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Tippy Larkin
(Antonio Pilleteri; the "Garfield Gunner")

BORN   November 11 1917; Garfield, New Jersey
DIED December 10 1991; Garfield, New Jersey
HEIGHT 5-7
WEIGHT 124-147 lbs
MANAGER Angelo Pucci

 

Larkin was a talented warrior who moved well, boxed well and carried a good punch; He lost only 15 of 153 bouts and scored 59 knockouts; Ray Arcel once said (1985) "If Tippy'd had Carmen Basilio's chin, he'd still be the champion today;" During his career, he won the Junior Welterweight Championship of the World

Tippy defeated such men as Freddie "Red" Cochrane, Billy Graham, Willie Joyce, Lulu Constantino, Lew Massey, Ruby Kessler, Allie Stolz, Steve Halaiko, Freddie Archer, Bobby Ruffin, Al Costa, Carmine Fatta, Chester Rico, Hy Meltzer, Willie Beltram, Tommy Spiegal, Maxie Fisher, Billy Beauhuld and Charley Bedami

He was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992

1935
Mar 14 Ed McGillick                Paterson, NJ                     L  4
Mar 21 Johnny Fiore                Paterson, NJ                    KO  2
Apr 18 Johnny Schibelli            Union City, NJ                  KO  1
Jul 29 Johnny Gaja                 Newark, NJ                      KO  3
Aug 12 Pete Flash                  Newark, NJ                      KO  3
Aug 26 Dominic Pasculli            Newark, NJ                       W  4
Sep 16 Dominic Pasculli            Newark, NJ                       W  4
Sep 23 Tony Caprio                 Newark, NJ                       W  4
Nov  7 Al Gianetti                 Paterson, NJ                    KO  1
Dec 16 Nunzio Bisogno              Newark, NJ                      TK  1
Dec 23 Ed Capana                   Newark, NJ                      KO  2

1936
Jan  6 Lew Fascio                  Newark, NJ                       W  4
Feb 10 Joe Timpanaro               Newark, NJ                      KO  3
Feb 24 Ed Capana                   Newark, NJ                      KO  2
Mar  2 Phil Bafuto                 Newark, NJ                      KO  1
Mar  9 Pete Stewart                Newark, NJ                      KO  2
Mar 23 Ed Capana                   Plainfield, NJ                   W  4
Apr 13 Lew Fascio                  Newark, NJ                       W  6
May  4 Dominic Pasculli            Newark, NJ                      KO  2
Jun  2 Johnny Schibelli            Jersey City, NJ                  L  6
Jun  5 Ed Capana                   Long Branch, NJ                 KO  3
Jun  8 Tommy Mankin                Newark, NJ                      KO  1
Jun 22 Jimmy Donato                Newark, NJ                      KO  2
Jun 29 Eddie Adams                 Newark, NJ                      KO  2
Jul 10 Willie Chapman              Long Branch, NJ                 KO  4
Jul 17 Sammy Miller                Long Branch, NJ                 TK  2
Jul 31 Jackie Corcoran             Long Branch, NJ                  W  6
Aug 11 Andre Sarilla               Jersey City, NJ                  W  6
Aug 31 Al Simmons                  Newark, NJ                       W  6
Sep 15 Young Bucky                 Elizabeth, NJ                    W  6
Sep 23 Jimmy Quinn                 Rutherford, NJ                  KO  5
Sep 28 Dick McClintic              Newark, NJ                      KO  1
Oct 16 Chang Collura               Newark, NJ                       L  6
Oct 30 Chang Collura               Newark, NJ                       W  6
Nov  6 George Carlo                Passaic, NJ                      W  8
Dec 14 Meyer Alper                 Newark, NJ                       W  8
Dec 29 Jimmy Cogman                Newark, NJ                       W  8

