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Tippy Larkin (November 11, 1917 – December 10, 1991), born Antonio Pilliteri, was an American boxer from New Jersey who took the world light-welterweight boxing championship on April 29, 1946, in a twelve-round unanimous decision against Willie Joyce in Boston. From 1935 to 1946, Larkin's record was 114–9. He had Angelo Pucci as manager throughout his career, and during the nineteen bouts he had at Madison Square Garden.
In 1934, at the age of seventeen, the young Larkin went off to work for a camp of the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) during America's great depression, and soon helped to start inter-camp boxing matches with his co-workers. According to the legend he scored nine straight knockouts in these first amateur bouts.Fraley, Oscar, "Former CCC Worker Started Career With Bluff", Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pg. 37, 16 December 1942
Between March 1935 and October 1936, he won twenty-nine straight fights, many by knockout. His winning record throughout his early career was remarkable.
By December 19, 1938, Larkin was rated sixth in the World among American Lightweights, with Henry Armstrong as Champion and Lou Ambers rated first."Bettina Follows Fox Who Trails", The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Florida, pg. 6, 19 December 1938
Demonstrating he was not invincible, on March 8, 1940, Texan Lew Jenkins knocked him out in the first round at Madison Square Garden. Jenkins was considered a knockout specialist. "Tearing out with the bell, the slugger from the Southwest (Jenkins) took command immediately. He threw both fists without a stop, finally connecting with a series of solid lefts and rights and Larkin dropped in his corner."Feder, Sid, "Tippy Larkin Goes to Sleep During First Round", Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, California, pg. 4, 9 March 1940
After an eight-month lay off to recover from an illness, Larkin stopped Joey Silva on March 13, 1941, in a fourth-round technical knockout in Jersey City, New Jersey. The bout was stopped at 1:49 into the fourth round by the referee because of a cut near Silva's eye."Tippy Larkin Stops Silva in Return to Boxing", The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, pg. 26, 14 March 1941
In the spring of 1942, Larkin shot himself in the shoulder while cleaning his 22 rifle at home. He fought only once between February and May of that year, but was not badly injured and resumed his boxing career with considerable success by June."Angott's Retirement Starts Another Meet", Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, pg. 13, 1 December 1942
In a ramp up to the NYSAC Lightweight Championship, on October 26, 1942, Larkin knocked out Abe Denner in 2:53 of the second round at Laurel Garden Arena in New Jersey. Denner had been down for a count of eight in the second round, before the knockout. Larkin weighed 137 for the bout, actually two pounds over the lightweight limit."Tippy Larkin Chills Denner in Second", The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, pg. 6, 27 October 1942
On December 10, 1943, Larkin knocked out "Doll" Rafferty halfway through the second round of a scheduled ten round bout at the Mechanic's Building in Boston. Larkin's weight was 136, near the top of the lightweight limit. Rafferty was down twice, once for a count of nine, before the blow which put him on the canvas for the count of ten."Rafferty Knockout Out in Second Round", Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwood, Michigan, pg. 8, 11 December 1943
On January 14, 1944, Larkin fought a rough ten-round draw against Bobby Ruffin at Madision Square Garden. A very substantial crowd of 15,323 watched the close bout at the Garden, and the bout gained a greater audience as it was one of the first widely televised boxing matches. Ruffin's manager, Maurie Waxman, was displeased with the Draw ruling."Ruffin, Manager, Turn Silent Sams After Tippy Larkin Draw", The Independent Record, Helena, Montana, pg. 8, 15 January 1944
On June 2, 1944, Larkin achieved an eighth-round technical knockout over Freddie Archer at Madison Square Garden. He stopped Archer with a very strong straight right arm and the fight eventually ended when the referee stopped the fight one minute and twenty four seconds into the eighth round. Archer was briefly unconscious on the ropes after the blow, and was hospitalized overnight."Tippy Larkin Stops Archer", "Belvidere Daily Republican", Belvidere, Illinois, pg. 3, 3 June 1944
Larkin appeared on the cover of The Ring magazine in July 1944, gaining recognition as an up-and-coming boxer who was a candidate for the Lightweight championship.
On March 22, 1946, Larkin outpointed Nick Moran in ten rounds, at Madison Square Garden. Larkin weighed just over 140 for the bout, again fighting as a welterweight."Tippy Larkin Wins", The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, pg. 7, 23 March 1946
In their second meeting, Larkin took the World Light-Welterweight championship on April 29, 1946, in a twelve-round Unanimous Decision over Willie Joyce in Boston.
