Barney Ross

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Barney Ross (born Dov-Ber "Beryl" David Rosofsky; December 23, 1909 – January 17, 1967) was an American professional boxer. Ross held world championships in three weight divisions from lightweight to welterweight, and was a decorated veteran of World War II.<ref name=AP>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref> In his time, he was known as the Pride of the Ghetto.<ref name="Bio">

Initially known locally as a brawler, Ross joined a local gang as a teenager, running errands with Jack Ruby (who would later become world-famous for murdering Lee Harvey Oswald) for mobster Al Capone.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Ross later rose to prominence after turning professional in boxing, becoming only the third fighter in history to capture world titles in three weight divisions, the first in the "Queensberry Rules era" to win championships in two weight classes simultaneously,<ref name="ESPN" /> and is believed by some to be the first simultaneous three-division world champion.Template:Efn<ref name="Guinness">Template:Cite web</ref> He was named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year in 1934Template:Efn and 1935, and received the Edward J. Neil Trophy by the BWAA in 1942.<ref name=":4" /> In his 81-fight professional career, Ross was never knocked out.<ref name=":6">Template:Cite web</ref>

Following his boxing career, Ross joined the United States Marine Corps during World War II. While wounded during a night patrol, Ross single-handedly held off a Japanese attack, killing 22 soldiers and saving a fellow Marine.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> For his bravery, Ross was awarded a Silver Star, Purple Heart, and a Presidential Unit Citation, among others.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Early life

Dov-Ber (or Beryl)<ref>The Yiddish name דוב-בער Dov-Ber literally means "bear-bear", traceable back to the Hebrew word דב dov "bear" and the German word Bär "bear". See p. 130 of Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2003), Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew. Palgrave Macmillan. Template:ISBN / Template:ISBN [1]. It is thus an example of a bilingual tautological name.</ref> Rosofsky was born in New York City to Isidore "Itchik" Rosofsky and Sarah Epstein Rosofsky. His father was a Talmudic scholar who had emigrated to America from his native Brest-Litovsk after barely surviving a pogrom.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The family then moved from New York to Chicago. Isidore became a rabbi and owner of a small vegetable shop in Chicago's Maxwell Street neighborhood, a vibrant Jewish ghetto akin to the New York's Lower East Side of the 1920s and '30s. Dov-Ber was being raised to follow in his footsteps.<ref name=":10">Template:Cite web</ref>

The young Rasofsky grew up on Chicago's mean streets, ultimately ignoring his father's desire for him to become a rabbi and his admonition that Jews do not resort to violence. Template:"'Let the goyim be the fighters,Template:'" Ross later recalled being told by his father. Template:"'The trombeniks, the murderers—we are the scholars.Template:'"<ref name=":10" /> Ross's ambition in life was to become a Jewish teacher and a Talmudic scholar, but his life was changed forever when his father was shot dead resisting a robbery at his small grocery.<ref name=ESPN>Template:Cite web</ref> Prostrate from grief, his mother Sarah suffered a nervous breakdown and his younger siblings—Ida, Sam and George—were placed in an orphanage or farmed out to other members of the extended family.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Dov was left to his own devices at the age of 14.

As recounted in Barney Ross: The Life of a Jewish Fighter, by Ross biographer Douglas Century, in the wake of the tragedy, Dov became vindictive towards everything and turned his back on the orthodox religion of his father. He began running around with local toughs (including another wayward Jewish ghetto kid, the future Jack Ruby), developing into a street brawler, thief and money runner; he was even employed by Al Capone.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Dov's goal was to earn enough money to buy a home so that he could reunite his family.<ref name=":5">Template:Cite web</ref> He saw boxing as that vehicle and began training with his friend Ruby.

