Herbert Lewis Hardwick Explained

Herbert Lewis Hardwick
Realname:Herbert Lewis Hardwick
Nickname:"Cocoa Kid"
Weight:Welterweight
Birth Date:May 2, 1914
Birth Place:Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Death Date:December 27, 1966 (aged 52)
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois, US
Style:Orthodox
Total:249
Wins:178
Ko:48
Losses:58
Draws:11

Herbert Lewis Hardwick Arroyo (May 2, 1914 – December 27, 1966), also known as "Cocoa Kid", was a Puerto Rican boxer of African descent who fought primarily as a welterweight but also in the middleweight division. Hardwick won the World Colored Championships in both divisions. He was a member of boxing's "Black Murderers' Row" and fought the best boxers of his time. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012.[1]

Early years

Hardwick was born in the City of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, to Maria Arroyo, a native of Puerto Rico, and Lewis Hardwick, an African American Merchant Marine. In 1913, his father was on leave and left the island without knowing that Maria was pregnant with his child. It was only upon his return several months later that he found out that he was a father.[2]

The Hardwick family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, when he was still a child and his father renamed him "Herbert Lewis Hardwick."[2] Tragedy struck the family when his father and the rest of the crew of the USS Cyclops disappeared during World War I.[3] The loss of the ship and 306 crew and passengers without a trace sometime after March 4, 1918, remains the single largest loss of life in U.S. Naval history not directly involving combat. The cause of the ship's loss is unknown. Hardwick was only three years old.

Shortly thereafter, upon the death of his mother, Hardwick went to live with his maternal aunt Antonia Arroyo-Robinson.[4] Mrs. Arroyo-Robinson raised Hardwick and he came to identify more with his Puerto Rican heritage.[2]

Boxing career

Hardwick began to box in Atlanta when he was fourteen years old under the tutorship and management of Edward Allen Robinson (Antonia's husband). He fought for the first time as a professional at the age of fifteen, on May 27, 1929, at the Elks' Restaurant, in Atlanta, against a boxer who went under the name of "Kid Moon" and was victorious in that encounter.[5]

In 1932, Connecticut State Senator Harry Durant was among those present at one of his fights in West Palm Beach. The Senator was impressed with Hardwick and sponsored his trip to New Haven where Hardwick began to fight under the name of the "Cocoa Kid."[4] The name printed on his boxing license was that of "Louis Hardwick Arroyo."[2] Hardwick used various names during his boxing career, besides using "Louis Arroyo," he would also fight under the name of "Louis Kid Cocoa".[4] On April 4, 1932, he won his first fight in Connecticut, against a boxer named Joe Miller.[5]

Black Murderers' Row

During his career in the late 1930s and early 1940s, Hardwick fought the top African-American fighters of the era in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions. This group included, but was not limited to Charley Burley, Holman Williams, Jack Chase, Lloyd Marshall, Bert Lytell, Aaron Wade, and Eddie Booker.[6] Hardwick fought Williams thirteen times, winning eight, losing three, and drawing in two.[7]

The group came to be known as the "Black Murderers' Row" or Murderers' Row and was made up primarily of highly rated African-American boxing contenders in the 1940s, who competed around the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight divisions. Hardwick was the only Hispanic of African descent in the group.[4] Renowned for their toughness and great boxing ability, they were feared throughout the boxing world and were the most avoided fighters of their generation. According to boxing pundit Jim Murray, the Murderers' Row was the most exclusive men's club the ring had ever known. They were so good and so feared that they had to have their own tournament.[8] The term "murderers' row" was coined by writer Budd Schulberg, screenwriter of On the Waterfront.[9]

Amongst the many boxers whom Hardwick fought and defeated during his career were Louis "Kid" Kaplan. The fight occurred on February 2, 1933, at the Arena in New Haven. Kaplan was a champion who held the World Featherweight title until 1927. On December 5, 1933, he faced Lou Ambers and lost the match.

