Sport & Note

Billy Petrolle

Male

"The Fargo Express"
(William Michael Petrolla)
(Guglielmo Michele Petrolla)
Lightweight, USA, Fargo, North Dakota and Duluth, Minnesota
Born: January 10, 1905, Berwick, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: May 14, 1983, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
(some sources report: Vero Beach, Florida, USA)

brother of Frankie Petrolle and Pete Petrolle

Italian-American

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1922
+ Oct. 27	Kid Fogarty	Fargo, United States	KO 2
+ Dec. 1	Jackie Rose	Fargo, United States	KO 2
1923
* Jan. 1	Submarine Smith	Fargo, United States	ND 4
+ Mar. 1	Lou Boomer	Fargo, United States	KO 1
* Mar. 3	Submarine Smith	Detroit Lakes, United States	ND 8
* Mar. 6	Jackie Nichols	Jamestown, United States	ND 10
* Apr. 6	Jimmy Woodhall	Fargo, United States	ND 6
+ May 15	Mike Ertle	Jamestown, United States	KO 1
* June 27	Jackie Nichols	Valley City, United States	ND 10
* July 26	Kid Worley	Sioux Falls, United States	ND 10
+ Aug. 4	Doc Snell	Alan, United States	W 8
* Sept. 19	Eddie DeBeau	Jamestown, United States	ND 10
= Oct. 23	Eddie DeBeau	Sioux Falls, United States	Draw 10
* Nov. 23	Irish Kennedy	Jamestown, United States	ND 10
1924
* Jan. 1	Irish Kennedy	Fargo, United States	ND 10
+ Jan. 17	Young Harry Runcorn	Moose Jaw, Canada	KO 1
+ Jan. 22	Jimmy Freyler	Helena, United States	KO 2
* Feb. 1	Jack Moochie	Fargo, United States	ND 8
+ Feb. 29	Irish Kennedy	Fargo, United States	TKO 4
+ Mar. 7	Jimmy Moore	Duluth, United States	TKO 2
+ Mar. 13	Sammy Leonard	Minneapolis, United States	W 6
* Mar. 24	Otto Wallace	Fargo, United States	ND 10
* Apr. 11	Rusty Jones	Duluth, United States	ND 6
* Apr. 25	Rusty Jones	Fargo, United States	ND 10
* May 5	Len Schwabel	Jamestown, United States	ND 10
+ June 6	Joe McCabe	Fargo, United States	KO 4
= June 25	Jimmy Lundy	Helena, United States	Draw 10
+ July 4	Billy O'Brien	Carrington, United States	KO 5
+ July 23	Pete Campi	Milbank, United States	W 8
+ July 26	Kid Worley	Sioux City, United States	W 10
* Aug. 15	Rusty Jones	Duluth, United States	ND 6
+ Sept. 12	Freddie Burke	Baker, United States	KO 3
+ Oct. 24	Tommy Tibbetts	Duluth, United States	KO 4
* Oct. 31	Johnny Schauer	Fargo, United States	ND 8
* Nov. 11	Roscoe Hall	Des Moines, United States	ND 8
+ Nov. 24	Battling Strayer	Sioux City, United States	TKO 5
* Nov. 28	Alex Novecky	Fargo, United States	ND 10
* Dec. 19	Gaston Charles	Sioux City, United States	ND 10
1925
+ Jan. 1	Eddie Root	Fargo, United States	KO 3
* Jan. 30	Reddy Blanchard	Fargo, United States	ND 10
+ Feb. 27	Sylvio Mireault	Holyoke, United States	TKO 1
- Mar. 2	Babe Ruth	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 13	Al Shubert	Holyoke, United States	W 10
- Mar. 23	Bobby Garcia	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
+ Apr. 21	Andy Tucker	Holyoke, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 28	Johnny Knauf	Grand Forks, United States	WDQ 4
* May 1	Al Holzman	Fargo, United States	ND 10
* May 14	Johnny Knauf	Grand Forks, United States	ND 10
+ June 23	Frankie Fink	Vernon, United States	W 6
+ July 7	Johnny Lamar	Vernon, United States	WDQ 3
