Tony Canzoneri boxer

Tony Canzoneri boxer
bouts
171
won
137
lost
24
draw
10
Status
inactive
Division
lightweight
Debut
1925-07-24
Height
5′ 4″/163cm
Reach
65″/165cm
Age
51
Born
1908-11-06
Death
1959-12-09
Nationality
USA

Tony Canzoneri, Born 6th November 1908 (November 6, 1908 – December 9, 1959) was an American professional boxer. A three-division world champion, he held a total of five world titles. Canzoneri is a member of the exclusive group of boxing world champions who have won titles in three or more divisions. Canzoneri fought for championships between bantamweight and light welterweight. Although he is not widely known, Canzoneri was one of the best boxers of his time. When he was a teenager, he and his family moved to Staten Island, New York, where he campaigned most of his career. Canzoneri fit the mould of the typical American boxer of the era: He could box up to three or four times in one month and up to 24 or 25 times in one year, and he would seldom fight outside New York City, considered to be boxing's mecca at the time. Of his first 38 bouts, only one was fought west of New York City, and was in New Jersey.Canzoneri won his first title, the World Featherweight title, with a 15-round decision over Benny Bass on February 10, 1928. He defended the title once and then went up in weight and challenged World Lightweight Champion Sammy Mandell, losing by a decision in ten rounds. In 1930, Mandell was knocked out in the first round by Al Singer and lost his title and Canzoneri, who had already beaten Singer by a ten-round decision before, challenged Singer for the title on November 14, 1930, knocking him out in the first round to become a two division world champion. In defeat, Singer made history by becoming the first man, and only man up until John Mugabi, to both win and lose the title by knockout in the first round.Canzoneri's first defense was a unification of sorts: He faced World Light Welterweight champion Jack Kid Berg, who was putting his title on the line and trying to take Canzoneri's lightweight crown. Canzoneri became a three-division world champion by knocking Berg out in the third round on April 24, 1931. Canzoneri, Barney Ross and Henry Armstrong were the only boxing champions in history allowed to hold two or more world titles simultaneously. (Sugar Ray Leonard became both the vacant World Super Middleweight and the World Light Heavyweight Champion in one night in 1988, but he could keep only one and chose to keep the Super Middleweight title.)Canzoneri lost his world Light Welterweight Championship to Johnny Jadick and he lost to Jadick again in a rematch. Meanwhile, Canzoneri kept retaining his lightweight belt, defending it against the likes of Billy Petrolle and his brother Frankie Petrolle.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1939-11-01 Al 'Bummy' Davis WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Technical knockout
1939-09-19 Eddie Brink WWLLLW Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1939-08-26 Gerald D'Elia DLLDLW Thompson's Stadium, Staten Island WIN
Points
1939-08-18 Frankie Wallace LLLLLL Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach WIN
Points
1939-08-03 Joe De Jesus LWDWLL Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1939-07-17 Ambrose Logan LLLLLL Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1939-07-06 Joe De Jesus WLWDWL Woodcliff Park, Poughkeepsie WIN
Points
1939-06-05 Harris Blake WWWDWW Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo LOST
Points
1939-05-15 Nick Camarata LWDWLW Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans DRAW
Majority decision
1939-05-01 Jimmy Tygh LWWLWL Arena, Philadelphia LOST
Split-decision
1939-04-11 Jimmy Vaughn LLWLDL New York Coliseum, Bronx DRAW
Points
1939-03-28 Eddie Brink LWLLLW Hippodrome, New York LOST
Split-decision
1939-03-07 Eddie Brink LWLWLL New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1939-02-07 Bobby Pacho LLWDWW Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles WIN
Points
1939-01-31 Everett Simington LWWLDD Civic Auditorium, San Jose WIN
KO
1939-01-27 Joe Gavras WDDDWD Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco WIN
Technical knockout
1939-01-19 Wally Hally LLLLLL Gardens Arena, Denver WIN
Points
1938-12-30 Eddie Zivic LLLLWL Hippodrome, New York WIN
Points
