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Joey Archibald

BORN   December 6 1915; Providence, Rhode Island
DIED February 3 1998; Pawtucket, Rhode Island
HEIGHT 5-2 1/2
WEIGHT 114-130 lbs
MANAGER Al Weill
TRAINER Charlie Goldman

Archibald was a man of "above average talent" who had nearly 110 bouts and won 56 of his first 69 contests; He was not a power hitter but was a clever, capable man at his peak; He is a prime example of a man who fought long past his prime as evidenced by the fact he won only 4 of his last 31 fights; During his career, he won the Featherweight Championship of the World

Joey defeated such men as Harry Jeffra, Mike Belloise, Leo Rodak, Tony Dupre, Al Mancini, Jerry Mazza, Larry Bolvin, Billy Banks, Ruby Bradley, Phil Siriani, Buddy Grimes and Nicky Jerome

1932
Apr 29 Ernst "Kid" Herbert        Fall River, Ma                    KO  4
May  6 Leo Cass                   Fall River, Ma                    KO  1
May 18 Frankie Smith              Fall River, Ma                    KO  3
Jun  8 Herb Bradley               Woonsocket, Ma                     L  6
Oct 27 Frankie Walsh              Worcester, Ma                      W 10

1933
Jan 11 Bobby Mullins              Fall River, Ma                    KO  1
Jan 16 Herb Bradley               Providence, RI                    KO  3
Jan 18 Ruby Bradley               Fall River, Ma                     L  8
Feb  8 Kid Fortier                Fall River, Ma                    KO  2
          -Some sources report "Kid Forcier" on 2/09/33
Mar  8 Herb Bradley               Fall River, Ma                    KO  3
Mar 15 Buster Nadeau              Fall River, Ma                    KO  4
Apr  5 Frankie Genaro             Fall River, Ma                     L 10
Jun 14 Frankie Walsh              Providence, RI                     W  8
          -Some sources report "Francis Walsh"
Oct 10 Billy Walsh                Providence, RI                    KO  2
Oct 16 Johnny Bangs               New Bedford, Ma                    D 10
Oct 24 Jimmy Lorenzo              Providence, RI                    KO  5
Nov  7 Ruby Bradley               Providence, RI                    KO  7
Dec  5 Johnny Bangs               Providence, RI                     W 10

1934
May 14 Freddie Lattanzio          Holyoke, Ma                       TK  4
          -Some sources report "KO 5"
May 18 Damasco Seda               Providence, RI                    KO  6
May 21 Sixto Escobar              Holyoke, Ma                        L 10
Jul  9 Felipe "Yambo" Andrade     West Springfield, Ma               L  8
Jul 23 Skippy Allen               West Springfield, Ma              KO  3
          -Some sources report "KO 5"
Aug 13 Jimmy Doyle                West Springfield, Ma              TK  2
          -Some sources report "Jim Lynch"
Sep 17 Dick Welsh                 Holyoke, Ma                        D  8
Sep 19 Frankie Martin             Montreal, Quebec, Canada           L 10
Nov 23 Frankie McKenna            Fall River, Ma                     W  8
Nov 30 Frankie McKenna            Fall River, Ma                     W  8
Dec 12 Herb "Baby" Cormier        Providence, RI                    KO  5

1935
Mar 14 Petey Dixon                Fall River, RI                    KO  4
          -Some sources report "Providence, RI"
Apr 24 Jose Santos                Providence, RI                     D  8
May 10 Joe Brown                  New York, NY                      KO  2
May 28 Sixto Escobar              New York, NY                      LT  6
Jul 30 Jimmy Martin               Brooklyn, NY                       W  8
          -Some sources report 6/14/35
Aug  6 Johnny Bangs               Bronx, NY                          W  6
          -Some sources report 7/05/35
Sep 10 Jose Santos                Poughkeespie, NY                   W  8
Sep 26 Johnny Mauro               Long Island City, NY               L  8
          -Some sources report 10/12/35
Nov 15 Indian Quintana            New York, NY                       W  8
Dec  1 Johnny Bangs               New York, NY                      KO  6

1936
Feb  4 Jose Santos                Brooklyn, NY                      TK  2
          -Some sources report 4/27/36
Mar 10 Johnny Mirabella           Brooklyn, NY                       W  6
          -Some sources report 3/17/36
Mar 24 Phil Siriani               Bronx, NY                          W  6
Apr 21 Lou Camps                  Bronx, NY                          L  8
Jun  1 Katsumi Morioka            Utica, NY                          W  8
          -Some sources report "New York, NY"
Jun 18 Johnny Cabello             Middletown, NY                    LK  2
          -Some sources report 6/25/36
Jul 28 Nat Litfin                 Bronx, NY                          L  8
          -Some sources report "L 10"
Oct 26 Joey Wach                  New York, NY                       W  6
          -Some sources report 10/28/36
Nov 26 Biff Lemieaux              Roxbury, Ma                        W 12