On February 14, 1947, Charlie Fusari knocked out Larkin in the ninth round at Madison Square Garden, putting him on the canvas a total of nine times in the rather one-sided fight. A crowd of 18, 494 packed the Garden to see the bout. Larkin was down on the mat in the first, second, seventh, and eight rounds."Fusari Halts Tippy Larkin", The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, pg. 12, 15 February 1947 On October 21, 1948, Larkin would lose again to Fusari at the Armory in New Jersey, in a sixth-round technical knockout. Fusari was considered at one time a top contender for the World Welterweight Championship.
On March 21, 1947, Larkin defeated Billy Graham, a highly rated welterweight before a crowd of 14, 054 at Madison Square Garden. Larkin easily won a unanimous ten-round decision by the judges. In the first two rounds, Graham forced the fighting landing squarely in the first, and leaving a considerable gash on Larkin's nose in the second that later required stitches. From the third round on, Larkin effectively counterpunched Graham and gain a lead on points in every successive round. Graham only threatened in the seventh with a left hook to the chin that connected, but from which Larkin recovered. The judges gave Graham no more than two rounds in the bout."Graham Victim of Boxing Lesson By Old Tippy Larkin", The Dunkirk Evening Observer, Dunkirk, New York, pg. 10, 22 March 1947
On June 20, 1947, Larkin was knocked out by Ike Williams, NBA Lightweight Champion, in the fourth round of a non-title fight at Madison Square Garden. Larkin had been down once in the important bout for a count of nine in the fourth, before resuming the fight, and later being down and counted out later in the round."Tippy Larkin Down But Not Out", The Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, Illinois, pg. 2, 21 June 1947
Larkin's last fight would be loss by fourth-round technical knockout on December 29, 1952, against Steve Marcello, in Providence, Rhode Island. Larkin's manager immediately announced he would retire after the bout."Tippy Larkin KO'd Retires Again", Asbury Park Press, Asbury, New Jersey, pg. 15, 30 December 1952
On October 25, 1957, Larkin suffered a broken left leg and several broken ribs in a head on car accident which was later determined to have been his fault."Tippy Larkin Transferred to Mental Hospital", The Times Record, Troy, New York, pg. 26, 1 November 1957 Larkin was driving South in the Northbound lane.Driving South in the Northbound Lane in "Boxer Tippy Larkin Hurt in Collision", The Gettysburg Times, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, pg. 12, 25 October 1957 In early 1958 as a result of the October accident, he was sentenced to one to three years and jailed for causing death by reckless driving. His attorney claimed he was also a victim in the automobile crash that caused the unfortunate death of the New Jersey driver whose car he struck, but could not prevent Larkin's sentence."Tippy Larkin Jailed One to Three Years", Poughkeepsie Journal, Poughkeepsie, New York, pg. 35, 21 February 1958
He died on December 10, 1991, in Passaic, New Jersey, of kidney failure. He was buried on December 14 in Clifton, New Jersey.
Larkin was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.
