Sport & Note

Sammy Mandell

Male

"Rockford Sheik"
(Salvatore Mandalà)
(Salvatore Samuele Mandella)
Lightweight, USA, Rockford, Illinois
Born: February 5, 1904, Piana dei Greci, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
(from 1941 Piana dei Greci is called Piana degli Albanesi)
(some sources report: Oak Park, Illinois, USA; Rockford, Illinois, USA)
Died: November 7, 1967, Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Height: 5ft 7in, mt 1,69

(Brother of Joe Mandell)

Italian-American

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1919
= July 23	Clifford Lobdell	Rockford, United States	Draw 4
1920
* Jan. 14	Stub Lowery	Camp Grant, United States	NC 4
+ Jan. 29	Eddie Hagemann	Alton, United States	TKO 4
+ Feb. 5	Benny Shapiro	Saint Louis, United States	W 8
+ Apr. 7	Johnny Hagerman	Camp Grant, United States	KO 3
+ Apr. 21	Johnny Gannon	Camp Grant, United States	TKO 3
+ May 31	Kid Unser	Camp Grant, United States	KO 3
+ July 28	Johnny Gannon	Camp Grant, United States	W 8
+ Aug. 5	Kid Corbett	Belvidere, United States	KO 4
+ Aug. 14	Frankie Izzo	East Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 28	Barney Doolan	East Chicago, United States	W 10
* Sept. 7	Kid Flannery	Camp Grant, United States	NC 10
+ Oct. 5	Barney Doolan	Kenosha, United States	W 10
1921
+ Jan. 1	Jockey Joe Dillon	Milwaukee, United States	W 8
+ Mar. 16	Johnny Hagen	Janesville, United States	W 10
* May 18	Johnny Gannon	Camp Grant, United States	NC 5
+ June 9	Johnny Gannon	Rockford, United States	W 10
+ June 28	Mike Eulo	East Chicago, United States	TKO 1
= July 1	Stanley Everett	Pekin, United States	Draw 10
+ July 15	Babe Asher	Aurora, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 17	Willie Green	Camp Grant, United States	W 10
- Aug. 26	Memphis Pal Moore	Aurora, United States	L 10
+ Sept. 5	Young Farrell	Aurora, United States	W 8
+ Oct. 7	Joey Miller	Cedar Rapids, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 3	Barney Doolan	Chicago, United States	KO 3
* Nov. 29	Jack Eile	Chicago, United States	NC 10
+ Dec. 5	Sammy Frager	Omaha, United States	TKO 4
1922
+ Jan. 13	Jack Eile	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 23	Eddie Ketchell	Terre Haute, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 13	Frankie Garcia	Memphis, United States	W 8
+ Mar. 16	Whitey Ross	La Salle, United States	WDQ 10
+ Apr. 7	George Spencer	Chicago, United States	WDQ 5
- May 29	Joe Burman	Aurora, United States	L 10
+ June 5	Marty Henderson	Rockford, United States	W 10
- June 26	Cowboy Eddie Anderson	Moline, United States	L 10
= July 4	Memphis Pal Moore	Memphis, United States	Draw 8
+ Aug. 7	Johnny McCoy	Memphis, United States	W 8
+ Oct. 30	Jack Wolfe	Kenosha, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 20	Joey Sangor	Milwaukee, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 27	Sammy Frager	Memphis, United States	TKO 6
+ Dec. 11	Harvey Bright	New York, United States	W 10
1923
+ Feb. 1	Stewart McLean	Minneapolis, United States	W 10
- Feb. 9	Frankie Garcia	Chicago, United States	L 10
+ Feb. 15	Cowboy Eddie Anderson	Minneapolis, United States	W 10
- Mar. 9	Joey Sangor	Minneapolis, United States	TKO by 7
+ Apr. 24	Johnny Lisse	Chicago, United States	TKO 6
+ May 21	Eddie Walsh	Chicago, United States	TKO 2
+ May 29	Frankie Garcia	Chicago, United States	W 8
+ May 31	Johnny Mahoney	Waterloo, United States	KO 5
+ June 13	Jack Wolfe	Cincinnati, United States	W 12
+ June 21	George Butch	Aurora, United States	W 8
+ June 26	Battling Harry Leonard	East Chicago, United States	TKO 4
+ July 23	Sailor Larsen	Peoria, United States	W 10
+ July 31	Frankie Frisco	Aurora, United States	W 8
+ Aug. 24	Harry Kabakoff	Aurora, United States	W 10
= Aug. 28	KO Mars	Covington, United States	Draw 10
+ Sept. 17	Joe Fox	Indianapolis, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 5	Eddie Wagner	Aurora, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 26	Harry Brown	New York, United States	W 12
