1928 Exhibit Ruby Goldstein. Goldstein, a Benny Leonard protege, was a tremendous fighter who had a glass chin, and was later a well known referee. He was officiating when Benny "Kid" Paret was beaten to death by Emile Griffith on national tv in a 1962 fight. Paret had called Griffith a homosexual [actually, he used an extremely denigrating Spanish slang term] because Griffith was a florist who hung out in gay bars. Ironically, and sadly, Griffith was very badly beaten in New York a few years ago while coming out of a gay bar. The story of the fight and its impact on the fighters and their families was the subject of a recent documentary film. |