Tony Shucco
(Anthony Sciucco)
BORN June 13 1911; Boston, Massachusetts
DIED 1983
HEIGHT 5-11
WEIGHT 168 1/2-191 lbs
MANAGERS Lew Burston, Al Clemente, James J. Johnston
RECORD 89-17-10 (20 KO, 1 ND)

Shucco was a talented scrapper who fought in the late 1920s, through the 1930s and into the early 1940s; He tangled with many outstanding fighters and came out the winner most of the time; Tony won nearly 90 bouts and lost but 17; He deserves much more credit for his fighting skills than he usually receives

Among those he defeated during his career were Jack Sharkey, Jim Braddock, Maxie Rosenbloom, Bob Olin, Al Gainer, Joe Knight, Lou Brouillard, Lee Ramage, Gerald "Tuffy" Griffith, Ed "Unknown" Winston, Billy Jones, Max Marek, Jimmy Mendes, Homer Robertson, Arthur Huttick, Erv Sarlin, Jack "Buddy" Walker and Al Blake

*** SOME AMATEUR BOUTS (91-7) ***

1928
Jan 23 -Shucco won the 135 lbs New England AAU Inter-City Championship
           (Boston-Toronto)

          -Shucco won the 135-lb Championship of New England
-Shucco won the 135-lb Inter-City Golden Gloves Championship
-Shucco won the 135-lb International Golden Gloves Championship

*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

1928
       Eddie Lee                                                   KO  2
Feb 17 Pete O'Day                                                  KO  5
       Eddie Salvi                                                 KO  2
       Tommy Mallon                                                KO  2
       Al Berger                                                    W  6
       Joe Dixon                                                    W  6
       Battling Silva                                               W  6
       Eddie Boyer                                                  W  6
       Tom Quigley                                                  W  8
       Dick Howell                                                  W  8
       Billy Nelson                                                 W 10
Nov 14 Johnny Casper               Boston, Ma                       W  6
Nov 19 Johnny Wilson               New Bedford, Ma                  W  6
          -This man was not the ex-champion

1929
       Frank Cheslock                                              KO  1
       Eddie DeSautel                                               W 10
          -Sources report the previous 2 bouts in early 1929
Apr 12 Tommy Daly                  Boston, Ma                       W  8
Jun  3 Phil Flannagan              Boston, Ma                       W  8
Jul 15 Larry Brignolia             Boston, Ma                       W  8
Sep    Willie Oster                Portsmouth, NH                   W 10
Sep 23 Mickey "Chester" Sears      Boston, Ma                      KO  2
Oct  7 Johnny Indrisano            Boston, Ma                       L 10
Nov    Johnny Morris               Burlington, Vt                  KO  4
       Johnny Rousseau                                              W 10
       Eddie Belrose                                               KO  3

1930
Jan    Bob Jasse                   Boston, Ma                      WF  5
Jan 31 Milton Sample               Rutland, Vt                     KO  2
Feb 28 Vittorio Livan              Boston, Ma                       L 10
       Dennie Golden                                               KO  4
       Bob Jasse                                                    W 10
Aug 22 Homer Robertson             Revere, Ma                       W 10
Aug 28 Teddy Jackson               North Adams, Ma                  W 10
          -Some sources report "James "Tut" Jackson"
Jun  9 Lou Scozza                  Boston, Ma                       L 10
       Jimmy Mendes                Portland, Me                    ND 12
Dec 12 Jimmy Mendes                Providence, RI                  KO  5

1931
Jan 12 Joe Tinsley                 New Bedford, Ma                  W 10
Feb 26 Lou Scozza                  Boston, Ma                       L 10
       Jim DeCapua                                                 KO  2
May    Jack Kelly                                                   W 10
          -This bout was held during May-Jun 1931
Jun 15 Jimmy Mendes                Tiverton, RI                     W 10
Jul 10 Al Morro                    Boston, Ma                       W  8
Aug  6 Harry Allen                 Brockton, Ma                     W 10
       Steve Gorman                                                 W 10
Nov 30 Billy Jones                 Boston, Ma                       L 10

1932
Apr 18 Jimmy Britt                 Holyoke, Ma                      W 10
Jun 14 Maxie Rosenbloom            West Springfield, Ma             W 10
Jul    Leo Mitchell                                                KO  1
          -This bout was held during Jun-Jul 1932
Jul 25 Jim Braddock                Long Island City, NY             W  8
Sep 26 Charley Belanger            Long Island City, NY             D 10
Oct    Norman Conrad               Manchester, NH                   L 10
          -This bout was held during Oct-Nov 1932;
           Some sources report 11/14/32;
           Some sources report "L 12"
Nov 18 Arthur Huttick              New York, NY                     W  6
           -Some sources report "W 8"
Dec    Kid Cioffi                                                   W 10
          -This bout was held during Nov-Dec 1932

