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Albert "Chalky" Wright

BORN   February 10 1912; (Lived in San Bernardino, California for a while)
DIED August 12 1957; Los Angeles, California (fell in a bathtub)
HEIGHT 5-7 1/2
WEIGHT 120-139 lbs
MANAGERS Eddie Walker, Eddie Mead, Jack Bluman
TRAINER "Young" George Dixon (in Tacoma, Washington)

Wright was a wonderful fighting talent who had 220 bouts and won nearly 160, scoring some 79 knockouts; He was a happy-go-lucky, good natured individual who loved to box; "Chalky" possessed heart and determination and worked his way though the "pretty-good-but-less-than-sensational" early years of his career to become "top man" in his division and win the Featherweight Championship of the World

"Chalky" defeated such men as "Pittsburgh" Jackie Wilson, Joey Archibald, Harry Jeffra, Richie Lemos, Allie Stolz, Phil Terranova, Willie Joyce, Enrique Bolanos, Bobby Ruffin, Ritchie Fontaine, Lulu Constantino, Leo Rodak, Ray Lunny, Sal Bartolo, Georgie Hansford, Paul Junior, Saverio Turiello, Joey Ferrando, Pete DeGrasse, Tommy Spiegel, Carl "Red" Guggino, Bobby Gray, Elmer "Buzz" Brown, Eddie Spina, George Daly and Charley Varre

Herb Goldman ranked Wright as the #24 All-Time Featherweight; "Chalky" was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1977 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997

1928
Feb 23 Nilo Balles                San Bernardino, Ca                 W  4
Apr 12 Nilo Balles                San Bernardino, Ca                KO  3
May  3 Val Martin                 San Bernardino, Ca                 W  4
          -Some sources report "KO 3"
May 31 Vic Acosta                 San Bernardino, Ca                KO  2
          -Some sources report "W 4"
Jul 12 Young Valentino            San Bernardino, Ca                 D  4
Jul 26 Ray Davis                  San Bernardino, Ca                 L  4
Aug 23 Joe Hernandez              San Bernardino, Ca                 L  4
Sep 13 Joe Hernandez              San Bernardino, Ca                 D  4
Nov 22 Ray Davis                  San Bernardino, Ca                 W  4
Dec 13 Louie Contreras            San Bernardino, Ca                 D  6
Dec 20 Ray Davis                  San Bernardino, Ca                 W  6

1929
Jan 17 Patsy Callope              San Bernardino, Ca                KO  2
          -Some sources report "KO 3"
Feb  7 Joey Valarde               San Bernardino, Ca                 L  6
Mar 14 Tony Apodapa               Pasadena, Ca                       W  4
Mar 28 Paul Hardy                 San Bernardino, Ca                KO  3
Apr  9 Harry Wallender            Los Angeles, Ca                    D  4
Apr 18 Johnny Mason               San Bernardino, Ca                 W  6
May  2 Ray Billobas               San Bernardino, Ca                 D  6
Jul  5 Frisco Lenda               El Centro, Ca                      L  4
Sep 12 Pal Shoaf                  San Bernardino, Ca                 W  4
Oct  7 Kid Avelino                Los Angeles, Ca                    W  4
Oct 10 Harry Purdue               San Bernardino, Ca                 W  4
Oct 24 Harry Barrere              San Bernardino, Ca                 W  6
Nov 11 Ray Cervantes              Los Angeles, Ca                    W  4

1930
Apr 24 Canto Robleto              Pasadena, Ca                       L  8
May  8 Clayton Gould              Pasadena, Ca                       W  8
          -Some sources report "W 6";
          Some sources report "Clayton Gouyd"
Jun 12 Jimmy Mack                 Pasadena, Ca                       W  6
Jun 17 Frisco Landa               San Bernardino, Ca                 W  6
Jun 26 Ray Navarro                Pasadena, Ca                      KO  5
Jul  5 Frisco Landa               El Centro, Ca                      L  4
Jul 10 Carlos Chipres             Pasadena, Ca                      KO  2
Jul 21 Sammy Seaman               Los Angeles, Ca                    D  6
Aug 12 Sid Torres                 Los Angeles, Ca                    W  6
Sep 16 Manuel Trevino             Los Angeles, Ca                   KO  3
Oct  7 Kid Avelino                Los Angeles, Ca                    W  6
Oct 21 Martin Cano                Los Angeles, Ca                   KO  4
          -Some sources report "Martin Cane"
Oct 24 Mose Bailey                San Diego, Ca                      D  6
Nov  7 Johnny Lee                 San Diego, Ca                     KO  3
Nov 10 Ray Cervantes              Los Angeles, Ca                    W  4
Nov 14 Jerry Duffy                San Diego, Ca                      W  6
Nov 18 Ray Cervantes              Los Angeles, Ca                    W  6
Dec 12 Ramon Montoya              San Diego, Ca                      L 10