1937
Jan  8 Joe Bottom                 Syracuse, NY                      KO  2
Jan 28 Biff Lemieaux              Roxbury, Ma                        W 12
          -Some sources report "New Bedford, Ma"
Feb 10 Cyril Joseph               New York, NY                       W  6
Apr  5 Aurel Toma                 New York, NY                       L  8
Apr 19 Tony Dupre                 Providence, RI                    LF  4
          -Some sources report "LF 6"
May  3 Buddy Grimes               Washington, DC                     W  8
May 17 Laurence Gunn              Washington, DC                    KO  6
Jun  2 Ray Ingram                 Washington, DC                    TK  7
          -Some sources report "KO 5"
Jun 23 Nicky Jerome               Washington, DC                    KO 10
Jul 21 Harry Gentile              Washington, DC                    TK  6
Aug  2 Lou Gevinson               Washington, DC                    TK  8
Sep  1 Joey Marciente             Washington, DC                    TK  4
Dec 10 Biff Lemieaux              Washington, DC                     W 10

1938
Mar  7 Johnny Maribella           Washington, DC                    TK  9
Mar 14 Sammy Crocetti             Providence, RI                     W 10
Mar 28 John Schibelli             Washington, DC                    KO  2
Jul 11 Mike Belloise              Washington, DC                     W 10
Sep 12 Tony Dupre                 Washington, DC                     W 10
Oct 17 Mike Belloise              New York, NY                       W 15
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Nov 21 Paul "Tennessee" Lee       Washington, DC                     W 10
Dec  5 Petey Scalzo               New York, NY                      LK  2

1939
Jan 16 Jerry Mazza                Washington, DC                    KO  2
Feb  6 Al Mancini                 Providence, RI                     W 10
Feb 27 Jimmy Gilligan             Buffalo, NY                        L 10
Apr 18 Leo Rodak                  Providence, RI                     W 15
          -NBA Featherweight Championship of the World;
          Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Jun  5 Joey Silva                 Washington, DC                     W 10
Jul  9 Simon Chavez               Caracas, Venezuela                 L 10
Sep 28 Harry Jeffra               Washington, DC                     W 15
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Nov 13 Al Mancini                 Providence, RI                     L 10

1940
Feb 26 Jimmy Perrin               New Orleans, La                    L 10
Apr    -Archibald was stripped of the NBA Featherweight Championship
          for not fighting Petey Scalzo
May 20 Harry Jeffra               Baltimore, Md                      L 15
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Aug  2 Joe Marinelli              Dayton, Oh                         L 10
Aug 20 Bobby "Poison" Ivy         Hartford, Ct                       L 10
Oct  1 Bill Speary                Wilkes-Barre, Pa                   L 10
Nov 11 Tommy Forte                Philadelphia, Pa                   L 10
Dec 16 Billy Banks                Washington, DC                     W 10
          -Some sources report 12/18/40

1941
Feb  3 Larry Bolvin               Providence, RI                    LK  4
Mar 10 Larry Bolvin               Providence, RI                     W 10
May 12 Harry Jeffra               Washington, DC                     W 15
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Jun  9 Bobby "Poison" Ivy         Providence, RI                     L 10
Jul 17 Lou Transparenti           Baltimore, Md                      L 10
Aug 26 Richie Lemos               Los Angeles, Ca                    L 10
Sep 11 Albert "Chalky"  Wright    Washington, DC                    LK 11
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Oct 14 Billy Banks                Washington, DC                     W 10
Nov 10 Harry Jeffra               Providence, RI                     L 10

1942
Feb  9 Lulu Constantino           New York, NY                       L  8
Mar 24 Frankie Rubino             Brooklyn, NY                       D  8
Apr 14 Aaron Seltzer              Bronx, NY                          D  8
May 25 Mike Raffa                 Pittsburgh, Pa                    LK  5
Jun 23 Willie Pep                 Hartford, Ct                       L 10
Jul  7 Johnny Forte               Philadelphia, Pa                   L  8
Jul 21 Benny Goldberg             Toledo, Oh                         L 10
Sep  5 National Kid               Havana, Cuba                      LK  2
Oct 16 Willie Pep                 Providence, RI                     L 10
Nov  2 Lou Transparenti           Baltimore, Md                      L 10

1943
Jan  7 Joey Pirrone               Cleveland, Oh                      L  8
Mar 26 Sal Bartolo                Boston, Ma                         L 10
Apr  9 Carroll "Kid" Alexander    Washington, DC                     L  8
May 10 Tony Costa                 Providence, RI                     L 10
Aug 11 Doll Rafferty              Milwaukee, Wi                     LK  3


*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1936
May 10 Biff Lemieaux              New York, NY                       W 10


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

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