= July 28	Jimmy Hackley	Vernon, United States	Draw 6
+ Sept. 7	Carl Leonard	Fargo, United States	KO 3
+ Sept. 25	Nick Lombardi	Bismarck, United States	TKO 7
* Oct. 16	Red Cap Wilson	Fargo, United States	ND 10
* Oct. 29	Joe Jawson	La Crosse, United States	ND 10
- Nov. 6	Johnny Drew	Holyoke, United States	L 10
+ Nov. 20	Ruby Stein	Holyoke, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 7	Joe Azzarella	Milwaukee, United States	KO 6
+ Dec. 17	Steve Smith	Hartford, United States	W 12
1926
- Jan. 7	Charley Manty	Hartford, United States	L 12
* Feb. 5	Eddie Wagner	Fargo, United States	ND 10
- Feb. 19	Sammy Vogel	New York, United States	L 10
- Mar. 1	Louis Kaplan	Hartford, United States	L 12
* May 3	Joe Jawson	Sioux City, United States	ND 10
+ May 21	Johnny Cooney	Fargo, United States	WDQ 4
- June 11	Sid Terris	Brooklyn, United States	L 10
+ June 21	Frankie Schaeffer	East Chicago, United States	TKO 1
= July 2	Ray Miller	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 10
+ July 13	Johnny Rocco	Saint Paul, United States	KO 8
+ July 24	Johnny Adams	Chicago, United States	KO 8
* Aug. 2	Johnny Ceccoli	Newark, United States	ND 10
* Aug. 23	Ruby Stein	Newark, United States	ND 10
* Sept. 10	Alf Simmons	Fargo, United States	ND 10
+ Oct. 29	Hilario Martinez	New York, United States	KO 2
+ Nov. 8	Billy Pollock	Newark, United States	KO 1
+ Nov. 26	Johnny O'Donnell	Saint Paul, United States	TKO 2
= Dec. 6	Cuddy DeMarco	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 6
+ Dec. 20	Les Murray	Milwaukee, United States	TKO 3
1927
+ Jan. 1	Tommy Murphy	Fargo, United States	KO 3
= Jan. 20	Spug Myers	Chicago, United States	Draw 10
+ Feb. 7	Frankie Frisco	Grand Forks, United States	KO 3
+ Feb. 11	Willie Ames	Duluth, United States	KO 3
+ Feb. 25	Joe Jawson	Sioux Falls, United States	KO 7
= Apr. 12	Freddie Mueller	Chicago, United States	Draw 10
* Apr. 25	Cuddy DeMarco	Newark, United States	NC 4
+ May 2	Johnny Hayes	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 5
+ May 26	Jack Duffy	Akron, United States	KO 1
- June 15	Billy Wallace	New York, United States	L 10
+ June 27	Basil Galiano	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ July 19	Eddie Brady	Fargo, United States	KO 1
+ Aug. 2	King Tut	Saint Paul, United States	WDQ 4
* Aug. 15	King Tut	Saint Paul, United States	ND 10
+ Aug. 19	Johnny Ceccoli	West Springfield, United States	KO 6
* Aug. 26	Harry Kahn	Milwaukee, United States	ND 10
- Sept. 8	Tommy Herman	Philadelphia, United States	TKO by 7
* Dec. 2	Harry Kahn	Duluth, United States	ND 10
1928
+ Jan. 2	Cuddy DeMarco	Fargo, United States	TKO 7
* Jan. 13	Sammy Mandell	Minneapolis, United States	ND 10
* Feb. 10	Russie LeRoy	Fargo, United States	ND 10
+ Feb. 24	Spug Myers	Detroit, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 28	Rusty Jones	Bismarck, United States	KO 4
- Mar. 16	Bruce Flowers	New York, United States	L 10
- Apr. 27	Tommy Grogan	Omaha, United States	TKO by 7
+ May 22	Eddie Dwyer	Watertown, United States	KO 4
+ June 7	Armand Schaeckels	Detroit, United States	KO 3
* June 13	Jackie Kane	Kansas City, United States	ND 10
