Record details

James SALERNO

"White Ali"

Light-Heavyweight

Male

"The Mouth of the South"
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

No amateur results

Professional record


1977
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 29	Leon McDonald	Miami Beach, United States	L 10

1981
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- July 10	Leon McDonald	West Palm Beach, United States	L 10

1982
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Oct. 9	Bobby Thomas	Aosta, Italy	TKO 3
+ Dec. 11	Andre van den Oetelaar	Livorno, Italy	TKO 4

1988
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 31	Marvin Camel	Milano, Italy	TKO 6
- July 9	Jose Seys	Verbania, Italy	LDQ 3

1989
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 3	Rick Enis	Poughkeepsie, United States	W 8
+ Nov. 24	Rick Enis	Binghamton, United States	W 8

1990
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ 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
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 4	Wali Muhammad	Albany, United States	L 10
- June 11	Dwight Muhammad Qawi	Miami Beach, United States	L 10

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