Fritzie Zivic Record

Fritzie Zivic (The Croat Comet) was an American professional boxer. He was a welterweight world champion. In a career spanning 17 years, 3 months, and 12 days, Zivic amassed a record of 158-65-10, which includes 81 wins via KO—1 in a world-title bout. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1993.

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FRITZIE

ZIVIC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Croat Comet

Born: May 08, 1913
Death: May 16, 1984 71 years
Debut: Oct 05, 1931
Record: 158-65-10
Title Fights: 3
KOs: 81 (34.8%)
Health
Last Five
Height: 178 cm
Reach: 180 cm
Ape Index: 2 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last Fight: Jan 17, 1949

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LEGEND

Boxing Career

Fritzie Zivic was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 8, 1913. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on October 5, 1931 against Al Rettinger. Zivic defeated Rettinger via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Zivic became a world champion at the age of 27 after 129 professional fights. He challenged Henry Armstrong for the The Ring welterweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.

Zivic's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Eddie Steele at age 35, on January 17, 1949.

Some of Fritzie Zivic's best fights were against Henry Armstrong (HOFer), Kid Azteca, Charley Burley (HOFer), Jake LaMotta (HOFer), Eddie Booker (HOFer), and Johnny Jadick. For a top-10 list of Zivic's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Fritzie Zivic".

