Record details

James Salerno

"White Ali"

Light-Heavyweight

Male

"The Mouth of the South"
(James Robert Salerno)
USA, Orlando, Florida
Born: July 12, 1961, Jackson, Alabama, USA
(some sources report: Grove Hill, Alabama, USA)
Died: August 1, 1999, Jacksonville, Florida
(Salerno was murdered at the age of 38
by a man attempting to steal his truck)

Italian-American

Salerno was inducted into the
Florida Boxing Hall of Fame in June, 2014

He is recognized as the greatest boxer
who never won a championship

No amateur results

Professional record


1977
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 24	Henry Tiger Hall	Orlando, United States	W 4
+ June 14	Mike Rivers	Orlando, United States	KO 1
+ June 28	Frank Bass	Orlando, United States	WDQ 2
+ June 29	Billy O'Dell	Gainesville, United States	KO 1
+ July 12	Leon Futch	Orlando, United States	W 6
+ July 27	Billy Rich	Highland Heights, United States	W 4
+ Sept. 15	Charles Cyril Clark	Daytona Beach, United States	W 6
+ Sept. 27	Willie Chaney	Orlando, United States	KO 3
+ Oct. 25	Jody Booth	Orlando, United States	KO 4
+ Nov. 22	Tim Torken	Orlando, United States	KO 4

1978
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 16	Willie Brown	Hollywood, United States	KO 2
+ June 23	Willie Goodman	Orlando, United States	W 6
+ Aug. 22	Gary Smith	Orlando, United States	KO 5
+ Sept. 19	Rocky Stevens	Orlando, United States	KO 2
+ Dec. 12	Sam Bowen	Orlando, United States	KO 4

1979
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 17	Willie Goodman	Orlando, United States	W 6
+ Mar. 16	Henry Mitchell	Savannah, United States	KO 8
+ Mar. 19	Rodney Moore	Sunrise, United States	KO 3
+ Apr. 10	Frank Bass	Miami Beach, United States	TKO 5
+ Apr. 19	Willie McIntyre	Savannah, United States	W 8
+ Aug. 12	Alvaro Lopez	Las Vegas, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 27	Starlin Woodside	Miami Beach, United States	TKO 7
+ Dec. 18	Carl Baker	Miami Beach, United States	TKO 6

1980
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 29	Leon McDonald	Miami Beach, United States	L 10

1981
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- July 10	Leon McDonald	West Palm Beach, United States	L 10

1982
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 26	Joe Golphin	Fort Lauderdale, United States	WDQ 4
+ Apr. 7	Junior Spears	Nashville, United States	KO 3
+ May 7	Anthony Phillips	Orlando, United States	KO 6
+ June 26	Bobby Lloyd	Macon, United States	KO 3
+ Aug. 27	Robert White	Pittsburgh, United States	TKO 5

1983
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 22	Dave Lee Royster	Fort Lauderdale, United States	TKO 6
+ Mar. 28	Fred Brown	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 12	Jesse Island	Inglewood, United States	KO 7

1984
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 30	Mike Sedillo	Inglewood, United States	L 10
- July 9	JB Williamson	Inglewood, United States	TKO by 3
- Nov. 10	Leslie Stewart	Miami, United States	L 10
Florida State Light-Heavyweight Title

1985
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 15	Dale Wilburn	Tampa, United States	TKO 1
+ June 20	Grover Robinson	Tampa, United States	W 10
- Aug. 5	Anthony Witherspoon	Atlantic City, United States	L 10

1986
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 19	Eric Holley	Tampa, United States	W 10
- July 29	Leslie Stewart	Tampa, United States	L 10
- Sept. 20	Charles Williams	Indianapolis, United States	L 12
USBA Light-Heavyweight Title

1987
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Oct. 9	Bobby Thomas	Aosta, Italy	TKO 3
+ Dec. 11	Andre van den Oetelaar	Livorno, Italy	TKO 4

1988
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 31	Marvin Camel	Milano, Italy	TKO 6
- July 9	Jose Seys	Verbania, Italy	LDQ 3

1989
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 3	Rick Enis	Poughkeepsie, United States	W 8
+ Nov. 24	Rick Enis	Binghamton, United States	W 8

1990
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 8	Andre Crowder	Binghamton, United States	TKO 8
+ June 23	Aaron Brown	Binghamton, United States	TKO 4
= Dec. 7	Andrey Rudenko	Berlin, Germany	Draw 8

1991
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 4	Wali Muhammad	Albany, United States	L 10
- June 11	Dwight Muhammad Qawi	Miami Beach, United States	L 10

Summary