# Jack Kid Berg

Judah Bergman, known as Jack Kid Berg or Jackie Kid Berg (28 June 1909 – 22 April 1991), was an English boxer born in the East End of London, who became the World Light Welterweight Champion in 1930.

## Biography

Judah Bergman was born in Romford Street near Cable Street, St George in the East, Stepney. His father Judah Senior, who found work as a tailor in America, and his mother Mildred immigrated from Odessa. His siblings included Wolf, changed to Willie, Rebecca and Sarah. He was apprenticed as a lather boy in a barber's shop, and began his boxing career at the Premierland, Back Church Lane, when he was 14. Jewish Berg boxed with a Star of David on his trunks.
The book The Whitechapel Windmill covers the handsome boxer's rise in the boxing world as well as his flamboyant out-of-the-ring life, which is said to have included an affair with Mae West and a long-lasting friendship with fellow East Ender Jack Comer, the colourful (and also Jewish) gangster.
After losing his British Lightweight crown, he lived to be the oldest British boxing champion. Berg died in London on 22 April 1991.
He is commemorated by a blue plaque on Noble Court, Cable Street, close to the place where he was born. Stepney Historical Trust presented the plaque at a ceremony attended by the Chief Rabbi, the Bishop of Stepney Richard Chartres, Professor Bill Fishman, Councillor Albert lilley and the Retired Boxers Federation. Later in the evening the Trust held a Charity Ball to raise funds for the Retired Boxers Federation attended by Mr Cox, Chairman of the Boxing Association and also the local Arbour Youth and Repton Boxing Clubs Boys. Over £1000 was raised for the Retired Boxing charity.

## Career

Between 1923 and 1936, Berg had 192 professional fights, winning 157 of them. His record was 157–26–9. Fifty seven wins were by knock out.
In 1931 he moved to the US, where he won 64 out of 76 fights there. During his bouts in America, he was trained by legendary boxing trainer Ray Arcel.
In 1930, Berg defeated the great Cuban fighter Kid Chocolate in ten rounds. The Chocolate bout, fought in Queens, New York in 1932, had 10,000 spectators, larger than many of his British bouts. In 1930, he knocked out the American champion Mushy Callahan to take the World Light Welterweight Championship in London. The National Boxing Association (NBA) had stripped Callahan before this fight and Britain did not recognize this division, so only the New York State Athletic Commission recognized Berg as champion after this fight. The NBA only recognized Berg as champion after he beat Goldie Hess in January 1931.
Berg fought as a lightweight when he put his title on the line to meet with Tony Canzoneri in Chicago on 24 April 1931. He was quickly knocked out in three rounds, falling on his face and stumbling to get up before giving in and collapsing into the ropes. Berg, contending that he lost at lightweight and not at light welterweight, continued to claim that he was champion. Most of the boxing world recognized Canzoneri, however. He unsuccessfully challenged Canzoneri again for the title in September 1931.
After the Canzoneri bout, Berg continued boxing with mixed results. He became British lightweight champion in 1934 by beating the title holder Harry Mizler, another Jewish boxer. He was thrust back into the limelight as a replacement for the injured Canzoneri against Cleto Locatelli at Madison Square Garden, but his hopes of challenging for the world title faded after a points defeat to Gustave Humery in Paris in February 1935, also losing a return bout in London in April, although Berg was still British champion at this point. Later that year he lost to Laurie Stevens in a fight for the British Empire lightweight title in Johannesburg. He returned to fighting at welterweight in the United States with some success. In August 1936, after three straight defeats, he announced his retirement, but returned in January 1937 with a victory against Ivor Pickens, the first of a nine fight unbeaten run. In January 1941 he moved up to middleweight to fight Harry Craster. He again beat Mizler in February 1941 and defeated British lightweight champion Eric Boon on a disqualification due to a low blow in a non-title fight in April 1941. After a victory over Eric Dolby in March 1945, Berg expressed a desire to once more challenge for a title, saying "What I need is fights. I'm a bad gymnasium worker, but I'll show what I can do in the ring. When I've had a few warm up fights I'll know where I stand. If I'm no good I'll quit." He had two further fights, the last a win by knockout against Johnny MacDonald in May 1945, before retiring.
Berg's brother Teddy was also a boxer, and the two fought on the same bill in 1941.
After retiring from boxing, he worked as a film stunt man, joined the Royal Air Force, and owned a restaurant in London.

