# Artie Levine

Artie Levine (January 26, 1925 – January 13, 2012) was an American boxer in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions in the 1940s during which time he gained top ten ratings in both weight classes. Between May, 1946 and April, 1949 Levine was ranked by The Ring magazine as high as the #6 Middleweight in the world.

## Overview

Levine, who was Jewish and from Brooklyn, was a legitimate contender who flattened 36 opponents with his devastating left hook.
At 5' 8", he was a right handed slugger, with an orthodox fighting style. His left hook made him a fighter who no one looked forward to facing in the ring. He was trained by Charley Goldman, the fabled trainer of boxing legend Rocky Marciano.
From 1941–42, Levine fought twenty-seven times with only two losses, and won by knockout an impressive seventeen times.

## Levine vs. Robinson

On November 6, 1946, Levine challenged Sugar Ray Robinson at the Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Barely able to rise from a nine count in the fifth, Robinson later claimed Levine hit him with the hardest punch of his career, a powerful left hook to the jaw. The referee held up the fight after Robinson was down, and walked Levine to his corner, and then resumed the count, giving Robinson as much as seventeen seconds to recover, an act which may have prevented Levine from immediately following up and ending the fight. After clinching for the remainder of the round to recover, Robinson came back and knocked out Levine in the tenth round after a paralyzing blow to the solar plexus allowed him to follow up with rapid blows to the head and body that put Levine down for the full count. It was the first time Levine had been knocked out in 60 fights, and nearly the only knockdown and almost the only real knockout loss in Robinson's impressive career (Robinson was later defeated by technical knockout by Joey Maxim, but only after suffering from exhaustion in the Maxim contest).
On March 11, 1946, Levine matched skills with Jimmy Doyle in Cleveland, Ohio, defeating him in a ninth round knock out. Levine later told a reporter that Doyle nearly died in the ring as the result of the blows he received and required a respirator to stay alive. Doyle died a year later in a fight with Sugar Ray Robinson. Levine claimed the experience affected his aggressiveness in the ring, and reduced his desire to stay with boxing as a career.
Experiencing a decline, he lost to Billy Fox at Madison Square Garden in a third-round technical knockout on June 27, 1947. Fox had been nearly knocked out in the second round, but came back to send Levine to the mat in the third before the referee ended the bout.

## Life after boxing

After losses to Chuck Hunter and Dick Wagner, Levine retired in 1949 at only 24, feeling disillusioned and disgusted by the criminal element he felt had taken over his career. Using his ambition and intellect, he owned a meat business, started a local teamsters union and became a successful sales manager at Volkswagen, one of America's largest car dealerships. He died on January 13, 2012, at the age of 86 in Matthews, North Carolina, and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

## Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.