+ Nov. 13	Babe Herman	New York, United States	W 12
+ Dec. 3	Eddie Brady	East Chicago, United States	W 10
= Dec. 17	Sid Terris	New York, United States	Draw 10
1924
= Jan. 11	Jack Bernstein	New York, United States	Draw 15
+ Mar. 24	Mickey O'Dowd	East Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 21	Billy Henry	East Chicago, United States	W 10
+ May 16	Jack Bernstein	Louisville, United States	W 12
+ May 31	Paul Fritsch	Michigan City, United States	W 8
+ June 9	Johnny Dundee	East Chicago, United States	W 10
+ July 18	Joe Azzarella	East Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 14	Eddie Wagner	Youngstown, United States	W 12
= Aug. 18	Archie Walker	Cleveland, United States	Draw 10
+ Sept. 12	Dick Hoppe	Hollywood, United States	W 4
+ Sept. 24	Billy Wallace	Oakland, United States	W 4
+ Sept. 26	Oakland Frankie Burns	Hollywood, United States	W 4
+ Sept. 30	Johnny Adams	Vernon, United States	W 4
- Oct. 7	Phil Salvadore	Vernon, United States	L 4
+ Nov. 7	Jack Bernstein	New York, United States	W 12
1925
+ Jan. 12	Charley Feraci	Memphis, United States	TKO 5
+ Feb. 6	Sid Terris	New York, United States	W 12
+ Apr. 3	Joe Sieloff	Madison, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 20	Joe Azzarella	Janesville, United States	W 10
- May 18	Jimmy Goodrich	Long Island City, Queens	LDQ 6
+ June 6	Phil Salvadore	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ July 17	Solly Seeman	East Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 6	Frankie Burns	Madison, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 17	Sid Barbarian	Detroit, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 25	Solly Seeman	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 31	Bobby Ward	Lemay, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 17	Eddie Raynor	Champaign, United States	TKO 4
= Oct. 12	Phil McGraw	Windsor, Canada	Draw 12
+ Dec. 7	Jimmy Cashill	Peoria, United States	W 10
1926
+ Jan. 15	Teddy O'Hara	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 22	Babe Picato	Bakersfield, United States	TKO 7
+ Jan. 27	Jack Sparr	Wilmington, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 5	Johnny Adams	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 16	Teddy O'Hara	Vernon, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 9	Harry Brown	East Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 30	Charley Feraci	San Diego, United States	W 10
+ May 7	Sidney Glick	Hollywood, United States	TKO 2
+ July 3	Rocky Kansas	Chicago, United States	W 10
World Lightweight Title
+ Oct. 8	Joe Jawson	Rockford, United States	W 10
World Lightweight Title
+ Oct. 20	Larry Cappo	Kansas City, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 29	Clausine Vincent	Oklahoma City, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 12	Jack Duffy	Toledo, United States	W 12
+ Nov. 15	Roy Moore	Louisville, United States	KO 6
1927
+ Jan. 10	Jimmy Lanning	Pittsburg, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 14	Eddie Dwyer	Wichita, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 31	Armand Schackels	Tampa, United States	W 10
- Mar. 25	Tommy White	Dallas, United States	L 10
- Apr. 4	Jackie Fields	Los Angeles, United States	L 12
+ Apr. 11	Johnny Valdez	Tucson, United States	KO 2
+ June 1	Steve Adams	Kansas City, United States	KO 2
+ July 16	Phil McGraw	Detroit, United States	W 10
World Lightweight Title
+ Sept. 5	Midget Guery	Dayton, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 11	Joe Trabon	Kansas City, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 24	Wildcat Monte	Tulsa, United States	KO 3
+ Nov. 15	Spug Myers	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 23	Babe Ruth	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 9	Jimmy Sacco	Boston, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 16	Johnny O'Donnell	Minneapolis, United States	W 10
1928
* Jan. 13	Billy Petrolle	Minneapolis, United States	ND 10
+ Feb. 23	Jackie Fields	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 17	Eddie Wagner	Detroit, United States	W 10