1931
Jan 13 Huerta Evans               Los Angeles, Ca                    L  6
Feb 13 "Sailor" Ray Butler        San Diego, Ca                      W 10
Mar 10 Ernie Chacon               Los Angeles, Ca                    W  4
Mar 31 Mike Cordova               Los Angeles, Ca                    W  4
May  1 Claude Roberts             San Diego, Ca                      W  6
Jun 12 Rod Alcantera              Ventura, Ca                       KO  1
Jul  4 Martin Zuniga              Pismo Beach, Ca                    L  6
Aug  6 Martin Zuniga              Sacramento, Ca                     D  6
Aug 11 "Baby" Jack Dempsey        Los Angeles, Ca                   KO  2
Sep 15 Mike Cordova               Los Angeles, Ca                    W  6
Oct  8 Huerta Evans               San Bernardino, Ca                 W  8
Oct 29 Huerta Evans               San Bernardino, Ca                 D 10
Nov 24 Clem Avila                 Los Angeles, Ca                    W  6

1932
Jan 12 Tony Tassi                 Los Angeles, Ca                   TK  4
Feb  5 Ramon Montoya              San Diego, Ca                      W  6
          -Some sources report 2/08/32
Feb 16 Martin Zuniga              Los Angeles, Ca                    D  6
Apr 29 Al Greenfield              San Diego, Ca                      W  6
May  3 Willie Davies              Los Angeles, Ca                    W  4
May 18 Joe "Young" Pimenthal      San Francisco, Ca                 KO  2
Jun  7 Huerta Evans               Los Angeles, Ca                   TK  5
Jul 12 Al Greenfield              Los Angeles, Ca                    W  4
Aug 26 Johnny Minella             San Diego, Ca                      W  6
Sep  2 Mose Bailey                San Diego, Ca                      D  6
Oct 11 Jesse Maxey                Los Angeles, Ca                   KO  1
          -Some sources report "Jess Macy"
Oct 19 Victor "Kid" Ponce         Long Beach, Ca                    KO  1
Nov 15 "Baby" Jack Dempsey        Los Angeles, Ca                   KO  2
          -Some sources report "KO 1"
Nov 22 Al Greenfield              Los Angeles, Ca                    W  4
Dec 15 Benny Garcia               Ventura, Ca                        W  6


1933
Jan  6 Pedro Villanueva           Ventura, Ca                        W  6
       Newsboy Brown              in California                      L 10
Apr 11 Mickey Cohen               Los Angeles, Ca                   TK  3
Aug 22 Whitey Neal                Portland, Or                       W  6
Sep  1 Huerta Evans               San Francisco, Ca                 TK  4
Sep  5 Willie Jubera              Los Angeles, Ca                   TK  2
          -Some sources report "KO 3"
Sep 19 Allen Foston               Portland, Or                       D  8
Oct 17 Eddie Shea                 Los Angeles, Ca                   LK  1
          -Junior Lightweight Championship of California

1934
Jan 30 Bobby Gray                 Seattle, Wa                        W  6
Feb 20 Angie Soliz                Seattle, Wa                       TK  5
Apr 17 Jimmy Alvarado             Los Angeles, Ca                   TK  3
          -Some sources report "KO 2"
May  1 Albert Landau              Los Angeles, Ca                    W  4
May 25 Frankie Venegas            El Centro, Ca                     KO  5
May 29 Perfecto Lopez             Los Angeles, Ca                    D  6
Jun  8 Freddie Miller             El Centro, Ca                      L 10
Jun 29 Perfecto Lopez             Ventura, Ca                        W  6
Oct  8 Mose Butch                 Pittsburgh, Pa                     L 10
Nov 17 Lew Monte                  Brooklyn, NY                       L  6
          -Some sources report 1/06/35

1935
Feb  2 Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi   Mexico City, Mexico               LK  4
Feb 16 Chico Cisneros             Mexico City, Mexico                L 10
Apr 16 Mark Diaz                  Sacramento, Ca                     W  6
May 10 Pablo Dano                 Wastsonville, Ca                  LK  2

1936
Mar 25 Claude Varner              Vancouver, BC, Canada              W 10
          -Some sources report 3/28/36
Apr 10 Young Corpus               Aberdeen, Wa                       W 10
Apr 17 Elmer "Buzz" Brown         Butte, Mt                          W 10
Apr 28 Willie Davis               Portland, Or                      TK  7
May 21 Eddie Spina                Tacoma, Wa                         W 10
Jul  6 Eddie Spina                Portland, Or                       W  6
Aug 20 Cecil Payne                Tacoma, Wa                         D  6
          -Some sources report "D 10"
Sep 29 Douglas Worth              Portland, Or                      TK  1

