# Artie Diamond

Artie Diamond, out of New York City, New York, was a welterweight boxer from the 1940s–1950s. He was featured in Inside Sports in February 1982 in a 5-page article titled "Artie Diamond: The Toughest SOB Who Ever Lived". He was known for never ducking a punch. He spent time in Clinton Correctional Facility in New York for shooting a guard during a bank robbery. His first day in Clinton he beat up all the boss heads including one fight where he bit off another inmate's ear.
His boxing record was W24(16KO) and L9(4KO) and DRAW-0. He boxed 150 rounds and finished with a 48.48 KO%.

## Bouts

| Date | Weight (lb) | Opponent | Weight (lb) | Record | Venue | Result | notes |
| 28 December 1951 | 158¼ | Jimmy Herring | 158 | 45-9-2 | Madison Square Garden | L TKO | Diamond was down in the 3rd, the bout was stopped by the ring doctor after he felt Diamond had taken a severe beating. |
| 7 December 1951 | 158¾ | Jimmy Herring | 159 | 44-9-2 | Madison Square Garden | L points | |
| 17 November 1951 | 161 | Bob Stecher | 160 | 40-8-1 | Ridgewood Grove | W TKO | |
| 16 May 1951 | 161 | Jimmy Herring | 157½ | 41-7-2 | St. Nicholas Arena | L points | This was the main event. 1,497 were in attendance. |
| 23 March 1951 | 159 | Aldo Minelli | 153 | 25-22-2 | Madison Square Garden | L points | |
| 23 February 1951 | 159½ | Rocky Compitello | 153¼ | 16-4-0 | Madison Square Garden | W TKO | |
| 27 December 1950 | 160 | Jimmy Flood | 162½ | 38-2-2 | St. Nicholas Arena | L TKO | Diamond was ahead on points in a vicious slugging match, when the fight was stopped in round 8 because of a bad cut over Diamond's right eye. |
| 2 November 1950 | 158 | Tommy Bazzano | 153½ | 35-27-6 | Eastern Parkway Arena | L TKO | |
| 21 October 1950 | 159 | Armando Amanini | 156¾ | 7-13-1 | Ridgewood Grove | W KO | |
| 22 September 1950 | 158¾ | Sonny Levitt | 157½ | 26-8-3 | Madison Square Garden, | W TKO | |
| 31 August 1950 | 157¾ | Johnny Noel | 156 | 7-4-0 | Dexter Park Arena | W SD | |
| 21 August 1950 | 155¾ | Tommy Ciarlo | 146½ | 30-24-4 | Coney Island Velodrome | W UD | |
| 7 August 1950 | 155 | Sammy LaRotta | 153 | 14-5-1 | Coney Island Velodrome | W UD | |
| 17 July 1950 | 154½ | Joey Fernandez | 154½ | 8-6-4 | Elizabeth, New Jersey | W PTS | |
| 26 June 1950 | 152½ | Hurley Sanders | 155 | 17-12-3 | Ridgewood Grove | W UD | |
| 12 June 1950 | 152¼ | Tony Bove | 146¾ | 16-1-1 | Ridgewood Grove | W TKO | |
| 20 May 1950 | 155¾ | Eddie Edwards | 154 | 18-8-1 | Ridgewood Grove | W PTS | |
| 6 May 1950 | 155¾ | Eddie Edwards | 154 | 18-7-1 | Ridgewood Grove | W PTS | |
| 15 April 1950 | 156½ | Tommy Englehardt | 155½ | 17-5-2 | Ridgewood Grove | W PTS | |
| 1 April 1950 | 156¾ | Ben Jones | 156½ | 10-15-1 | Ridgewood Grove | W TKO | |
| 18 March 1950 | 157 | Kid Pambele | 153½ | 7-12-2 | Ridgewood Grove | W KO | |
| 4 March 1950 | 156 | Johnny Crosby | 151 | 2-17-1 | Ridgewood Grove | W KO | |
| 23 February 1950 | 156 | James Suber | 151½ | 6-12-2 | Sunnyside Garden | W KO | |
| 16 February 1950 | 155½ | Gordon Hunt | 157 | 0-1-0 | Broadway Arena | W KO | |
| 11 February 1950 | 157½ | Louis Johnson | 154½ | 1-1-0 | Ridgewood Grove | W KO | |
| 6 February 1950 | 150 | Jimmy DeCerio | 151 | 8-8-4 | Eastern Parkway Arena | W KO | |
| 29 December 1949 | 154½ | Mike Santonino | 156 | 17-11-1 | Broadway Arena | W KO | |
| 15 December 1949 | 151 | Sammy LaRotta | 149 | 11-3-1 | Broadway Arena | L points | |
| 28 November 1949 | 151½ | Frankie Navedo | 144½ | 1-8-0 | Jamaica Arena | W KO | |
| 27 October 1949 | 159½ | Tony Bove | 145¾ | 9-0-1 | Broadway Arena | L TKO | |
| 15 September 1949 | 147 | Vince Martinez | 147 | 8-0-0 | Fort Hamilton Arena | L points | |
| 2 September 1949 | 146 | Engel Cordova | 148½ | | Long Beach Stadium | W KO | |
| 21 July 1949 | 147½ | Joe Esposito | 145½ | 1-0-1 | Fort Hamilton Arena | W KO | |