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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Lineal Champion
Frankie Klick
BORN
May 5 1907; San Francisco, California
DIED
May 18 1982; San Francisco, California
HEIGHT..
5-6 (Some sources report 5-5)
WEIGHT
124-138 1/2 lbs
MANAGER
Joe Doran, Ray Carlin
Klick was a talented fighter whose career spanned from 1924 to 1943; He was a clever boxer but not a power hitter; During his career, he won the Junior Lightweight Championship of the World
Among those Frankie defeated were Kid Chocolate, Eddie Cool, Tony Falco, Harry Dublinsky, Eddie Zivic, "California" Joe Lynch, Joe Pimenthal, Sidney White, "Sailor" Willie Gordon, Charlie Miller, Ignacio Fernandez, Harry Wallace, Hymie Miller, Johnny Bonito, Al Roth and Rafael Hurtado1924 Oct 29 Young Manila San Francisco, Ca W 4 Nov 12 Tommy Baroni San Francisco, Ca W 4 Nov 26 Dick Cruz San Francisco, Ca W 4 Dec 10 Frankie Wilson San Francisco, Ca W 4 1925 Jan 8 Jimmy Barry San Francisco, Ca W 4 Jan 14 Phil Dorio San Francisco, Ca KO 3 Feb 20 Jack Flynn San Francisco, Ca W 4 Mar 4 Kid Magsambol San Francisco, Ca W 4 Dec 2 Jimmy Briggs San Francisco, Ca W 4 Dec 9 Fred Bindon San Francisco, Ca W 4 Dec 30 Pal Bayardo San Francisco, Ca KO 1 1926 Jan 13 Jimmy Dwyer San Francisco, Ca W 6 Feb 5 Fred Bindon San Francisco, Ca W 4 Feb 12 Johnny Lawson San Francisco, Ca TK 3 Feb 19 Johnny Fiske San Francisco, Ca TK 4 Mar 23 Jimmy Briggs San Rafael, Ca TK 8 Apr 30 Sidney White San Francisco, Ca W 6 May 12 Sidney White San Francisco, Ca D 10 Nov 12 Sidney White San Francisco, Ca W 6 Nov 26 Davie Flash San Francisco, Ca TK 4 Dec 3 Georgie Lee San Francisco, Ca W 6 Dec 17 Lou Richards San Francisco, Ca KO 5 Dec 21 Joe French San Francisco, Ca W 6 1927 Jan 7 Leonardo Garcia San Francisco, Ca W 6 Jan 28 "California" Joe Lynch San Francisco, Cs W 6 Apr 1 Ollie Bartlett San Francisco, Ca W 6 Apr 22 Billy Evans San Francisco, Ca TK 9 May 25 Joe Pimenthal San Francisco, Ca W 10 Jun 1 "Dynamite" Joe Murphy Oakland, Ca LK 4 Jul 4 Georgie Lee Reno, Nv W 6 Aug 26 Santiago Zorrilla San Francisco, Ca D 10 Sep 23 Tommy O'Brien San Francisco, Ca TK 7 1928 Jan 17 Vic Foley Seattle, Wa L 6 Feb 3 Charlie Miller San Francisco, Ca TK 3 Feb 10 "Midget" Mike O'Dowd San Francisco, Ca LK 6 Mar 23 "California" Joe Lynch San Francisco, Ca W 4 Apr 19 "California" Joe Lynch Stockton, Ca D 10 Jun 4 Ignacio Fernandez San Francisco, Ca W 10 Jun 20 Bobby Herman San Francisco, Ca KO 6 Aug 1 Charlie Miller San Francisco, Ca KO 4 Sep 6 Sidney White El Cerrito, Ca W 10 Oct 2 "Sailor" Willie Gordon Portland, Or W 10 Oct 17 "California" Joe Lynch San Francisco, Ca D 10 Dec 14 Bobby Herman San Francisco, Ca W 6 1929 Jan 30 Battling Bulahan San Francisco, Ca W 10 Mar 15 Bert Foster Sacramento, Ca W 10 Mar 27 Charlie Miller Reno, Nv D 10 Apr 24 Charlie Miller San Francisco, Ca TK 8 May 24 Bert Foster San Francisco, Ca KO 4 Jun 14 Wendell "Red" Humphries San Francisco, Ca W 10 Jul 5 Tommy Fielding San Francisco, Ca W 10 Jul 24 Jackie Spencer Reno, Nv D 10 Nov 22 Huerta Evans San Francisco, Ca W 