1937
Jan    Jimmy McClain              Bremerton, Wa                     KO  2
Apr 14 Kid Ray                    Tacoma, Wa                         W  6
May 18 Sonny Valdez               Los Angeles, Ca                    W  4
          -Some sources report "W 6"
Jun 14 Bobby Cray                 Louisville, Ky                    KO  5
          -Some sources report "Bobby Gray" in "California"
Jul 21 Norbert Meehan             Oakland, Ca                       TK  5
Jul 30 Cecil Payne                Louisville, Ky                     D  6
Aug  7 Freddie Steele             Seattle, Wa                       EX  3
Aug 17 Georgie Hansford           Los Angeles, Ca                    D 10
Sep  7 Georgie Hansford           Los Angeles, Ca                    W 10
Oct  5 Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi   Los Angeles, Ca                    L 10
Oct 19 Babe Santello              Los Angeles, Ca                   KO  1
Nov 30 Buss Breese                Los Angeles, Ca                    W 10

1938
Feb  1 Henry Armstrong            Los Angeles, Ca                   LK  3
Aug 17 Al Reid                    New York, NY                      KO  4
Nov  7 Cristobal Jaramillo        New York, NY                       W  8
Nov 25 Vincenzo Dell'Orto         New York, NY                       W  6
Dec  5 Pete DeGrasse              New York, NY                      KO  5
Dec 26 Joey Ferrando              New York, NY                       L  8

1939
Jan  3 Tommy Spiegel              Brooklyn, NY                       W 10
Jan 14 Johnny Rohrig              Brooklyn, NY                       W  8
Jan 31 Lew Feldman                Brooklyn, NY                       L  8
Feb 14 Johnny Bellus              Bronx, NY                          L  8
Mar 10 Joe DeJesus                New York, NY                      KO  2
          -Some sources report 3/11/39
Mar 21 Carl "Red" Guggino         Brooklyn, NY                       W  8
Apr 27 Dan McAllister             Liverpool, England                TK  5
May 25 George Daly                London, England                    W  8
Jun  8 Ritchie "Kid" Tanner       Liverpool, England                KO  7
Aug  8 Teddy Baldwin              Garfield, NJ                       W  8
Aug 21 Billy Bullock              Baltimore, Md                     TK  5
Sep 18 Lew Feldman                Baltimore, Md                      L 10
Dec  1 Everett "Young" Rightmire  New York, NY                       W  6

1940
Jan 16 Sammy Julian               Brooklyn, NY                       W  8
Jan 29 Paul Junior                Portland, Me                       L 10
Feb 22 Mike Martinez              Baltimore, Md                     TK  3
Mar 11 Charley Gomer              Baltimore, Md                     KO  4
Apr  1 Tommy Spiegel              Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Apr 24 Cocoa Kid (Louis Hardwick) Baltimore, Md                      L 10
          -Some sources report 4/29/40
Jun 24 Saverio Turiello           Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Jul 15 Joey Silva                 Baltimore, Md                     TK  7
Aug 12 Paul Junior                Philadelphia, Pa                  TK  5
          -Some sources report "Baltimore, Md"
Sep  9 Joey Ferrando              Baltimore, Md                     TK  4
Oct  7 Teddy Baldwin              Philadelphia, Pa                  TK  4
Dec  9 Jimmy Leto                 Baltimore, Md                      L 10

1941
Jan  6 Mel "Johnny" Williams      New York, NY                      TK  5
Jan 14 Norment Quarles            Jersey City, PA                    W  8
Feb  4 Norman Rahn                Jersey City, Pa                   TK  2
Feb 19 Frank Terranova            Allentown, Pa                     TK  6
Feb 24 Maurice Arnault            Baltimore, Md                     TK  2
Mar  6 "Texas" Lee Harper         Washington, DC                    KO  3
Mar 17 Charles Schnappauf         Wilkes-Barre, Pa                  TK  5
May  1 Charley Varre              New York, NY                       W  8
May 22 Sal Bartolo                New York, NY                       W  8
May 29 Norment Quarles            Atlantic City, NJ                  W  8
Jun  3 Guillermo Puentes          Long Island City, NY               W  8
Jun 17 Lloyd Pines                Wilkes-Barre, Pa                  TK  2
Jun 24 Bobby McIntyre             Long Island City, NY              TK  5
Jul 17 Jackie Wilson              Baltimore, Md                      W 10
Aug  5 Paco Villa                 Long Island City, NY              KO  6
Sep 11 Joey Archibald             Washington, DC                    KO 11
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Oct  2 Joey Peralta               Wilkes-Barre, Pa                   L 10
Oct 14 Leo Rodak                  Washington, DC                     W 10
Oct 31 Ray Lunny                  San Francisco, Ca                  W 10
Nov 28 Jess Morales               San Diego, Ca                     TK  6

