Benny Valgar [SEP] date of death
. He continued boxing, mostly in the New York area, until his retirement from the ring in 1932.
He remained active in boxing veterans' organizations after his retirement to Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. His wife Rose, whom he had married in 1919 opened a dress shop in the Brownsville section of the borough.
Benny Valgar died in New York in October 1972.
One of Benny Valgar's descendant's through his brother Abraham is Patrice Julien, famous cook and spiritual consultant in Japan (www.patricejulien.com). Benny
Arcel, and his manager was Billy Gibson, who also trained long reigning world lightweight champion Benny Leonard. Valgar and Leonard would often train together. As someone who would know, Arcel once said of Valgar, "When it came to all around ring generalship, Benny Valgar was on a par with Benny Leonard, though Leonard packed the better punch." Leonard once said of Valgar, that he was "the fastest boxer I ever knew." Arcel also noted that Gibson's concentration on Leonard as the reigning World Lightweight