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Joe KNIGHT

Male

"Cairo Calamity"
(Joseph Washington Knight)
Light-Heavyweight, USA, Cairo, Georgia
Born: January 15, 1909, Cairo, Georgia, USA
Died: July 16, 1976, Cairo, Georgia, USA
Height: 5ft 11 1/2in, mt 1,82
Southpaw

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1928
+ Feb. 14	Wood Pace	Atlanta, United States	W 6
+ Feb. 21	Wingo Robinson	Atlanta, United States	TKO 6
+ Mar. 9	Jim Farrell	Atlanta, United States	TKO 4
+ Mar. 16	Harold Gates	Atlanta, United States	W 6
+ Mar. 23	Tom O'Rourke	Atlanta, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 6	Jack Curtis	Atlanta, United States	KO 2
+ June 19	Jimmy Gordon	Quitman, United States	KO 2
+ June 22	Ken Kilser	Panacea Springs, United States	KO 2
= Aug. 1	Red Hancock	United States	Draw 10
+ Aug. 15	Red Hancock	United States	W 10
+ Oct. 6	Cowboy Boone	Cairo, United States	KO 2
+ Dec. 4	Judge Horning	Jacksonville, United States	KO 1
= Dec. 11	Glenn Chancey	Jacksonville, United States	Draw 10
1929
+ Apr. 16	Tony Diaz	Jacksonville, United States	KO 5
= Apr. 23	Glenn Chancey	Saint Petersburg, United States	Draw 10
- Apr. 30	Brady O'Hara	Jacksonville, United States	L 10
- July 2	Glenn Chancey	Jacksonville, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 24	Jack Baker	Cairo, United States	W 10
1930
- Jan. 7	Raul Rojas	Saint Petersburg, United States	L 10
+ Jan. 24	Chief Wilbur	Tampa, United States	W 10
- Feb. 8	Benito Garcia	Havana, Cuba	KO by 1
+ Mar. 13	Gus Papst	Waycross, United States	KO 2
+ July 8	Willie Ptomey	Knoxville, United States	KO 2
+ Aug. 5	Bob Tow	Atlanta, United States	W 10
- Aug. 22	Bob Godwin	Waycross, United States	L 10
- Sept. 15	Billy Schwartz	Roanoke, United States	L 10
+ Nov. 3	Russ Rowsey	Roanoke, United States	KO 4
+ Nov. 7	Cyclone Smith	Savannah, United States	TKO 6
1931
- Jan. 2	Eric Lawson	Portsmouth, United States	L 8
+ Jan. 5	Bobby Marriott	United States	KO 10
+ Feb. 3	Bill Thaler	Saint Petersburg, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 14	Phil Whitney	United States	KO 2
= Feb. 25	Whitey Gorsline	Miami, United States	Draw 6
- Apr. 9	Bob Godwin	Daytona Beach, United States	L 10
+ Apr. 16	Eric Lawson	Daytona Beach, United States	W 15
+ Apr. 30	Bob Godwin	Daytona Beach, United States	KO 8
+ May 22	Yale Okun	Miami, United States	KO 5
+ June 12	Bobby Evans	Miami, United States	KO 4
- July 3	Spike Webb	Miami, United States	L 10
+ July 7	Corn Griffin	Fort Benning, United States	W 10
+ July 26	Kid Bombero	United States	KO 2
+ Aug. 7	Spike Webb	Miami, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 20	Carl Knowles	Savannah, United States	TKO 8
+ Oct. 9	Leslie Beard	United States	KO 1
+ Oct. 23	Jack Berry	Charleston, United States	KO 2
+ Nov. 10	Jake Denning	Jacksonville, United States	W 10
= Nov. 20	Cyclone Smith	Savannah, United States	Draw 10
+ Dec. 3	Don 'Red' Barry	Miami, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 18	Joe Finazzo	Lake Worth, United States	KO 4
+ Dec. 28	Monroe Porter	United States	KO 2
1932
+ Jan. 7	Tony Cancela	Miami, United States	W 10
- Jan. 20	Bob Godwin	Miami, United States	L 10
+ Feb. 15	Don Petrin	Miami, United States	KO 5
+ Mar. 18	Maxie Rosenbloom	Daytona Beach, United States	W 10
+ May 23	Charlie Belanger	Boston, United States	W 10
+ June 6	Willie Oster	Boston, United States	W 10
+ June 20	Eric Lawson	Roanoke, United States	KO 9
+ July 1	Bob Godwin	Daytona Beach, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 5	Terry Roberts	Miami, United States	KO 2
+ Aug. 16	Eric Lawson	Miami, United States	KO 4
+ Sept. 7	Bob Tow	Laurel, United States	KO 4
+ Sept. 19	George Courtney	Laurel, United States	KO 5
+ Oct. 17	George Nichols	Charleston, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 9	Pietro Corri	Daytona Beach, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 11	Cracker Smith	Tallahassee, United States	KO 2
+ Nov. 23	Chick Raines	Savannah, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 29	Natie Brown	Jacksonville, United States	TKO 5