1937
Jan 18 Chang Collura               Newark, NJ                       W  6
Feb  8 Tony Marengo                Newark, NJ                      KO  4
Mar  1 Mickey Duca                 Newark, NJ                       L  8
Mar 15 Jimmy Cogman                Plainfield, NJ                   W  8
Mar 22 Freddie "Red" Cochrane      Newark, NJ                       W 10
May 24 Freddie "Red" Cochrane      Irvington, NJ                    W 10
Jun 28 Jimmy Cogman                Long Branch, NJ                 TK  4
Jul  2 Freddie "Red" Cochrane      Long Branch, NJ                  W 10
Jul 13 Maxie Fisher                Irvington, NJ                    W 10
Sep  3 Johnny Mason                Long Branch, NJ                 KO  3
Oct 25 Maxie Fisher                Newark, NJ                       W 10
Nov 15 Maxie Fisher                Newark, NJ                       W 10
Dec 14 Lew Massey                  Newark, NJ                       W 10

1938
Jan 31 Mickey Duca                 Newark, NJ                       W  8
Feb 10 Jackie Stewart              Passaic, NJ                     TK  6
Mar 10 Pete Mascia                 Passaic, NJ                     TK  2
Mar 15 Charley Bedami              Bronx, NY                        W  8
Mar 24 Pedro Nieves                Passaic, NJ                     TK  5
May  5 Tommy Grady                 Passaic, NJ                     TK  3
May 23 Julio Gonzales              Newark, NJ                       W  8
Jun  8 Johnny Rohrig               Clifton, NJ                      W 10
Jul  5 Freddie "Red" Cochrane      Newark, NJ                       W 10
Aug  2 Eddie Zivic                 Newark, NJ                      KO  1
Aug 15 Frankie Wallace             Newark, NJ                       W 10
Aug 29 Freddie "Red" Cochrane      Newark, NJ                       W 15
Dec 19 Charley Burns               Newark, NJ                       W  8
Dec 26 Jackie Savino               Newark, NJ                      KO  3

1939
Jan  6 Billy Beauhuld              New York, NY                    TK 10
Feb  3 George Zengaras             New York, NY                     W  8
Apr 10 Billy Beauhuld              Newark, NJ                       W 10
Jun  6 Jackie "Kid" Berg           Garfield, NJ                     L 10
Nov 27 Steve Halaiko               Passaic, NJ                     KO  2
Dec  7 Joey Greb                   Paterson, NJ                     W  8
Dec 15 Al "Bummy" Davis            New York, NY                    LK  5

1940
Mar  8 Lew Jenkins                 New York, NY                    LK  1
May  7 Jimmy Lancaster             Jersey City, NJ                 TK  3
Jun  3 Frankie Wallace             Garfield, NJ                    KO  4
Jun 25 Johnny Rohrig               Garfield, NJ                     W 10
Aug 12 Maxie Fisher                Newark, NJ                       W 10

1941
Mar 13 Joey Silva                  Jersey City, NJ                 TK  4
Mar 24 Norman Rahn                 Newark, NJ                      TK  3
May  5 Abe Cohen                   Perth Amboy, NJ                 KO  2
Jun 16 Freddie Archer              Newark, NJ                      TK  1
Jul 18 Ray Bonti                   Lodi, NJ                        TK  1
Aug  8 George Zengaras             Asbury Park, NJ                  W 10
Sep 16 Joey Zodda                  Garfield, NJ                    KO  4
Dec 16 Tommy Spiegal               Jersey City, NJ                  W  8
Dec 22 Carmine Fatta               Newark, NJ                       W  8

1942
Jan 12 Tommy Cross                 Newark, NJ                      KO  6
Jan 30 Chester Rico                New York, NY                     W  8
Apr 13 Jerry Moore                 Holyoke, Ma                      W 10
Jun  3 Leo Rodak                   Newark, NJ                       W 10
Jun  9 Carmine Fatta               Brooklyn, NY                     W  8
Jun 23 Billy Davis                 Newark, NJ                       W 10
Oct  5 Charley "Dixie" Davis       Newark, NJ                       W 10
Oct 19 Charley "Dixie" Davis       New York, NY                    TK  7
Oct 26 Abe Denner                  Newark, NJ                      KO  2
Nov 16 Freddie Archer              Newark, NJ                       W 10
Dec 18 Beau Jack                   New York, NY                    LK  3
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)