World Light title attempt
On December 18, 1942, he fought Beau Jack for the New York State Athletic Commission's World Lightweight Title, losing in a third-round knockout at Madison Square Garden. The bout was the first in an elimination tournament for the Lightweight Championship staged by the NYAC, after Sammy Angott had vacated the title. Larkin was knocked out by a right from Jack near a neutral corner in one minute and nineteen seconds of the third round, but had gone down for a one count in the first round. The fighting was fierce with many punches connecting, and few pauses from the constant punching by both opponents. Both boxers weighed between 133-34, in the lightweight range. A large crowd of 18,817 were on hand to see the bout at the Garden.Feder, Sid, "Augusta Golf Club Boy is Champion", The Independent Record, Helena, Montana, pg. 8, 19 December 1942
Loss to Henry Armstrong
On March 9, 1943, he lost to former triple World Champion Henry Armstrong in a second-round knockout before a crowd of 8,000 in Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Armstrong was attempting a comeback and had formerly held the record for the most consecutive defenses of the World Welterweight Title. Though Armstrong was a strong draw in his native state, the Light Welterweight division was not. Armstrong knocked out Larkin in one minute and nine seconds of the second round. Both boxers were weighed in at the light welterweight range of around 140 pounds. Losing to Armstrong was no disgrace, as the great champion Barney Ross discovered in his career ending bout with Armstrong in May 1938."Henry Armstrong Kayos Tippy Armstrong in Second Round", The Daily InterLake, Kalispell, Montana, pg. 6, 9 March 1943
Important opponents, 1943–44
On November 15, 1943, Larkin gained a ten-round points decision over Rhode Island native Al Costa, in Providence, Rhode Island, giving "an almost perfect exhibition of boxing skill". Costa was considered a competent welterweight. Larkin was already boxing at 142 pounds, well into the welterweight range."Tippy Larkin Wins Ten Round Decision", Reno Gazette Journal, Reno, Nevada, pg. 14, 16 November 1943
Win over LuLu Constantino
On February 9, 1944, Larkin easily won a ten-round points decision against LuLu Constantino, considered an important opponent, at Madison Square Garden. A crowd of 11,535 watched the bout. Tippy boxed at just under 140 pounds, and took a penalty for not being able to make 137. Using his longer reach, he landed solidly, and rocked Constantino in the fourth, sixth, seventh, and eighth rounds."New York Begins Ring Innovation", The Evening News, Hanover, Pennsylvania, pg. 8, 10 February 1944
Win over Allie Stoltz
On March 23, 1944, he defeated Allie Stolz, a well rated lightweight, at Madison Square Garden. Stoltz had the better of the bout in the first two rounds, then overconfident and taunting in the third, he took two hard rights to the chin spaced apart, going down for both before the referee stopped the bout. Larkin was slightly over the lightweight limit at 137 pounds, and into light welterweight territory. The bout was fought before 15,373 fans at the Garden, a sizable crowd. Larkin would have trouble staying within the lightweight and later junior welterweight limit in his career."Stolz Jeers Tippy Larkin and Wakes Up a Loser", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, pg. 33, 24 March 1944
