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Lightweight–Welterweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)

Barney Ross

Top 100 · #75 · 55.7 points
74
Wins
4
Losses
3
Draws
22
KOs
30%
KO %
Born
1909
Died
1967
Nationality
USA
Career
1929–1938

A three-division champion who was never stopped and later became a decorated US Marine in World War II.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1929–1938
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Ramon Lugo · W PTS

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  2. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Glen Gamp · PTS. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  3. Signature fight

    vs Billy Petrolle

    W UD · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  4. Signature fight

    vs Tony Canzoneri

    W MD · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  5. Milestone

    50th recorded win

    vs Kid Moro · PTS. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  6. Signature fight

    vs Jimmy McLarnin

    W SD · Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  7. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Henry Armstrong · L UD. Not necessarily the retirement date.

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Title wins · dates not yet documented

Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

World War II Victory Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Taken from: http://www.af.mil/shared/media/ggallery/webgraphic/AFG-060425-006.jpg
Taken from: http://www.af.mil/shared/media/ggallery/webgraphic/AFG-060425-006.jpg
Real Life Comics 13 page 11, Sept 1943
Real Life Comics 13 page 11, Sept 1943
Purple Heart Medal
Purple Heart Medal
American boxer Barney Ross with his wife, Cathy Howlett
American boxer Barney Ross with his wife, Cathy Howlett
Title: Barney Ross and Phil Furr Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
Title: Barney Ross and Phil Furr Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller
Barney Ross Boxing Lightweight Champion 1934 Press Wire Photo
Barney Ross Boxing Lightweight Champion 1934 Press Wire Photo
Barney Ross
Barney Ross
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (United States), U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Alexx Pons
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (United States), U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Alexx Pons
American Campaign Medal, 1942
American Campaign Medal, 1942

10 archival photographs under their original licences.

Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1929-08-31WRamon LugoPTS6Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1929-09-14WJoe BorolaPTS6Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1929-10-12WJoe BorolaPTS6Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1929-10-21WVirgil TobinKO2State Armory, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1929-11-29WJoey BarthPTS5Guyon's Paradise Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1929-12-05WAl DeRosePTS6Ashland Blvd. Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1930-01-10WLouis NewPTS6Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1930-01-24WJohnny AndrewsPTS4Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1930-02-24WJiro KumagaiPTS4Recreation Park, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1930-03-03WJackie DavisNWS4Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
1930-04-08WEddie BojackTKO2Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
1930-04-21LCarlos GarciaPTS6Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1930-04-25WMickey GenaroPTS6Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1930-07-01WEddie KoppyPTS6Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1930-08-02WLuis PerezKO1Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1930-09-19DYoung TerryPTS8Jones & Baumrucker Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1930-10-14WSammy BinderKO2Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1930-11-06WPetey MackKO1Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1930-11-21DHarry DublinskyPTS8Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1931-01-14WHenry FaleganoPTS8Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1931-02-20WYoung TerryUD10Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
1931-03-20WJackie DavisPTS6Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
1931-03-27LRoger BernardPTS8Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1931-04-08WMidget Mike O'DowdPTS8Moline Field House, Moline, Illinois, U.S.
1931-04-24WLud AbellaTKO2Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1931-05-01WJackie DuganKO2Moline Field House, Moline, Illinois, U.S.
1931-05-13WBilly ShawPTS8Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S.
1931-07-15WBabe RuthTKO4Armory, Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.
1931-07-30WJimmy AlvaradoPTS8Navin Field, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1931-10-02WGlen GampPTS10Eagles Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1931-11-04WLou JallosPTS8Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1931-11-13WYoung TerryPTS8Moline Field House, Moline, Illinois, U.S.
1931-11-18WJimmy LundyPTS8Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
1932-02-08WMicky O'NeillPTS6Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
1932-02-18WBilly GladstonePTS6Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1932-03-02WNick EllenwoodPTS10Armory, Muncie, Indiana, U.S.
1932-04-05WFrankie HughesPTS10Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
1932-05-20WDick SiskTKO6Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1932-07-28WHenry PerlickTKO3Sparta Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1932-08-26WRay MillerUD10Sparta Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1932-09-15WFrankie PetrolleKO2Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1932-10-21WBattling BattalinoUD10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1932-11-11WGoldie HessPTS10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1932-11-25WJohnny FarrPTS10Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
1933-01-30WJohnny DattoKO2Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1933-02-22WTommy GroganPTS10Washington Blvd. Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1933-03-22WBilly PetrolleUD10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1933-05-03WJoe GhnoulyPTS10Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
1933-06-23WTony CanzoneriMD10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1933-07-26WJohnny FarrTKO6Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
1933-09-12WTony CanzoneriSD15Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
1933-11-17WSammy FullerMD10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1934-01-24WBilly PetrolleUD10New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S.
1934-02-07WPete NeboPTS12Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
1934-03-05DFrankie KlickPTS10Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1934-03-14WKid MoroPTS10Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
1934-03-27WBobby PachoPTS10Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1934-05-28WJimmy McLarninSD15Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York City, New York, U.S.
1934-09-17LJimmy McLarninSD15Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York City, New York, U.S.
1934-12-10WBobby PachoPTS12Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
1935-01-28WFrankie KlickUD10Municipal Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S.
1935-04-09WHenry WoodsUD12Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
1935-05-28WJimmy McLarninUD15Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
1935-09-06WBaby Joe GansKO2Multnomah Stadium, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
1935-09-13WCeferino GarciaPTS10Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
1935-11-29WCeferino GarciaUD10Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1936-01-27WLou HalperTKO8Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1936-03-11WGordon WallaceMD10Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1936-05-01WChuck WoodsTKO5Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
1936-06-10WLaddie TonielliTKO5State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
1936-06-22WMorrie ShermanKO2City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
1936-07-22WPhil FurrUD10Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.
1936-11-27WIzzy JannazzoUD15Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1937-01-29WAl ManfredoPTS10Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
1937-06-17WChuck WoodsKO4Perry Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
1937-06-27WJackie BurkeKO5Heinemann Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
1937-08-19WAl ManfredoNWS10Western League Baseball Park, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
1937-09-23WCeferino GarciaUD15Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
1938-04-04WHenry SchaftTKO4Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
1938-04-25WBobby VennerTKO7Shrine Auditorium, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
1938-05-31LHenry ArmstrongUD15Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York City, New York, U.S.

Showing 81 of 81 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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