85
Wins
24
Losses
2
Draws
23
KOs
27%
KO %
- Born
- 1938
- Died
- 2013
- Nationality
- USA / US Virgin Islands
- Career
- 1958–1977
A five-time world champion who fought in 22 world title bouts.
Titles & Honours
- World Welterweight Champion (3 times)
- World Middleweight Champion (2 times)
Career Timeline
1958–1977- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Joe Parham · W PTS
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Yama Bahama · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Dick Tiger · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Dick Tiger
W UD · Madison Square Garden, 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.
- Signature fight
vs Nino Benvenuti
W MD · Shea Stadium, 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.
- Signature fight
vs Bennie Briscoe
W MD · The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Alan Minter · L PTS. Not necessarily the retirement date.
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
2 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-06-02 | W | Joe Parham | PTS | 4 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1958-06-23 | W | Bruce Gibson | PTS | 4 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1958-07-21 | W | Tommy Leaks | PTS | 4 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1958-10-06 | W | Artie Cunningham | PTS | 6 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1958-11-17 | W | Sergio Rios | KO | 3 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1958-12-15 | W | Larry Jones | KO | 5 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-01-26 | W | Gaylord Barnes | TKO | 5 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-02-09 | W | Willie Joe Johnson | TKO | 5 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-02-23 | W | Barry Allison | TKO | 5 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-03-23 | W | Bobby Shell | UD | 10 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-04-27 | W | Mel Barker | UD | 10 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-05-25 | W | Willie Stevenson | UD | 10 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-08-07 | W | Kid Fichique | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-10-26 | L | Randy Sandy | SD | 10 | Academy of Music, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1959-11-23 | W | Ray Lancaster | TKO | 7 | Academy of Music, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1960-01-08 | W | Roberto Peña | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1960-02-12 | W | Gaspar Ortega | SD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1960-03-11 | W | Denny Moyer | SD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1960-04-26 | L | Denny Moyer | SD | 10 | Pacific Livestock Pavilion, Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| 1960-06-03 | W | Jorge Fernandez | SD | 10 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1960-07-25 | W | Jorge Fernandez | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1960-08-25 | W | Florentino Fernández | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1960-10-22 | W | Willie Toweel | TKO | 8 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1960-12-17 | W | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | SD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1961-04-01 | W | Benny Paret | KO | 13 | Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1961-06-03 | W | Gaspar Ortega | TKO | 12 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1961-07-29 | W | Yama Bahama | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1961-09-30 | L | Benny Paret | SD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1961-11-04 | W | Stanford Bulla | KO | 4 | Hamilton, Bermuda |
| 1961-12-23 | W | Isaac Logart | MD | 10 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1962-02-03 | W | Johnny Torres | UD | 10 | Lionel Roberts Stadium, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 1962-03-24 | W | Benny Paret | TKO | 12 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1962-07-13 | W | Ralph Dupas | UD | 15 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1962-08-18 | W | Denny Moyer | SD | 10 | Sports Arena, Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| 1962-10-06 | W | Don Fullmer | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1962-10-17 | W | Ted Wright | PTS | 15 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria |
| 1962-12-08 | W | Jorge Fernandez | TKO | 9 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1963-02-03 | W | Christian Christensen | TKO | 9 | Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 1963-03-21 | L | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | UD | 15 | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1963-06-08 | W | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | SD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1963-08-10 | W | Holly Mims | UD | 10 | Convention Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S. |
| 1963-10-05 | W | Jose Monon Gonzalez | MD | 10 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1963-12-20 | L | Rubin Carter | TKO | 1 | Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1964-02-10 | W | Ralph Dupas | KO | 3 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 1964-03-11 | NC | Juan Carlo Duran | NC | 7 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy |
| 1964-04-14 | W | Stan Harrington | KO | 4 | Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| 1964-06-12 | W | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | SD | 15 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1964-09-22 | W | Brian Curvis | UD | 15 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, U.K. |
| 1964-12-01 | W | Dave Charnley | TKO | 9 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, U.K. |
