Herbert Hardwick Record
178-58-11
| Total Fights | 249 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 178 |
| Losses | 58 |
| Draws | 11 |
| No-Contests | 2 |
| Title Wins | 0 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 0 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
| KO Wins | 47 |
| KO Losses | 7 |
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What is Herbert Hardwick's boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning 19 years and two months, Herbert Hardwick fought 249 times with 178 wins, 58 losses, and 11 draws.
Hardwick retired from professional boxing with a record of 178-58-11. He had a 19% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 47 of his total 249 fights being knockout wins. Hardwick suffered seven knockout losses, none of which were in title fights.
His last fight was a 8 round PTS defeat to Bobby Mann on August 24, 1948.
Some of Hardwick's best fights and notable victories include wins over five Hall-of-Famers (Holman Williams, Chalky Wright, Eddie Booker, Pancho Villa, and Pete Herman), Young Peter Jackson, Bobby Orr, and Gordon Wallace.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249 | Aug 24, 1948 | 34 | Bobby Mann | Loss | PTS |
| 248 | Dec 17, 1947 | 33 | Ray Barnes | Win | KO6 |
| 247 | Oct 12, 1947 | 33 | Julio Pedroso | Win | PTS |
| 246 | Oct 4, 1947 | 33 | Jose Garcia Alvarez | Win | KO6 |
| 245 | Sep 30, 1947 | 33 | Jose Garcia Alvarez | Loss | DQ |
| 244 | Sep 2, 1947 | 33 | William Poli | Loss | UD |
| 243 | Aug 29, 1947 | 33 | Ellis Stewart | Win | UD |
| 242 | Jul 21, 1947 | 33 | Pete Mead | Loss | MD |
| 241 | Jul 7, 1947 | 33 | Jerry Marshall | Draw | PTS |
| 240 | May 18, 1947 | 33 | Bert Lytell | Loss | RTD6 |
| 239 | Apr 29, 1947 | 32 | Jimmy Sherrer | Loss | TKO4 |
| 238 | Jan 31, 1947 | 32 | Bobby Richardson | Win | SD |
| 237 | Jan 27, 1947 | 32 | Lloyd Gibson | Win | PTS |
| 236 | Jan 10, 1947 | 32 | O'Neill Bell | Draw | PTS |
| 235 | Dec 27, 1946 | 32 | Eddie O'Neill | Loss | PTS |
| 234 | Dec 5, 1946 | 32 | Young Gene Buffalo | Win | PTS |
| 233 | Jul 30, 1946 | 32 | Bert Lytell | Loss | PTS |
| 232 | Jul 16, 1946 | 32 | Mario Raul Ochoa | Win | PTS |
| 231 | Apr 4, 1946 | 31 | Billy Morris | Win | UD |
| 230 | Mar 25, 1946 | 31 | Bert Lytell | Loss | PTS |
| 229 | Feb 7, 1946 | 31 | Cecil Hudson | Win | MD |
| 228 | Sep 17, 1945 | 31 | Archie Moore | Loss | KO8 |
| 227 | Aug 20, 1945 | 31 | George Henry | Loss | UD |
| 226 | Jul 30, 1945 | 31 | Joe Carter | Win | SD |
| 225 | Jul 9, 1945 | 31 | Joe Carter | Win | SD |
| 224 | May 23, 1945 | 31 | Joe Hyman | Win | PTS |
