Bruce Flowers
BORN January 10 1905; New Rochelle, New York HEIGHT 5-10 WEIGHT 132-140 1/2 lbs Flowers developed into a very good boxer after a mediocre and less than sensational start to his career; He usually won and only lost to top flight men; He was not a power hitter but was a capable boxer; After three and a half years of very good performances his fortunes began a downward slide; He was stopped for the first time in his seventh year of fighting
Flowers defeated such men as Augie Pisano, Lou Paluso, Jack Bernstein, Bobby Garcia, Billy Petrolle, Stanislaus Loayza, Spug Myers, Sid Barbarian, Jimmy Goodrich, Joe Trabon, Ray Miller, King Tut, Boots Antley, Sammy Vogel, Alex Hart, Johnny Kochansky, Tony Vaccarelli and Tommy Grogan1924 Oct 9 Lou Reno Yonkers, NY W 4 OCt 30 Mike Sargent Yonkers, NY W 4 Nov 13 Augie Pisano Yonkers, NY L 6 DEc 11 Augie Pisano Yonkers, NY L 6 1925 Jan 3 Eddie Norton New York, NY W 4 Jan 10 Billy Wiley New York, NY W 4 Jan 22 Billy Fitzsimmons Yonkers, NY W 6 Feb 5 Lew Speziale Yonkers, NY W 6 Feb 19 Augie Pisano Yonkers, NY W 6 Feb 28 Clark Anderson New York, NY W 6 Apr 16 Andy Divodi Yonkers, NY D 6 Apr 25 Billy Wiley New York, NY W 6 May 13 Billy Cahill New York, NY W 4 Jul 7 Andy Divodi D 6 Nov 19 Joey Kaufman Yonkers, NY D 6 1926 Jan 14 Harry Scott Yonkers, NY W 10 Jan 23 Al Irving New York, NY W 10 Feb 20 Johnny Burgess New York, NY TK 2 Mar 4 "Nubby" Joe Gans Yonkers, NY D 6 Mar 13 Murray Elkins New York, NY L 10 Apr 22 Sammy Marco Yonkers, NY D 6 May 15 Billy Palmer New York, NY W 10 Jun 5 Boots Antley New York, NY W 10 Jun 28 Ray Mitchell Englewood, NJ NC 12 -Some sources report "ND 10" Oct 9 Phil Richards New York, NY TK 7 -Some sources report "KO 6" Oct 23 Nat Kawler New York, NY W 10 Nov 6 Lou Paluso New York, NY W 12 Nov 20 Bert Brown New York, NY W 10 Dec 4 Sammy Vogel New York, NY W 10 Dec 18 Murray Elkins New York, NY W 10 1927 Jan 8 Sig Keppen New York, NY TK 6 Jan 19 Johnny Ryan New York, NY KO 3 Jan 29 Harry Wallach New York, NY W 10 Feb 9 Alex Hart New York, NY W 10 Feb 22 Charlie Rosen New York, NY W 10 Feb 26 Alex Hart New York, NY W 10 Mar 22 Tony Vaccarelli New York, NY W 10 Apr 2 Joey Celmars Brooklyn, NY W 6 May 13 Jack Bernstein New York, NY W 10 May 23 Eddie Elkins New York, NY W 10 Jun 7 Al Winkler Long Island City, NY W 10 Jun 29 Louis "Kid" Kaplan Long Island City, NY L 10 Aug 2 Jack Bernstein Long Island City, NY W 10 Aug 19 Johnny Kochansky Brooklyn, NY W 10 Sep 7 Stanislaus Loayza Brooklyn, NY D 10 Sep 17 Augie Pisano Brooklyn, NY D 6 Oct 8 Johnny Kochansky Brooklyn, NY KO 6 Oct 14 Sammy Vogel New York, NY W 10 Oct 29 Bobby Garcia New York, NY W 10 Nov 14 Sammy Vogel New York, NY W 10 Nov 22 Nat Kawler New York, NY W 4 Dec 3 Bobby Burns Brooklyn, NY W 6 Dec 10 Eddie Elkins New York, NY W 6 Dec 23 Lou Paluso New