## Personal life

In 1930 Berg's marriage to New York University student Eleanor Kraus, the daughter of a New York silk merchant, was announced, although by November 1931 the relationship had ended. In September 1930 Berg was served with a writ claiming £10,000 for breach of promise by Sophia Levy, who claimed the two had a relationship. Berg married Bunty Pain, a dancer at the Trocadero, on 11 August 1933 at Prince's Row register office in London.
In October 1940 he was awarded £500 damages for slander after John Macadam suggested in a BBC broadcast that Berg would fight Eric Boon after "drawing his old-age pension" and "tottering along to Earl's Court", although the decision was overturned on appeal.

## Hall of Fame

Berg was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Berg was also inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
Berg, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.

## Miscellaneous

* Academic Howard Fredrics wrote an opera about Kid Berg's life.
* The non-religious Berg used his Jewishness to get the crowd on his side, entering the ring wearing tephillin.
* Alongside "The Battling Levinsky" is mentioned in the title track of Madness' "The Liberty of Norton Folgate"
* Berg was the subject of an episode of ITV biographical documentary This Is Your Life in 1987.
* On 19 June 1933, he was the guest of honour who officially opened Walthamstow Stadium.

## Professional boxing record

| 192 fights | 157 wins | 26 losses |
| By knockout | 60 | 9 |
| By decision | 83 | 17 |
| By disqualification | 14 | 0 |
| Draws | 9 | 9 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 192 | Win | 157–26–9 | Johnny MacDonald | KO | 5 (8) | May 19, 1945 | Standard Aero Works, Coventry, West Midlands, England | |
| 191 | Win | 156–26–9 | Jimmy Brunt | PTS | 8 | Mar 8, 1945 | Seymour Hall Baths, Marylebone, London, England | |
| 190 | Win | 155–26–9 | Eric Dolby | KO | 4 (8) | Mar 1, 1945 | Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, England | |
| 189 | Loss | 154–26–9 | Gordon Woodhouse | PTS | 6 | May 22, 1943 | Handcross, Sussex, England | |
| 188 | Win | 154–25–9 | Joe Connolly | KO | 4 (10) | Mar 12, 1942 | St Andrews Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 187 | Win | 153–25–9 | Paddy Roche | TKO | 5 (10) | Feb 5, 1942 | New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | |
| 186 | Win | 152–25–9 | Joe Connolly | RTD | 8 (10) | Nov 24, 1941 | Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
| 185 | Loss | 151–25–9 | George Odwell | PTS | 10 | Nov 2, 1941 | Alexandra Theatre, Stoke Newington, London, England | |
| 184 | Loss | 151–24–9 | Arthur Danahar | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 24, 1941 | Clapton Greyhound Track, Clapton, London, England | |
| 183 | Loss | 151–23–9 | Ernie Roderick | PTS | 10 | Jun 12, 1941 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
| 182 | Win | 151–22–9 | Eric Boon | DQ | 2 (12) | Apr 21, 1941 | Coliseum, London, England | |
| 181 | Win | 150–22–9 | Harry Mizler | PTS | 10 | Feb 27, 1941 | Cambridge Theatre, London, England | |
| 180 | Win | 149–22–9 | Harry Charman | PTS | 6 | Feb 20, 1941 | Odeon Theatre, Leicester Square, London, England | |
| 179 | Win | 148–22–9 | Harry Craster | PTS | 10 | Jan 20, 1941 | Cambridge Theatre, London, England | |
| 178 | Win | 147–22–9 | Harry Davis | TKO | 8 (10) | Apr 4, 1940 | Devonshire Club, Hackney, London, England | |
| 177 | Win | 146–22–9 | Seaman Dick Bradshaw | TKO | 3 (10) | Mar 10, 1940 | Devonshire Club, Hackney, London, England | |
| 176 | Win | 145–22–9 | Paddy Roche | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 8, 1940 | Theatre Royal, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 175 | Win | 144–22–9 | Eddie Ryan | DQ | 6 (12) | Feb 29, 1940 | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London, England | Low blows |
| 174 | Win | 143–22–9 | George Reynolds | PTS | 10 | Feb 5, 1940 | Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon, England | |
| 173 | Win | 142–22–9 | Harry Davis | PTS | 10 | Jan 25, 1940 | Devonshire Club, Hackney, London, England | |
| 172 | Win | 141–22–9 | Paddy Roche | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 11, 1939 | Ice Rink, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | |
| 171 | Win | 140–22–9 | Paddy Roche | PTS | 10 | Nov 13, 1939 | Sportsdrome, Southampton, Hampshire, England | |
| 170 | Win | 139–22–9 | Joey Greb | PTS | 8 | Aug 1, 1939 | Belmont Park, Garfield, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 169 | Win | 138–22–9 | Johnny Rohrig | PTS | 10 | Jul 11, 1939 | Belmont Park, Garfield, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 168 | Loss | 137–22–9 | Mike Piskin | PTS | 10 | Jun 30, 1939 | Atlantic Stadium, Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 167 | Loss | 137–21–9 | Milt Aron | TKO | 6 (10) | Jun 26, 1939 | Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 166 | Win | 137–20–9 | Tippy Larkin | PTS | 10 | Jun 6, 1939 | Belmont Park, Garfield, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 165 | Win | 136–20–9 | Marine Bunker | TKO | 9 (12) | Apr 10, 1939 | Hamilton, Bermuda | Won vacant Bermuda welterweight title |
| 164 | Win | 135–20–9 | Pete Galiano | PTS | 8 | Apr 4, 1939 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 163 | Loss | 134–20–9 | Pedro Montañez | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 10, 1939 | Hippodrome, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 162 | Loss | 134–19–9 | Quentin Breese | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1939 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 161 | Win | 134–18–9 | Frankie Cavanna | PTS | 8 | Nov 22, 1938 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 160 | Win | 133–18–9 | Joey Greb | PTS | 8 | Oct 25, 1938 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 159 | Win | 132–18–9 | Johnny McHale | PTS | 8 | Oct 11, 1938 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 158 | Win | 131–18–9 | Pete Caracciola | PTS | 8 | Aug 5, 1938 | Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 157 | Loss | 130–18–9 | Freddie 'Red' Cochrane | PTS | 10 | Jul 25, 1938 | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 156 | Win | 130–17–9 | Johnny McHale | PTS | 8 | Jul 12, 1938 | Canarsie Stadium, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 155 | Win | 129–17–9 | Johnny Horstmann | PTS | 8 | Jun 30, 1938 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 154 | Draw | 128–17–9 | Augie Arellano | PTS | 8 | Jun 15, 1938 | Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 153 | Win | 128–17–8 | Johnny McHale | PTS | 8 | Jun 7, 1938 | Canarsie Stadium, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 152 | Win | 127–17–8 | Ray Napolitano | UD | 8 | May 3, 1938 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 151 | Win | 126–17–8 | Johnny Horstmann | PTS | 8 | Apr 9, 1938 | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 150 | Win | 125–17–8 | Frankie Wallace | PTS | 8 | Mar 29, 1938 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 149 | Win | 124–17–8 | Vince Pimpinella | PTS | 10 | Mar 15, 1938 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 148 | Win | 123–17–8 | Larry Anzalone | PTS | 8 | Mar 5, 1938 | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 147 | Win | 122–17–8 | Silvio Zangrillo | TKO | 4 (8) | Feb 19, 1938 | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 146 | Win | 121–17–8 | Leo Phillips | PTS | 10 | Dec 13, 1937 | Embassy Rink, Birmingham, West Midlands, England | |
| 145 | Win | 120–17–8 | Charlie Chetwin | TKO | 2 (10) | Dec 6, 1937 | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
| 144 | Loss | 119–17–8 | George Odwell | TKO | 7 (12) | Nov 1, 1937 | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
| 143 | Win | 119–16–8 | Jake Kilrain | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 4, 1937 | NSC, Earls Court Empress Stadium, Kensington, London, England | Not to be confused with Jake Kilrain |
| 142 | Draw | 118–16–8 | Jack Lewis | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1937 | Poole Sports Arena, Poole, Dorset, England | |
| 141 | Win | 118–16–7 | Alby Day | PTS | 8 | May 6, 1937 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, England | |
| 140 | Win | 117–16–7 | Pat Haley | TKO | 5 (10) | Apr 11, 1937 | Skating Rink, Cricklewood, London, England | |
