[4] Bimstein's greatest early victory and source of recognition may have been his work in Gene Tunney's corner when he defeated Jack Dempsey for the World Heavyweight title in Philadelphia in the fall of 1926.

[5] Equally significant was his training James J. Braddock to defeat Max Baer for the World Heavyweight Championship at Madison Square Garden in June 1935.

[6] He handled the most outstanding boxers of his era, including Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Harry Greb, Georges Carpentier, Jackie (Kid) Berg, Benny Leonard, Sixto Escobar, Lou Ambers, Barney Ross, Fred Apostoli, Max Baer, Primo Carnera, James "Cinderella Man" Braddock, Billy Conn, Rocky Marciano, Billy Graham, Joey Archer, and Rocky Graziano.

[7] Even at the peak of his career, Bimstein would on occasion enter a boxing arena with his medical kit to offer his exceptional skills as a cut man to relatively unknown preliminary fighters, often for little or no compensation and at his own expense.

[4][6] Whitey's death and obituary had a unique claim to greater recognition as it was in the same widely read Time magazine issue as the July 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing.

A reporter who knew him for over forty years, believed him to be "not only one of the greatest trainers and cornermen, but as a thoroughly decent gentle man in a turbulent sport.