| Chalky Wright | |
| Realname: | Albert Martin[1] |
| Nickname: | Chalky |
| Weight: | Featherweight |
| Birth Date: | 1912 2, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Willcox, Arizona, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 238 |
| Wins: | 171 |
| Ko: | 83 |
| Losses: | 44 |
| Draws: | 19 |
| No Contests: | 2 |
Albert "Chalky" Wright (February 1, 1912 – August 12, 1957) was an American featherweight boxer who fought from 1928 to 1948 and held the world featherweight championship in 1941–1942. His career record was 171 wins (with 87 knockouts), 46 losses and 19 draws. In 2003, Wright ranked #95 on The Ring magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time.
Wright was born in Willcox, Arizona, though a few sources erroneously give Wright's place of birth as Durango, Colorado, or Durango, Mexico),[2] the youngest of seven children born to James ("Jim") and Clara Wright (née Martin).[3] Wright's maternal grandfather, Caleb Baines Martin, was a runaway slave from Natchez, Mississippi, who fled to the Arizona Territory shortly before the Civil War. After serving in the Union Army as a Buffalo Soldier, he homesteaded 160 acres in Graham County, Arizona. He bought cattle from Colonel Henry Hooker and established a dairy ranch on the property (which eventually grew to 640 acres), making him the first African American ranch owner in Southwest Arizona. He supplied dairy produce to Fort Grant and surrounding settlers.[3]
Wright's father was born in Mexico and also raised cattle. Wright's mother worked as a housekeeper. Shortly after Wright's birth, his father left the family.[2] Around 1918, Clara Wright moved her children to Colton, California. It was there that Wright developed a love for boxing.
Wright began his professional boxing career at the age of 16, boxing for the San Bernardino Boxing Club.[4] The five-foot, 7½-inch Wright was unusually tall for his 126-pound weight, giving him a long reach.[5] His first fight took place on February 23, 1928 against Nilo Balle, who he defeated in four rounds. Wright began fighting on the East Coast of the United States in 1938, losing a knockout to Henry Armstrong. Armstrong, however was impressed with his boxing style, and began using Wright as a sparring partner. Impressed with his technique, Armstrong's manager Eddie Walker picked up Wright as a client. He began winning again, and by 1938 was moving up rapidly in the ranks.[6]
By 1941, he was among the world's top featherweight boxers. He beat Sal Bartolo on May 22 at Madison Square Garden to get a chance at the New York State Athletic Commission featherweight championship then held by Joey Archibald. The modest crowd of 4,000 booed the decision for Wright, favoring the younger, whiter, and more regional Italian Bartolo from Boston.[7] [5] [8]
Wright's pre-match regimen was described as "unorthodox" by the Baltimore Afro-American. Before the Terranova fight Chalky was in and out of the Hotel Theresa bar for four days. He smoked evil smelling, twisted cigars. He drank freely of whatever his palate called for. He went where he wanted as late as 2 and 3 a.m., and then climbed into the ring at the Garden to put on a master exhibition of boxing and hitting power.[9]
On September 11, 1941, Wright dethroned reigning New York State Athletic Commission's (NYSAC) world featherweight champion Joey Archibald with a TKO in the eleventh round in Washington, D.C., taking the featherweight title, as recognized by the NYSAC and Maryland. A left hook to the body and a right to the jaw ended the eleventh, 54 seconds after the bell. Wright had kept his left jabbing and hooking to the face of his opponent and his rights to the body were equally punishing. Archibald fought back well after the first few rounds, and showed excellent footwork, but was unable to hurt or slow Wright.[10]
Wright successfully defended the title against former champion Harry Jeffra gaining a tenth-round technical knockout on June 19, 1942 in Baltimore. The first six rounds remained somewhat close, but Jeffra was badly hurt in the seventh and eighth, as he lost his speed and fell victim to Wright. Jeffra was floored for a count of nine in the ninth, and his defeat looked in inevitable, as Wright continued to bang away at him after he arose for the rest of the round. As Wright continued to land blows against the nearly defenseless Jeffra in the opening of the tenth, the referee stopped the bout, coming between the contestants to end the match.[11]
Before a crowd of 12,000, Wright successfully defended his title again on September 25, 1942 against LuLu Constantino in a fifteen-round split decision at Madison Square Garden. The Associated Press gave Wright nine rounds, with five to Constantino, and one even. Wright did most of his work from the fifth round on, and clearly had the edge in the eighth through fifteenth.[12]
He lost his title in a fifteen-round unanimous decision before a crowd of 19,000, Willie Pep, eight years his junior, on November 20, 1942 at Madison Square Garden. Pep, who made his fiftieth straight victory, used brilliant blocking and adroit shifting of his body along the ropes to defend the strong punching of his opponent. Pep used well timed left jabs effectively at many points in the bout, which was not entirely one-sided. The Associated Press gave Wright four rounds, including the fifth through seventh, but strongly favored Pep, who won decisively, with eleven.[13] [14] [15]
Still fighting in 1946, he won only two of eleven remaining fights, bucking the odds and continuing to box as he turned an "ancient" thirty-four years of age. He finally retired March 9, 1948, after losing to Ernie Hunick when he did not answer the bell for the fourth round.