Zivic has 65 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Fritzie Zivic Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
233	Jan 17, 1949	35	Eddie Steele	win	UD 10
232	Jan 12, 1949	35	Al Reid	win	PTS 10
231	Oct 28, 1948	35	Eddie Steele	draw	PTS 10
230	Feb 04, 1947	33	Kid Azteca 33 143-37-7	loss	KO 5
229	Jan 08, 1947	33	Clyde Gordon	loss	UD 9
228	Dec 10, 1946	33	Bobby Britton	win	PTS 10
227	Dec 06, 1946	33	Pete Mead	loss	PTS 10
226	Dec 02, 1946	33	Ralph Zannelli	loss	PTS 10
225	Nov 18, 1946	33	Jimmy McGriff	draw	PTS 10
224	Nov 12, 1946	33	Al Mobley	loss	PTS 8
223	Oct 29, 1946	33	Russell Wilhite	win	TKO 5
222	May 27, 1946	33	Tommy Lemmon	loss	SD 10
221	May 14, 1946	33	California Jackie Wilson	loss	TKO 8
220	May 01, 1946	32	Joey Martinez	win	TKO 8
219	Apr 29, 1946	32	Howard Bleyhl	loss	UD 10
218	Apr 18, 1946	32	Don Lee	win	UD 10
217	Apr 12, 1946	32	Lincoln Stanley	win	PTS 10
216	Apr 05, 1946	32	Manuel Villa I	draw	UD 10
215	Mar 26, 1946	32	Tony Elizondo	loss	UD 10
214	Mar 19, 1946	32	Levi Southall	win	PTS 10
213	Feb 25, 1946	32	Aaron Perry	loss	PTS 10
212	Feb 01, 1946	32	O'Neill Bell	loss	UD 10
211	Jan 15, 1946	32	Al Priest	loss	UD 10
210	Dec 10, 1945	32	Cecil Hudson	loss	UD 10
209	Nov 13, 1945	32	Joe Curcio	loss	PTS 10
208	Nov 02, 1945	32	Freddie Archer	loss	UD 10
207	Oct 20, 1945	32	Joe Reddick	loss	SD 10
206	Sep 18, 1945	32	Billy Deeg	win	PTS 10
205	Sep 12, 1945	32	Paul Altman	loss	PTS 10
204	Jul 16, 1945	32	Bill McDowell	loss	PTS 10
203	Jul 10, 1945	32	Ossie Harris	loss	SD 10
202	Jul 03, 1945	32	Rueben Shank	loss	SD 10
201	Jun 22, 1945	32	Harold Green	loss	UD 10
200	Jun 12, 1945	32	Baby Zavala	win	KO 4
199	May 08, 1945	32	Pat Saia	win	UD 10
198	May 07, 1945	31	Kid Azteca 31 126-33-7	win	MD 10
197	Apr 03, 1945	31	Manuel Villa I	win	KO 8
196	Mar 22, 1945	31	Benny Evans	win	TKO 8
195	Mar 06, 1945	31	Bill McDowell	win	UD 10
194	Feb 22, 1945	31	Kid Estrada	win	KO 2
193	Jan 05, 1945	31	Billy Arnold	win	MD 8
192	Dec 12, 1944	31	Kid Azteca 31 124-32-7	win	MD 10
191	Nov 29, 1944	31	Manuel Villa I	win	KO 6
190	Nov 14, 1944	31	Chuck Hirst	win	KO 5
189	Oct 18, 1944	31	Pat Saia	win	TKO 8
188	Oct 16, 1944	31	Tommy Roman	loss	UD 10
187	Sep 26, 1944	31	Artie Dorrell	win	TKO 7
186	Sep 12, 1944	31	Felix Morales	win	KO 2
185	Aug 01, 1944	31	Pete DeRuzza	win	TKO 8
184	Jun 26, 1944	31	Tommy Bell	loss	SD 10
183	Mar 29, 1944	30	Freddie Archer	loss	PTS 10
182	Mar 24, 1944	30	Harry Teaney	win	PTS 10
181	Jan 14, 1944	30	Jake LaMotta 21 38-7-2	loss	UD 10
180	Jan 03, 1944	30	Ossie Harris	win	KO 10
179	Dec 20, 1943	30	Ralph Zannelli	loss	UD 10
178	Nov 12, 1943	30	Jake LaMotta 21 37-7-2	loss	SD 10