| 223 | May 14, 1945 | 31 | Holman Williams | Loss | UD |
| 222 | May 2, 1945 | 31 | Joe Reddick | Win | TKO6 |
| 221 | Apr 20, 1945 | 30 | Joe Carter | Loss | PTS |
| 220 | Mar 26, 1945 | 30 | Holman Williams | Win | SD |
| 219 | Mar 19, 1945 | 30 | Johnny Carter | Loss | PTS |
| 218 | Feb 15, 1945 | 30 | Butch Lynch | Win | PTS |
| 217 | Jan 29, 1945 | 30 | Joe Carter | Loss | UD |
| 216 | Nov 24, 1944 | 30 | Oakland Billy Smith | NC | NC |
| 215 | Nov 13, 1944 | 30 | Aaron Wade | Loss | PTS |
| 214 | Oct 20, 1944 | 30 | Jack Chase | Win | UD |
| 213 | Sep 15, 1944 | 30 | Holman Williams | Draw | PTS |
| 212 | Aug 24, 1944 | 30 | Billy Campanelli | Win | TKO1 |
| 211 | Oct 8, 1943 | 29 | Jimmy McDaniels | Win | UD |
| 210 | Sep 24, 1943 | 29 | Anthony Jones | Win | PTS |
| 209 | Sep 9, 1943 | 29 | Verne Patterson | Win | TKO7 |
| 208 | Aug 30, 1943 | 29 | Phil Norman | Win | PTS |
| 207 | Jul 12, 1943 | 29 | Joe Carter | Loss | PTS |
| 206 | Jun 7, 1943 | 29 | George Kochan | Loss | SD |
| 205 | May 24, 1943 | 29 | Pete DeRuzza | Win | TKO5 |
| 204 | May 17, 1943 | 29 | Al Gilbert | Win | TKO2 |
| 203 | May 10, 1943 | 29 | Bob Jacobs | Win | PTS |
| 202 | May 3, 1943 | 29 | Deacon Johnny Brown | Win | UD |
| 201 | Apr 19, 1943 | 28 | Charley Burley | Draw | PTS |
| 200 | Apr 9, 1943 | 28 | Henry Robinson | Win | PTS |
| 199 | Jan 25, 1943 | 28 | Earl Turner | Loss | PTS |
| 198 | Jan 15, 1943 | 28 | Holman Williams | Win | PTS |
| 197 | Dec 14, 1942 | 28 | California Jackie Wilson | Loss | SD |
| 196 | Nov 8, 1942 | 28 | Syd Brown | Win | PTS |
| 195 | Oct 25, 1942 | 28 | Dan Calcagno | Win | PTS |
| 194 | Oct 11, 1942 | 28 | Fabio Hurtado | Win | KO4 |
| 193 | Aug 31, 1942 | 28 | Johnny Jackson | Win | UD |
| 192 | Aug 6, 1942 | 28 | Saverio Turiello | Win | UD |
| 191 | Jul 24, 1942 | 28 | Milo Theodorescu | Win | PTS |
| 190 | Jun 19, 1942 | 28 | Pete DeRuzza | Win | PTS |
| 189 | May 2, 1942 | 28 | Joe Legon | Win | PTS |
| 188 | Apr 13, 1942 | 27 | Bobby Britton | Win | TKO6 |
| 187 | Mar 27, 1942 | 27 | Holman Williams | Win | PTS |
| 186 | Mar 2, 1942 | 27 | Holman Williams | Win | UD |
| 185 | Feb 26, 1942 | 27 | Felix Morales | Win | PTS |
| 184 | Jan 19, 1942 | 27 | Holman Williams | Loss | UD |
| 183 | Jan 14, 1942 | 27 | Eddie Dolan | Win | TKO3 |
| 182 | Dec 22, 1941 | 27 | Holman Williams | Draw | SD |
| 181 | Dec 8, 1941 | 27 | Slugger White | Win | UD |
| 180 | Nov 17, 1941 | 27 | Pedro Tomez | Win | KO4 |
| 179 | Nov 13, 1941 | 27 | Freddie Camuso | Win | PTS |
| 178 | Oct 1, 1941 | 27 | Bobby Britton | Win | PTS |
| 177 | Sep 8, 1941 | 27 | Vinnie Vines | Win | PTS |