World Light Welter champ, 1945
Larkin first met Joyce on August 3, 1945, in a ten-round unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden. The bout was described by one source as "one of the best fights of his career". In front of a crowd of over 13,000, Larkin defeated Joyce, though he was a slight underdog in the betting. Larkin had taken an entire year off from boxing prior to the bout to work in a war plant. Both boxers took some serious blows in the bout, with Larkin's left eye blackened."Tippy Larkin Whips Joyce", Denver Chronicle, Denver, Colorado, pg. 14, 4 August 1945Larkin worked in the War industry during his year off from boxing in "Lippy Tippy Larkin Beats Willie Joyce", La Grande Observe, La Grande, Oregon, pg. 8, 4 August 1945
World Light Welter defenses
In a rematch with Joyce, Larkin successfully defended the Light-welterweight championship only once on September 13, 1946, in Madison Square Garden in a twelve-round Unanimous Decision. Sometime after the bout, most likely unable to consistently maintain the restrictive weight, Larkin vacated the Light Welterweight championship. The division was discontinued for several years after Larkin held it, until he was succeeded by Carlos Ortiz thirteen years later.
Reckless driving in 1957
On September 18, 1957, Larkin was arrested for drunken driving, and driving without a license or registration in New York."Tippy Larkin Nabbed for Drunk Driving", The Bridgeport, Post, Bridgeport, Connecticut, pg. 74, 18 September 1957
Death
Larkin retired from boxing in 1952.
Professional boxing record
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.
Official record
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
151 Loss Steve Marcello TKO 4 (10) Dec 29, 1952 150 Win 131–12–1 Maurice Jenkins UD 8 Dec 11, 1952 149 Win 130–12–1 Maurice Jenkins UD 10 Oct 23, 1952 148 Loss 129–12–1 Joey Lupo RTD 1 (8) Mar 6, 1952 147 Win 129–11–1 Alfredo La Grutta UD 8 Nov 29, 1951 146 Win 128–11–1 Manouk Markarian PTS 8 Nov 6, 1951 145 Win 127–11–1 Humberto Sierra PTS 8 Oct 16, 1951 144 Loss 126–11–1 Bernard Docusen RTD 5 (10) Dec 7, 1949 143 Win 126–10–1 Aldo Minelli PTS 10 Oct 24, 1949 142 Win 125–10–1 Hy Meltzer KO 2 (10) Sep 26, 1949 141 Win 124–10–1 Al Evans PTS 8 Aug 22, 1949 140 Win 123–10–1 Aldo Minelli PTS 8 Jun 27, 1949 139 Win 122–10–1 Al Guido PTS 10 Jun 13, 1949 138 Win 121–10–1 Giacomo Boderone TKO 4 (8) May 2, 1949 137 Loss 120–10–1 Charley Fusari TKO 6 (10) Oct 21, 1948 136 Win 120–9–1 Ruby Kessler PTS 8 Aug 31, 1948 135 Win 119–9–1 Willie Beltram TKO 5 (10) Aug 5, 1948 134 Win 118–9–1 Joe Lucignano UD 10 Jul 26, 1948 133 Win 117–9–1 Ruby Kessler UD 10 May 10, 1948 132 Win 116–9–1 Joe Lucignano PTS 10 Apr 20, 1948 131 Win 115–9–1 Billy Kearns UD 10 Apr 13, 1948 130 Win 114–9–1 Joe DiMartino UD 10 Jan 26, 1948 129 Win 113–9–1 Pete Manchio UD 10 Dec 29, 1947 128 Win 112–9–1 Ernie Petrone TKO 5 (10) Dec 18, 1947 127 Loss 111–9–1 Ike Williams KO 4 (10) Jun 20, 1947 126 Win 111–8–1 Lou Fortuna TKO 6 (10) Jun 4, 1947 125 Win 110–8–1 Billy Graham UD 10 Mar 21, 1947 124 Loss 109–8–1 Charley Fusari TKO 9 (10) Feb 14, 