+ Dec. 2	Charley Arthurs	Daytona Beach, United States	KO 5
+ Dec. 6	Owen Phelps	Alexandria, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 29	Russ Rowsey	Orlando, United States	W 10
1933
+ Jan. 3	Romeo LeMon	United States	W 10
+ Feb. 13	Battling Bozo	Daytona Beach, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 20	Eddie Mader	Lakeland, United States	TKO 6
- Mar. 1	Bob Godwin	West Palm Beach, United States	L 10
National Boxing Association World Light Heavyweight Title
+ Mar. 14	Eric Lawson	West Palm Beach, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 3	Wild Bill Cox	Macon, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 17	Battling Bozo	Macon, United States	W 10
+ June 12	Lou Scozza	Miami, United States	W 10
* June 28	Battling Bozo	Birmingham, United States	ND 10
+ Aug. 8	Joe Banovic	Laurel, United States	W 10
- Aug. 30	Bob Godwin	Laurel, United States	L 10
+ Oct. 16	Bob Godwin	Miami, United States	TKO 5
+ Nov. 3	George Nichols	New York, United States	W 8
1934
= Feb. 5	Maxie Rosenbloom	Miami, United States	Draw 15
+ Mar. 16	Les Kennedy	Miami, United States	KO 2
+ Mar. 20	Eddie Houghton	West Palm Beach, United States	W 10
= Apr. 5	Buck Everett	Coral Gables, United States	Draw 10
+ Apr. 17	Tex Leavelle	Roanoke, United States	KO 4
- May 11	Tony Shucco	Boston, United States	L 10
+ May 28	Tony Cancela	Miami, United States	W 10
+ June 8	Carl Knowles	Savannah, United States	TKO 10
+ June 11	Buck Everett	Miami, United States	TKO 9
+ June 27	Henry Firpo	Washington, United States	KO 7
+ July 6	Rosy Rosales	Atlanta, United States	W 10
+ July 16	Leroy Brown	Charleston, United States	W 10
+ July 23	Clyde Chastain	Miami, United States	KO 6
+ Aug. 2	George Pavlick	Savannah, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 28	Rosy Rosales	Asheville, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 2	Earl Johnson	Athens, United States	KO 7
+ Oct. 15	Al Rodrigues	Coral Gables, United States	TKO 7
+ Oct. 22	Wilson Dunn	Galveston, United States	KO 3
1935
+ Jan. 10	Eddie Karolak	Miami Beach, United States	KO 2
= Jan. 28	Tony Shucco	Miami, United States	Draw 10
- Feb. 11	Tony Shucco	Miami, United States	L 10
+ Feb. 19	Paul Marques	West Palm Beach, United States	W 10
+ June 8	Tom Terry	Macon, United States	KO 2
+ June 26	Charlie Baisden	Macon, United States	W 10
+ July 1	Mickey Dugan	Miami Beach, United States	KO 5
+ July 4	Corn Griffin	Jacksonville Beach, United States	TKO 4
+ July 23	Dutch Weimer	Miami Beach, United States	W 10
+ July 25	Don 'Red' Barry	Savannah, United States	W 10
= Aug. 5	Buck Everett	Miami Beach, United States	Draw 10
+ Aug. 15	Benny Odell	Fort Benning, United States	KO 5
- Sept. 5	Al McCoy	Montreal, Canada	L 15
+ Sept. 23	Pepon Gonzales	Havana, Cuba	KO 8
+ Sept. 30	Salvatore Ruggirello	Miami Beach, United States	KO 6
+ Oct. 25	Carl Knowles	Savannah, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 14	Buck Everett	Miami, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 25	George Blackburn	Miami Beach, United States	TKO 3
+ Nov. 28	Wilson Dunn	Daytona Beach, United States	W 10
1936
= Jan. 17	Patsy Perroni	Coral Gables, United States	Draw 10
+ Feb. 3	Buck Everett	Miami Beach, United States	W 12
+ Mar. 19	Dewey Kimrey	Miami, United States	W 10
- Apr. 7	Bob Godwin	West Palm Beach, United States	L 10
+ Apr. 13	Max Marek	Miami Beach, United States	W 10
- June 1	Al Gainer	Millvale, United States	L 10
- Oct. 12	Texas Joe Dundee	Lakeland, United States	L 10
1937
* Mar. 31	Patsy Perroni	Detroit, United States	NC 7
- June 18	Melio Bettina	Miami Beach, United States	L 10
1938
+ Mar. 3	Harold Anderson	Miami Beach, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 24	Eddie Boyle	Miami Beach, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 8	Pat McDuff	West Palm Beach, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 19	Chet Gideon	Orlando, United States	W 10

Summary

Total bouts: 133, Won: 102 (51 inside the limit), Lost: 19 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 10, NC: 2