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Joe Miceli
(Joseph Anthony Miceli)

BORN   January 8 1929; Brooklyn, New York
DIED July 19 2008; Bay Shore, New York
HEIGHT 5-10
WEIGHT 135 1/2-155 lbs
MANAGERS Harry Stickevers, Bobby Nelson
TRAINER Johnny Sullo

Miceli was the welterweight division's gatekeeper during the 1950s; A converted southpaw, Miceli's left hook was a feared weapon; Every contender had to battle Miceli; Consequently, his record reads like a who's who list of top 1950s welterweights; Miceli's two biggest wins came against Ike Williams, which convinced Williams to return to the Lightweight division; He also beat Arthur King, Pierre Langlois, Virgil Akins, Bobby Dykes, Wallace "Bud" Smith, Art Aragon, Ramon Fuentes, Stan Harrington, Danny Giovanelli and Johnny Saxton

Miceli remains an affable and entertaining guy; He is a frequent visitor to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, where he is likely to astound his fans with some incredibly well-performed magic; Oh, Joe! Why didn't you hold that left higher?

1948
Feb  9 Filipi Fuentes             Brooklyn, NY                       KO  4
Feb 28 Fred Monforte              Brooklyn, NY                        L  4
Mar  9 Ernie Kerber               New York, NY                        D  4
Mar 16 Nick Arcuri                Brooklyn, NY                        L  4
Apr 13 Bill Cody                  Brooklyn, NY                        W  4
May  4 Fred Monfrote              Brooklyn, NY                        L  6
May 27 Nick Arcuri                Brooklyn, NY                       KO  4
Jun 17 Al Smith                   New York, NY                        W  6
Jun 30 Billy Henderson            New York, NY                        L  6
Jul 22 Mario Marino               Brooklyn, NY                        W  6
Aug  9 Johnny White               New York, NY                       KO  6
Aug 12 Bill Feeney                Brooklyn, NY                       KO  2
Aug 26 Lenny Durham               New York, NY                       KO  6
Oct  8 Pete Ferrente              New York, NY                       KO  3
Oct 10 Jerry Meckler              Brooklyn, NY                       KO 6
Nov  2 Manny Torres               Brooklyn, NY                        W  8
Nov 23 Al Pennino                 Brooklyn, NY                        W  8

1949
Jan  4 Joe Belfiore               Brooklyn, NY                        W  8
Jan 25 John LaRusso               Brooklyn, NY                        W  8
Feb  8 Willie Beltram             Brooklyn, NY                       KO  5
Mar  4 Roman Alvarez              New York, NY                        W  8
Apr 15 Buddy Holderfield          New York, NY                        W 10
Apr 29 Tony Pellone               New York, NY                        L 10
Jun  2 Freddie Menna              Brooklyn, NY                        W 10
Jun 30 Frankie Abrams             Brooklyn, NY                        L 10
Jul 21 Roman Alvarez              Brooklyn, NY                        W  8
Sep 17 Tommy Warnock              Brooklyn, NY                       KO  2
Oct 10 Chuck Taylor               Brooklyn, NY                        W 10
Nov  3 Fitzie Pruden              Brooklyn, NY                       KO  6
Dec  9 Billy Wyatt                New York, NY                        W  8

1950
Jan 13 Buddy Garcia               New York, NY                       KO  1
Jan 27 Raoul Perez                New York, NY                       KO  8
Feb 25 Charley Salas              Brooklyn, NY                        D 10
Mar 29 Tony Riccio                New York, NY                       KO  4
Apr 21 Johnny Saxton              New York, NY                        L 10
May 10 Johnny DeFazio             New York, NY                       KO  6
May 19 Walter Haines              New York, NY                       KO  1
Sep  6 Al "Sonny Boy" West        Milwaukee, Wi                       W 10
Oct  2 Ike Williams               Milwaukee, Wi                       W 10
Nov 23 Ike Williams               Milwaukee, Wi                       L 10
Dec 22 Kid Gavilan                New York, NY                        L 10

1951
Jan 22 Arthur King                Milwaukee, Wi                      KO  9
Feb 19 Ike Williams               Philadelphia, Pa                    W 10
May  5 Andy Anderson              Indianapolis, In                    D 10
Oct 18 Andy Anderson              Grand Rapids, Mi                   KO  2

1952
May  5 Joey Giardello             Scranton, Pa                        D 10
Jun  2 Bobby Dykes                Brooklyn, NY                        L 10
Jun 30 Luther Rawlings            Brooklyn, NY                       KO  2
Jul 28 Pierre Langlois            Brooklyn, NY                        W 10
Sep  8 Ted Murray                 Brooklyn, NY                       KO  1
Sep 30 Virgil Akins               Milwaukee, Wi                       W 10
Oct 31 Johnny Bratton             New York, NY                       LK  8
Dec 22 Gil Turner                 Philadelphia, Pa                   LK  6

