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Barney Ross Record

74-4-3
Total Fights81
Wins74
Losses4
Draws3
No-Contests0
Title Wins9
Title Defenses3
Title-Fight KOs0
KO Wins22
KO Losses0
Barney Ross Record & Stats
Barney Ross' Record
Barney Ross' boxing record and career infographic

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      What is Barney Ross' boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning eight years and nine months, Barney Ross fought 81 times with 74 wins, 4 losses, and 3 draws.

      Ross retired from professional boxing with a record of 74-4-3, which included nine world-title wins and three successful title defense fights at two weight classes — lightweight and welterweight. He had a 27.2% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 22 of his total 81 fights being knockout wins. Ross never lost via knockout.

      His last fight was a 15-round unanimous decision defeat to Henry Armstrong on May 31, 1938. Ross lost the welterweight NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring titles to Armstrong in this fight.

      Some of Ross' best fights and notable victories include wins over four Hall-of-Famers (Jimmy McLarnin, Billy Petrolle, Tony Canzoneri, and Battling Battalino), Ceferino Garcia, Baby Joe Gans, and Morrie Sherman.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      81May 31, 193828Henry ArmstrongLoss *UD
      80Apr 25, 193828Bobby VennerWinTKO7
      79Apr 4, 193828Henry SchaftWinTKO4
      78Sep 23, 193727Ceferino GarciaWin *UD
      77Aug 9, 193727Al ManfredoWinNWS
      76Jun 27, 193727Jackie BurkeWinKO5
      75Jun 17, 193727Chuck WoodsWinKO4
      74Jan 29, 193727Al ManfredoWinPTS
      73Nov 27, 193626Izzy JannazzoWin *UD
      72Jul 22, 193626Phil FurrWinUD
      71Jun 22, 193626Morrie ShermanWinKO2
      70Jun 10, 193626Laddie TonielliWinTKO5
      69May 1, 193626Chuck WoodsWinTKO5
      68Mar 11, 193626Gordon WallaceWinMD
      67Jan 27, 193626Lou HalperWinTKO8
      66Nov 29, 193525Ceferino GarciaWinUD
      65Sep 13, 193525Ceferino GarciaWinPTS
      64Sep 6, 193525Baby Joe GansWinKO2
      63May 28, 193525Jimmy McLarninWin *UD
      62Apr 9, 193525Henry WoodsWinUD
      61Jan 28, 193525Frankie KlickWinUD
      60Dec 10, 193424Bobby PachoWinPTS
      59Sep 17, 193424Jimmy McLarninLoss *SD
      58May 28, 193424Jimmy McLarninWin *SD
      57Mar 27, 193424Bobby PachoWinPTS
      56Mar 14, 193424Kid MoroWinPTS
      55Mar 5, 193424Frankie KlickDrawPTS
      54Feb 7, 193424Pete NeboWinPTS
      53Jan 24, 193424Billy PetrolleWinUD
      52Nov 17, 193323Sammy FullerWinMD
      51Sep 12, 193323Tony CanzoneriWin *SD
      50Jul 26, 193323Johnny FarrWinTKO6
      49Jun 23, 193323Tony CanzoneriWin *MD
      48May 3, 193323Joe GhnoulyWinPTS
      47Mar 22, 193323Billy PetrolleWinUD
      46Feb 22, 193323Tommy GroganWinPTS
      45Jan 30, 193323Johnny DattoWinKO2
      44Nov 25, 193222Johnny FarrWinPTS
      43Nov 11, 193222Goldie HessWinPTS
      42Oct 21, 193222Battling BattalinoWinUD
      41Sep 15, 193222Frankie PetrolleWinKO2
      40Aug 26, 193222Ray MillerWinUD
      39Jul 28, 193222Henry PerlickWinTKO3
      38May 20, 193222Dick SiskWinTKO6
      37Apr 5, 193222Frankie HughesWinPTS
      36Mar 2, 193222Nick EllenwoodWinPTS
      35Feb 18, 193222Billy GladstoneWinPTS
      34Feb 8, 193222Micky O'NeillWinPTS
      33Nov 18, 193121Jimmy LundyWinPTS
      32Nov 13, 193121Young TerryWinPTS
      31Nov 4, 193121Lou JallosWinPTS
      30Oct 2, 193121Glen GampWinPTS
      29Jul 30, 193121Jimmy AlvaradoWinPTS
      28Jul 15, 193121Babe RuthWinTKO4
      27May 13, 193121Billy ShawWinPTS
      26May 1, 193121Jackie DuganWinKO2
      25Apr 24, 193121Lud AbellaWinTKO2
      24Apr 8, 193121Midget Mike O'DowdWinPTS
      23Mar 27, 193121Roger BernardLossPTS
      22Mar 20, 193121Jackie DavisWinPTS
      21Feb 20, 193121Young TerryWinUD
      20Jan 14, 193121Henry FaleganoWinPTS
      19Nov 21, 193020Harry DublinskyDrawPTS
      18Nov 6, 193020Petey MackWinKO1
      17Oct 14, 193020Sammy BinderWinKO2
      16Sep 19, 193020Young TerryDrawPTS
      15Aug 2, 193020Luis PerezWinKO1
      14Jul 1, 193020Eddie KoppyWinPTS
      13Apr 25, 193020Mickey GenaroWinPTS
      12Apr 21, 193020Carlos GarciaLossPTS
      11Apr 8, 193020Eddie BojackWinTKO2
      10Mar 3, 193020Jackie DavisWinNWS
      9Feb 24, 193020Jiro KumagaiWinPTS
      8Jan 24, 193020Johnny AndrewsWinPTS
      7Jan 10, 193020Louis NewWinPTS
      6Dec 5, 192919Al DeRoseWinPTS
      5Nov 29, 192919Joey BarthWinPTS
      4Oct 21, 192919Virgil TobinWinKO2
      3Oct 12, 192919Joe BorolaWinPTS
      2Sep 14, 192919Joe BorolaWinPTS
      1Aug 31, 192919Ramon LugoWinPTS

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Barney Ross was an American professional boxer. He was born in New York City, U.S. on December 23, 1909. He was a two-weight-class world champion. He died on January 18, 1967 at the age of 57 years. Ross was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990. His professional boxing career spanned more than 8 years — from 1929 to 1938.

      Ross made his professional boxing debut against Ramon Lugo at the age of 19 on August 31, 1929, defeating Lugo via 6 round PTS. He went on to win 10 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 2 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 23 on June 23, 1933 after 48 professional fights, against Tony Canzoneri for the lightweight NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring titles. He defeated Canzoneri via 10 round majority decision to become the lightweight champion of the world.

      Ross won three world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Ross' world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Ross had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a welterweight title defense bout against fellow American boxer Henry Armstrong at 28 years of age, on May 31, 1938. Ross lost the fight via 15 round unanimous decision — and lost his NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring titles.

      Championships

      Ross had a total of eight world-title fights, which includes winning nine world titles and three successful title defenses. He won six of these fights and lost two.

      Title Wins

      Barney Ross fought for world titles in three fights and won all three of them. In total, he won three belts across two weight classes.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      May 28, 1935Jimmy McLarninWelterweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingUD
      May 28, 1934Jimmy McLarninWelterweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingSD
      Jun 23, 1933Tony CanzoneriLightweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingMD

      Title Defenses

      Barney Ross had five world-title defense fights across two weight classes — lightweight and welterweight (x4). He won three of them and lost two times.

      Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      Sep 23, 1937Ceferino GarciaWelterweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingUD
      Nov 27, 1936Izzy JannazzoWelterweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingUD
      Sep 12, 1933Tony CanzoneriLightweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingSD

      Title Losses

      Barney Ross lost two world-title defense fights, and lost a total of six titles in these fights.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      May 31, 1938Henry ArmstrongWelterweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingUD
      Sep 17, 1934Jimmy McLarninWelterweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingSD

      Highlights

      Ross fought a total of 81 times during his professional career, which includes 8 world-title fights at two weight divisions. He was among the very best of his generation and was known for his great performances in his fights. These seven fights are the highlight of his career.

      • June 23, 1933: Ross wins his first world titles by defeating Tony Canzoneri via 10 round majority decision. He is now the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring lightweight world champion.

      • September 12, 1933: Ross successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring lightweight titles against Tony Canzoneri, winning the fight via 15 round split decision.

      • May 28, 1934: Ross wins the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles from Jimmy McLarnin, by beating McLarnin via 15 round split decision.

      • May 28, 1935: Ross wins the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles from Jimmy McLarnin, by beating McLarnin via 15 round unanimous decision.

      • September 13, 1935: Barney Ross beats Ceferino Garcia via 10th round PTS.

      • November 29, 1935: Barney Ross beats Ceferino Garcia via 10th round unanimous decision.

      • September 23, 1937: Ross successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles against Ceferino Garcia, winning the fight via 15 round unanimous decision.

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