SPORT & NOTE
Young Gene BUFFALO

Male

(Eugene Coker)
Middleweight, USA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Born: August 29, 1917, in Georgia, USA
Died: March 15, 1997



No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1934
+ Aug. 17Speedy DixonWashington, United States KO 4
+ Sept. 14Virginia WildcatWashington, United States W 6
= Oct. 4Frankie BlairAtlantic City, United States Draw 8
+ Oct. 17Kid ChrisWashington, United States W 6
+ Dec. 6Patsy MandellAtlantic City, United States W 6
+ Dec. 20Mike De CamillaAtlantic City, United States W 6
1935
+ Jan. 3Joe PolinoAtlantic City, United States KO 2
+ Feb. 22Frankie MillsPhiladelphia, United States W 6
+ Mar. 8Paris ApicePhiladelphia, United States W 6
- Mar. 22Harry SerodyPhiladelphia, United States KO by 2
+ July 31Meyer RowanWashington, United States W 6
+ Aug. 12Meyer RowanWashington, United States W 6
+ Aug. 19Sammy BlackburnWashington, United States W 6
+ Aug. 23Joey WilliamsAtlantic City, United States KO 3
+ Sept. 10Meyer RowanWashington, United States W 6
+ Sept. 13Johnny LucasAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ Sept. 20Johnny PaulusPhiladelphia, United States W 6
= Oct. 4Frankie BlairAtlantic City, United States Draw 8
= Oct. 11Frankie BlairPhiladelphia, United States Draw 8
+ Oct. 25Tony ManosPhiladelphia, United States W 6
- Nov. 4Willie EleyWashington, United States L 10
- Nov. 18Willie EleyWashington, United States L 10
+ Nov. 20Puggy SnyderAtlantic City, United States W 10
- Dec. 18Willie EleyWashington, United States L 10
+ Dec. 20Wicky HarkinsAtlantic City, United States W 8
1936
+ Jan. 10Lew HardcastleAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ Jan. 17Joe FloccoAtlantic City, United States W 8
+ Feb. 14Ted BowmanAtlantic City, United States TKO 5
- Mar. 6Jack PortneyAtlantic City, United States L 10
+ Mar. 27Keller CrawfordAtlantic City, United States W 8
+ Apr. 17Fritzie ZivicAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ May 8Johnny JadickAtlantic City, United States W 10
= May 29Frankie BlairAtlantic City, United States Draw 10
+ July 24Frankie BlairAtlantic City, United States W 15
+ Aug. 26Johnny CravenAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ Oct. 9Eddie McGeeverPhiladelphia, United States W 10
- Nov. 6Johnny ClintonPhiladelphia, United States L 10
+ Nov. 25Lambertine WilliamsWashington, United States W 10
+ Dec. 25Andre JessurunPhiladelphia, United States W 10
1937
+ Jan. 8Frankie WallacePhiladelphia, United States W 10
+ Mar. 27Eddie ConleyNew York, United States W 6
+ Apr. 24Dewey AndersonNew York, United States W 8
+ June 23Seaborn AshleyWashington, United States W 6
+ July 9Paul CortlynAtlantic City, United States W 8
+ Aug. 6Mickey SerrianAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ Sept. 10Wicky HarkinsAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ Sept. 24Wicky HarkinsAtlantic City, United States W 15
+ Oct. 1Mickey SerrianAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ Oct. 11Harvey MasseyNew Orleans, United States W 10
- Oct. 22Holman WilliamsNew Orleans, United States L 10
+ Nov. 19Mickey MakarAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ Dec. 10Johnny RossiAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ Dec. 30Billy ReeseAtlantic City, United States TKO 3
1938
= Jan. 10Tony CiscoPhiladelphia, United States Draw 6
+ Jan. 24Tony CiscoPhiladelphia, United States W 8
+ Feb. 21Jimmy JonesPhiladelphia, United States TKO 8
+ Mar. 18Jay MacedonAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ Apr. 1Tony CiscoPhiladelphia, United States W 10
- Apr. 4Andre JessurunPhiladelphia, United States L 8
+ Apr. 25Andre JessurunPhiladelphia, United States W 8
+ May 20Bob TurnerAtlantic City, United States W 10
- June 14Johnny LucasCamden, United States L 8
- June 24Andre JessurunAtlantic City, United States L 10
+ Aug. 25Andre JessurunAtlantic City, United States W 15
+ Nov. 14Jesse PiercePhiladelphia, United States W 6
+ Dec. 12Jesse PiercePhiladelphia, United States W 8
+ Dec. 16Jack MunleyPhiladelphia, United States W 10
+ Dec. 23Johnny LucasCamden, United States W 8
1939
+ Jan. 5Tony CiscoPhiladelphia, United States W 10
+ Jan. 13Al QuaillPhiladelphia, United States W 10
= Jan. 26Andre JessurunElizabeth, United States Draw 8
+ Feb. 16Roxie ForgioneAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ Mar. 2Roxie ForgioneAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ Apr. 24Freddie WallmeyerPhiladelphia, United States W 10
- May 12Eddie PeirceNew York, United States L 6
