SPORT & NOTE
Franco De Piccoli

Male

(Francesco De Piccoli)
Heavyweight, Italy, Venezia, Veneto
Born: 29 November 1937, Compalto, Mestre, Veneto, Italy
Height: 6ft 2 1/2in, mt 1,88
Weight: 215-220 lbs
southpaw

as an amateur:
1959 Milano, Italian heavyweight champion
1960 Torino, Italian heavyweight champion
1960 Roma, Italy, Olympic Games heavyweight gold medal
WAB 1 Willy Venneman (BEL)
WPTS 5:0 Andrey Abramov (URS)
WPTS 4:1 Josef Nemec (CZE)
WKO 2 Daniel Bekker (RSA)

Amateur Record courtesy of Pietro Anselmi, Historian

Amateur Total Bouts 59: won 52, lost 6, draw 1






Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1955
+ Apr. 23ConverioSpinea, Italy WPTS
+ Apr. 30ZenaroSpinea, Italy WKO 2
+ June 14CosmiSpinea, Italy WAB 1
+ June 15LonardiSpinea, Italy WTKO 3
+ Sept. 24PivettaMerano, Italy WPTS
+ Oct. 29TrevisiolCastelfranco Veneto, Italy WPTS
+ Dec. 10LorenziniVenezia, Italy WTKO-I 2
1956
+ Jan. 14PivettaSpinea, Italy WAB 1
+ Jan. 25Enzo DonaggioMestre, Italy WPTS
+ Apr. 7MinoliSpinea, Italy WAB 1
= May 20FurlanCarpi, Italy Draw
- June 2PenzChioggia, Italy LPTS
- June 4PenzBolzano, Italy LPTS
+ July 28BrugnoloOriago, Italy WPTS
+ Aug. 10CazzanigaDolo, Italy WPTS
+ Sept. 16PfitscherAdria, Italy WAB 1
+ Sept. 29StromingerMerano, Italy WPTS
+ Nov. 17Dino BiatoMestre, Italy WPTS
+ Nov. 24Gianfranco TommasiniMestre, Italy WPTS
+ Dec. 1Sergio BiggioggeroMestre, Italy WPTS
+ Dec. 22MartinelliNoale, Italy WPTS
1957
- Feb. 26Zemito CalviBologna, Italy LPTS
+ Mar. 16LorenziniVenezia, Italy WAB 2
+ Apr. 12Egidio CrispinoVenezia, Italy WPTS
+ June 7RonchiMestre, Italy WAB 1
Roma, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs England, +81 kg
+ June 29Tom GibbonsRoma, Italy WPTS
Adria, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs West Germany, +81 kg
+ Sept. 22NussnerAdria, Italy WTKO 2
Roma, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs France, +81 kg
+ Oct. 26Leon LabajRoma, Italy WPTS
- Nov. 20Sergio BiggioggeroParma, Italy LPTS
+ Dec. 7PieropanMonza, Italy WPTS
- Dec. 21Giorgio MasteghinVarese, Italy LPTS
1958
+ Feb. 7Sergio BiggioggeroMilano, Italy WTKO 3
+ Feb. 12PieropanMilano, Italy WKO 2
+ Mar. 1Giancarlo BacchiniPadova, Italy WAB 2
+ Mar. 13PianaMestre, Italy WAB 2
+ Mar. 27Roberto BraccoTerni, Italy WPTS
- Mar. 29Giorgio MasteghinTerni, Italy LPTS
Sofia, Bulgaria, Dual Match Bulgaria vs Italy, +81 kg
+ May 30LosanofSofia, Bulgaria WAB 2
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Dual Match Yugoslavia vs Italy, +81 kg
+ Sept. 9Obrad SretenovicBelgrade, Yugoslavia WPTS
1959
+ Jan. 29Giancarlo BacchiniAdria, Italy WAB 1
Milano, Italy, Italian Championships gold medal, +81 kg
+ Mar. 19BertoliMilano, Italy WKO 1
+ Mar. 20Franco BadalassiMilano, Italy WPTS
+ Mar. 21Giorgio MasteghinMilano, Italy WPTS
+ May 2Benito PennaVenezia, Italy WPTS
+ June 24Celio TurriniMestre, Italy WPTS
+ Sept. 10MaisenhalderTreviso, Italy WKO 2
+ Dec. 26Luigi MartuzziMestre, Italy WPTS
1960
Torino, Italy, Italian Championships gold medal, +81 kg
+ Feb. 19PittarellaTorino, Italy WTKO 1
+ Feb. 20Franco BadalassiTorino, Italy WPTS
+ Feb. 21Giorgio MasteghinTorino, Italy WPTS
Wiesbaden, West Germany, CISM Championships gold medal, +81 kg
+ June 3Al MakswodWiesbaden, West Germany WKO 1
+ June 5Percy PriceWiesbaden, West Germany WKO 1
Roma, Italy, Italian Olympic Qualifier winner, +81 kg
+ July 4Celio TurriniRoma, Italy WPTS
+ July 5Benito PennaRoma, Italy WPTS
+ July 6Giorgio MasteghinRoma, Italy WPTS
Roma, Italy, Olympic Games gold medal, +81 kg
+ Aug. 31Willy VennemanRoma, Italy WAB 1
+ Sept. 2Andrey AbramovRoma, Italy WPTS 5:0
+ Sept. 3Josef NemecRoma, Italy WPTS 4:1
+ Sept. 5Daniel BekkerRoma, Italy WKO 2

