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Charley NORKUS
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"The Bayonne Bomber"
Heavyweight
Male
(Charles Norkus)
USA, Port Washington, New York
Born: August 21, 1928, Bellerose, New York, USA
Died: March 22, 1996
Height: 6ft, mt 1,83
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Amateur Results| | | 1948 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | |
| Boston, Massachusetts, US Olympic Trials quarter-finals, +79.400 kg | - June 28 |  Coley Wallace (USA) | Boston, Massachusetts | LKO 2 |
Professional record| | | 1948 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - Nov. 30 |  Jimmy Walls | Jersey City, United States | L 5 | | - Dec. 7 | Jimmy Walls | Jersey City, United States | L 5 | | | | 1949 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 26 | Eddie Brown | Jersey City, United States | KO 2 | | + Feb. 2 |  Jimmy Hill | Jersey City, United States | W 6 | | + Mar. 9 | Howard Berger | Jersey City, United States | KO 1 | | + Mar. 23 | Eddie Blair | Jersey City, United States | KO 1 | | - Apr. 18 | George Washington | Jersey City, United States | TKO by 4 | | + May 16 | Johnny Pretzie | Newark, United States | TKO 6 | | + June 28 | Jimmy Walls | Bayonne, United States | W 6 | | + July 25 | Jack LaBoard | Newark, United States | TKO 2 | | + Aug. 10 | Tommy DiGiorgio | Bronx, United States | KO 4 | | + Aug. 29 | Clifton Murphy | Newark, United States | KO 3 | | + Oct. 5 | Buddy Moore | New York, United States | KO 1 | | + Oct. 24 | George Washington | Jersey City, United States | KO 3 | | + Nov. 23 | Ricky Ronci | New York, United States | W 8 | | + Dec. 16 | Eddie Davis | New York, United States | W 4 | | + Dec. 28 | Sonny Parisi | New York, United States | TKO 5 | | | | 1950 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - Feb. 17 | Curt Kennedy | New York, United States | L 8 | | + Apr. 5 | Curt Kennedy | New York, United States | KO 1 | | - May 24 |  Cesar Brion | New York, United States | TKO by 4 | | - Nov. 16 |  Duilio Spagnolo | Brooklyn, United States | L 8 | | | | 1951 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Oct. 9 | Cesar Bolin | Newark, United States | KO 7 | | + Nov. 9 | Keene Simmons | New York, United States | W 8 | | - Nov. 23 | Lalu Sabotin | New York, United States | L 8 | | - Dec. 21 |  James J. Parker | New York, United States | KO by 5 | | | | 1952 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - July 28 | Dave Davey | Bronx, United States | L 5 | | - Oct. 20 |  Tommy Harrison | Providence, United States | L 10 | | | | 1953 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + July 2 | Ernie Sheppard | Newark, United States | W 8 | | - Aug. 6 | Ike Thomas | Newark, United States | TKO by 8 | | + Oct. 29 | Matt Daniels | Newark, United States | W 8 | | + Dec. 4 | Ray Wilding | New York, United States | KO 2 | | + Dec. 9 | Hal Boylston | Cleveland, United States | TKO 2 | | | | 1954 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Jan. 20 | Danny Nardico | Miami Beach, United States | TKO 9 | | + Mar. 24 | Danny Nardico | Miami Beach, United States | W 10 | | - May 28 | Tommy Jackson | New York, United States | TKO by 5 | | + Sept. 3 | Cesar Brion | New York, United States | W 10 | | + Oct. 6 | Charlie Powell | San Francisco, United States | TKO 7 | | + Dec. 1 | Roland LaStarza | Cleveland, United States | W 10 | | | | 1955 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - Feb. 18 | Ezzard Charles | New York, United States | L 10 | | | | 1956 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - Oct. 2 | Roy Harris | Houston, United States | L 10 | | + Oct. 29 | Joey Rowan | New York, United States | W 10 | | - Dec. 26 | Willie Pastrano | Miami Beach, United States | L 10 | | | | 1957 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + May 7 | Bob O'Brien | Scranton, United States | TKO 4 | | + May 28 | Crowe Peele | New Orleans, United States | W 10 | | + Aug. 12 | Crowe Peele | New Orleans, United States | KO 4 | | + Oct. 21 | Leo Johnson | Bristol, United States | TKO 5 | | | | 1958 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | - Feb. 10 | Ollie Wilson | Providence, United States | TKO by 4 | | + Mar. 24 | Ollie Wilson | Providence, United States | W 10 | | - May 26 | Archie Moore | San Francisco, United States | L 10 | | - July 26 | Pat McMurtry | Tacoma, United States | L 10 | | - Dec. 19 | Charlie Powell | San Diego, United States | L 10 | | | | 1959 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | + Feb. 4 | Waban Thomas | Camp Lejuene, United States | W 10 |
Summary
Total bouts: 52, Won: 33 (19 inside the limit), Lost: 19 (6 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0, ND: 0
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