### Official record

| 73 fights | 53 wins | 15 losses |
| By knockout | 38 | 4 |
| By decision | 15 | 11 |
| Draws | 4 | 4 |
| Newspaper decisions/draws | 1 | 1 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location |
| 73 | Loss | 53–15–4 (1) | Dick Wagner | KO | 10 (10), 0:18 | Jun 20, 1949 | 24 years, 145 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 72 | Loss | 53–14–4 (1) | Dick Wagner | SD | 10 | Apr 11, 1949 | 24 years, 75 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 71 | Loss | 53–13–4 (1) | Chuck Hunter | SD | 10 | Feb 22, 1949 | 24 years, 27 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 70 | Win | 53–12–4 (1) | Tom McKeagney | TKO | 8 (10), 1:29 | Jan 24, 1949 | 23 years, 364 days | Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 69 | Win | 52–12–4 (1) | Tony DeMicco | TKO | 8 (10), 1:44 | Dec 27, 1948 | 23 years, 336 days | Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 68 | Win | 51–12–4 (1) | Henryk Chmielewski | TKO | 4 (10), 1:18 | Nov 22, 1948 | 23 years, 301 days | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, US |
| 67 | Win | 50–12–4 (1) | Willie Hedgemond | KO | 1 (10) | Nov 11, 1948 | 23 years, 290 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 66 | Win | 49–12–4 (1) | Joe Reddick | KO | 6 (10), 2:16 | Jun 21, 1948 | 23 years, 147 days | Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, US |
| 65 | Loss | 48–12–4 (1) | Billy Fox | TKO | 3 (10), 1:32 | Jun 27, 1947 | 22 years, 152 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 64 | Loss | 48–11–4 (1) | Chuck Hunter | KO | 9 (10), 1:12 | May 12, 1947 | 22 years, 106 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 63 | Win | 48–10–4 (1) | Herbie Kronowitz | UD | 10 | Mar 7, 1947 | 22 years, 40 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 62 | Win | 47–10–4 (1) | Jimmy Sheppard | RTD | 6 (10) | Dec 3, 1946 | 21 years, 311 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 61 | Loss | 46–10–4 (1) | Sugar Ray Robinson | TKO | 10 (10), 2:41 | Nov 6, 1946 | 21 years, 284 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 60 | Loss | 46–9–4 (1) | Jimmy Sheppard | SD | 10 | Oct 7, 1946 | 21 years, 254 days | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, US |
| 59 | Win | 46–8–4 (1) | Charley Padalino | KO | 2 (10), 2:09 | Aug 19, 1946 | 21 years, 205 days | Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 58 | Win | 45–8–4 (1) | Vic Dellicurti | TKO | 10 (10), 1:31 | Jul 10, 1946 | 21 years, 165 days | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, US |
| 57 | Win | 44–8–4 (1) | Freddie Flores | KO | 1 (10) | Jun 24, 1946 | 21 years, 149 days | Coney Island Velodrome, New York City, New York, US |
| 56 | Win | 43–8–4 (1) | Wilfie Shanks | TKO | 3 (10), 1:31 | Jun 13, 1946 | 21 years, 138 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 55 | Win | 42–8–4 (1) | Charley Padalino | TKO | 3 (10), 2:00 | May 29, 1946 | 21 years, 123 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 54 | Win | 41–8–4 (1) | Jimmy Doyle | TKO | 9 (10), 0:57 | Mar 11, 1946 | 21 years, 44 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 53 | Win | 40–8–4 (1) | Billy Walker | KO | 9 (10) | Jan 14, 1946 | 20 years, 353 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 52 | Loss | 39–8–4 (1) | Sonny Horne | UD | 10 | Dec 7, 1945 | 20 years, 315 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 51 | Win | 39–7–4 (1) | Ray Rovelli | KO | 7 (8), 1:54 | Sep 28, 1945 | 20 years, 245 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 50 | Win | 38–7–4 (1) | Sonny Horne | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 31, 1945 | 20 years, 217 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 49 | Loss | 37–7–4 (1) | Jerry Fiorello | UD | 10 | Jul 24, 1945 | 20 years, 179 days | MacArthur Stadium, New York City, New York, US |