177	Oct 29, 1943	30	Bobby Richardson	win	UD 10
176	Oct 15, 1943	30	Jose Basora	loss	UD 10
175	Sep 10, 1943	30	Vinnie Vines	win	KO 1
174	Aug 23, 1943	30	Bob Montgomery	loss	UD 10
173	Aug 09, 1943	30	Young Kid McCoy	win	TKO 4
172	Jul 12, 1943	30	Jake LaMotta 21 35-6-2	win	SD 15
171	Jun 10, 1943	30	Jake LaMotta 20 34-6-2	loss	SD 10
170	Apr 30, 1943	29	Johnny Roszina	win	TKO 8
169	Mar 05, 1943	29	Beau Jack	loss	UD 12
168	Feb 16, 1943	29	Mayon Padlo	win	PTS 10
167	Feb 05, 1943	29	Beau Jack	loss	UD 10
166	Dec 15, 1942	29	Carmen Notch	win	UD 10
165	Nov 16, 1942	29	Sheik Rangel	loss	PTS 10
164	Oct 26, 1942	29	Henry Armstrong 29 121-16-8	loss	UD 10
163	Oct 13, 1942	29	Tito Taylor	win	PTS 10
162	Sep 21, 1942	29	Johnny Walker	win	UD 10
161	Sep 10, 1942	29	Freddie Cochrane	win	UD 10
160	Aug 13, 1942	29	Garvey Young	win	TKO 6
159	Jul 27, 1942	29	Norman Rubio	win	TKO 9
158	Jun 29, 1942	29	Norman Rubio	loss	PTS 10
157	Jun 22, 1942	29	Bobby Britton	win	TKO 4
156	Jun 04, 1942	29	Rueben Shank	win	PTS 10
155	May 25, 1942	29	Lew Jenkins	win	TKO 10
154	Apr 23, 1942	28	Reuben Shank	loss	UD 10
153	Apr 13, 1942	28	Maxie Berger	win	PTS 10
152	Mar 30, 1942	28	Bill McDowell	win	TKO 6
151	Mar 09, 1942	28	Izzy Jannazzo	win	RTD 4
150	Feb 27, 1942	28	Tony Motisi	loss	UD 10
149	Feb 09, 1942	28	Raul Carabantes	win	PTS 10
148	Jan 16, 1942	28	Sugar Ray Robinson 20 26-0	loss	TKO 10
147	Dec 12, 1941	28	Young Kid McCoy	draw	PTS 10
146	Dec 01, 1941	28	Harry Weekly	win	TKO 9
145	Nov 26, 1941	28	Phil Furr	win	UD 10
144	Oct 31, 1941	28	Sugar Ray Robinson 20 25-0	loss	UD 10
143	Sep 15, 1941	28	Milt Aron	win	KO 5
142	Jul 29, 1941	28	Freddie Cochrane	loss	PTS 15
141	Jul 14, 1941	28	Johnny Barbara	win	UD 12
140	Jul 02, 1941	28	Al Davis	win	TKO 10
139	May 02, 1941	27	Tony Marteliano	win	UD 10
138	Apr 18, 1941	27	Mike Kaplan	loss	UD 10
137	Apr 04, 1941	27	Dick Demaray	win	TKO 5
136	Mar 20, 1941	27	Felix Garcia	win	KO 2
135	Mar 17, 1941	27	Saverio Turiello	win	PTS 10
134	Jan 17, 1941	27	Henry Armstrong 28 111-14-8	win	TKO 12
133	Dec 20, 1940	27	Lew Jenkins	draw	PTS 10
132	Nov 26, 1940	27	Ronnie Beaudin	win	TKO 3
131	Nov 15, 1940	27	Al Davis	win	DQ 2
130	Oct 04, 1940	27	Henry Armstrong 27 111-13-8	win	UD 15
129	Aug 29, 1940	27	Sammy Angott	win	UD 10
128	Aug 05, 1940	27	Kenny LaSalle	win	SD 10
127	Jul 22, 1940	27	Leonard Bennett	win	KO 4
126	Jul 08, 1940	27	Ossie Harris	win	PTS 10
125	Jun 24, 1940	27	Johnny Rinaldi	win	KO 1
124	May 21, 1940	27	Ossie Harris	win	KO 3
123	May 07, 1940	26	Johnny Barbara	loss	UD 10
122	May 03, 1940	26	Mansfield Driskell	win	PTS 10
121	Apr 08, 1940	26	Johnny Barbara	loss	MD 10
