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Ken Overlin
(Kenneth Edward Overlin)

BORN   August 15 1910; Decatur, Illinois
DIED July 24 1969; Reno, Nevada
HEIGHT 5-9 (Some sources report 5-8 1/2)
WEIGHT 155-180 lbs
MANAGER Chris Dundee

Overlin was a very talented boxer who had a super career; He lost only 19 of 165 bouts but scored just 23 knockouts; During his career, he won the Middleweight Championship of the World (as recognized by New York state)

Ken defeated such men as Ezzard Charles, Fred Apostoli, Al Hostak, Ceferino Garcia, Steve Belloise, Ben Brown, Allen Matthews, Harry Balsamo, Ralph DeJohn, Eric Seelig, Billy Celebron, Dick Foster, Hayden "Young" Stuhley, Jackie Aldare, Al Quaill, Carmen Barth, Johnny Rossi, Tony Brescia, Joe Smallwood, Henry Firpo, Jimmy Smith, Andy Divodi, Paul Pirrone and Danny Hassett

Herb Goldman ranked Overlin as the #23 All-Time Middleweight

1931
Jan 21 Paul Delaney                Seattle, Wa                      D  4
Jan 28 Paul Delaney                Seattle, Wa                      L  6
Feb 12 Jack Hanley                 White Center, Wa                LK  6
Feb 26 Neil Kilbane                Tacoma, Wa                       W  4
Mar 12 Neil Kilbane                Tacoma, Wa                       L  6
Mar 13 Tolly Dolan                 West Bremerton, Wa               W  6
Jun 10 Jack McKnight               Wilmington, Ca                   W  4
Jun 30 Mickey Balabon              Los Angeles, Ca                  W  4
Jul 23 Ted Beals                   Port Angeles, Ca                 W  4
Oct 16 Billy Brennan               Portsmouth, Va                   W  6
Oct 30 Johnny Skrinan              Portsmouth, Va                   W  8
Nov  9 Red Hickman                 Portsmouth, Va                   W  8
          -Some sources report "Norfolk, Va"
Nov 18 "Sailor" Jack Potter        Portsmouth, Va                  NC  1
          -Some sources report "Norfolk, Va"
Nov 27 Charles "Red" Journee       Portsmouth, Va                   W  8
Dec 11 Eric Lawson                 Portsmouth, Va                   W  8

1932
Jan  1 "Irish" Bob Turner          Portsmouth, Va                   W  8
Jan 15 Al Trainor                  Portsmouth, Va                   L  8
Mar 11 Eric Lawson                 Portsmouth, Va                   W  8
Mar 25 Joey Raymond                Portsmouth, Va                   W  8
          -Some sources report "Norfolk, Va"
Apr 12 Tony D'Alessandro           Alexandria, Va                   W  8
May  9 Joe Smallwood               Alexandria, Va                   W  8
Jun  6 Sylvan Bass                 Alexandria, Va                   L  8
Jun  8 Spike Webb                  Virginia Beach, Va               W  8
Jul 21 Walter Kirkwood             Virginia Beach, Va               W  8
Aug 10 Vince Dundee                Virginia Beach, Va               L 10
Dec  2 Charles "Red" Journee       Portsmouth, Va                   L  8
Dec  9 Charles "Red" Journee       Portsmouth, Va                   W  8

1933
Jan 24 Billy Brennan               Portsmouth, Va                   W  4
Apr 12 Walter Kirkwood             Norfolk, Va                      W  4
          -Some sources report "W 8"
Apr 25 Joe Finazzo                 Alexandria, Va                  KO  3
          -Some sources report "KO 4" in "Washington, DC"
May  3 Johnny Mays                 Norfolk, Va                      W  6
          -Some sources report "W 8"
May 16 Walter Kirkwood             Alexandria, Va                   W  6
          -Some sources report "Washington, DC"
May 17 Johnny Vermillion           Norfolk, Va                      W  4
May 23 Henry Irving                Alexandria, Va                   W  8
          -Some sources report "Washington, DC"
Jun 19 Billy Shell                 Charleston, SC                   W 10
Jul 19 Joe Lipps                   Virginia Beach, Va               W  8
Aug  7 Billy Strickler             Fort Washington, Md              W  8
          -Some sources report "Washington, DC"
Aug 14 Roy Bailey                  Charleston, SC                   W 10
Sep  6 Art Sykes                   Norfolk, Va                     KO  5
Nov 10 Johnny Bates                Brooklyn, NY                     W  8
Nov 15 Tommy Rios                  Norfolk, Va                      W  8
Dec  8 Rudy Marshall               Brooklyn, NY                     W 10
Dec 29 Tommy Rios                  Norfolk, Va                      W  8

