and promptly retired from the ring with a 108-17-13D- 12 ND (26KOs) record. Known as a rugged, pressing boxer who possessed tremendous stamina, the crowd-pleasing "Meriden Buzzsaw" died on October 26, 1970 in Norwich, CT. Halls of Fame Kaplan was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003. Kaplan, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1986. Miscellaneous Brother of fellow boxer Israel "Izzy" Kaplan Professional boxing record All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated. Official Record All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted to the win/loss/draw column. Unofficial record Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column. See also List of select Jewish boxers Professional championships References External links Cyber Boxing Zone Bio 1901 births 1970 deaths American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Featherweight boxers Boxers from Connecticut Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States Jewish American boxers Jewish boxers Sportspeople from Kyiv World featherweight boxing champions American male boxers 20th-century American Jews