Phil Terranova boxer

Phil Terranova boxer
bouts
99
won
67
lost
21
draw
11
Status
inactive
Division
featherweight
Debut
1941-07-14
Height
5′ 2″/157cm
Reach
72″/183cm
Age
80
Born
1919-09-04
Death
2000-03-16
Nationality
USA

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Phil Terranova (September 4, 1919 – March 16, 2000) was an American boxer who took the NBA World Featherweight Boxing Championship in 1943 in a bout against Jackie Callura. His manager was Bobby Gleason.Phil Terranova was born on September 4, 1919, in New York City. In his first sixteen matches between July 1941 and September 1942, he won eight bouts, lost only two and drew six. His two losses were to talented opponents Johnny Dell and Gus Levine in front of large venues. In this first year of fighting he boxed twice in Madison Square Garden.On June 4, 1943, while still basically an unknown, he was knocked out by former World Featherweight Champion Albert Chalky Wright in five rounds at New York's Madison Square Garden. Terranova was down in the second before being called out in the fifth. He had probably been matched too early in his career with the harder hitting, and more experienced Black boxing talent, who had little trouble with Terranova. Wright also had the benefit of a five inch advantage in reach, as well, at slightly over 5' 7". The fight was Terranova's first knockout in his first thirty fights, but it was certainly to a skilled opponent. In the third round, Terranova launched a successful body attack, but it was neutralized by Wright's longer reach.Terranova won the National Boxing Association World Featherweight Championship when he knocked out Jackie Callura in front of 8,500 fans in eighth rounds at Pellican Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 16, 1943. Astonishingly, Terranova had barely two years of professional boxing experience prior to his championship victory. Callura seemed to lead in the early rounds but may have tired by the fifth. Terranova with strong rights and lefts in the seventh, knocked his opponent to the canvas for a count of nine in the eighth. Upon rising, Callura was knocked to the canvas for good, around one minute into the eighth round.In an upset, perhaps exhaling after his good fortune, he lost to Maurice Lachance, in a ten round non-title decision in Hartford, Connecticut. The referee gave every round to the challenger, who was down only briefly in the eighth, but knocked down Terranova briefly in the seventh. Lachance used his two inch reach advantage and five pound weight advantage to his benefit. It may also be important to note that Lachance was a southpaw, having the ringname "Lefty", which made him more dangerous to a less experienced boxer.He defended his title in an NBA World Featherweight Title rematch with Callura on December 27, 1943, before a crowd of around 5,000, scoring a technical knockout in the sixth round at the Colliseum Arena in New Orleans. Callura was on the mat three times in the sixth from rights to the head. On his third fall to the mat from a right to the jaw, the referee stopped the bout after two seconds. Callura threatened only in the fourth round. It was Terranova and Callura's third meeting.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1949-07-13 Guillermo Gimenez WLLDLW Jerome Stadium, Bronx LOST
Points
1949-06-20 Johnny (Red) DeFazio WWWWWW Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark DRAW
Points
1949-06-08 Dom Saia WWDLWW Mechanics Hall, Worcester WIN
Technical knockout
1949-05-25 Percy Paris WWLLWW Mechanics Hall, Worcester WIN
Corner retirement
1948-05-24 Lucky Griffin WLLLLL City Hall, Lewiston WIN
KO
1948-04-19 Eddie Compo WDWWWW Arena, New Haven LOST
Points
1948-03-15 Spider Armstrong LWLWWW Boston Garden, Boston LOST
Unanimous decision
1948-01-05 Arthur King WWWLWW Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto LOST
Unanimous decision
1947-12-11 Buddy Hayes LWWWLW Auditorium, Worcester WIN
Technical knockout
1947-09-03 Charley Riley DWWWWW Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis LOST
Technical knockout
1947-08-25 Tommy McGovern WWWWWW Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn WIN
Unanimous decision
1947-07-28 Jose Gonzalez WWWLWW Pelican Stadium, New Orleans LOST
Unanimous decision
1947-07-22 Clem Custer LWLLDW Civic Auditorium, Toledo WIN
Points
1947-07-02 Bernie Bernard WWLWLW Sterling Oval, Bronx WIN
Points
1947-04-30 Charley Riley WWWDWW Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis LOST
Technical knockout
1947-03-19 Paulie Jackson LLLLLD Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis WIN
KO
1947-03-05 Humberto Zavala LLLLLL Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis WIN
Unanimous decision
1947-02-07 Maxie Shapiro LWWWWW St. Nicholas Arena, New York LOST
Majority decision
1947-01-27 Jimmy Allen LLWLLL Stanley Arena, New Britain WIN
Technical knockout
1946-11-24 Oscar Calles WWWWLW Caracas WIN
KO
1946-10-30 Willie Roache WWLWDL Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis WIN
Points
1946-09-23 Willie Roache WWWLWD Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis WIN
Unanimous decision
1946-07-23 Sandy Saddler LWWWWW University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
1946-06-03 Jimmy McAllister WWWLWD Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis WIN
KO
1946-05-13 Freddie Russo WWWLWL Arena, Saint Louis WIN
Unanimous decision
1946-04-20 Leroy Jackson WWWLWW Arena, Cleveland WIN
KO
1946-04-05 Jose Aponte Torres LLLWLW Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis WIN
Unanimous decision
1946-03-08 Jimmy Joyce WLWLLL Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis WIN
Points
1946-02-22 Charley Riley WWWWWW Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis WIN
