Heavyweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)
Primo Carnera
"The Ambling Alp"
89
Wins
14
Losses
0
Draws
72
KOs
81%
KO %
- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 1967
- Nationality
- Italy
- Career
- 1928–1946
The towering Italian whose career was shadowed by rumours of fixed fights.
Titles & Honours
- World Heavyweight Champion (1933–1934)
Career Timeline
1928–1946- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Leon Sebilo · W TKO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Sully Montgomery · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Victorio Campolo · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Title history
Title reign begins
World Heavyweight Champion (1933–1934). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Signature fight
vs Jack Sharkey
W KO · Madison Square Garden Bowl , Queens , 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 Tommy Loughran
W UD · Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, 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 Luigi Musina · L UD. Not necessarily the retirement date.
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
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928-09-12 | W | Leon Sebilo | TKO | 2 | Salle Wagram , Paris , France |
| 1928-09-25 | W | Joe Thomas | KO | 3 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France |
| 1928-10-30 | W | Salvatore Ruggirello | TKO | 4 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France |
| 1928-11-25 | W | Epifanio Islas | UD | 10 | Palazzo dello Sport, Milan , Italy |
| 1928-12-01 | W | Constant Barrick | KO | 3 | Vélodrome d'Hiver , Paris, France |
| 1929-01-18 | W | Ernst Roesemann | TKO | 5 | Berlin Sportpalast , Berlin , Germany |
| 1929-04-28 | L | Franz Diener | DQ | 1 | Messehalle, Leipzig , Germany |
| 1929-05-22 | W | Moise Bouquillon | PTS | 10 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France |
| 1929-05-30 | W | Marcel Nilles | TKO | 3 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France |
| 1929-06-26 | W | Jack Humbeeck | TKO | 6 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France |
| 1929-08-14 | W | Jose Lete | UD | 10 | Estadio Municipal de Atocha, San Sebastián , Spain |
| 1929-08-25 | W | Joe Thomas | TKO | 4 | Arènes du Rond-Point du Prado, Marseille , France |
| 1929-08-30 | W | Feodor Nikolaeff | KO | 1 | Garage de Normandie, Dieppe , France |
| 1929-09-18 | W | Hermann Jaspers | KO | 3 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France |
| 1929-10-17 | W | Jack Stanley | TKO | 1 | Royal Albert Hall , London , England |
| 1929-11-18 | W | Young Stribling | DQ | 4 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
| 1929-12-07 | L | Young Stribling | DQ | 7 | Vélodrome d'Hiver , Paris, France |
| 1929-12-17 | W | Franz Diener | TKO | 6 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
| 1930-01-24 | W | Big Boy Peterson | KO | 1 | Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York , U.S. |
| 1930-01-31 | W | Elzear Rioux | KO | 1 | Chicago Stadium , Chicago, Illinois , U.S. |
| 1930-02-06 | W | Cowboy Billy Owens | KO | 2 | 113th Regiment Armory , Newark, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1930-02-11 | W | Buster Martin | KO | 2 | St. Louis Arena , St. Louis, Missouri , U.S. |
| 1930-02-14 | W | Jim Sigman | KO | 1 | Memphis, Tennessee , U.S. |
| 1930-02-17 | W | Johnny Erickson | KO | 2 | Coliseum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , U.S. |
| 1930-02-24 | W | Farmer Lodge | KO | 2 | Heinemann Park , New Orleans, Louisiana , U.S. |
| 1930-03-03 | W | Roy Clark | KO | 6 | Philadelphia Arena , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S. |
| 1930-03-11 | W | Sully Montgomery | KO | 2 | Minneapolis, Minnesota , U.S. |
| 1930-03-17 | W | Chuck Wiggins | KO | 2 | St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1930-03-20 | W | Frank Zaveta | KO | 1 | Jacksonville, Florida , U.S. |
| 1930-03-26 | W | George Trafton | KO | 1 | Convention Hall , Kansas City, Kansas , U.S. |
| 1930-03-28 | W | Jack McAuliffe II | KO | 1 | Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado , U.S. |
| 1930-04-08 | W | Neil Clisby | KO | 2 | Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
| 1930-04-14 | W | Leon Chevalier | TKO | 6 | Oakland Baseball Park , Emeryville , California, U.S. |
| 1930-04-22 | W | Sam Baker | KO | 1 | Portland Ice Hippodrome , Portland, Oregon , U.S. |
| 1930-06-05 | W | KO Christner | KO | 4 | Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum , Detroit, Michigan , U.S. |
| 1930-06-23 | W | George Godfrey | DQ | 5 | Shibe Park , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1930-07-17 | W | Bearcat Wright | KO | 4 | League Park, Omaha, Nebraska , U.S. |
| 1930-07-29 | W | George Cook | KO | 2 | Taylor Bowl, Cleveland, Ohio , U.S. |
| 1930-08-30 | W | Riccardo Bertazzolo | TKO | 3 | Atlantic City Auditorium, Atlantic City , New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1930-09-08 | W | Pat McCarthy | TKO | 2 | Newark Velodrome , Newark , New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1930-09-17 | W | Jack Gross | KO | 4 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1930-10-07 | L | Jim Maloney | PTS | 10 | Boston Garden , Boston, Massachusetts , U.S. |
| 1930-11-30 | W | Paulino Uzcudun | SD | 10 | Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc , Barcelona , Spain |
| 1930-12-18 | W | Reggie Meen | TKO | 2 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
| 1931-03-05 | W | Jim Maloney | PTS | 10 | Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami , Florida, U.S. |