1938-12-10 Jimmy Murray WLWLDW Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1938-11-22 Howard Scott WLWWLL New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Majority decision
1938-11-01 Al Dunbar LLLLLL Convention Hall, Camden WIN
KO
1938-10-26 Howard Scott WLWLWW Braddock Arena, Jersey City WIN
Points
1938-10-17 Eddie Zivic LLLLLL Town Hall, Scranton LOST
Split-decision
1937-05-07 Lou Ambers DWWWLW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
1937-04-24 Joey Zodda LWWWLL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
KO
1937-04-13 Frankie Wallace DDLLDL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1937-04-05 George Levy LLLLWL Laurel Garden, Newark WIN
Technical knockout
1936-10-05 Jimmy McLarnin WWLWLL Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
1936-09-03 Lou Ambers WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
1936-05-08 Jimmy McLarnin WWWLWL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1936-04-09 Johnny Jadick LLWLLL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Points
1936-03-02 Steve Halaiko LLWWLL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
KO
1936-02-15 Billy Hogan LWWLWL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
KO
1936-01-30 Tootsie Bashara LWLWLL Olympia A.C., Philadelphia WIN
Technical knockout
1936-01-22 Midget Mexico WWLWWW Star Casino, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1935-10-04 Al Roth DLLLWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1935-09-13 Joe Ghnouly WWLWDW Arena, Saint Louis WIN
Unanimous decision
1935-08-19 Frankie Klick DLLWLL Civic Auditorium, San Francisco WIN
Points
1935-07-25 Bobby Pacho DWWDLW Mills Stadium, Chicago WIN
Points
1935-06-10 Frankie Klick LDLLWL Griffith Stadium, Washington WIN
Split-decision
1935-05-10 Lou Ambers WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1935-04-25 Eddie Zivic WLDWWL Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh WIN
Technical knockout
1935-03-15 Chuck Woods LWWDWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago WIN
Unanimous decision
1935-02-26 Chuck Woods WLWWDW Olympia Stadium, Detroit LOST
Points
1935-01-31 Leo Rodak WWWWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago WIN
Unanimous decision
1935-01-21 Honeyboy Hughes WWLWWW Convention Hall, Utica WIN
Points
1935-01-07 Eddie Ran WLLLLL Laurel Garden, Newark WIN
KO
1934-09-26 Harry Dublinsky DWWWWW Ebbets Field, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1934-08-29 Harry Dublinsky WDWWWW Ebbets Field, Brooklyn LOST
Points
1934-06-28 Frankie Klick LLLWLD Ebbets Field, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1934-03-13 Baby Arizmendi WWWWWW Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles WIN
Points
1934-03-01 Pete Nebo LWLDDL Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City WIN
Points
1934-02-02 Cleto Locatelli DWLWLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Majority decision
1933-12-15 Cleto Locatelli WWDWLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1933-12-04 Cecil Payne WWWWWW Public Hall, Cleveland WIN
KO
1933-11-24 Kid Chocolate WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
KO
1933-10-28 Frankie Klick WWWDWW Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Unanimous decision
1933-09-12 Barney Ross WWWWWW Polo Grounds, New York LOST
Split-decision
1933-06-23 Barney Ross WWWWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago LOST
Majority decision
1933-05-21 Battling Shaw WLLWWW Heinemann Park, New Orleans WIN
Unanimous decision
1933-04-20 Wesley Ramey WWWWWD Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids LOST
Points
1933-02-23 Pete Nebo DLWWLL Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami WIN
Points
1933-02-03 Billy Townsend LLLLWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
KO
1932-11-04 Billy Petrolle WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1932-10-12 Frankie Petrolle WLLLWW Ebbets Field, Brooklyn WIN
KO
1932-09-29 Lew Kirsch WWWWWW Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens WIN
Technical knockout
1932-07-18 Johnny Jadick WLWWWW Baker Bowl, Philadelphia LOST
Split-decision
1932-06-16 Harry Dublinsky WWDWLL Sparta Stadium, Chicago WIN
Split-decision
1932-05-23 Battling Gizzy WWWWWL Meyers Bowl, North Braddock WIN
Technical knockout
1932-04-04 Ray Kiser DLWWWW Coliseum Arena, New Orleans WIN
