Sport & Note

Joey Maxim

Male

(Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli)
Light-Heavyweight, USA, Cleveland, Ohio
Born: March 28, 1922, Collinwood, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: June 2, 2001, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Height: 6ft 1in, mt 1,85
Weight: 173-181 lbs

Italian-American

as an amateur:
1940 Chicago Golden Gloves 160 lbs winner
1940 Intercity Golden Gloves 160 lbs winner
1940 National AAU 160 lbs Champion

He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1941
+ Jan. 13	Bobby Berry	Cleveland, USA	W 4
+ Jan. 27	Frank McBride	Chicago, USA	W 8
- Feb. 17	Orlando Trotter	Chicago, USA	L 8
+ Apr. 29	Bobby Berry	Cleveland, USA	W 6
+ July 11	Tony Paoli	Cleveland, USA	W 10
+ July 28	Johnny Trotter	Chicago, USA	W 8
+ Aug. 11	Lee Oma	Chicago, USA	W 8
+ Sept. 15	Nate Bolden	Chicago, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 6	Bill Petersen	Chicago, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 27	Oliver Shanks	Chicago, USA	KO 5
+ Dec. 1	Red Burman	Cleveland, USA	W 10
1942
- Jan. 16	Booker Beckwith	Chicago, USA	L 10
+ Mar. 11	Herbie Katz	Cleveland, USA	KO 6
+ Mar. 23	Lou Brooks	Baltimore, USA	W 10
+ Apr. 20	Frank Greene	Chicago, USA	KO 2
- May 11	Charley Roth	Chicago, USA	LDQ 2
+ June 1	Charley Roth	Chicago, USA	KO 4
- June 23	Jimmy Bivins	Cleveland, USA	L 10
+ July 10	Lou Brooks	Wilmington, USA	W 10
+ July 27	Curtis Sheppard	Pittsburgh, USA	W 10
- Aug. 10	Altus Allen	Chicago, USA	L 10
+ Aug. 27	Jack Marshall	Chicago, USA	KO 8
+ Sept. 22	Shelton Bell	Millvale, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 5	Hubert Hood	Chicago, USA	W 8
+ Oct. 13	Larry Lane	Akron, USA	W 10
- Oct. 27	Ezzard Charles	Pittsburgh, USA	L 10
- Dec. 1	Ezzard Charles	Cleveland, USA	L 10
1943
+ Jan. 18	Clarence Brown	Chicago, USA	W 8
+ Feb. 15	Clarence Brown	Chicago, USA	W 10
- Mar. 10	Curtis Sheppard	Cleveland, USA	KO by 1
+ Mar. 31	Curtis Sheppard	Cleveland, USA	W 10
+ Apr. 26	Al Jordan	Chicago, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 9	Nate Bolden	Chicago, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 29	Buddy Scott	Chicago, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 1	Claudio Villar	Cleveland, USA	TKO 6
1944
+ Jan. 31	George Parks	Washington, USA	W 10
+ Apr. 28	Buddy Walker	Detroit, USA	W 10
+ May 29	Bob Garner	Chicago, USA	W 10
+ June 26	Frank Androff	Chicago, USA	W 10
- July 27	Lloyd Marshall	Cleveland, USA	L 10
- Dec. 19	Johnny Flynn	Cleveland, USA	L 10
1945
+ Feb. 2	Johnny Flanagan	Chicago, USA	W 8
+ Apr. 16	Clarence Brown	Detroit, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 26	Cleo Everett	Detroit, USA	W 10
1946
+ Mar. 4	Panther Williams	Detroit, USA	W 10
- Mar. 11	John Thomas	New York, USA	L 10
+ Mar. 27	Ralph DeJohn	Buffalo, USA	TKO 1
+ Apr. 1	Buddy Walker	Baltimore, USA	W 10
- Apr. 9	Phil Muscato	Buffalo, USA	L 10
= May 7	Charley Eagle	Buffalo, USA	Draw 10
+ May 14	Phil Muscato	Buffalo, USA	W 12
+ Aug. 2	Phil Muscato	Rochester, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 14	Henry Cooper	Chicago, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 28	Jersey Joe Walcott	Camden, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 10	Clarence Jones	Akron, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 16	Bearcat Jones	Toledo, USA	KO 5
