BORN : March 13 1923; Youngstown, Ohio
HEIGHT : 5-7
WEIGHT : Welterweight
ETHNICITY: African-American
MANAGERS:
Chris Dundee; Ernie Braca, Solly King
Amateur Record: 22-3
Pro Record: 51-29-3-1 (32 kayos)
1942
--- Won Ohio AAU Welterweight Championship
Jul 21 Bobby McIntyre Toledo, Oh L 4
Jul 23 Tom Gunther Youngstown, Oh KO 1
Sep 22 Chuck Taylor Pittsburgh, Pa L 6
Oct 2 Lou Woods Detroit, Mi L 6
Oct 26 Kid Chicken Detroit, Mi D 6
Nov 20 O'Neil Bell Detroit, Mi L 6
1943
Jan 1 Sam Hughes Detroit, Mi KO 5
Feb 22 Tommy James Chicago, Il KO 7
Mar 29 Johnny Roszina Chicago, Il W 8
May 17 Willie Russell Chicago, Il W 8
Jun 18 Warren Jones Springfield, Il W 6
Jul 9 Larry Thomas Chester, Pa KO 3
Jul 23 Verne Patterson Worcester, Ma KO 5
Aug 13 Kid Robinson Worcester, Ma KO 9
Aug 27 Eddie Brown Worcester, Ma KO 3
Sep 17 Buddy Farrell Worcester, Ma KO 8
Oct 11 Harold Smith Philadelphia, Pa W 8
Oct 18 Johnny Brown Newark, NJ W 10
Oct 22 Willie Cheatum Boston, Ma KO 7
Nov 5 Joe Lemieux Worcester, Ma KO 1
Dec 3 Johnny Brown Worcester, Ma W 10
Dec 14 Bobby Winters New Bedford, Ma KO 1
1944
Jan 1 Bee Bee Wright Detroit, Mi KO 2
Jan 14 Johnny Brown Worcester, Ma KO 9
Jan 28 Al Gilbert Akron, Oh KO 4
Feb 4 Al Jolson Worcester, Ma W 10
Feb 14 Ernie Palaia Pittsburgh, Pa KO 4
Feb 15 Chuck Hunter Cleveland, Oh KO 2
Feb 18 Johnny Abbott Detroit, Mi KO 3
Mar 10 Tommy James Detroit, Mi KO 7
Mar 22 Maxie Berger Cleveland, Oh KO 1
Apr 3 Jackie Cooper Baltimore, Md NC 8
Jun 26 Fritzie Zivic Pittsburgh, Pa W 10
Dec 19 Chuck Hunter Cleveland, Oh W 10
1945
Jan 16 "Sugar" Ray Robinson Cleveland, Oh L 10
Feb 12 Bee Bee Wright Pittsburgh, Pa D 10
Feb 26 Ossie Harris Pittsburgh, Pa L 10
Mar 7 Bobby Richardson Cleveland, Oh KO 6
May 9 Chuck Hunter Cleveland, Oh KO 5
Jul 6 Jake LaMotta New York, NY L 10
Jul 19 Jimmy Doyle Cleveland, Oh L 10
Nov 13 "Wild" Bill McDowell Youngstown, Oh KO 1
Nov 29 Ellis Stewart Baltimore, Md KO 9
1946
Jan 11 Jake LaMotta New York, NY L 10
Feb 14 Billy Furrone New York, NY KO 2
Mar 4 Danny Williams Philadelphia, Pa KO 5
Apr 30 Bobby Simmons Youngstown, Oh W 10
May 6 Cecil Hudson New York, NY L 10
Jul 18 Willard Buckless North Adams, Ma KO 2
Jul 29 Jackie Wilson Philadelphia, Pa W 10
Sep 27 Cecil Hudson Milwaukee, Wi W 10
Dec 20 "Sugar" Ray Robinson New York, NY L 15
(For Vacant World Welterweight Championship)
1947
Mar 14 Jake LaMotta New York, NY L 10
Apr 15 Jackie Wilson Los Angeles, Ca KO 4
Apr 23 Paul Lewis Oakland, Ca W 10
Aug 4 Cecil Hudson Milwaukee, Wi L 10
Aug 12 Buddy Farrell Elizabeth, NJ D 10
Sep 22 Smuggy Hursey Washington, DC W 10
Nov 12 Billy Cooper Cleveland, Oh W 10
Dec 19 Steve Belloise New York, NY L 10
1948
Mar 8 Buster Tyler New York, NY L 10
Mar 23 Laurie Buxton Brooklyn, NY KO 3
Apr 26 Kid Gavilan Philadelphia, Pa L 10
Jun 14 Anton Raadik Chicago, Il KO by 9
Jul 26 Smuggy Hursey Washington, DC KO 10
Aug 20 Mickey Doyle Youngstown, Oh KO 2
Sep 2 Doug Ratford New York, NY W 10
Sep 27 Jackie Williams Providence, RI KO 2
Oct 25 Danny Martin Providence, RI KO 10
Nov 16 Cecil Hudson Toledo, Oh W 10
Nov 23 Frankie Fernandez Honolulu, Oahu, Ha KO by 10
1949
Jan 25 Jackie Wilson Los Angeles, Ca KO by 9
Aug 12 Jimmy Welch Columbus, Oh L 10
Aug 26 Sonny Horne Long Beach, NY W 10
Oct 26 Ronnie Delaney Akron, Oh KO by 10
Nov 30 Hurley Sanders Worcester, Ma W 10
Dec 15 Larry Villeneuve Fall River, Ma L 10
1950
Jan 23 Tony Riccio Newark, NJ W 10
Jan 30 Red Arrow Newark, NJ L 8
Apr 17 Henry Jordan Hartford, Ct L 10
Apr 21 Otis Graham New Orleans, La L 10
May 5 Freddy Dawson New Orleans, La KO by 9
1951
May 14 Leo Starosch Essen, Ger KO by 8
Jul 1 Leo Starosch Dusseldorf, Ger L 6
Sep 24 Pierre Langlois Paris, Fr KO by 6