Name: Sid Terris Born: 1904-09-26 Birthplace: New York, New York
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Name: Sid Terris Born: 1904-09-26 Birthplace: New York, New York, USA Died: 1974-12-00 (Age:70) Nationality: US American Hometown: New York, New York, USA Boxing Record: click Height: 5′ 10″ / 178cm Manager: Abe Katz Sid Terris Before he started his professional career in 1922, he had accumulated an impressive array of victories in the amateur ranks, never whipped during his medal chasing days. During his pro days the only ones who gave him trouble were those who reached his body at close quarters. His rapidity made him almost impossible to reach at long range. During the early twenties he was faced with some stern opposition. He fought Ace Hudkins in Chicago for ten rounds and there were some witnesses who claim he was never hit during the entire period. He was dropped by Ruby Goldstein for a nine count during their historic six round session but arose and immediately kayoed Goldstein with the first right blow he landed. He faced such gladiators as Jack Bernstein, Sammy Mandell, Ray Miller, Benny Valger, Luis Vicentini, Jimmy Goodrich, Rocky Kansas, Johnny Dundee, Stanislaus Loayza, Phil McGraw, Jimmy McLarnin, Billy Petrolle and others of portionate ability. When the speed of his legs vanished, he disappeared as a title contender. He was beaten in his last bout by Johnny Gaito on May 7, 1931, at Yonkers, NY. In historical perspective Terris would have been nailed as a genius of the ring. Manitoba Free Press Dec 24, 1927 New York Boxer Qualifies For Battle With McLarnin Flying Fists and Dancing Legs of Gotham Lightweight Prove To Much for Courageous McGraw— Result Settles Argument as to Superiority— Terris to Meet McLarnin February 6. Madison Square Garden, New York, Dec. 23.— The flying fist find dancing legs of Sid Terris. of New York, earned him to a sensational victory over Phil McGraw, of-Detroit, in a ten-round bout here tonight. Ducking and darting: about the ring like a fistic phantom Terris had his opponent bewildered throughout most of the bout McGraw fought a game battle, but he had neither the speed, stamina nor skill of the flashing Terris. After the fifth round It was all Terris. McGraw made a fine come-back in the third and fourth rounds after being badly outclassed by Terris in the first two rounds. Terris took the fifth by a slight margin and thereafter was the master of the Detroit man. Settles Argument It was the third episode of the ring feud between Terris and McGraw, and apparently settled for all time the issue as to which is the better lightweight. Terris now has two decisions over McGraw and one loss which he suffered when he fouled the Detroit boy in the second round of their second fight. Terris' victory earned him the right to fight Johnny McLarnin, of Los Angeles, in the Garden on Feb. 6. McGraw did his best fighting in the third and fourth rounds and had Terris completely on the run in those two sessions. In the fourth McGraw drove a left and right to the jaw which dazed Terris, but the bell saved him from further trouble. .