1934
Jan  2 Clarence "Red" Burman       Alexandria, Va                   W  8
          -Some sources report "Washington, DC"
Jan 26 Werner Wilsch               Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Feb  2 Andy Divodi                 Norfolk, Va                      W  8
Mar  2 Joe Kaminski                Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Mar  6 Rocco "Roxie" Allen         Alexandria, Va                   W  8
          -Some sources report 3/08/34 in "Washington, DC"
Mar 16 Danny Hassett               Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Apr  6 Billy Ketchell              Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Apr 20 Tommy Rios                  Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Apr 30 Paul Pirrone                Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10
Jun  4 Paul Pirrone                Norfolk, Va                      W 10
Jun 20 Jimmy Smith                 Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10
Aug 22 Henry Irving                Richmond, Va                    TK  7
Sep  8 Frankie Remus               Norfolk, Va                     KO  7
          -Some sources report "KO 8" in "Richmond, Va"
Sep 21 Pat Flaherty                Norfolk, Va                     KO  6
Oct  5 Al Diamond                  Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Oct 15 Danny Hassett               Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10

1935
Feb  6 Charley Weise               Norfolk, Va                      W 10
Jul 29 Johnny Duca                 Richmond, Va                    TK  4
Aug  9 Henry Firpo                 Atlantic City, NJ                W 10
Aug 19 Joe Smallwood               Washington, DC                   W 10
Aug 26 Tommy Romano                Richmond, Va                     W 10
Sep 19 Anson Green                 Pittsburgh, Pa                   W  8
Oct  4 George Black                Chicago, Il                      W  8
Oct 14 Al Quaill                   Pittsburgh, Pa                   W 10
Nov 18 Mookie Goldman              Norfolk, Va                      W 10
Nov 25 Carmen Barth                Richmond, Va                     W 10
Dec  9 Al Quaill                   Pittsburgh, Pa                   W 10
Dec 19 Tony Brescia                Richmond, Va                     W 10
          -Some sources report 12/20/35

1936
Feb 10 Mickey Bottone              Richmond, Va                    KO  4
Feb 21 Rocco "Roxie" Allen         Baltimore, Md                   KO  2
Mar  2 Tony Fisher                 Pittsburgh, Pa                   W 10
Mar 20 Johnny Rossi                Boston, Ma                       W 10
Mar 30 Ralph Chong                 Baltimore, Md                    W 10
Apr 20 Jackie Ennis                Richmond, Va                     W 10
Apr 27 Ralph Chong                 Washington, DC                   W 10
Jun 17 Jimmy Jones                 Baltimore, Md                    W 10
          -Some sources report 6/16/36
Jun 22 Jackie Aldare               Richmond, Va                     W 10
Jul  1 George Black                Milwaukee, Wi                    W 10
Jul 20 Billy Hood                  Asheville, NC                   KO  3
          -Some sources report 7/19/36
Aug 20 Al Quaill                   Johnstown, Pa                    W 10
Aug 31 Oscar Rankin                Millvale, Pa                     W 10
Oct 12 Ralph Chong                 Norfolk, Va                      W 10
Nov  4 Teddy Yarosz                Pittsburgh, Pa                   L 10
Nov 23 Ben Brown                   Richmond, Va                     W 10
Dec 21 Kid Tunero                  Paris, France                    L 10

1937
Jan 27 Fred Apostoli               New York, NY                     W 10
Feb 15 John Zawackie               Newport News, Va                KO  2
Jul 30 Hayden "Young" Stuhley      Hollywood, Ca                    W 10
Sep 11 Freddie Steele              Seattle, Wa                     LK  4
          -NBA Middleweight Championship of the World;
          Middleweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Oct 18 Roy "Tiger" Williams        White Plains, NY                TK  4
Oct 25 Joe "Butch" Lynch           Albany, NY                      KO  7
Nov 15 Bobby Birch                 Albany, NY                       W  8
Dec  6 Jack Moran                  Cleveland, Oh                    W  6
          -Some sources report "W 10"

1938
Jan 26 Walter "Popeye" Woods       New York, NY                     L 10
Mar 16 Dick Foster                 San Francisco, Ca                W 10
May 30 Fred Henneberry             Sydney, NSW, Australia           L 12
          -Some sources report 3/30/38
Jun 23 Atilio Sabatino             Sydney, NSW, Australia           D 12
Jul 15 Atilio Sabatino             Melbourne, Vic, Australia       NC  7
Sep  1 Lloyd Marshall              San Francisco, Ca                L 10
Sep 19 Billy Celebron              Chicago, Il                      W 10
Oct  7 Jimmy Clark                 Chicago, Il                     TK  4
Oct 17 Jack Moran                  Peoria, Il                      KO  6
Nov  4 Nate Bolden                 Chicago, Il                      W 10
Nov 16 Milton Shivers              Chicago, Il                      W 10
Dec  2 Nate Bolden                 Chicago, Il                      W 10
Dec 17 Jack Moran                  Akron, Oh                        W 10
          -Some sources report "Chicago, Il"
Dec 20 Eric Seelig                 Bronx, NY                        L 10