10 Nov 29 Ignacio Fernandez Hollywood, Ca W 10 1930 Jan 3 Maurice Holtzer Hollywood, Ca L 10 Mar 6 Ward "Kid" Sparks San Francisco, Ca W 10 Jun 13 Eddie Graham San Francisco, Ca KO 6 Jul 1 Battling Bulahan Modesto, Ca W 10 Sep 3 Jackie Spencer Reno, Nv NC 10 Nov 4 Bobby Gray San Jose, Ca TK 7 Nov 18 "Sailor" Joe Noto San Jose, Ca W 10 Nov 23 Harry Wallace Eureka, Ca KO 1 Dec 14 "Sailor" Joe Noto Eureka, Ca W 6 Dec 19 Santiago Zorrilla San Francisco, Ca D 4 1931 Jan 16 Santiago Zorrilla San Francisco, Ca D 10 Jan 24 Ray Montoya Hollywood, Ca W 6 Feb 7 Pierre Pothier Merrill, Or W 10 Feb 20 Ray Montoya Hollywood, Ca W 10 Mar 13 Bobby Pacho Hollywood, Ca W 10 May 14 Pierre Pothier Klamath Falls, Or W 10 Jun 23 Johnny "Kid" Crismas Santa Rosa, Ca W 10 Jul 14 Benny Gallup Santa Rosa, Ca W 10 Aug 20 "Sailor" Joe Noto San Rafael, Ca W 10 Sep 3 "Sailor" Joe Noto Vallejo, Ca W 10 Sep 11 Varias Milling Hollywood, Ca W 10 Nov 25 Buddy Ryan San Francisco, Ca W 10 1932 Feb 4 Hymie Miller Sacramento, Ca WF 7 May 18 "Young" Peter Jackson San Francisco, Ca L 10 May 25 Johnny "Kid" Crismas Reno, Nv TK 8 Jul 18 Tony Falco Long Island City, NY D 8 Oct 7 Bobby Pacho New York, NY D 8 Dec 10 Ace Dundee Brooklyn, NY KO 3 1933 Jan 9 Paolo Villa New York, NY W 8 Jan 13 Lou Jallos New York, NY W 5 Feb 3 Tony Melore New York, NY KO 6 Mar 11 Tony Scarpati Brooklyn, NY W 6 Mar 25 Patsy Rubinetti Brooklyn, NY W 6 Apr 8 Petey Gulotta Brooklyn, NY L 6 May 19 Tony Scarpati New York, NY TK 3 May 27 Johnny Bonito Brooklyn, NY W 6 Jun 1 Ernie Tedesco Brooklyn, NY KO 5 Jun 5 Pedro Nieves Jersey City, NJ KO 4 Aug 12 Joey Kaufman Brooklyn, NY W 6 Aug 29 Al Ciullo Brooklyn, NY D 6 Sep 8 Eddie Cool Baltimore, Md W 10 Sep 22 Tony Falco Baltimore, Md W 10 Oct 28 Tony Canzoneri Brooklyn, NY L 10 Nov 13 Jimmy Leto Holyoke, Ma L 10 Nov 27 Eddie Cool Philadelphia, Pa L 10 Dec 25 Kid Chocolate Philadelphia, Pa TK 7 -Junior Lightweight Championship of the World 1934 Jan 22 Frankie Wallace Cleveland, Oh L 10 Mar 5 Barney Ross San Francisco, Ca D 10 -Junior Welterweight Championship of the World Jun 28 Tony Canzoneri Brooklyn, NY LT 9 Jul 31 Cleto Locatelli Philadelphia, Pa L 10 Nov 2 Harry Dublinsky New York, NY W 10 1935 Jan 28 Barney Ross Miami, Fl L 10 -Junior Welterweight Championship of the World Jun 10 Tony Canzoneri Washington, DC L 12 Aug 19 Tony Canzoneri San Francisco, Ca L 10 Nov 22 Al Roth New York, NY W 10 1936 Jan 3 Lou Ambers New York, NY L 10 Apr 20 Rafael Hurtado New York, NY W 10 Jun 8 Pedro Montanez New York, NY L 10 Jul 20 Jimmy Vaughn Louisville, Ky L 10 Aug 3 Howard Scott Washington, DC L 10 Aug 24 Eddie Zivic Millvale, Pa W 10 Sep 1 Jimmy Garrison Kansas City, Mo L 10 Nov 13 Enrico Venturi New York, NY L 10 1937 May 4 Henry Armstrong Los Angeles, Ca LT 4 Sep 27 Billy Beauhuld New York, NY L 10 1938 Jan 18 Felix Garcia Bronx, NY W 8 Mar 17 Johnny Bellus New Haven, Ct L 10 1939 Jan 13 Clever Henry Honolulu, Oahu, Hi L 10 1943 Feb 19 Al Citrino San Francisco, Ca D 8 Apr 16 Al Citrino San Francisco, Ca L 8
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization