Sport & Note

Charley BURLEY

Male

(Charles Duane Burley)
Middleweight, USA, Bessemer, Pennsylvania
Born: September 6, 1917, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: October 16, 1992
Height: 5ft 9in, mt 1,74

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

Notes:
1. A.M.A. stands for Allegheny Mountain Association
2. on May 8, 1936 his record was stated as 37-6, 16 KOs
with only losses to Leo Sweeney and Sammy Shaw
3. as of July 1936 his record was listed as 43-6, 13 KOs

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1933
+ Apr. 27	Jim Clark	McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania	WTKO 1
+ May 11	Mike Nichy	McKeesport, Pennsylvania	WTKO 3
+ Sept. 28	Tip Davis	McKeesport, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
+ Dec. 14	Joe Kolvatti	McKeesport, Pennsylvania	WTKO 2
1934
+ Feb. 5	Harvey Greene	Somerset, New Jersey	WPTS 3
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Junior A.M.A. Championships winner
+ Feb. 8	Abe Isaacs	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WKO 1
+ Feb. 10	John Tomsic	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WTKO 3
+ Feb. 10	Joe Phillips	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 12	Wolf Black	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 26	George Sharfe	New Kensington, Pennsylvania	WPTS 5
+ Apr. 2	Patsy Contillio	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 11	Patsy Contillio	Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
- Apr. 25	Leo Sweeney	Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania	LPTS 3
- Apr. 26	Leo Sweeney	Spring Hill, Florida	LPTS 3
- July 13	Leo Sweeney	Stowe Township, Pennsylvania	LPTS 3
+ July 17	Tommy Daniels	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
1935
+ Oct. 1	Young Brown	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
1936
+ Feb. 20	Jim Dalcherone	McKeesport, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 12	John McCahill	Canonsburg, Pennsylvania	WTKO 3
+ Mar. 20	Johnny Smith	Cleveland, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 5	Stanley Murszyk	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Senior A.M.A. Championships 3rd place, 147 lbs
+ Apr. 10	Nick DeLuca	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WTKO 1
+ Apr. 10	Willie Polan	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
- Apr. 11	Leo Sweeney	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	LPTS 3
Cleveland, Ohio, National AAU 2nd place, 147 lbs
+ Apr. 15	Ralph Sanilla	Cleveland, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 16	Mario Duchini	Cleveland, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 16	George Morrow	Cleveland, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 17	Vincent Solders	Cleveland, Ohio	WTKO 3
- Apr. 17	Leo Sweeney	Cleveland, Ohio	LPTS 3
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Golden Glove Championships winner, 147 lbs
+ May 15	Jack Adragna	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
+ May 15	Eddie Wirko	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
+ May 16	Al Anderson	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
+ May 16	Lou Gendle	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WTKO 1
+ May 21	Eddie Wirko	Washington, District of Columbia	WPTS 3

