SPORT & NOTE
Johnny GRECO

Male

"The Million Dollar Kid"
(Giuseppe Antonio Giovanni Greco)
Welterweight, Canada, Montreal, Quebec
Born: October 1, 1923, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: December 12, 1954, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
(Died in a fatal one-car accident on Cedar and Mountain in Westmount)
Height: 5ft 5 1/2in, mt 1,65

Italian-Canadian

No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1940
+ June 7Al Kid PointMontreal, Canada TKO 3
+ June 18Paul LacroixMontreal, Canada WDQ 2
+ Oct. 10Ralph WaltonMontreal, Canada KO 4
+ Dec. 9Johnny BerryToronto, Canada KO 1
1941
+ Jan. 27Simeon WaitheToronto, Canada W 4
- Feb. 25Art FosterToronto, Canada L 6
+ Apr. 14Art FosterToronto, Canada W 6
+ Apr. 22Camille GosselinMontreal, Canada KO 3
+ June 16George TwittyToronto, Canada TKO 5
- Aug. 20Vinnie RossanoMontreal, Canada L 6
+ Sept. 25Joe SymelicMontreal, Canada W 6
+ Oct. 11Ronnie McNealHalifax, Canada KO 5
- Nov. 11Art FosterMontreal, Canada KO by 2
1942
+ Jan. 13Carl SteinWhite Plains, United States TKO 3
= Jan. 19Frankie DuanePerth Amboy, United States Draw 8
- Jan. 30Herbie KronowitzNew York, United States L 4
+ Feb. 17Mickey LaRosaWhite Plains, United States KO 1
+ Feb. 21Joe De JesusBrooklyn, United States W 6
+ Feb. 28Joe De JesusBrooklyn, United States TKO 4
= Mar. 6Joey ManfroNew York, United States Draw 4
+ Mar. 10George HarperBrooklyn, United States W 6
+ Mar. 17Cosby LinsonWhite Plains, United States W 8
+ Mar. 21Joe De JesusBrooklyn, United States W 6
+ June 1Joe EchevarriaQuebec City, Canada TKO 7
+ June 20Joey ManfroLong Island City, United StatesTKO 4
+ June 25Jimmy PierceBrooklyn, United States KO 2
+ July 16Joe De JesusBrooklyn, United States KO 3
+ July 30George HarperBrooklyn, United States TKO 1
+ Aug. 4Jimmy ShansBrooklyn, United States TKO 6
+ Aug. 20Oliver WhiteBrooklyn, United States TKO 5
+ Sept. 1Willie RoacheBrooklyn, United States W 8
+ Oct. 26Alex DoyleNew York, United States KO 2
+ Dec. 11Harold GreenNew York, United States TKO 1
+ Dec. 28Gene JohnsonNew York, United States W 8
1943
+ Jan. 8Bill SpearyNew York, United States KO 1
+ Feb. 26Cleo ShansNew York, United States W 10
+ Mar. 26Cleo ShansNew York, United States W 10
+ May 8Terry YoungMontreal, Canada W 10
1944
+ July 17Joe MatoneNewark, United States W 8
+ Aug. 15Ernest RobinsonMontreal, Canada KO 4
+ Aug. 28Phil EnzengaMontreal, Canada KO 3
+ Sept. 12Bobby GuntherMontreal, Canada TKO 3
+ Oct. 12Oscar SuggsMontreal, Canada W 10
+ Oct. 26Oscar SuggsSaint Louis, United States KO 6
+ Nov. 17Bobby RuffinNew York, United States W 10
= Dec. 15Bobby RuffinNew York, United States Draw 10
1945
- Feb. 2Bobby RuffinNew York, United States L 10
+ Apr. 27Chuck TaylorJacksonville, United States TKO 5
+ May 7Lou MillerAugusta, United States KO 2
+ June 18Benny SingletonWaterbury, United States W 10