From April through September 1940, Hardwick was the number one welterweight contender in the world. However Henry Armstrong, who held the World Welterweight Championship, refused to give him a title shot.[1] On October 9, 1943, Hardwick made the cover of Knockout Magazine as "The Cocoa Kid."[4]

World Colored Welterweight Championship

The World Colored Welterweight title was created in 1936. On July 26 of that year, Hardwick met Young Peter Jackson, the holder of the Pacific Coast and Mexican lightweight titles, at Heinemann Park in New Orleans, Louisiana in a 10-round title bout referred by Harry Wills, a three-time World Colored Heavyweight Champ. Hardwick won via a technical knock-out in the second round.[10]

He made four defenses of the title. On September 22 of that year at the same venue, he defeated Jackie Elverillo on points in 10 rounds. On June 11, 1937, at the Coliseum Arena in New Orleans, Hardwick fought his old nemesis Holman Williams, prevailing in a close fight, winning a decision in the 12-rounder. Ring Magazine had donated a championship belt for the bout.

Hardwick successfully defended his title against Black Canadian boxer Sonny Jones at the Valley Arena in Holyoke, Massachusetts on November 15, 1937, in a bout refereed by then former world heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey. Hardwick scored a technical knock out in the sixth round of their 15-round bout. He had devastated Jones in the third with a right to his jaw and with a right opened a cut over Sonny's left eye. Sharkey stopped the fight when Jones could barely see.[11]

The ascension of Henry Armstrong as the world welterweight champ on May 31, 1938 (when he beat Barney Ross) seemingly made the title redundant (the World Colored Heavyweight Championship expired when Joe Louis became world heavyweight champ in 1937 and the World Colored Middleweight Championship became defunct for 10 years after Gorilla Jones lost the world middleweight title in 1932), but continued to be contested during Armstrong's reign. Hardwick lost the title to Charley Burley on August 22, 1938, at Hickey Park in Millvale, Pennsylvania. Burley won a unanimous decision in the 15-round bout, knocking Hardwick to the canvas three times and defeating him decisively, taking his title.[12] [13] Burley never defended the title, probably out of a desire to get a title shot with Armstrong. To fill the vacant title, Hardwick and Holman Williams met in a rematch on January 11, 1940, at the Coliseum in Baltimore, Maryland.

Hardwick won a unanimous decision in their 15-round title bout, winning the title for a second time. Hardwick never defended his second title.

World Colored Middleweight Championship

Hardwick faced Holman Williams for his World Colored Middleweight Championship on January 15, 1943, at the Victory Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hardwick took the title from Williams on points in the 12-round bout.[14]

He never defended the title, which became extinct. Instead, he met Williams at New Orleans' Coliseum Arena on September 15, 1944, for the "Duration Middleweight World Title". This time, the result was a draw after 12 rounds. It was his second fight after being discharged from the U.S. Navy.

The Hardwick – Billy Smith controversy

In 1944, a controversy erupted between Hardwick and a boxer named "Oakland Billy Smith." When the fighters met on November 24, in the Civic Auditorium of San Francisco, California, the betting odds favored the Cocoa Kid over Smith by 2 to 1.[2] When Hardwick was knocked down four times, referee Frankie Brown became suspicious and stopped the fight, declaring it a "no-contest."[5] During an investigation carried out by the California Boxing Commission, Hardwick claimed his poor performance was due to personal anxiety about his "sick mother" (meaning his aunt Antonia). According to the Oakland Tribune, the commission felt that Hardwick threw the fight. In addition to withholding his earnings, the commission fined him $500, and suspended him from boxing for six months.[2]

End of his boxing career

On September 17, 1945, Hardwick fought and lost to Archie Moore. He lost his last professional fight on August 24, 1948, against Bobby Mann at Ball Park in Trenton, New Jersey.[15] In 1949, Sugar Ray Robinson entered into, and then broke, two agreements to fight against Hardwick.[1]

That same year of 1949, Hardwick was Robinson's sparring partner at the welterweight king's training camp in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. Robinson was training for a fight with Steve Belloise and was at his peak. In one session, Hardwick landed a short overhand right to Robinson's chin and dropped him in the second round.[2] [1]