Boxing career

Barney Ross

After winning amateur bouts, Dov would pawn the awards—like watches—and set the money aside for his family.<ref name=":5" /> There is speculation that Capone bought up tickets to his early fights, knowing some of that money would be funneled to Dov. Plagued by his father's death and feeling an obligation not to sully his name, Dov Rosofsky took the new name "Barney Ross." The name change was also part of a larger trend by Jews to assimilate in the U.S. by taking American-sounding names. Strong, fast and possessed of a powerful will, Ross was soon an Intercity Golden Gloves<ref name=AP/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Chicago Golden Gloves champion<ref name=AP/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in 1929 at the age of 19. He was the first Golden Gloves champion to ever win a world championship.<ref name=":8">Template:Cite web</ref>

At a time—the late 1920s and '30s—when rising Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was using propaganda to spread his virulently anti-Jewish philosophy, Ross was seen by American Jews as one of their greatest advocates.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He represented the concept of Jews finally fighting back. Idolized and respected by all Americans, Ross showed that Jews could thrive in their new country. He made his stand against Hitler and Nazi Germany a public one.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> He knew that by winning boxing matches, he was displaying a new kind of strength for Jews. He also understood that Americans loved their sports heroes and if Jews wanted to be embraced in the U.S. they would have to assume such places in society. Though Ross had lost faith in religion, he openly embraced his role as a leader of his people.<ref name=":7" />

Ross is unique in boxing as one of its few triple division champions—lightweight, light welterweight and welterweight. He was never knocked out in 81 fights and held his title against some of the best competition in the history of the sport.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ross defeated great Hall-of-Fame champions like Jimmy McLarnin and Tony Canzoneri in epic battles that drew crowds of more than 50,000.<ref name=":9">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

His first paid fight was on September 1, 1929, when he beat Ramon Lugo by a decision in six rounds.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After ten wins in a row, he lost for the first time, to Carlos García by decision after ten rounds.<ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref>

Over the next 35 bouts, his record was 32–1–2, including a win over former world champion Battling Battalino and one over Babe Ruth (not the baseball player).<ref name=":3" /> Another bout included former world champion Cameron Welter. On March 26, 1933, Ross had his first world title bout when he faced world lightweight and light welterweight champion and fellow three-division world champion Tony Canzoneri in Chicago. In one night, Ross became a two-division world champion when he beat Canzoneri by decision in ten rounds.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ross also campaigned heavily in the city of Chicago prior to the fight. After two more wins, including a knockout in six rounds over Johnny Farr, Ross and Canzoneri boxed again, with Ross winning again by decision, but this time after 15 rounds.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Ross was known for his relentless pace, sharp footwork, and ability to absorb punishment while dishing out precise combinations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He retained his title by decision against Sammy Fuller to finish 1933 and against Peter Nebo to begin 1934. Then he defended against former world champion Frankie Klick, against whom he drew.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Then came the first of three bouts versus Jimmy McLarnin. Ross vacated the light welterweight title to go after McLarnin's welterweight title and won by decision, his third world championship. He was the first lightweight champion in history to win the welterweight championship as well.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, in a rematch a few weeks later, McLarnin beat Ross by a decision and recovered the title. After that, Ross went back down to light welterweight and reclaimed his title with a 12-round decision over Bobby Pacho.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After beating Klick and Henry Woods by decision to retain that title, he went back up in weight for his third and last fight with McLarnin; he recovered the welterweight title by outpointing McLarnin again over 15 rounds.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He won 16 bouts in a row after that, including three over future world middleweight champion Ceferino Garcia and one against Al Manfredo. His only two defenses, however, over that stretch were against Garcia and against Izzy Jannazzo, on points in 15 rounds.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In his last fight, Ross defended his title on May 31, 1938, against fellow three-division world champion Henry Armstrong, who beat him by a decision in 15. Although Armstrong pounded Ross inexorably and his trainers begged him to let them stop the fight, Ross refused to stop or go down.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Barney Ross had never been knocked out in his career<ref name=ESPN/> and was determined to leave the ring on his feet.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Some boxing experts view Ross's performance against Armstrong as one of the most courageous in history. Some believe that Ross's will to survive every tough fight on his feet had to do with his understanding of his symbolic importance to Jews. That is, Jews would not only fight back, but they would not go down.<ref name=":11" />

Ross retired with a record of 72 wins, 4 losses, 3 draws and two no decisions (Newspaper Decisions: 2–0–0), with 22 wins by knockout. He was ranked #21 on [[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring magazineTemplate:'s]] list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years and #22 on ESPN's list of 50 Greatest Boxers of All Time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1999, the Associated Press ranked him the second-greatest junior welterweight and fifth-greatest welterweight of the 20th century.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

