Tony Ross
(Antonio Rossilano)

BORN    October 1887; in Italy
HEIGHT  5-9
WEIGHT   195-214 lbs
RACE    White; Italian-American
MANAGER Jimmy Dime

Ross was a journeyman fighter who got into the ring with some of the all-time best heavyweights; He was a tough man who always provided excitement

Ross was a White Hope of the teens

1905
Oct 23 Ed Arkwright             Youngstown, Oh                   KO  5
Dec 22 Con Crowley              Monaca, Pa                       KO  2

1906
Jan 31 Ed Arkwright             Youngstown, Oh                   KO  1
Feb 23 Con Crowley              Beaver Falls, Pa                 KO  2
Jun 18 Jim Scanlan              New Castle, Pa                   LK  6
Nov  5 Frank Jeffries           Titusville, Pa                   KO  9

1907
Jan 15 Jack Graham              New Castle, Pa                   KO  5
Mar  7 Bob Fitzsimmons          New Castle, Pa                   EX  4
Mar 12 Frank Jeffries           New Castle, Pa                   KO  4
Apr 16 Bill Heveron             New Castle, Pa                   KO  2
May  3 Mike Schreck             Dayton, Oh                       LK 13
Sep 11 "Fireman" Jim Flynn      Pueblo, Co                       LF 18
       -Some sources report "LF 13"
Nov 28 Jim Barry                Chelsea, Ma                      LK  2

1908
Jan 31 Mike Schreck             New Orleans, La                   D 10
Mar 16 Jim Jeffords             New Castle, Pa                   KO  3
Apr 13 Mike Schreck             New Castle, Pa                    W  9
May 18 George Gardner           New Castle, Pa                   TK  7
May 30 Jim Barry                New Castle, Pa                    D 12
Aug  7 Sam Langford             New York, NY                     LT  5
Oct  2 Morris Harris            Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Nov  9 Morris Harris            Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
                                     
1909
Jan 20 Larry Temple             Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Feb 10 George Gunther           Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Mar 12 Marvin Hart              New Orleans, La                  LF 13
Apr 13 Al Kaufmann              New York, NY                     ND 10
Jun 30 Jack Johnson             Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
       -Early sources report this bout for the
          Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 22 Mike Schreck             Columbus, Oh                      D  6
Oct 12 Bill Edwards             New Castle, Pa                   KO  8
Oct 18 Mike Schreck             Houghton, Mi                      D 10
Dec  6 Bill Edwards             Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6

1910
Jan 12 Tommy Dugan              New Castle, Pa                   KO  2
Jan 20 Bill Edwards             Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Feb 17 Morris Harris            New Castle, Pa                   ND 12
       -Some sources report 2/14/10
Mar 14 Jack Fitzgerald          New Castle, Pa                   ND 12
Apr 19 "Battling" Jim Johnson   Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Aug 11 Jim Smith                New York, NY                     ND  2
Aug 25 Bill Edwards             Olean, NY                        KO  2
Sep 12 Jack Fitzgerald          Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Sep 27 George "Kid" Cotton      Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Oct  8 Al Kaufmann              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Nov 16 Jack "Twin" Sullivan     Syracuse, NY                     ND 10
Dec 26 Jim Barry                Memphis, Tn                       D  8
                                     
1911
Jan 30 George "Kid" Cotton      Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Feb 17 Jack "Twin" Sullivan     Buffalo, NY                      ND 10
Feb 22 "Young" Hank Griffin     Rochester, NY                    KO  1
Mar 10 Morris Harris            Rochester, NY                    ND  6
May  8 Jack "Twin" Sullivan     Buffalo, NY                      ND 10
Jul 28 John "Sandy" Ferguson    New York, NY                      W  5
Aug  1 Joe Jeannette            New York, NY                     ND 10
Aug 24 Sam Langford             New York, NY                     LK  6
Oct  5 Morris Harris            New York, NY                     TK  3
Oct 30 Jack "Twin" Sullivan     Youngstown, Oh                    D 10
Nov  4 George "Kid" Cotton      Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Nov 14 Andy Morris              Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
                                     
1912
Jan  6 George "Kid" Cotton      Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
May 20 Frank Moran              Cleveland, Oh                     W 10
Jun  4 John Wille               Atlanta, Ga                       D 10
Sep  9 Joe Jeannette            New York, NY                     LF  7
Oct 30 Al Kubiak                New Castle, Pa                   ND 10
Nov 15 Al Palzer                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
                                     
1913
Feb  4 Andy Smith               New Castle, Pa                   KO  3
Oct 14 Charlie Miller           Boston, Ma                       WF  3
Oct 21 Ed "Gunboat" Smith       Boston, Ma                       LK 10
                                     
1914
Jan 31 Battling Levinsky        Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb 10 Jim Savage               Philadelphia, Pa                  D 10 
Feb 19 Jim Coffey               New York, NY                     LK  6
Oct 26 Dan Daily                Philadelphia, Pa                  W 10
Nov 27 Tom Kennedy              New York, NY                     LF  1
       -Some sources report "LF 4"
                                     
1915
Jan  1 "Fireman" Jim Flynn      Rochester, NY                    ND 10
May 27 Terry Kellar             Akron, Oh                         D 10
                                    
1916
May 23 "K.O." Bill Brennan      Rochester, NY                    LK  8
Dec  4 Joe Jeannette            Arlington, Pa                    LK  3                          

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