| 139 | Draw | 116–16–7 | Louis Saerens | PTS | 10 | Mar 22, 1937 | Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon, England | |
| 138 | Win | 116–16–6 | Harry Mason | TKO | 3 (10) | Feb 21, 1937 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
| 137 | Win | 115–16–6 | George Purchase | RTD | 6 (12) | Feb 11, 1937 | Romford Road Baths, West Ham, London, England | |
| 136 | Win | 114–16–6 | Pat Haley | DQ | 3 (10) | Feb 7, 1937 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | Haley disqualified for low blows |
| 135 | Win | 113–16–6 | Ivor Pickens | PTS | 10 | Jan 24, 1937 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
| 134 | Loss | 112–16–6 | Aldo Spoldi | TKO | 2 (10) | Jul 22, 1936 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 133 | Loss | 112–15–6 | Jimmy Walsh | TKO | 9 (15) | Apr 24, 1936 | The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England | Lost BBBfoC British lightweight title |
| 132 | Loss | 112–14–6 | Laurie Stevens | PTS | 12 | Jan 11, 1936 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Union of South Africa | For vacant Commonwealth lightweight title |
| 131 | Win | 112–13–6 | Pat Butler | TKO | 4 (12) | Nov 14, 1935 | West Ham Baths, West Ham, London, England | |
| 130 | Win | 111–13–6 | Peter McKinley | PTS | 10 | Oct 21, 1935 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
| 129 | Win | 110–13–6 | Harry Brown | KO | 3 (10) | May 19, 1935 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
| 128 | Loss | 109–13–6 | Gustave Humery | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1935 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
| 127 | Loss | 109–12–6 | Gustave Humery | PTS | 10 | Feb 25, 1935 | Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France | |
| 126 | Win | 109–11–6 | Gustave Humery | TKO | 8 (10) | Jan 21, 1935 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
| 125 | Win | 108–11–6 | Fred Bastin | TKO | 4 (10) | Dec 2, 1934 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
| 124 | Win | 107–11–6 | Harry Mizler | RTD | 10 (15) | Oct 29, 1934 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | Won BBBofC British lightweight title |
| 123 | Win | 106–11–6 | Nicolas Wilke | TKO | 9 (10) | Sep 30, 1934 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
| 122 | Win | 105–11–6 | Joe Kerr | RTD | 6 (10) | Jul 10, 1934 | Celtic Park Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 121 | Loss | 104–11–6 | Jimmy Stewart | TKO | 3 (12) | May 31, 1934 | The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
| 120 | Win | 104–10–6 | Len Wickwar | DQ | 6 (12) | May 14, 1934 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England | |
| 119 | Win | 103–10–6 | Jackie Flynn | PTS | 12 | Apr 29, 1934 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
| 118 | Loss | 102–10–6 | Cleto Locatelli | PTS | 10 | Jan 12, 1934 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 117 | Loss | 102–9–6 | Tony Falco | PTS | 10 | Oct 19, 1933 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 116 | Win | 102–8–6 | Harry Wallace | TKO | 4 (8) | Oct 7, 1933 | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 115 | Win | 101–8–6 | Eugene Drouhin | TKO | 9 (15) | Jul 12, 1933 | White City Stadium, White City, London, England | |
| 114 | Win | 100–8–6 | George Rose | TKO | 5 (15) | Jul 8, 1933 | Vetch Field, Swansea, Wales | |
| 113 | Win | 99–8–6 | Louis Saerens | KO | 4 (15) | May 28, 1933 | Speedway Stadium, Lea Bridge, London, England | |
| 112 | Loss | 98–8–6 | Cleto Locatelli | PTS | 10 | Apr 27, 1933 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
| 111 | Win | 98–7–6 | Kid Chocolate | MD | 15 | Jul 18, 1932 | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 110 | Win | 97–7–6 | Mike Sarko | PTS | 6 | Jun 29, 1932 | Island Park Stadium, Long Beach, New York, U.S. | |
| 109 | Loss | 96–7–6 | Sammy Fuller | SD | 12 | May 20, 1932 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost world light-welterweight title claim |
| 108 | Draw | 96–6–6 | Sammy Fuller | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1932 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 107 | Win | 96–6–5 | Buster Brown | PTS | 10 | Mar 21, 1932 | St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 106 | Win | 95–6–5 | Marius Baudry | TKO | 5 (15) | Dec 14, 1931 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | Retained The Ring light-welterweight title |