After his retirement, Wright worked as a trainer for lightweight contender Tommy Campbell. In January 1954, Jet magazine reported that Wright claimed he had written his autobiography, Me and You, under the pen name "Jay Caldwell".[16] The book remains unreleased.
In October 1954, Wright opened a bar in Los Angeles called the "Knockout Lounge". He claimed that all of the bartenders were ex-boxers.[17] By the mid-1950s, Wright had gambled away the fortune he had earned as a boxer. At the time of his death, he was working in a Los Angeles bakery.[18]
Wright was married twice and had one child. His first marriage, which ended in divorce, was to Gertrude "Gert" Arnold.[3] His subsequent marriage to Jennie Batch in 1937 produced a son, Albert James. They were separated at the time of his death.
In the 1930s, Wright became friendly with actress Mae West. West was a boxing fan and helped to finance Wright's boxing career. He eventually became her live-in bodyguard and chauffeur for a time. The two reportedly began a romantic relationship though both publicly denied this.[3]
In November 1955, the popular tabloid Confidential wrote an exposé, titled "Mae West's Open Door Policy". The story, intended to raise scandal and arouse interest, described West's live-in love affair with the "bronze boxer" and how she frequently gave Wright hundreds of dollars to gamble.[19] West denied the story and sued for libel and defamation. She won the suit and Confidential published a retraction.[20] In August 1957, a highly publicized criminal libel case was brought against Confidential to expose the tactics used by the magazine's writers. Celebrity testimony was to include that of both West and Wright. Though Wright died before he could testify, West testified a writer for Confidential had approached Wright falsely claiming he wanted information on West for a biographical film. West noted that Wright was paid $200 for the information, but insisted "...he didn't say any of the things they claim he did."[21]
By 1957, Wright was in ill health, and had been hospitalized in July for a heart condition.[22] On August 12, 1957, Wright's mother found his body in the bathtub in her Los Angeles apartment. His head was submerged underwater and the tap was running. Rumors of foul play and suicide immediately began to surface as Wright was scheduled to testify in the high-profile libel suit against Confidential magazine.[23] These rumors were furthered when Wright's first wife Gert Arnold, who was expected to testify, claimed she received an anonymous phone call from a "gruff voiced man" who told her "...if you know what's good for you, you'll clam up about this whole thing."[24]
It was later determined that Wright, who had been hospitalized for a heart condition six weeks before his death, suffered a heart attack while in the bathtub causing him to slip and fall. He then struck his head on the tap, which rendered him unconscious, and he drowned.[25] Investigators noted that Wright had attempted to stop himself from falling by grabbing a towel rack which was found pulled from the wall.[23] His death was ruled accidental.[26] [27]
Wright's funeral was held on August 26. Baptist minister Henry Armstrong, a former sparring partner, and opponent, delivered the eulogy.[23] He was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park in Carson, California.