World War II

In retirement in his early thirties, Ross enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on April 21, 1942 to fight in World War II.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Marines wanted to keep him stateside and use his celebrity status to boost morale. Most of the athletes of the era, like heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, had ceremonial roles in the military, but Ross insisted on fighting for his country.<ref name=":7">Template:Cite web</ref>

Before he was to go overseas, Ross physically assaulted a non-commissioned officer who had made an anti-Semitic remark. He was to be court martialed at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.<ref name=":10" /> The other board members wanted to throw the book at Ross, but Captain Berthol E. Davis, who was also Jewish and knew of Ross's achievements, convinced the rest of the board to allow Ross to go overseas and avoid punishment. So, he was sent to the Pacific theater.<ref name=":7" />

He served with B Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. On the night of November 20, 1942, while on patrol and suffering from malaria, he and three comrades were trapped under enemy fire.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> All four were wounded; Ross was the only one able to fight. Ross gathered his comrades' rifles and grenades and single-handedly fought nearly two dozen Japanese soldiers over an entire night, killing them all by morning. Two of the Marines died, but he carried the third on his shoulders to safety; the other man weighed 230 lb (104 kg) compared to Ross' 140 lb (64 kg).<ref name=":11">Template:Cite web</ref>

Ross was awarded America's third highest military honor, the Silver Star,<ref name=AP/> as well as a Presidential Citation.<ref name=Post>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref> As one of America's greatest "celebrity" war heroes, he was honored by President Roosevelt in a Rose Garden ceremony. He was also awarded the Edward J. Neil Trophy as "the outstanding boxer of 1942" by the Boxing Writers Association of New York.<ref name=Post/>

During his time in Guadalcanal, Ross began a lifelong friendship with the Catholic priest Frederic Gehring, a wartime chaplain who wrote regular correspondences for Reader's Digest magazine.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Gehring considered Ross a national treasure who defied logic when it came to bravery and the defense of principle. Ross was the only person on Guadacanal capable of playing the temperamental pipe organ kept there.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On Christmas Eve, before he and his fellow Marines were to go into battle, Gehring asked Ross to learn "Silent Night" and other Christmas songs for the troops.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After Ross had played them, Gehring asked him to play a Jewish song. Ross played "My Yiddishe Momma," about a child's love for his self-sacrificing mother. Many of the Marines knew the melody of the song from Ross's boxing days, when it was played when he entered the ring. When the Marines heard Ross play the song, newspaper reports say, they were all in tears.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Drug addiction and recovery

Recovering at the hospital from malaria and his wounds suffered at Guadalcanal, Ross developed a dependency on the morphine he was administered for pain.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Back in the states, the morphine was replaced with street heroin.<ref name=":6" /> His drug habit became so severe that he would sometimes spend $500 a day on the drug. Ross went to a recovery center and overcame his addiction. He gave lectures to high school students about the dangers of drug addiction.<ref name=":9" /> His struggle against morphine addiction is the subject of the 1957 film Monkey on My Back.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Later life and death

Following World War II, Ross supported the creation of Israel by reportedly smuggling weapons to the newly established state.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also offered to lead a group of Jewish war veterans called the "George Washington Legion," alongside British organizer Major Samuel Wiser.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Additionally, Ross allied with the Bergson Group, a militant Zionist organization.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Ross spent his last days using his celebrity status in promotional work for casinos and other businesses. He remained with his second wife, Cathy Howlett,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> although they never had children. He was happy he reached the two goals he had set: reunite his family and become a world champion in boxing. He wrote an autobiography titled No Man Stands Alone.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In Sport Life's July 1951 edition, the author pointed out to readers to be aware of tricksters impersonating sport personalities to gain gifts and freebies. The magazine closed the article by highlighting how Ross had walked into a restaurant, where a faker was impersonating Jackie "Kid" Berg and was surrounded by admirers. "So you're Jackie Kid Berg?" the inwardly boiling Ross inquired as he approached the 200 pounder. "Sure" the faker responded. Ross then threw a right hand punch and flattened the phony. "If you were really Jackie Kid Berg, you could have easily taken that punch without going down!"<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

He also remained loyal to his friend Jack Ruby and testified as a character witness on Ruby's behalf at his trial for killing Lee Harvey Oswald, who was charged with the killings of President John F. Kennedy and Dallas patrolman, J. D. Tippit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Ross died in his hometown Chicago of throat cancer at the age of 57 and is buried at Rosemont Park Cemetery.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

His relatives include Yuri Rasovsky, Solomon Rosowsky and Baruch Leib Rosowsky.Template:Cn

Awards and honors

In 1936, the Chicago Golden Gloves created a new sportsmanship trophy named after Ross to be awarded to the outstanding welterweight.<ref name=":8" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Aleph Zadik Aleph chapter located in Chicago's south suburbs (primarily in Flossmoor, Homewood, and Olympia Fields), is named in his honor.