York, NY W 8 1928 Jan 14 Bobby Burns Brooklyn, NY W 6 Jan 21 Eddie Elkins New York, NY W 10 Jan 27 Lope Tenorio New York, NY D 10 Feb 9 Dick "Honeyboy" Finnegan Boston, Ma W 10 Feb 22 Whitey Shortway Holyoke, Ma W 10 Feb 23 Eddie "K.O." Wagner Brooklyn, NY L 4 Mar 7 Spug Meyers Detroit, Mi W 10 Mar 16 Billy Petrolle New York, NY W 10 Apr 16 Nat Kawler Topeka, Ks KO 5 Apr 27 Stanislaus Loayza Detroit, Mi TK 2 -Some sources report "KO 3" May 7 Sid Barbarian New York, NY W 10 May 24 Stanislaus Loayza Detroit, Mi L 10 Jun 21 Billy Petrolle Detroit, Mi L 10 Jul 24 Lope Tenorio Long Island City, NY L 10 Aug 28 Dick "Honeyboy" Finnegan Boston, Ma L 10 Oct 16 Louis "Kid" Kaplan New Haven, Ct L 10 Nov 7 Billy Wallace Cleveland, Oh L 10 -Some sources report "L 12" Nov 17 Nat Kawler Brooklyn, NY W 6 Dec 1 Jack Bernstein New York, NY KO 6 Dec 7 Johnny Jadick Boston, Ma L 10 Dec 14 Jimmy Goodrich New York, NY W 10 1929 Jan 11 Eddie Guida New York, NY TK 9 Feb 18 Jimmy Goodrich Buffalo, NY W 10 Feb 25 Jack Manley Buffalo, NY KO 9 Mar 11 Joe Trabon Buffalo, NY KO 1 Mar 25 Joey Kaufman Brooklyn, NY W 10 Apr 12 Joey Abrams Syracuse, NY KO 5 Apr 22 Buckey Boyle Philadelphia, Pa W 10 May 10 Jackie "Kid" Berg New York, NY L 10 May 23 Jackie "Kid" Berg New York, NY L 10 Jun 5 Billy Wallace Philadelphia, Pa L 10 Jun 21 Bucky Lawless Syracuse, NY L 10 Jul 30 Henri DeWancker Bethlehem, Pa L 10 Aug 12 Ray Miller Philadelphia, Pa W 10 Sep 3 Jake Zeramby Boston, Ma LF 6 Sep 17 Billy Wallace Philadelphia, Pa L 10 -Some sources report 9/18/29 Oct 2 Andy Callahan Boston, Ma L 10 Oct 21 Jackie "Kid" Berg New York, NY L 10 Nov 4 Pinkey Kaufman Philadelphia, Pa W 10 Nov 23 Frankie LaFay New York, NY W 10 -Some sources report "Olympia, NY" Dec 6 Pinkey Kaufman Detroit, Mi KO 6 Dec 20 Billy Wallace Detroit, Mi L 10 1930 Jan 10 King Tut Chicago, Il D 10 Jan 31 King Tut Chicago, Il L 10 Mar 31 Herman Perlick Boston, Ma W 10 Apr 11 King Tut Milwaukee, Wi WF 5 -Some sources report "L 10" May 7 Eddie Anderson Milwaukee, Wi L 10 -Some sources report 5/08/30 Jun 25 Herman Perlick Brooklyn, NY W 10 Jul 8 King Tut Milwaukee, Wi ND 10 -Some sources report 7/09/30; Some sources report "L 10" Aug 5 Tommy Grogan Long Island City, NY KO 1 Aug 19 Justo Suarez Long Island City, NY LK 6 Nov 24 Ralph Lenny Philadelphia, Pa L 10 1931 Jan 1 Harry Dublinsky Milwaukee, Wi L 10 Feb 9 Sammy Fuller Boston, Ma LT 6 1936 Nov 14 Bobby Britton New York, NY L 6 1937 Sep 11 Eddie Alzek Brooklyn, NY LK 5 *** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed *** 1925 Lew Reno KO 3 Augie Pisano L 6 Murray Elkins L 10 1926 Nick Pettit W 10 Bobby Robideau D 10 Tommy Farley ND 10 Mickey Taylor ND 10 Matty Mario ND 8 Al Bryant ND 10
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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