SPORT & NOTE
Primo Carnera

Male

"The Ambling Alp"
Heavyweight, Italy
Born: 26 October 1906, Sequals, Udine, Italy
Died: 29 June 1967, Sequals, Udine, Italy
(Sequals now in the Province of Pordenone)
Height: 6ft 5.75in, mt 1,97
(some sources report: 6ft 6in, mt 1,98; 6ft 9in, mt 2,05)
Weight: 275-265 lbs

In 1953 Carnera became American citizen, living in Los Angeles, California


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1928
+ Sept. 12Leon SebiloParis, FranceTKO 2
+ Sept. 25Joe ThomasParis, FranceKO 3
+ Oct. 30Salvatore RuggirelloParis, FranceTKO 4
+ Nov. 25Epifanio IslasMilano, ItalyW 10
+ Dec. 1Constant BarrickParis, FranceKO 3
1929
+ Jan. 18Ernst RoesemannBerlin, GermanyW 8
- Apr. 28Franz DienerLeipzig, GermanyLDQ 1
+ May 22Moise BouquillonParis, FranceW 10
+ May 30Marcel NillesParis, FranceTKO 3
+ June 26Jack HumbeeckParis, FranceTKO 6
+ Aug. 14Jose LeteSan Sebastian, SpainW 10
+ Aug. 25Joe ThomasMarseille, FranceTKO 4
+ Aug. 30Feodor NikolaeffDieppe, FranceKO 1
+ Sept. 18Hermann JaspersParis, FranceKO 3
+ Oct. 17Jack StanleyKensington, Great BritainTKO 1
^ Oct. 17Pat TarlingLondon, Great Britain Exh KO 2
+ Nov. 18Young StriblingKensington, Great BritainWDQ 4
- Dec. 7Young StriblingParis, FranceLDQ 7
+ Dec. 17Franz DienerKensington, Great BritainTKO 6
1930
+ Jan. 24Clayton PetersonNew York, USAKO 1
+ Jan. 31Elzear RiouxChicago, USAKO 1
+ Feb. 6Cowboy Billy OwensNewark, USAKO 2
+ Feb. 11Buster MartinSaint Louis, USAKO 2
+ Feb. 14Jim SigmundMemphis, USAKO 1
+ Feb. 17Johnny EricksonOklahoma City, USAKO 2
+ Feb. 24Farmer LodgeNew Orleans, USAKO 2
+ Mar. 3Roy ClarkPhiladelphia, USAKO 6
+ Mar. 11Sully MontgomeryMinneapolis, USAKO 2
+ Mar. 17Chuck WigginsSaint Louis, USAKO 2
+ Mar. 20Frank ZavetaJacksonville, USAKO 1
+ Mar. 26George TraftonKansas City, USAKO 1
+ Mar. 28Jack McAuliffe IIDenver, USAKO 1
+ Apr. 8Neil ClisbyLos Angeles, USAKO 2
+ Apr. 14Leon ChevalierEmeryville, USATKO 6
+ Apr. 22Sam BakerPortland, USAKO 1
+ June 5 Meyer K O ChristnerDetroit, USAKO 4
+ June 23George GodfreyPhiladelphia, USAWDQ 5
+ July 17Bearcat WrightOmaha, USAKO 4
+ July 29George CookCleveland, USAKO 2
+ Aug. 30Riccardo BertazzoloAtlantic City, USATKO 3
+ Sept. 8Pat McCarthyNewark, USAKO 2
+ Sept. 17Jack GrossChicago, USAKO 4
- Oct. 7Jim MaloneyBoston, USAL 10
+ Nov. 30Paulino UzcudunBarcelona, SpainW 10
+ Dec. 18Reggie MeenKensington, Great BritainTKO 2
1931
+ Mar. 5Jim MaloneyMiami, USAW 10
+ June 15Pat RedmondBrooklyn, USAKO 1
+ June 26Umberto TorrianiBuffalo, USAKO 2
+ June 30Bud GormanToronto, CanadaKO 2
+ July 24Knute HansenRochester, USAKO 1
+ Aug. 4Roberto RobertiNewark, USATKO 3