| 48 | Win | 37–6–4 (1) | Marvin Bryant | TKO | 10 (10), 0:22 | Jul 12, 1945 | 20 years, 167 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 47 | Win | 36–6–4 (1) | Joe Bennett | UD | 8 | Apr 24, 1945 | 20 years, 88 days | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 46 | Win | 35–6–4 (1) | Cosby Linson | PTS | 10 | Apr 19, 1945 | 20 years, 83 days | U.S.O. Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, US |
| 45 | Win | 34–6–4 (1) | Willie Watkins | TKO | 4 (8) | Apr 4, 1945 | 20 years, 68 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 44 | Win | 33–6–4 (1) | Lou Miller | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 29, 1945 | 20 years, 62 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 43 | Win | 32–6–4 (1) | Lew Perez | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 8, 1945 | 20 years, 41 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 42 | Win | 31–6–4 (1) | Ray Rovelli | PTS | 10 | Aug 17, 1944 | 19 years, 204 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 41 | Win | 30–6–4 (1) | Joe Agosta | TKO | 5 (8), 0:40 | Jun 22, 1944 | 19 years, 148 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 40 | Loss | 29–6–4 (1) | Lou Bass | PTS | 9 | May 26, 1944 | 19 years, 121 days | U.S.O. Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, US |
| 39 | Loss | 29–5–4 (1) | Reuben Shank | PTS | 10 | Jan 14, 1944 | 18 years, 353 days | U.S.O. Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, US |
| 38 | Win | 29–4–4 (1) | Harold Gary | PTS | 6 | Jul 20, 1943 | 18 years, 175 days | MacArthur Stadium, New York City, New York, US |
| 37 | Loss | 28–4–4 (1) | Freddie Flores | PTS | 8 | Mar 15, 1943 | 18 years, 48 days | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 36 | Draw | 28–3–4 (1) | Freddie Flores | PTS | 6 | Mar 5, 1943 | 18 years, 38 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 35 | Win | 28–3–3 (1) | Frankie Young | UD | 10 | Feb 11, 1943 | 18 years, 16 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 34 | Loss | 27–3–3 (1) | Larry Fontana | PTS | 6 | Feb 5, 1943 | 18 years, 10 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 33 | Win | 27–2–3 (1) | Gene Johnson | PTS | 6 | Jan 27, 1943 | 18 years, 1 day | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 32 | Win | 26–2–3 (1) | Tony Grey | TKO | 5 (10) | Jan 21, 1943 | 17 years, 360 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 31 | Draw | 25–2–3 (1) | Frankie Young | PTS | 10 | Jan 7, 1943 | 17 years, 346 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 30 | Win | 25–2–2 (1) | Frankie McDougall | UD | 10 | Dec 10, 1942 | 17 years, 318 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 29 | Win | 24–2–2 (1) | Tony Pappa | PTS | 6 | Nov 27, 1942 | 17 years, 305 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, US |
| 28 | Loss | 23–2–2 (1) | Marvin Bryant | PTS | 6 | Nov 23, 1942 | 17 years, 301 days | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, US |
| 27 | Win | 23–1–2 (1) | Frankie McDougall | PTS | 10 | Nov 19, 1942 | 17 years, 297 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 26 | Win | 22–1–2 (1) | Joe Snedeker | PTS | 6 | Nov 13, 1942 | 17 years, 291 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, US |
