Tony Canzoneri (November 6, 1908 – December 9, 1959) was an American professional boxer. A three-division world champion, he held a total of five world titles. Canzoneri is a member of the exclusive group of boxing world champions who have won titles in three or more divisions. Canzoneri fought for championships between bantamweight and light welterweight. Historian Bert Sugar ranked Canzoneri as the twelfth-greatest fighter of all time.[1]
Tony Canzoneri | |
|---|---|
 Canzoneri in 1929 | |
| Born | November 6, 1908 |
| Died | December 9, 1959 (aged 51) |
| Statistics | |
| Weight class | Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight Light Welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Reach | 65 in (165 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 175 |
| Wins | 141 |
| Wins by KO | 44 |
| Losses | 24 |
| Draws | 10 |
Early life
editCanzoneri was born in Slidel, LA. By the time he was 11 in 1920, the family had moved to Johnston City, Illinois. In 1925, when he was 18, he lived in the Bedford–Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn (his occupation in the 1925 New York census is listed as "prize fighter"). The 1930 U.S. census shows the family in Marlboro, New York. In 1940 he was living on the Upper West Side, and the census indicates he had lived there since at least 1935. Although Staten Island claims him, no records seem to exist of his residence there. Staten Island, New York,[2] although he may have campaigned most of his career there.
Canzoneri fit the mould of the typical American boxer of the era: He could box up to three or four times in one month and up to 24 or 25 times in one year, and he would seldom fight outside New York City, considered to be boxing's mecca at the time. Of his first 38 bouts, only one was fought west of New York City, and was in New Jersey. His first professional fight and win was against Jack Gardner in July 27, 1925. Canzoneri claimed he got the first knockout scored in the new Madison Square Garden in a bout against Danny Terris on December 23 of the same year.[3]
Professional career
editTwo-division world champion
editCanzoneri won his first title, the World Featherweight title, with a 15-round decision over Benny Bass on February 10, 1928. He defended the title once and then went up in weight and challenged World Lightweight Champion Sammy Mandell, losing by a decision in ten rounds. In 1930, Mandell was knocked out in the first round by Al Singer and lost his title and Canzoneri, who had already beaten Singer by a ten-round decision before, challenged Singer for the title on November 14, 1930, knocking him out in the first round to become a two division world champion. In defeat, Singer made history by becoming the first man, and only man up until John Mugabi, to both win and lose the title by knockout in the first round.
Three-division world champion
editCanzoneri's first defense was a unification of sorts: He faced World Light Welterweight champion Jack Kid Berg, who was putting his title on the line and trying to take Canzoneri's lightweight crown. Canzoneri became a three-division world champion by knocking Berg out in the third round on April 24, 1931.[4] Canzoneri, Barney Ross and Henry Armstrong were the only boxing champions in history allowed to hold two or more world titles simultaneously. (Sugar Ray Leonard became both the vacant World Super Middleweight and the World Light Heavyweight Champion in one night in 1988, but he could keep only one and chose to keep the Super Middleweight title.)
Regaining the light welterweight title
editCanzoneri lost his world Light Welterweight Championship to Johnny Jadick and he lost to Jadick again in a rematch. Meanwhile, Canzoneri kept retaining his lightweight belt, defending it against the likes of Billy Petrolle and his brother Frankie Petrolle.
Jadick lost his belt to Battling Shaw and Canzoneri once again challenged for the World Light Welterweight title while keeping his Lightweight title. He beat Shaw by decision and recovered the world Light Welterweight Championship. In his next bout, versus Ross, he lost both belts when Ross beat him by a ten-round decision. There was an immediate rematch and Ross won again, this time by decision in 15.
Regaining the lightweight title
editOn May 10, 1935, he fought for the world lightweight title against Lou Ambers. Canzoneri won the World Lightweight title by outpointing Ambers over 15 rounds. After successfully defending his Lightweight title once, he lost it again in a rematch with Ambers by a 15-round decision. There was a rubber match between the two and Ambers once again won a decision in 15 rounds.
Later career
editCanzoneri went on boxing professionally until 1939, but he never again challenged for a world title. Among other world champions that he beat were Frankie Klick, Baby Arizmendi, Jimmy McLarnin and Kid Chocolate.
Canzoneri had a record of 137 wins, 24 losses, 10 draws and 3 no decisions (Newspaper Decisions: 4-0-0). During his era, many states and countries still had no scoring on boxing fights, so each time a fight would go the scheduled number of rounds without a knockout, no decision would be made as to the winner. Newspapers, however, would fill this gap, giving their own opinion of which boxer had won the fight. He had 44 knockouts, and only one loss by knockout. Canzoneri was managed by Sammy Goldman.
He died of a heart attack in Manhattan at the age of 51.[5] He is a member of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame.
Professional boxing record
editAll information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[6] unless otherwise stated.
