Record details

Tony Zale

"Man of Steel"

Middleweight

Male

(Anthony Florian Zaleski)
USA, Chicago, Illinois
Born: May 29, 1914, Gary, Indiana, USA
(some sources report: 1913)
Died: March 20, 1997, Chicago, Illinois, USA
(some sources report: March 21, 1997)
Height: 5ft 8in, mt 1,72

as an amateur:

1934, Inter-City Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Championship
L PTS 3 Melio Bettina

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

Amateur Results


1928
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 8	Jimmy O'Brien	Munster, Indiana	WPTS 4


1929 No results recorded

1930
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Golden Gloves 2nd place, 147 lbs
+ Feb. 26	Charley Troy	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
- Feb. 27	Ralph Carnegie	Chicago, Illinois	LTKO 3
Grand Rapids, Michigan, National Jr. preliminaries, 147 lbs
- Mar. 13	Carmen Barth (USA)	Grand Rapids, Michigan	LPTS 3
+ Apr. 22	Tony Valentine	Gary, Indiana	WPTS 3

1931
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 3	Nate Crystal	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 3
- Sept. 1	Walter Newton	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 3

1932
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Chicago, Illinois, Apr. 6-8, Central AAU Olympic Trials 2nd place
+ Apr. 6	David Areen	Chicago, Illinois	WTKO 3
+ Apr. 7	Elwood Lorman	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 8	Matt Dour	Chicago, Illinois	WKO 2
- Apr. 8	Fred Casserio	Chicago, Illinois	LTKO 3
- June 22	Bill Celebron	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 3

1933
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Golden Gloves preliminaries, 160 lbs
+ Feb. 28	John Houart	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
- Feb. 28	Henry Rothier	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 3
+ Nov. 17	Luke Ebel	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	WPTS 3

1934
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Gary, Indiana, Gary Golden Gloves winner, 160 lbs
+ Feb. 13	Alfred Anderson	Gary, Indiana	WKO 1
Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Golden Gloves quarter-finals, 160 lbs
+ Feb. 27	John Butsch	Chicago, Illinois	WKO 1
- Feb. 28	William Treest	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 3
New York City, New York, Intercity Golden Gloves Championships, 175 lbs
- Mar. 28	Melio Bettina (USA)	New York City, New York	LPTS 3

Professional record


1934
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ June 11	Eddie Allen	Chicago, United States	W 4
+ June 15	Johnny Simpson	Chicago, United States	W 4
+ June 21	Bobby Millsap	Chicago, United States	KO 1
+ June 25	Johnny Liston	Chicago, United States	KO 3
+ July 2	Ossie Jefferson	Chicago, United States	KO 3
+ July 9	Lou Bartell	Chicago, United States	W 4
+ July 16	Einar Hedquist	Chicago, United States	TKO 4
+ July 30	Bobby Millsap	Chicago, United States	W 4
+ Aug. 7	Bruce Wade	Peoria, United States	KO 3
- Aug. 13	Billy Hood	Chicago, United States	L 6
- Aug. 15	George Black	Milwaukee, United States	L 6
+ Aug. 27	Wilbur Stokes	Chicago, United States	W 8
- Sept. 3	Mickey Misko	Chicago, United States	L 8
+ Sept. 17	Mickey Misko	Chicago, United States	KO 4
+ Oct. 8	Young Jack Blackburn	Chicago, United States	W 8
+ Oct. 22	Frankie Misko	Chicago, United States	KO 6
+ Oct. 29	Jack Schwartz	Milwaukee, United States	TKO 4
+ Nov. 5	Jack Charvez	Chicago, United States	W 8
- Nov. 26	Kid Leonard	Peoria, United States	L 10
- Dec. 17	Jack Gibbons	Chicago, United States	L 10
- Dec. 28	Joey Bazzone	Chicago, United States	L 6

1935
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 25	Young Jack Blackburn	Chicago, United States	W 6
+ Mar. 11	Max Elling	Chicago, United States	W 8
- Mar. 27	Frank Glover	Cincinnati, United States	TKO by 9
- May 6	Johnny Phagan	Chicago, United States	KO by 6
- July 2	Dave Clark	Chicago, United States	L 5

1936
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Apr. 13	Jack Moran	Chicago, United States	Draw 5