| 176 | Aug 5, 1941 | 27 | Izzy Jannazzo | Loss | PTS |
| 175 | Jun 10, 1941 | 27 | Manuel Villa II | Win | KO4 |
| 174 | Jun 2, 1941 | 27 | Norman Rubio | Win | PTS |
| 173 | May 13, 1941 | 27 | Phil Furr | Win | UD |
| 172 | Apr 21, 1941 | 26 | Joe Sutka | Win | KO10 |
| 171 | Apr 15, 1941 | 26 | Jerry Fiorello | Win | PTS |
| 170 | Mar 31, 1941 | 26 | Andre Jessurun | Win | UD |
| 169 | Mar 17, 1941 | 26 | Tony Cisco | Win | UD |
| 168 | Jan 11, 1941 | 26 | Kid Azteca | NC | NC |
| 167 | Jan 1, 1941 | 26 | Kid Azteca | Loss | PTS |
| 166 | Nov 11, 1940 | 26 | Jimmy Leto | Loss | KO3 |
| 165 | Oct 14, 1940 | 26 | Izzy Jannazzo | Loss | SD |
| 164 | Aug 12, 1940 | 26 | Georgie Abrams | Loss | SD |
| 163 | Jul 15, 1940 | 26 | Phil Furr | Win | UD |
| 162 | Jul 8, 1940 | 26 | Jimmy Leto | Win | UD |
| 161 | Jul 1, 1940 | 26 | Frankie Britt | Win | TKO7 |
| 160 | Jun 19, 1940 | 26 | Bill McDowell | Win | UD |
| 159 | Jun 13, 1940 | 26 | Johnny Barbara | Win | TKO1 |
| 158 | May 27, 1940 | 26 | Billy White | Win | KO2 |
| 157 | Apr 29, 1940 | 25 | Chalky Wright | Win | MD |
| 156 | Mar 25, 1940 | 25 | Billy White | Win | TKO9 |
| 155 | Feb 19, 1940 | 25 | Tony Martin | Win | UD |
| 154 | Jan 11, 1940 | 25 | Holman Williams | Win | UD |
| 153 | Dec 7, 1939 | 25 | Tommy Bland | Win | PTS |
| 152 | Dec 1, 1939 | 25 | Mike DeStefano | Win | PTS |
| 151 | Oct 16, 1939 | 25 | Carl Dell | Win | SD |
| 150 | Oct 9, 1939 | 25 | Kenny LaSalle | Win | PTS |
| 149 | Oct 2, 1939 | 25 | Wicky Harkins | Win | MD |
| 148 | Aug 3, 1939 | 25 | Buster Carroll | Win | UD |
| 147 | Jul 20, 1939 | 25 | Steve Mamakos | Win | UD |
| 146 | Jul 3, 1939 | 25 | Tony Martin | Loss | PTS |
| 145 | Jun 15, 1939 | 25 | Bobby Masters | Win | TKO3 |
| 144 | May 12, 1939 | 25 | Mike Kaplan | Loss | SD |
| 143 | Mar 30, 1939 | 24 | Sigi Lander | Win | RTD1 |
| 142 | Mar 24, 1939 | 24 | Mike Kaplan | Draw | PTS |
| 141 | Mar 9, 1939 | 24 | Eddie Booker | Win | PTS |
| 140 | Feb 22, 1939 | 24 | Freddie Camuso | Win | UD |
| 139 | Feb 16, 1939 | 24 | Buster Carroll | Win | PTS |
| 138 | Jan 26, 1939 | 24 | Frankie Britt | Loss | SD |
| 137 | Oct 1, 1938 | 24 | Eddie Cerda | Win | PTS |
| 136 | Sep 9, 1938 | 24 | George Martin | Win | UD |
| 135 | Aug 31, 1938 | 24 | Howell King | Win | PTS |
| 134 | Aug 22, 1938 | 24 | Charley Burley | Loss | UD |
| 133 | Aug 4, 1938 | 24 | Johnny Jackson | Loss | TKO10 |
| 132 | Jul 16, 1938 | 24 | Tommy Bland | Win | PTS |
| 131 | May 2, 1938 | 24 | Paulie Walker | Loss | SD |
| 130 | Feb 28, 1938 | 23 | Vince De Angelo | Win | PTS |
| 129 | Feb 21, 1938 | 23 | Gordon Wallace | Win | UD |
| 128 | Jan 31, 1938 | 23 | Michele Palermo | Loss | UD |