Official record
edit| 175 fights | 137 wins | 24 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 44 | 1 |
| By decision | 93 | 22 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 10 | |
| Newspaper decisions/draws | 4 | |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | Loss | 137–24–10 (4) | Al Bummy Davis | TKO | 3 (10) | Nov 1, 1939 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 174 | Win | 137–23–10 (4) | Eddie Brink | PTS | 8 | Sep 19, 1939 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 173 | Win | 136–23–10 (4) | Gerald D'Elia | PTS | 8 | Aug 26, 1939 | Thompson's Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 172 | Win | 135–23–10 (4) | Frankie Wallace | PTS | 8 | Aug 18, 1939 | Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 171 | Win | 134–23–10 (4) | Joe De Jesus | PTS | 8 | Aug 3, 1939 | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 170 | Win | 133–23–10 (4) | Ambrose Logan | PTS | 8 | Jul 17, 1939 | Coney Island Velodrome, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 169 | Win | 132–23–10 (4) | Joe De Jesus | PTS | 8 | Jul 6, 1939 | Woodcliff Park, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. | |
| 168 | Loss | 131–23–10 (4) | Harris Blake | PTS | 10 | Jun 5, 1939 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 167 | Draw | 131–22–10 (4) | Nick Camarata | SD | 10 | May 15, 1939 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 166 | Loss | 131–22–9 (4) | Jimmy Tygh | SD | 10 | May 1, 1939 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 165 | Draw | 131–21–9 (4) | Jimmy Vaughn | PTS | 10 | Apr 11, 1939 | New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 164 | Loss | 131–21–8 (4) | Eddie Brink | SD | 10 | Mar 28, 1939 | Hippodrome, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 163 | Win | 131–20–8 (4) | Eddie Brink | PTS | 8 | Mar 7, 1939 | New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 162 | Win | 130–20–8 (4) | Bobby Pacho | PTS | 10 | Feb 7, 1939 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 161 | Win | 129–20–8 (4) | Everett Simington | TKO | 3 (10) | Jan 31, 1939 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 160 | Win | 128–20–8 (4) | Joe Govras | TKO | 2 (10) | Jan 27, 1939 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 159 | Win | 127–20–8 (4) | Wally Hally | UD | 10 | Jan 19, 1939 | City Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| 158 | Win | 126–20–8 (4) | Eddie Zivic | PTS | 10 | Dec 30, 1938 | Hippodrome, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 157 | Win | 125–20–8 (4) | Jimmy Murray | PTS | 8 | Dec 1, 1938 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 156 | Win | 124–20–8 (4) | Howard Scott | MD | 8 | Nov 22, 1938 | New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 155 | Win | 124–20–8 (4) | Al Dunbard | KO | 3 (10) | Nov 1, 1938 | Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 154 | Win | 123–20–8 (4) | Howard Scott | PTS | 8 | Oct 26, 1938 | Braddock Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 153 | Loss | 122–20–8 (4) | Eddie Zivic | MD | 10 | Oct 17, 1938 | Town Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 152 | Loss | 122–19–8 (4) | Lou Ambers | UD | 15 | May 7, 1937 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 151 | Win | 121–18–8 (4) | Joey Zodda | KO | 7 (10) | Apr 24, 1937 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 150 | Win | 120–18–8 (4) | Frankie Wallace | PTS | 8 | Apr 13, 1937 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 149 | Win | 119–18–8 (4) | George Levy | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 5, 1937 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 148 | Loss | 118–18–8 (4) | Jimmy McLarnin | UD | 10 | Oct 5, 1936 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 147 | Loss | 118–17–8 (4) | Lou Ambers | UD | 15 | Sep 3, 1936 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 146 | Win | 118–16–8 (4) | Jimmy McLarnin | UD | 10 | May 8, 1936 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 145 | Win | 117–16–8 (4) | Johnny Jadick | PTS | 10 | Apr 9, 1936 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 144 | Win | 116–16–8 (4) | Steve Halaiko | KO | 2 (8) | Mar 2, 1936 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 143 | Win | 115–16–8 (4) | Billy Hogan | KO | 4 (10) | Feb 15, 1936 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 142 | Win | 114–16–8 (4) | Tootsie Bashara | TKO | 3 (10) | Jan 30, 1936 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 141 | Win | 113–16–8 (4) | Midget Mexico | TKO | 9 (10) | Jan 22, 1936 | Star Casino, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 140 | Win | 112–16–8 (4) | Al Roth | UD | 15 | Oct 4, 1935 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 139 | Win | 111–16–8 (4) | Joe Ghnouly | UD | 10 | Sep 13, 1935 | Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 138 | Win | 110–16–8 (4) | Frankie Klick | PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1935 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 137 | Win | 109–16–8 (4) | Bobby Pacho | PTS | 10 | Jul 25, 1935 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 136 | Win | 108–16–8 (4) | Frankie Klick | SD | 12 | Jun 10, 1935 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. | |
| 135 | Win | 107–16–8 (4) | Lou Ambers | UD | 15 | May 10, 1935 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won vacant NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 134 | Win | 106–16–8 (4) | Eddie Zivic | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 25, 1935 | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 133 | Win | 105–16–8 (4) | Chuck Woods | UD | 10 | Mar 15, 1935 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 132 | Loss | 104–16–8 (4) | Chuck Woods | PTS | 10 | Feb 26, 1935 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 131 | Win | 104–15–8 (4) | Leo Rodak | UD | 10 | Jan 31, 1935 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 130 | Win | 103–15–8 (4) | Honeyboy Hughes | PTS | 10 | Jan 21, 1935 | Convention Hall, Utica, New York, U.S. | |
