Ernest "Tony" Anthony

BORN   February 6 1935; Harlem, New York
HEIGHT 6-1
WEIGHT 151-184 lbs
MANAGER Ernie Braca
TRAINER Jimmy King
RECORD 41-9-1 (30 KO)

Anthony was a quality middleweight-light heavyweight who boxed well and hit well; He was a top contender during 1957-58 and challenged Archie More for the Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

Anthony defeated such men as Yvon Durelle, Archie McBride, Alonzo Johnson, Sonny Ray, Chuck Spieser, Terry Moore, Wilfredo Miro, Claude Chapman, Clarence Hinnant, Troy Johnson and Gordon Wallace

*** AMATEUR BOUTS ***

1951
          -Anthony won the New York Golden Gloves Sub-Novice 135 lbs Championship

1952
          -Anthony won the New York Golden Gloves Open 147 lbs Championship

          -Anthony won the National AAU Welterweight Championship


*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

1952
Nov  5 George Boddie              Cleveland, Oh                    KO  2
Dec 18 Lou Ford                   Louisville, Ky                   KO  1

1953
Jan  8 Goron Perry                Fall River, Ma                   KO  2
Jan 12 Joe Shaw                   Syracuse, NY                     KO  5
Jan 19 Abe Hilliard               Brooklyn, NY                     TK  6
Feb  9 Ronnie Moore               Johnstown, Pa                    KO  2
Feb 11 Al Niang                   Chicago, Il                      KO  1
Feb 19 Jose Contrearas            Fall River, Ma                   TK  4
Mar 16 Miguel Mendevil            Johnstown, Pa                    LT  7
Apr 20 Johnny Brown               Fall River, Ma                   KO  2
Jun  1 Jimmy Champagne            Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
Jun  8 Henry Lee                  Johnstown, Pa                    TK  3
Jul  7 Al Heath                   Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  2
Aug 12 Eddie Dixon                New York, NY                      W  6
Sep 11 Al Warner                  New York, NY                      W  8
Oct 21 Eddie Dixon                New York, NY                      W  6
Oct 29 Tommy Smith                Fall River, Ma                   KO  5
Dec 18 Roy Alston                 New York, NY                     TK  5

1954
Jan  1 Richie Anderson            New York, NY                     TK  4
Feb 25 Jacques Royer-Crecy        Johnstown, Pa                    LT  8
Apr  3 Andy Mayfield              Washington, DC                   KO  2
May  3 Wilfredo Miro              Brooklyn, NY                     TK  2
May 29 Lou King                   Indianapolis, In                 TK  3
Jun 11 Terry Moore                New York, NY                      W  8
Jul 12 Willie Troy                Brooklyn, NY                     LK  4

1955
Apr  4 Said Khelfa                Providence, RI                   TK  3
Jun 14 Claude Chapman             Boston, Ma                       KO  5 
Aug  1 Bobby Boyd                 New York, NY                     LK  3
          -Some sources report "LK 4"
Nov 16 Lloyd Triplett             Chicago, Il                       W  6

1956
Mar  2 Clarence Floyd             New York, NY                     KO  4
Apr 18 Frank McGarry              Chicago, Il                      KO  2
          -Some sources report 4/19/56
Jul 20 Tony Johnson               New York, NY                     TK 10
Oct  5 Clarence Hinnant           Washington, DC                    W 10
Dec  7 Gordon Wallace             New York, NY                     KO  1

1957
Apr  5 Chuck Spieser              Detroit, Mi                      KO  3
Jun 14 Yvon Durelle               Detroit, Mi                       D 10
Sep 20 Archie Moore               Los Angeles, Ca                  LK  7
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

1958
Mar 14 Yvon Durelle               New York, NY                     TK  7
May  5 Artie Miller               New York, NY                     KO  6
Jun 12 Orville Pitts              Milwaukee, Wi                    TK  5
Jul 10 Calvin Brad                Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  1
Sep  3 Archie McBride             Syracuse, NY                      W 10
Oct  3 Archie McBride             Baltimore, Md                    TK  9
Nov 14 Sonny Ray                  New York, NY                      W 10

1959
Jan 30 Reuben Vargas              New York, NY                      L 10
Mar 30 Sonny Ray                  New York, NY                      W 10
May 27 Jesse Bowdry               Chicago, Il                       L 10
Aug 25 Bob Young                  Providence, RI                   TK  8
Sep 18 Alonzo Johnson             Baltimore, Md                     W 10
Oct 23 Billy Hunter               New York, NY                     LT  7

1960
Nov 15 Alonzo Johnson             McKeesport, Pa                   LT  6

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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