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Tony Janiro
(Anthony Janiro)

BORN October 27 1927; Springdale, Pennsylvania
(Fought out of Youngstown, Ohio)
DIED February 21 1985; Youngstown, Ohio
HEIGHT 5-7 1/2
WEIGHT 145-157 1/2 lbs
MANAGER Frank Jacobs
RECORD 80-15-2 (26 KO)

 

Janiro was a topflight boxer who was loaded with talent; He lost only 15 contests in nearly 100 bouts - and these to top men; He was not a power hitter but could definitely take care of himself; Tony lost only 3 of his first 60 bouts; Eleven of his losses occurred during the last four years of his career

During his career, Tony defeated such men as Beau Jack, Charley Fusari, Johnny Greco, Jerry Coursal, Gwyn Williams, Tony Pellone, Ruby Kessler and Mario Moreno

1943
Dec  8 Charlie Jeffries           Elizabeth, NJ                     W  6
Dec 15 Frankie Daniels            Elizabeth, NJ                    KO  4
Dec 20 Joe Griffo                 Newark, NJ                        W  6

1944
Jan 12 Milton Bell                Elizabeth, NJ                     W  6
Jan 17 Ed Cummings                Newark, NJ                       KO  3
Jan 26 Jackie Patterson           Elizabeth, NJ                     W  6
Feb  1 Milton Bell                Jersey City, NJ                   W  6
Feb  7 Bob Mann                   Newark, NJ                        W  6
Feb 14 Milton Bell                Newark, NJ                        W  6
Feb 23 Jackie Patterson           Elizabeth, NJ                     W  6
Mar 15 Julian Malavez             Elizabeth, NJ                     W  6
Mar 22 Cisco Diaz                 Cleveland, Oh                    KO  3
Mar 29 Tom Sawyer                 Elizabeth, NJ                    KO  2
Apr  3 Frankie Daniels            Newark, NJ                       KO  3 
Apr 12 Johnny Williams            Elizabeth, NJ                     W  6
May  3 Tommy Mills                Elizabeth, NJ                     W  6
Jun 13 Al Bishop                  Long Island City, NY             KO  1
Jun 23 Tommy Mills                New York, NY                      W  6
Jun 28 Jerry Coursal              Elizabeth, NJ                     W  6
Jul 12 Joey Bagnato               Elizabeth, NJ                    KO  6
Aug  3 Joe Lemieux                Elizabeth, NJ                    KO  3
Aug 15 Leo "Red" Brown            Brooklyn, NY                     KO  5
Aug 18 Jerry Coursal              Elizabeth, NJ                     W  6
Sep 22 Al Guido                   New York, NY                      L  6
Oct  4 Johnny Williams            Elizabeth, NJ                     W  6
Oct 20 Santa Bucca                New York, NY                      W  8
Nov 17 Al Guido                   New York, NY                      W  8
Nov 29 Charley Watkins            Elizabeth, NJ                     W  6
Dec  7 Sammy Mammone              Bellevue, NJ                      W  8

1945
Jan 11 Oscar Lewis                New Brunswick, NJ                KO  4
Jan 26 Eddie Dowl                 New Brunswick, NJ                KO  3
Feb  3 Lew Maxwell                Brooklyn, NY                     KO  1
Feb 24 Johnny Williams            Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Mar  1 Artie Tedesco              New Brunswick, NJ                KO  6
Mar  9 Monty Pignatore            New York, NY                      W  8
Mar 17 Alex Doyle                 Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
Apr  6 Humberto Zavala            Brooklyn, NY                     KO  4
May  4 Sammy Parrota              New York, NY                      W  8
Jun  5 Johnny Williams            Long Island City, NJ              W  8
Jun 20 Freddie Addeo              Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
Jul 20 Johnny Greco               New York, NY                      L  8
Aug 17 Johnny Greco               New York, NY                      W  8
Oct 19 Al Guido                   New York, NY                      W  8
Nov  9 Johnny Greco               New York, NY                      L  8
Dec 21 Humberto Zavala            New York, NY                      W  8

1946
Mar 13 Ernie "Cat" Robinson       Jamaica, NY                       W  8
Mar 19 Vic Pignatore              New York, NY                     KO  4
Mar 29 Willie Watkins             Detroit, Mi                       W  8
May  7 Oscar Suggs                New York, NY                     KO  6
May 15 Bobby Cummings             Jamaica, NY                       W  8
May 29 Ernie "Cat" Robinson       New York, NY                      W  8
Jun 14 Chuck Taylor               New York, NY                      W  8
Jul 16 Tony Reno                  New York, NY                     KO  2
Nov  4 Willie Odom                Yonkers, NY                       W  8
Nov 14 Bobby Cummings             New York, NY                      W  8
Nov 26 Jorge Morella              Youngstown, Oh                    W  8
Dec 11 Pete Geno                  Jamaica, NY                      KO  5

1947
Jan 10 Tony Pellone               New York, NY                      W 10
Feb 21 Beau Jack                  New York, NY                     KO  4
May 14 Alejandro Vega             Akron, Oh                        KO  7
Jun  6 Jake LaMotta               New York, NY                      L 10
Sep  1 Art Robinson               Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
Sep  9 Joe Agosta                 New York, NY                      W  8
Sep 19 Tony Pellone               New York, NY                      W 10
Nov 21 Joe Agosta                 Scranton, Pa                     KO  4
Dec  8 Andres "Indian" Gomez      New Haven, Ct                     W 10
Dec 18 Meyer Siegel               Youngstown, Oh                    W 10

1948
Jan 16 Lavern Roach               New York, NY                      L 10
Apr  6 Johnny Dudley              Hartford, Ct                      W 10
Apr 19 Frankie Cordino            Holyoke, Ma                      KO  1
May 24 Beau Jack                  Washington, DC                    L 10
Jul  6 Andres "Indian" Gomez      New York, NY                      W  8
Jul 12 Chet Vinci                 Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
Jul 30 Lou Valles                 New York, NY                      W  8
Aug 20 Freddie Addeo              New York, NY                      W  8
Oct 11 Ruby Kessler               Brooklyn, NY                     KO  1
Oct 25 Lou Valles                 Toledo, Oh                        D 10

1949
Feb  7 Henry Hall                 London, Eng                       L 10
Apr  4 Gwyn Williams              London, Eng                      KO  8
May 16 Mario Moreno               Newark, NJ                       KO  3
Jul 13 Attilio "Rocky" Castellani Scranton, Pa                      L 10
Oct 10 Freddie Addeo              Holyoke, Ma                      KO  4
Nov 28 Vic Costa                  Newark, NJ                        W  8
Dec 19 Mario Moreno               Brooklyn, NY                      W  8

1950
Jan 11 Charlie Fusari             Detroit, Mi                       W 10
Mar 31 Rocky Graziano             New York, NY                      D 10
Jun 20 Al Guido                   Elizabeth, NJ                     W 10
Jul 17 Solly Levitt               Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
Jul 25 Chico Pachero              Atlanta, Ga                       W 10
Oct 27 Rocky Graziano             New York, NY                      L 10
Dec  4 Kid Gavilan                Cleveland, Oh                     L 10

1951
Feb 23 Fritzie Pruden             New York, NY                      L 10
Jun  7 Charlie Fusari             Newark, NJ                        W 10
Jul  9 Laurent Dauthuille         Montreal, Que, Can                L 10
Sep 19 Rocky Graziano             Detroit, Mi                      LK 10
Nov  7 Kid Gavilan                Detroit, Mi                      LK  4

1952
Jun 30 Charles Humez              Paris, Fr                        LK  5

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

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