| 129 | Win | 102–15–8 (4) | Eddie Ran | KO | 2 (10) | Jan 7, 1935 | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 128 | Win | 101–15–8 (4) | Harry Dublinsky | PTS | 10 | Sep 26, 1934 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 127 | Loss | 100–15–8 (4) | Harry Dublinsky | PTS | 10 | Aug 29, 1934 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 126 | Win | 100–14–8 (4) | Frankie Klick | TKO | 9 (10) | Jun 28, 1934 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 125 | Win | 99–14–8 (4) | Baby Arizmendi | PTS | 10 | Mar 13, 1934 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 124 | Win | 98–14–8 (4) | Pete Nebo | PTS | 12 | Mar 1, 1934 | Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 123 | Win | 97–14–8 (4) | Cleto Locatelli | MD | 12 | Feb 2, 1934 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 122 | Win | 96–14–8 (4) | Cleto Locatelli | UD | 10 | Dec 15, 1933 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 121 | Win | 95–14–8 (4) | Cecil Payne | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 4, 1933 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 120 | Win | 94–14–8 (4) | Kid Chocolate | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 24, 1933 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 119 | Win | 93–14–8 (4) | Frankie Klick | UD | 10 | Oct 28, 1933 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 118 | Loss | 92–14–8 (4) | Barney Ross | SD | 15 | Sep 12, 1933 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles; For world light-welterweight title |
| 117 | Loss | 92–13–8 (4) | Barney Ross | MD | 10 | Jun 23, 1933 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles; Lost world light-welterweight title |
| 116 | Win | 92–12–8 (4) | Battling Shaw | UD | 10 | May 21, 1933 | Heinemann Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Won world light-welterweight title |
| 115 | Loss | 91–12–8 (4) | Wesley Ramey | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1933 | Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 114 | Win | 91–11–8 (4) | Pete Nebo | PTS | 10 | Feb 23, 1933 | Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 113 | Win | 90–11–8 (4) | Billy Townsend | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 3, 1933 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 112 | Win | 89–11–8 (4) | Billy Petrolle | UD | 15 | Nov 4, 1932 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 111 | Win | 88–11–8 (4) | Frankie Petrolle | KO | 3 (10) | Oct 12, 1932 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 110 | Win | 87–11–8 (4) | Lew Kirsch | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 29, 1932 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 109 | Loss | 86–11–8 (4) | Johnny Jadick | SD | 10 | Jul 18, 1932 | Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | For NBA light-welterweight title |
| 108 | Win | 86–10–8 (4) | Harry Dublinsky | SD | 10 | Jun 16, 1932 | Sparta Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 107 | Win | 85–10–8 (4) | Battling Gizzy | PTS | 5 (10) | May 23, 1932 | Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 106 | Win | 84–10–8 (4) | Ray Kiser | UD | 10 | Apr 4, 1932 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 105 | Win | 83–10–8 (4) | Lew Massey | UD | 10 | Feb 15, 1932 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 104 | Loss | 82–10–8 (4) | Johnny Jadick | UD | 10 | Jan 18, 1932 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Lost NBA light-welterweight title |
| 103 | Win | 82–9–8 (4) | Kid Chocolate | SD | 15 | Nov 20, 1931 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 102 | Win | 81–9–8 (4) | Philly Griffin | UD | 10 | Oct 29, 1931 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NBA light-welterweight title |
| 101 | Win | 80–9–8 (4) | Jack Kid Berg | UD | 15 | Sep 10, 1931 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles; For NBA light-welterweight title |
| 100 | Win | 79–9–8 (4) | Cecil Payne | PTS | 10 | Jul 13, 1931 | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NBA light-welterweight title |
| 99 | Win | 78–9–8 (4) | Herman Perlick | PTS | 10 | Jun 25, 1931 | White City Stadium, West Haven, Connecticut, USA | |
| 98 | Win | 77–9–8 (4) | Jack Kid Berg | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 24, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles; Won NBA light-welterweight title |
| 97 | Win | 76–9–8 (4) | Tommy Grogan | PTS | 10 | Mar 23, 1931 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 96 | Loss | 75–9–8 (4) | Sammy Fuller | UD | 10 | Mar 6, 1931 | Boston Garden, Boston, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 95 | Win | 75–8–8 (4) | Joey Kaufman | TKO | 1 (10) | Feb 25, 1931 | Hollywood Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 94 | Win | 74–8–8 (4) | Johnny Farr | NWS | 10 | Jan 26, 1931 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 93 | Win | 74–8–8 (3) | Al Singer | KO | 1 (15) | Nov 14, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 92 | Loss | 73–8–8 (3) | Billy Petrolle | PTS | 10 | Sep 11, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 91 | Win | 73–7–8 (3) | Goldie Hess | PTS | 10 | Aug 28, 1930 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 90 | Win | 72–7–8 (3) | Benny Bass | UD | 10 | Jul 21, 1930 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 89 | Win | 71–7–8 (3) | Tommy Grogan | PTS | 10 | Jun 24, 1930 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 88 | Win | 70–7–8 (3) | Joe Glick | PTS | 10 | Jun 4, 1930 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 87 | Win | 69–7–8 (3) | Johnny Farr | PTS | 10 | May 14, 1930 | Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 86 | Win | 68–7–8 (3) | Harry Carlton | UD | 10 | May 5, 1930 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 85 | Win | 67–7–8 (3) | Frankie LaFay | TKO | 1 (10) | Apr 8, 1930 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 84 | Win | 66–7–8 (3) | Steve Smith | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 1, 1930 | Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 83 | Win | 65–7–8 (3) | Stanislaus Loayza | UD | 10 | Mar 14, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 82 | Win | 64–7–8 (3) | Solly Ritz | TKO | 1 (10) | Mar 4, 1930 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 81 | Loss | 63–7–8 (3) | Jack Kid Berg | SD | 10 | Jan 17, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 80 | Win | 63–6–8 (3) | Stanislaus Loayza | UD | 10 | Oct 30, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 79 | Win | 62–6–8 (3) | Johnny Farr | PTS | 10 | Oct 18, 1929 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 78 | Win | 61–6–8 (3) | Eddie Mack | TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 27, 1929 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 77 | Win | 60–6–8 (3) | Eddie Wolfe | PTS | 10 | Sep 20, 1929 | Heinemann Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 76 | Loss | 59–6–8 (3) | Sammy Mandell | SD | 10 | Aug 2, 1929 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 75 | Win | 59–5–8 (3) | Phil McGraw | PTS | 10 | Jul 9, 1929 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 74 | Win | 58–5–8 (3) | Ignacio Fernandez | PTS | 10 | Jun 4, 1929 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 73 | Win | 57–5–8 (3) | André Routis | UD | 10 | May 10, 1929 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 72 | Win | 56–5–8 (3) | Sammy Dorfman | PTS | 10 | Apr 26, 1929 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 71 | Win | 55–5–8 (3) | Cowboy Eddie Anderson | NWS | 10 | Apr 9, 1929 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| 70 | Win | 55–5–8 (2) | Cecil Payne | PTS | 10 | Mar 8, 1929 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 69 | Win | 54–5–8 (2) | Ignacio Fernandez | UD | 10 | Feb 26, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 68 | Win | 53–5–8 (2) | Joey Sangor | TKO | 7 (10) | Feb 6, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 67 | Win | 52–5–8 (2) | Armando Santiago | KO | 5 (10) | Jan 18, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 66 | Draw | 51–5–8 (2) | Al Singer | MD | 10 | Dec 14, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 65 | Win | 51–5–7 (2) | Chick Suggs | KO | 6 (10) | Dec 8, 1928 | Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 64 | Win | 50–5–7 (2) | Gaston Charles | PTS | 10 | Oct 29, 1928 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 63 | Loss | 49–5–7 (2) | André Routis | SD | 15 | Sep 28, 1928 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles |
| 62 | Win | 49–4–7 (2) | Bobby Garcia | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 28, 1928 | Velodrome, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 61 | Loss | 48–4–7 (2) | Harry Blitman | PTS | 10 | Jun 27, 1928 | Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 60 | Win | 48–3–7 (2) | Vic Foley | PTS | 10 | Jun 13, 1928 | Baseball Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 59 | Win | 47–3–7 (2) | Claude Wilson | TKO | 1 (10) | May 28, 1928 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 58 | Win | 46–3–7 (2) | Pete Passifiume | PTS | 4 | Feb 23, 1928 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 45–3–7 (2) | Benny Bass | SD | 15 | Feb 10, 1928 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles; Won NBA featherweight title |
| 56 | Draw | 44–3–7 (2) | Pete Nebo | SD | 10 | Jan 30, 1928 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 44–3–6 (2) | Bud Taylor | UD | 10 | Dec 30, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 43–3–6 (2) | Ignacio Fernandez | UD | 10 | Dec 1, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 53 | Win | 42–3–6 (2) | Vicent DiLeo | TKO | 1 (4) | Nov 22, 1927 | Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 52 | Win | 41–3–6 (2) | Billy Henry | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 7, 1927 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 40–3–6 (2) | Johnny Dundee | UD | 15 | Oct 24, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won vacant NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles |
| 50 | Win | 39–3–6 (2) | Tommy Ryan | PTS | 10 | Oct 3, 1927 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 49 | Loss | 38–3–6 (2) | Cowboy Eddie Anderson | DQ | 3 (10) | Sep 2, 1927 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 48 | Win | 38–2–6 (2) | Joe Rivers | NWS | 10 | Aug 25, 1927 | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | |
| 47 | Win | 38–2–6 (1) | Pete Sarmiento | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 17, 1927 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 37–2–6 (1) | Cowboy Eddie Anderson | PTS | 10 | Aug 9, 1927 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 36–2–6 (1) | California Joe Lynch | PTS | 10 | Jul 27, 1927 | Olympic Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 44 | Loss | 35–2–6 (1) | Bud Taylor | UD | 10 | Jun 24, 1927 | Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | For NBA bantamweight title |
| 43 | Win | 35–1–6 (1) | Ray Rychell | TKO | 7 (10) | May 3, 1927 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 34–1–6 (1) | Harold Smith | TKO | 3 (10) | Apr 24, 1927 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 41 | Draw | 33–1–6 (1) | Vic Burrone | PTS | 10 | Apr 18, 1927 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 40 | Draw | 33–1–5 (1) | Bud Taylor | PTS | 10 | Mar 26, 1927 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | For vacant NBA bantamweight title |
| 39 | Win | 33–1–4 (1) | California Joe Lynch | PTS | 10 | Mar 7, 1927 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 32–1–4 (1) | Johnny Green | PTS | 8 | Feb 4, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 31–1–4 (1) | Vic Burrone | PTS | 10 | Jan 22, 1927 | Manhattan Casino, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 36 | Draw | 30–1–4 (1) | Joe Ryder | PTS | 10 | Jan 12, 1927 | Manhattan Casino, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 35 | Win | 30–1–3 (1) | Bushy Graham | PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1926 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 29–1–3 (1) | André Routis | PTS | 12 | Nov 22, 1926 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 28–1–3 (1) | Enrique Savaardo | TKO | 5 (10) | Nov 13, 1926 | Walker A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 32 | Loss | 27–1–3 (1) | Davey Abad | PTS | 10 | Nov 6, 1926 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 27–0–3 (1) | Benny Hall | PTS | 6 | Oct 5, 1926 | Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 26–0–3 (1) | George Marks | PTS | 6 | Sep 20, 1926 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 29 | Draw | 25–0–3 (1) | Georgie Mack | PTS | 6 | Aug 28, 1926 