* June 21	Bruce Flowers	Detroit, United States	ND 10
= June 29	Doc Snell	Seattle, United States	Draw 6
+ July 12	Billy Engman	Aberdeen, United States	KO 3
= July 26	Jack Berg	Chicago, United States	Draw 10
* Aug. 17	Jackie Kane	Duluth, United States	ND 10
+ Aug. 24	Jack Berg	Chicago, United States	TKO 5
+ Sept. 21	Stanislaus Loayza	Detroit, United States	TKO 2
* Oct. 16	King Tut	Minneapolis, United States	ND 10
1929
+ Mar. 1	Tony Ross	Grand Forks, United States	TKO 4
* Mar. 15	Jimmy Borde	Duluth, United States	ND 10
+ Mar. 20	Bulldog Gonzalez	Huron, United States	KO 2
+ Apr. 9	Norman Brown	Sioux Falls, United States	TKO 4
- May 1	Ray Miller	Detroit, United States	L 10
+ June 6	Ray Miller	Detroit, United States	W 10
+ June 20	Gilly O'Brien	Dayton, United States	KO 3
+ July 22	Harry Kahn	Janesville, United States	WDQ 3
* July 26	Jimmy Goodrich	Duluth, United States	ND 10
- Sept. 12	King Tut	Detroit, United States	L 10
1930
* Jan. 28	Jackie Purvis	Indianapolis, United States	ND 10
+ Feb. 17	Joey Brooks	Louisville, United States	KO 3
+ Mar. 11	Jackie Kane	La Crosse, United States	KO 9
+ Apr. 1	Joe Azzarella	Indianapolis, United States	KO 3
+ Apr. 26	Tony Sanders	Fargo, United States	KO 1
+ May 29	Red Fry	La Crosse, United States	TKO 1
+ July 11	Izzy Kline	Calumet, United States	KO 2
+ July 25	Johnny Melton	Schenectady, United States	W 10
+ July 28	Johnny Curtin	Dayton, United States	KO 5
+ Aug. 12	Paddy Walthier	Chicago, United States	KO 4
+ Aug. 25	Frankie LaFay	Dayton, United States	TKO 3
+ Sept. 1	Doty Turner	Watertown, United States	KO 3
+ Sept. 11	Tony Canzoneri	Chicago, United States	W 10
- Oct. 10	Jack Berg	New York, United States	L 10
* Nov. 7	Spug Myers	Duluth, United States	ND 10
+ Nov. 21	Jimmy McLarnin	New York, United States	W 10
1931
* Jan. 1	Billy Light	Fargo, United States	ND 6
- Feb. 2	King Tut	Saint Paul, United States	KO by 1
+ Feb. 6	Jackie Moore	Cedar Rapids, United States	KO 1
+ Feb. 27	King Tut	New York, United States	KO 4
* Apr. 10	Lope Tenorio	Saint Louis, United States	ND 10
* May 27	Jimmy McLarnin	New York, United States	ND 10
+ June 25	Justo Suarez	New York, United States	KO 9
- Aug. 20	Jimmy McLarnin	Bronx, United States	L 10
* Nov. 18	Iowa Joe Rivers	Kansas City, United States	ND 4
+ Dec. 30	Billy Townsend	New York, United States	KO 7
1932
+ Jan. 22	Eddie Ran	New York, United States	KO 6
+ Mar. 24	Battling Battalino	New York, United States	TKO 12
+ May 20	Battling Battalino	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ June 15	Tommy Grogan	Pittsburgh, United States	W 10
- Nov. 4	Tony Canzoneri	New York, United States	L 15
World Lightweight Title
1933
- Mar. 22	Barney Ross	Chicago, United States	L 10
+ July 12	Bep van Klaveren	New York, United States	TKO 4
= Sept. 8	Sammy Fuller	Boston, United States	Draw 10
+ Oct. 21	Sammy Fuller	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 12	Stanislaus Loayza	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 6
1934
- Jan. 24	Barney Ross	Bronx, United States	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 161, Won: 85 (62 inside the limit), Lost: 19 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 10, NC: 47