1937
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 26	Elby Johnson	Chicago, United States	W 4
- Aug. 16	Manuel Davila	Chicago, United States	L 4
+ Sept. 17	Elby Johnson	Chicago, United States	TKO 3
+ Oct. 11	Billy Brown	Chicago, United States	KO 1
+ Oct. 18	Bobby Gerry	Chicago, United States	KO 2
- Nov. 1	Nate Bolden	Chicago, United States	L 5
+ Nov. 10	Leon Jackson	Gary, United States	W 6
+ Nov. 22	Nate Bolden	Chicago, United States	W 5

1938
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 3	Nate Bolden	Chicago, United States	W 8
+ Jan. 24	Henry Schaft	Chicago, United States	W 8
- Feb. 21	Jimmy Clark	Chicago, United States	KO by 1
+ Mar. 28	King Wyatt	Chicago, United States	W 8
+ May 16	Bobby LaMonte	Chicago, United States	TKO 5
+ June 13	Jimmy Clark	Chicago, United States	TKO 8
= July 18	Billy Celebron	Chicago, United States	Draw 10
- Aug. 22	Billy Celebron	Chicago, United States	L 10
+ Oct. 10	Tony Cisco	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 31	Jimmy Clark	Chicago, United States	KO 2
+ Nov. 18	Enzo Iannozzi	New York, United States	W 6

1939
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 2	Nate Bolden	Chicago, United States	L 10
+ May 1	Johnny Shaw	Chicago, United States	KO 5
+ May 23	Babe Orgovan	New York, United States	W 6
+ Aug. 14	Milton Shivers	Chicago, United States	KO 3
+ Oct. 6	Sherman Edwards	Chicago, United States	TKO 3
+ Oct. 31	Al Wardlow	Youngstown, United States	KO 3
+ Nov. 13	Eddie Meleski	Chicago, United States	TKO 1
+ Dec. 8	Babe Orgovan	Chicago, United States	KO 3

1940
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 29	Al Hostak	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 29	Enzo Iannozzi	Youngstown, United States	KO 4
+ Mar. 29	Ben Brown	Chicago, United States	KO 3
+ June 12	Baby Kid Chocolate	Youngstown, United States	KO 4
+ July 19	Al Hostak	Seattle, United States	TKO 13
National Boxing Association World Middleweight Title
- Aug. 21	Billy Soose	Chicago, United States	L 10
+ Nov. 19	Fred Apostoli	Seattle, United States	W 10

1941
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 1	Tony Martin	Milwaukee, United States	TKO 7
+ Jan. 10	Steve Mamakos	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 21	Steve Mamakos	Chicago, United States	KO 14
National Boxing Association World Middleweight Title
+ May 28	Al Hostak	Chicago, United States	KO 2
National Boxing Association World Middleweight Title
+ July 23	Ossie Harris	Chicago, United States	KO 1
+ Aug. 16	Billy Pryor	Milwaukee, United States	KO 9
+ Nov. 28	Georgie Abrams	New York, United States	W 15
vacant World Middleweight Title

1942
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 13	Billy Conn	New York, United States	L 12


1943-1945 Inactive

1946
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 7	Bobby Giles	Kansas City, United States	KO 4
+ Jan. 17	Tony Gillo	Norfolk, United States	KO 5
+ Feb. 7	Oscar Boyd	Des Moines, United States	KO 3
+ Feb. 26	Bobby Claus	Houston, United States	KO 4
+ Apr. 12	Ira Hughes	Omaha, United States	KO 2
+ May 2	Eddie Rossi	Memphis, United States	KO 4
+ Sept. 27	Rocky Graziano	Bronx, United States	KO 6
World Middleweight Title

1947
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 3	Deacon Logan	Omaha, United States	TKO 6
+ Feb. 12	Len Wadsworth	Wichita, United States	KO 3
+ Mar. 20	Tommy Charles	Memphis, United States	KO 4
+ Apr. 1	Al Timmons	Kansas City, United States	TKO 5
+ May 8	Cliff Beckett	Youngstown, United States	TKO 6
- July 16	Rocky Graziano	Chicago, United States	TKO by 6
World Middleweight Title

1948
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 23	Al Turner	Grand Rapids, United States	KO 5
+ Mar. 8	Bobby Claus	Little Rock, United States	TKO 4
+ Mar. 19	Lou Woods	Toledo, United States	KO 3
+ June 10	Rocky Graziano	Newark, United States	KO 3
World Middleweight Title
- Sept. 21	Marcel Cerdan	Jersey City, United States	TKO by 11
World Middleweight Title

Summary