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Paddy DeMarco
("Billygoat")

BORN   February 10 1928;Brooklyn, New York
DIED December 13 1997;
HEIGHT 5-6
WEIGHT 133-146 lbs
MANAGERS Jimmy Dixon, Cy Crespi
TRAINER Dan Florio

DeMarco was a battler who improved with age and experience; His most famous bouts are the contests against Joseph "Sandy" Saddler and Jimmy Carter; Paddy won the Lightweight Championship of the World during his career

He defeated such men as Jimmy Carter, Sandy Saddler, Kenny Lane, Billy Graham, Orlando Zulueta, Teddy "Red Top" Davis, Eddie Chavez, Enrique Bolanos, Eddie Giosa, Johnny Gonsalves, Carlos Chavez, Armand Savoie, Ralph Dupas, Jackie Blair, Arthur King and Henry Davis

1945
Mar 20 Sal Giglio                 Jersey City, NJ                     W  4
May  9 Jimmy Gause                Jersey City, NJ                    KO  4
Jun 18 Al Victoria                Newark, NJ                         KO  1
Jul  9 Oscar Williams             Newark, NJ                          W  6
Sep 25 Jimmy Mason                Jersey City, NJ                    KO  4
Oct  1 Butch Charles              Newark, NJ                          L  6
Nov 13 Jose Fernandez             Jersey City, NJ                     W  6

1946
Feb 16 Marty Bell                 Brooklyn, NY                       KO  4
Mar  2 Everett Chapman            Brooklyn, NY                        W  4
Mar 12 Johnny Phillips            Brooklyn, NY                        W  6
Mar 30 Gunnar Larsson             Brooklyn, NY                        W  6
Apr 11 Zack Taylor                New Brunswick, NJ                   W  6
May 11 Gabby "Frenchy" Ferland    Brooklyn, NY                        L  6
Jun 28 Donald Murray              New York, NY                        W  4
Sep 30 Donald Murray              New York, NY                        W  6
Dec  3 Davey Cohen                Brooklyn, NY                        W  6
Dec 23 Danny Randy                Brooklyn, NY                        W  6

1947
Jan 17 Joe Holmes                 New York, NY                        W  6
Feb 18 Pedro Biesca               Brooklyn, NY                        W  8
Mar  4 Mike Konners               Brooklyn, NY                        W  8
Apr  8 Joe Carney                 Brooklyn, NY                        W  8
Apr 29 Patsy Giovanelli           Queens, NY                          W  8
May 20 Bobby Williams             Queens, NY                          W  8
Jun 16 Billy Strauss              Long Island City, NY                W  8
Jul 23 Jimmy Warren               Brooklyn, NY                       KO  6
          -Some sources report 7/24/47
Aug 19 Humberto Zavala            Brooklyn, NY                        W  8
Oct  1 Tommy Mills                Jamaica, NY                         W  8
Oct 17 Danny Bartfield            New York, NY                        W 10
          -Some sources report "W 8"
Nov 11 Johnny Dell                Queens, NY                          W  8
Dec  8 Joey Carkido               New York, NY                       TK  7

1948
Jan 20 Roy Andrews                Queens, NY                          W  8
Jan 30 Terry Young                New York, NY                        W  8
Apr  2 Terry Young                New York, NY                        W 10
Jun 21 Paulie Jackson             Brooklyn, NY                        W 10
Sep 10 Willie Pep                 New York, NY                        L 10
Oct 14 Paulie Jackson             Queens, NY                          W  8
Nov  1 Bernie Bernard             Brooklyn, NY                        W  8

1949
Feb  2 Humberto Sierra            New York, NY                        W 10
Feb 21 Chuck Burton               Trenton, NJ                         W  8
Mar  4 Billy Graham               New York, NY                        W 10
Mar 14 Jimmy Collins              Philadelphia, Pa                    W 10
Apr 11 Chuck Burton               Holyoke, Ma                         W 10
May 17 Clem Custer                Hartford, Ct                        D 10
Jun  6 Clem Custer                Brooklyn, NY                        W  8
Sep 21 Humberto Sierra            Miami, Fl                           W 10
Oct  3 Jackie Weber               Providence, RI                      W 10
Oct 28 Sandy Saddler              New York, NY                       LT  9
Dec 22 Teddy "Red Top" Davis      Brooklyn, NY                        W  8