| 1965-01-26 | L | Manuel González | SD | 10 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 1965-03-30 | W | Jose Stable | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1965-06-14 | W | Eddie Pace | UD | 10 | Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| 1965-08-19 | L | Don Fullmer | UD | 12 | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| 1965-09-14 | W | Gabe Terronez | TKO | 4 | Kearney Bowl, Fresno, California, U.S. |
| 1965-10-04 | W | Harry Scott | RTD | 7 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England, U.K. |
| 1965-12-10 | W | Manuel González | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1966-02-03 | W | Johnny Brooks | UD | 10 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1966-04-25 | W | Dick Tiger | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1966-07-13 | W | Joey Archer | MD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1967-01-23 | W | Joey Archer | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1967-04-17 | L | Nino Benvenuti | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1967-09-29 | W | Nino Benvenuti | MD | 15 | Shea Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1967-12-15 | W | Remo Golfarini | TKO | 6 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy |
| 1968-03-04 | L | Nino Benvenuti | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1968-06-11 | W | Andy Heilman | MD | 12 | Oakland Arena, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1968-08-06 | W | Gypsy Joe Harris | UD | 12 | The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1968-10-29 | L | Stanley Hayward | SD | 10 | The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1969-02-03 | W | Andy Heilman | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1969-05-12 | W | Stanley Hayward | UD | 12 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1969-07-11 | W | Dick DiVeronica | TKO | 7 | War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| 1969-08-15 | W | Art Hernandez | SD | 10 | Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
| 1969-10-17 | L | José Nápoles | UD | 15 | Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| 1970-01-28 | W | Doyle Baird | UD | 10 | Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1970-03-11 | W | Carlos Marks | UD | 12 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1970-06-04 | W | Tom Bogs | PTS | 10 | Valby Idraetspark, Valby, Denmark |
| 1970-07-15 | W | Dick Tiger | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1970-10-17 | W | Danny Perez | UD | 12 | Lionel Roberts Stadium, Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 1970-11-10 | W | Nate Collins | UD | 10 | Cow Palace, Daly City, California, U.S. |
| 1971-03-05 | W | Juan Ramos | TKO | 7 | Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 1971-03-23 | W | Rafael Gutierrez | UD | 10 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| 1971-05-03 | W | Ernie Lopez | MD | 10 | Nevada Sports Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1971-07-26 | W | Nessim Max Cohen | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1971-09-25 | L | Carlos Monzón | TKO | 14 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina |
| 1971-12-10 | W | Danny McAloon | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1972-01-31 | W | Armando Muñíz | UD | 10 | Convention Center, Anaheim, California, U.S. |
| 1972-02-21 | W | Jacques Kechichian | PTS | 10 | Paris, Paris, France |
| 1972-03-30 | W | Ernie Lopez | UD | 10 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1972-09-16 | W | Joe DeNucci | SD | 10 | Hynes Auditorium, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1972-10-11 | W | Joe DeNucci | SD | 12 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1972-12-18 | L | Jean-Claude Bouttier | DQ | 7 | Parc des Expositions, Paris, Paris, France |
| 1973-03-12 | D | Nessim Max Cohen | PTS | 10 | Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France |
| 1973-06-02 | L | Carlos Monzón | UD | 15 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco |
| 1973-11-01 | W | Manuel González | MD | 10 | Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| 1973-11-19 | L | Tony Mundine | UD | 12 | Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris XV, Paris, France |
| 1974-02-05 | L | Tony Licata | UD | 12 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1974-05-25 | W | Renato Garcia | PTS | 10 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco |
| 1974-05-31 | L | Jose Luis Duran | UD | 10 | Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali, Colombia |
| 1974-10-09 | W | Bennie Briscoe | MD | 10 | The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1974-11-22 | L | Vito Antuofermo | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1974-12-10 | W | Donato Paduano | UD | 10 | Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 1975-07-23 | W | Leo Saenz | UD | 10 | Capitol Centre, Largo, Maryland, U.S. |
| 1975-08-09 | L | Elijah Makathini | PTS | 10 | Orlando Stadium, Soweto, Transvaal, South Africa |
| 1975-11-07 | W | Jose Roberto Chirino | UD | 10 | Coliseum Theatre, Latham, New York, U.S. |
| 1976-02-09 | L | Loucif Hamani | UD | 10 | Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France |
| 1976-06-26 | D | Bennie Briscoe | PTS | 10 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco |
| 1976-09-18 | L | Eckhard Dagge | MD | 15 | Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, West Berlin, West Germany |
| 1976-10-24 | W | Dino Del Cid | TKO | 4 | Cartagena, Colombia |
| 1976-12-04 | W | Frank Reiche | TKO | 10 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, West Germany |
| 1977-02-02 | W | Christy Elliott | MD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1977-04-15 | L | Joel Bonnetaz | PTS | 10 | Périgueux, Dordogne, France |
| 1977-07-16 | L | Mayfield Pennington | SD | 10 | Commonwealth Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 1977-07-30 | L | Alan Minter | PTS | 10 | Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco |
Showing 112 of 112 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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