+ June 26Patsy GiordanoBrooklyn, United States KO 5
+ July 20Tony JaniroNew York, United States W 8
- Aug. 17Tony JaniroNew York, United States L 8
+ Nov. 9Tony JaniroNew York, United States W 8
+ Dec. 18Oscar SuggsPortland, United States KO 5
1946
= Feb. 8Beau JackNew York, United States Draw 10
- May 31Beau JackNew York, United States L 10
+ July 2Joe DiMartinoNorwalk, United States KO 7
+ July 24Patsy GiordanoNorwalk, United States TKO 2
+ Aug. 28Dave CastillouxMontreal, Canada W 10
Canadian Welterweight Title
- Nov. 1Tony PelloneNew York, United States L 10
1947
+ Jan. 20Freddie ArcherMontreal, Canada W 10
+ Feb. 17Freddie ArcherMontreal, Canada W 10
+ Mar. 24George MartinProvidence, United States KO 6
+ Apr. 14Cleo ShansProvidence, United States TKO 6
+ May 16Danny WebbMontreal, Canada KO 2
Canadian Welterweight Title
- Aug. 8Cosby LinsonNew Orleans, United States L 10
+ Aug. 27Joey PeraltaNorwalk, United States W 10
+ Sept. 16Cosby LinsonMontreal, Canada W 10
+ Oct. 6Tommy CiarloNew Haven, United States TKO 3
+ Nov. 3Harry HurstMontreal, Canada W 12
Canadian Welterweight Title
- Dec. 15Ralph ZannelliBoston, United States L 10
1948
+ Feb. 2Henry JordanMontreal, Canada KO 8
+ Mar. 5 Danny WilliamsDetroit, United States W 10
- Apr. 9Beau JackMontreal, Canada L 10
+ May 18Harry HurstMontreal, Canada W 12
Canadian Welterweight Title
+ Aug. 5Eric BoonMontreal, Canada KO 3
* Sept. 2Larry CisnerosMontreal, Canada NC 4
+ Sept. 30Gus MellMontreal, Canada TKO 5
+ Oct. 27Gaby FerlandMontreal, Canada TKO 6
1949
+ Mar. 1Pete ZadukToronto, Canada TKO 6
+ Mar. 28Beau JackMontreal, Canada W 10
- Aug. 3Laurent DauthuilleMontreal, Canada KO by 5
+ Dec. 12Herbie KronowitzMontreal, Canada W 10
1950
+ Jan. 30Fitzie PrudenMontreal, Canada TKO 8
Canadian Welterweight Title
+ Feb. 27Bob MontgomeryMontreal, Canada W 10
- May 1Eddie GiosaPhiladelphia, United States L 10
- Aug. 16Kid GavilanMontreal, Canada KO by 6
1951
+ Feb. 19Eddie GiosaMontreal, Canada W 10
+ Mar. 12Gaby FerlandMontreal, Canada TKO 9
Canadian Welterweight Title
- May 21Rocky GrazianoMontreal, Canada KO by 3
+ Oct. 22Jimmy MilliganBaltimore, United States KO 3
= Oct. 31Don WilliamsBaltimore, United States Draw 10
+ Dec. 5Nick MistovichCleveland, United States KO 3
+ Dec. 17Alfredo LaGruttaBoston, United States KO 3
1952
+ June 16Luis Ortiz Baltimore, United States W 10
- July 7Armand SavoieMontreal, Canada L 12
Canadian Welterweight Title
+ Aug. 26Armand SavoieMontreal, Canada W 12
Canadian Welterweight Title
1953
Inactive
1954
- June 28Billy LauderdaleMontreal, Canada L 10
+ July 19Billy LauderdaleMontreal, Canada W 10
+ Sept. 2Emerson ButcherMoncton, Canada W 10
- Nov. 1Tony PercyMontreal, Canada L 10

 

Summary

Total bouts: 102, Won: 78 (43 inside the limit), Lost: 18 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 5, NC: 1
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