120	Mar 14, 1940	26	Johnny Barbara	win	PTS 10
119	Mar 04, 1940	26	Saverio Turiello	win	KO 1
118	Feb 16, 1940	26	Remo Fernandez	win	TKO 7
117	Jan 22, 1940	26	Mike Kaplan	win	SD 10
116	Dec 27, 1939	26	Milt Aron	loss	KO 8
115	Dec 06, 1939	26	Wicky Harkins	win	TKO 9
114	Nov 18, 1939	26	Billy Lancaster	win	TKO 7
113	Oct 30, 1939	26	Milo Theodorescu	win	UD 10
112	Oct 24, 1939	26	Kid Azteca 26 102-18-6	win	UD 10
111	Sep 21, 1939	26	Ralph Gizzy	win	KO 2
110	Sep 05, 1939	26	Pete DeRuzza	win	TKO 6
109	Jul 17, 1939	26	Charley Burley 21 23-3	loss	UD 10
108	Jul 11, 1939	26	Jackie Burke	win	UD 10
107	Jun 05, 1939	26	Kenny LaSalle	win	SD 10
106	May 16, 1939	26	Al Traino	win	PTS 10
105	May 09, 1939	26	Kenny LaSalle	loss	PTS 10
104	Apr 20, 1939	25	Tiger Kid Walker	win	KO 1
103	Mar 29, 1939	25	Bobby Britton	win	UD 10
102	Mar 20, 1939	25	Nick Pastore	win	TKO 9
101	Feb 15, 1939	25	Charlie Bell	win	KO 3
100	Feb 10, 1939	25	Eddie Booker 21 37-0-4	win	PTS 8
99	Jan 20, 1939	25	Jackie Burke	win	MD 10
98	Dec 26, 1938	25	Howell King	draw	NWS 10
97	Dec 08, 1938	25	Vince Pimpinella	win	UD 10
96	Nov 21, 1938	25	Al Hamilton	win	KO 5
95	Nov 15, 1938	25	Frankie Blair	win	PTS 8
94	Oct 27, 1938	25	Salvy Saban	win	PTS 10
93	Oct 10, 1938	25	Jay Macedon	win	TKO 5
92	Oct 03, 1938	25	Paul Cortlyn	win	KO 4
91	Sep 13, 1938	25	Bobby Pacho	win	PTS 10
90	Aug 26, 1938	25	Mickey Paul	win	KO 1
89	Aug 22, 1938	25	Steve Kahley	win	TKO 3
88	Aug 12, 1938	25	Joe Pennino	win	PTS 8
87	Aug 02, 1938	25	Joe Lemieux	win	TKO 4
86	Jul 12, 1938	25	Phil Furr	win	TKO 3
85	Jul 09, 1938	25	Eddie Conley	win	KO 6
84	Jun 20, 1938	25	Ercole Buratti	win	KO 4
83	Jun 13, 1938	25	Charley Burley 20 17-2	loss	UD 10
82	May 20, 1938	25	Petey Mike	win	KO 1
81	Apr 12, 1938	24	Remo Fernandez	win	PTS 10
80	Mar 21, 1938	24	Charley Burley 20 16-1	win	SD 10
79	Mar 07, 1938	24	Tommy Bland	win	TKO 8
78	Feb 14, 1938	24	Frankie Blair	win	PTS 10
77	Jan 07, 1938	24	Harold Brown	win	PTS 10
76	Dec 25, 1937	24	Tommy Bland	loss	MD 10
75	Nov 18, 1937	24	Jimmy Reilly	win	KO 2
74	Oct 27, 1937	24	Frankie Portland	win	KO 2
73	May 21, 1937	24	Tony Petroskey	win	PTS 10
72	Apr 06, 1937	23	Chuck Woods	win	PTS 10
71	Mar 01, 1937	23	Bobby Pacho	win	SD 10
70	Feb 11, 1937	23	Johnny Jadick 28 99-52-8	win	KO 6
69	Dec 28, 1936	23	Billy Conn 19 29-6-1	loss	SD 10
68	Dec 02, 1936	23	Harry Dublinsky	win	TKO 6
67	Nov 09, 1936	23	Gaston LeCadre	win	PTS 10
66	Oct 16, 1936	23	Chuck Woods	win	KO 6
65	Oct 05, 1936	23	Johnny Durso	win	KO 2
64	Sep 28, 1936	23	Jackie McFarland	win	PTS 10
63	Aug 12, 1936	23	Cleto Locatelli	loss	UD 10
62	Jul 30, 1936	23	Laddie Tonielli	win	TKO 6
61	Jul 22, 1936	23	Mickey Duris	win	PTS 12