Wright was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1976 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997.[3]
In 2003, The Ring ranked Wright #95 on their 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time list.[28]
In 2012, Wright was inducted into the Colton, California Sports Hall of Fame.[29]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | Loss | 171–46–19 | Ernie Hunick | RTD | 3 (10) | Mar 9, 1948 | ||
| 237 | Loss | 171–45–19 | Larry Cisneros | PTS | 10 | Jun 24, 1947 | ||
| 236 | Draw | 171–44–19 | Frankie Saucedo | PTS | 10 | May 12, 1947 | ||
| 235 | Loss | 171–44–18 | Willie Pep | KO | 3 (10) | Nov 27, 1946 | ||
| 234 | Loss | 171–43–18 | Enrique Bolanos | UD | 10 | Oct 15, 1946 | ||
| 233 | Loss | 171–42–18 | Johnny Dell | PTS | 10 | Aug 27, 1946 | ||
| 232 | Loss | 171–41–18 | Frankie Moore | PTS | 10 | Apr 17, 1946 | ||
| 231 | Loss | 171–40–18 | Frankie Moore | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 27, 1946 | ||
| 230 | Win | 171–39–18 | Georgie Hansford | RTD | 3 (10) | Mar 5, 1946 | ||
| 229 | Loss | 170–39–18 | Enrique Bolanos | UD | 10 | Feb 19, 1946 | ||
| 228 | Win | 170–38–18 | Pedro Firpo | UD | 10 | Jan 25, 1946 | ||
| 227 | Win | 169–38–18 | Johnny Bratton | UD | 10 | Dec 14, 1945 | ||
| 226 | Win | 168–38–18 | Leroy Willis | UD | 10 | Nov 2, 1945 | ||
| 225 | Win | 167–38–18 | Bobby Ruffin | UD | 10 | Oct 5, 1945 | ||
| 224 | Win | 166–38–18 | Humberto Zavala | UD | 10 | Sep 21, 1945 | ||
| 223 | Win | 165–38–18 | Enrique Bolanos | SD | 10 | Aug 28, 1945 | ||
| 222 | Win | 164–38–18 | Henry Jordan | KO | 6 (10) | Jul 31, 1945 | ||
| 221 | Win | 163–38–18 | Willie Joyce | UD | 10 | Apr 17, 1945 | ||
| 220 | NC | 162–38–18 | Jackie Wilson | NC | 7 (10) | Apr 9, 1945 | ||
| 219 | Loss | 162–38–18 | Willie Joyce | UD | 10 | Feb 5, 1945 | ||
| 218 | Loss | 162–37–18 | Willie Pep | UD | 10 | Dec 5, 1944 | ||
| 217 | Loss | 162–36–18 | Willie Pep | UD | 15 | Sep 29, 1944 | ||
| 216 | Win | 162–35–18 | Johnny Cockfield | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 17, 1944 | ||
| 215 | Win | 161–35–18 | Ruby Garcia | TKO | 8 (10) | Jul 10, 1944 | ||
| 214 | Win | 160–35–18 | Vince Dell'Orto | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 5, 1944 | ||
| 213 | Win | 159–35–18 | Sammy Daniels | KO | 8 (10) | May 22, 1944 | ||
| 212 | Win | 158–35–18 | Clyde English | TKO | 1 (10) | May 1, 1944 | ||
| 211 | Draw | 157–35–18 | Young Finnigan | PTS | 10 | Mar 5, 1944 | ||
| 210 | Win | 157–35–17 | Al Carlos | KO | 6 (10) | Feb 6, 1944 | ||
| 209 | Win | 156–35–17 | Baby Al Brown | KO | 5 (10) | Jan 23, 1944 | ||
| 208 | Win | 155–35–17 | Al Reasoner | RTD | 1 (10) | Nov 19, 1943 | ||
| 207 | Win | 154–35–17 | Billy Banks | TKO | 5 (10) | Nov 8, 1943 | ||
| 206 | Win | 153–35–17 | Patsy Spataro | TKO | 2 (8) | Oct 26, 1943 | ||
| 205 | Win | 152–35–17 | Angel Aviles | TKO | 7 (10) | Aug 9, 1943 | ||
