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Primo Carnera Losses

Primo Carnera has 14 losses against 11 opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Carnera's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Primo Carnera".

1. 14. Primo Carnera loses to Luigi Musina via unanimous decision

   On May 19, 1946 Primo Carnera faced off against Luigi Musina at age 39. He was coming in with a record of 89-14 (72). Carnera lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.

2. 13. Primo Carnera loses to Luigi Musina via points decision

   On March 19, 1946 Primo Carnera faced off against Luigi Musina at age 39. He was coming in with a record of 89-13 (72). Carnera lost the fight via 8-round points decision.

3. 12. Primo Carnera loses to Luigi Musina via KO

   On November 21, 1945 Primo Carnera faced off against Luigi Musina at age 39. He was coming in with a record of 89-12 (72). Carnera lost the fight via 7th-round TKO.

4. 11. Primo Carnera loses to Albert Di Meglio via points decision

   On November 18, 1937 Primo Carnera faced off against Albert Di Meglio at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 86-11 (69). Carnera lost the fight via 10-round points decision.

5. 10. Primo Carnera loses to Leroy Haynes via KO

   On May 27, 1936 Primo Carnera faced off against Leroy Haynes at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 86-10 (69). Carnera lost the fight via 9th-round TKO.

6. 9. Primo Carnera loses to Leroy Haynes via KO

   On March 16, 1936 Primo Carnera faced off against Leroy Haynes at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 86-9 (69). Carnera lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO.

7. 8. Primo Carnera loses to Joe Louis via KO

   On June 25, 1935 Primo Carnera faced off against Joe Louis at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 82-8 (66), and Louis was 21 years old and with a record of 19-0 (15). Carnera lost the fight via 6th-round TKO.

8. 7. Primo Carnera loses to Max Baer via KO

   On June 14, 1934 Primo Carnera met Max Baer in a heavyweight (The Ring) world-title defense fight. Carnera was 27 years old and with a record of 78-7 (63), and Baer was 25 years old and with a record of 39-7 (29). Carnera lost the fight via 11th-round TKO and lost the title.

9. 6. Primo Carnera loses to Stanley Poreda via points decision

   On August 16, 1932 Primo Carnera faced off against Stanley Poreda at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 60-6 (49). Carnera lost the fight via 10-round points decision.

10. 5. Primo Carnera loses to Larry Gains via points decision

    On May 30, 1932 Primo Carnera faced off against Larry Gains at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 57-5 (47). Carnera lost the fight via 10-round points decision.

11. 4. Primo Carnera loses to Jack Sharkey via unanimous decision

    On October 12, 1931 Primo Carnera faced off against Jack Sharkey in a heavyweight bout at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 48-4 (41), and Sharkey was 28 years old and with a record of 34-9-2 (12). Carnera lost the fight via 15-round unanimous decision.

12. 3. Primo Carnera loses to Jim Maloney via points decision

    On October 7, 1930 Primo Carnera faced off against Jim Maloney at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 39-3 (34). Carnera lost the fight via 10-round points decision.

13. 2. Primo Carnera loses to Young Stribling via disqualification

    On December 7, 1929 Primo Carnera faced off against Young Stribling at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 15-2 (11), and Stribling was 24 years old and with a record of 226-13-17 (113). Carnera lost the fight via 7-round disqualification.

14. 1. Primo Carnera loses to Franz Diener via disqualification

    On April 28, 1929 Primo Carnera faced off against Franz Diener at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 6-1 (5). Carnera lost the fight via 1-round disqualification.