[1] After his boxing career, he appeared in television and movies, worked as a ring announcer, and performed in clubs, often as a comedian, with the stage name Ben Bentley.

Goldberg had previously beaten Gilligan on March 21, 1941 in an eight-round decision in Detroit where he floored his opponent three times in the convincing win.

[5] Though suffering from a significant disadvantage in height, Goldberg defeated talented bantamweight and former USA New England featherweight champion Abe Denner On April 27, 1942 at Arena Gardens in Detroit in a ten-round points decision.

[6] Goldberg knocked Denner to the mat in the fourth round, and achieved a large margin in points scoring, despite giving up six pounds in weight as well as many as five inches in reach.

[7][8][3] Goldberg defeated Joey Archibald, former World Featherweight Champion, on July 21, 1942, in Toledo, Ohio, in a ten-round points decision.

Transparenti, a quality opponent, had competed unsuccessfully for the World Bantamweight title against Lou Salica in March 1941, and had performed well in the first ten rounds, holding the favor of the crowd.

In the last three rounds, Goldberg used his leading southpaw left to score to the stomach and face of Olivera, gradually building his point's margin enough to win the close decision.

[11] On November 23, 1943, Goldberg lost to Manuel Ortiz in a fifteen-round decision for the World Bantamweight Championship at Olympic Stadium in Los Angeles.

Goldberg had defeated future champion Ortiz on August 5, 1938, in a four-round bout in Los Angeles when both were preliminary fighters just starting out in the professional ranks.

For the first five rounds, both boxers felt each other out, aware of the potential threat in their opponent's gloves, though the pace disappointed the 10,000 fans in the stadium, which was full to capacity.

[14] On May 18, 1945, nearing the end of his career, Goldberg defeated one of his better opponents, Luis Castillo in a ten-round unanimous decision for the Duration Bantamweight Title, at Legion Stadium in Hollywood.

Goldberg looked fatigued by the eighth round, though clearly retained the lead even in the tenth when both boxers fought a long rally for the decision.

[17] He also worked for the movie studios as a body guard for actors that included Vince Edwards, Tony Curtis, and Robert Blake.