1947 123 Win 109–7–1 Tommy Mills TKO 4 (10) Nov 21, 1946 122 108–7–1 Johnny Jones NC 1 (10) Nov 5, 1946 121 Win 108–7–1 Willie Joyce UD 12 Sep 13, 1946 120 Win 107–7–1 Bobby McIntire PTS 10 Aug 21, 1946 119 Win 106–7–1 Bobby Claus KO 5 (10) Aug 1, 1946 118 Win 105–7–1 Willie Joyce UD 12 Apr 29, 1946 117 Win 104–7–1 Nick Moran UD 10 Mar 22, 1946 116 Win 103–7–1 Bobby McIntire UD 10 Mar 6, 1946 115 Win 102–7–1 Solomon Stewart KO 3 (10) Feb 20, 1946 114 Win 101–7–1 Nick Moran UD 10 Nov 16, 1945 113 Win 100–7–1 Willie Joyce UD 10 Aug 3, 1945 112 Win 99–7–1 Joey Gambaro KO 2 (10) Jul 17, 1944 111 Win 98–7–1 Jackie Peters KO 2 (10) Jun 29, 1944 110 Win 97–7–1 Freddie Archer TKO 8 (10) Jun 2, 1944 109 Win 96–7–1 Allie Stolz TKO 3 (10) Mar 23, 1944 108 Win 95–7–1 Lulu Costantino UD 10 Feb 9, 1944 107 Draw 94–7–1 Bobby Ruffin PTS 10 Jan 14, 1944 106 Win 94–7 Gene Ward KO 4 (10) Dec 20, 1943 105 Win 93–7 Doll Rafferty KO 2 (10) Dec 10, 1943 104 Win 92–7 Al Costa UD 10 Nov 15, 1943 103 Win 91–7 George Doty RTD 4 (10) Oct 29, 1943 102 Win 90–7 Johnny Jones PTS 8 Oct 16, 1943 101 Win 89–7 Patsy Spataro PTS 10 Sep 15, 1943 100 Win 88–7 Harry Teaney UD 10 Aug 20, 1943 99 Win 87–7 Ruby Garcia PTS 8 Aug 17, 1943 98 Win 86–7 Johnny Jones PTS 8 Jul 20, 1943 97 Win 85–7 Bobby McIntire TKO 5 (8) Jun 23, 1943 96 Win 84–7 Joe De Jesus TKO 5 (10) Jun 17, 1943 95 Loss 83–7 Henry Armstrong KO 2 (10) Mar 8, 1943 94 Loss 83–6 Beau Jack KO 3 (15) Dec 18, 1942 93 Win 83–5 Freddie Archer PTS 10 Nov 16, 1942 92 Win 82–5 Abe Denner KO 2 (10) Oct 26, 1942 91 Win 81–5 Charley 'Dixie' Davis RTD 7 (10) Oct 19, 1942 90 Win 80–5 Charley 'Dixie' Davis PTS 10 Oct 5, 1942 89 Win 79–5 Billy Davis PTS 10 Jun 23, 1942 88 Win 78–5 Carmine Fatta PTS 8 Jun 9, 1942 87 Win 77–5 Leo Rodak PTS 10 Jun 3, 1942 86 Win 76–5 Jerry Moore UD 10 Apr 13, 1942 85 Win 75–5 Chester Rico PTS 8 Jan 30, 1942 84 Win 74–5 Tommy Cross TKO 6 (8) Jan 12, 1942 83 Win 73–5 Carmine Fatta PTS 8 Dec 22, 1941 82 Win 72–5 Tommy Speigal PTS 8 Dec 16, 1941 81 Win 71–5 Joey Zodda KO 4 (8) Sep 16, 1941 80 Win 70–5 George Zengaras PTS 10 Aug 8, 1941 79 Win 69–5 Ray Bonti TKO 1 (8) Jul 18, 1941 78 Win 68–5 Freddie Archer TKO 1 (10) Jun 16, 1941 77 Win 67–5 Abe Cohen KO 2 (8) May 5, 1941 76 Win 66–5 Norman Rahn TKO 3 (8) Mar 24, 1941 75 Win 65–5 Joey Silva TKO 4 (8) Mar 13, 1941 74 Win 64–5 Maxie Fisher PTS 10 Aug 12, 1940 73 Win 63–5 Johnny Rohrig PTS 10 Jun 25, 1940 72 Win 62–5 Frankie Wallace KO 4 (10) Jun 3, 1940 71 Win 61–5 Jimmy Lancaster TKO 3 (8) May 7, 1940 70 Loss 60–5 Lew Jenkins KO 1 (15) Mar 8, 1940 69 Loss 60–4 Al 'Bummy' Davis KO 5 (10) Dec 15, 1939 68 Win 60–3 Joey Greb PTS 8 Dec 7, 1939 67 Win 59–3 Steve Halaiko TKO 2 (8) Nov 27, 1939 66 Loss 58–3 Jack 'Kid' Berg PTS 10 Jun 6, 1939 65 Win 58–2 Billy Beauhuld PTS 10 Apr 10, 1939 64 Win 57–2 George Zengaras PTS 8 Feb 3, 1939 63 Win 56–2 Billy Beauhuld TKO 10 (10) Jan 6, 1939 62 Win 55–2 Jackie Savino KO 3 (8) Dec 26, 1938 61 Win 54–2 Charley Burns PTS 8 Dec 19, 1938 60 Win 53–2 Freddie 'Red' Cochrane PTS 15 Aug 29, 1938 59 Win 52–2 Frankie Wallace PTS 10 Aug 15, 1938 58 Win 51–2 Eddie Zivic KO 1 (10) Aug 2, 1938 57 Win 50–2 Freddie 'Red' Cochrane PTS 10 Jul 5, 1938 56 Win 49–2 Johnny Rohrig PTS 10 Jun 8, 1938 55 Win 48–2 Julio Gonzales