| 105 | Loss | 94–6–5 | Tony Canzoneri | UD | 15 | Sep 10, 1931 | Polo Grounds, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring lightweight titles; For NBA light-welterweight title |
| 104 | Win | 94–5–5 | Jimmy McNamara | PTS | 10 | Aug 4, 1931 | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained The Ring light-welterweight title |
| 103 | Win | 93–5–5 | Philly Griffin | PTS | 10 | Jul 27, 1931 | Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained The Ring light-welterweight title |
| 102 | Win | 92–5–5 | Teddy Watson | KO | 7 (10) | Jul 24, 1931 | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained The Ring light-welterweight title |
| 101 | Win | 91–5–5 | Tony Lambert | TKO | 4 (8) | Jun 22, 1931 | Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained The Ring light-welterweight title |
| 100 | Win | 90–5–5 | Ray Kiser | PTS | 10 | May 18, 1931 | Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Retained The Ring light-welterweight title |
| 99 | Win | 89–5–5 | Tony Herrera | PTS | 10 | May 8, 1931 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 98 | Loss | 88–5–5 | Tony Canzoneri | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 24, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Lost NBA light-welterweight title; For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 97 | Win | 88–4–5 | Billy Wallace | UD | 10 | Apr 10, 1931 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
| 96 | Win | 87–4–5 | Herman Perlick | UD | 10 | Jan 30, 1931 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
| 95 | Win | 86–4–5 | Goldie Hess | UD | 10 | Jan 23, 1931 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
| 94 | Win | 85–4–5 | Billy Petrolle | UD | 10 | Oct 10, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
| 93 | Win | 84–4–5 | Joe Glick | PTS | 10 | Sep 18, 1930 | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
| 92 | Win | 83–4–5 | Buster Brown | PTS | 10 | Sep 3, 1930 | Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
| 91 | Win | 82–4–5 | Kid Chocolate | SD | 10 | Aug 7, 1930 | Polo Grounds, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 90 | Win | 81–4–5 | Henry Perlick | PTS | 10 | Jul 10, 1930 | Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 89 | Win | 80–4–5 | Herman Perlick | UD | 10 | Jun 11, 1930 | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 88 | Win | 79–4–5 | Al Delmont | TKO | 4 (10) | May 29, 1930 | Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
| 87 | Win | 78–4–5 | Jackie Phillips | PTS | 10 | Apr 7, 1930 | Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| 86 | Win | 77–4–5 | Joe Glick | UD | 10 | Apr 4, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
| 85 | Win | 76–4–5 | Mushy Callahan | TKO | 10 (15) | Feb 18, 1930 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | Won NBA and The Ring light-welterweight titles |
| 84 | Win | 75–4–5 | Tony Canzoneri | SD | 10 | Jan 17, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 83 | Win | 74–4–5 | Tony Caragliano | DQ | 2 (10) | Dec 18, 1929 | New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 82 | Win | 73–4–5 | Artie DeLuca | PTS | 6 | Nov 30, 1929 | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 81 | Win | 72–4–5 | Eddie Elkins | PTS | 10 | Nov 18, 1929 | St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 80 | Win | 71–4–5 | Tommy Gervel | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 2, 1929 | Olympia Boxing Club, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 79 | Win | 70–4–5 | Bruce Flowers | PTS | 10 | Oct 21, 1929 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 78 | Win | 69–4–5 | Phil McGraw | PTS | 10 | Sep 30, 1929 | St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 77 | Win | 68–4–5 | Georgie Balduc | DQ | 2 (10) | Sep 16, 1929 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 76 | Win | 67–4–5 | Spug Myers | PTS | 10 | Aug 29, 1929 | Polo Grounds, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 75 | Win | 66–4–5 | Harry