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Phil Muscato

BORN   March 15 1923; Dunkirk, New York
DIED.. July 7 1991; Buffalo, New York
WEIGHT 158-192 lbs


 

Muscato fought as a middleweight up to heavyweight during his career and compiled a record of 56-23-0 with 19 knockouts; He fought thirty-two main events in Buffalo and is seen by many as Buffalo's best heavyweight fighter; His career had its ups-and-downs but he was always a popular draw; He was a brother of the boxer, Joe Muscato

After he retired from the ring, he opened The Melody Night Club on Main Street in Buffalo but the business was not too successful; He then worked for General Motors

Phil defeated such men as Joey Maxim, Lee Oma, Gunnar Barlund, Herbie Katz, Lee Savold, Erv Sarlin, Joe Matisi, Bill Petersen, Jackie Cranford, Nate Bolden, Vince Pimpinella, Angelo Sotillo, "Tiger" Ted Lowry, "Wild" Bill McDowell and
Jimmy "Shamus" O'Brien

1942
Mar 25 Jackie Hoffman             Buffalo, NY                        KO  3
          -Some sources report 3/26/42
Apr  4 Joe Forlano                Buffalo, NY                         W  6
Apr 29 Oscar Boyd                 Buffalo, NY                         L  6
May 21 Jerry Forlino              Rochester, NY                       W  6
Jun 23 Johnny Lawer               Cleveland, Oh                      LK  5
Jul 23 Johnny Lawer               Cleveland, Oh                       L  8
          -Some sources report "W 7"
Sep 15 Jimmy Reeves               Cleveland, Oh                       L  8
Oct 12 Jack Hill                  Chicago, Il                         W  6
Oct 30 Charley Hayes              Detroit, Mi                         L 10
Dec  4 Harold Hazlett             Detroit, Mi                         W  6

1943
Jan 22 Walter Thomas              Detroit, Mi                         W  8
Feb  5 Buster Parks               Detroit, Mi                         W  8
Mar  9 Otis McGraw                Buffalo, NY                         W  6

1944
Feb  8 Jackie Hoffman             Buffalo, NY                        KO  5
Feb 25 Harold Reiss               Detroit, Mi                         W  6
Feb 29 James Fitzjames            Cleveland, Oh                      KO  6
          -Some sources report "Jimmy Brown"
Mar 22 Hilton "Fitzie" Fitzpatrick Cleveland, Oh                     LK  1
Apr  3 Otto Blackwell             Pittsburgh, Pa                      W  6
Apr 10 Otto Blackwell             Pittsburgh, Pa                      W  8
May  1 "Tiger" Lou Jones          Pittsburgh, Pa                      W  8
May 22 Tommy Yarosz               Pittsburgh, Pa                      L 10
Sep 11 Mose Brown                 Pittsburgh, Pa                     KO  1
Sep 26 Jimmy Reeves               Buffalo, NY                        KO  2
Nov  8 "Wild" Bill McDowell       Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Nov 27 Cleve Baily                Pittsburgh, Pa                      W  8

1945
Jan 22 Gene Simmons               Pittsburgh, Pa                     KO  5
Mar  5 Tom Woodward               Pittsburgh, Pa                     KO  1
          -Some sources report 3/25/45
Mar 19 Johnny Clark               Buffalo, NY                         W  8
Apr  9 Nate Bolden                Pittsburgh, Pa                      L 10
Apr 16 "Tiger" Lou Jones          Buffalo, NY                        KO  4
Apr 30 Nate Bolden                Buffalo, NY                         W 10
May 21 Sampson Powell             Detroit, Mi                         L 10
Jul 16 Nate Bolden                Baltimore, Md                       W 10
Aug 20 Coolidge Miller            Baltimore, Md                       W 10
Aug 27 Reddy Evans                Baltimore, Md                       L 10
Sep 11 Prentice Hall              Buffalo, NY                        KO  8
Oct  9 Vince Pimpinella           Buffalo, NY                        KO  1
Oct 24 Johnny Denson              Buffalo, NY                        KO  3
Nov 23 Willie Barrow              Cleveland, Oh                       W 10
Dec  4 Mickey Hayes               Buffalo, NY                        KO  4

1946
Jan  2 Henry Cooper               Buffalo, NY                        TK  2
Jan 28 Lee Oma                    Buffalo, NY                         L 10
Mar 13 Gunnar Barlund             Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Apr  9 Joey Maxim                 Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Apr 30 Mike O'Dowd                Buffalo, NY                        KO  1
May 14 Joey Maxim                 Buffalo, NY                         L 12
Jun 12 Tommy Gomez                Buffalo, NY                        LK  1
Aug  2 Joey Maxim                 Rochester, NY                       L 10
Aug 16 Jackie Cranford            Buffalo, NY                        TK  1
Sep 11 Henry Jones                Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Sep 17 Lee Oma                    Buffalo, NY                         W 10

1947
Jan 14 Lee Oma                    Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Feb  4 Bill Petersen              Buffalo, NY                        TK  3
Mar 11 Lee Savold                 Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Apr 16 Lee Savold                 Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Apr 29 Walter Hafer               Buffalo, NY                         L 10
Jun 18 Walter Hafer               Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Jun 30 Erv Sarlin                 Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Sep  9 Walter Hafer               Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Oct 14 Herbie Katz                Buffalo, NY                        TK  4
Oct 31 Angelo Sotillo             New York, NY                        W  8
Nov 19 Billy Grant                Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Dec  1 Arturo Godoy               New York, NY                        L 10
Dec 16 Billy Grant                Buffalo, NY                         W 10

1948
Jan 20 Joe Matisi                 Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Oct 19 Jimmy "Shamus" O'Brien     Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Nov 10 Jimmy "Shamus" O'Brien     Akron, Oh                          KO  8
Dec 14 Bob Sikes                  Buffalo, NY                        KO  2

1949
Jan 11 "Tiger" Ted Lowry          Buffalo, NY                         W 10
Mar  8 Lee Oma                    Buffalo, NY                         L 10
Apr 12 "Tiger" Ted Lowry          Buffalo, NY                         W 12
May 16 Enrico Bertola             Buffalo, NY                         L 10
Jun 23 Nick Barone                Syracuse, NY                        L 10
Jul 25 Dave Whitlock              San Francisco, Ca                   L 10
Oct 24 Archie Moore               Toledo, Oh                         LK  6
Dec 19 Rocky Marciano             Providence, RI                     LT  5

1950
May  2 Nick Barone                Buffalo, NY                        LT  4
Jun 16 Harry "Kid" Matthews       Seattle, Wa                        LK  1

*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1942
Apr 30 Gib Jones                  Detroit, Mi                         W  6


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

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