1943
Mar  8 Henry Armstrong             San Francisco, Ca               LK  2
Jun 17 Joe De Jesus                Richmond, Va                    TK  5
Jun 23 Bobby McIntire              Elizabeth, NJ                   TK  5
Jul 20 Johnny Jones                Elizabeth, NJ                    W  8
Aug 17 Ruby Garcia                 Brooklyn, NY                     W  8
Aug 20 Harry Teaney                New York, NY                     W 10
Sep 15 Patsy Spataro               Elizabeth, NJ                    W 10
Oct 16 Johnny Jones                New York, NY                     W  8
Oct 29 George "Red" Doty           Boston, Ma                      KO  4
Nov 15 Al Costa                    Providence, RI                   W 10
Dec 10 Doll Rafferty               Boston, Ma                      KO  2
Dec 20 Gene Ward                   Providence, RI                  KO  4

1944
Jan 14 Bobby Ruffin                New York, NY                     D 10
Feb  9 Lulu Costantino             New York, NY                     W 10
Mar 23 Allie Stolz                 New York, NY                    TK  3
Jun  2 Freddie Archer              New York, NY                    TK  8

1945
Jun 29 Jackie Peters               Erie, Pa                        KO  2
Jul 17 Joey Gambaro                New Bedford, Ma                 KO  2
Aug  3 Willie Joyce                New York, NY                     W 10
Nov 16 Nick Moran                  New York, NY                     W 10

1946
Feb 20 Solomon Stewart             Akron, Oh                       KO  3
Mar  6 Bobby McIntire              Akron, Oh                        W 10
Mar 22 Nick Moran                  New York, NY                     W 10
Apr 29 Willie Joyce                Boston, Ma                       W 12
          -Junior Welterweight Championship of the World
Aug  1 Bobby Claus                 Akron, Oh                       KO  5
Aug 21 Bobby McIntire              Providence, RI                   W 10
Sep 13 Willie Joyce                New York, NY                     W 12
          -Junior Welterweight Championship of the World
Nov  5 Johnny Jones                Manchester, NH                  NC  1
Nov 21 Tommy Mills                 Akron, Oh                       TK  4

1947
Feb 14 Charlie Fusari              New York, NY                    LT  9
Mar 21 Billy Graham                New York, NY                     W 10
Jun  4 Lou Fortuna                 Providence, RI                  TK  6
Jun 20 Ike Williams                New York, NY                    LK  4
Dec 18 Ernie Petrone               Worcester, Ma                   TK  5
Dec 29 Pete Manchio                Boston, Ma                       W 10

1948
Jan 26 Joe DiMartino               Boston, Ma                       W 10
Apr 13 Billy Kearns                Salem, Ma                        W 10
Apr 20 Joe Lucignano               Jersey City, NJ                  W 10
May 10 Ruby Kessler                Brooklyn, NY                     W 10
Jul 26 Joe Lucignano               Long Island City, NY             W 10
Aug  5 Willie Beltram              New York, NY                    TK  5
Aug 31 Ruby Kessler                Elizabeth, NJ                    W  8
Oct 21 Charlie Fusari              Jersey City, NJ                 LT  6

1949
May  2 Giacomo Boderone            Trenton, NJ                     TK  4
Jun 13 Al Guido                    Newark, NJ                       W 10
Jun 27 Aldo Minelli                Newark, NJ                       W  8
Aug 22 Al Evans                    Newark, NJ                       W  8
Sep 26 Hy Meltzer                  Brooklyn, NY                    KO  2
Oct 24 Aldo Minelli                Toledo, Oh                       W 10
Dec  7 Bernard Docusen             New Orleans, La                 LT  6

1951
Oct 16 Humberto Sierra             Newark, NJ                       W  8
Nov  6 Manouk Markarian            Newark, NJ                       W  8
Nov 29 Alfredo LaGrutta            Brooklyn, NY                     W  8

1952
Mar  6 Joey Lupo                   Newark, NJ                      LT  2
Oct 23 Maurice Jenkins             Fall River, Ma                   W 10
Dec 11 Maurice Jenkins             Fall River, Ma                   W 10
Dec 29 Steve Marcello              Providence, RI                  LT  4


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

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