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.[1]
His boxing record was W24(16KO) and L9(4KO) and DRAW-0. He boxed 150 rounds and finished with a 48.48 KO%.[2]
| 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.[3] | |
| 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.[4] | |
| 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 |