Sport & Note

George Nichols

Male

(aka Johnny Nichols)
(Filippo Giovanni Nicolosi)
(Phillip John Nicolosi)
Light-Heavyweight, USA, Buffalo, New York
Born: July 10, 1907, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Died: September 27, 1986, Sandursky, Ohio, USA
Height: 5ft 10 1/2in, mt 1,78
Southpaw

Italian-American

He was iinducted into New York's Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1921
+ Jan. 19	Art Tight	Sandusky, United States	KO 4
+ Mar. 29	Frankie Rockie	Sandusky, United States	KO 1
1922
+ Apr. 10	Johnny Fisher	Sandusky, United States	TKO 3
1923
+ Jan. 25	Chuck Byers	Sandusky, United States	KO 4
1924
+ Apr. 11	Jimmy Craig	Sandusky, United States	KO 1
+ Dec. 10	Joe Sharkey	Fremont, United States	KO by 6
1925
- Jan. 13	Joe Trumpeter	Fremont, United States	KO by 2
+ Feb. 20	Harry Miller	Sandusky, United States	W 4
+ May 1	Joe Koppel	Erie, United States	W 6
+ May 15	Joe Koppel	Erie, United States	W 6
+ July 29	Larry Posen	Toledo, United States	KO by 4
- Nov. 11	Cowboy Spencer	Toledo, United States	KO by 4
- Dec. 7	Harry Fuller	Buffalo, United States	L 4
1926
- Mar. 1	Lou Scozza	Toronto, Canada	TKO by 3
1927
+ Jan. 17	Paul Brown	Buffalo, United States	W 6
+ Mar. 21	Ray Wolford	Rochester, United States	W 6
+ Mar. 28	Art Fitzsimmons	Buffalo, United States	W 4
+ Apr. 6	Joe Midway	Rochester, United States	KO 2
- Apr. 11	Stanley Simmons	Erie, United States	L 6
- Apr. 19	Charley Scherer	Huron, United States	L 10
- May 2	George Zupko	Rochester, United States	L 6
- May 26	Charley Scherer	Fremont, United States	Draw 8
= Aug. 19	Frank Kearns	Erie, United States	Draw 6
+ Nov. 24	Paul Brown	Buffalo, United States	W 4
+ Dec. 19	Charlie Eck	Buffalo, United States	W 6
1928
+ Jan. 9	Art Fitzsimmons	Buffalo, United States	W 6
+ Jan. 23	Phil Jackson	Buffalo, United States	W 6
- Jan. 30	Jack McVey	Rochester, United States	TKO by 10
= Mar. 12	George Perotta	Buffalo, United States	Draw 6
+ Mar. 30	Jack Golden	Toronto, Canada	TKO 1
+ May 29	Ernie Burns	Sandusky, United States	KO 2
+ July 3	Terry McMullen	Sandusky, United States	KO 2
+ July 31	Dixie Kid	Buffalo, United States	W 6
+ Aug. 10	Johnny (Kid) Brown	Erie, United States	TKO 1
+ Aug. 28	Freeman Pepper	Sandusky, United States	TKO 10
+ Sept. 14	Cliff Becker	Erie, United States	TKO 2
- Oct. 19	Jack McVey	Buffalo, United States	L 10
+ Nov. 5	Tubby Noble	Buffalo, United States	W 4
+ Nov. 8	Norman Genet	Huron, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 2	Willie Woods	Buffalo, United States	W 6
1929
- Jan. 4	Gary Leach	Syracuse, United States	TKO by 2
+ Feb. 4	Teddy Easterbrook	Meadville, United States	KO 3
= Feb. 22	Gary Leach	Buffalo, United States	Draw 6
+ Feb. 28	Nick Martin	Youngstown, United States	KO 6
+ Mar. 4	Tubby Noble	Meadville, United States	KO 3
+ Mar. 25	Joe Banovic	Rochester, United States	W 6
+ Apr. 1	Benny Stanley	Fremont, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 26	Arvin Spence	Erie, United States	W 10
+ May 17	Arvin Spence	Erie, United States	W 10
- June 7	Billy Jones	Erie, United States	TKO by 6
- July 26	Henry Firpo	Cleveland, United States	L 8
+ Aug. 21	Snowflakes Wright	Cleveland, United States	W 6
+ Aug. 27	Archie Cross	Sandusky, United States	TKO 7
* Oct. 14	Sammy Weiss	Buffalo, United States	ND 8
+ Oct. 25	Charley Scherer	Huron, United States	KO 3
+ Nov. 25	Osk Till	Buffalo, United States	W 6
+ Dec. 9	Norman Wilson	Rochester, United States	KO 1
1930
- Jan. 13	Henry Firpo	New Castle, United States	L 10
= Feb. 10	Harry Fuller	Buffalo, United States	Draw 6
+ Mar. 7	Indian Tiger West	Franklin, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 14	Indian Tiger West	Erie, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 24	Henry Firpo	Oil City, United States	W 10
+ May 26	Jimmy Tarante	Boston, United States	KO 5
+ June 3	Tiger Thomas	Williamsport, United States	W 10
+ June 9	Jimmy Tarante	Boston, United States	KO 5
+ June 25	Gene McCue	Buffalo, United States	TKO 3
+ July 10	Johnny Freeman	Buffalo, United States	W 6
+ July 25	Tiger Thomas	Sayre, United States	W 6
= Aug. 26	Tiger Thomas	Leiperville, United States	Draw 10