| 127 | Dec 6, 1937 | 23 | Teddy Loder | Win | SD |
| 126 | Nov 15, 1937 | 23 | Sonny Jones | Win | TKO6 |
| 125 | Sep 20, 1937 | 23 | Saverio Turiello | Loss | UD |
| 124 | Aug 16, 1937 | 23 | Saverio Turiello | Loss | UD |
| 123 | Jul 26, 1937 | 23 | Johnny Lucas | Win | TKO8 |
| 122 | Jul 17, 1937 | 23 | Willie Eley | Win | PTS |
| 121 | Jul 12, 1937 | 23 | Werther Arcelli | Win | KO2 |
| 120 | Jun 11, 1937 | 23 | Holman Williams | Win | PTS |
| 119 | Jun 7, 1937 | 23 | Johnny Lucas | Loss | SD |
| 118 | May 3, 1937 | 23 | Johnny Lucas | Win | SD |
| 117 | Apr 5, 1937 | 22 | Andre Jessurun | Win | KO11 |
| 116 | Mar 22, 1937 | 22 | Tommy Jones | Win | PTS |
| 115 | Mar 12, 1937 | 22 | Holman Williams | Loss | PTS |
| 114 | Mar 1, 1937 | 22 | Jack Portney | Win | TKO12 |
| 113 | Dec 16, 1936 | 22 | Paulie Walker | Win | PTS |
| 112 | Nov 30, 1936 | 22 | Casper LaRosa | Win | UD |
| 111 | Nov 9, 1936 | 22 | Jack Portney | Win | SD |
| 110 | Oct 14, 1936 | 22 | Bobby Orr | Win | TKO4 |
| 109 | Sep 22, 1936 | 22 | Jackie Elverrillo | Win | PTS |
| 108 | Aug 7, 1936 | 22 | Jack Portney | Win | PTS |
| 107 | Jul 26, 1936 | 22 | Young Peter Jackson | Win | TKO2 |
| 106 | Jun 29, 1936 | 22 | Vince De Angelo | Win | PTS |
| 105 | Jun 19, 1936 | 22 | Werther Arcelli | Win | PTS |
| 104 | Jun 1, 1936 | 22 | Andre Jessurun | Loss | UD |
| 103 | Apr 17, 1936 | 21 | Holman Williams | Win | PTS |
| 102 | Apr 2, 1936 | 21 | Werther Arcelli | Win | PTS |
| 101 | Mar 13, 1936 | 21 | Holman Williams | Win | MD |
| 100 | Feb 28, 1936 | 21 | Darcey White | Win | PTS |
| 99 | Feb 21, 1936 | 21 | Wesley Farrell | Win | PTS |
| 98 | Jan 31, 1936 | 21 | Tiger Joe Randall | Win | PTS |
| 97 | Jan 6, 1936 | 21 | Joe Pennino | Win | PTS |
| 96 | Dec 9, 1935 | 21 | Frankie Cinque | Win | SD |
| 95 | Nov 25, 1935 | 21 | Andre Jessurun | Loss | UD |
| 94 | Nov 14, 1935 | 21 | Tommy Mollis | Win | PTS |
| 93 | Nov 1, 1935 | 21 | Harvey Massey | Draw | SD |
| 92 | Oct 18, 1935 | 21 | Wesley Farrell | Win | PTS |
| 91 | Sep 9, 1935 | 21 | Andy Callahan | Win | TKO10 |
| 90 | Aug 31, 1935 | 21 | Casper LaRosa | Win | PTS |
| 89 | Aug 1, 1935 | 21 | Davey Grande | Win | UD |
| 88 | Jul 12, 1935 | 21 | Paul Canamare | Win | PTS |
| 87 | Jun 28, 1935 | 21 | Harry Carlton | Win | PTS |
| 86 | Jun 13, 1935 | 21 | Werther Arcelli | Win | UD |
| 85 | May 27, 1935 | 21 | Frankie Britt | Win | PTS |
| 84 | May 13, 1935 | 21 | Johnny Graycar | Win | TKO4 |
| 83 | Apr 26, 1935 | 20 | Jimmy Leto | Loss | PTS |
| 82 | Mar 22, 1935 | 20 | Ray Napolitano | Win | UD |
| 81 | Feb 28, 1935 | 20 | Ray Napolitano | Win | PTS |