Unanimous decision
1932-02-15 Lew Massey WDLLWW Arena, Philadelphia WIN
Unanimous decision
1932-01-18 Johnny Jadick WWLDWL Arena, Philadelphia LOST
Unanimous decision
1931-11-20 Kid Chocolate WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Split-decision
1931-10-29 Philly Griffin WLWLWW Armory, Newark WIN
Unanimous decision
1931-09-10 Jack 'Kid' Berg WWWWWW Polo Grounds, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1931-07-13 Cecil Payne WLWWWW Wrigley Field, Los Angeles WIN
Points
1931-06-25 Herman Perlick LLLWWD White City Stadium, West Haven WIN
Points
1931-04-24 Jack 'Kid' Berg WWWWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago WIN
KO
1931-03-23 Tommy Grogan WWWWLW Arena, Philadelphia WIN
Points
1931-03-06 Sammy Fuller WWWLWW Boston Garden, Boston LOST
Unanimous decision
1931-02-25 Joey Kaufman WLDLDL Hollywood Arena, Jersey City WIN
Technical knockout
1931-01-26 Johnny Farr WWLLWW Coliseum Arena, New Orleans WIN
1930-11-14 Al Singer WWWWLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
KO
1930-09-11 Billy Petrolle WWWWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago LOST
Points
1930-08-26 Goldie Hess DLWWWW Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens WIN
Points
1930-07-21 Benny Bass WLDLWW Shibe Park, Philadelphia WIN
Unanimous decision
1930-06-24 Tommy Grogan WLLLLD Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens WIN
Points
1930-06-04 Joe Glick WWWWLD Ebbets Field, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1930-05-14 Johnny Farr LWDLWW Arena, New Haven WIN
Points
1930-05-05 Harry Carlton WDLLLL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1930-04-08 Frankie LaFay WWWLLL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1930-04-01 Steve Smith LLWWLD Arena, New Haven WIN
Technical knockout
1930-03-14 Stanislaus Loayza DLDWLL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1930-03-04 Solly Ritz DLDWWW Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1930-01-17 Jack 'Kid' Berg WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Split-decision
1929-10-30 Stanislaus Loayza WWDLDW Coliseum, Chicago WIN
Unanimous decision
1929-10-18 Johnny Farr LLDWDD Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1929-09-27 Eddie Mack WWWWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago WIN
Technical knockout
1929-09-20 Eddie Wolfe WWWDDW Heinemann Park, New Orleans WIN
Points
1929-08-02 Sammy Mandell WWWWWW Chicago Stadium, Chicago LOST
Split-decision
1929-07-09 Phil McGraw LWLLWD Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens WIN
Points
1929-06-04 Ignacio Fernandez DDLWDW Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens WIN
Points
1929-05-10 Andre Routis WWWWWL Chicago Stadium, Chicago WIN
Unanimous decision
1929-04-26 Sammy Dorfman WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1929-04-09 Cowboy Eddie Anderson WWWLWW Auditorium, Milwaukee WIN
1929-03-08 Cecil Payne WWLLWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Points
1929-02-26 Ignacio Fernandez DDWDDD Coliseum, Chicago WIN
Unanimous decision
1929-02-06 Joey Sangor WWWLLW Coliseum, Chicago WIN
Technical knockout
1929-01-18 Armando Santiago LWWWWW Coliseum, Chicago WIN
KO
1928-12-14 Al Singer WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York DRAW
Majority decision
1928-12-08 Chick Suggs WLWLLL Olympia Boxing Club, New York WIN
KO
1928-10-29 Gaston Charles WLDDDL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1928-09-28 Andre Routis DWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Split-decision
1928-08-28 Bobby Garcia WLDLLL Velodrome, Newark WIN
KO
1928-06-27 Harry Blitman WWWWWW Baker Bowl, Philadelphia LOST
Points
1928-06-13 Vic Foley WDWWDL Baseball Stadium, Montreal WIN
Points
1928-05-28 Claude Wilson LWWWW Coliseum Arena, New Orleans WIN
Technical knockout
1928-02-23 Pete Passifiume DWLWWD Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1928-02-10 Benny Bass WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Split-decision
1928-01-30 Pete Nebo WWWLLL Arena, Philadelphia DRAW
Split-decision
1927-12-30 Bud Taylor WWWWLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1927-12-01 Ignacio Fernandez WWWWLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1927-11-22 Vincent DiLeo LWW Olympia Boxing Club, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1927-11-07 Billy Henry DDLLLW Arena, Philadelphia WIN