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 25–0–2 (1) | Buck Josephs | PTS | 6 | Aug 14, 1926 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 24–0–2 (1) | Young Montreal | PTS | 6 | Aug 9, 1926 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 23–0–2 (1) | Manny Wexler | KO | 5 (6) | Jul 26, 1926 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 22–0–2 (1) | Archie Bell | TKO | 5 (6) | Jun 25, 1926 | Coney Island Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 21–0–2 (1) | Willie Suess | PTS | 6 | Jun 21, 1926 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 20–0–2 (1) | Sonny Smith | PTS | 6 | Jun 16, 1926 | Golden City Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 19–0–2 (1) | Sammy Nable | TKO | 5 (6) | May 28, 1926 | Coney Island Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 21 | Draw | 18–0–2 (1) | Benny Hall | PTS | 6 | May 8, 1926 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 20 | Draw | 18–0–1 (1) | Mike Esposito | PTS | 4 | Mar 25, 1926 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 18–0 (1) | Tommy Milton | PTS | 6 | Mar 20, 1926 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 17–0 (1) | Jacinto Valdez | PTS | 4 | Mar 11, 1926 | Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 16–0 (1) | Bobby Wolgast | PTS | 6 | Mar 6, 1926 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 15–0 (1) | Al Scorda | PTS | 4 | Feb 18, 1926 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 14–0 (1) | Romeo Vaughn | PTS | 6 | Feb 13, 1926 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0 (1) | Mickey Lewis | PTS | 4 | Jan 26, 1926 | Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0 (1) | Kid Rash | PTS | 4 | Jan 21, 1926 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0 (1) | George Nickfor | TKO | 4 (6) | Jan 13, 1926 | Manhattan Casino, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0 (1) | Danny Terris | KO | 4 (4) | Dec 23, 1925 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0 (1) | Danny Terris | PTS | 6 | Dec 7, 1925 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0 (1) | Ralph Nischo | PTS | 4 | Nov 26, 1925 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0 (1) | Harry Brandon | PTS | 4 | Nov 12, 1925 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0 (1) | Henry Molinari | KO | 1 (6) | Nov 7, 1925 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0 (1) | Johnny Huber | PTS | 6 | Oct 10, 1925 | Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0 (1) | Paulie Porter | KO | 5 (6) | Sep 12, 1925 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 3–0 (1) | Henry Usse | PTS | 6 | Aug 22, 1925 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 2–0 (1) | Henry Usse | PTS | 6 | Aug 8, 1925 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 1–0 (1) | Ray Cummings | NWS | 4 | Aug 5, 1925 | Bayonne Stadium, Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jack Grodner | KO | 1 (4) | Jul 24, 1925 | Arena, Rockaway Beach, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Unofficial record
edit| 175 fights | 141 wins | 24 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 44 | 1 |
| By decision | 97 | 22 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 10 | |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | Loss | 141–24–10 | Al Bummy Davis | TKO | 3 (10) | Nov 1, 1939 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 174 | Win | 141–23–10 | Eddie Brink | PTS | 8 | Sep 19, 1939 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 173 | Win | 140–23–10 | Gerald D'Elia | PTS | 8 | Aug 26, 1939 | Thompson's Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 172 | Win | 139–23–10 | Frankie Wallace | PTS | 8 | Aug 18, 1939 | Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 171 | Win | 138–23–10 | Joe De Jesus | PTS | 8 | Aug 3, 1939 | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 170 | Win | 137–23–10 | Ambrose Logan | PTS | 8 | Jul 17, 1939 | Coney Island Velodrome, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 169 | Win | 136–23–10 | Joe De Jesus | PTS | 8 | Jul 6, 1939 | Woodcliff Park, Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. | |
| 168 | Loss | 135–23–10 | Harris Blake | PTS | 10 | Jun 5, 1939 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 167 | Draw | 135–22–10 | Nick Camarata | SD | 10 | May 15, 1939 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 166 | Loss | 135–22–9 | Jimmy Tygh | SD | 10 | May 1, 1939 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 165 | Draw | 135–21–9 | Jimmy Vaughn | PTS | 10 | Apr 11, 1939 | New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 164 | Loss | 135–21–8 | Eddie Brink | SD | 10 | Mar 28, 1939 | Hippodrome, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 163 | Win | 135–20–8 | Eddie Brink | PTS | 8 | Mar 7, 1939 | New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 162 | Win | 134–20–8 | Bobby Pacho | PTS | 10 | Feb 7, 1939 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 161 | Win | 133–20–8 | Everett Simington | TKO | 3 (10) | Jan 31, 1939 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 160 | Win | 132–20–8 | Joe Govras | TKO | 2 (10) | Jan 27, 1939 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 159 | Win | 131–20–8 | Wally Hally | UD | 10 | Jan 19, 1939 | City Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |
| 158 | Win | 130–20–8 | Eddie Zivic | PTS | 10 | Dec 30, 1938 | Hippodrome, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 157 | Win | 129–20–8 | Jimmy Murray | PTS | 8 | Dec 1, 1938 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 156 | Win | 128–20–8 | Howard Scott | MD | 8 | Nov 22, 1938 | New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 155 | Win | 127–20–8 | Al Dunbard | KO | 3 (10) | Nov 1, 1938 | Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 154 | Win | 126–20–8 | Howard Scott | PTS | 8 | Oct 26, 1938 | Braddock Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 153 | Loss | 125–20–8 | Eddie Zivic | MD | 10 | Oct 17, 1938 | Town Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 152 | Loss | 125–19–8 | Lou Ambers | UD | 15 | May 7, 1937 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 151 | Win | 125–18–8 | Joey Zodda | KO | 7 (10) | Apr 24, 1937 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 