PTS 8 May 23, 1938 54 Win 47–2 Tommy Grady TKO 3 (8) May 5, 1938 53 Win 46–2 Pedro Nieves TKO 5 (8) Mar 24, 1938 52 Win 45–2 Charley Badami PTS 8 Mar 15, 1938 51 Win 44–2 Pete Mascia TKO 2 (10) Mar 10, 1938 50 Win 43–2 Jackie Stewart TKO 6 (8) Feb 10, 1938 49 Win 42–2 Mickey Duca PTS 8 Jan 31, 1938 48 Win 41–2 Lew Massey PTS 10 Dec 14, 1937 47 Win 40–2 Maxie Fisher PTS 10 Nov 15, 1937 46 Win 39–2 Maxie Fisher PTS 10 Oct 25, 1937 45 Win 38–2 Johnny Mason KO 3 (10) Sep 3, 1937 44 Win 37–2 Maxie Fisher PTS 10 Jul 13, 1937 43 Win 36–2 Freddie 'Red' Cochrane PTS 10 Jul 2, 1937 42 Win 35–2 Jimmy Cogman TKO 4 (8) Jun 18, 1937 41 Win 34–2 Freddie 'Red' Cochrane PTS 10 May 24, 1937 40 Win 33–2 Freddie 'Red' Cochrane PTS 9 Mar 22, 1937 39 Win 32–2 Jimmy Cogman PTS 8 Mar 15, 1937 38 Loss 31–2 Mickey Duca PTS 8 Mar 1, 1937 37 Win 31–1 Tony Marengo TKO 4 (8) Feb 8, 1937 36 Win 30–1 Chang Collura NWS 6 Jan 18, 1937 35 Win 30–1 Jimmy Cogman PTS 8 Dec 29, 1936 34 Win 29–1 Meyer Alper PTS 8 Dec 14, 1936 33 Win 28–1 George Carlo PTS 8 Nov 6, 1936 32 Win 27–1 Chang Collura PTS 6 Oct 30, 1936 31 Loss 26–1 Chang Collura PTS 6 Oct 16, 1936 30 Win 26–0 Dick McClintick KO 1 (6) Sep 28, 1936 29 Win 25–0 Jimmy Quinn PTS 6 Sep 23, 1936 28 Win 24–0 Young Buckey PTS 6 Sep 15, 1936 27 Win 23–0 Walter Chapman TKO 4 (6) Sep 11, 1936 26 Win 22–0 Al Simmons PTS 6 Aug 31, 1936 25 Win 21–0 Andre Sarilla NWS 6 Aug 11, 1936 24 Win 21–0 Jackie Corcoran NWS 6 Jul 31, 1936 23 Win 21–0 Sammy Miller TKO 2 (6) Jul 17, 1936 22 Win 20–0 Jimmy Donato TKO 2 (6) Jul 3, 1936 21 Win 19–0 Teddy Adams KO 2 (6) Jun 29, 1936 20 Win 18–0 Eddie Capana KO 3 (6) Jun 5, 1936 19 Loss 17–0 Johnny Scibelli NWS 6 Jun 2, 1936 18 Win 17–0 Tommy Mankin TKO 1 (6) May 11, 1936 17 Win 16–0 Dominic Pasquale KO 2 (6) May 4, 1936 16 Win 15–0 Lew Fascio PTS 6 Apr 13, 1936 15 Win 14–0 Pete Stewart KO 2 (5) Mar 9, 1936 14 Win 13–0 Phil Bufato KO 1 (4) Mar 3, 1936 13 Win 12–0 Eddie Capana KO 2 (4) Feb 24, 1936 12 Win 11–0 Joe Timpanaro KO 3 (4) Feb 10, 1936 11 Win 10–0 Eddie Capana PTS 4 Jan 27, 1936 10 Win 9–0 Lew Fascio PTS 4 Jan 6, 1936 9 Win 8–0 Eddie Capana KO 2 (4) Dec 23, 1935 8 Win 7–0 Nunzio Bisogno TKO 1 (4) Dec 16, 1935 7 Win 6–0 Al Gianetti KO 1 (4) Nov 7, 1935 6 Win 5–0 Johnny Gaja KO 3 (4) Oct 24, 1935 5 Win 4–0 Tony Caprio PTS 4 Sep 23, 1935 4 Win 3–0 Dominic Pasquale PTS 4 Sep 16, 1935 3 Win 2–0 Pete Flash TKO 3 (?) Jul 7, 1935 2 Win 1–0 Johnny Fiore KO 2 (3) Mar 21, 1935 1 Loss 0–0 Ed McGillick NWS 3 Mar 14, 1935
Unofficial record
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
151 Loss Steve Marcello TKO 4 (10) Dec 29, 1952 150 Win 134–14–1 Maurice Jenkins UD 8 Dec 11, 1952 149 Win 133–14–1 Maurice Jenkins UD 10 Oct 23, 1952 148 Loss 132–14–1 Joey Lupo RTD 1 (8) Mar 6, 1952 147 Win 132–13–1 Alfredo La Grutta UD 8 Nov 29, 1951 146 Win 131–13–1 Manouk Markarian PTS 8 Nov 6, 1951 145 Win 130–13–1 Humberto Sierra PTS 8 Oct 16, 1951 144 Loss 129–13–1 Bernard Docusen RTD 5 (10) Dec 7, 1949 143 Win 129–12–1 Aldo Minelli PTS 10 Oct 24, 1949 142 Win 128–12–1 Hy Meltzer KO 2 (10) Sep 26, 1949 141 Win 127–12–1 Al Evans PTS 8 Aug 22, 1949 140 Win 126–12–1 Aldo Minelli PTS 8 Jun 27, 1949 139 Win 125–12–1 Al Guido PTS 10 Jun 13, 1949 138 Win 124–12–1 Giacomo Boderone TKO 4 (8) May 2, 