Tony Canzoneri Record
| Total Fights | 175 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 141 |
| Losses | 24 |
| Draws | 10 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 10 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 8 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 2 |
| KO Wins | 43 |
| KO Losses | 1 |
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What is Tony Canzoneri's boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning 14 years and three months, Tony Canzoneri fought 175 times with 141 wins, 24 losses, and 10 draws.
Canzoneri retired from professional boxing with a record of 141-24-10, which included 10 world-title wins and eight successful title defense fights at three weight classes — featherweight, lightweight, and super-lightweight. He had a 24.6% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 43 of his total 175 fights being knockout wins, two of which were in title fights. The only knockout loss in Canzoneri's career was a 3rd round TKO loss to Al Bummy Davis, which was not a world title fight.
His last fight was a 3rd round TKO defeat to Al Bummy Davis on November 1, 1939.
Some of Canzoneri's best fights and notable victories include wins over 10 Hall-of-Famers (Jimmy McLarnin, Lou Ambers, Baby Arizmendi, Kid Chocolate, Billy Petrolle, Jack Kid Berg, Benny Bass, Bud Taylor, Johnny Dundee, and Tommy Ryan), Al Singer and Billy Townsend.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | Nov 1, 1939 | 30 | Al Bummy Davis | Loss | TKO3 |
| 174 | Sep 19, 1939 | 30 | Eddie Brink | Win | PTS |
| 173 | Aug 26, 1939 | 30 | Gerald D'Elia | Win | PTS |
| 172 | Aug 18, 1939 | 30 | Frankie Wallace | Win | PTS |
| 171 | Aug 3, 1939 | 30 | Joe De Jesus | Win | PTS |
| 170 | Jul 17, 1939 | 30 | Ambrose Logan | Win | PTS |
| 169 | Jul 6, 1939 | 30 | Joe De Jesus | Win | PTS |
| 168 | Jun 5, 1939 | 30 | Harris Blake | Loss | PTS |
| 167 | May 15, 1939 | 30 | Nick Camarata | Draw | SD |
| 166 | May 1, 1939 | 30 | Jimmy Tygh | Loss | SD |
| 165 | Apr 11, 1939 | 30 | Jimmy Vaughn | Draw | PTS |
| 164 | Mar 28, 1939 | 30 | Eddie Brink | Loss | SD |
| 163 | Mar 7, 1939 | 30 | Eddie Brink | Win | PTS |
| 162 | Feb 7, 1939 | 30 | Bobby Pacho | Win | PTS |
| 161 | Jan 31, 1939 | 30 | Everett Simington | Win | TKO3 |
| 160 | Jan 27, 1939 | 30 | Joe Govras | Win | TKO2 |
| 159 | Jan 19, 1939 | 30 | Wally Hally | Win | UD |
| 158 | Dec 30, 1938 | 30 | Eddie Zivic | Win | PTS |
| 157 | Dec 1, 1938 | 30 | Jimmy Murray | Win | PTS |
| 156 | Nov 22, 1938 | 30 | Howard Scott | Win | MD |
| 155 | Nov 1, 1938 | 29 | Al Dunbard | Win | KO3 |
| 154 | Oct 26, 1938 | 29 | Howard Scott | Win | PTS |
| 153 | Oct 17, 1938 | 29 | Eddie Zivic | Loss | MD |
| 152 | May 7, 1937 | 28 | Lou Ambers | Loss * | UD |
| 151 | Apr 24, 1937 | 28 | Joey Zodda | Win | KO7 |
| 150 | Apr 13, 1937 | 28 | Frankie Wallace | Win | PTS |
| 149 | Apr 5, 1937 | 28 | George Levy | Win | TKO7 |
| 148 | Oct 5, 1936 | 27 | Jimmy McLarnin | Loss | UD |
| 147 | Sep 3, 1936 | 27 | Lou Ambers | Loss * | UD |
| 146 | May 8, 1936 | 27 | Jimmy McLarnin | Win | UD |
| 145 | Apr 9, 1936 | 27 | Johnny Jadick | Win | PTS |
| 144 | Mar 2, 1936 | 27 | Steve Halaiko | Win | KO2 |
| 143 | Feb 15, 1936 | 27 | Billy Hogan | Win | KO4 |
| 142 | Jan 30, 1936 | 27 | Tootsie Bashara | Win | TKO3 |
| 141 | Jan 22, 1936 | 27 | Midget Mexico | Win | TKO9 |
