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
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 |
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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 |