durand in seven rounds, but defeated Vincent Salvatore, Kid Corona, and Indian Russel.  He lost to Al Felder, Sammy Bienfeld, and Henry Catena. Impressively, he fought fifty times before suffering his first knockout. In his peak years between 1926–27, he won 19 of 25 bouts with only two draws.
caption: Sparring partner, and 1928 NBA Flyweight Champion Frankie Genaro
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