<b><font size=3>Archie Bell</b></font>
Bantamweight
United States
b. 1905-11-12
d. 1988-04-15
Career, 1923-33
<a href="http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=010084" target="_blank">Record</a>: 54-22-8 (7)
Style: Boxer
Fouls occasionally
CFB/S 11/12
HP 1
CKD 2
CKO 0
REC 2
CUTS 2
AP 2
KI 4
AGG 4
END 10
DEF -4
FS 3
OR 3
DP 2
CON 3
INT 10
PRF 10
FI 1
FO 3
CU 2
GK 1
CLI 72
Punches
J 27/0
H 19/0
CR 19/0
CB 24/0
UC 11/0
PL 34
CP 38
PM 59
Rate 7
Archie Bell was a leading bantamweight contender in the late twenties, after Charley Phil Rosenberg had surrendered the crown for showing up overweight for a fight. One of the fine Jewish boxers of the era--his real name was Archie Sapon--he lost two different bantamweight title bouts. Teddy Baldock outpointed him in London in May 1927, and Pete Sanstol won a unanimous decision from him four years later.
An account of his meeting with Sanstol, including a photo of Bell, is <a href="http://www.geocities.com/boxofdaylight/Bell.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.
After losing to Sanstol, Bell dropped decisions to Newsboy Brown, Johnny Pena, and Baby Arizmendi (twice). Then he hung up the gloves. He was never knocked out.