Halls of Fame

Boxing awards

Military awards

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> unless otherwise stated.

Official record

Template:BoxingRecordSummary All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

Template:Abbr Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
81 Template:No2Loss Template:Nowrap Henry Armstrong UD 15 May 31, 1938 Template:Small Template:Small
80 Template:Yes2Win 72–3–3 Template:Small Bobby Venner TKO 7 (10) Apr 25, 1938 Template:Small
79 Template:Yes2Win 71–3–3 Template:Small Henry Schaft TKO 4 (10) Apr 4, 1938 Template:Small
78 Template:Yes2Win 70–3–3 Template:Small Ceferino Garcia UD 15 Sep 23, 1937 Template:Small Template:Small
77 Win 69–3–3 Template:Small Al Manfredo NWS 10 Aug 19, 1937 Template:Small
76 Template:Yes2Win 69–3–3 Template:Small Jackie Burke KO 5 (10) Jun 27, 1937 Template:Small
75 Template:Yes2Win 68–3–3 Template:Small Chuck Woods KO 4 (10) Jun 17, 1937 Template:Small
74 Template:Yes2Win 67–3–3 Template:Small Al Manfredo PTS 10 Jan 29, 1937 Template:Small
73 Template:Yes2Win 66–3–3 Template:Small Izzy Jannazzo UD 15 Nov 27, 1936 Template:Small Template:Small
72 Template:Yes2Win 65–3–3 Template:Small Phil Furr UD 10 Jul 22, 1936 Template:Small
71 Template:Yes2Win 64–3–3 Template:Small Morrie Sherman KO 2 (10) Jun 22, 1936 Template:Small
70 Template:Yes2Win 63–3–3 Template:Small Laddie Tonielli TKO 5 (10) Jun 10, 1936 Template:Small
69 Template:Yes2Win 62–3–3 Template:Small Chuck Woods TKO 5 (10) May 1, 1936 Template:Small
68 Template:Yes2Win 61–3–3 Template:Small Gordon Wallace MD 10 Mar 11, 1936 Template:Small
67 Template:Yes2Win 60–3–3 Template:Small Lou Halper TKO 8 (10) Jan 27, 1936 Template:Small
66 Template:Yes2Win 59–3–3 Template:Small Ceferino Garcia UD 10 Nov 29, 1935 Template:Small
65 Template:Yes2Win 58–3–3 Template:Small Ceferino Garcia PTS 10 Sep 13, 1935 Template:Small
64 Template:Yes2Win 57–3–3 Template:Small Baby Joe Gans KO 2 (10) Sep 6, 1935 Template:Small
63 Template:Yes2Win 56–3–3 Template:Small Jimmy McLarnin UD 15 May 28, 1935 Template:Small Template:Small
62 Template:Yes2Win 55–3–3 Template:Small Henry Woods UD 12 Apr 9, 1935 Template:Small Template:Small
61 Template:Yes2Win 54–3–3 Template:Small Frankie Klick UD 10 Jan 28, 1935 Template:Small Template:Small
60 Template:Yes2Win 53–3–3 Template:Small Bobby Pacho PTS 12 Dec 10, 1934 Template:Small Template:Small
59 Template:No2Loss 52–3–3 Template:Small Jimmy McLarnin SD 15 Sep 17, 1934 Template:Small Template:Small