| 80 | Jan 26, 1935 | 20 | Kid Azteca | Loss | PTS |
| 79 | Jan 19, 1935 | 20 | Kid Azteca | Draw | PTS |
| 78 | Dec 3, 1934 | 20 | Elmer Bezenah | Win | PTS |
| 77 | Nov 22, 1934 | 20 | Petey Mike | Win | PTS |
| 76 | Oct 23, 1934 | 20 | Christopher Battalino | Loss | RTD6 |
| 75 | Sep 27, 1934 | 20 | Michele Palermo | Loss | PTS |
| 74 | Aug 21, 1934 | 20 | Carmen Roman | Win | PTS |
| 73 | Aug 16, 1934 | 20 | Frankie Britt | Loss | PTS |
| 72 | Aug 6, 1934 | 20 | Gaston LeCadre | Win | SD |
| 71 | Jul 17, 1934 | 20 | Morrie Sherman | Win | PTS |
| 70 | Jul 9, 1934 | 20 | Steve Halaiko | Win | PTS |
| 69 | Jun 18, 1934 | 20 | Danny Devlin | Win | UD |
| 68 | Jun 11, 1934 | 20 | Steve Halaiko | Win | UD |
| 67 | Jun 7, 1934 | 20 | Billy Bridges | Win | TKO4 |
| 66 | May 28, 1934 | 20 | Eddie Holmes | Win | UD |
| 65 | May 26, 1934 | 20 | Frankie Bruno | Win | PTS |
| 64 | Apr 30, 1934 | 19 | Johnny Lucas | Win | PTS |
| 63 | Apr 20, 1934 | 19 | Sailor Randall | Win | PTS |
| 62 | Apr 12, 1934 | 19 | Andy DiVodi | Win | PTS |
| 61 | Apr 9, 1934 | 19 | Joey Ferrando | Loss | PTS |
| 60 | Mar 16, 1934 | 19 | Pancho Villa | Win | SD |
| 59 | Feb 26, 1934 | 19 | Joey Bazzone | Win | PTS |
| 58 | Feb 24, 1934 | 19 | Ray Napolitano | Loss | SD |
| 57 | Feb 15, 1934 | 19 | Tony Catalano | Win | TKO2 |
| 56 | Feb 8, 1934 | 19 | Eddie Marks | Win | TKO3 |
| 55 | Jan 18, 1934 | 19 | Jackie Davis | Loss | PTS |
| 54 | Jan 7, 1934 | 19 | Joey Bazzone | Win | PTS |
| 53 | Dec 5, 1933 | 19 | Lou Ambers | Loss | PTS |
| 52 | Nov 24, 1933 | 19 | Joe Ghnouly | Draw | PTS |
| 51 | Sep 26, 1933 | 19 | Victor Lotti | Win | TKO3 |
| 50 | Aug 31, 1933 | 19 | Wesley Ramey | Loss | UD |
| 49 | Aug 26, 1933 | 19 | Eddie Shapiro | Win | PTS |
| 48 | Aug 14, 1933 | 19 | Young Joe Firpo | Win | PTS |
| 47 | Jul 31, 1933 | 19 | Steve Halaiko | Loss | PTS |
| 46 | Jul 22, 1933 | 19 | Paolo Villa | Win | KO3 |
| 45 | Jul 13, 1933 | 19 | George Goldberg | Win | TKO4 |
| 44 | Jul 8, 1933 | 19 | Jimmy O'Brien | Win | TKO6 |
| 43 | Jun 19, 1933 | 19 | Steve Halaiko | Loss | UD |
| 42 | Jun 9, 1933 | 19 | Eddie Conley | Win | TKO5 |
| 41 | May 22, 1933 | 19 | Frankie Carlton | Win | KO2 |
| 40 | May 8, 1933 | 19 | Jimmy Leto | Loss | UD |
| 39 | Apr 17, 1933 | 18 | Johnny Jadick | Win | PTS |
| 38 | Apr 7, 1933 | 18 | Billy Bridges | Loss | PTS |
| 37 | Mar 28, 1933 | 18 | Lou Saunders | Win | TKO2 |
| 36 | Mar 20, 1933 | 18 | Miki Gelb | Win | TKO8 |
| 35 | Feb 20, 1933 | 18 | Louis Kid Kaplan | Win | PTS |
| 34 | Feb 2, 1933 | 18 | Harry Carlton | Loss | PTS |
| 33 | Jan 12, 1933 | 18 | Pancho Villa | Win | PTS |