1933
Jan 16 Sammy Ward                  Providence, RI                   W 10
Mar  1 Al Gainer                   New Haven, Ct                   WF  4
Mar 20 Al Gainer                   New Haven, Ct                    W  7
Mar 24 Billy Jones                 New York, NY                     W 10
           -Some sources report "W 8"
Mar 30 Ralph Ficucello             New Haven, Ct                   TK  5
Jun  9 Al Boros                    New Haven, Ct                    W 10
Jun 19 Bob Olin                    Albany, NY                       W 10
Jun 29 Al Stillman                 Long Island City, NY             W  6
Jul 31 Lee Ramage                  Revere, Ma                       W 10
Sep  6 Gerald "Tuffy" Griffith     Boston, Ma                      KO  4
Oct 20 Soldier Garfield            Burlington, Vt                  KO  3
Nov 24 Lou Brouillard              Boston, Ma                       W 10

1934
Jan 22 Al Rodriguez                Quincy, Ma                       W 10
Feb  8 Al Gainer                   New Haven, Ct                    W 12
Mar  9 Al Rodriguez                Quincy, Ma                       D 12
May 11 Joe Knight                  Boston, Ma                       W 10
May 24 Ed "Unknown" Winston        New Haven, Ct                   LK  1
Jun  7 Ed "Unknown" Winston        New Haven, Ct                    W 10
Jun 21 Al Gainer                   West Haven, Ct                   W 10
Jul 30 Dick Madden                 Boston, Ma                       W 10
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Sep 19 Bud Mignault                                                 W 10
Dec 14 John Henry Lewis            New York, NY                     L 10
Dec 21 Maxie Rosenbloom            Boston, Ma                       L 10
          -Some sources report "New York, NY"

1935
Jan 28 Joe Knight                  Miami, Fl                        D 10
Feb 11 Joe Knight                  Miami, Fl                        W 10
Feb 18 Joe Lipps                   Daytona Beach, Fl                W 10
Feb 26 Bob Godwin                  Daytona Beach, Fl                D 10
May  8 Buck Everett                Miami, Fl                        D 10
          -Some sources report 3/08/35;
           Perhaps, this was another bout
Aug  1 Leo Salvas                                                   W
          -This bout was held during Aug-Sep 1935
Aug 10 Bud Mignault                Milford, Ct                      W 10
          -This bout was held during Aug-Sep 1935
Sep 19 Leo Duncan                  New Haven, Ct                    W 10
Sep 23 Charley Mautz               Newark, NJ                       W 10
Dec 20 Al McCoy                    Boston, Ma                       D 12

1936
Feb  7 Jack Sharkey                Boston, Ma                       W 10
Apr 14 Jack Sharkey                Boston, Ma                       D 10
Jun 17 John Henry Lewis            St. Louis, Mo                   LT  8
Dec 18 Al McCoy                    Boston, Ma                       L 12
          -Heavyweight Championship of New England

1937
Feb 24 Max Marek                   Boston, Ma                       W 10
Jul 13 Natie Brown                 Boston, Ma                       L 10
Aug 24 Al McCoy                    Boston, Ma                       D 12
Dec 17 Natie Brown                 Boston, Ma                       W 10

1938
Mar 24 "Tiger" Jack Fox            Boston, Ma                       D 10
Apr 22 George Fitch                New Haven, Ct                    L 10
Jun  4 Henry Lister                Liverpool, Eng                   W 10
Aug  4 Dom Lydon                   Dublin, Ire                      W 10
Oct  7 Adolf Heuser                Berlin, Ger                     LF  5
Dec 21 Bob Pastor                  Boston, Ma                       L 10

1939
Jul 29 Jerry Burke                 Milford, Ct                     KO  2
          -Some sources report 7/04/39 in Danbury, Ct
Dec 25 Danny Peal                  Augusta, Me                     TK 10
          -Some sources report "KO 9"

1940
Oct 10 Al Sinibaldi                Fall River, Ma                   W 10
Oct 14 Erv Sarlin                  Pittsburgh, Pa                   W 10
Nov 11 Harry Bobo                  Pittsburgh, Pa                   W 10
Dec  9 Armand Roy                  Manchester, NH                   W  8

1941
Jan  1 Jack "Buddy" Walker         Columbus, Oh                     W 10
Mar 14 Bob Burns                   Brattleboro, Vt                 KO  3
May  2 Joe O'Gatty                 Boston, Ma                       W 10
Jun 17 Jack "Buddy" Walker         Columbus, Oh                     W 10

1942 
Mar 30 Jack "Buddy" Walker         Baltimore, Md                    W 12
Aug  3 Al Blake                    Baltimore, Md                    W 10

1942-1944
          -Shucco served in the United States Armed Forces

1944
Apr 17 Henry Jones                 Trenton, NJ                      W 10
May  8 Curtis Sheppard             Baltimore, Md                   LK  5
May 15 Jimmy Foster                Trenton, NJ                     KO  5
Jun 20 Teddy Randolph              Union City, NJ                   D 10
Jun 30 Larry Lane                  Trenton, NJ                      W 10
Jul 24 Georgie Parks               Washington, DC                   W 10
Aug  8 Al Hart                     Washington, DC                  LT  7


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

1932
       Sammy Ward                                                   W 10

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