Sport & Note

Bobby RUFFIN

Male

Featherweight, USA, Astoria, Queens, New York
Born: January 4, 1921, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Died: January 17, 1996
Height: 5ft 7in, mt 1,70

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1938
New York City, New York, NYGG Tournament Sub-Novice, 118 lbs
- Feb. 4	Sugar Ray Robinson	New York City, New York	LPTS 3

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1938
* Feb. 24	Paddy O'Connor	Passaic, United States	ND 4
* Mar. 7	Frankie Birt	Newark, United States	ND 4
* Mar. 21	Frankie Birt	Newark, United States	ND 4
+ Apr. 4	Jimmy Butler	Newark, United States	KO 2
* Apr. 18	Solly Pace	Newark, United States	ND 4
* June 14	Carlos Cuebas	Newark, United States	ND 6
* June 30	Morris Parker	Nutley, United States	ND 6
* July 13	Willie Skidmore	Elizabeth, United States	ND 6
* Aug. 22	Carlos Cuebas	Newark, United States	ND 6
* Aug. 23	Willie Skidmore	Elizabeth, United States	ND 6
* Aug. 29	Frankie Conn	Newark, United States	ND 6
* Oct. 3	Frankie Bove	Newark, United States	ND 6
- Oct. 17	Frankie Conn	Newark, United States	L 8
- Oct. 31	Frankie Bove	Newark, United States	L 8
+ Nov. 28	Carlos Cuebas	Newark, United States	W 8
1939
- Feb. 17	George Harper	New York, United States	L 4
+ Feb. 20	Bobby Washington	Newark, United States	W 8
+ Mar. 6	Johnny Compo	Bridgeport, United States	W 6
+ Mar. 10	Joe Amico	New York, United States	W 4
+ Mar. 24	Morris Parker	New York, United States	W 6
+ Apr. 17	Allie Stolz	Newark, United States	W 8
- May 29	Allie Stolz	Newark, United States	L 8
+ June 17	Willie Skidmore	Newark, United States	KO 6
- Aug. 7	Morris Parker	Newark, United States	L 8
+ Aug. 15	Young Johnny Buff	Paterson, United States	W 8
+ Sept. 5	Young Johnny Buff	Garfield, United States	KO 2
+ Sept. 19	Davey Crawford	Long Island City, United States	W 6
= Sept. 21	Johnny Compo	New Haven, United States	Draw 6
+ Nov. 6	Minnie DeMore	Newark, United States	W 8
+ Dec. 12	Victor Corchado	Jersey City, United States	W 8
- Dec. 26	Texas Lee Harper	Newark, United States	L 8
1940
+ Jan. 27	Al Mancini	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
+ Feb. 10	Hank Nakamura	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
+ Feb. 19	Texas Lee Harper	New York, United States	W 8
+ Mar. 9	Al Reid	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
- Apr. 16	Maxie Shapiro	Bronx, United States	L 8
- May 8	Jimmy Perrin	New Orleans, United States	L 15
Recognized in the State of Louisiana as World Featherweight title
+ May 27	Eddie Lander	New Orleans, United States	W 10
= June 18	Everett Rightmire	Long Island City, United States	Draw 8
+ Aug. 2	Frankie Covelli	Chicago, United States	W 10
= Aug. 20	Sal Bartolo	Long Island City, United States	Draw 8
+ Oct. 12	Monty Pignatore	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
- Nov. 16	Monty Pignatore	Brooklyn, United States	L 8
- Dec. 2	Vince Dell'Orto	New York, United States	L 8
+ Dec. 17	Terry Young	Bronx, United States	W 8
1941
= Jan. 28	Joey Fontana	Bronx, United States	Draw 8
+ Feb. 25	Joey Fontana	Bronx, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 8	Charley Varre	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
+ Mar. 18	Mike Belloise	Bronx, United States	W 8
= Apr. 15	Pete Lello	Bronx, United States	Draw 10
+ June 27	Tommy Spiegal	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
+ July 9	Julie Kogon	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
+ July 30	Mike Belloise	New York, United States	W 8
- Aug. 26	Patsy Giovanelli	New York, United States	L 10
+ Sept. 15	Pete Galiano	Newark, United States	TKO 3
+ Sept. 27	Oliver White	Brooklyn, United States	KO 8
+ Oct. 20	Frankie Conn	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 3
+ Nov. 10	Mike Delia	New Orleans, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 24	Richie Fontaine	New Orleans, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 12	Billy Davis	New York, United States	W 8
1942
+ Jan. 3	Harold Lacey	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 8