58 Template:Yes2Win 52–2–3 Template:Small Jimmy McLarnin SD 15 May 28, 1934 Template:Small Template:Small
57 Template:Yes2Win 51–2–3 Template:Small Bobby Pacho PTS 10 Mar 27, 1934 Template:Small
56 Template:Yes2Win 50–2–3 Template:Small Kid Moro PTS 10 Mar 14, 1934 Template:Small Template:Small
55 Template:DrawDraw 49–2–3 Template:Small Frankie Klick PTS 10 Mar 5, 1934 Template:Small Template:Small
54 Template:Yes2Win 49–2–2 Template:Small Pete Nebo PTS 12 Feb 7, 1934 Template:Small Template:Small
53 Template:Yes2Win 48–2–2 Template:Small Billy Petrolle UD 10 Jan 24, 1934 Template:Small
52 Template:Yes2Win 47–2–2 Template:Small Sammy Fuller MD 10 Nov 17, 1933 Template:Small Template:Small
51 Template:Yes2Win 46–2–2 Template:Small Tony Canzoneri SD 15 Sep 12, 1933 Template:Small Template:Small
50 Template:Yes2Win 45–2–2 Template:Small Johnny Farr TKO 6 (10) Jul 26, 1933 Template:Small Template:Small
49 Template:Yes2Win 44–2–2 Template:Small Tony Canzoneri MD 10 Jun 23, 1933 Template:Small Template:Small
48 Template:Yes2Win 43–2–2 Template:Small Joe Ghnouly PTS 10 May 3, 1933 Template:Small
47 Template:Yes2Win 42–2–2 Template:Small Billy Petrolle UD 10 Mar 22, 1933 Template:Small
46 Template:Yes2Win 41–2–2 Template:Small Tommy Grogan PTS 10 Feb 22, 1933 Template:Small
45 Template:Yes2Win 40–2–2 Template:Small Johnny Datto KO 2 (10) Jan 30, 1933 Template:Small
44 Template:Yes2Win 39–2–2 Template:Small Johnny Farr PTS 10 Nov 25, 1932 Template:Small
43 Template:Yes2Win 38–2–2 Template:Small Goldie Hess PTS 10 Nov 11, 1932 Template:Small
42 Template:Yes2Win 37–2–2 Template:Small Battling Battalino UD 10 Oct 21, 1932 Template:Small
41 Template:Yes2Win 36–2–2 Template:Small Frankie Petrolle KO 2 (10) Sep 15, 1932 Template:Small
40 Template:Yes2Win 35–2–2 Template:Small Ray Miller UD 10 Aug 26, 1932 Template:Small
39 Template:Yes2Win 34–2–2 Template:Small Henry Perlick TKO 3 (8) Jul 28, 1932 Template:Small
38 Template:Yes2Win 33–2–2 Template:Small Dick Sisk TKO 6 (8) May 20, 1932 Template:Small
37 Template:Yes2Win 32–2–2 Template:Small Frankie Hughes PTS 10 Apr 5, 1932 Template:Small
36 Template:Yes2Win 31–2–2 Template:Small Nick Ellenwood PTS 10 Mar 2, 1932 Template:Small
35 Template:Yes2Win 30–2–2 Template:Small Billy Gladstone PTS 6 Feb 18, 1932 Template:Small
34 Template:Yes2Win 29–2–2 Template:Small Micky O'Neill PTS 6 Feb 8, 1932 Template:Small
33 Template:Yes2Win 28–2–2 Template:Small Jimmy Lundy PTS 8 Nov 18, 1931 Template:Small
32 Template:Yes2Win 27–2–2 Template:Small Young Terry PTS 8 Nov 13, 1931 Template:Small