- July 18Harvey MasseyPhiladelphia, United States L 8
- Aug. 4Holman WilliamsNew Orleans, United States TKO by 6
+ Aug. 25Willie NeylandNew Orleans, United States W 10
+ Aug. 31Johnny JacksonBaton Rouge, United States W 10
+ Sept. 14Kid PercyBaton Rouge, United States W 10
+ Sept. 22Roland BrownNew Orleans, United States W 10
- Oct. 19Tony CiscoAtlantic City, United States L 10
+ Nov. 16Frankie BrunoAtlantic City, United States W 10
- Nov. 30Bobby JonesAtlantic City, United States L 10
+ Dec. 14Bobby JonesAtlantic City, United States W 12
1940
+ Jan. 18Vince PimpinellaAtlantic City, United States W 10
- Jan. 29Eddie PeircePhiladelphia, United States TKO by 8
- Mar. 7Wicky HarkinsAtlantic City, United States L 10
+ May 9Earl DixonAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ Aug. 24Jay MacedonAtlantic City, United States W 8
+ Oct. 1Jay MacedonAtlantic City, United States W 8
+ Oct. 9Harvey MasseyPhiladelphia, United States W 8
+ Oct. 18Larry RussellAtlantic City, United States W 10
+ Nov. 13Eddie PeircePhiladelphia, United States W 10
+ Nov. 25Carl DellPhiladelphia, United States W 8
1941
+ Jan. 9Art LindAtlantic City, United States W 8
+ Jan. 13Manuel Villa IWashington, United States W 8
+ Jan. 17Harvey MasseyLancaster, United States W 10
+ Jan. 27Francesco MontanariWashington, United States W 8
= Feb. 24Phil FurrWashington, United States Draw 10
+ Mar. 13Eddie CarrollBaltimore, United States KO 2
- Mar. 21Holman WilliamsDetroit, United States L 8
- Mar. 27Holman WilliamsBaltimore, United States L 10
- July 14Charley BurleyPhiladelphia, United States TKO by 5
- Dec. 19Shorty HogueSan Diego, United States TKO by 5
+ Dec. 26Charley HarrisSan Diego, United States W 6
1942
+ Jan. 9Art LindAtlantic City, United States W 8
+ Jan. 16Jimmy CasinoHollywood, United States W 6
+ July 30Jackie HolmanAtlantic City, United States W 8
+ Sept. 25Speedy DuvallPhiladelphia, United States W 8
+ Oct. 16Speedy DuvallPhiladelphia, United States W 8
+ Oct. 20Frankie NelsonNew Bedford, United States W 10
1943
- Jan. 11Jose BasoraHolyoke, United States L 10
+ Mar. 5Al JolsonNew York, United States W 6
+ Mar. 30Roosevelt ThomasNew Bedford, United States W 10
+ May 25Ted LowryNew Bedford, United States W 10
+ June 22Andy HollandNew Bedford, United States W 10
- June 30Buddy FarrellElizabeth, United States L 10
+ Aug. 4Roy TaylorElizabeth, United States W 8
+ Aug. 12Al GilbertLeiperville, United States TKO 6
+ Aug. 30Al GilbertNew York, United States W 10
= Oct. 22Anthony JonesNew Orleans, United States Draw 10
+ Oct. 29Tito TaylorNew Orleans, United States KO 9
- Nov. 19Anthony JonesNew Orleans, United States L 10
1944
- Jan. 24Holman WilliamsWashington, United States L 10
+ July 24Joe KeyesSanta Monica, United States W 10
- Aug. 28Charley BurleySan Francisco, United States TKO by 5
1945
Inactive
1946
+ Jan. 28Eddie SparksProvidence, United States W 6
+ Feb. 4Benny DavisProvidence, United States W 8
+ Mar. 27Eddie WellerDenver, United States KO 3
+ May 27George HumesProvidence, United States KO 2
+ June 10Al PinelProvidence, United States W 8
- July 8Bobby BergerProvidence, United States KO by 3
- Dec. 5Cocoa KidChicago, United States L 8
+ Dec. 17Eddie GreenChicago, United States W 4
1947
- Feb. 18Bert EllisKansas City, United States L 6
- Mar. 12Young Joe LouisKansas City, United States KO by 4
+ Mar. 14Joey MartinezDenver, United States W 6
+ Mar. 27Eddie WellerDenver, United States KO 3
+ Apr. 29Joey HartfieldOmaha, United States W 6
- May 12Joe DanosOmaha, United States L 6
+ June 9Young Joe LouisOmaha, United States W 6
+ June 23Ory SmithOmaha, United States W 6
- June 27Joe DanosSioux City, United States L 8
+ July 17Bert EllisSioux City, United States W 6
+ July 28Julio TristanCouncil Bluffs, United States W 6
+ Sept. 22Maxie StarrOmaha, United States W 6
1948
+ Feb. 26Sam CrawfordKingston, United States W 6
+ Mar. 18Eli HallKingston, United States W 8
+ June 18Al BernardKingston, United States W 10
= Sept. 16Buddy FarrellKingston, United States Draw 10
= Oct. 14Buddy FarrellKingston, United States Draw 10
+ Dec. 9Charley WilliamsScranton, United States W 8
1949
- Feb. 10Sugar Ray RobinsonKingston, United States KO by 1
+ July 13Primos CutlerScranton, United States W 8
+ Aug. 4Buddy FarrellScranton, United States W 8
1950
+ Apr. 14Gene ElliottWilkes-Barre, United States W 6
* May 10George HammondScranton, United States NC 2
- Sept. 7Hurley SandersTroy, United States L 8

 

Summary

Total bouts: 159, Won: 114 (12 inside the limit), Lost: 34 (9 inside the limit), Draw: 10, NC: 1