+ May 21	Jimmy McLARNIN	New York, United States	W 15
World Lightweight Title
+ Aug. 14	Johnny O'Donnell	Janesville, United States	TKO 8
- Sept. 25	Jimmy Goodrich	Flint, United States	TKO by 2
1929
+ Jan. 22	Jack Gillespie	Indianapolis, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 4	Don Davis	Peoria, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 12	Benny Duke	Grand Rapids, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 25	Frankie Nelson	Lansing, United States	W 10
+ June 7	Jackie Nichols	Muskegon, United States	TKO 7
World Lightweight Title
+ June 20	Tony Lombardo	Jackson, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 2	Tony Canzoneri	Chicago, United States	W 10
World Lightweight Title
+ Aug. 28	Frankie Frisco	Petoskey, United States	TKO 3
+ Sept. 6	Luis Vicentini	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 23	Ray Kiser	Memphis, United States	W 8
- Nov. 4	Jimmy McLarnin	Chicago, United States	L 10
+ Nov. 21	Joe Azzarella	Milwaukee, United States	KO 2
+ Dec. 13	Herman Perlick	Grand Rapids, United States	W 10
1930
= Jan. 15	Manuel Quintero	Miami Beach, United States	Draw 10
+ Feb. 3	Joey Goodman	Cleveland, United States	W 12
- Mar. 1	Jimmy McLarnin	Chicago, United States	L 10
+ Apr. 30	Pee Wee Jarrell	Grand Rapids, United States	W 10
= May 9	Tommy Grogan	Omaha, United States	Draw 10
+ June 17	Izzy Kline	Lansing, United States	KO 3
- July 17	Al Singer	Bronx, United States	KO by 1
+ Sept. 15	Mickey O'Neill	Janesville, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 26	Tommy Herman	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 2	Spug Myers	Cedar Rapids, United States	W 8
+ Oct. 10	Joe Trippe	Buffalo, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 27	Tony Legouri	Des Moines, United States	L 10
- Dec. 1	Steve Halaiko	Rochester, United States	L 8
- Dec. 5	Maxie Strub	Erie, United States	L 10
1931
+ Feb. 27	Dick Gore	Daytona Beach, United States	KO 4
+ Mar. 31	Jose Estrada	Daytona Beach, United States	W 10
= July 10	Wilbur Stokes	Tampa, United States	Draw 10
- Aug. 14	Steve Wolanin	Utica, United States	L 10
- Aug. 24	Louis Kid Kaplan	East Hartford, United States	L 10
+ Sept. 8	Owens Duvernay	New Orleans, United States	W 10
= Oct. 8	Joey Harrison	Paterson, United States	Draw 10
* Nov. 4	Ralph Lenny	Chicago, United States	NC 8
1932
+ Feb. 17	Jimmy Spivey	Daytona Beach, United States	W 10
- Mar. 14	Gus Campbell	Miami, United States	L 10
+ Apr. 11	Eddie Foster	Daytona Beach, United States	W 10
+ June 17	Frankie Diaz	El Centro, United States	W 6
- July 8	Tod Morgan	Hollywood, United States	L 10
+ Oct. 7	Frankie Burns	Dubuque, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 25	Billy Hoon	Clinton, United States	W 10
- Nov. 25	Young Stuhley	Clinton, United States	W 10
1933
+ June 14	Ray Collins	Ashtabula, United States	W 10
- June 19	Ron Headley	Ottawa, Canada	L 10
+ July 4	Frankie Hayes	Ottawa, Canada	W 10
+ Aug. 2	Bud Jennings	London, Canada	KO 4
- Aug. 19	Tommy Bland	Kirkland Lake, Canada	L 10
- Sept. 4	Iowa Joe Rivers	Windsor, Canada	L 10
- Oct. 13	Mickey Serrian	Syracuse, United States	L 6
- Oct. 23	Jackie Davis	Cleveland, United States	L 10
* Nov. 6	Vernon Nelson	Sioux City, United States	NC 8
= Dec. 11	Johnny Stanton	Sioux Falls, United States	Draw 10
+ Dec. 15	Sherald Kennard	Fargo, United States	W 10
1934
- Jan. 31	Tony Herrera	El Paso, United States	TKO by 6
+ Feb. 16	Chico Vasquez	Tucson, United States	TKO 6
+ Feb. 23	Mike Nelson	Tucson, United States	W 8
+ Mar. 2	Tommy Elks	Nogales, United States	TKO 2
- Mar. 13	Al Manfredo	Fresno, United States	KO by 4
= Mar. 23	Archie Kovich	Reno, United States	Draw 10
+ Mar. 31	Buddy Jackson	Rock Springs, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 12	Chico Vasquez	Cheyenne, United States	KO 2
- June 27	Joe Bernal	Oakland, United States	TKO by 6

Summary

Total bouts: 189, Won: 140 (31 inside the limit), Lost: 28 (6 inside the limit), Draw: 14, NC: 7