By the end of his boxing career, Hardwick had fought a total of 244 professional fights, of which he won 176 with 48 knockouts (KO). He lost 56 fights, 7 by way of KOs and 10 of his fights were classified as draws (ties).[4] Among the Champions which he faced during his career were: Louis Kaplan, Johnny Jadick, Lou Ambers, Christopher "Battling" Battalino, Chalky Wright and Archie Moore. Of these he defeated Kaplan, Jadick and Wright in non-title fights.[1]

Later years

After retiring from the ring in 1950, Hardwick found himself homeless and penniless in Chicago. Marguerite Winrou, his wife, divorced him and gained the custody of their children. According to the Naval Record Management Center in St. Louis, Missouri, Hardwick had served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was honorably discharged after being diagnosed with pugilistic dementia by military doctors. He kept his diagnosis a secret during his days as a boxer in order to continue boxing.[1]

Due to his long and difficult boxing career, Hardwick suffered from pugilistic dementia in his last years. In 1955, he wrote to the Navy asking for a copy of his discharge papers which he claimed were stolen with his Social Security card[2] and was later admitted to the Veterans Administration Hospital in North Chicago. He died there on December 27, 1966, and is buried in Wood National Cemetery, section 36a, row 11, site 3, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2] In 2011, Hardwick was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2012.[1]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
249Loss178–58–11 Bobby MannPTS8Aug 24, 1948
248Win178–57–11 Ray BarnesKO6 (10)Dec 17, 1947
247Win177–57–11 Julio PedrosoPTS10Oct 12, 1947
246Win176–57–11 Jose Garcia AlvarezKO6 (10)Oct 4, 1947
245Loss175–57–11 Jose Garcia AlvarezDQ2 (10)Sep 30, 1947
244Loss175–56–11 William PoliUD8Sep 2, 1947
243Win175–55–11 Ellis StewartUD8Aug 29, 1947
242Loss174–55–11 Pete MeadMD10Jul 21, 1947
241Draw174–54–11 Jerry MarshallPTS8Jul 7, 1947
240Loss174–54–10 Bert LytellRTD6 (10)May 18, 1947
239Loss174–53–10 Jimmy SherrerTKO4 (10)Apr 29, 1947
238Win174–52–10 Bobby RichardsonSD10Jan 31, 1947
237Win173–52–10 Lloyd GibsonPTS6Jan 27, 1947
236Draw172–52–10 O'Neill BellPTS10Jan 10, 1947
235Loss172–52–9 Eddie O'NeillPTS8Dec 27, 1946
234Win172–51–9 Young Gene BuffaloPTS8Dec 5, 1946
233Loss171–51–9 Bert LytellPTS10Jul 30, 1946
232Win171–50–9 Mario Raul OchoaPTS10Jul 16, 1946
231Win170–50–9 Billy MorrisUD10Apr 4, 1946
230Loss169–50–9 Bert LytellPTS10Mar 25, 1946