+ Sept. 2	Harry Allen	Boston, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 11	Sunny Jim Williams	Franklin, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 24	Garfield Johnson	Buffalo, United States	TKO 9
+ Dec. 3	Charley Belanger	Buffalo, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 15	Chuck Burns	Buffalo, United States	W 10
1931
- Jan. 16	Billy Jones	Erie, United States	L 10
+ June 4	Johnny Klesch	Norwalk, United States	KO 1
+ June 15	Rosy Rosales	Boston, United States	TKO 4
+ July 13	Leo Larrivee	Boston, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 25	Jack McVey	Sandusky, United States	KO 10
+ Sept. 4	Battling Archie	Waterbury, United States	KO 2
+ Sept. 18	Sam Bruce	Buffalo, United States	TKO 5
+ Sept. 25	Snowflakes Wright	Milwaukee, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 1	Chuck Burns	Sandusky, United States	L 10
- Nov. 3	Gorilla Jones	Milwaukee, United States	L 10
- Nov. 27	Dave Maier	Buffalo, United States	TKO by 7
+ Dec. 30	Don Petrin	Chicago, United States	TKO 5
1932
+ Jan. 15	Charley Belanger	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Jan. 28	Lou Scozza	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 18	Billy Jones	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 18	Dave Maier	Chicago, United States	W 10
vacant National Boxing Association World Light Heavyweight Title
- May 31	Lou Scozza	Buffalo, United States	L 10
+ July 22	Red Fitzsimmons	Colorado Springs, United States	KO 5
- July 29	Ham Jenkins	Denver, United States	L 10
- Oct. 17	Joe Knight	Charleston, United States	L 10
- Oct. 28	Adolf Heuser	Boston, United States	L 10
1933
+ Feb. 16	George Forrester	Elizabeth, United States	KO 2
= Mar. 6	Lou Scozza	Buffalo, United States	Draw 10
+ Mar. 13	Don Petrin	Newark, United States	W 10
- Mar. 20	Lou Scozza	Buffalo, United States	TKO by 5
- May 15	Al Gainer	New Haven, United States	L 10
+ June 12	Frankie O'Brien	Hartford, United States	W 10
- July 6	Sammy Slaughter	Chicago, United States	L 10
- July 17	Norman Conrad	Manchester, United States	L 10
+ Aug. 10	Martin Levandowski	Muskegon, United States	TKO 7
- Aug. 31	Harry English	Muskegon, United States	L 10
- Nov. 3	Joe Knight	New York, United States	L 8
+ Nov. 20	Larry Johnson	Chicago, United States	W 10
= Dec. 18	Harry English	Toledo, United States	Draw 10
1934
- Jan. 11	Al Gainer	New Haven, United States	L 10
+ Feb. 5	George Manley	Miami, United States	W 5
+ Apr. 17	Mickey Dugan	Cleveland, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 3	Vic Bandish	Sandusky, United States	KO 1
- Sept. 25	Mickey Dugan	Cleveland, United States	L 6
1935
+ Sept. 16	Tony Tozzo	Buffalo, United States	W 6
= Oct. 18	Al Delaney	Buffalo, United States	Draw 6
* Oct. 25	Henry Palmieri	Sandusky, United States	ND 8
+ Dec. 11	Mickey Dugan	Akron, United States	KO 8
+ Dec. 31	Freddie Eiller	Louisville, United States	KO 2
1936
= Jan. 15	Charley Belanger	Akron, United States	Draw 10
+ Feb. 17	Nick Masters	Buffalo, United States	W 4
+ Feb. 24	Louis LePage	Buffalo, United States	W 4
+ Mar. 2	Joe Tripak	Buffalo, United States	KO 1
+ Mar. 30	Johnny Nelson	Buffalo, United States	W 10
= Apr. 7	John Henry Lewis	Buffalo, United States	Draw 10
- Apr. 20	Al Gainer	Pittsburgh, United States	TKO by 9
+ July 8	Allen Matthews	Chicago, United States	W 10
- Aug. 12	John Henry Lewis	Quincy, United States	L 10
+ Oct. 26	Billy Bommer	Buffalo, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 14	Eddie Saxon	Buffalo, United States	KO 3
+ Dec. 28	Fanis Tzanetopoulos	Buffalo, United States	KO 1
1937
+ Jan. 8	Domenico Ceccarelli	Buffalo, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 2	Stanley Evans	Detroit, United States	W 8
+ May 18	Charley Coates	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
- June 15	Alabama Kid	Denver, United States	TKO by 4
+ Sept. 27	Eddie Saxon	Buffalo, United States	W 6
- Oct. 18	Ralph DeJohn	Buffalo, United States	KO by 1
1938 Inactive
1939
- Apr. 17	Fred Apostoli	Houston, United States	KO by 2
+ May 2	Gil LaCrosse	Sandusky, United States	KO 3

Summary

Total bouts: 138, Won: 92 (38 inside the limit), Lost: 34 (14 inside the limit), Draw: 11, NC: 2