While imprisoned at Auschwitz, Harry Haft was ordered to fight other prisoners for the entertainment of the Nazi guards before he escaped and became a professional boxer in the United States. Publicity Photo Harry Haft tried his hand at professional boxing after surviving World War II. During World War II, many people imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps across Europe had to fight tooth and nail to stay alive. And for Harry Haft, the fight was literal. Imprisoned as a teenager, Haft was frequently forced by his guards to fight his fellow inmates. Every Sunday for months, he faced new “challengers”...