229Win169–49–9 Cecil HudsonMD10Feb 7, 1946
228Loss168–49–9 Archie MooreKO8 (10)Sep 17, 1945
227Loss168–48–9 George HenryUD10Aug 20, 1945
226Win168–47–9 Joe CarterSD10Jul 30, 1945
225Win167–47–9 Joe CarterSD10Jul 9, 1945
224Win166–47–9 Joe HymanPTS10May 23, 1945
223Loss165–47–9 Holman WilliamsUD12May 14, 1945
222Win165–46–9 Joe ReddickTKO6 (8)May 2, 1945
221Loss164–46–9 Joe CarterPTS10Apr 20, 1945
220Win164–45–9 Holman WilliamsSD10Mar 26, 1945
219Loss163–45–9 Johnny CarterPTS10Mar 19, 1945
218Win163–44–9 Butch LynchPTS10Feb 15, 1945
217Loss162–44–9 Joe CarterUD10Jan 29, 1945
216NC162–43–9 Oakland Billy SmithNC3 (10)Nov 24, 1944
215Loss162–43–9 Aaron WadePTS10Nov 13, 1944
214Win162–42–9 Jack ChaseUD10Oct 20, 1944
213Draw161–42–9 Holman WilliamsPTS12Sep 15, 1944
212Win161–42–8 Billy CampanelliTKO1 (8)Aug 24, 1944
211Win160–42–8 Jimmy McDanielsUD10Oct 8, 1943
210Win159–42–8 Anthony JonesPTS10Sep 24, 1943
209Win158–42–8 Verne PattersonTKO7 (8)Sep 9, 1943
208Win157–42–8 Phil NormanPTS10Aug 30, 1943
207Loss156–42–8 Joe CarterPTS10Jul 12, 1943
206Loss156–41–8 George KochanSD10Jun 7, 1943
205Win156–40–8 Pete DeRuzzaTKO5 (8)May 24, 1943
204Win155–40–8 Al GilbertTKO2 (10)May 17, 1943
203Win154–40–8 Bob JacobsPTS8May 10, 1943
202Win153–40–8 Deacon Johnny BrownUD15May 3, 1943
201Draw152–40–8 Charley BurleyPTS10Apr 19, 1943
200Win152–40–7 Henry RobinsonPTS8Apr 9, 1943
199Loss151–40–7 Earl TurnerPTS10Jan 25, 1943
198Win151–39–7 Holman WilliamsPTS12Jan 15, 1943
197Loss150–39–7 California Jackie WilsonSD10Dec 14, 1942
196Win150–38–7 Syd BrownPTS10Nov 8, 1942
195Win149–38–7 Dan CalcagnoPTS10Oct 25, 1942
194Win148–38–7 Fabio HurtadoKO4 (10)Oct 11, 1942
193Win147–38–7 Johnny JacksonUD10Aug 31, 1942
192Win146–38–7 Saverio TurielloUD10Aug 6, 1942
191Win145–38–7 Milo TheodorescuPTS8Jul 24, 1942
190Win144–38–7 Pete DeRuzzaPTS10Jun 19, 1942
189Win143–38–7 Joe LegonPTS10May 2, 1942
188Win142–38–7 Bobby BrittonTKO6 (10)Apr 13, 1942
187Win141–38–7 Holman WilliamsPTS6Mar 27, 1942
186Win140–38–7 Holman WilliamsUD15Mar 2, 1942
185Win139–38–7 Felix MoralesPTS8Feb 26, 1942
184Loss138–38–7 Holman WilliamsUD12Jan 19, 1942
183Win138–37–7 Eddie DolanTKO3 (10)Jan 14, 1942
182Draw137–37–7 Holman WilliamsSD10Dec 22, 1941
181Win137–37–6 Slugger WhiteUD15Dec 8, 1941
180Win136–37–6 Pedro TomezKO4 (8)Nov 17, 1941
179Win135–37–6 Freddie CamusoPTS10Nov 13, 1941
178Win134–37–6 Bobby BrittonPTS10Oct 1, 1941
177Win133–37–6 Vinnie VinesPTS10Sep 8, 1941
176Loss132–37–6 Izzy JannazzoPTS10Aug 5, 1941
175Win132–36–6 Manuel Villa IIKO4 (8)Jun 10, 1941