| 204 | Loss | 151–35–17 | Lulu Costantino | PTS | 10 | Jul 21, 1943 | ||
| 203 | Win | 151–34–17 | National Kid | KO | 8 (10) | Jul 3, 1943 | ||
| 202 | Win | 150–34–17 | Phil Terranova | KO | 5 (15) | Jun 4, 1943 | ||
| 201 | Win | 149–34–17 | Billy Pinti | KO | 4 (8) | May 25, 1943 | ||
| 200 | Win | 148–34–17 | Frankie Carto | TKO | 8 (10) | May 17, 1943 | ||
| 199 | Win | 147–34–17 | Joey Pirrone | KO | 3 (10) | Mar 10, 1943 | ||
| 198 | Win | 146–34–17 | Joey Peralta | PTS | 10 | Feb 23, 1943 | ||
| 197 | Win | 145–34–17 | Morris Parker | KO | 4 (10) | Feb 15, 1943 | ||
| 196 | Win | 144–34–17 | Joey Peralta | PTS | 10 | Jan 15, 1943 | ||
| 195 | Loss | 143–34–17 | Willie Pep | UD | 15 | Nov 20, 1942 | ||
| 194 | Win | 143–33–17 | Henry Vasquez | TKO | 8 (10) | Oct 20, 1942 | ||
| 193 | Win | 142–33–17 | Carlos Cuebas | TKO | 4 (10) | Oct 13, 1942 | ||
| 192 | Win | 141–33–17 | Lulu Costantino | SD | 15 | Sep 25, 1942 | ||
| 191 | Win | 140–33–17 | Joe Marinelli | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 27, 1942 | ||
| 190 | Win | 139–33–17 | Curley St Angelo | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 15, 1942 | ||
| 189 | Loss | 138–33–17 | Allie Stolz | UD | 10 | Aug 6, 1942 | ||
| 188 | Win | 138–32–17 | Lou Transparenti | TKO | 4 (15) | Jul 13, 1942 | ||
| 187 | Win | 137–32–17 | Harry Jeffra | TKO | 10 (15) | Jun 19, 1942 | ||
| 186 | Win | 136–32–17 | Lulu Costantino | MD | 8 | May 7, 1942 | ||
| 185 | Loss | 135–32–17 | Vern Bybee | UD | 10 | Apr 6, 1942 | ||
| 184 | Win | 135–31–17 | Jorge Morelia | TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 24, 1942 | ||
| 183 | Win | 134–31–17 | Richie Fontaine | PTS | 10 | Feb 18, 1942 | ||
| 182 | Win | 133–31–17 | Richie Lemos | TKO | 6 (10) | Feb 3, 1942 | ||
| 181 | Loss | 132–31–17 | Bobby Ruffin | UD | 10 | Jan 13, 1942 | ||
| 180 | Win | 132–30–17 | Jorge Morelia | TKO | 6 (10) | Nov 28, 1941 | ||
| 179 | Win | 131–30–17 | Ray Lunny | PTS | 10 | Oct 31, 1941 | ||
| 178 | Win | 130–30–17 | Leo Rodak | PTS | 10 | Oct 14, 1941 | ||
| 177 | Loss | 129–30–17 | Joey Peralta | UD | 10 | Oct 2, 1941 | ||
| 176 | Win | 129–29–17 | Joey Archibald | KO | 11 (15) | Sep 11, 1941 | ||
| 175 | Win | 128–29–17 | Paco Villa | KO | 6 (8) | Aug 5, 1941 | ||
| 174 | Win | 127–29–17 | Jackie Wilson | UD | 10 | Jul 17, 1941 | ||
| 173 | Win | 126–29–17 | Bobby McIntire | TKO | 5 (8) | Jun 24, 1941 | ||
| 172 | Win | 125–29–17 | Lloyd Pine | TKO | 2 (10) | Jun 17, 1941 | ||
| 171 | Win | 124–29–17 | Guillermo Puentes | PTS | 8 | Jun 3, 1941 | ||
| 170 | Win | 123–29–17 | Norment Quarles | PTS | 8 | May 29, 1941 | ||
| 169 | Win | 122–29–17 | Sal Bartolo | PTS | 8 | May 22, 1941 | ||
| 168 | Win | 121–29–17 | Charley Varre | PTS | 8 | May 1, 1941 | ||
| 167 | Win | 120–29–17 | Charles Schnappauf | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 17, 1941 | ||
| 166 | Win | 119–29–17 | Texas Lee Harper | KO | 3 (10) | Mar 5, 1941 | ||
