Local boxing legend Marty Feldman, age 83, passed away on February 14th, 2017 while surrounded by his family in Broomall, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his children Jennifer, Damon, and David Feldman, his grandchildren Natalie, David, David Jr., Alayna, Alyssa, and Landon, and his brother Gerald Austin. He is preceded in death by his wife Norma.

A Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Famer, Marty Feldman was born on October 25th, 1933 in Paterson, New Jersey. After a fantastic amateur boxing career that earned him a 28-1 record and the New Jersey Amateur Athletic Union title in 1952, Feldman rose to legendary, and scary, status as a Philadelphia boxer with a professional record of 23-2 with 19 KOs. His punch was known as the "Hammer of Thor" to those who fought him in the ring, which included Duke Johnson of Red Bank, N.J., who took a right hook that paralyzed his whole side.

After his successful career, Feldman retired in 1961. He used his superior knowledge of the sport to train up and coming prospects in Broomall, PA, out of whom he molded seven world champions- "Cho-Cho" Brown (26-16-2), "Prince" Charles Williams (37-7-3), Adolfo Washington (31-10-2), Paul Spadafora (49-1-1), Chris Tiozza (33-2) and Tyrone Booze (22-12-2).

Other legends under his tutelage include Dave Tiberi (22-3-3), Augie Pantellas (28-6), Chad Brisson (22-2), and Jack O'Halloran, whose record plummeted to 15-18 after he left Feldman for another trainer. His record with Feldman was 17-0, once again displaying Feldman's excellent, vibrant, and successful training skills.

In his later years, Feldman still kept his solid and stellar enthusiasm for training younger boxers by using the Feldman Fitness Center in Springfield, PA to train, not just aspiring men, but aspiring women with his innovative Ladies Tone-Up, because he believed that "a woman can do anything a guy can do." He also assisted in helping MS patients with severe arthritic problems by using step-by-step training in his wonderful facility, which is still around today.

Friends are invited to celebrate Marty's life on Sunday, February 19th, 2017 from 10 to 11:30 A.M. at the Oliver H. Bair Co., 8500 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby, PA, 19082. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 A.M.  Interment to follow at Montrose Cemetery.