No amateur results
Professional record| | | 1940 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Mar. 15 | Carmine Fotti | New Brunswick, United States | W 3 | | + Mar. 29 | Leroy Born | New Brunswick, United States | W 4 | | = Apr. 1 | Patsy Gall | Hazleton, United States | Draw 6 | | - May 10 | Billy Hildebrand | Morristown, United States | L 6 | | + June 14 | Billy Hildebrand | Mount Freedom, United States | KO 6 | | + July 19 | Joe Romero | Mount Freedom, United States | TKO 2 | | + Sept. 30 | Pete Kelly | Trenton, United States | KO 2 | | - Nov. 11 | Angelo Maglione | Trenton, United States | L 8 | | | | 1941 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 6 |  Tommy Fontana | Trenton, United States | W 8 | | + Feb. 19 | Carl Zullo | Perth Amboy, United States | KO 2 | | - Mar. 5 | Joey Zodda | Perth Amboy, United States | L 6 | | + Mar. 19 | Joe Genovese | Perth Amboy, United States | W 5 | | + Apr. 9 | Johnny Rudolph | Perth Amboy, United States | W 6 | | + Apr. 14 | Hugh Civatte | Trenton, United States | TKO 3 | | - Oct. 1 | Freddie Archer | Perth Amboy, United States | L 8 | | = Oct. 27 | Benny Williams | Newark, United States | Draw 6 | | + Nov. 3 | Vince Delia | Trenton, United States | W 6 | | + Dec. 16 | Eddie Dowl | Perth Amboy, United States | W 6 | | | | 1942 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 26 | Eddie Dowl | Trenton, United States | W 6 | | + Mar. 26 | Pedro Firpo | Atlantic City, United States | W 8 | | + Apr. 9 | Angelo Pantellas | Atlantic City, United States | TKO 5 | | + Apr. 24 | Willie Roache | Perth Amboy, United States | W 8 | | + May 7 | Abie Kaufman | Atlantic City, United States | W 8 | | + June 15 | George Brown | Bristol, United States | TKO 3 | | + June 29 | Ivan Christie | Newark, United States | KO 5 | | + July 29 | Angelo Maglione | Trenton, United States | KO 3 | | + Aug. 13 | Ruby Garcia | Atlantic City, United States | W 8 | | + Sept. 10 | Charley Davis | Elizabeth, United States | W 8 | | + Oct. 20 | Gene Burton | White Plains, United States | KO 4 | | + Dec. 7 | Bobby Gunther | Trenton, United States | W 8 | | + Dec. 21 | Sammy Daniels | Baltimore, United States | W 6 | | | | 1943 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 29 | Jerry Moore | New York, United States | W 6 | | + Feb. 22 | Sammy Daniels | Philadelphia, United States | KO 2 | | + Feb. 23 | Bobby McQuillar | Cleveland, United States | KO 3 | | + Mar. 8 | Bill Speary | Philadelphia, United States | TKO 2 | | + Apr. 2 | Rudy Giscombe | New York, United States | TKO 3 | | + Apr. 5 | Ruby Garcia | Philadelphia, United States | W 8 | | + Apr. 21 | Joe Genovese | Cleveland, United States | TKO 4 | | + May 7 | Lefty LaChance | Boston, United States | W 8 | | + May 17 | Ray Brown | Philadelphia, United States | W 10 | | + July 19 | Jimmy Hatcher | Philadelphia, United States | TKO 6 | | + Aug. 24 | Tommy Jessup | Hartford, United States | TKO 5 | | + Aug. 31 | Johnny Bellus | Hartford, United States | W 10 | | + Sept. 13 | Jerry Moore | West Springfield, United States | W 10 | | + Oct. 1 | Lefty LaChance | Boston, United States | KO 4 | | + Oct. 22 | Eddie Perry | New Orleans, United States | KO 2 | | + Oct. 29 | Gene Johnson | New Orleans, United States | W 10 | | + Nov. 8 | Johnny Hutchinson | Philadelphia, United States | KO 3 | | + Nov. 29 | Willie Cheatum | New Britain, United States | W 8 | | + Dec. 13 | Mayon Padlo | Philadelphia, United States | W 10 | | | | 1944 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - Jan. 25 | Bob Montgomery | Philadelphia, United States | KO by 12 | | + Feb. 28 | Ellis Phillips | Philadelphia, United States | TKO 1 | | + Mar. 13 | Leo Francis | Trenton, United States | W 8 | | + Mar. 27 | Joey Peralta | Philadelphia, United States | TKO 9 | | + Apr. 10 | Leroy Saunders | Holyoke, United