1949 137 Loss 123–12–1 Charley Fusari TKO 6 (10) Oct 21, 1948 136 Win 123–11–1 Ruby Kessler PTS 8 Aug 31, 1948 135 Win 122–11–1 Willie Beltram TKO 5 (10) Aug 5, 1948 134 Win 121–11–1 Joe Lucignano UD 10 Jul 26, 1948 133 Win 120–11–1 Ruby Kessler UD 10 May 10, 1948 132 Win 119–11–1 Joe Lucignano PTS 10 Apr 20, 1948 131 Win 118–11–1 Billy Kearns UD 10 Apr 13, 1948 130 Win 117–11–1 Joe DiMartino UD 10 Jan 26, 1948 129 Win 116–11–1 Pete Manchio UD 10 Dec 29, 1947 128 Win 115–11–1 Ernie Petrone TKO 5 (10) Dec 18, 1947 127 Loss 114–11–1 Ike Williams KO 4 (10) Jun 20, 1947 126 Win 114–10–1 Lou Fortuna TKO 6 (10) Jun 4, 1947 125 Win 113–10–1 Billy Graham UD 10 Mar 21, 1947 124 Loss 112–10–1 Charley Fusari TKO 9 (10) Feb 14, 1947 123 Win 112–9–1 Tommy Mills TKO 4 (10) Nov 21, 1946 122 111–9–1 Johnny Jones NC 1 (10) Nov 5, 1946 121 Win 111–9–1 Willie Joyce UD 12 Sep 13, 1946 120 Win 110–9–1 Bobby McIntire PTS 10 Aug 21, 1946 119 Win 109–9–1 Bobby Claus KO 5 (10) Aug 1, 1946 118 Win 108–9–1 Willie Joyce UD 12 Apr 29, 1946 117 Win 107–9–1 Nick Moran UD 10 Mar 22, 1946 116 Win 106–9–1 Bobby McIntire UD 10 Mar 6, 1946 115 Win 105–9–1 Solomon Stewart KO 3 (10) Feb 20, 1946 114 Win 104–9–1 Nick Moran UD 10 Nov 16, 1945 113 Win 103–9–1 Willie Joyce UD 10 Aug 3, 1945 112 Win 102–9–1 Joey Gambaro KO 2 (10) Jul 17, 1944 111 Win 101–9–1 Jackie Peters KO 2 (10) Jun 29, 1944 110 Win 100–9–1 Freddie Archer TKO 8 (10) Jun 2, 1944 109 Win 99–9–1 Allie Stolz TKO 3 (10) Mar 23, 1944 108 Win 98–9–1 Lulu Costantino UD 10 Feb 9, 1944 107 Draw 97–9–1 Bobby Ruffin PTS 10 Jan 14, 1944 106 Win 97–9 Gene Ward KO 4 (10) Dec 20, 1943 105 Win 96–9 Doll Rafferty KO 2 (10) Dec 10, 1943 104 Win 95–9 Al Costa UD 10 Nov 15, 1943 103 Win 94–9 George Doty RTD 4 (10) Oct 29, 1943 102 Win 93–9 Johnny Jones PTS 8 Oct 16, 1943 101 Win 92–9 Patsy Spataro PTS 10 Sep 15, 1943 100 Win 91–9 Harry Teaney UD 10 Aug 20, 1943 99 Win 90–9 Ruby Garcia PTS 8 Aug 17, 1943 98 Win 89–9 Johnny Jones PTS 8 Jul 20, 1943 97 Win 88–9 Bobby McIntire TKO 5 (8) Jun 23, 1943 96 Win 87–9 Joe De Jesus TKO 5 (10) Jun 17, 1943 95 Loss 86–9 Henry Armstrong KO 2 (10) Mar 8, 1943 94 Loss 86–8 Beau Jack KO 3 (15) Dec 18, 1942 93 Win 86–7 Freddie Archer PTS 10 Nov 16, 1942 92 Win 85–7 Abe Denner KO 2 (10) Oct 26, 1942 91 Win 84–7 Charley 'Dixie' Davis RTD 7 (10) Oct 19, 1942 90 Win 83–7 Charley 'Dixie' Davis PTS 10 Oct 5, 1942 89 Win 82–7 Billy Davis PTS 10 Jun 23, 1942 88 Win 81–7 Carmine Fatta PTS 8 Jun 9, 1942 87 Win 80–7 Leo Rodak PTS 10 Jun 3, 1942 86 Win 79–7 Jerry Moore UD 10 Apr 13, 1942 85 Win 78–7 Chester Rico PTS 8 Jan 30, 1942 84 Win 77–7 Tommy Cross TKO 6 (8) Jan 12, 1942 83 Win 76–7 Carmine Fatta PTS 8 Dec 22, 1941 82 Win 75–7 Tommy Speigal PTS 8 Dec 16, 1941 81 Win 74–7 Joey Zodda KO 4 (8) Sep 16, 1941 80 Win 73–7 George Zengaras PTS 10 Aug 8, 1941 79 Win 72–7 Ray Bonti TKO 1 (8) Jul 18, 1941 78 Win 71–7 Freddie Archer TKO 1 (10) Jun 16, 1941 77 Win 70–7 Abe Cohen KO 2 (8) May 5, 1941 76 Win 69–7 Norman Rahn TKO 3 (8) Mar 24, 1941 75 Win 68–7 Joey Silva TKO 4 (8) Mar 13, 1941 74 Win 67–7 Maxie Fisher PTS 10 Aug 12, 1940 73 Win 66–7 Johnny Rohrig PTS 10 Jun 25, 1940 72 Win 65–7 Frankie Wallace KO 4 (10) Jun 3, 1940 71 Win 64–7 Jimmy Lancaster TKO 3 (8) May 7, 1940 70 Loss 63–7 Lew Jenkins