31 Template:Yes2Win 26–2–2 Template:Small Lou Jallos PTS 8 Nov 4, 1931 Template:Small
30 Template:Yes2Win 25–2–2 Template:Small Glen Gamp PTS 10 Oct 2, 1931 Template:Small
29 Template:Yes2Win 24–2–2 Template:Small Jimmy Alvarado PTS 8 Jul 30, 1931 Template:Small
28 Template:Yes2Win 23–2–2 Template:Small Babe Ruth TKO 4 (10) Jul 15, 1931 Template:Small
27 Template:Yes2Win 22–2–2 Template:Small Billy Shaw PTS 8 May 13, 1931 Template:Small
26 Template:Yes2Win 21–2–2 Template:Small Jackie Dugan KO 2 (8) May 1, 1931 Template:Small
25 Template:Yes2Win 20–2–2 Template:Small Lud Abella TKO 2 (6) Apr 24, 1931 Template:Small
24 Template:Yes2Win 19–2–2 Template:Small Midget Mike O'Dowd PTS 8 Apr 8, 1931 Template:Small
23 Template:No2Loss 18–2–2 Template:Small Roger Bernard PTS 8 Mar 27, 1931 Template:Small
22 Template:Yes2Win 18–1–2 Template:Small Jackie Davis PTS 6 Mar 20, 1931 Template:Small
21 Template:Yes2Win 17–1–2 Template:Small Young Terry UD 10 Feb 20, 1931 Template:Small
20 Template:Yes2Win 16–1–2 Template:Small Henry Falegano PTS 8 Jan 14, 1931 Template:Small
19 Template:DrawDraw 15–1–2 Template:Small Harry Dublinsky PTS 8 Nov 21, 1930 Template:Small
18 Template:Yes2Win 15–1–1 Template:Small Petey Mack KO 1 (8) Nov 6, 1930 Template:Small
17 Template:Yes2Win 14–1–1 Template:Small Sammy Binder KO 2 (6) Oct 14, 1930 Template:Small
16 Template:DrawDraw 13–1–1 Template:Small Young Terry PTS 8 Sep 19, 1930 Template:Small
15 Template:Yes2Win 13–1 Template:Small Luis Perez KO 1 (6) Aug 2, 1930 Template:Small
14 Template:Yes2Win 12–1 Template:Small Eddie Koppy PTS 6 Jul 1, 1930 Template:Small
13 Template:Yes2Win 11–1 Template:Small Mickey Genaro PTS 6 Apr 25, 1930 Template:Small
12 Template:No2Loss 10–1 Template:Small Carlos Garcia PTS 6 Apr 21, 1930 Template:Small
11 Template:Yes2Win 10–0 Template:Small Eddie Bojack TKO 2 (4) Apr 8, 1930 Template:Small
10 Win 9–0 Template:Small Jackie Davis NWS 4 Mar 3, 1930 Template:Small
9 Template:Yes2Win 9–0 Jiro Kumagai PTS 4 Feb 24, 1930 Template:Small
8 Template:Yes2Win 8–0 Johnny Andrews PTS 4 Jan 24, 1930 Template:Small
7 Template:Yes2Win 7–0 Louis New PTS 6 Jan 10, 1930 Template:Small
6 Template:Yes2Win 6–0 Al DeRose PTS 6 Dec 5, 1929 Template:Small
5 Template:Yes2Win 5–0 Joey Barth PTS 5 Nov 29, 1929 Template:Small
4 Template:Yes2Win 4–0 Virgil Tobin KO 2 (4) Oct 21, 1929 Template:Small
3 Template:Yes2Win 3–0 Joe Borola PTS 6 Oct 12, 1929 Template:Small
2 Template:Yes2Win 2–0 Joe Borola PTS 6 Sep 14, 1929 Template:Small
1 Template:Yes2Win 1–0 Ramon Lugo PTS 6 Aug 31, 1929 Template:Small