| 165 | Win | 118–29–17 | Maurice Arnault | TKO | 2 (10) | Feb 24, 1941 | ||
| 164 | Win | 117–29–17 | Frankie Terranova | TKO | 5 (10) | Feb 19, 1941 | ||
| 163 | Win | 116–29–17 | Norman Rahn | TKO | 2 (8) | Feb 4, 1941 | ||
| 162 | Win | 115–29–17 | Norment Quarles | PTS | 8 | Jan 14, 1941 | ||
| 161 | Win | 114–29–17 | Mel Williams | TKO | 5 (8) | Jan 6, 1941 | ||
| 160 | Loss | 113–29–17 | Jimmy Leto | MD | 10 | Dec 9, 1940 | ||
| 159 | Win | 113–28–17 | Teddy Baldwin | TKO | 4 (8) | Oct 7, 1940 | ||
| 158 | Win | 112–28–17 | Joey Ferrando | TKO | 4 (10) | Sep 9, 1940 | ||
| 157 | Win | 111–28–17 | Paul Junior | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 12, 1940 | ||
| 156 | Win | 110–28–17 | Joey Silva | TKO | 7 (10) | Jul 15, 1940 | ||
| 155 | Win | 109–28–17 | Saverio Turiello | PTS | 10 | Jun 24, 1940 | ||
| 154 | Loss | 108–28–17 | Herbert Lewis Hardwick | MD | 10 | Apr 29, 1940 | ||
| 153 | Win | 108–27–17 | Tommy Speigal | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1940 | ||
| 152 | Win | 107–27–17 | Charley Gomer | KO | 4 (10) | Mar 11, 1940 | ||
| 151 | Win | 106–27–17 | Mike Martinez | TKO | 3 (10) | Feb 22, 1940 | ||
| 150 | Win | 105–27–17 | Frankie Gilmore | MD | 8 | Feb 19, 1940 | ||
| 149 | Loss | 104–27–17 | Paul Junior | UD | 10 | Jan 29, 1940 | ||
| 148 | Win | 104–26–17 | Sammy Julian | PTS | 8 | Jan 16, 1940 | ||
| 147 | Win | 103–26–17 | Everette Rightmire | PTS | 6 | Dec 1, 1939 | ||
| 146 | Loss | 102–26–17 | Lew Feldman | UD | 10 | Sep 18, 1939 | ||
| 145 | Win | 102–25–17 | Billy Bullock | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 21, 1939 | ||
| 144 | Win | 101–25–17 | Teddy Baldwin | PTS | 8 | Aug 8, 1939 | ||
| 143 | Win | 100–25–17 | Richie Tanner | KO | 7 (10) | Jun 8, 1939 | ||
| 142 | Win | 99–25–17 | George Daly | PTS | 8 | May 25, 1939 | ||
| 141 | Win | 98–25–17 | Dan McAllister | TKO | 5 (10) | Apr 27, 1939 | ||
| 140 | Win | 97–25–17 | Carl Guggino | PTS | 8 | Mar 21, 1939 | ||
| 139 | Win | 96–25–17 | Joe De Jesus | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 11, 1939 | ||
| 138 | Loss | 95–25–17 | Johnny Bellus | PTS | 8 | Feb 14, 1939 | ||
| 137 | Loss | 95–24–17 | Lew Feldman | PTS | 8 | Jan 31, 1939 | ||
| 136 | Win | 95–23–17 | Johnny Rohrig | PTS | 8 | Jan 14, 1939 | ||
| 135 | Win | 94–23–17 | Tommy Speigal | PTS | 10 | Jan 3, 1939 | ||
| 134 | Loss | 93–23–17 | Joey Ferrando | PTS | 8 | Dec 26, 1938 | ||
| 133 | Win | 93–22–17 | Pete DeGrasse | KO | 5 (8) | Dec 5, 1938 | ||
| 132 | Win | 92–22–17 | Vince Dell'Orto | PTS | 6 | Nov 25, 1938 | ||
| 131 | Win | 91–22–17 | Cristobal Jaramillo | PTS | 8 | Nov 7, 1938 | ||
| 130 | Win | 90–22–17 | Al Reid | KO | 4 (6) | Aug 17, 1938 | ||
| 129 | Loss | 89–22–17 | Henry Armstrong | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 1, 1938 | ||
| 128 | Win | 89–21–17 | Bus Breese | PTS | 10 | Nov 30, 1937 | ||
| 127 | Win | 88–21–17 | Babe Santello | KO | 1 (10) | Oct 19, 1937 | ||