| 25 | Win | 21–1–2 (1) | Charlie 'Petey' Smith | TKO | 2 (6) | Nov 5, 1942 | 17 years, 283 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 24 | Win | 20–1–2 (1) | Al Evans | KO | 6 (8) | Jul 30, 1942 | 17 years, 185 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 23 | Win | 19–1–2 (1) | Eddie Costantino | PTS | 6 | Jul 16, 1942 | 17 years, 171 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 22 | Draw | 18–1–2 (1) | Benny Deans | PTS | 6 | Jul 9, 1942 | 17 years, 164 days | Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 21 | Draw | 18–1–1 (1) | Buddy Farrell | PTS | 6 | Jun 25, 1942 | 17 years, 150 days | Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 20 | Win | 18–1 (1) | Oscar Suggs | RTD | 5 (6) | Jun 18, 1942 | 17 years, 143 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 19 | Win | 17–1 (1) | Danny Nobrega | KO | 5 (6) | May 28, 1942 | 17 years, 122 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 18 | Win | 16–1 (1) | Bobby Hall | KO | 1 (6) | May 14, 1942 | 17 years, 108 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 17 | Win | 15–1 (1) | Buddy Farrell | PTS | 6 | Apr 30, 1942 | 17 years, 94 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 16 | Win | 14–1 (1) | Jack Garrity | TKO | 2 (6) | Apr 16, 1942 | 17 years, 80 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 15 | Win | 13–1 (1) | Tom Collins | TKO | 2 (4) | Apr 14, 1942 | 17 years, 78 days | Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, US |
| 14 | Win | 12–1 (1) | Buddy Farrell | PTS | 6 | Apr 1, 1942 | 17 years, 65 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 13 | Win | 11–1 (1) | Willie Bush | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 12, 1942 | 17 years, 45 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 12 | Loss | 10–1 (1) | Tony Pappa | PTS | 6 | Feb 6, 1942 | 17 years, 11 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, US |
| 11 | Win | 10–0 (1) | Sammy Mancuso | TKO | 3 (6) | Jan 29, 1942 | 17 years, 3 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 10 | Win | 9–0 (1) | Don Sandham | KO | 4 (6) | Jan 22, 1942 | 16 years, 361 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 9 | Win | 8–0 (1) | Steve Bilko | KO | 3 (6) | Jan 8, 1942 | 16 years, 347 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 8 | Win | 7–0 (1) | Billy Miller | KO | 5 (6) | Jan 6, 1942 | 16 years, 345 days | Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, New Jersey, US |
| 7 | Win | 6–0 (1) | Tommy Milton | TKO | 2 (6) | Dec 26, 1941 | 16 years, 334 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 6 | Win | 5–0 (1) | Moishe Goldstein | KO | 1 (6) | Dec 15, 1941 | 16 years, 323 days | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, US |
| 5 | Win | 4–0 (1) | Freddie Conn | KO | 2 (4) | Dec 11, 1941 | 16 years, 319 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 4 | Win | 3–0 (1) | Paulie Wilson | PTS | 8 | Dec 1, 1941 | 16 years, 309 days | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, US |
| 3 | Win | 2–0 (1) | Joe Snedeker | KO | 2 (4) | Nov 21, 1941 | 16 years, 299 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, US |
| 2 | Draw | 1–0 (1) | Joe Snedeker | NWS | 4 | Nov 7, 1941 | 16 years, 285 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, US |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Carl Jones | KO | 2 (4) | May 23, 1941 | 16 years, 117 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |

### Unofficial record

| 73 fights | 53 wins | 15 losses |
| By knockout | 38 | 4 |
| By decision | 15 | 11 |
| Draws | 5 | 5 |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location |
| 73 | Loss | 53–15–5 | Dick Wagner | KO | 10 (10), 0:18 | Jun 20, 1949 | 24 years, 145 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 72 | Loss | 53–14–5 | Dick Wagner | SD | 10 | Apr 11, 1949 | 24 years, 75 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 71 | Loss | 53–13–5 | Chuck Hunter | SD | 10 | Feb 22, 1949 | 24 years, 27 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 70 | Win | 53–12–5 | Tom McKeagney | TKO | 8 (10), 1:29 | Jan 24, 1949 | 23 years, 364 days | Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 69 | Win | 52–12–5 | Tony DeMicco | TKO | 8 (10), 1:44 | Dec 27, 1948 | 23 years, 336 days | Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 68 | Win | 51–12–5 | Henryk Chmielewski | TKO | 4 (10), 1:18 | Nov 22, 1948 | 23 years, 301 days | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, US |
| 67 | Win | 50–12–5 | Willie Hedgemond | KO | 1 (10) | Nov 11, 1948 | 23 years, 290 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 66 | Win | 49–12–5 | Joe Reddick | KO | 6 (10), 2:16 | Jun 21, 1948 | 23 years, 147 days | Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, US |
| 65 | Loss | 48–12–5 | Billy Fox | TKO | 3 (10), 1:32 | Jun 27, 1947 | 22 years, 152 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 64 | Loss | 48–11–5 | Chuck Hunter | KO | 9 (10), 1:12 | May 12, 1947 | 22 years, 106 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 63 | Win | 48–10–5 | Herbie Kronowitz | UD | 10 | Mar 7, 1947 | 22 years, 40 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 62 | Win | 47–10–5 | Jimmy Sheppard | RTD | 6 (10) | Dec 3, 1946 | 21 years, 311 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 61 | Loss | 46–10–5 | Sugar Ray Robinson | TKO | 10 (10), 2:41 | Nov 6, 1946 | 21 years, 284 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 60 | Loss | 46–9–5 | Jimmy Sheppard | SD | 10 | Oct 7, 1946 | 21 years, 254 days | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, US |
| 59 | Win | 46–8–5 | Charley Padalino | KO | 2 (10), 2:09 | Aug 19, 1946 | 21 years, 205 days | Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 58 | Win | 45–8–5 | Vic Dellicurti | TKO | 10 (10), 1:31 | Jul 10, 1946 | 21 years, 165 days | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, US |
| 57 | Win | 44–8–5 | Freddie Flores | KO | 1 (10) | Jun 24, 1946 | 21 years, 149 days | Coney Island Velodrome, New York City, New York, US |
| 56 | Win | 43–8–5 | Wilfie Shanks | TKO | 3 (10), 1:31 | Jun 13, 1946 | 21 years, 138 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 55 | Win | 42–8–5 | Charley Padalino | TKO | 3 (10), 2:00 | May 29, 1946 | 21 years, 123 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 54 | Win | 41–8–5 | Jimmy Doyle | TKO | 9 (10), 0:57 | Mar 11, 1946 | 21 years, 44 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 53 | Win | 40–8–5 | Billy Walker | KO | 9 (10) | Jan 14, 1946 | 20 years, 353 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 52 | Loss | 39–8–5 | Sonny Horne | UD | 10 | Dec 7, 1945 | 20 years, 315 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 51 | Win | 39–7–5 | Ray Rovelli | KO | 7 (8), 1:54 | Sep 28, 1945 | 20 years, 245 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 50 | Win | 38–7–5 | Sonny Horne | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 31, 1945 | 20 years, 217 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 49 | Loss | 37–7–5 | Jerry Fiorello | UD | 10 | Jul 24, 1945 | 20 years, 179 days | MacArthur Stadium, New York City, New York, US |
| 48 | Win | 37–6–5 | Marvin Bryant | TKO | 10 (10), 0:22 | Jul 12, 1945 | 20 years, 167 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 47 | Win | 36–6–5 | Joe Bennett | UD | 8 | Apr 24, 1945 | 20 years, 88 days | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 46 | Win | 35–6–5 | Cosby Linson | PTS | 10 | Apr 19, 1945 | 20 years, 83 days | U.S.O. Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, US |
| 45 | Win | 34–6–5 | Willie Watkins | TKO | 4 (8) | Apr 4, 1945 | 20 years, 68 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 44 | Win | 33–6–5 | Lou Miller | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 29, 1945 | 20 years, 62 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 43 | Win | 32–6–5 | Lew Perez | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 8, 1945 | 20 years, 41 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 42 | Win | 31–6–5 | Ray Rovelli | PTS | 10 | Aug 17, 1944 | 19 years, 204 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 41 | Win | 30–6–5 | Joe Agosta | TKO | 5 (8), 0:40 | Jun 22, 1944 | 19 years, 148 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 40 | Loss | 29–6–5 | Lou Bass | PTS | 9 | May 26, 1944 | 19 years, 121 days | U.S.O. Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, US |
| 39 | Loss | 29–5–5 | Reuben Shank | PTS | 10 | Jan 14, 1944 | 18 years, 353 days | U.S.O. Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, US |