174Win131–36–6 Norman RubioPTS10Jun 2, 1941
173Win130–36–6 Phil FurrUD10May 13, 1941
172Win129–36–6 Joe SutkaKO10 (10)Apr 21, 1941
171Win128–36–6 Jerry FiorelloPTS8Apr 15, 1941
170Win127–36–6 Andre JessurunUD10Mar 31, 1941
169Win126–36–6 Tony CiscoUD10Mar 17, 1941
168125–36–6 Kid AztecaNC10 (10)Jan 11, 1941
167Loss125–36–6Kid AztecaPTS10Jan 1, 1941
166Loss125–35–6Jimmy LetoKO3 (10)Nov 11, 1940
165Loss125–34–6Izzy JannazzoSD15Oct 14, 1940
164Loss125–33–6Georgie AbramsSD10Aug 12, 1940
163Win125–32–6Phil FurrUD10Jul 15, 1940
162Win124–32–6Jimmy LetoUD10Jul 8, 1940
161Win123–32–6Frankie BrittTKO7 (12)Jul 1, 1940
160Win122–32–6Bill McDowellUD10Jun 19, 1940
159Win121–32–6Johnny BarbaraTKO1 (10)Jun 13, 1940
158Win120–32–6Billy WhiteKO2 (12)May 27, 1940
157Win119–32–6Chalky WrightMD10Apr 29, 1940
156Win118–32–6Billy WhiteTKO9 (12)Mar 25, 1940
155Win117–32–6Tony MartinUD10Feb 19, 1940
154Win116–32–6Holman WilliamsUD15Jan 11, 1940
153Win115–32–6Tommy BlandPTS10Dec 7, 1939
152Win114–32–6Mike DeStefanoPTS10Dec 1, 1939
151Win113–32–6Carl DellSD10Oct 16, 1939
150Win112–32–6Kenny LaSallePTS10Oct 9, 1939
149Win111–32–6Wicky HarkinsMD8Oct 2, 1939
148Win110–32–6Buster CarrollUD10Aug 3, 1939
147Win109–32–6Steve MamakosUD10Jul 20, 1939
146Loss108–32–6Tony MartinPTS10Jul 3, 1939
145Win108–31–6Bobby MastersTKO3 (10)Jun 15, 1939
144Loss107–31–6Mike KaplanSD10May 12, 1939
143Win107–30–6Sigi LanderRTD1 (10)Mar 30, 1939
142Draw106–30–6Mike KaplanPTS10Mar 24, 1939
141Win106–30–5Eddie BookerPTS10Mar 9, 1939
140Win105–30–5Freddie CamusoUD10Feb 22, 1939
139Win104–30–5Buster CarrollPTS10Feb 16, 1939
138Loss103–30–5Frankie BrittSD12Jan 26, 1939
137Win103–29–5Eddie CerdaPTS10Oct 1, 1938
136Win102–29–5George MartinUD15Sep 9, 1938
135Win101–29–5Howell KingPTS10Aug 31, 1938
134Loss100–29–5Charley BurleyUD15Aug 22, 1938
133Loss100–28–5Johnny JacksonTKO10 (10)Aug 4, 1938
132Win100–27–5Tommy BlandPTS10Jul 16, 1938
131Loss99–27–5Paulie WalkerSD10May 2, 1938
130Win99–26–5Vince De AngeloPTS10Feb 28, 1938
129Win98–26–5Gordon WallaceUD10Feb 21, 1938
128Loss97–26–5Michele PalermoUD10Jan 31, 1938
127Win97–25–5Teddy LoderSD10Dec 6, 1937
126Win96–25–5Sonny JonesTKO6 (15)Nov 15, 1937
125Loss95–25–5Saverio TurielloUD10Sep 20, 1937
124Loss95–24–5Saverio TurielloUD10Aug 16, 1937
123Win95–23–5Johnny LucasTKO8 (15)Jul 26, 1937
122Win94–23–5Willie EleyPTS10Jul 17, 1937
121Win93–23–5Werther ArcelliKO2 (10)Jul 12, 1937
120Win92–23–5Holman WilliamsPTS15Jun 11, 1937
119Loss91–23–5Johnny LucasSD12Jun 7, 1937
118Win91–22–5Johnny LucasSD12May 3, 1937