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1960
+ Dec. 26Gianni MoriggiBologna, ItalyTKO 1 (Rtd)
1961
+ Jan. 25Robert WarmbrunnMestre, ItalyTKO 1
+ Feb. 10Maurice MolsRoma, ItalyW 6
+ Mar. 14Alain ChervilleBologna, ItalyW 6
+ Apr. 1Walter HaufftAscoli Piceno, ItalyTKO 2
+ Apr. 7Uwe JanssenMilano, ItalyTKO 2
+ May 3Werner WalloschekNapoli, ItalyTKO 1
+ May 16Ossi BuettnerTorino, ItalyKO 3
+ June 2Erwin HackTaranto, ItalyTKO 2
+ June 10Mariano EchevarriaMestre, ItalyKO 1
+ July 5Robert DuquesneRoma, ItalyKO 1
+ Aug. 31Walter HaufftTorino, ItalyKO 1
+ Sept. 9Frankie DanielsMestre, ItalyW 8
+ Dec. 21Ulli RitterRoma, ItalyKO 4
1962
+ Mar. 30Garvin SawyerRoma, ItalyTKO 5
+ Apr. 16Calvin ButlerBologna, ItalyKO 8
+ July 19Buddy TurmanRoma, ItalyWDQ 2
+ Aug. 4Kurt StroerGenova, ItalyTKO 2
+ Sept. 11Phonse LaSagaRoma, ItalyKO 1
+ Oct. 22Ray ShielBologna, ItalyKO 2
+ Nov. 9John RigginsRoma, ItalyTKO 2
+ Nov. 30Wendell NewtonRoma, ItalyTKO 4
1963
+ Jan. 18Howard KingRoma, ItalyKO 1
+ Feb. 4Neal WelchMestre, ItalyW 10
+ Mar. 1Tony HughesRoma, ItalyKO 2
- Mar. 22Wayne BetheaRoma, ItalyKO by 4
- June 7Joe BygravesRoma, ItalyKO by 5
1964
+ May 11Carl WelschouNapoli, ItalyKO 4
+ May 22Lars Olof NorlingTorino, ItalyW 10
+ Sept. 18Matt JacksonRoma, ItalyWDQ 1
+ Nov. 12Henry WallitschMilano, ItalyTKO 1
+ Dec. 11Ed Sonny AndrewsRoma, ItalyKO 1
+ Dec. 26Ollie WilsonMestre, ItalyKO 4
1965
+ Jan. 23Herb SilerMilano, ItalyKO 2
+ Feb. 19Billy DanielsRoma, ItalyW 10
+ Apr. 2Floyd JoynerTorino, ItalyKO 1
+ Apr. 12Aaron BeasleyBologna, ItalyKO 2
+ May 7Sonny MooreRoma, ItalyKO 1
+ July 10Duke JohnsonMestre, ItalyKO 2
- Oct. 15Everett CopelandTorino, ItalycTKO by 6
- Dec. 26Peter WeilandMestre, ItalyTKO by 2

 

Summary

Total bouts: 41, Won: 37 (29 inside the limit), Lost: 4 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0