Amateur Results | 1933 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Oct. 1 | Young Brown | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WPTS 3 | | 1936 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | 1936 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | - Feb. 17 | Bert Lytell | Baltimore, USA | L 10 | + Aug. 8 | Larry Cartwright | Huntington, USA | TKO 8 | | 1948 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Mar. 24 | Battling Blackjack | Phoenix, USA | KO 3 | | 1949 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | - Apr. 3 | Charley Williams | New Orleans, USA | L 10 | + July 25 | Willie Wright | Millvale, USA | W 8 | | 1950 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + 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, ND: 0
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