117Win90–22–5Andre JessurunKO11 (12)Apr 5, 1937
116Win89–22–5Tommy JonesPTS10Mar 22, 1937
115Loss88–22–5Holman WilliamsPTS12Mar 12, 1937
114Win88–21–5Jack PortneyTKO12 (15)Mar 1, 1937
113Win87–21–5Paulie WalkerPTS8Dec 16, 1936
112Win86–21–5Casper LaRosaUD10Nov 30, 1936
111Win85–21–5Jack PortneySD10Nov 9, 1936
110Win84–21–5Bobby OrrTKO4 (10)Oct 14, 1936
109Win83–21–5Jackie ElverrilloPTS10Sep 22, 1936
108Win82–21–5Jack PortneyPTS10Aug 7, 1936
107Win81–21–5Young Peter JacksonTKO2 (10)Jul 26, 1936
106Win80–21–5Vince De AngeloPTS10Jun 29, 1936
105Win79–21–5Werther ArcelliPTS12Jun 19, 1936
104Loss78–21–5Andre JessurunUD10Jun 1, 1936
103Win78–20–5Holman WilliamsPTS10Apr 17, 1936
102Win77–20–5Werther ArcelliPTS10Apr 2, 1936
101Win76–20–5Holman WilliamsMD10Mar 13, 1936
100Win75–20–5Darcey WhitePTS10Feb 28, 1936
99Win74–20–5Wesley FarrellPTS10Feb 21, 1936
98Win73–20–5Tiger Joe RandallPTS10Jan 31, 1936
97Win72–20–5Joe PenninoPTS10Jan 6, 1936
96Win71–20–5Frankie CinqueSD10Dec 9, 1935
95Loss70–20–5Andre JessurunUD10Nov 25, 1935
94Win70–19–5Tommy MollisPTS10Nov 14, 1935
93Draw69–19–5Harvey MasseySD10Nov 1, 1935
92Win69–19–4Wesley FarrellPTS10Oct 18, 1935
91Win68–19–4Andy CallahanTKO10 (12)Sep 9, 1935
90Win67–19–4Casper LaRosaPTS8Aug 31, 1935
89Win66–19–4Davey GrandeUD10Aug 1, 1935
88Win65–19–4Paul CanamarePTS8Jul 12, 1935
87Win64–19–4Harry CarltonPTS10Jun 28, 1935
86Win63–19–4Werther ArcelliUD10Jun 13, 1935
85Win62–19–4Frankie BrittPTS10May 27, 1935
84Win61–19–4Johnny GraycarTKO4 (10)May 13, 1935
83Loss60–19–4Jimmy LetoPTS10Apr 26, 1935
82Win60–18–4Ray NapolitanoUD8Mar 22, 1935
81Win59–18–4Ray NapolitanoPTS8Feb 28, 1935
80Loss58–18–4Kid AztecaPTS10Jan 26, 1935
79Draw58–17–4Kid AztecaPTS10Jan 19, 1935
78Win58–17–3Elmer BezenahPTS6Dec 3, 1934
77Win57–17–3Petey MikePTS10Nov 22, 1934
76Loss56–17–3Christopher BattalinoRTD6 (10)Oct 23, 1934
75Loss56–16–3Michele PalermoPTS10Sep 27, 1934
74Win56–15–3Carmen RomanPTS10Aug 21, 1934
73Loss55–15–3Frankie BrittPTS10Aug 16, 1934
72Win55–14–3Gaston LeCadreSD8Aug 6, 1934
71Win54–14–3Morrie ShermanPTS6Jul 17, 1934
70Win53–14–3Steve HalaikoPTS8Jul 9, 1934
69Win52–14–3Danny DevlinUD10Jun 18, 1934
68Win51–14–3Steve HalaikoUD10Jun 11, 1934
67Win50–14–3Billy BridgesTKO4 (8)Jun 7, 1934
66Win49–14–3Eddie HolmesUD10May 28, 1934
65Win48–14–3Frankie BrunoPTS6May 26, 1934
64Win47–14–3Johnny LucasPTS10Apr 30, 1934
63Win46–14–3Sailor RandallPTS10Apr 20, 1934
62Win45–14–3Andy DiVodiPTS10Apr 12, 1934
61Loss44–14–3Joey FerrandoPTS10Apr 9, 1934
60Win44–13–3Pancho VillaSD10Mar 16, 1934