1942
Jan 13 Bobby Ruffin               Bronx, NY                          L 10
Feb  3 Richie Lemos               Los Angeles, Ca                   TK  6
Feb 18 Ritchie Fontaine           Oakland, Ca                        W 10
          -Some sources report 2/19/42
Mar 24 Jorge Morelia              Los Angeles, Ca                   TK  6
Apr  6 Vern Bybee                 San Francisco, Ca                  L 10
May  7 Lulu Constantino           New York, NY                       W  8
Jun 19 Harry Jeffra               Baltimore, Md                     TK 10
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Jul 13 Lou Transparenti           Baltimore, Md                     TK  4
Aug  6 Allie Stolz                New York, NY                       L 10
Aug 15 Curley St. Angelo          West Springfield, Ma              KO  2
Aug 27 Joey Marinelli             Detroit, Mi                       KO  2
Sep 25 Lulu Constantino           New York, NY                       W 15
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Oct 13 Carlos "No No" Cuebas      Hartford, Ct                      KO  4
Oct 20 Henry Vasquez              New Haven, Ct                     TK  8
Nov 20 Willie Pep                 New York, NY                       L 15
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)

1943
Jan 15 Joey Peralta               New York, NY                       W 10
Feb 15 Morris Parker              Newark, NJ                        KO  4
Feb 23 Joey Peralta               St. Louis, Mo                      W 10
Mar 10 Joey Pirrone               Cleveland, Oh                     KO  3
May 17 Frankie Carto              Baltimore, Md                     TK  8
May 25 Billy Pinti                Brooklyn, NY                      KO  4
Jun  4 Phil Terranova             New York, NY                      KO  5
Jul  3 Kid National (Adelfo Giz)  Havana, Cuba                      KO  8
Jul 21 Lulu Constantino           Cleveland, Oh                      L 10
Aug  9 Angel Aviles               Washington, DC                    TK  7
Oct 26 Patsy Spataro              Brooklyn, NY                      TK  2
Nov  8 Billy Banks                Philadelphia, Pa                  TK  5
Nov 19 Al Reasoner                New Orleans, La                   TK  2

1944
Jan 23 "Baby" Al Brown            Panama City, Panama               KO  5
          -Some sources report 1/25/44
Feb  6 Al Carlos                  Panama City, Panama               KO  6
          -Some sources report 2/10/44
Mar  5 Young Finnegan             Panama City, Panama                D 10
May  1 Clyde English              Scranton, Pa                      TK  1
          -Some sources report "KO 7"
May 22 Sammy Daniels              Baltimore, Md                     KO  8
Jun  5 Vincenzo Dell'Orto         Washington, DC                    KO  3
Jul 10 Ruby Garcia                Houston, Tx                       TK  8
Jul 17 Johnny Cockfield           Norfolk, Va                       TK  5
Sep 29 Willie Pep                 New York, NY                       L 15
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Dec  5 Willie Pep                 Cleveland, Oh                      L 10

1945
Feb  5 Willie Joyce               Philadelphia, Pa                   L 10
Apr  9 Jackie Wilson              Baltimore, Md                     NC  7
Apr 17 Willie Joyce               Los Angeles, Ca                    W 10
Jul 31 Henry Jordan               Brooklyn, NY                      KO  6
Aug 28 Enrique Bolanos            Los Angeles, Ca                    W 10
Sep 21 Humberto Zavala            New York, NY                       W 10
Oct  5 Bobby Ruffin               Detroit, Mi                        W 10
Nov  2 Leroy Willis               Detroit, Mi                        W 10
Dec 14 Johnny Bratton             New Orleans, La                    W 10

1946
Jan 25 Pedro Firpo                New York, NY                       W 10
Feb 19 Enrique Bolanos            Los Angeles, Ca                    L 10
Mar  5 Georgie Hansford           Milwaukee, Wi                     TK  4
Mar 27 Frankie Moore              Oakland, Ca                       LK  1
Apr 17 Frankie Moore              Oakland, Ca                        L 10
Aug 27 Johnny Dell                Woodhaven, NY                      L 10
Oct 15 Enrique Bolanos            Los Angeles, Ca                    L 10
Nov 27 Willie Pep                 Milwaukee, Wi                     LK  3

1947
May 19 Frankie Saucedo            Juarez, Mexico                     D 10
Jun 24 Larry Cisneros             Albuquerque, NM                    L 10

1948
Mar  8 Ernie Hunick               Salt Lake City, Ut                LT  3
          -Some sources report 3/09/48

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1933
May  3 Whitey Neal                Portland, Or                       W  6

1940
Feb 19 Frankie Gilmore            Baltimore, Md                      W 10


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

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