SPORT & NOTE
Gunnar BARLUND

Male

"Guni"
(Gunnar Baerlund)
((Gunnar Bärlund)
(Gunnar Richard Bernhard Bärlund)
Heavyweight, Finland, based in USA, Valley Stream, New York
Born: 9 January 1911, Helsinki, Finland
(some sources report: 14 April 1910)
Died: 2 August 1982, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Height: 6ft 1 1/2, mt 1,86

as an amateur:
1932 Los Angeles, California, Olympic Games light-heavyweight
1934 Budapest, Hungary, European Championships
light-heavyweight gold medal

No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1934
+ Sept. 14Jeff WilsonGothenburg, Sweden KO 1
- Oct. 5Arno KoelblinGothenburg, Sweden LDQ 6
+ Nov. 9Federico MalibranGothenburg, Sweden TKO 2
+ Dec. 7Rienus De BoerGothenburg, Sweden W 10
1935
+ May 16Arno KoelblinHelsinki, Finland KO 8
+ June 25Ben FoordWembley, Great BritainW 6
+ Sept. 8Charley SmithGothenburg, Sweden KO 4
+ Sept. 20Vincenz HowerNeukoelln, Germany W 10
+ Oct. 5Werner SelleCologne, Germany TKO 1
+ Oct. 18Presidio PavesiGothenburg, Sweden KO 3
+ Dec. 20Joe La RoeHelsinki, Finland KO 3
1936
+ Feb. 12Hans SchoenrathPrenzlauer Berg, Germany W 10
+ Mar. 20Gustave LimousinGothenburg, Sweden W 10
+ Apr. 17Domenico CeccarelliGothenburg, Sweden TKO 6
+ May 25Pat MarrinanKensington, Great BritainTKO 2
+ Oct. 9Sandy McDonaldNew York, United States TKO 2
+ Oct. 21Abe FeldmanNew York, United States W 10
+ Dec. 2Frank ConnollyNew York, United States KO 9
1937
+ Jan. 20Tom BeaupreNew York, United States W 10
- Feb. 24Nathan MannNew York, United States L 10
- Mar. 10Bob OlinNew York, United States L 10
- June 28Maurice StricklandKensington, Great BritainLDQ 7
+ Oct. 15Eddie CoderreNew York, United States TKO 1
+ Nov. 12Hans HavlicekNew York, United States KO 9
+ Dec. 29Alberto Santiago LovellNew York, United States W 10
1938
+ Mar. 4Buddy BaerNew York, United States TKO 7
+ Apr. 19Chuck CrowellLos Angeles, United States W 10
+ May 6Jim McVeySan Francisco, United States KO 2
- Oct. 3Lou NovaNew York, United States TKO by 7
- Dec. 9Roscoe TolesNew York, United States L 10
1939
- Mar. 24Paul HartnekMinneapolis, United States L 10
+ Mar. 28Jack JerseyRochester, United States TKO 3
+ Mar. 31Charley NeavesMinneapolis, United States KO 2
+ Apr. 28Otis ThomasMinneapolis, United States W 10
+ June 8Tony MustoChicago, United States W 10
- June 26Jack RoperLos Angeles, United States TKO by 8
+ Aug. 25Junior MunsellHollywood, United States W 10
+ Oct. 6Jack RoperHollywood, United States W 10
+ Nov. 28 Henry CooperBronx, United States W 10
+ Dec. 7Eddie SimmsSaint Louis, United States W 10
+ Dec. 23Italo ColonelloBrooklyn, United States TKO 7
1940
+ Jan. 11Jim ThompsonPittsburgh, United States W 10
- Mar. 12Nathan MannBronx, United States L 10
+ Apr. 5Sonny Boy WalkerSan Francisco, United States KO 8
+ June 13Jorge BresciaBrooklyn, United States W 10
+ July 4 Henry CooperBrooklyn, United States KO 7
+ July 25Italo ColonelloBrooklyn, United States TKO 3
+ Aug. 15Joe O'GattyFitchburg, United States W 10
- Sept. 10Melio BettinaBronx, United States L 10
- Oct. 7Abe SimonNew York, United States L 10
+ Nov. 8Charley KetchuckScranton, United States TKO 9
1941
- Jan. 9Harry BoboBaltimore, United States L 10
+ Feb. 21Altus AllenChicago, United States W 10
- Apr. 4Billy ConnChicago, United States TKO by 8
1942
- Jan. 27Tami MaurielloBronx, United States TKO by 8
1943
- June 14Dusty WilkersonPhiladelphia, United States TKO by 7
+ July 15Tommy CampanellaBrooklyn, United States W 8
+ Aug. 14Indian ForanLansford, United States KO 2
- Sept. 29Tami MaurielloSyracuse, United States TKO by 8
+ Nov. 23Gilbert StromquistHartford, United States TKO 5
+ Dec. 3Lindy ElliottMilwaukee, United States KO 3
- Dec. 17Gus DorazioDenver, United States L 10
1944
- Jan. 27Bill WeinbergBoston, United States TKO by 8
- Mar. 20Buddy ScottNew Orleans, United States L 10
+ May 1Buddy ScottNew Orleans, United States W 12
+ July 5Bill PetersenJacksonville, United States KO 8
+ July 18Johnny DensonGalveston, United States TKO 5
- July 28Buddy ScottJacksonville, United States L 10
- Nov. 16Yancey HenryBaltimore, United States L 10
+ Nov. 28Vince PimpinellaMiami, United States W 10
+ Dec. 15Jimmy CarolloGalveston, United States W 10
+ Dec. 19Frank AndroffHouston, United States W 10
1945
- Mar. 8Joe BaksiMiami, United States TKO by 10
- May 11Lou NovaNew York, United States L 10
- June 8Larry LaneSaint Paul, United States L 10
- Sept. 17Tami MaurielloNew Orleans, United States TKO by 3
1946
- Mar. 13Phil MuscatoBuffalo, United States L 10
- Apr. 16Joe MuscatoBuffalo, United States L 10
= July 8Joe MatisiJohnson City, United States Draw 10
+ Aug. 13Joe MatisiJohnson City, United States W 10
+ Sept. 14Eddie JacksonElmira, United States W 10
1947
+ Mar. 23Nils AnderssonStockholm, Sweden W 10
- Apr. 15Piet WildeGothenburg, Sweden LDQ 10
+ June 6Denis JulianiHelsinki, Finland TKO 6
+ Sept. 10Howard ChardBinghamton, United States W 10
- Oct. 7Tommy GomezJacksonville, United States KO by 5
1948
- Apr. 3Bill WilsonCharlotte, United States L 10

 

Summary

Total bouts: 87, Won: 56 (28 inside the limit), Lost: 30 (10 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0