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1936
+ Sept. 29	George Liggins	Pittsburgh, USA	KO 4
+ Oct. 22	Ralph Gizzy	Pittsburgh, USA	W 6
+ Nov. 9	Eddie Wirko	Pittsburgh, USA	TKO 5
1937
+ Jan. 22	Ralph Gizzy	Oil City, USA	KO 2
+ Feb. 8	Ray Collins	Oil City, USA	TKO 5
+ Apr. 15	Johnny Folio	McKeesport, USA	TKO 5
+ Apr. 19	Ray Gray	Pittsburgh, USA	W 6
+ May 3	Sammy Grippe	Pittsburgh, USA	W 6
+ May 27	Keith Goodballet	Pittsburgh, USA	TKO 2
+ June 24	Mickey O'Brien	Millvale, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 9	Remo Fernandez	Millvale, USA	TKO 7
+ Aug. 16	Sammy Grippe	Millvale, USA	TKO 6
- Sept. 9	Eddie Dolan	Millvale, USA	L 8
1938
+ Jan. 27	Tiger Jackson	Pittsburgh, USA	KO 2
+ Feb. 3	Johnny Folio	Pittsburgh, USA	W 4
+ Feb. 10	Carl Turner	Pittsburgh, USA	W 4
+ Mar. 3	Art Tate	Pittsburgh, USA	KO 2
- Mar. 21	Fritzie Zivic	Pittsburgh, USA	L 10
+ June 1	Mike Barto	Millvale, USA	TKO 4
+ June 13	Fritzie Zivic	Millvale, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 2	Leon Zorrita	Millvale, USA	TKO 6
+ Aug. 22	Cocoa Kid	Millvale, USA	W 15
+ Nov. 3	Werther Arcelli	Pittsburgh, USA	KO 1
+ Nov. 21	Billy Soose	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
1939
+ Jan. 10	Sonny Jones	Pittsburgh, USA	TKO 7
- June 20	Jimmy Leto	Millvale, USA	L 10
+ July 17	Fritzie Zivic	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 28	Jimmy Leto	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 23	Mickey Makar	Pittsburgh, USA	KO 1
- Dec. 1	Holman Williams	New Orleans, USA	L 15
1940
+ Feb. 12	Nate Bolden	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
+ Apr. 12	Baby Kid Chocolate	New Orleans, USA	KO 5
+ Apr. 26	Sam Edwards	New Orleans, USA	KO 2
+ June 17	Carl Dell	Holyoke, USA	W 10
= July 29	Georgie Abrams	Millvale, USA	Draw 10
+ Aug. 19	Kenny LaSalle	Millvale, USA	W 10
- Sept. 3	Jimmy Bivins	Millvale, USA	L 10
+ Oct. 18	Eddie Peirce	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 11	Vince Pimpinella	Washington, USA	W 10
1941
+ Mar. 31	Babe Synnott	Pittsburgh, USA	TKO 5
+ Apr. 18	Eddie Ellis	Boston, USA	TKO 5
+ June 2	Ossie Harris	Millvale, USA	TKO 9
+ July 14	Young Gene Buffalo	Philadelphia, USA	TKO 5
+ Aug. 25	Otto Blackwell	Millvale, USA	W 8
+ Sept. 25	Antonio Fernandez	Philadelphia, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 12	Ted Morrison	Minneapolis, USA	KO 2
+ Dec. 23	Jerry Hayes	Eau Claire, USA	KO 4
1942
+ Jan. 9	Shorty Hogue	Minneapolis, USA	TKO 10
+ Jan. 23	Jackie Burke	Minneapolis, USA	TKO 5
+ Feb. 6	Milo Theodorescu	San Diego, USA	TKO 4
+ Feb. 13	Big Boy Hogue	San Diego, USA	TKO 7
+ Feb. 26	Holman Williams	Minneapolis, USA	W 10
+ Mar. 13	JD Turner	Minneapolis, USA	TKO 7
+ Apr. 10	Cleo McNeal	Minneapolis, USA	KO 5
+ Apr. 20	Phil McQuillan	New York, USA	KO 1
+ Apr. 24	Joe Sutka	Chicago, USA	KO 4
+ Apr. 30	George Wilson	Minneapolis, USA	KO 2
- May 25	Ezzard Charles	Pittsburgh, USA	L 10
+ June 23	Holman Williams	Cincinnati, USA	W 10
- June 29	Ezzard Charles	Millvale, USA	L 10
+ Aug. 14	Holman Williams	New Orleans, USA	TKO 9
- Oct. 16	Holman Williams	New Orleans, USA	L 15
+ Nov. 13	Cecilio Lozada	San Diego, USA	TKO 2
- Dec. 11	Lloyd Marshall	Hollywood, USA	L 10
1943
+ Feb. 3	Harvey Massey	Oakland, USA	TKO 9
+ Feb. 19	Jack Chase	Hollywood, USA	W 10
+ Mar. 3	Aaron Wade	Oakland, USA	W 10
= Apr. 19	Cocoa Kid	New Orleans, USA	Draw 10
* May 14	Holman Williams	Hollywood, USA	NC 10
+ June 26	Bobby Birch	San Diego, USA	W 10
1944
+ Mar. 3	Bobby Berger	San Diego, USA	KO 5
+ Mar. 24	Aaron Wade	San Diego, USA	W 10
+ Apr. 6	Jack Chase	Hollywood, USA	KO 9
(Won California State Middleweight Title)
+ Apr. 21	Archie Moore	Hollywood, USA	W 10
+ May 12	Al Gilbert	San Diego, USA	TKO 4
+ June 23	Frankie Nelson	Hollywood, USA	TKO 7
+ Aug. 28	Young Gene Buffalo	San Francisco, USA	TKO 5
+ Sept. 11	Jack Chase	San Francisco, USA	TKO 12
(Retained California State Middleweight Title)
1945
+ Mar. 12	Joe Carter	San Francisco, USA	W 10
- July 11	Holman Williams	Buffalo, USA	L 12
+ July 26	Oscar Boyd	Pittsburgh, USA	KO 2
+ Aug. 20	Aaron Wade	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
+ Sept. 4	Dave Clark	Cincinnati, USA	KO 1
+ Sept. 28	Speedy Duval	New Orleans, USA	KO 4
+ Oct. 8	Oakland Billy Smith	San Francisco, USA	W 10
1946
+ Mar. 14	Charley Dodson	Pittsburgh, USA	TKO 3
+ Apr. 8	Paulie Peters	San Francisco, USA	TKO 2
+ Apr. 24	Oakland Billy Smith	Oakland, USA	W 10
+ July 16	Charley Banks	Millvale, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 5	Bert Lytell	Millvale, USA	W 10
1947
- Feb. 17	Bert Lytell	Baltimore, USA	L 10
+ Aug. 8	Larry Cartwright	Huntington, USA	TKO 8
1948
+ Mar. 24	Battling Blackjack	Phoenix, USA	KO 3
1949
- Apr. 3	Charley Williams	New Orleans, USA	L 10
+ July 25	Willie Wright	Millvale, USA	W 8
1950
+ Feb. 2	Chuck Higgins	Pittsburgh, USA	KO 1
+ Mar. 2	Buddy Hodnett	Pittsburgh, USA	TKO 7
+ July 22	Pilar Bastidas	Lima, Peru	W 10

Summary

Total bouts: 98, Won: 83 (50 inside the limit), Lost: 12 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 1