KO 1 (15) Mar 8, 1940 69 Loss 63–6 Al 'Bummy' Davis KO 5 (10) Dec 15, 1939 68 Win 63–5 Joey Greb PTS 8 Dec 7, 1939 67 Win 62–5 Steve Halaiko TKO 2 (8) Nov 27, 1939 66 Loss 61–5 Jack 'Kid' Berg PTS 10 Jun 6, 1939 65 Win 61–4 Billy Beauhuld PTS 10 Apr 10, 1939 64 Win 60–4 George Zengaras PTS 8 Feb 3, 1939 63 Win 59–4 Billy Beauhuld TKO 10 (10) Jan 6, 1939 62 Win 58–4 Jackie Savino KO 3 (8) Dec 26, 1938 61 Win 57–4 Charley Burns PTS 8 Dec 19, 1938 60 Win 56–4 Freddie 'Red' Cochrane PTS 15 Aug 29, 1938 59 Win 55–4 Frankie Wallace PTS 10 Aug 15, 1938 58 Win 54–4 Eddie Zivic KO 1 (10) Aug 2, 1938 57 Win 53–4 Freddie 'Red' Cochrane PTS 10 Jul 5, 1938 56 Win 52–4 Johnny Rohrig PTS 10 Jun 8, 1938 55 Win 51–4 Julio Gonzales PTS 8 May 23, 1938 54 Win 50–4 Tommy Grady TKO 3 (8) May 5, 1938 53 Win 49–4 Pedro Nieves TKO 5 (8) Mar 24, 1938 52 Win 48–4 Charley Badami PTS 8 Mar 15, 1938 51 Win 47–4 Pete Mascia TKO 2 (10) Mar 10, 1938 50 Win 46–4 Jackie Stewart TKO 6 (8) Feb 10, 1938 49 Win 45–4 Mickey Duca PTS 8 Jan 31, 1938 48 Win 44–4 Lew Massey PTS 10 Dec 14, 1937 47 Win 43–4 Maxie Fisher PTS 10 Nov 15, 1937 46 Win 42–4 Maxie Fisher PTS 10 Oct 25, 1937 45 Win 41–4 Johnny Mason KO 3 (10) Sep 3, 1937 44 Win 40–4 Maxie Fisher PTS 10 Jul 13, 1937 43 Win 39–4 Freddie 'Red' Cochrane PTS 10 Jul 2, 1937 42 Win 38–4 Jimmy Cogman TKO 4 (8) Jun 18, 1937 41 Win 37–4 Freddie 'Red' Cochrane PTS 10 May 24, 1937 40 Win 36–4 Freddie 'Red' Cochrane PTS 9 Mar 22, 1937 39 Win 35–4 Jimmy Cogman PTS 8 Mar 15, 1937 38 Loss 34–4 Mickey Duca PTS 8 Mar 1, 1937 37 Win 34–3 Tony Marengo TKO 4 (8) Feb 8, 1937 36 Win 33–3 Chang Collura NWS 6 Jan 18, 1937 35 Win 32–3 Jimmy Cogman PTS 8 Dec 29, 1936 34 Win 31–3 Meyer Alper PTS 8 Dec 14, 1936 33 Win 30–3 George Carlo PTS 8 Nov 6, 1936 32 Win 29–3 Chang Collura PTS 6 Oct 30, 1936 31 Loss 28–3 Chang Collura PTS 6 Oct 16, 1936 30 Win 28–2 Dick McClintick KO 1 (6) Sep 28, 1936 29 Win 27–2 Jimmy Quinn PTS 6 Sep 23, 1936 28 Win 26–2 Young Buckey PTS 6 Sep 15, 1936 27 Win 25–2 Walter Chapman TKO 4 (6) Sep 11, 1936 26 Win 24–2 Al Simmons PTS 6 Aug 31, 1936 25 Win 23–2 Andre Sarilla NWS 6 Aug 11, 1936 24 Win 22–2 Jackie Corcoran NWS 6 Jul 31, 1936 23 Win 21–2 Sammy Miller TKO 2 (6) Jul 17, 1936 22 Win 20–2 Jimmy Donato TKO 2 (6) Jul 3, 1936 21 Win 19–2 Teddy Adams KO 2 (6) Jun 29, 1936 20 Win 18–2 Eddie Capana KO 3 (6) Jun 5, 1936 19 Loss 17–2 Johnny Scibelli NWS 6 Jun 2, 1936 18 Win 17–1 Tommy Mankin TKO 1 (6) May 11, 1936 17 Win 16–1 Dominic Pasquale KO 2 (6) May 4, 1936 16 Win 15–1 Lew Fascio PTS 6 Apr 13, 1936 15 Win 14–1 Pete Stewart KO 2 (5) Mar 9, 1936 14 Win 13–1 Phil Bufato KO 1 (4) Mar 3, 1936 13 Win 12–1 Eddie Capana KO 2 (4) Feb 24, 1936 12 Win 11–1 Joe Timpanaro KO 3 (4) Feb 10, 1936 11 Win 10–1 Eddie Capana PTS 4 Jan 27, 1936 10 Win 9–1 Lew Fascio PTS 4 Jan 6, 1936 9 Win 8–1 Eddie Capana KO 2 (4) Dec 23, 1935 8 Win 7–1 Nunzio Bisogno TKO 1 (4) Dec 16, 1935 7 Win 6–1 Al Gianetti KO 1 (4) Nov 7, 1935 6 Win 5–1 Johnny Gaja KO 3 (4) Oct 24, 1935 5 Win 4–1 Tony Caprio PTS 4 Sep 23, 1935 4 Win 3–1 Dominic Pasquale PTS 4 Sep 16, 1935 3 Win 2–1 Pete Flash TKO 3 (?) Jul 7, 1935 2 Win 1–1 Johnny Fiore KO 2 (3) Mar 21, 1935 1 Loss 0–1 Ed McGillick NWS 3 Mar 14, 1935
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