Wallace | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 19, 1929 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 74 | Win | 65–4–5 | Joe Trabon | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 5, 1929 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 73 | Win | 64–4–5 | Mushy Callahan | UD | 10 | Jul 24, 1929 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 72 | Win | 63–4–5 | Herman Perlick | PTS | 10 | Jul 12, 1929 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 71 | Draw | 62–4–5 | Stanislaus Loayza | PTS | 10 | Jun 11, 1929 | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 70 | Win | 62–4–4 | Bruce Flowers | PTS | 10 | May 23, 1929 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 69 | Win | 61–4–4 | Bruce Flowers | PTS | 10 | May 10, 1929 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 68 | Win | 60–4–4 | Lucien Vinez | PTS | 12 | Jan 31, 1929 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
| 67 | Win | 59–4–4 | Alf Mancini | PTS | 15 | Dec 6, 1928 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
| 66 | Win | 58–4–4 | Spug Myers | DQ | 3 (10) | Oct 8, 1928 | White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Myers was disqualified for hitting low |
| 65 | Loss | 57–4–4 | Billy Petrolle | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 24, 1928 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 64 | Draw | 57–3–4 | Billy Petrolle | PTS | 10 | Jul 26, 1928 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 63 | Win | 57–3–3 | Mike Watters | TKO | 9 (10) | Jul 12, 1928 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 62 | Win | 56–3–3 | Freddie Mueller | PTS | 10 | Jun 14, 1928 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 61 | Win | 55–3–3 | Johnny Mellow | PTS | 10 | Jun 7, 1928 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 60 | Win | 54–3–3 | Pedro Amador | PTS | 10 | May 31, 1928 | Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 53–3–3 | Jack Donn | DQ | 10 (15) | Feb 27, 1928 | Queens Hall, Langham Place, London, England | |
| 58 | Win | 52–3–3 | Lucien Vinez | PTS | 12 | Dec 4, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 57 | Win | 51–3–3 | Vittorio Venturi | PTS | 10 | Nov 7, 1927 | Queen's Hall, London, England | |
| 56 | Win | 50–3–3 | Raymond Jansen | DQ | 7 (15) | Oct 11, 1927 | The Peoples' Palace, Mile End, London, England | |
| 55 | Win | 49–3–3 | Jackie Kirk | KO | 13 (15) | Sep 29, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 54 | Win | 48–3–3 | Robert Sirvain | TKO | 6 (15) | Sep 18, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 53 | Win | 47–3–3 | Bob Miller | TKO | 6 (15) | May 29, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 52 | Win | 46–3–3 | Alf Simmons | DQ | 15 (15) | Apr 21, 1927 | Olympia, Kensington, London, England | |
| 51 | Win | 45–3–3 | Paul Fritsch | TKO | 8 (15) | Feb 27, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 50 | Win | 44–3–3 | Joe Clares | PTS | 15 | Jan 23, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 49 | Win | 43–3–3 | Walter Wright | TKO | 2 (15) | Jan 13, 1927 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 48 | Win | 42–3–3 | Louis Saerens | DQ | 9 (15) | Dec 19, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 47 | Win | 41–3–3 | Billy Gilmore | RTD | 8 (15) | Nov 21, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 46 | Win | 40–3–3 | Phil Bond | PTS | 15 | Oct 10, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 45 | Win | 39–3–3 | Harry Corbett | PTS | 15 | Aug 29, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 44 | Win | 38–3–3 | Paul Gay | TKO | 6 (15) | Jul 26, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 43 | Win | 37–3–3 | Henri Hébrans | TKO | 5 (15) | Jul 8, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 42 | Win | 36–3–3 | André Routis | DQ | 3 (15) | Jun 21, 1926 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
| 41 | Win | 35–3–3 | Mick Hill | PTS | 15 | May 16, 1926 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 40 | Draw | 34–3–3 | Harry Corbett | PTS | 15 | Apr 26, 1926 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England | |
