This defeat did not affect the long term boxing aspirations of Palitz, who may have learned from it, as he faced far more skilled opponents in the coming years.

In 1916 Palitz worked for a period at the Marlin Fire Arms Company in New London along with frequent opponent and lightweight champion Bunny Ford.

[6] Easily one of the greatest fighters Palitz met was welterweight champion Jack Britton to whom he lost on March 8, 1920, in a ten-round newspaper decision in Hartford, Connecticut.

One of Palitz's most publicized fights was his losing bout with World Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Lou Bogash for the Connecticut Welterweight State Title in April 1920.

A local newspaper that covered the bout noted that Palitz's career had begun to wain since his loss to Lou Bogash for the Connecticut Welterweight championship in April 1920.

[7] On April 16, 1932, a committee announced that a live bout boxing benefit would be held in New London for "invalid" Dave Palitz.