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Johnny Grosso
Male
Heavyweight, USA, Mount Vernon, New York
Born: January 1, 1905
Died: October 14, 1932, Mount Vernon, New York, USA
(was shot to death from a passing automobile
as he stood outside a restaurant;
he was struck in the back by four bullets)
Height: 6ft, mt 1,83
Weight: 185, 195, 200 lbs
Italian-American
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No amateur resultsProfessional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1925 | | + Feb. 5 | Carmine Caggiano | Yonkers, United States | KO 1 | | + Feb. 19 | Carmine Caggiano | Yonkers, United States | KO 1 | | + Mar. 12 | Frank Yarchan | Yonkers, United States | KO 4 | | + Apr. 2 | Arthur Pierson | New York, United States | KO 1 | | + Apr. 16 | Jack Sabo | Yonkers, United States | TKO 4 | | + May 7 | Hong Fong Lee | New York, United States | KO 1 | | + May 26 | Jimmy Dixon | Long Island City, United States | KO 3 | | + June 5 | Jack McDonald | New York, United States | KO 3 | | + July 18 | Arthur Smith | New York, United States | KO 1 | | + Aug. 17 | Jim Slimmer | Long Island City, United States | TKO 2 | | + Sept. 14 | Alex Sclair | Long Island City, United States | KO 1 | | + Sept. 21 | Joe Silvani | Bronx, United States | W 6 | | + Sept. 24 | Tom Roper | Yonkers, United States | W 6 | | + Oct. 22 | Martin O'Grady | Yonkers, United States | TKO 4 | | + Nov. 9 | Homer Smith | New York, United States | W 6 | | + Nov. 30 | Dan Lieber | New York, United States | KO 3 | | + Dec. 21 | Quintin Romero Rojas | New York, United States | W 10 | | 1926 | | + Jan. 28 | Wolf Larsen | Yonkers, United States | KO 7 | | - Mar. 15 | Jack DeMave | New York, United States | L 10 | | - Apr. 15 | Italian Jack Herman | Yonkers, United States | KO by 7 | | - July 20 | Emilio Solomon | Long Island City, United States | L 10 | | - Aug. 31 | Sgt Jack Adams | Long Island City, United States | L 8 | | 1927 | | + Apr. 4 | Fred Mays | New York, United States | KO 3 | | + Apr. 18 | Nick Fadil | New York, United States | TKO 5 | | + May 5 | Dan O'Connell | Yonkers, United States | KO 1 | | + May 20 | Jim Savage | Bronx, United States | TKO 6 | | + June 16 | Jack Gagnon | Long Island City, United States | KO 5 | | - Aug. 16 | George LaRocco | Long Island City, United States | L 10 | | + Sept. 6 | Jack DeMave | Long Island City, United States | W 10 | | - Sept. 22 | Big Boy Peterson | Chicago, United States | L 6 | | 1928 | | + Feb. 29 | Pietro Corri | Yonkers, United States | W 6 | | - Mar. 12 | George LaRocco | New York, United States | L 8 | | - May 11 | George LaRocco | New York, United States | L 10 | | + July 26 | Francisco Cruz Coelho | Bronx, United States | KO 1 | | + Aug. 9 | George Neron | Long Island City, United States | TKO 4 | | 1929 | | - Jan. 4 | Jack Gagnon | New York, United States | L 10 | | + Jan. 31 | Jack Smith | Yonkers, United States | W 6 | | + Feb. 27 | Marty Gallagher | Miami Beach, United States | W 8 | | + Mar. 21 | Paul Hofman | Yonkers, United States | KO 4 | | - Apr. 22 | Rosy Rosales | Cleveland, United States | LDQ 6 | | + Apr. 29 | Marty Gallagher | Baltimore, United States | W 10 | | - June 27 | Angus Snyder | Bronx, United States | KO by 5 | | - Aug. 26 | Walter Cobb | Baltimore, United States | KO by 2 | | 1930 | | - Jan. 10 | Marty Gallagher | New York, United States | L 10 | | = Apr. 10 | Phil Mercurio | Yonkers, United States | Draw 6 | | 1931 | | - Jan. 2 | Ralph Ficucello | New York, United States | TKO by 3 | | - May 11 | Jose Santa | Oakland, United States | KO by 2 |
Summary
Total bouts: 47, Won: 31 (22 inside the limit), Lost: 15 (5 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0
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