+ Aug. 6Armando De CarolisWilmington, USAKO 2
- Oct. 12Jack SharkeyBrooklyn, USAL 15
+ Nov. 19King LevinskyChicago, USAW 10
+ Nov. 27Victorio CampoloNew York, USAKO 2
1932
+ Jan. 25Moise BouquillonParis, FranceTKO 2
+ Feb. 5Ernst GuehringBerlin, GermanyTKO 5
+ Feb. 29Pierre CharlesParis, FranceW 10
+ Mar. 23George CookKensington, Great BritainKO 4
+ Apr. 7Don McCorkindaleKensington, Great BritainW 10
+ Apr. 29Maurice GriselleParis, FranceTKO 10
+ May 15Hans SchonrathMilano, ItalyTKO 3
- May 30Larry GainsWhite City,London, Great BritainL 10
+ July 20Jack GrossBrooklyn, USATKO 7
+ July 28Jerry PavelecWest New York, USATKO 5
+ Aug. 2Hans BirkieLong Island City, USAW 10
- Aug. 16Stanley PoredaNewark, USAL 10
+ Aug. 19Jack GagnonTiverton, USAKO 1
+ Sept. 1Art LaskySaint Paul, USAW 10
+ Oct. 7Ted SandwinaTampa, USAKO 4
+ Oct. 13Gene StantonCamden, USAKO 6
+ Oct. 17Jack TaylorLouisville, USAKO 2
+ Nov. 4Les KennedyBoston, USAKO 3
+ Nov. 18Jose SantaNew York, USATKO 6
+ Dec. 2John SchwakeSaint Louis, USATKO 7
+ Dec. 9King LevinskyChicago, USAW 10
+ Dec. 13Clayton PetersonGrand Rapids, USATKO 2
+ Dec. 15 Meyer K O ChristnerOmaha, USAKO 4
+ Dec. 20James MerriottGalveston, USAKO 1
+ Dec. 29Jack LeagueSan Antonio, USAKO 6
+ Dec. 30Young SpenceDallas, USAKO 1
1933
+ Feb. 10Ernie SchaafNew York, USAKO 13
+ June 29Jack SharkeyLong Island City, USAKO 6
(Won World Heavyweight Title)
+ Oct. 22Paulino UzcudunRoma, ItalyW 15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title and won European Heavyweight Title)
1934
+ Mar. 1Tommy LoughranMiami, USAW 15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
- June 14Max BaerLong Island City, USATKO by 11
(Lost World Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 1Victorio CampoloAvellaneda, ArgentinaW 12
1935
+ Jan. 13Seal HarrisSao Paulo, BrazilKO 7
+ Jan. 22Erwin KlausnerRio de Janeiro, BrazilTKO 6
+ Mar. 15Ray ImpellittiereNew York, USATKO 9
- June 25Joe LouisBronx, USATKO by 6
+ Nov. 1Walter NeuselNew York, USATKO 4
+ Nov. 25Ford SmithPhiladelphia, USAW 10
+ Dec. 9Big Boy BrackeyBuffalo, USATKO 4
1936
+ Mar. 6Isidoro GastanagaNew York, USATKO 5
- Mar. 16Leroy HaynesPhiladelphia, USATKO by 3
- May 27Leroy HaynesBrooklyn, USATKO by 9-Rtd
1937
- Nov. 18Albert Di MeglioParis, FranceL 10
+ Dec. 4Joseph ZupanBudapest, HungaryKO 2
1938-1944
Inactive
1945
+ July 22Michel BlevensUdine, ItalyKO 3
+ Sept. 25Sam GardnerTrieste, ItalyKO 1
- Nov. 21Luigi MusinaMilano, ItalyTKO by 7
1946
- Mar. 19Luigi MusinaTrieste, ItalyL 8
- May 12Luigi MusinaGorizia, ItalyL 8

 

Summary

Total bouts: 103, Won: 89 (71 inside the limit), Lost: 14 (5 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0