Unofficial record

Template:BoxingRecordSummary Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.

Template:Abbr Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
81 Template:No2Loss Template:Nowrap Henry Armstrong UD 15 May 31, 1938 Template:Small Template:Small
80 Template:Yes2Win 74–3–3 Bobby Venner TKO 7 (10) Apr 25, 1938 Template:Small
79 Template:Yes2Win 73–3–3 Henry Schaft TKO 4 (10) Apr 4, 1938 Template:Small
78 Template:Yes2Win 72–3–3 Ceferino Garcia UD 15 Sep 23, 1937 Template:Small Template:Small
77 Template:Yes2Win 71–3–3 Al Manfredo NWS 10 Aug 19, 1937 Template:Small
76 Template:Yes2Win 70–3–3 Jackie Burke KO 5 (10) Jun 27, 1937 Template:Small
75 Template:Yes2Win 69–3–3 Chuck Woods KO 4 (10) Jun 17, 1937 Template:Small
74 Template:Yes2Win 68–3–3 Al Manfredo PTS 10 Jan 29, 1937 Template:Small
73 Template:Yes2Win 67–3–3 Izzy Jannazzo UD 15 Nov 27, 1936 Template:Small Template:Small
72 Template:Yes2Win 66–3–3 Phil Furr UD 10 Jul 22, 1936 Template:Small
71 Template:Yes2Win 65–3–3 Morrie Sherman KO 2 (10) Jun 22, 1936 Template:Small
70 Template:Yes2Win 64–3–3 Laddie Tonielli TKO 5 (10) Jun 10, 1936 Template:Small
69 Template:Yes2Win 63–3–3 Chuck Woods TKO 5 (10) May 1, 1936 Template:Small
68 Template:Yes2Win 62–3–3 Gordon Wallace MD 10 Mar 11, 1936 Template:Small
67 Template:Yes2Win 61–3–3 Lou Halper TKO 8 (10) Jan 27, 1936 Template:Small
66 Template:Yes2Win 60–3–3 Ceferino Garcia UD 10 Nov 29, 1935 Template:Small
65 Template:Yes2Win 59–3–3 Ceferino Garcia PTS 10 Sep 13, 1935 Template:Small
64 Template:Yes2Win 58–3–3 Baby Joe Gans KO 2 (10) Sep 6, 1935 Template:Small
63 Template:Yes2Win 57–3–3 Jimmy McLarnin UD 15 May 28, 1935 Template:Small Template:Small
62 Template:Yes2Win 56–3–3 Henry Woods UD 12 Apr 9, 1935 Template:Small Template:Small
61 Template:Yes2Win 55–3–3 Frankie Klick UD 10 Jan 28, 1935 Template:Small Template:Small
60 Template:Yes2Win 54–3–3 Bobby Pacho PTS 12 Dec 10, 1934 Template:Small Template:Small
59 Template:No2Loss 53–3–3 Jimmy McLarnin SD 15 Sep 17, 1934 Template:Small Template:Small
58 Template:Yes2Win 53–2–3 Jimmy McLarnin SD 15 May 28, 1934 Template:Small Template:Small
57 Template:Yes2Win 52–2–3 Bobby Pacho PTS 10 Mar 27, 1934 Template:Small
56 Template:Yes2Win 51–2–3 Kid Moro PTS 10 Mar 14, 1934 Template:Small Template:Small
55 Template:DrawDraw 50–2–3 Frankie Klick PTS 10 Mar 5, 1934 Template:Small Template:Small
54 Template:Yes2Win 50–2–2 Pete Nebo PTS 12 Feb 7, 1934 Template:Small Template:Small
53 Template:Yes2Win 49–2–2 Billy Petrolle UD 10 Jan 24, 1934 Template:Small
52 Template:Yes2Win 48–2–2 Sammy Fuller MD 10 Nov 17, 1933 Template:Small Template:Small
51 Template:Yes2Win 47–2–2 Tony Canzoneri SD 15 Sep 12, 1933 Template:Small Template:Small
50 Template:Yes2Win 46–2–2 Johnny Farr TKO 6 (10) Jul 26, 1933 Template:Small Template:Small
49 Template:Yes2Win 45–2–2 Tony Canzoneri MD 10 Jun 23, 1933 Template:Small Template:Small
48 Template:Yes2Win 44–2–2 Joe Ghnouly PTS 10 May 3, 1933 Template:Small
47 Template:Yes2Win 43–2–2 Billy Petrolle UD 10 Mar 22, 1933 Template:Small
46 Template:Yes2Win 42–2–2 Tommy Grogan PTS 10 Feb 22, 1933 Template:Small
45 Template:Yes2Win 41–2–2 Johnny Datto KO 2 (10) Jan 30, 1933 Template:Small
44 Template:Yes2Win 40–2–2 Johnny Farr PTS 10 Nov 25, 1932 Template:Small
43 Template:Yes2Win 39–2–2 Goldie Hess PTS 10 Nov 11, 1932 Template:Small