= Nov. 12	Jimmy Richie	Saint Louis, USA	Draw 10
+ Dec. 3	Jimmy Webb	Houston, USA	TKO 6
+ Dec. 12	Dolph Quijano	El Paso, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 17	Jack Marshall	Houston, USA	W 10
1947
- Jan. 6	Jersey Joe Walcott	Philadelphia, USA	L 10
+ Jan. 28	Marty Clark	Miami, USA	TKO 7
+ May 12	Charley Roth	Louisville, USA	KO 4
- June 23	Jersey Joe Walcott	Los Angeles, USA	L 10
+ Sept. 8	Clarence Jones	Wheeling, USA	KO 5
+ Sept. 17	John Thomas	Cleveland, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 12	Bob Foxworth	Chicago, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 8	Billy Thompson	Philadelphia, USA	W 10
1948
+ Jan. 9	Olle Tandberg	New York, USA	W 10
+ Feb. 2	Bob Sikes	Little Rock, USA	W 10
+ Feb. 13	Tony Bosnich	San Francisco, USA	W 10
= Mar. 22	Pat Valentino	San Francisco, USA	Draw 10
+ Apr. 27	Whitey Berlier	Houston, USA	W 10
+ May 7	Francisco de la Cruz	El Paso, USA	W 10
+ May 27	Roy Hawkins	Tacoma, USA	W 10
= June 7	Pat Valentino	San Francisco, USA	Draw 10
+ June 22	Joe Kahut	Portland, USA	W 10
+ June 29	Bill Petersen	Seattle, USA	W 10
+ Sept. 28	Bill Petersen	Portland, USA	W 10
- Oct. 19	Joe Kahut	Portland, USA	L 15
+ Nov. 12	Bob Satterfield	Chicago, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 7	Jimmy Bivins	Cleveland, USA	W 10
1949
- Feb. 28	Ezzard Charles	Cincinnati, USA	L 15
+ May 23	Gus Lesnevich	Cincinnati, USA	W 15
vacant American Light-Heavyweight Title
+ Oct. 25	Joe Kahut	Cincinnati, USA	TKO 5
+ Nov. 30	Pat McCafferty	Wichita, USA	TKO 4
+ Dec. 9	Bill Petersen	Grand Rapids, USA	W 10
1950
+ Jan. 24	Freddie Mills	Kensington, Great Britain	KO 10
vacant World Light-Heavyweight Title
+ Apr. 19	Joe Dawson	Omaha, USA	KO 2
+ May 12	Bill Petersen	Memphis, USA	KO 6
+ Sept. 25	Jackie Swanson	Huntington, USA	KO 3
+ Oct. 10	Bill Petersen	Salt Lake City, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 22	Big Boy Brown	Moline, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 11	Dave Whitlock	San Francisco, USA	KO 4
1951
+ Jan. 27	Hubert Hood	Indianapolis, USA	KO 3
- May 30	Ezzard Charles	Chicago, USA	L 15
World Heavyweight Title
+ Aug. 22	Bob Murphy	New York, USA	W 15
World Light-Heavyweight Title
- Dec. 12	Ezzard Charles	San Francisco, USA	L 12
1952
+ Mar. 6	Ted Lowry	Saint Paul, USA	W 10
+ June 25	Sugar Ray ROBINSON	Bronx, USA	TKO 14
World Light-Heavyweight Title
- Dec. 17	Archie Moore	Saint Louis, USA	L 15
World Light-Heavyweight Title
1953
+ Mar. 4	Danny Nardico	Miami, USA	W 10
- June 24	Archie Moore	Ogden, USA	L 15
World Light-Heavyweight Title
1954
- Jan. 27	Archie Moore	Miami, USA	L 15
World Light-Heavyweight Title
+ June 7	Floyd Patterson	Brooklyn, USA	W 8
+ Nov. 24	Paul Andrews	Chicago, USA	W 10
1955
- Apr. 13	Bobo Olson	San Francisco, USA	L 10
- June 28	Willie Pastrano	New Orleans, USA	L 10
1956
+ Sept. 29	Edgardo Romero	Vancouver, Canada	W 10
1957
- Jan. 25	Eddie Machen	Miami Beach, USA	L 10
- May 3	Eddie Machen	Louisville, USA	L 10
- June 18	Bobo Olson	Portland, USA	L 10
1958
- Apr. 12	Heinz Neuhaus	Stuttgart, Germany	L 10
- Apr. 27	Giacomo Bozzano	Milano, Italy	L 10
- May 17	Ulli Ritter	Mannheim, Germany	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 115, Won: 82 (21 inside the limit), Lost: 29 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 4, NC: 0