59Win43–13–3Joey BazzonePTS10Feb 26, 1934
58Loss42–13–3Ray NapolitanoSD6Feb 24, 1934
57Win42–12–3Tony CatalanoTKO2 (8)Feb 15, 1934
56Win41–12–3Eddie MarksTKO3 (8)Feb 8, 1934
55Loss40–12–3Jackie DavisPTS8Jan 18, 1934
54Win40–11–3Joey BazzonePTS10Jan 7, 1934
53Loss39–11–3Lou AmbersPTS10Dec 5, 1933
52Draw39–10–3Joe GhnoulyPTS6Nov 24, 1933
51Win39–10–2Victor LottiTKO3 (10)Sep 26, 1933
50Loss38–10–2Wesley RameyUD10Aug 31, 1933
49Win38–9–2Eddie ShapiroPTS10Aug 26, 1933
48Win37–9–2Young Joe FirpoPTS10Aug 14, 1933
47Loss36–9–2Steve HalaikoPTS10Jul 31, 1933
46Win36–8–2Paolo VillaKO3 (8)Jul 22, 1933
45Win35–8–2George GoldbergTKO4 (10)Jul 13, 1933
44Win34–8–2Jimmy O'BrienTKO6 (10)Jul 8, 1933
43Loss33–8–2Steve HalaikoUD10Jun 19, 1933
42Win33–7–2Eddie ConleyTKO5 (10)Jun 9, 1933
41Win32–7–2Frankie CarltonKO2 (10)May 22, 1933
40Loss31–7–2Jimmy LetoUD10May 8, 1933
39Win31–6–2Johnny JadickPTS10Apr 17, 1933
38Loss30–6–2Billy BridgesPTS10Apr 7, 1933
37Win30–5–2Lou SaundersTKO2 (10)Mar 28, 1933
36Win29–5–2Miki GelbTKO8 (10)Mar 20, 1933
35Win28–5–2Louis Kid KaplanPTS10Feb 20, 1933
34Loss27–5–2Harry CarltonPTS10Feb 2, 1933
33Win27–4–2Pancho VillaPTS10Jan 12, 1933
32Win26–4–2Harry AlexanianPTS8Dec 15, 1932
31Win25–4–2Patsy RubinettiPTS8Dec 2, 1932
30Win24–4–2Eddie ConleyPTS6Nov 17, 1932
29Win23–4–2Mickey PaulTKO3 (8)Nov 14, 1932
28Win22–4–2Baby BearKO2 (5)Oct 24, 1932
27Win21–4–2Abe SchulmanPTS8Sep 19, 1932
26Win20–4–2Tommy JarrettPTS5Sep 1, 1932
25Loss19–4–2Pete HermanKO3 (6)Aug 2, 1932
24Win19–3–2Pete HermanPTS6Jul 26, 1932
23Win18–3–2Baby Jack RenaultPTS10Jul 21, 1932
22Win17–3–2Rene PeloquinTKO6 (8)Jun 29, 1932
21Win16–3–2Tommy JarrettKO5 (10)Jun 23, 1932
20Loss15–3–2Harry AlexanianPTS8Jun 14, 1932
19Win15–2–2Wildman FirpoPTS6Jun 3, 1932
18Win14–2–2Al GauthierPTS6May 20, 1932
17Win13–2–2Walter SharpTKO3 (6)Apr 29, 1932
16Win12–2–2Joe MillerPTS6Apr 15, 1932
15Loss11–2–2Kid LaGulaPTS8Feb 9, 1932
14Win11–1–2Young Harry WillsTKO2 (10)Feb 5, 1932
13Win10–1–2Battling McCoyKO10 (10)Dec 10, 1931
12Win9–1–2Kid LaGulaPTS10Sep 9, 1931
11Win8–1–2Kid TillerPTS?Aug 31, 1931
10Draw7–1–2Cowboy KidPTS10Apr 24, 1931
9Win7–1–1Patent Leather KidPTS10Oct 12, 1930
8Loss6–1–1Gus De SagonPTS10Oct 5, 1930
7Win6–0–1Ramon BordeliesPTS8Sep 17, 1930
6Win5–0–1Pedro BenitezPTS10Aug 31, 1930
5Draw4–0–1Baby BearPTS6Jun 17, 1930
4Win4–0Battling SellsPTS?May 23, 1930
3Win3–0Dynamite AdamsPTS6Apr 28, 1930
2Win2–0B W JacksonKO3 (6)Jun 21, 1929
1Win1–0Kid MoonPTS8May 27, 1929

See also

Notes and References

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