KO
1946-02-08 Frankie Carto WWWLWW Coliseum Arena, New Orleans WIN
Unanimous decision
1946-01-25 Steve Curley WWWWWW Coliseum Arena, New Orleans WIN
Technical knockout
1945-12-22 Miguel Acevedo LWDWWW Palacio de Deportes, Havana DRAW
Points
1945-12-11 Ellis Phillips LLLWLW Boston Garden, Boston WIN
Unanimous decision
1945-11-23 Bill Eddy WWWDWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
1945-11-19 Oscar Lewis LLLLLL Stamford Hall, Stamford WIN
KO
1945-09-24 Leon Spencer WWWLWL Arena Gardens, Detroit WIN
Corner retirement
1945-08-27 Jean Barriere LLWWLW Sterling Oval, Bronx WIN
KO
1945-08-16 Augie Lapara LWDWWW Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn WIN
KO
1945-06-25 Bernard Docusen DWWWWW Pelican Stadium, New Orleans LOST
Points
1945-05-11 Vince Dell'Orto LLLLLL Boston Garden, Boston WIN
Unanimous decision
1945-04-13 Maxie Shapiro WWLLWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
1945-03-23 Leroy Willis WWWWW Olympia Stadium, Detroit WIN
Unanimous decision
1945-02-19 Willie Pep WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
1945-01-12 Charley Cabey Lewis WLLWLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1944-12-19 Leo Francis LLLLDL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1944-12-07 Charley Noel LLLLLL Mechanics Hall, Worcester WIN
Points
1944-11-20 Harry Jeffra WWLWWW St. Nicholas Arena, New York DRAW
Points
1944-10-27 Georgie Knox WWLLLW Mechanics Hall, Worcester WIN
Technical knockout
1944-10-16 Vince Dell'Orto LLLWLD Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence WIN
Points
1944-09-21 Frankie Rubino WLLWLW Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1944-08-14 Vince Dell'Orto DWLLL Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence LOST
Points
1944-07-27 Charley Noel LDLDLL Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Unanimous decision
1944-07-21 Harold 'Snooks' Lacey LLDLWL Mechanics Hall, Worcester WIN
Unanimous decision
1944-07-11 Harold 'Snooks' Lacey WLLDLW Bristol Arena, New Bedford WIN
Unanimous decision
1944-05-05 Sal Bartolo WWWWWW Boston Garden, Boston LOST
Split-decision
1944-03-10 Sal Bartolo WWWWWW Boston Garden, Boston LOST
Unanimous decision
1944-02-25 Milton Bell LDLLLL Jefferson County Armory, Louisville WIN
KO
1944-02-14 Harold 'Snooks' Lacey LWWWWL Arena, New Haven WIN
Points
1944-02-01 Pat Foley LLWWWD Mechanics Hall, Worcester WIN
Technical knockout
1944-01-18 Richie Miyashiro LWDLLL Auditorium, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1943-12-27 Jackie Callura LLWLWW Coliseum Arena, New Orleans WIN
Technical knockout
1943-11-08 Harry Jeffra WLDWWW Coliseum, Baltimore LOST
Majority decision
1943-10-18 Tony Costa WWLWWW Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence LOST
Split-decision
1943-10-06 Sammy Garcia LWWLWW Stanley Arena, New Britain WIN
Technical knockout
1943-09-21 Lefty LaChance WWWLWW Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford LOST
Points
1943-09-13 Juan Villalba LWWLLL Coliseum Arena, New Orleans WIN
Points
1943-08-16 Jackie Callura WWLLLW Pelican Stadium, New Orleans WIN
KO
1943-07-13 Angel Aviles WLWLLL Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford DRAW
Points
1943-06-30 Jackie Callura WLWWLL Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford WIN
Technical knockout
1943-06-04 Chalky Wright WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
KO
1943-05-25 Mario Chico Morales WWLLL Auditorium, Hartford WIN
Points
1943-05-04 Billy Pinti LLDLLL Auditorium, Hartford WIN
Points
1943-04-20 Angelo Callura LLWLWW Auditorium, Hartford WIN
Points
1943-03-23 Lulu Costantino WWWWWL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Points
1943-03-05 Al Guido DDWWDW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1943-01-23 Curley St Angelo LLLLLL Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1943-01-05 Johnny Dell WWWWWL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1942-12-08 Aaron Seltzer WWDLLD Westchester County Center, White Plains WIN
Points
1942-11-13 Frank Franconeri WDWLLD Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1942-10-27 Billy Pinti WWWLLL Westchester County Center, White Plains LOST
Points
1942-10-10 Frankie Rubino LLDLWW Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn DRAW
Points
1942-09-10 Gus Coen Levine LWLWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1942-08-21 Johnny Dell WWDLWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Points
1942-07-21 Johnny Dell LWWDLW New York Coliseum, Bronx LOST
Points
1942-06-30 Mario Chico Morales LLDLWW New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1942-06-20 Bobby Henderson DLDLLL Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens WIN
Points
1942-05-26 Johnny Marcelline WWWWLW New York Coliseum, Bronx DRAW
Points
1942-04-21 Jose Aponte Torres WWDWLD New York Coliseum, Bronx DRAW
Points
1942-04-07 Jose Aponte Torres WWWDWL New York Coliseum, Bronx DRAW
Points
1942-03-24 Sonny Brentz LWLLLW New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1942-03-03 Charley Aldrich DD New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Technical knockout
1942-02-17 Billy Saunders DDWWWW New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1942-01-20 Harry Diduck WLLLLW New York Coliseum, Bronx WIN
Points
1941-09-23 Jimmy Paraggio LLLWDW Westchester County Center, White Plains WIN
Points
1941-09-09 Tommy Marino WLD Westchester County Center, White Plains DRAW
Points
1941-09-02 Tommy Marino WL Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens DRAW
Points
1941-08-04 Jimmy Kemp LLLLDD Starlight Park, Bronx LOST
Points
1941-07-21 Joey Agro WWLLWD New York Coliseum, Bronx DRAW
Points
1941-07-14 Marty Rapps L Starlight Park, Bronx WIN
KO

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