| 126 | Loss | 87–21–17 | Baby Arizmendi | PTS | 10 | Oct 5, 1937 | ||
| 125 | Win | 87–20–17 | Georgie Hansford | PTS | 10 | Sep 7, 1937 | ||
| 124 | Draw | 86–20–17 | Georgie Hansford | PTS | 10 | Aug 17, 1937 | ||
| 123 | Win | 86–20–16 | Norbert Meehan | TKO | 5 (6) | Jul 21, 1937 | ||
| 122 | Win | 85–20–16 | Henry Mendola | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 5, 1937 | ||
| 121 | Win | 84–20–16 | Mike Martinez | TKO | 3 (6) | Jun 9, 1937 | ||
| 120 | Win | 83–20–16 | Sonny Valdez | PTS | 4 | May 18, 1937 | ||
| 119 | Win | 82–20–16 | Kid Ray | PTS | 6 | Apr 14, 1937 | ||
| 118 | Win | 81–20–16 | Jimmy McClain | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 15, 1937 | ||
| 117 | Win | 80–20–16 | Douglas Worth | TKO | 1 (6) | Sep 29, 1936 | ||
| 116 | Draw | 79–20–16 | Cecil Payne | PTS | 6 | Aug 20, 1936 | ||
| 115 | Win | 79–20–15 | Eddie Spina | PTS | 6 | Jul 6, 1936 | ||
| 114 | Win | 78–20–15 | Eddie Spina | PTS | 6 | May 21, 1936 | ||
| 113 | Win | 77–20–15 | Willie Davies | TKO | 7 (8) | Apr 28, 1936 | ||
| 112 | Win | 76–20–15 | Elmer Brown | PTS | 10 | Apr 17, 1936 | ||
| 111 | Win | 75–20–15 | Young Corpuz | PTS | 10 | Apr 10, 1936 | ||
| 110 | Win | 74–20–15 | Claude Varner | PTS | 10 | Mar 25, 1936 | ||
| 109 | Loss | 73–20–15 | Pablo Dano | KO | 2 (10) | May 10, 1935 | ||
| 108 | Win | 73–19–15 | Mark Diaz | TKO | 4 (10) | Apr 6, 1935 | ||
| 107 | Loss | 72–19–15 | Chico Cisneros | PTS | 10 | Feb 16, 1935 | ||
| 106 | Loss | 72–18–15 | Baby Arizmendi | KO | 4 (10) | Feb 2, 1935 | ||
| 105 | Loss | 72–17–15 | Lew Monte | PTS | 6 | Nov 17, 1934 | ||
| 104 | Loss | 72–16–15 | Mose Butch | PTS | 10 | Oct 8, 1934 | ||
| 103 | Win | 72–15–15 | Perfecto Lopez | PTS | 6 | Jun 29, 1934 | ||
| 102 | Loss | 71–15–15 | Freddie Miller | PTS | 8 | Jun 8, 1934 | ||
| 101 | Draw | 71–14–15 | Perfecto Lopez | PTS | 6 | May 29, 1934 | ||
| 100 | Win | 71–14–14 | Frankie Venegas | KO | 5 (10) | May 25, 1934 | ||
| 99 | Win | 70–14–14 | Albert Ladou | PTS | 4 | May 1, 1934 | ||
| 98 | Win | 69–14–14 | Jimmy Alvarado | TKO | 3 (4) | Apr 17, 1934 | ||
| 97 | Win | 68–14–14 | Augie Soliz | TKO | 5 (6) | Feb 20, 1934 | ||
| 96 | Win | 67–14–14 | Bobby Gray | PTS | 6 | Jan 30, 1934 | ||
| 95 | Loss | 66–14–14 | Eddie Shea | KO | 1 (10) | Oct 17, 1933 | ||
| 94 | Draw | 66–13–14 | Allan Foston | PTS | 8 | Sep 19, 1933 | ||
| 93 | Win | 66–13–13 | Willie Jubera | RTD | 2 (6) | Sep 5, 1933 | ||
| 92 | Win | 65–13–13 | Huerta Evans | TKO | 4 (6) | Sep 1, 1933 | ||
| 91 | Win | 64–13–13 | Whitey Neal | PTS | 6 | Aug 22, 1933 | ||
| 90 | Win | 63–13–13 | Mickey Cohen | TKO | 3 (8) | Apr 11, 1933 | ||
| 89 | Win | 62–13–13 | Pedro Villanueva | PTS | 6 | Jan 6, 1933 | ||
| 88 | Win | 61–13–13 | Benny Garcia | PTS | 6 | Dec 15, 1932 | ||
| 87 | Win | 60–13–13 | Huerta Evans | PTS | 10 | Dec 7, 1932 | ||
| 86 | Win | 59–13–13 | Al Greenfield | PTS | 4 | Nov 22, 1932 | ||
| 85 | Win | 58–13–13 | Baby Jack Dempsey | KO | 2 (4) | Nov 15, 1932 | ||