States | KO 5 | | + Apr. 17 | Mike Delia | Philadelphia, United States | KO 1 | | + May 16 | Slugger White | Philadelphia, United States | W 10 | | + June 7 | Sammy Angott | Philadelphia, United States | W 10 | | + June 23 | Cleo Shans | New York, United States | TKO 10 | | + July 10 | Joey Pirrone | Philadelphia, United States | KO 1 | | + July 20 | Julie Kogon | New York, United States | W 10 | | + Aug. 29 | Jimmy Hatcher | Washington, United States | W 10 | | + Sept. 6 | Sammy Angott | Philadelphia, United States | W 10 | | + Sept. 19 | Freddie Dawson | Philadelphia, United States | KO 4 | | + Oct. 18 | Johnny Green | Buffalo, United States | KO 2 | | + Nov. 2 | Ruby Garcia | Baltimore, United States | TKO 7 | | - Nov. 13 | Willie Joyce | Philadelphia, United States | L 10 | | + Dec. 5 | Lulu Costantino | Cleveland, United States | W 10 | | + Dec. 11 |  Dave Castilloux | Buffalo, United States | TKO 5 | | | | 1945 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 8 | Willie Joyce | Philadelphia, United States | W 12 | | + Jan. 22 | Maxie Berger | Philadelphia, United States | KO 4 | | - Mar. 2 | Willie Joyce | New York, United States | L 12 | | + Mar. 26 | Dorsey Lay | Philadelphia, United States | KO 3 | | + Apr. 18 |  Juan Zurita | Mexico City, Mexico | TKO 2 | | National Boxing Association World Lightweight Title | | - June 8 | Willie Joyce | New York, United States | L 10 | | + Aug. 14 |  Charlie Smith | Union City, United States | W 10 | | + Aug. 28 | Gene Burton | Philadelphia, United States | W 10 | | + Sept. 7 | Nick Moran | New York, United States | W 10 | | - Sept. 19 | Sammy Angott | Pittsburgh, United States | TKO by 6 | | = Nov. 26 | Wesley Mouzon | Philadelphia, United States | Draw 10 | | | | 1946 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 8 | Charlie Smith | Trenton, United States | W 10 | | + Jan. 20 | Johnny Bratton | New Orleans, United States | W 10 | | = Jan. 28 | Freddie Dawson | Philadelphia, United States | Draw 10 | | + Feb. 14 | Cleo Shans | Orange, United States | W 10 | | + Feb. 22 | Ace Miller | Detroit, United States | W 10 | | + Mar. 11 | Eddie Giosa | Philadelphia, United States | TKO 4 | | + Apr. 8 | Eddie Giosa | Philadelphia, United States | TKO 1 | | + Apr. 30 | Enrique Bolanos | Los Angeles, United States | TKO 8 | | National Boxing Association World Lightweight Title | | + June 12 | Bobby Ruffin | Brooklyn, United States | TKO 5 | | + Aug. 6 | Ivan Christie | Norwalk, United States | KO 2 | | + Sept. 4 |  Ronnie James | Cardiff, Great Britain | KO 9 | | National Boxing Association World Lightweight Title | | | | 1947 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - Jan. 27 | Gene Burton | Chicago, United States | L 10 | | + Apr. 14 | Frankie Conti | Allentown, United States | TKO 7 | | + Apr. 25 | Willie Russell | Columbus, United States | W 10 | | + May 9 | Ralph Zannelli | Boston, United States | W 10 | | + May 26 |  Juste Fontaine | Philadelphia, United States | TKO 4 | | + June 20 | Tippy Larkin | New York, United States | KO 4 | | + Aug. 4 | Bob Montgomery | Philadelphia, United States | TKO 6 | | vacant World Lightweight Title | | + Sept. 29 | Doll Rafferty | Philadelphia, United States | KO 4 | | + Oct. 10 | Talmadge Bussey | Detroit, United States | TKO 9 | | + Dec. 12 | Tony Pellone | New York, United States | W 10 | | | | 1948 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 13 | Doug Carter | Camden, United States | W 10 | | + Jan. 26 | Freddie Dawson | Philadelphia, United States | W 10 | | + Feb. 9 |  Livio Minelli | Philadelphia, United States | W 10 | | + Feb. 27 |  Kid Gavilan | New York, United States | W 10 | | + May 5 | Rudy Cruz | Oakland, United States | W 10 | | + May 25 | Enrique Bolanos | Los Angeles, United States | W 15 | | World Lightweight Title | | + July 12 | Beau Jack | Philadelphia, United States | TKO 6 | | World Lightweight Title | | + Sept. 23 | Jesse Flores | Bronx, United States | TKO 10 | | World Lightweight Title | | + Nov. 8 | Buddy Garcia | Philadelphia, United States | TKO 1 | | + Nov. 18 | Billy Nixon | Philadelphia, United States | TKO 4 | | | | 1949 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 17 | Johnny Bratton | Philadelphia, United States | W 10 | | - Jan. 28 | Kid Gavilan | New York, United States | L 10 | | - Apr. 1 | Kid Gavilan | New York, United States | L 10 | | + Apr. 22 | Vince Turpin | Cleveland, United States | TKO 6 | | + June 21 | Irvin Steen | Los Angeles, United States | W 10 | | + July 21 | Enrique Bolanos | Los Angeles, United States | TKO 4 | | World Lightweight Title | | + Aug. 3 | Benny Walker | Oakland, United States | W 10 | | + Sept. 30 | Doug Ratford | Philadelphia, United States | W 10 | | + Oct. 24 | Al Mobley | Trenton, United States | W 10 | | + Nov. 14 |  Jean Walzack | Philadelphia, United States | W 10 | | + Dec. 5 | Freddie Dawson | Philadelphia, United States | W 15 | | World Lightweight Title | | + Dec. 20 | Jimmy Taylor | Phoenixville, United States | W 6 | | | | 1950 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 20 | Johnny Bratton | Chicago, United States | TKO 8 | | + Feb. 17 | Sonny Boy West | New York, United States | KO 8 | | + Feb. 27 | John L Davis | Seattle, United States | W 10 | | + June 2 | Lester Felton | Detroit, United States | W 10 | | - July 12 | George Costner | Philadelphia, United States | L 10 | | - Aug. 7 | Charley Salas | Washington, United States | L 10 | | + Sept. 26 | Charley Salas | Washington, United States | W 10 | | - Oct. 2 | Joe Miceli | Milwaukee, United States | L 10 | | + Nov. 23 | Joe Miceli | Milwaukee, United States | W 10 | | + Dec. 12 | Dave Marsh | Akron, United States | TKO 8 | | + Dec. 18 | Rudy Cruz | Philadelphia, United States | W 10 | | | | 1951 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 5 |  Jose Maria Gatica | New York, United States | KO 1 | | + Jan. 22 | Ralph Zannelli | Providence, United States | KO 5 | | + Jan. 31 | Vic Cardell | Detroit, United States | TKO 9 | | - Feb. 19 | Joe Miceli | Philadelphia, United States | L 10 | | + Mar. 5 | Beau Jack | Providence, United States | W 10 | | + Apr. 11 | Fitzie Pruden | Chicago, United States | W 10 | | - May 25 | Jimmy Carter | New York, United States | TKO by 14 | | World Lightweight Title | | - Aug. 2 | Don Williams | Worcester, United States | L 10 | | - Sept. 10 | Gil Turner | Philadelphia, United States | TKO by 10 | | | | 1952 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Mar. 17 | Johnny Cunningham | Baltimore, United States | KO 5 | | - Mar. 26 | Chuck Davey | Chicago, United States | TKO by 5 | | + Nov. 24 | Pat Manzi | Syracuse, United States | TKO 7 | | | | 1953 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - Jan. 12 | Carmen Basilio | Syracuse, United States | L 10 | | + Mar. 9 | Claude Hammond | Trenton, United States | W 10 | | + Mar. 28 | Vic Cardell | Philadelphia, United States | W 10 | | + Apr. 20 | Billy Andy | Trenton, United States | W 10 | | + May 9 | Billy Andy | Erie, United States | W 10 | | - June 8 | Georgie Johnson | Trenton, United States | TKO by 8 | | + Sept. 17 | Dom Zimbardo | Newark, United States | TKO 2 | | - Nov. 9 | Jed Black | Fort Wayne, United States | L 10 | | | | 1954 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - July 2 | Rafael Lastre | Havana, Cuba | L 10 | | | | 1955 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | = Apr. 9 | Beau Jack | Augusta, United States | Draw 10 | | + Aug. 12 | Beau Jack | Augusta, United States | TKO 8 |
Summary
Total bouts: 157, Won: 128 (61 inside the limit), Lost: 24 (6 inside the limit), Draw: 5, NC: 0, ND: 0
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