150 | Win | 124–18–8 | Frankie Wallace | PTS | 8 | Apr 13, 1937 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 149 | Win | 123–18–8 | George Levy | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 5, 1937 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 148 | Loss | 122–18–8 | Jimmy McLarnin | UD | 10 | Oct 5, 1936 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 147 | Loss | 122–17–8 | Lou Ambers | UD | 15 | Sep 3, 1936 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 146 | Win | 122–16–8 | Jimmy McLarnin | UD | 10 | May 8, 1936 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 145 | Win | 121–16–8 | Johnny Jadick | PTS | 10 | Apr 9, 1936 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 144 | Win | 120–16–8 | Steve Halaiko | KO | 2 (8) | Mar 2, 1936 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 143 | Win | 119–16–8 | Billy Hogan | KO | 4 (10) | Feb 15, 1936 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 142 | Win | 118–16–8 | Tootsie Bashara | TKO | 3 (10) | Jan 30, 1936 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 141 | Win | 117–16–8 | Midget Mexico | TKO | 9 (10) | Jan 22, 1936 | Star Casino, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 140 | Win | 116–16–8 | Al Roth | UD | 15 | Oct 4, 1935 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 139 | Win | 115–16–8 | Joe Ghnouly | UD | 10 | Sep 13, 1935 | Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 138 | Win | 114–16–8 | Frankie Klick | PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1935 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 137 | Win | 113–16–8 | Bobby Pacho | PTS | 10 | Jul 25, 1935 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 136 | Win | 112–16–8 | Frankie Klick | SD | 12 | Jun 10, 1935 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. | |
| 135 | Win | 111–16–8 | Lou Ambers | UD | 15 | May 10, 1935 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won vacant NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 134 | Win | 110–16–8 | Eddie Zivic | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 25, 1935 | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 133 | Win | 109–16–8 | Chuck Woods | UD | 10 | Mar 15, 1935 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 132 | Loss | 108–16–8 | Chuck Woods | PTS | 10 | Feb 26, 1935 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 131 | Win | 108–15–8 | Leo Rodak | UD | 10 | Jan 31, 1935 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 130 | Win | 107–15–8 | Honeyboy Hughes | PTS | 10 | Jan 21, 1935 | Convention Hall, Utica, New York, U.S. | |
| 129 | Win | 106–15–8 | Eddie Ran | KO | 2 (10) | Jan 7, 1935 | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 128 | Win | 105–15–8 | Harry Dublinsky | PTS | 10 | Sep 26, 1934 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 127 | Loss | 104–15–8 | Harry Dublinsky | PTS | 10 | Aug 29, 1934 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 126 | Win | 104–14–8 | Frankie Klick | TKO | 9 (10) | Jun 28, 1934 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 125 | Win | 103–14–8 | Baby Arizmendi | PTS | 10 | Mar 13, 1934 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 124 | Win | 102–14–8 | Pete Nebo | PTS | 12 | Mar 1, 1934 | Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |
| 123 | Win | 101–14–8 | Cleto Locatelli | MD | 12 | Feb 2, 1934 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 122 | Win | 100–14–8 | Cleto Locatelli | UD | 10 | Dec 15, 1933 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 121 | Win | 99–14–8 | Cecil Payne | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 4, 1933 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 120 | Win | 98–14–8 | Kid Chocolate | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 24, 1933 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 119 | Win | 97–14–8 | Frankie Klick | UD | 10 | Oct 28, 1933 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 118 | Loss | 96–14–8 | Barney Ross | SD | 15 | Sep 12, 1933 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles; For world light-welterweight title |
| 117 | Loss | 96–13–8 | Barney Ross | MD | 10 | Jun 23, 1933 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles; Lost world light-welterweight title |
| 116 | Win | 96–12–8 | Battling Shaw | UD | 10 | May 21, 1933 | Heinemann Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Won world light-welterweight title |
| 115 | Loss | 95–12–8 | Wesley Ramey | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1933 | Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 114 | Win | 95–11–8 | Pete Nebo | PTS | 10 | Feb 23, 1933 | Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 113 | Win | 94–11–8 | Billy Townsend | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 3, 1933 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 112 | Win | 93–11–8 | Billy Petrolle | UD | 15 | Nov 4, 1932 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 111 | Win | 92–11–8 | Frankie Petrolle | KO | 3 (10) | Oct 12, 1932 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 110 | Win | 91–11–8 | Lew Kirsch | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 29, 1932 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 109 | Loss | 90–11–8 | Johnny Jadick | SD | 10 | Jul 18, 1932 | Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | For NBA light-welterweight title |
| 108 | Win | 90–10–8 | Harry Dublinsky | SD | 10 | Jun 16, 1932 | Sparta Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 107 | Win | 89–10–8 | Battling Gizzy | PTS | 5 (10) | May 23, 1932 | Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 106 | Win | 88–10–8 | Ray Kiser | UD | 10 | Apr 4, 1932 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 105 | Win | 87–10–8 | Lew Massey | UD | 10 | Feb 15, 1932 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 104 | Loss | 86–10–8 | Johnny Jadick | UD | 10 | Jan 18, 1932 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Lost NBA light-welterweight title |
| 103 | Win | 86–9–8 | Kid Chocolate | SD | 15 | Nov 20, 1931 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 102 | Win | 85–9–8 | Philly Griffin | UD | 10 | Oct 29, 1931 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NBA light-welterweight title |