| 1931-06-15 | W | Pat Redmond | KO | 1 | Ebbets Field , Brooklyn , New York, U.S. |
| 1931-06-26 | W | Umberto Torriani | KO | 2 | Broadway Auditorium , Buffalo , New York, U.S. |
| 1931-06-30 | W | Bud Gorman | KO | 2 | Arena Gardens , Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| 1931-07-24 | W | Knute Hansen | KO | 1 | Edgerton Park Arena , Rochester , New York, U.S. |
| 1931-08-04 | W | Roberto Roberti | TKO | 3 | Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1931-08-06 | W | Armando De Carolis | KO | 2 | Shellpot Park , Wilmington, Delaware , U.S. |
| 1931-10-12 | L | Jack Sharkey | UD | 15 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| 1931-11-19 | W | King Levinsky | UD | 10 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1931-11-27 | W | Victorio Campolo | KO | 2 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1932-01-25 | W | Moise Bouquillon | TKO | 2 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France |
| 1932-02-05 | W | Ernst Gühring | TKO | 5 | Berlin Sportpalast, Berlin, Germany |
| 1932-02-29 | W | Pierre Charles | PTS | 10 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France |
| 1932-03-23 | W | George Cook | KO | 4 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
| 1932-04-07 | W | Don McCorkindale | PTS | 10 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
| 1932-04-30 | W | Maurice Griselle | TKO | 10 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France |
| 1932-05-15 | W | Hans Schönrath | TKO | 3 | Stadio San Siro , Milan, Italy |
| 1932-05-30 | L | Larry Gains | PTS | 10 | White City Stadium , London, England |
| 1932-07-20 | W | Jack Gross | TKO | 7 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| 1932-07-28 | W | Jerry Pavelec | TKO | 5 | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York , New Jersey, U.S |
| 1932-08-02 | W | Hans Birkie | UD | 10 | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City , New York, U.S |
| 1932-08-16 | L | Stanley Poreda | PTS | 10 | Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1932-08-19 | W | Jack Gagnon | KO | 1 | Mark's Stadium , North Tiverton, Rhode Island , U.S. |
| 1932-09-01 | W | Art Lasky | NWS | 10 | St. Paul Auditorium , St. Paul , Minnesota, U.S. |
| 1932-10-07 | W | Ted Sandwina | KO | 4 | Benjamin Field Arena, Tampa , Florida, U.S. |
| 1932-10-13 | W | Gene Stanton | KO | 6 | 114th Infantry Armory, Camden , New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1932-10-17 | W | Jack Taylor | KO | 2 | Jefferson County Armory , Louisville, Kentucky , U.S. |
| 1932-11-04 | W | Les Kennedy | KO | 3 | Boston Arena , Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1932-11-18 | W | José Santa | TKO | 6 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1932-12-02 | W | John Schwake | KO | 7 | St. Louis Coliseum , St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1932-12-09 | W | King Levinsky | SD | 10 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1932-12-13 | W | Big Boy Peterson | TKO | 2 | Grand Rapids , Michigan, U.S. |
| 1932-12-15 | W | KO Christner | KO | 4 | City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| 1932-12-19 | W | Joe Rice | KO | 2 | Northside Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas , U.S. |
| 1932-12-20 | W | James Merriott | KO | 1 | City Auditorium, Galveston , Texas, U.S. |
| 1932-12-30 | W | Young Spence | KO | 1 | Fair Park Arena, Dallas , Texas, U.S. |
| 1933-02-10 | W | Ernie Schaaf | KO | 13 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1933-06-29 | W | Jack Sharkey | KO | 6 | Madison Square Garden Bowl , Queens , New York, U.S. |
| 1933-10-22 | W | Paulino Uzcudun | UD | 15 | Piazza di Siena, Rome , Italy |
| 1934-03-01 | W | Tommy Loughran | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| 1934-06-14 | L | Max Baer | TKO | 11 | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| 1934-12-01 | W | Victorio Campolo | PTS | 12 | Club Atletico Independiente , Buenos Aires , Argentina |
| 1935-01-13 | W | Seal Harris | KO | 7 | Estádio da Floresta, São Paulo , Brazil |
| 1935-01-22 | W | Erwin Klausner | KO | 6 | Estádio das Laranjeiras , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |
| 1935-03-15 | W | Ray Impelletiere | TKO | 9 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1935-06-25 | L | Joe Louis | TKO | 6 | Yankee Stadium , Bronx , New York, U.S. |
| 1935-11-01 | W | Walter Neusel | TKO | 4 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1935-11-25 | W | Ford Smith | UD | 10 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1935-12-09 | W | Big Boy Brackey | TKO | 4 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| 1936-03-06 | W | Isidoro Gastanaga | TKO | 5 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1936-03-16 | L | Leroy Haynes | TKO | 3 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1936-05-27 | L | Leroy Haynes | TKO | 9 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| 1937-11-18 | L | Albert Di Meglio | PTS | 10 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France |
| 1937-12-04 | W | Josip Zupan | KO | 2 | Budapest Zirkus , Budapest , Hungary |
| 1945-07-22 | W | Michel Blevens | KO | 3 | Moretti Stadium , Udine , Italy |
| 1945-09-25 | W | Sam Gardner | KO | 1 | San Sabba Stadium, Trieste , Italy |
| 1945-11-21 | L | Luigi Musina | TKO | 7 | Milan, Italy |
| 1946-03-19 | L | Luigi Musina | PTS | 8 | Trieste, Italy |
| 1946-05-19 | L | Luigi Musina | UD | 10 | Gorizia , Italy |
Showing 103 of 103 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. 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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