42 Template:Yes2Win 38–2–2 Battling Battalino UD 10 Oct 21, 1932 Template:Small
41 Template:Yes2Win 37–2–2 Frankie Petrolle KO 2 (10) Sep 15, 1932 Template:Small
40 Template:Yes2Win 36–2–2 Ray Miller UD 10 Aug 26, 1932 Template:Small
39 Template:Yes2Win 35–2–2 Henry Perlick TKO 3 (8) Jul 28, 1932 Template:Small
38 Template:Yes2Win 34–2–2 Dick Sisk TKO 6 (8) May 20, 1932 Template:Small
37 Template:Yes2Win 33–2–2 Frankie Hughes PTS 10 Apr 5, 1932 Template:Small
36 Template:Yes2Win 32–2–2 Nick Ellenwood PTS 10 Mar 2, 1932 Template:Small
35 Template:Yes2Win 31–2–2 Billy Gladstone PTS 6 Feb 18, 1932 Template:Small
34 Template:Yes2Win 30–2–2 Micky O'Neill PTS 6 Feb 8, 1932 Template:Small
33 Template:Yes2Win 29–2–2 Jimmy Lundy PTS 8 Nov 18, 1931 Template:Small
32 Template:Yes2Win 28–2–2 Young Terry PTS 8 Nov 13, 1931 Template:Small
31 Template:Yes2Win 27–2–2 Lou Jallos PTS 8 Nov 4, 1931 Template:Small
30 Template:Yes2Win 26–2–2 Glen Gamp PTS 10 Oct 2, 1931 Template:Small
29 Template:Yes2Win 25–2–2 Jimmy Alvarado PTS 8 Jul 30, 1931 Template:Small
28 Template:Yes2Win 24–2–2 Babe Ruth TKO 4 (10) Jul 15, 1931 Template:Small
27 Template:Yes2Win 23–2–2 Billy Shaw PTS 8 May 13, 1931 Template:Small
26 Template:Yes2Win 22–2–2 Jackie Dugan KO 2 (8) May 1, 1931 Template:Small
25 Template:Yes2Win 21–2–2 Lud Abella TKO 2 (6) Apr 24, 1931 Template:Small
24 Template:Yes2Win 20–2–2 Midget Mike O'Dowd PTS 8 Apr 8, 1931 Template:Small
23 Template:No2Loss 19–2–2 Roger Bernard PTS 8 Mar 27, 1931 Template:Small
22 Template:Yes2Win 19–1–2 Jackie Davis PTS 6 Mar 20, 1931 Template:Small
21 Template:Yes2Win 18–1–2 Young Terry UD 10 Feb 20, 1931 Template:Small
20 Template:Yes2Win 17–1–2 Henry Falegano PTS 8 Jan 14, 1931 Template:Small
19 Template:DrawDraw 16–1–2 Harry Dublinsky PTS 8 Nov 21, 1930 Template:Small
18 Template:Yes2Win 16–1–1 Petey Mack KO 1 (8) Nov 6, 1930 Template:Small
17 Template:Yes2Win 15–1–1 Sammy Binder KO 2 (6) Oct 14, 1930 Template:Small
16 Template:DrawDraw 14–1–1 Young Terry PTS 8 Sep 19, 1930 Template:Small
15 Template:Yes2Win 14–1 Luis Perez KO 1 (6) Aug 2, 1930 Template:Small
14 Template:Yes2Win 13–1 Eddie Koppy PTS 6 Jul 1, 1930 Template:Small
13 Template:Yes2Win 12–1 Mickey Genaro PTS 6 Apr 25, 1930 Template:Small
12 Template:No2Loss 11–1 Carlos Garcia PTS 6 Apr 21, 1930 Template:Small
11 Template:Yes2Win 11–0 Eddie Bojack TKO 2 (4) Apr 8, 1930 Template:Small
10 Template:Yes2Win 10–0 Jackie Davis NWS 4 Mar 3, 1930 Template:Small
9 Template:Yes2Win 9–0 Jiro Kumagai PTS 4 Feb 24, 1930 Template:Small
8 Template:Yes2Win 8–0 Johnny Andrews PTS 4 Jan 24, 1930 Template:Small
7 Template:Yes2Win 7–0 Louis New PTS 6 Jan 10, 1930 Template:Small
6 Template:Yes2Win 6–0 Al DeRose PTS 6 Dec 5, 1929 Template:Small
5 Template:Yes2Win 5–0 Joey Barth PTS 5 Nov 29, 1929 Template:Small
4 Template:Yes2Win 4–0 Virgil Tobin KO 2 (4) Oct 21, 1929 Template:Small
3 Template:Yes2Win 3–0 Joe Borola PTS 6 Oct 12, 1929 Template:Small
2 Template:Yes2Win 2–0 Joe Borola PTS 6 Sep 14, 1929 Template:Small
1 Template:Yes2Win 1–0 Ramon Lugo PTS 6 Aug 31, 1929 Template:Small

Titles in boxing

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See also

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Notes and references

Notes

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