60	Jul 06, 1936	23	Laddie Tonielli	win	TKO 4
59	Jul 02, 1936	23	Lou Jallos	win	TKO 3
58	Jun 17, 1936	23	Al Manfredo	win	PTS 10
57	Jun 09, 1936	23	Tony Falco	win	TKO 8
56	May 22, 1936	23	Billy Celebron	win	KO 1
55	Apr 17, 1936	22	Young Gene Buffalo	loss	PTS 10
54	Apr 15, 1936	22	Joe Flocco	win	PTS 10
53	Feb 24, 1936	22	Chuck Woods	loss	PTS 10
52	Jan 27, 1936	22	Joey Ferrando	loss	PTS 8
51	Jan 13, 1936	22	Eddie Cool	loss	SD 10
50	Dec 16, 1935	22	Billy Celebron	loss	UD 10
49	Oct 04, 1935	22	George Salvadore	loss	PTS 6
48	Sep 30, 1935	22	Tony Herrera	loss	SD 10
47	Aug 06, 1935	22	Joey Ferrando	loss	PTS 10
46	Jul 29, 1935	22	Mike Barto	win	PTS 10
45	Jul 16, 1935	22	Jackie McFarland	win	UD 10
44	Jul 01, 1935	22	Lou Ambers	loss	UD 10
43	May 21, 1935	22	Eddie Adams	win	RTD 7
42	May 06, 1935	21	Sammy Chivas	win	TKO 3
41	Apr 29, 1935	21	Freddie Chynoweth	win	PTS 8
40	Apr 15, 1935	21	Marty Gornick	win	RTD 5
39	Apr 08, 1935	21	Dominic Mancini	win	TKO 11
38	Apr 01, 1935	21	Dominic Mancini	draw	PTS 10
37	Mar 04, 1935	21	KO Castillo	win	UD 10
36	Feb 18, 1935	21	Johnny Jadick 26 92-29-6	loss	PTS 10
35	Feb 04, 1935	21	Jimmy Leto	loss	UD 10
34	Oct 26, 1934	21	Laddie Tonielli	loss	KO 2
33	Sep 27, 1934	21	Harry Carlton	win	PTS 10
32	Aug 18, 1934	21	Young Joe Firpo	win	PTS 10
31	Jul 02, 1934	21	Eddie Ran	win	SD 10
30	May 29, 1934	21	Luis Carranza	win	PTS 4
29	May 08, 1934	21	Phil Rios	draw	PTS 6
28	Apr 30, 1934	20	Phil Rios	win	PTS 6
27	Mar 06, 1934	20	Lloyd Smith	draw	PTS 6
26	Feb 06, 1934	20	Perfecto Lopez	win	PTS 6
25	Jan 23, 1934	20	Baby Sal Sorio	win	TKO 2
24	Dec 27, 1933	20	Rudy Ayon	win	PTS 4
23	Dec 15, 1933	20	Vincent Martinez	win	PTS 4
22	Dec 04, 1933	20	Homer Foster	draw	PTS 4
21	Nov 23, 1933	20	Don Miller	win	TKO 3
20	Nov 03, 1933	20	Gus Vargas	win	KO 2
19	Oct 12, 1933	20	Joe Pimentel	win	KO 4
18	Aug 07, 1933	20	Joey Greb	win	PTS 6
17	Jul 10, 1933	20	Don Asto	win	TKO 3
16	Jun 26, 1933	20	Don Asto	win	UD 6
15	Apr 28, 1933	19	Patsy Hennigan	win	PTS 6
14	Apr 10, 1933	19	Eddie Brannon	win	TKO 6
13	Mar 27, 1933	19	US Carpenter	win	TKO 4
12	Feb 08, 1933	19	Steve Senich	win	KO 2
11	Jan 30, 1933	19	George Schlee	win	RTD 2
10	Dec 13, 1932	19	Billy Cregan	win	PTS 4
9	Nov 18, 1932	19	Jerry Clements	loss	SD 6
8	Oct 14, 1932	19	Terry Waner	win	TKO 3
7	Sep 26, 1932	19	Jim Dorsey	win	KO 4
6	Jun 22, 1932	19	Steve Senich	loss	MD 6
5	Jun 09, 1932	19	Young Lowstetter	win	UD 6
4	Mar 04, 1932	18	Elmer Kozak	win	TKO 4
3	Jan 01, 1932	18	Paddy Gilmore	win	KO 4
2	Nov 16, 1931	18	Steve Senich	loss	PTS 6
1	Oct 05, 1931	18	Al Rettinger	win	TKO 1

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