KO
1927-10-24 Johnny Dundee LWLLWL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1927-10-03 Tommy Ryan WLWDDL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1927-09-02 Cowboy Eddie Anderson WWWLD Mills Stadium, Chicago LOST
1927-08-25 Joe Rivers WLWWWW Kansas City WIN
1927-08-17 Pete Sarmiento LDLLLD Ebbets Field, Brooklyn WIN
KO
1927-08-09 Cowboy Eddie Anderson WDWWW Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens WIN
Points
1927-07-27 California Joe Lynch LLWLLL Olympic Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1927-06-24 Bud Taylor WDWWWW Wrigley Field, Chicago LOST
Unanimous decision
1927-05-03 Ray Rychell LDLWDD Coliseum, Chicago WIN
Technical knockout
1927-04-25 Harold Smith LWWWLW Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1927-04-18 Vic Burrone LWLLLL St. Nicholas Arena, New York DRAW
Points
1927-03-26 Bud Taylor WWLWWW Coliseum, Chicago DRAW
Points
1927-03-07 California Joe Lynch WLWDLL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1927-02-04 Johnny Green WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1927-01-22 Vic Burrone LWLWLL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1927-01-12 Joe Ryder LLLLLW Manhattan Casino, New York DRAW
Points
1926-12-17 Bushy Graham WWWWLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1926-11-22 Andre Routis LWLWWW Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1926-11-13 Enrique Savaardo LLLLWL Walker A.C., New York WIN
Technical knockout
1926-11-06 Davey Abad DLWWLW Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn LOST
Points
1926-10-05 Benny Hall LLLLLL Pioneer Sporting Club, New York WIN
Points
1926-09-20 George Marks DLWDLW Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens WIN
Points
1926-08-28 Georgie Mack LWWWW Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens DRAW
Points
1926-08-14 Buck Josephs LLLWLL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1926-08-09 Young Montreal LLWLWW Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens WIN
Points
1926-07-26 Manny Wexler WLLWLW Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens WIN
KO
1926-06-25 Archie Bell DDWLWW Coney Island Stadium, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1926-06-21 Willie Suess DWWWWW Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens WIN
Points
1926-06-16 Sonny Smith DLLWD Golden City Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1926-05-28 Sammy Nable LLLDW Coney Island Stadium, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1926-05-08 Benny Hall DLDWLL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn DRAW
Points
1926-03-25 Mike Esposito WWLWLW Madison Square Garden, New York DRAW
Points
1926-03-20 Tommy Milton WWWLLD Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1926-03-11 Jacinto Valdez DWDWLW Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York WIN
Points
1926-03-06 Bobby Wolgast LLLWLD Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1926-02-18 Al Scorda WWDWLW Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1926-02-13 Romeo Vaughn DDLDWW Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1926-01-26 Mickey Lewis DWLWWL Pioneer Sporting Club, New York WIN
Points
1926-01-21 Kid Rash LWLLDL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1926-01-13 George Nickfor WD Manhattan Casino, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1925-12-23 Danny Terris WWWWLL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
KO
1925-12-07 Danny Terris WWWWWL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1925-11-26 Ralph Nischo LLDLDW Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1925-11-12 Harry Brandon LLLLLL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1925-11-07 Henry Molinari WWDL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
KO
1925-10-10 Johnny Huber LWWWDD Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York WIN
Points
1925-09-12 Paulie Porter DLLWLD Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
KO
1925-08-22 Henry Usse DWL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1925-08-08 Henry Usse DW Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1925-08-05 Ray Cummings debut Bayonne Stadium, Bayonne WIN
1925-07-24 Jack Grodner L Arena, Rockaway Beach, Queens WIN
KO