Paul Berlenbach
"The Astoria Assassin"
- Born
- 1901
- Died
- 1985
- Nationality
- USA
- Career
- 1923–1933
An Olympic wrestler turned big-punching light heavyweight champion.
Titles & Honours
- World Light Heavyweight Champion (1925–1926)
Career Timeline
1923–1933- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Jimmy Roberts · W KO
- Title history
Title reign begins
World Light Heavyweight Champion (1925–1926). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Signature fight
vs Battling Siki
W TKO · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Mike McTigue · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Carl Knowles · L PTS. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923-10-04 | W | Jimmy Roberts | KO | 1 | 102nd Medical Regiment Armory, New York, U.S. |
| 1923-11-29 | W | Charles Hoffman | KO | 1 | 102nd Medical Regiment Armory, New York, U.S. |
| 1923-12-13 | W | Jerome Baird | KO | 1 | 102nd Medical Regiment Armory, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-01-02 | W | KO Jaffre | KO | 7 | Lenox A.C., New York, U.S. |
| 1924-01-10 | W | Billy Ryan | KO | 1 | 102nd Medical Regiment Armory, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-01-18 | W | Lew Chester | KO | 2 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-01-28 | W | Frank Carbone | TKO | 6 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-02-15 | W | Pat Walsh | TKO | 1 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-02-28 | W | Young Fisher | KO | 6 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-03-03 | W | Jimmy Darcy | TKO | 3 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York U.S. |
| 1924-03-14 | L | Jack Delaney | KO | 4 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-03-31 | W | Harry Krohn | KO | 4 | 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, U.S. |
| 1924-04-07 | W | Jack Stone | TKO | 5 | 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, U.S. |
| 1924-04-29 | W | Harold Abbott | TKO | 4 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-06-16 | W | Chief Halbran | TKO | 3 | Bralls Arena, Freeport, New York U.S. |
| 1924-06-20 | W | KO Jaffe | TKO | 7 | Henderson's Bowl, Brooklyn New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-07-07 | W | Frank Carpenter | TKO | 7 | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-07-24 | D | Augie Ratner | PTS | 8 | Polo Grounds, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-08-15 | W | Hambone Kelly | KO | 4 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1924-08-27 | D | Young Stribling | PTS | 6 | Velodrome, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-09-19 | W | Jack Reddick | KO | 8 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-10-01 | W | Johnny Gill | NWS | 10 | Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1924-12-05 | W | Tom Burns | KO | 5 | Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1924-12-26 | W | Larry Estridge | TKO | 2 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1925-01-14 | W | Rocky Smith | TKO | 4 | 108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1925-01-30 | W | Tony Marullo | PTS | 12 | 108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1925-02-09 | W | Frankie Maguire | TKO | 5 | 108th Field Artillery Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1925-03-13 | W | Battling Siki | TKO | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1925-05-30 | W | Mike McTigue | UD | 15 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1925-09-11 | W | Jimmy Slattery | TKO | 11 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1925-10-12 | W | Emilio Solomon | TKO | 9 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1925-12-11 | W | Jack Delaney | PTS | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1926-03-19 | L | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1926-04-05 | W | Ray Neuman | PTS | 10 | Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1926-06-10 | W | Young Stribling | UD | 15 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1926-07-16 | L | Jack Delaney | UD | 15 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1926-08-20 | W | Francis Charles | TKO | 1 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1927-01-28 | L | Mike McTigue | TKO | 4 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1927-06-27 | W | Charley Rammell | TKO | 1 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1927-07-09 | W | Gus Berger | TKO | 4 | Ridgewood Grove , Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1927-07-18 | W | Bing Conley | PTS | 10 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1927-07-28 | W | Bob Lawson | KO | 7 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1927-10-13 | D | Joe Lohman | PTS | 10 | Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| 1927-11-25 | L | Mickey Walker | PTS | 10 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1927-12-09 | L | Jack Delaney | TKO | 6 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1928-05-12 | W | Floyd Shimalla | KO | 1 | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1928-05-22 | W | Larry Estridge | KO | 8 | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1931-03-31 | W | Eddie Clark | KO | 3 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1931-04-13 | W | Billy Henderson | TKO | 1 | Prospect Hall, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1931-07-09 | W | Jerry Garfield | TKO | 4 | Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1931-07-22 | L | Herman Weiner | DQ | 1 | Twin City Arena, Laurel, Maryland, U.S. |
| 1933-09-28 | L | Carl Knowles | PTS | 10 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Showing 52 of 52 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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