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Charlie Fusari

BORN August 20 1924; Acamo, Sicily (Fought out of Irvington, New Jersey)
DIED November 1985;
HEIGHT 5-10
WEIGHT 138-151 lbs
MANAGER Vic Marsillo
TRAINER Tony Marsillo

Fusari was a good fighter with a good punch; He lost but 12 of 78 bouts and scored 38 knockouts; Charlie won 45 bouts without a loss before tasting defeat; During his career, he was a top contender for the Welterweight Championship of the World

He defeated such men as Tippy Larkin, Attilio "Rocky" Castellani, Maxie Berger, Freddie Archer, Pat Demers, Al "Red" Priest, Terry Young, Joey Carkido, Jimmy Flood, Frankie Palermo, Vince Foster and Tony Pellone

1944
May  8 Jimmy Mills                Newark, NJ                         W  4
May 22 Johnny Spoon               Newark, NJ                        KO  4
Jun  7 Gary Williams              Union City, NJ                     W  4
          -Some sources report "Jersey City, NJ"
Jul 11 Butch Charles              Union City, NJ                     W  6
Jul 25 Charley Worther            Union City, NJ                    KO  1
Jul 28 Artie DiPietro             New York, NY                       W  4
Oct  9 Lloyd Lasky                Newark, NJ                        TK  4
Oct 23 Butch Charles              Newark, NJ                         W  6
Nov  3 Gary Williams              New York, NY                      TK  1
Nov 14 Russell Richter            Jersey City, NJ                   KO  7

1945
Feb  1 George Holden              Camden, NJ                        TK  2
Feb  8 Joe Baker                  Camden, NJ                        KO  1
Feb 22 Joey Neil                  Camden, NJ                        TK  1
Mar  1 Jackie Peters              Camden, NJ                         W  8
Apr  5 Jimmy McDowell             Camden, NJ                        KO  2
Apr 16 George Johnson             Newark, NJ                        KO  3
Apr 30 Tommy Mills                Newark, NJ                        KO  3
May 21 Tommy Sloan                Newark, NJ                        TK  6
Jun  6 Charlie Finley             Elizabeth, NJ                     TK  3
Jun 13 Lou Miller                 Elizabeth, NJ                     KO  2
Jul  3 Patsy Zoccano              Newark, NJ                        KO  2
          -Some sources report 6/03/45
Jul 11 Pat Scanlon                Elizabeth, NJ                     KO  6
Aug  7 Julie Bort                 Newark, NJ                        KO  1
Aug 13 Jackie Leamus              Newark, NJ                         W  8
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Aug 27 Jackie Leamus              Newark, NJ                         W  8
Sep 11 Joey Manfro                Newark, NJ                        KO  1
Sep 19 Al Freda                   Elizabeth, NJ                     TK  3
Oct  4 Johnny Rinaldi             Camden, NJ                        KO  1
Oct 15 Victor Moreno              Newark, NJ                        KO  7
Nov 19 Pat Demers                 Newark, NJ                        KO  3
Dec 11 Joey Peralta               Elizabeth, NJ                      W  8
Dec 17 Ruby Garcia                New York, NY                      TK  2

1946
Jan 24 "Baby" Al Brown            Orange, NJ                        KO  6
Feb 11 Maxie Berger               New York, NY                       W 10
Feb 27 Ralph Walton               Orange, NJ                        KO  6
Mar 14 Ralph Walton               Orange, NJ                         W 10
Mar 25 Joey Peralta               Newark, NJ                         W 10
Apr  2 Anunzio Ferraro            Elizabeth, NJ                      W 10
Apr 24 Humberto Zavala            New York, NY                       W 10
          -Some sources report 4/26/46
Jul 16 Benny Singleton            Elizabeth, NJ                      W  8
Jul 29 Johnny Lovett              Newark, NJ                        TK  8
Aug 22 Freddie Archer             Newark, NJ                        TK  6
          -Some sources report "KO 7"
Oct 31 Jack Larrimore             Fall River, Ma                    KO  3
Dec 13 Chuck Taylor               New York, NY                      TK  7

1947
Feb 14 Tippy Larkin               New York, NY                      TK  9
Jun 13 Tony Pellone               New York, NY                       L 10
Jul 18 Eddie Giosa                New York, NY                       L 10
Aug 22 Joe DiMartino              New York, NY                      KO  4
Sep 15 Johnny Cesario             Boston, Ma                         D 10
Oct  8 Humberto Zavala            Providence, RI                     W 10
Oct 30 Johnny Cesario             Newark, NJ                         L 10
Dec  8 Sammy Adragna              Pittsburgh, Pa                     W 10
 
1948
Jan 26 Gus Mell                   Boston, Ma                        KO  4
Feb 16 Al "Red" Priest            Boston, Ma                         L 10
Apr  9 Al "Red" Priest            Boston, Ma                         W 10
Jun  1 Laurie Buxton              Elizabeth, NJ                      W  8
Jul 20 Ruby Kessler               Elizabeth, NJ                      W 10
Sep 20 Johnny Dudley              Boston, Ma                        KO  4
Sep 28 Tony Riccio                Jersey City, NJ                   KO  8
Oct 21 Tippy Larkin               Jersey City, NJ                   TK  6

1949
Jan  6 Frankie Palermo            Newark, NJ                         W 10
Feb 18 Attilio "Rocky" Castellani New York, NY                       W 10
Apr  6 Al Guido                   New York, NY                       W 10
May 13 Vince Foster               New York, NY                      TK  1
Jul  7 Al Evans                   Newark, NJ                         W  8
Sep 14 Rocky Graziano             New York, NY                      LT 10
Nov 11 Terry Young                New York, NY                      TK  8
 
1950
Jan 11 Tony Janiro                Detroit, Mi                        L 10
Mar 10 Jimmy Flood                New York, NY                       W 10
Apr 19 Joey Carkido               Philadelphia, Pa                   W 10
May 12 Paddy Young                New York, NY                       L 10
Aug  9 "Sugar" Ray Robinson       Jersey City, NJ                    L 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 18 Tony Pellone               Chicago, Il                       TK 10

1951
Mar 14 Johnny Bratton             Chicago, Il                        L 15
          -NBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Jun  7 Tony Janiro                Newark, NJ                         L 10
Jul  9 Gil Turner                 Philadelphia, Pa                  LK 11
 
1952
Feb 19 Jimmy Champagne            Newark, NJ                         W  8
Mar 11 Jimmy Champagne            Newark, NJ                         L  8

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

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