SPORT & NOTE
Joey DeJohn

Male

"Golden Boy"
(Joey De John)
(Joe Di Gianni)
Middleweight, USA, Syracuse, New York
Born: January 1, 1927, Rochester, New York, USA
Died: May 9, 2008, Syracuse, New York, USA
Height: 5ft 8 1/2in, mt 1,74

(brother of Mike DeJohn)

Italian-American


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1944
+ Sept. 21Francis LeonardBrooklyn, United States TKO 3
+ Sept. 29Francis LeonardBrooklyn, United States KO 3
+ Oct. 2Spike O'RyanNewark, United States KO 2
+ Oct. 11Jimmy DavisElizabeth, United States W 4
+ Oct. 18Howard SettlesElizabeth, United States KO 2
+ Oct. 25Nick RestanoElizabeth, United States KO 5
+ Nov. 2Jimmy DavisHighland Park, United States W 6
+ Nov. 15Jimmy DavisElizabeth, United States W 6
+ Dec. 5Jimmy DavisJersey City, United States W 6
= Dec. 8Jimmy MillsNew York, United States Draw 4
+ Dec. 13Jimmy DavisElizabeth, United States W 6
= Dec. 22Jimmy DavisNew York, United States Draw 4
1945
Inactive
1946
+ Feb. 4Joe EllingtonBuffalo, United States TKO 3
+ Dec. 17Billy WatsonYoungstown, United States KO 2
1947
- Jan. 7Willie JeetersBuffalo, United States L 6
+ Jan. 21Willie WigfallBuffalo, United States TKO 4
+ Feb. 5Jimmy GreshamJacksonville, United States W 6
+ Feb. 12Sonny JordanAkron, United States KO 3
+ Feb. 25Jimmy MendozaYoungstown, United States W 6
+ Feb. 26Tony CarolloJacksonville, United States KO 1
+ Mar. 5Don SauroAkron, United States KO 3
+ Mar. 12Billy NelsonDayton, United States KO 2
+ Mar. 19Sonny JordanAkron, United States KO 5
+ Apr. 3Johnny Copeland Akron, United States KO 1
+ Apr. 11Billy ColeAkron, United States KO 1
+ Apr. 16Norman ButtsBuffalo, United States KO 3
+ Apr. 21Billy NelsonScranton, United States W 6
+ Apr. 29Jimmy WilsonBuffalo, United States TKO 3
+ May 5Bucky FosterDayton, United States W 6
+ May 8Roy CrewsYoungstown, United States W 6
+ May 12Jimmy GuyRochester, United States W 6
+ May 16Nick MelnickChicago, United States KO 2
+ June 3Charlie ManningBuffalo, United States W 6
+ June 25Jimmy GuyBuffalo, United States W 6
+ July 10Bobby FullerAkron, United States KO 1
+ July 16Lafayette DrummondChicago, United States W 6
+ July 28Bobby MorrisSyracuse, United States W 6
+ Aug. 18Al PinelSyracuse, United States KO 6
+ Aug. 28Cleve BaileySyracuse, United States W 8
+ Sept. 30Andres GomezBuffalo, United States KO 4
+ Oct. 28Henry ChmielewskiBuffalo, United States TKO 2
+ Nov. 12Paul DarbyAkron, United States W 8
- Dec. 2Pete MeadBuffalo, United States TKO by 5
1948
+ Jan. 6Chet VinciSyracuse, United States TKO 6
+ Jan. 20Willie JeetersSyracuse, United States KO 6
+ Feb. 17Len TagliaSyracuse, United States KO 5
+ Mar. 9Mickey SavageSyracuse, United States W 10
+ May 11Ossie HarrisSyracuse, United States W 10
+ June 4Stanley SimsSyracuse, United States KO 8
+ June 22Len TagliaUtica, United States KO 2
+ June 30Sonny HorneSyracuse, United States W 10
+ July 20Nick KashubaUtica, United States W 10
+ Aug. 10Cliff HartSyracuse, United States TKO 5
+ Sept. 6Al PriestSyracuse, United States KO 10
+ Sept. 22Billy StemmlerAuburn, United States KO 3
+ Oct. 14Oswaldo SilvaSyracuse, United States KO 9
+ Nov. 30Sonny HorneBuffalo, United States KO 1
+ Dec. 15O'Neill BellSyracuse, United States TKO 3
+ Dec. 28Ossie HarrisBuffalo, United States KO 4
1949
+ Jan. 24Lou VallesBuffalo, United States KO 1
+ Feb. 1Oswaldo SilvaBuffalo, United States TKO 3
- Feb. 25Pete MeadNew York, United States KO by 7
+ Mar. 22Tony DeMiccoBuffalo, United States KO 6
+ Apr. 20Randy BrownSyracuse, United States W 10
+ May 3J.C. WilkinsBuffalo, United States KO 4
- May 18Jake LaMottaSyracuse, United States TKO by 8
+ July 7Pete MeadRochester, United States KO 7
- Aug. 17Lee SalaSyracuse, United States KO by 6
1950
+ May 24Herbie KronowitzSyracuse, United States KO 1
+ June 15Billy CorbettJohnson City, United States KO 5
+ July 6Reuben JonesSyracuse, United States TKO 2
- Aug. 2Joe TaylorSchenectady, United States L 10
+ Sept. 21 Don LeeSyracuse, United States TKO 7
- Nov. 9Ernie DurandoCleveland, United States KO by 5
1951
+ Mar. 9Joe TaylorSyracuse, United States TKO 3
+ May 10Vinnie CidoneSyracuse, United States TKO 2
- May 22Henry BrimmBuffalo, United States L 10
+ Sept. 17Lee SalaSyracuse, United States KO 2
- Oct. 22Henry LeeScranton, United States L 10
1952
- Mar. 6Robert VillemainSyracuse, United States KO by 9
+ July 31Henry LeeSyracuse, United States KO 3
+ Sept. 15Bob MurphySyracuse, United States TKO 3
- Nov. 12Norman HayesDetroit, United States TKO by 3
1953
- Feb. 14Dick WagnerSyracuse, United States KO by 4
+ July 16Hurley SandersSyracuse, United States KO 4
- Nov. 23Joe RindoneSyracuse, United States TKO by 2
1954
+ Dec. 28Juan NaranjoMiami Beach, United States KO 1
1955
+ Jan. 4Yova KidMiami Beach, United States TKO 5
+ Jan. 18Jimmy JewellMiami Beach, United States KO 4
- Feb. 8Bobby DykesMiami Beach, United States TKO by 9

 

Summary

Total bouts: 90, Won: 74 (52 inside the limit), Lost: 14 (10 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 0