| 101 | Win | 84–9–8 | Jack Kid Berg | UD | 15 | Sep 10, 1931 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles; Retained NBA light-welterweight title |
| 100 | Win | 83–9–8 | Cecil Payne | PTS | 10 | Jul 13, 1931 | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NBA light-welterweight title |
| 99 | Win | 82–9–8 | Herman Perlick | PTS | 10 | Jun 25, 1931 | White City Stadium, West Haven, Connecticut, USA | |
| 98 | Win | 81–9–8 | Jack Kid Berg | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 24, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles; Won NBA light-welterweight title |
| 97 | Win | 80–9–8 | Tommy Grogan | PTS | 10 | Mar 23, 1931 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 96 | Loss | 79–9–8 | Sammy Fuller | UD | 10 | Mar 6, 1931 | Boston Garden, Boston, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 95 | Win | 79–8–8 | Joey Kaufman | TKO | 1 (10) | Feb 25, 1931 | Hollywood Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 94 | Win | 78–8–8 | Johnny Farr | NWS | 10 | Jan 26, 1931 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 93 | Win | 77–8–8 | Al Singer | KO | 1 (15) | Nov 14, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 92 | Loss | 76–8–8 | Billy Petrolle | PTS | 10 | Sep 11, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 91 | Win | 76–7–8 | Goldie Hess | PTS | 10 | Aug 28, 1930 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 90 | Win | 75–7–8 | Benny Bass | UD | 10 | Jul 21, 1930 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 89 | Win | 74–7–8 | Tommy Grogan | PTS | 10 | Jun 24, 1930 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 88 | Win | 73–7–8 | Joe Glick | PTS | 10 | Jun 4, 1930 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 87 | Win | 72–7–8 | Johnny Farr | PTS | 10 | May 14, 1930 | Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 86 | Win | 71–7–8 | Harry Carlton | UD | 10 | May 5, 1930 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 85 | Win | 70–7–8 | Frankie LaFay | TKO | 1 (10) | Apr 8, 1930 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 84 | Win | 69–7–8 | Steve Smith | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 1, 1930 | Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 83 | Win | 68–7–8 | Stanislaus Loayza | UD | 10 | Mar 14, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 82 | Win | 67–7–8 | Solly Ritz | TKO | 1 (10) | Mar 4, 1930 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 81 | Loss | 66–7–8 | Jack Kid Berg | SD | 10 | Jan 17, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 80 | Win | 66–6–8 | Stanislaus Loayza | UD | 10 | Oct 30, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 79 | Win | 65–6–8 | Johnny Farr | PTS | 10 | Oct 18, 1929 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 78 | Win | 64–6–8 | Eddie Mack | TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 27, 1929 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 77 | Win | 63–6–8 | Eddie Wolfe | PTS | 10 | Sep 20, 1929 | Heinemann Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 76 | Loss | 62–6–8 | Sammy Mandell | SD | 10 | Aug 2, 1929 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 75 | Win | 62–5–8 | Phil McGraw | PTS | 10 | Jul 9, 1929 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 74 | Win | 61–5–8 | Ignacio Fernandez | PTS | 10 | Jun 4, 1929 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 73 | Win | 60–5–8 | André Routis | UD | 10 | May 10, 1929 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 72 | Win | 59–5–8 | Sammy Dorfman | PTS | 10 | Apr 26, 1929 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 71 | Win | 58–5–8 | Cowboy Eddie Anderson | NWS | 10 | Apr 9, 1929 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| 70 | Win | 57–5–8 | Cecil Payne | PTS | 10 | Mar 8, 1929 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 69 | Win | 56–5–8 | Ignacio Fernandez | UD | 10 | Feb 26, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 68 | Win | 55–5–8 | Joey Sangor | TKO | 7 (10) | Feb 6, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 67 | Win | 54–5–8 | Armando Santiago | KO | 5 (10) | Jan 18, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 66 | Draw | 53–5–8 | Al Singer | MD | 10 | Dec 14, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 65 | Win | 53–5–7 | Chick Suggs | KO | 6 (10) | Dec 8, 1928 | Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 64 | Win | 52–5–7 | Gaston Charles | PTS | 10 | Oct 29, 1928 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 63 | Loss | 51–5–7 | André Routis | SD | 15 | Sep 28, 1928 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles |
| 62 | Win | 51–4–7 | Bobby Garcia | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 28, 1928 | Velodrome, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 61 | Loss | 50–4–7 | Harry Blitman | PTS | 10 | Jun 27, 1928 | Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 60 | Win | 50–3–7 | Vic Foley | PTS | 10 | Jun 13, 1928 | Baseball Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 59 | Win | 49–3–7 | Claude Wilson | TKO | 1 (10) | May 28, 1928 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 58 | Win | 48–3–7 | Pete Passifiume | PTS | 4 | Feb 23, 1928 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 47–3–7 | Benny Bass | SD | 15 | Feb 10, 1928 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles; Won NBA featherweight title |
| 56 | Draw | 46–3–7 | Pete Nebo | SD | 10 | Jan 30, 1928 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 46–3–6 | Bud Taylor | UD | 10 | Dec 30, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 45–3–6 | Ignacio Fernandez | UD | 10 | Dec 1, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 53 | Win | 44–3–6 | Vicent DiLeo | TKO | 1 (4) | Nov 22, 1927 | Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 52 | Win | 43–3–6 | Billy Henry | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 7, 1927 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 42–3–6 | Johnny Dundee | UD | 15 | Oct 24, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won vacant NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles |
| 50 | Win | 41–3–6 | Tommy Ryan | PTS | 10 | Oct 3, 1927 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 49 | Loss | 40–3–6 | Cowboy Eddie Anderson | DQ | 3 (10) | Sep 2, 1927 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 48 | Win | 40–2–6 | Joe Rivers | NWS | 10 | Aug 25, 1927 | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | |
| 47 | Win | 39–2–6 | Pete Sarmiento | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 17, 1927 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 38–2–6 | Cowboy Eddie Anderson | PTS | 10 | Aug 9, 1927 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 37–2–6 | California Joe Lynch | PTS | 10 | Jul 27, 1927 | Olympic Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 44 | Loss | 36–2–6 | Bud Taylor | UD | 10 | Jun 24, 1927 | Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | For NBA bantamweight title |
| 43 | Win | 36–1–6 | Ray Rychell | TKO | 7 (10) | May 3, 1927 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 35–1–6 | Harold Smith | TKO | 3 (10) | Apr 24, 1927 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 41 | Draw | 34–1–6 | Vic Burrone | PTS | 10 | Apr 18, 1927 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 40 | Draw | 34–1–5 | Bud Taylor | PTS | 10 | Mar 26, 1927 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | For vacant NBA bantamweight title |
| 39 | Win | 34–1–4 | California Joe Lynch | PTS | 10 | Mar 7, 1927 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 33–1–4 | Johnny Green | PTS | 8 | Feb 4, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 32–1–4 | Vic Burrone | PTS | 10 | Jan 22, 1927 | Manhattan Casino, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 36 | Draw | 31–1–4 | Joe Ryder | PTS | 10 | Jan 12, 1927 | Manhattan Casino, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 35 | Win | 31–1–3 | Bushy Graham | PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1926 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 30–1–3 | André Routis | PTS | 12 | Nov 22, 1926 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 29–1–3 | Enrique Savaardo | TKO | 5 (10) | Nov 13, 1926 | Walker A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 32 | Loss | 28–1–3 | Davey Abad | PTS | 10 | Nov 6, 1926 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 28–0–3 | Benny Hall | PTS | 6 | Oct 5, 1926 | Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 27–0–3 | George Marks | PTS | 6 | Sep 20, 1926 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 29 | Draw | 26–0–3 | Georgie Mack | PTS | 6 | Aug 28, 1926 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 26–0–2 | Buck Josephs | PTS | 6 | Aug 14, 1926 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 25–0–2 | Young Montreal | PTS | 6 | Aug 9, 1926 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 24–0–2 | Manny Wexler | KO | 5 (6) | Jul 26, 1926 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 23–0–2 | Archie Bell | TKO | 5 (6) | Jun 25, 1926 | Coney Island Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 22–0–2 | Willie Suess | PTS | 6 | Jun 21, 1926 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 21–0–2 | Sonny Smith | PTS | 6 | Jun 16, 1926 | Golden City Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 20–0–2 | Sammy Nable | TKO | 5 (6) | May 28, 1926 | Coney Island Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 21 | Draw | 19–0–2 | Benny Hall | PTS | 6 | May 8, 1926 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 20 | Draw | 19–0–1 | Mike Esposito | PTS | 4 | Mar 25, 1926 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Tommy Milton | PTS | 6 | Mar 20, 1926 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Jacinto Valdez | PTS | 4 | Mar 11, 1926 | Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Bobby Wolgast | PTS | 6 | Mar 6, 1926 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Al Scorda | PTS | 4 | Feb 18, 1926 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Romeo Vaughn | PTS | 6 | Feb 13, 1926 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Mickey Lewis | PTS | 4 | Jan 26, 1926 | Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Kid Rash | PTS | 4 | Jan 21, 1926 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | George Nickfor | TKO | 4 (6) | Jan 13, 1926 | Manhattan Casino, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Danny Terris | KO | 4 (4) | Dec 23, 1925 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Danny Terris | PTS | 6 | Dec 7, 1925 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ralph Nischo | PTS | 4 | Nov 26, 1925 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Harry Brandon | PTS | 4 | Nov 12, 1925 | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Henry Molinari | KO | 1 (6) | Nov 7, 1925 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Johnny Huber | PTS | 6 | Oct 10, 1925 | Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Paulie Porter | KO | 5 (6) | Sep 12, 1925 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Henry Usse | PTS | 6 | Aug 22, 1925 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Henry Usse | PTS | 6 | Aug 8, 1925 | Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ray Cummings | NWS | 4 | Aug 5, 1925 | Bayonne Stadium, Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jack Grodner | KO | 1 (4) | Jul 24, 1925 | Arena, Rockaway Beach, New York City, New York, U.S. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bert Sugar's 100 Greatest Fighters List......Give Me Your Opinion!". 12 March 2010.
- ^ http://www.nypl.org/branch/staten/index2.cfm?Trg=1&d1=1391 Staten Island on the Web: Famous Staten Islanders
- ^ Casey, Mike (19 January 2012). "Unforgettable Greatness: Tony Canzoneri". boxing.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-30.
- ^ "Tony Canzoneri - Lineal Junior Welterweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Milestones, Dec. 21, 1959". Time. 1959-12-21. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "BoxRec: Tony Canzoneri".
External links
edit- Boxing record for Tony Canzoneri from BoxRec (registration required)
- Tony Canzoneri at Find a Grave
- Biography at boxingbiographies.co.uk
- Tony Canzoneri - CBZ profile
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- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1936
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine%27s_Annual_Ratings:_Featherweight--1920s
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