| 32 | Dec 15, 1932 | 18 | Harry Alexanian | Win | PTS |
| 31 | Dec 2, 1932 | 18 | Patsy Rubinetti | Win | PTS |
| 30 | Nov 17, 1932 | 18 | Eddie Conley | Win | PTS |
| 29 | Nov 14, 1932 | 18 | Mickey Paul | Win | TKO3 |
| 28 | Oct 24, 1932 | 18 | Baby Bear | Win | KO2 |
| 27 | Sep 19, 1932 | 18 | Abe Schulman | Win | PTS |
| 26 | Sep 1, 1932 | 18 | Tommy Jarrett | Win | PTS |
| 25 | Aug 2, 1932 | 18 | Pete Herman | Loss | KO3 |
| 24 | Jul 26, 1932 | 18 | Pete Herman | Win | PTS |
| 23 | Jul 21, 1932 | 18 | Baby Jack Renault | Win | PTS |
| 22 | Jun 29, 1932 | 18 | Rene Peloquin | Win | TKO6 |
| 21 | Jun 23, 1932 | 18 | Tommy Jarrett | Win | KO5 |
| 20 | Jun 14, 1932 | 18 | Harry Alexanian | Loss | PTS |
| 19 | Jun 3, 1932 | 18 | Wildman Firpo | Win | PTS |
| 18 | May 20, 1932 | 18 | Al Gauthier | Win | PTS |
| 17 | Apr 29, 1932 | 17 | Walter Sharp | Win | TKO3 |
| 16 | Apr 15, 1932 | 17 | Joe Miller | Win | PTS |
| 15 | Feb 9, 1932 | 17 | Kid LaGula | Loss | PTS |
| 14 | Feb 5, 1932 | 17 | Young Harry Wills | Win | TKO2 |
| 13 | Dec 10, 1931 | 17 | Battling McCoy | Win | KO10 |
| 12 | Sep 9, 1931 | 17 | Kid LaGula | Win | PTS |
| 11 | Aug 31, 1931 | 17 | Kid Tiller | Win | PTS |
| 10 | Apr 24, 1931 | 16 | Cowboy Kid | Draw | PTS |
| 9 | Oct 12, 1930 | 16 | Patent Leather Kid | Win | PTS |
| 8 | Oct 5, 1930 | 16 | Gus De Sagon | Loss | PTS |
| 7 | Sep 17, 1930 | 16 | Ramon Bordelies | Win | PTS |
| 6 | Aug 31, 1930 | 16 | Pedro Benitez | Win | PTS |
| 5 | Jun 17, 1930 | 16 | Baby Bear | Draw | PTS |
| 4 | May 23, 1930 | 16 | Battling Sells | Win | PTS |
| 3 | Apr 28, 1930 | 15 | Dynamite Adams | Win | PTS |
| 2 | Jun 21, 1929 | 15 | B W Jackson | Win | KO3 |
| 1 | May 27, 1929 | 15 | Kid Moon | Win | PTS |
Boxing career
Herbert Hardwick (Cocoa Kid) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on May 2, 1914. He died on December 27, 1966 at the age of 52 years. Hardwick was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2012. His professional boxing career spanned more than 19 years — from 1929 to 1948.
Hardwick made his professional boxing debut against Kid Moon at the age of 15 on May 27, 1929, defeating Moon via 8 round PTS. He went on to win 3 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 1 wins via stoppage.
Hardwick had a total of 58 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Bobby Mann at 34 years of age, on August 24, 1948. Hardwick lost the fight via 8 round PTS.
FAQs
How many KOs does Herbert Hardwick have on his record?
Hardwick knocked out 47 of his 249 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 19%. Of his total 178 wins, 47 of them were via KO (26.4%).