1953
Feb 18 Bobby Dykes                Coral Gables, Fl                    W 10
Apr 15 Pierre Langlois            Miami Beach, Fl                     L 10
May 27 Johnny Saxton              Detroit, Mi                         L 10
Jul  7 Irvin Steen                Brooklyn, NY                        L 10
Aug 18 Pat Manzi                  Syracuse, NY                       LK  6

1954
Jan  4 Jesse Keller               Holyoke, Ma                        KO  2
Jan 30 Wes Echols                 Richmond, Va                       KO  3
Feb 20 Wallace "Bud" Smith        Cincinnati, Oh                     KO  5
Mar 13 Johnny Lombardo            Cincinnati, Oh                      W 10
Apr 10 Steve Marcello             Boston, Ma                         KO  6
May 29 Al Andrews                 Indianapolis, In                    D 10
Jun 19 Pat Lowry                  Toledo, Oh                          L 10
Sep 11 Wallace "Bud" Smith        Cincinnati, Oh                      W 10
Nov 18 Bob Stecher                Omaha, Ne                           D 10
Dec 11 Peter Muller               Boston, Ma                          L 10

1955
Jan 15 Italo Scortichini          Miami, Fl                           D 10
Feb  7 Jimmy Martinez             Rochester, NY                       L 10
Mar  7 Gil Turner                 Brooklyn, NY                       LK  8
Apr 21 Luther Rawlings            St. Louis, Mo                       W 10
May 23 Virgil Akins               New York, NY                       LK  1
Aug  4 Art Aragon                 Los Angeles, Ca                     W 10
Aug 18 Don Jordan                 Los Angeles, Ca                     L 10
Oct  6 Ramon Fuentes              San Francisco, Ca                   W 10
Nov 24 Ramon Fuentes              Los Angeles, Ca                     L 10

1956
Jan 17 Jimmy Morris               Miami Beach, Fl                     L 10
Mar  6 Stan Harrington            Honolulu, Oahu, Hi                  W 10
Apr 27 Isaac Logart               Syracuse, NY                        L 10
Jul  4 Maurice Harper             Oakland, Ca                         L 10
Sep 10 Arthur King                Toronto, Ont, Can                   W 10
Oct  8 Danny Giovanelli           New York, NY                        W 10
Oct 31 Carlo Sarlo                Chicago, Il                         W 10

1957
Mar  7 Charlie "Tombestone" Smith Los Angeles, Ca                     L 10
Apr  9 Jose Ramon Flores          Miami Beach, Fl                    KO  6
Apr 29 Jackie LaBua               New York, NY                        L 10
May 18 Miguel Diaz                Havana, Cu                         KO  6
Sep  6 Johnny Saxton              Washington, DC                     KO  4
Sep 18 Ralph Dupas                New Orleans, La                     L 10
Oct 11 Isaac Logart               Detroit, Mi                         L 10
Nov  4 Ramon Fuentes              Honolulu, Oahu, Hi                  W 10

1958
Jan 10 Charlie "Tombstone" Smith  New York, NY                       LK  7
Mar  8 Karl-Heinz Guder           Hollywood, Ca                       W 10
Jun  4 Jay Fullmer                West Jordan, Ut                    KO  3
Aug  1 Yama Bahama                Syracuse, NY                        L 10
Sep 16 Stan Harrington            Honolulu, Oahu, Hi                  L 10
Oct 11 Karl-Heinz Guder           Hollywood, Ca                      KO  8
Nov 10 Gene Fullmer               Salt Lake City, Ut                 LK  2

1959
Jan 27 Dave Johnson               Oakland, Ca                         L 10
Feb 10 Langston C. Morgan         Phoenix, Az                         L 10
Feb 21 Luis Rodriguez             Havana, Cu                         LK  4
Apr 25 Art Aragon                 Hollywood, Ca                       W 10
Jul 25 Jorge Jose Fernandez       Buenos Aires, Arg                  LK  7
Sep 12 Pat Lowry                  Hollywood, Ca                      LK  8
Sep 22 Mel Barker                 San Antonio, Tx                    TD  2
Dec 15 Rocky Fumerelle            Buffalo, NY                         L 10

1960
Feb 16 Gene Tortorice             Buffalo, NY                         W 10
May 10 Mel Collins                Trenton, NJ                        LK  3

1961
Jan 16 Curtis Cokes               Dallas, Tx                          L 10

Record courtesy of Matt Tegen, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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