No amateur resultsProfessional recordDate | Opponent | Place | Result | 1944 | + June 12 | Doyle Hirt | Chicago, United States | W 4 | + June 26 | Larry Wright | Chicago, United States | TKO 3 | + July 7 | Alvin Jordan | Chicago, United States | KO 4 | + July 24 | Walter Holba | Chicago, United States | TKO 2 | + Aug. 7 | Ted Christie | Chicago, United States | W 8 | - Sept. 25 | Gene Spencer | Chicago, United States | L 8 | + Oct. 9 | Gene Spencer | Chicago, United States | W 8 | + Nov. 24 | Gene Spencer | Chicago, United States | W 8 | - Dec. 4 | Ace Miller | Chicago, United States | L 8 | + Dec. 18 | Ted Christie | Chicago, United States | TKO 2 | 1945 | + Jan. 19 | Robert Earl | Chicago, United States | TKO 3 | + Feb. 14 | Jimmy Anest | Chicago, United States | W 6 | + Mar. 26 | Patsy Spataro | Chicago, United States | W 8 | + May 14 | Melvin Bartholomew | Chicago, United States | KO 4 | + July 20 | Melvin Johnson | Chicago, United States | W 8 | - July 30 | Joey Barnum | Chicago, United States | L 8 | - Aug. 10 | Dave Castilloux | Milwaukee, United States | L 10 | + Oct. 26 | Candy McDaniels | New Orleans, United States | TKO 6 | = Nov. 2 | Cleo Shans | New Orleans, United States | Draw 10 | + Nov. 11 | Cleo Shans | New Orleans, United States | W 10 | - Dec. 14 | Chalky Wright | New Orleans, United States | L 10 | 1946 | - Jan. 20 | Ike Williams | New Orleans, United States | L 10 | + Apr. 12 | Freddie Dawson | Chicago, United States | W 10 | + May 3 | Pedro Firpo | New Orleans, United States | KO 1 | + Aug. 1 | Bill Eddy | Chicago, United States | W 10 | + Aug. 14 | Roy Cadle | Chicago, United States | TKO 5 | + Sept. 23 | Eddie Lander | Chicago, United States | W 10 | + Oct. 18 | Richard Polite | New Orleans, United States | TKO 3 | + Oct. 31 | Willie Joyce | Chicago, United States | W 10 | + Dec. 20 | Willie Joyce | Chicago, United States | W 10 | 1947 | + Jan. 24 | Morris Reif | Chicago, United States | W 10 | + Feb. 18 | Danny Kapilow | Chicago, United States | W 10 | - May 16 | Sammy Angott | Chicago, United States | L 10 | - June 6 | Gene Burton | Chicago, United States | L 10 | + Aug. 4 | Herbie Jones | Washington, United States | KO 8 | - Oct. 6 | Gene Burton | Chicago, United States | L 10 | + Nov. 12 | Phil Palmer | Chicago, United States | TKO 7 | 1948 | - Jan. 5 | Livio Minelli | Philadelphia, United States | L 10 | - Jan. 23 | Beau Jack | Chicago, United States | TKO by 8 | + July 6 | Jackie Solomon | Chicago, United States | KO 1 | + July 19 | Frankie Abrams | Chicago, United States | W 8 | + Sept. 15 | Luigi Valentini | Chicago, United States | TKO 7 | - Oct. 29 | Bernard Docusen | Chicago, United States | L 10 | = Nov. 29 | Bobby Lee | Philadelphia, United States | Draw 10 | + Dec. 3 | Joe Brown | New Orleans, United States | KO 4 | 1949 | + Jan. 7 | Melvin Bartholomew | New Orleans, United States | W 10 | - Jan. 17 | Ike Williams | Philadelphia, United States | L 10 | + Feb. 25 | Chester Rico | Chicago, United States | TKO 5 | + Mar. 29 | Frankie Vigeant | Seattle, United States | TKO 4 | + Apr. 8 | Roman Alvarez | Chicago, United States | TKO 5 | + Sept. 15 | Chuck Taylor | Chicago, United States | TKO 2 | + Nov. 18 | Gaby Ferland | Chicago, United States | TKO 2 | 1950 | + Jan. 4 | Gene Hairston | New York, United States | TKO 2 | - Jan. 20 | Ike Williams | Chicago, United States | TKO by 8 | - Nov. 6 | Holly Mims | Baltimore, United States | L 10 | + Nov. 22 | Johnny Cesario | New York, United States | TKO 3 | - Nov. 27 | Holly Mims | Baltimore, United States | L 10 | + Dec. 13 | Lester Felton | Chicago, United States | TKO 3 | 1951 | + Jan. 9 | Sammy Mastrean | Chicago, United States | KO 3 | + Jan. 24 | Bobby Dykes | Chicago, United States | TKO 1 | + Mar. 14 | Charley Fusari | Chicago, United States | W 15 | vacant National Boxing Association World Welterweight Title | + Apr. 18 | Don Williams | Detroit, United States | TKO 4 | - May 18 | Kid Gavilan | New York, United States | L 15 | vacant World Welterweight Title | + Oct. 15 | Wilbur Wilson | Holyoke, United States | KO 8 | = Nov. 28 | Kid Gavilan | Chicago, United States | Draw 10 | + Dec. 27 | Livio Minelli | Milwaukee, United States | W 10 | 1952 | + Jan. 28 | Bobby Rosado | Providence, United States | KO 8 | + Feb. 20 | Vic Cardell | Chicago, United States | W 10 | - Mar. 28 | Rocky Castellani | New York, United States | L 10 | + May 1 | Pierre Langlois | Montreal, Canada | TKO 4 | + May 23 | Del Flanagan | New York, United States | W 10 | - June 18 | Rocky Castellani | Chicago, United States | L 10 | + July 28 | Laurent Dauthuille | Montreal, Canada | TKO 3 | + Aug. 25 | Irvin Steen | Brooklyn, United States | TKO 3 | + Sept. 10 | Ralph Zannelli | Detroit, United States | W 10 | + Oct. 31 | Joe Miceli | New York, United States | TKO 8 | - Dec. 5 | Ralph Jones | New York, United States | L 10 | 1953 | + Feb. 23 | Tuzo Portuguez | Brooklyn, United States | KO 5 | + Mar. 20 | Bobby Jones | New York, United States | KO 5 | + Apr. 14 | Al Wilson | Brooklyn, United States | W 10 | + May 7 | Livio Minelli | Cleveland, United States | W 10 | + June 9 | Danny Womber | Montreal, Canada | W 10 | + Oct. 7 | Al Wilson | Baltimore, United States | W 10 | - Nov. 13 | Kid Gavilan | Chicago, United States | L 15 | World Welterweight Title | 1954 | - Feb. 24 | Johnny Saxton | Philadelphia, United States | L 10 | - Oct. 25 | Chico Varona | New York, United States | L 10 | 1955 | - Mar. 17 | Del Flanagan | Saint Paul, United States | TKO by 9 |
Summary
Total bouts: 87, Won: 60 (34 inside the limit), Lost: 24 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 3, NC: 0
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