1950
Feb  1 Orlando Zulueta            New York, NY                        W 10
Apr  3 Charley "Cabey" Lewis      Newark, NJ                          W  8
Apr 15 Eduardo Carrasco           Waterbury, Ct                       W  8
Apr 28 Dennis "Pat" Brady         New York, NY                        W 10
Jun  5 Ruben Davis                Brooklyn, NY                        W  8
Jun 22 Ray Edwards                Woodhaven, NY                       W  8
Aug  2 Teddy "Red Top" Davis      Norwalk, Ct                         L 10
Aug 18 Kid Dussart                Long Beach, Ca                      W 10
Aug 28 Young Junior               Brooklyn, NY                        W 10
Sep 30 Doug Medley                Brooklyn, NY                        W  8
Oct 11 Joey Scarlota              New York, NY                        W 10

1951
Apr  9 Harry LaSane               Holyoke, Ma                         W 10
May 10 Jimmy Richmond             Brooklyn, NY                       TK  3
Jun  1 Eddie Giosa                New York, NY                        W 10
Jun 25 Arthur King                Philadelphia, Pa                    W 10
Aug 27 Sandy Saddler              Milwaukee, Wi                       W 10
Sep 24 Enrique Bolanos            Chicago, Il                         W 10
Nov 16 Eddie Chavez               New York, NY                        W 10
Dec  7 Sandy Saddler              New York, NY                        W 10

1952
Jan 17 Eddie Chavez               San Francisco, Ca                  TD  4
Apr 21 Johnny Gonsalves           San Francisco, Ca                   W 10
May 26 Arthur King                Brooklyn, NY                        L 10
Oct 27 Orlando Zulueta            Brooklyn, NY                        L 10
Nov 21 Henry Davis                New York, NY                        W 10

1953
Feb 20 George Araujo              New York, NY                        L 10
Mar 14 Henry Davis                Boston, Ma                          W 10
Apr 27 Armand Savoie              Montreal, Que, Canada               W 10
May 16 Johnny Gonsalves           Boston, Ma                          L 10
Sep 21 Orlando Zulueta            Brooklyn, NY                        L 10
Oct 10 Tony DeMarco               Boston, Ma                          L 10
Dec  7 Carlos Chavez              Brooklyn, NY                        W 10

1954
Jan  2 Ralph Dupas                New Orleans, La                     W 10
Mar  5 Jimmy Carter               New York, NY                        W 15
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Nov 17 Jimmy Carter               San Francisco, Ca                  LT 15
          -Lightweight Championship of the World

1955
Jan 31 Seraphin Ferrer            Paris, Fra                         LK  5
Mar 28 Libby Manzo                New York, NY                        W 10
May 16 Libby Manzo                New York, NY                        W 10
Jul 11 Ralph Dupas                New Orleans, La                     L 10
Oct  3 Kenny Lane                 New York, NY                        W 10
Nov  2 Frankie Ryff               Baltimore, Md                       L 10

1956
Jan  9 Jackie Blair               Providence, RI                      W 10
Feb  2 Don Jordan                 Los Angeles, Ca                    LT  5
Jul 17 Pat Mallane                Bridgeport, Ct                      D 10
Aug 21 Jimmy Ford                 Miami Beach, Fl                     W 10
Nov 12 Larry Boardman             Philadelphia, Pa                    L 10

1957
Feb 18 Stefan Redl                New York, NY                        L 10
Mar 28 Mickey Crawford            Saginaw, Mi                         L 10

1958
Dec 29 Lionel Butler              Providence, RI                     TK 10
          -Some sources report "KO 4"

1959
Feb 10 Johnny Gonsalves           Oakland, Ca                         L 10
May  9 Florentino Fernandez       Havana, Cuba                       LT  4
          -Some sources report "LK 5"
Jul 25 Tony Dupas                 Alexandria, Va                      L 10
Aug 11 Tommy Garrow               Pittsfield, Ma                      W 10
Sep  3 Denny Moyer                Portland, Or                       LT 10
Sep 14 Dave Cervantes             Juarez, Mexico                      L 10
Oct 20 Stan Harrington            Honolulu, Oahu, Hi                  L 10
Nov  3 Benny Medina               Fresno, Ca                         LT  7


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***
 

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

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