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
Total bouts: 87, Won: 67 (45 inside the limit), Lost: 18 (5 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0, ND: 0
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