| 39 | Win | 34–3–2 | André Routis | PTS | 15 | Mar 18, 1926 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
| 38 | Loss | 33–3–2 | Harry Corbett | PTS | 15 | Feb 11, 1926 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
| 37 | Win | 33–2–2 | Battling van Dijk | PTS | 15 | Nov 26, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 36 | Win | 32–2–2 | Ernie Swash | DQ | 2 (15) | Nov 12, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 35 | Win | 31–2–2 | Johnny Curley | PTS | 15 | Oct 29, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 34 | Win | 30–2–2 | Johnny Cuthbert | RTD | 11 (15) | Oct 15, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 33 | Win | 29–2–2 | Norm Radford | KO | 14 (15) | Sep 10, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 32 | Win | 28–2–2 | Johnny Britton | PTS | 15 | Aug 30, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 31 | Win | 27–2–2 | Fred Green | PTS | 15 | Aug 20, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 30 | Win | 26–2–2 | Fred Green | PTS | 15 | Aug 6, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 29 | Win | 25–2–2 | George Green | TKO | 11 (15) | Jul 26, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 28 | Win | 24–2–2 | Joe Samuels | PTS | 15 | Jul 16, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 27 | Win | 23–2–2 | Jack Slattery | PTS | 15 | Jun 28, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | Points win, not a 9th rnd TKO as displayed on Boxrec.com |
| 26 | Loss | 22–2–2 | Johnny Cuthbert | PTS | 15 | Jun 18, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 25 | Win | 22–1–2 | Billy Sheppard | TKO | 13 (15) | Jun 7, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 24 | Win | 21–1–2 | Kid Lewis | TKO | 10 (15) | May 21, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 23 | Win | 20–1–2 | George Davis | DQ | 8 (15) | Apr 19, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 22 | Win | 19–1–2 | Sid Carter | PTS | 15 | Apr 6, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 21 | Loss | 18–1–2 | Johnny Cuthbert | PTS | 15 | Mar 12, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 20 | Win | 18–0–2 | Billy Streets | TKO | 9 (15) | Feb 26, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 19 | Win | 17–0–2 | Arthur Lloyd | TKO | 15 (15) | Feb 9, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 18 | Win | 16–0–2 | Billy Streets | PTS | 15 | Jan 26, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 17 | Win | 15–0–2 | Albert Colcombe | TKO | 13 (15) | Jan 8, 1925 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 16 | Win | 14–0–2 | Billy Colebourne | TKO | 6 (15) | Dec 26, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 15 | Win | 13–0–2 | Arthur Lloyd | PTS | 10 | Dec 15, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 14 | Win | 12–0–2 | Bert Saunders | TKO | 14 (15) | Dec 11, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 13 | Win | 11–0–2 | Teddy Shepherd | TKO | 9 (10) | Dec 7, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 12 | Win | 10–0–2 | Fred Patten | PTS | 15 | Nov 27, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 11 | Win | 9–0–2 | Harry Miller | TKO | 6 (10) | Nov 20, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 10 | Win | 8–0–2 | Jimmy Wooder | PTS | 10 | Nov 10, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 9 | Win | 7–0–2 | Young Clancy | PTS | 15 | Nov 3, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 8 | Win | 6–0–2 | Albert Hicks | PTS | 10 | Oct 16, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 7 | Draw | 5–0–2 | Jimmy Wooder | PTS | 10 | Oct 2, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Teddy Pullen | KO | 1 (10) | Sep 21, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Billy Clarke | PTS | 10 | Aug 21, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 4 | Draw | 3–0–1 | Billy Clarke | PTS | 10 | Aug 3, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Sid Lyons | TKO | 3 (10) | Jul 20, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Charlie Harwood | TKO | 7 (10) | Jul 7, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Johnnie Gordon | TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 8, 1924 | Premierland, Whitechapel, London, England | |