| 38 | Win | 29–4–5 | Harold Gary | PTS | 6 | Jul 20, 1943 | 18 years, 175 days | MacArthur Stadium, New York City, New York, US |
| 37 | Loss | 28–4–5 | Freddie Flores | PTS | 8 | Mar 15, 1943 | 18 years, 48 days | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 36 | Draw | 28–3–5 | Freddie Flores | PTS | 6 | Mar 5, 1943 | 18 years, 38 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 35 | Win | 28–3–4 | Frankie Young | UD | 10 | Feb 11, 1943 | 18 years, 16 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 34 | Loss | 27–3–4 | Larry Fontana | PTS | 6 | Feb 5, 1943 | 18 years, 10 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 33 | Win | 27–2–4 | Gene Johnson | PTS | 6 | Jan 27, 1943 | 18 years, 1 day | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 32 | Win | 26–2–4 | Tony Grey | TKO | 5 (10) | Jan 21, 1943 | 17 years, 360 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 31 | Draw | 25–2–4 | Frankie Young | PTS | 10 | Jan 7, 1943 | 17 years, 346 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 30 | Win | 25–2–3 | Frankie McDougall | UD | 10 | Dec 10, 1942 | 17 years, 318 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 29 | Win | 24–2–3 | Tony Pappa | PTS | 6 | Nov 27, 1942 | 17 years, 305 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, US |
| 28 | Loss | 23–2–3 | Marvin Bryant | PTS | 6 | Nov 23, 1942 | 17 years, 301 days | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, US |
| 27 | Win | 23–1–3 | Frankie McDougall | PTS | 10 | Nov 19, 1942 | 17 years, 297 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 26 | Win | 22–1–3 | Joe Snedeker | PTS | 6 | Nov 13, 1942 | 17 years, 291 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, US |
| 25 | Win | 21–1–3 | Charlie 'Petey' Smith | TKO | 2 (6) | Nov 5, 1942 | 17 years, 283 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 24 | Win | 20–1–3 | Al Evans | KO | 6 (8) | Jul 30, 1942 | 17 years, 185 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 23 | Win | 19–1–3 | Eddie Costantino | PTS | 6 | Jul 16, 1942 | 17 years, 171 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |
| 22 | Draw | 18–1–3 | Benny Deans | PTS | 6 | Jul 9, 1942 | 17 years, 164 days | Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 21 | Draw | 18–1–2 | Buddy Farrell | PTS | 6 | Jun 25, 1942 | 17 years, 150 days | Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Oscar Suggs | RTD | 5 (6) | Jun 18, 1942 | 17 years, 143 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Danny Nobrega | KO | 5 (6) | May 28, 1942 | 17 years, 122 days | Casino, Fall River, Massachusetts, US |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Bobby Hall | KO | 1 (6) | May 14, 1942 | 17 years, 108 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Buddy Farrell | PTS | 6 | Apr 30, 1942 | 17 years, 94 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | Jack Garrity | TKO | 2 (6) | Apr 16, 1942 | 17 years, 80 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 15 | Win | 13–1–1 | Tom Collins | TKO | 2 (4) | Apr 14, 1942 | 17 years, 78 days | Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, US |
| 14 | Win | 12–1–1 | Buddy Farrell | PTS | 6 | Apr 1, 1942 | 17 years, 65 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 13 | Win | 11–1–1 | Willie Bush | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 12, 1942 | 17 years, 45 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 12 | Loss | 10–1–1 | Tony Pappa | PTS | 6 | Feb 6, 1942 | 17 years, 11 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, US |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Sammy Mancuso | TKO | 3 (6) | Jan 29, 1942 | 17 years, 3 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Don Sandham | KO | 4 (6) | Jan 22, 1942 | 16 years, 361 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Steve Bilko | KO | 3 (6) | Jan 8, 1942 | 16 years, 347 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Billy Miller | KO | 5 (6) | Jan 6, 1942 | 16 years, 345 days | Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, New Jersey, US |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Tommy Milton | TKO | 2 (6) | Dec 26, 1941 | 16 years, 334 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Moishe Goldstein | KO | 1 (6) | Dec 15, 1941 | 16 years, 323 days | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, US |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Freddie Conn | KO | 2 (4) | Dec 11, 1941 | 16 years, 319 days | Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, US |
| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Paulie Wilson | PTS | 8 | Dec 1, 1941 | 16 years, 309 days | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, US |
| 3 | Win | 2–0–1 | Joe Snedeker | KO | 2 (4) | Nov 21, 1941 | 16 years, 299 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, US |
| 2 | Draw | 1–0–1 | Joe Snedeker | NWS | 4 | Nov 7, 1941 | 16 years, 285 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, US |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Carl Jones | KO | 2 (4) | May 23, 1941 | 16 years, 117 days | Fort Hamilton Arena, New York City, New York, US |