When Abrams was discharged from the Navy in 1946, he fought several tune up fights and then challenged the French middleweight Marcel Cerdan before 17,000 spectators at Madison Square Garden.
When Abrams was discharged from the Navy in 1946, he fought several tune up fights, though slowed somewhat in his return to the ring by a kidney operation. He challenged the French middleweight Marcel Cerdan before 17,000 spectators at Madison Square Garden.