| 84 | Win | 57–13–13 | Johnny Ryan | TKO | 2 (6) | Nov 9, 1932 | ||
| 83 | Win | 56–13–13 | Victor Kid Ponce | KO | 1 (6) | Oct 19, 1932 | ||
| 82 | Win | 55–13–13 | Jesse Maxey | KO | 1 (4) | Oct 11, 1932 | ||
| 81 | Draw | 54–13–13 | Mose Bailey | PTS | 6 | Sep 2, 1932 | ||
| 80 | Win | 54–13–12 | Johnny Minella | PTS | 6 | Aug 26, 1932 | ||
| 79 | Win | 53–13–12 | Al Greenfield | PTS | 4 | Jul 12, 1932 | ||
| 78 | Win | 52–13–12 | Huerta Evans | TKO | 5 (6) | Jun 7, 1932 | ||
| 77 | Win | 51–13–12 | Joe Pimentel | KO | 2 (6) | May 18, 1932 | ||
| 76 | Win | 50–13–12 | Willie Davies | PTS | 4 | May 3, 1932 | ||
| 75 | Win | 49–13–12 | Al Greenfield | PTS | 6 | Apr 29, 1932 | ||
| 74 | Draw | 48–13–12 | Martin Zuniga | PTS | 6 | Feb 16, 1932 | ||
| 73 | Win | 48–13–11 | Ray Montoya | PTS | 6 | Feb 5, 1932 | ||
| 72 | Win | 47–13–11 | Tony Tassi | TKO | 4 (6) | Jan 12, 1932 | ||
| 71 | Win | 46–13–11 | Clem Avila | PTS | 6 | Nov 24, 1931 | ||
| 70 | Draw | 45–13–11 | Huerta Evans | PTS | 10 | Oct 29, 1931 | ||
| 69 | Win | 45–13–10 | Huerta Evans | PTS | 8 | Oct 8, 1931 | ||
| 68 | Win | 44–13–10 | Mike Cordova | PTS | 6 | Sep 15, 1931 | ||
| 67 | Win | 43–13–10 | Baby Jack Dempsey | KO | 2 (4) | Aug 11, 1931 | ||
| 66 | Draw | 42–13–10 | Martin Zuniga | PTS | 6 | Aug 6, 1931 | ||
| 65 | Win | 42–13–9 | Adam Moraga | TKO | 3 (4) | Jul 29, 1931 | ||
| 64 | Loss | 41–13–9 | Martin Zuniga | PTS | 6 | Jul 4, 1931 | ||
| 63 | Win | 41–12–9 | Rod Alcantera | KO | 1 (6) | Jun 12, 1931 | ||
| 62 | Win | 40–12–9 | Claude Roberts | PTS | 6 | May 1, 1931 | ||
| 61 | 39–12–9 | Frank Abendino | NC | 2 (6) | Apr 27, 1931 | |||
| 60 | Win | 39–12–9 | Ricky Hall | PTS | 6 | Apr 24, 1931 | ||
| 59 | Win | 38–12–9 | Mike Cordova | PTS | 8 | Apr 7, 1931 | ||
| 58 | Win | 37–12–9 | Mike Cordova | PTS | 4 | Mar 31, 1931 | ||
| 57 | Win | 36–12–9 | Ernie Chacon | PTS | 4 | Mar 10, 1931 | ||
| 56 | Win | 35–12–9 | Sailor Ray Butler | PTS | 10 | Feb 13, 1931 | ||
| 55 | Win | 34–12–9 | Bobby Guinn | TKO | 2 (6) | Jan 28, 1931 | ||
| 54 | Loss | 33–12–9 | Huerta Evans | PTS | 6 | Jan 13, 1931 | ||
| 53 | Loss | 33–11–9 | Ray Montoya | PTS | 10 | Dec 12, 1930 | ||
| 52 | Win | 33–10–9 | Ray Cervantes | PTS | 6 | Nov 18, 1930 | ||
| 51 | Win | 32–10–9 | Jerry Duffy | PTS | 6 | Nov 14, 1930 | ||
| 50 | Win | 31–10–9 | Johnny Lee | KO | 3 (6) | Nov 7, 1930 | ||
| 49 | Draw | 30–10–9 | Mose Bailey | PTS | 6 | Oct 24, 1930 | ||
| 48 | Win | 30–10–8 | Marion Cano | KO | 4 (4) | Oct 21, 1930 | ||
| 47 | Win | 29–10–8 | Kid Avelino | PTS | 6 | Oct 7, 1930 | ||
| 46 | Win | 28–10–8 | Manuel Trevino | KO | 1 (4) | Sep 16, 1930 | ||
| 45 | Win | 27–10–8 | Sid Torres | PTS | 6 | Aug 12, 1930 | ||
| 44 | Draw | 26–10–8 | Sammy Seaman | PTS | 6 | Jul 21, 1930 | ||
| 43 | Win | 26–10–7 | Carlos Chipres | KO | 2 (4) | Jul 10, 1930 | ||
| 42 | Loss | 25–10–7 | Frisco Lenda | PTS | 4 | Jul 5, 1930 | ||