1939
Jan 16 Billy Celebron              Chicago, Il                      W 10
Feb  6 Al Quaill                   Chicago, Il                      W 10
          -Some sources report 1/02/39
Feb 14 Al Bernard                  Houston, Tx                      W 10
Mar 27 Teddy Yarosz                Houston, Tx                      L 10
Apr 17 Jack Riley                  Houston, Tx                     KO  2
May  2 Jimmy Webb                  Houston, Tx                      W 10
          -Some sources report 3/01/39
May 18 Harvey Massey               Baltimore, Md                    W 10
Jun  8 Eric Seelig                 Chicago, Il                      W 10
Jun 26 Richard "Honey Boy" Jones   Millvale, Pa                     W 10
Jul  7 Eddie Pierce                Long Branch, NJ                  D 10
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Aug 28 Al Wardlow                  Pittsburgh, Pa                   W 10
Oct 18 Allen Matthews              St. Louis, Mo                    W 10
Oct 23 Ben Brown                   Atlanta, Ga                      D 10
Nov 21 Richard "Honey Boy" Jones   St. Louis, Mo                    W 10
Nov 27 Ben Brown                   Miami, Fl                        W 10
Dec  4 Ernest "Babe" Orgovan       Washington, DC                   W 10
Dec 11 Ben Brown                   Atlanta, Ga                      D 10

1940
Feb 21 Enzo Iannozzi               Raleigh, NC                      W 10
Mar 15 Joe "Butch" Lynch           Cumberland, Md                  KO  8
Mar 23 Jerry Maloni                Chicopee, Ma                     W 10
          -Some sources report 3/28/40
Apr 15 Frankie Nelson              Portland, Me                     W 10
Apr 25 Steve Wilkerson             Memphis, Tn                     KO  9
May 23 Ceferino Garcia             New York, NY                     W 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Jun 13 Ralph DeJohn                Syracuse, Y                      W 10
Jun 28 Ben Brown                   Richmond, Va                     W 10
Jul  9 Harry Balsamo               Long Island City, NY            TK  9
Jul 24 Billy Soose                 Scranton, Pa                     L 10
Aug  8 Ben Brown                   Atlanta, Ga                      W 12
Sep 18 Eddie Pierce                Norfolk, Va                      W 10
Sep 30 Larry Lane                  Trenton, NJ                      W 10
Nov  1 Steve Belloise              New York, NY                     W 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Dec 13 Steve Belloise              New York, NY                     W 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)

1941
Jan 21 Tony Cisco                  Washington, DC                   W 10
Feb  3 Jack Munley                 Allentown, Pa                    W 10
Feb 10 Paulie Walker               Trenton, NJ                      D 10
Mar 10 Mose Brown                  Pittsburgh, Pa                   W 10
Mar 27 Larry Kellum                Barre,                          TK  4
Mar 31 Harvey Massey               Lancaster, Pa                    W 10
May  9 Billy Soose                 New York, NY                     L 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Jun  9 Ezzard Charles              Cincinnati, Oh                   W 10
Aug 18 Jimmy Marmon                Augusta, Ga                     KO  3
Aug 27 Jimmy Young                 Bridgeport, Ct                  KO  8
          -Some sources report "Atlanta, Ga"
Sep  8 Carl "Young" Crawford       Winston-Salem, NC               TK  3
Sep 30 "Wild" Bill McDowell        Jersey City, NJ                  W 10
Nov  3 Al Gilbert                  Norfolk, Va                      W 10
Nov 21 Al Hostak                   New York, NY                     W 10
Dec 15 Mose Brown                  Pittsburgh, Pa                   W 10

1942
Feb 23 "Wild" Bill McDowell        Newark, NJ                       D 10
Mar  2 Ezzard Charles              Cincinnati, Oh                   D 10
Mar 10 Paulie Mahoney              Buffalo, NY                      W 10
Jun 26 Fred Apostoli               Norfolk, Va                      D 10

1944
Aug 31 John Donnelly               Santa Rosa, Ca                   W 10
Sep 12 Al LaBoa                    San Jose, Ca                    TK  6
Sep 20 Paul Hartnek                Oakland, Ca                      W 10
Sep 26 R.J. Lewis                  Denver, Co                       W 10


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

1933
Nov    Rocco "Roxie" Allen         Washington, DC                   W  8

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

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