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Johnny COLAN
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Light-Heavyweight
Male
(John Joseph Colaianni)
(Giovanni Giuseppe Colaianni)
USA, New York City, New York
Born: March 2, 1922, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
(some sourcers report: March 2, 1921, Astoria, Queens, New York, USA)
Died: July 18, 2010, Flushing, New York, USA
(some sources report: July 17, 2010)
(some sources report: Fresh Meadows, Queens, New York, USA)
Height: 5ft 10in, mt 1,78
Italian-American
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No amateur results
Professional record| | | 1939 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + July 17 | Jay Paganelli | Newark, United States | KO 2 | | + July 21 | Johnny Amson | Kingston, United States | KO 1 | | + July 31 | Lightning Clark | Newark, United States | W 4 | | + Aug. 14 | Ray Powell | Newark, United States | W 4 | | + Aug. 21 | Stanley Miller | Brooklyn, United States | W 4 | | + Sept. 12 | Jack Ballinger | Brooklyn, United States | KO 1 | | - Sept. 18 | George Costulis | New York, United States | KO by 1 | | + Oct. 17 | Stanley Berl | Bronx, United States | W 4 | | - Oct. 31 | Andy Holland | Brooklyn, United States | L 4 | | + Dec. 23 | Meyer Zager | Brooklyn, United States | W 4 | | | | 1940 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 23 | Vic Hale | Bronx, United States | KO 1 | | + Jan. 30 | George Griffiths | Bronx, United States | W 6 | | + Feb. 27 | Teeko Born | Bronx, United States | W 6 | | - Apr. 16 | Mutt Womer | Bronx, United States | TKO by 6 | | + Apr. 27 | Tommy Houston | Brooklyn, United States | KO 1 | | + May 4 | D.C. Smith | Brooklyn, United States | W 6 | | + June 10 | George Costulis | Bronx, United States | TKO 5 | | + June 13 | Joey Green | Brooklyn, United States | W 6 | | + July 2 | Lou Villante | Long Island City, United States | KO 1 | | + July 18 | Billy Connolly | Brooklyn, United States | TKO 3 | | + July 31 | Larry Kellum | Long Island City, United States | W 6 | | + Aug. 15 | George Matthews | Fitchburg, United States | KO 1 | | + Sept. 17 | Johnny Flores | Bronx, United States | TKO 5 | | + Sept. 23 | Ralph Tiovelli | New York, United States | W 6 | | + Sept. 30 |  Mike DeStefano | New York, United States | TKO 2 | | - Oct. 21 | Izzy Redman | New York, United States | L 8 | | + Dec. 3 | Ralph Tiovelli | Bronx, United States | WDQ 1 | | + Dec. 27 | Teddy Mogil | White Plains, United States | KO 2 | | | | 1941 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 17 | Johnny Flores | New York, United States | W 6 | | + Feb. 11 | Paul Klang | Bronx, United States | W 8 | | + Mar. 10 | Joe Boscarino | New York, United States | W 8 | | + Mar. 24 | Joe Boscarino | New York, United States | KO 9 | | + Apr. 4 | Settimo Terracina | Chicago, United States | KO 1 | | + Apr. 14 | Frank McBride | Chicago, United States | KO 10 | | + May 9 | Jimmy Casa | New York, United States | W 6 | | + June 16 | Frank McBride | Chicago, United States | KO 10 | | + July 7 | Johnny Trotter | Chicago, United States | TKO 9 | | + Aug. 13 | Steve Mamakos | Chicago, United States | KO 7 | | + Sept. 10 | Ernie Vigh | Chicago, United States | TKO 8 | | - Nov. 10 | Tommy Tucker | New York, United States | TKO by 9 | | | | 1942 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | = Feb. 13 | Jimmy Webb | New York, United States | Draw 8 | | + Mar. 13 | Jimmy Webb | New York, United States | TKO 2 | | + Apr. 24 | Altus Allen | Chicago, United States | W 10 | | - May 20 |  Anton Christoforidis | Chicago, United States | L 10 | | - June 23 | Anton Christoforidis | Cleveland, United States | L 10 | | + Aug. 14 | Tommy Campanella | Brooklyn, United States | W 8 | | + Aug. 22 | Al Boros | Long Island City, United States | W 10 | | + Sept. 14 | Danny Cox | Newark, United States | W 10 | | + Sept. 28 | Jack Marshall | Newark, United States | KO 1 | | + Oct. 12 |  Herbert Marshall | Newark, United States | TKO 8 | | + Nov. 3 | Danny Cox | Washington, United States | W 10 | | - Nov. 13 | Nate Bolden | Chicago, United States | L 10 | | | | 1943 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Nov. 27 | Billy Grant | Brooklyn, United States | W 8 | | + Dec. 11 | Billy Grant | Brooklyn, United States | W 8 | | + Dec. 21 | Buddy Knox | Brooklyn, United States | W 8 | | | | | 1944-1945
Inactive | | | | 1946 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Mar. 23 | Charley Harvey | Brooklyn, United States | KO 6 | | + Apr. 6 |  Henry Cooper | Brooklyn, United States | W 8 | | - May 10 | John Thomas | New York, United States | L 10 | | + June 19 | Erv Sarlin | Bronx, United States | W 6 | | + July 8 | Teddy Randolph | Long Island City, United States | W 10 | | - July 29 | Jimmy O'Brien | Long Island City, United States | L 8 | | - Sept. 3 | Billy Grant | Newark, United States | L 10 | | + Sept. 18 | Johnny Aichers | Bronx, United States | W 6 | | + Oct. 1 | Tony Musto | Bronx, United States | TKO 3 | | + Oct. 21 | Billy Grant | New York, United States | W 10 | | + Nov. 4 | Billy Gordon | Newark, United States | KO 3 | | - Nov. 22 | John Thomas | New York, United States | L 10 | | | | 1947 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 3 | John Thomas | New York, United States | W 10 | | - Feb. 10 | George Kochan | New York, United States | L 10 | | + Mar. 18 | Ross Strickland | Bronx, United States | W 10 | | - Apr. 11 | Bob Foxworth | Chicago, United States | KO by 4 | | - June 6 | Bob Foxworth | Chicago, United States | TKO by 6 | | - Aug. 5 | Jimmy Hooper | Bronx, United States | L 10 | | | | 1948 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Apr. 27 | Jimmy Carollo | Sunnyside, United States | W 8 | | + May 11 | Jimmy Carollo | Sunnyside, United States | W 8 | | + May 24 | Jackie Lyons | Newark, United States | KO 5 | | = June 21 | Leroy Snead | Newark, United States | Draw 8 | | - July 15 | Tommy Yarosz | Detroit, United States | L 10 | | + Aug. 6 | Tom McKeagney | Brooklyn, United States | TKO 8 | | - Aug. 23 | Billy Fox | Washington, United States | L 10 | | - Oct. 1 | Jake LaMotta | New York, United States | TKO by 10 |
Summary
Total bouts: 81, Won: 60 (27 inside the limit), Lost: 19 (6 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0, ND: 0
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