June 17, 2021
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Elbaum celebrates “milestone” birthday

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By Bob Caico

2019 IBHOF inductee Don Elbaum celebrated his “milestone” 90th birthday in his hometown of Erie, PA. “This is just a wow night for me put together by my son Kip and my cousin. Age won’t slow me down though. I’m looking to do something big by the end of year,” said the birthday boy.

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  • A true Hall-of-Famer who kept boxing alive away from the limelight for many years. Underrated by today’s boxing press who concentrate on the bright lights of Vegas and Madison Square Garden, PPV and so-called big-time fights (which wouldn’t exist without guys like Don).

    • R Peltz: I do indeed miss your fights “back in the day” at the Blue Horizon in North Philly.
      Probably one of the best venues that I have ever watched live boxing.
      Take care.
      – Gary G

    • You’ve got that right, Mr. Peltz. The fight game wouldn’t exist with the club shows! Btw, Elbaum’s hometown of Erie, PA sure misses local promoter Mike Acri, who sadly passed away earlier this year.

      • I meant the fight game wouldn’t exist WITHOUT the club shows!

    • Wow. Greg Sirb on FightNews too. Former head of the PA Boxing Commission. Go Greg !!

  • Had the pleasure of being introduced to Don by Randy Neumann at the Evander Holyfield v Chris Byrd bout in Atlantic City on December 14,2002. Happy Birthday Don. You are one of the greats

  • As Jeff Jowett always reminded us, Don is simply, “The world’s greatest man.”

    Hello to Don and Kip if you’re reading. Happy Birthday.

    • Whatever happened to Jeff Jowett? I sure miss his “Down But Not Out” newsletter!

  • Wow, 90!!! How is he doing? It seems like he’s still active in boxing. God bless him!

  • I’ve had the pleasure of being an acquaintance of Don’s dating back nearly 30 years now. He’s simply put a nice guy. Sadly he’ll most likely be remembered for helping facilitate Don King’s entry onto boxing’s stage, but anyone who judges him on that misses the chief thing about the man: he’s always been open to helping people, without judging them unless they’ve wronged him, and him specifically.

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