+ Jan. 13	Chalky Wright	Bronx, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 10	Charley Varre	Bronx, United States	TKO 6
- Feb. 27	Allie Stolz	New York, United States	L 12
+ Mar. 21	Morris Parker	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
+ Apr. 18	Carmelo Fenoy	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
+ Apr. 28	Nick Castiglione	Bronx, United States	TKO 6
+ May 11	Billy Banks	Baltimore, United States	W 10
= May 19	Joey Peralta	Bronx, United States	Draw 10
= June 9	Joey Peralta	Bronx, United States	Draw 10
+ June 18	Morris Parker	Elizabeth, United States	KO 7
+ June 23	Terry Young	Long Island City, United States	W 10
+ July 20	Bill Speary	Woodhaven, United States	W 10
- Aug. 13	Bob Montgomery	New York, United States	L 10
= Sept. 22	Carmine Fatta	Bronx, United States	Draw 10
= Sept. 28	Richie Lemos	New Orleans, United States	Draw 10
- Nov. 23	Roman Alvarez	New York, United States	L 8
1943
+ Jan. 18	Eddie Dowl	Newark, United States	KO 8
+ Jan. 26	Harold Green	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
+ Feb. 8	Richie Lemos	New Orleans, United States	TKO 9
+ Feb. 15	Ellis Phillips	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 17	Bobby McIntire	New Orleans, United States	TKO 17
- Apr. 26	Johnny Hutchinson	Philadelphia, United States	L 10
= June 4	Terry Young	New York, United States	Draw 8
+ Aug. 3	Al Guido	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
+ Aug. 20	Cleo Shans	New York, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 15	Al Guido	Elizabeth, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 27	Al Guido	Baltimore, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 4	Beau Jack	New York, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 15	Joey Bagnato	New York, United States	KO 2
- Dec. 17	Sammy Angott	New York, United States	L 10
1944
= Jan. 14	Tippy Larkin	New York, United States	Draw 10
+ Oct. 2	Leo Francis	New Haven, United States	KO 10
+ Oct. 7	Lew Maxwell	Brooklyn, United States	W 8
+ Oct. 19	Vince Dell'Orto	Boston, United States	KO 7
- Nov. 17	Johnny Greco	New York, United States	L 10
= Dec. 15	Johnny Greco	New York, United States	Draw 10
1945
+ Feb. 2	Johnny Greco	New York, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 5	Al Guido	Norfolk, United States	W 10
+ June 12	Sammy Mammone	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 4
+ June 21	Tommy Mills	Richmond, United States	TKO 5
- June 27	Freddie Archer	Elizabeth, United States	L 10
- July 13	Willie Joyce	New York, United States	L 12
- Oct. 5	Chalky Wright	Detroit, United States	L 10
* Nov. 20	Willie Calhoun	Hartford, United States	NC 5
+ Dec. 3	Santa Bucca	Philadelphia, United States	KO 8
1946
+ Jan. 5	Jackie Leamus	Brooklyn, United States	KO 7
- Mar. 28	Henry Jordan	Baltimore, United States	L 10
+ Apr. 3	Hubert Samuels	Jamaica, United States	W 8
- June 12	Ike Williams	Brooklyn, United States	TKO by 5
1947
+ Jan. 9	Vic Pignataro	Bronx, United States	KO 5
- Feb. 25	Rocco Rossano	Brooklyn, United States	L 8
+ Mar. 19	Pat Demers	Jamaica, United States	TKO 3
+ Mar. 24	Charley Noel	Holyoke, United States	W 10
- Mar. 31	Juste Fontaine	Pittsburgh, United States	TKO by 7
- June 2	Gus Mell	Montreal, Canada	L 10
- July 15	Ruby Kessler	Brooklyn, United States	L 8
+ Aug. 25	Aldo Minelli	Long Island City, United States	W 10
- Sept. 8	Frankie Palermo	Bronx, United States	L 8
+ Sept. 30	Lefty LaChance	Sunnyside, United States	TKO 4
+ Oct. 11	Aldo Minelli	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 22	Freddie Addeo	Jamaica, United States	TKO 5
- Nov. 4	Willie Beltram	Brooklyn, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 1	Willie Beltram	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
= Dec. 15	Ruby Kessler	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 8
1948
- Jan. 10	Al Pennino	Brooklyn, United States	L 10
1949
- Jan. 24	Billy Mims	Providence, United States	KO by 5
+ Apr. 25	Johnny Parker	Providence, United States	KO 2
+ June 20	Dick Walsh	Providence, United States	KO 3

Summary

Total bouts: 129, Won: 74 (26 inside the limit), Lost: 30 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 13, NC: 12