| 41 | Win | 25–9–7 | Ramon Navarro | TKO | 5 (6) | Jun 26, 1930 | ||
| 40 | Win | 24–9–7 | Frisco Lenda | PTS | 6 | Jun 17, 1930 | ||
| 39 | Win | 23–9–7 | Jimmy Mack | PTS | 6 | Jun 12, 1930 | ||
| 38 | Win | 22–9–7 | Clayton Gouyd | PTS | 8 | May 8, 1930 | ||
| 37 | Loss | 21–9–7 | Canto Robledo | PTS | 8 | Apr 24, 1930 | ||
| 36 | Win | 21–8–7 | Danny Arnuf | TKO | 1 (4) | Jan 30, 1930 | ||
| 35 | Loss | 20–8–7 | Luis Echeveste | PTS | 4 | Dec 3, 1929 | ||
| 34 | Win | 20–7–7 | Jess Vasquez | PTS | 6 | Nov 27, 1929 | ||
| 33 | Win | 19–7–7 | Harry Barrere | PTS | 6 | Oct 24, 1929 | ||
| 32 | Win | 18–7–7 | Harry Purdue | PTS | 4 | Oct 10, 1929 | ||
| 31 | Draw | 17–7–7 | Tony Moreno | PTS | 4 | Oct 2, 1929 | ||
| 30 | Win | 17–7–6 | Pal Shoaf | PTS | 4 | Sep 12, 1929 | ||
| 29 | Loss | 16–7–6 | Louie Medina | PTS | 4 | Sep 10, 1929 | ||
| 28 | Win | 16–6–6 | Pastor Calope | PTS | 4 | Sep 4, 1929 | ||
| 27 | Win | 15–6–6 | Ray Vilalobos | KO | 5 (6) | Aug 29, 1929 | ||
| 26 | Loss | 14–6–6 | Clem Avila | PTS | 4 | Aug 21, 1929 | ||
| 25 | Loss | 14–5–6 | Frisco Lenda | PTS | 4 | Jul 5, 1929 | ||
| 24 | Draw | 14–4–6 | Ray Vilalobos | PTS | 6 | May 2, 1929 | ||
| 23 | Win | 14–4–5 | Johnny Mason | PTS | 6 | Apr 18, 1929 | ||
| 22 | Draw | 13–4–5 | Henry Wallender | PTS | 4 | Apr 9, 1929 | ||
| 21 | Win | 13–4–4 | Johnny Gabucco | PTS | 4 | Apr 2, 1929 | ||
| 20 | Win | 12–4–4 | Paul Hardy | KO | 3 (4) | Mar 28, 1929 | ||
| 19 | Win | 11–4–4 | Tony Apodaca | PTS | 4 | Mar 14, 1929 | ||
| 18 | Loss | 10–4–4 | Joe Velardi | PTS | 6 | Feb 7, 1929 | ||
| 17 | Draw | 10–3–4 | Frisco Lenda | PTS | 6 | Jan 24, 1929 | ||
| 16 | Win | 10–3–3 | Pastor Calope | TKO | 2 (6) | Jan 17, 1929 | ||
| 15 | Win | 9–3–3 | Ray Davis | PTS | 6 | Dec 20, 1928 | ||
| 14 | Draw | 8–3–3 | Louie Contreras | PTS | 6 | Dec 13, 1928 | ||
| 13 | Win | 8–3–2 | Ray Davis | PTS | 4 | Nov 22, 1928 | ||
| 12 | Win | 7–3–2 | Jimmy Martinez | TKO | 1 (4) | Oct 3, 1928 | ||
| 11 | Draw | 6–3–2 | Joe Hernandez | PTS | 4 | Sep 13, 1928 | ||
| 10 | Loss | 6–3–1 | Joe Hernandez | PTS | 4 | Aug 23, 1928 | ||
| 9 | Loss | 6–2–1 | Ray Davis | PTS | 4 | Jul 26, 1928 | ||
| 8 | Draw | 6–1–1 | Valentino Castellanos | PTS | 4 | Jul 12, 1928 | ||
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | June Lagera | PTS | 4 | Jun 20, 1928 | ||
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Victor Acosta | KO | 2 (4) | May 31, 1928 | ||
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Tommy Sanchez | PTS | 4 | May 24, 1928 | ||
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Valemo Martin | PTS | 4 | May 3, 1928 | ||
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Nilo Balles | KO | 3 (4) | Apr 12, 1928 | ||
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | Jodie Greyson | PTS | 4 | Mar 1, 1928 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Nilo Balles | PTS | 4 | Feb 23, 1928 | ||
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