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James SALERNO
Male
"White Ali"
"The Mouth of the South"
Light-Heavyweight, USA, Orlando, Florida
Born: July 12, 1961, Jackson, Alabama, USA
Died: August 1, 1999
(was murdered at the age of thirty eight)
Salerno was inducted into the
Florida Boxing Hall of Fame in June, 2014
He is recognized as the greatest boxer
who never won a championship
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No amateur resultsProfessional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1977 | | + May 24 | Henry Tiger Hall | Orlando, United States | W 4 | | + June 14 | Mike Rivers | Orlando, United States | KO 1 | | + June 28 | Frank Bass | Orlando, United States | WDQ 2 | | + June 29 | Billy O'Dell | Gainesville, United States | KO 1 | | + July 12 | Leon Futch | Orlando, United States | W 6 | | + July 27 | Billy Rich | Highland Heights, United States | W 4 | | + Sept. 15 | Charles Cyril Clark | Daytona Beach, United States | W 6 | | + Sept. 27 | Willie Chaney | Orlando, United States | KO 3 | | + Oct. 25 | Jody Booth | Orlando, United States | KO 4 | | + Nov. 22 | Tim Torken | Orlando, United States | KO 4 | | 1978 | | + Mar. 16 | Willie Brown | Hollywood, United States | KO 2 | | + June 23 | Willie Goodman | Orlando, United States | W 6 | | + Aug. 22 | Gary Smith | Orlando, United States | KO 5 | | + Sept. 19 | Rocky Stevens | Orlando, United States | KO 2 | | + Dec. 12 | Sam Bowen | Orlando, United States | KO 4 | | 1979 | | + Jan. 17 | Willie Goodman | Orlando, United States | W 6 | | + Mar. 16 | Henry Mitchell | Savannah, United States | KO 8 | | + Mar. 19 | Rodney Moore | Sunrise, United States | KO 3 | | + Apr. 10 | Frank Bass | Miami Beach, United States | TKO 5 | | + Apr. 19 | Willie McIntyre | Savannah, United States | W 8 | | + Aug. 12 | Alvaro Lopez | Las Vegas, United States | W 10 | | + Nov. 27 | Starlin Woodside | Miami Beach, United States | TKO 7 | | + Dec. 18 | Carl Baker | Miami Beach, United States | TKO 6 | | 1980 | | - Jan. 29 | Leon McDonald | Miami Beach, United States | L 10 | | 1981 | | - July 10 | Leon McDonald | West Palm Beach, United States | L 10 | | 1982 | | + Feb. 26 | Joe Golphin | Fort Lauderdale, United States | WDQ 4 | | + Apr. 7 | Junior Spears | Nashville, United States | KO 3 | | + May 7 | Anthony Phillips | Orlando, United States | KO 6 | | + June 26 | Bobby Lloyd | Macon, United States | KO 3 | | + Aug. 27 | Robert White | Pittsburgh, United States | TKO 5 | | 1983 | | + Feb. 22 | Dave Lee Royster | Fort Lauderdale, United States | TKO 6 | | + Mar. 28 | Fred Brown | Chicago, United States | W 10 | | + Oct. 12 | Jesse Island | Inglewood, United States | KO 7 | | 1984 | | - Jan. 30 | Mike Sedillo | Inglewood, United States | L 10 | | - July 9 | JB Williamson | Inglewood, United States | TKO by 3 | | - Nov. 10 | Leslie Stewart | Miami, United States | L 10 | | Florida State Light-Heavyweight Title | | 1985 | | + May 15 | Dale Wilburn | Tampa, United States | TKO 1 | | + June 20 | Grover Robinson | Tampa, United States | W 10 | | - Aug. 5 | Anthony Witherspoon | Atlantic City, United States | L 10 | | 1986 | | + Mar. 19 | Eric Holley | Tampa, United States | W 10 | | - July 29 | Leslie Stewart | Tampa, United States | L 10 | | - Sept. 20 | Charles Williams | Indianapolis, United States | L 12 | | USBA Light-Heavyweight Title | | 1987 | | + Oct. 9 | Bobby Thomas | Aosta, Italy | TKO 3 | | + Dec. 11 | Andre van den Oetelaar | Livorno, Italy | TKO 4 | | 1988 | | + May 31 | Marvin Camel | Milano, Italy | TKO 6 | | - July 9 | Jose Seys | Verbania, Italy | LDQ 3 | | 1989 | | + Nov. 3 | Rick Enis | Poughkeepsie, United States | W 8 | | + Nov. 24 | Rick Enis | Binghamton, United States | W 8 | | 1990 | | + Feb. 8 | Andre Crowder | Binghamton, United States | TKO 8 | | + June 23 | Aaron Brown | Binghamton, United States | TKO 4 | | = Dec. 7 | Andrey Rudenko | Berlin, Germany | Draw 8 | | 1991 | | - Feb. 4 | Wali Muhammad | Albany, United States | L 10 | | - June 11 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | Miami Beach, United States | L 10 |
Summary
Total bouts: 53, Won: 41 (26 inside the limit), Lost: 11 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0
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