| 140 | Oct 4, 1935 | 26 | Al Roth | Win * | UD |
| 139 | Sep 13, 1935 | 26 | Joe Ghnouly | Win | UD |
| 138 | Aug 19, 1935 | 26 | Frankie Klick | Win | PTS |
| 137 | Jul 25, 1935 | 26 | Bobby Pacho | Win | PTS |
| 136 | Jun 10, 1935 | 26 | Frankie Klick | Win | SD |
| 135 | May 10, 1935 | 26 | Lou Ambers | Win * | UD |
| 134 | Apr 25, 1935 | 26 | Eddie Zivic | Win | TKO7 |
| 133 | Mar 15, 1935 | 26 | Chuck Woods | Win | UD |
| 132 | Feb 26, 1935 | 26 | Chuck Woods | Loss | PTS |
| 131 | Jan 31, 1935 | 26 | Leo Rodak | Win | UD |
| 130 | Jan 21, 1935 | 26 | Honeyboy Hughes | Win | PTS |
| 129 | Jan 7, 1935 | 26 | Eddie Ran | Win | KO2 |
| 128 | Sep 26, 1934 | 25 | Harry Dublinsky | Win | PTS |
| 127 | Aug 29, 1934 | 25 | Harry Dublinsky | Loss | PTS |
| 126 | Jun 28, 1934 | 25 | Frankie Klick | Win | TKO9 |
| 125 | Mar 13, 1934 | 25 | Baby Arizmendi | Win | PTS |
| 124 | Mar 1, 1934 | 25 | Pete Nebo | Win | PTS |
| 123 | Feb 2, 1934 | 25 | Cleto Locatelli | Win | MD |
| 122 | Dec 15, 1933 | 25 | Cleto Locatelli | Win | UD |
| 121 | Dec 4, 1933 | 25 | Cecil Payne | Win | KO5 |
| 120 | Nov 24, 1933 | 25 | Kid Chocolate | Win | KO2 |
| 119 | Oct 28, 1933 | 24 | Frankie Klick | Win | UD |
| 118 | Sep 12, 1933 | 24 | Barney Ross | Loss * | SD |
| 117 | Jun 23, 1933 | 24 | Barney Ross | Loss * | MD |
| 116 | May 21, 1933 | 24 | Battling Shaw | Win | UD |
| 115 | Apr 20, 1933 | 24 | Wesley Ramey | Loss | PTS |
| 114 | Feb 23, 1933 | 24 | Pete Nebo | Win | PTS |
| 113 | Feb 3, 1933 | 24 | Billy Townsend | Win | KO1 |
| 112 | Nov 4, 1932 | 23 | Billy Petrolle | Win * | UD |
| 111 | Oct 12, 1932 | 23 | Frankie Petrolle | Win | KO3 |
| 110 | Sep 29, 1932 | 23 | Lew Kirsch | Win | TKO3 |
| 109 | Jul 18, 1932 | 23 | Johnny Jadick | Loss * | SD |
| 108 | Jun 16, 1932 | 23 | Harry Dublinsky | Win | SD |
| 107 | May 23, 1932 | 23 | Battling Gizzy | Win | PTS |
| 106 | Apr 4, 1932 | 23 | Ray Kiser | Win | UD |
| 105 | Feb 15, 1932 | 23 | Lew Massey | Win | UD |
| 104 | Jan 18, 1932 | 23 | Johnny Jadick | Loss * | UD |
| 103 | Nov 20, 1931 | 23 | Kid Chocolate | Win * | SD |
| 102 | Oct 29, 1931 | 22 | Philly Griffin | Win * | UD |
| 101 | Sep 10, 1931 | 22 | Jack Kid Berg | Win * | UD |
| 100 | Jul 13, 1931 | 22 | Cecil Payne | Win * | PTS |
| 99 | Jun 25, 1931 | 22 | Herman Perlick | Win | PTS |
| 98 | Apr 24, 1931 | 22 | Jack Kid Berg | Win * | KO3 |
| 97 | Mar 23, 1931 | 22 | Tommy Grogan | Win | PTS |
| 96 | Mar 6, 1931 | 22 | Sammy Fuller | Loss | UD |
| 95 | Feb 25, 1931 | 22 | Joey Kaufman | Win | TKO1 |
| 94 | Jan 26, 1931 | 22 | Johnny Farr | Win | NWS |
| 93 | Nov 14, 1930 | 22 | Al Singer | Win * | KO1 |
| 92 | Sep 11, 1930 | 21 | Billy Petrolle | Loss | PTS |
| 91 | Aug 28, 1930 | 21 | Goldie Hess | Win | PTS |
| 90 | Jul 21, 1930 | 21 | Benny Bass | Win | UD |
| 89 | Jun 24, 1930 | 21 | Tommy Grogan | Win | PTS |
| 88 | Jun 4, 1930 | 21 | Joe Glick | Win | PTS |
| 87 | May 14, 1930 | 21 | Johnny Farr | Win | PTS |
| 86 | May 5, 1930 | 21 | Harry Carlton | Win | UD |
| 85 | Apr 8, 1930 | 21 | Frankie LaFay | Win | TKO1 |
| 84 | Apr 1, 1930 | 21 | Steve Smith | Win | TKO7 |
| 83 | Mar 14, 1930 | 21 | Stanislaus Loayza | Win | UD |
| 82 | Mar 4, 1930 | 21 | Solly Ritz | Win | TKO1 |
| 81 | Jan 17, 1930 | 21 | Jack Kid Berg | Loss | SD |
| 80 | Oct 30, 1929 | 20 | Stanislaus Loayza | Win | UD |
| 79 | Oct 18, 1929 | 20 | Johnny Farr | Win | PTS |
| 78 | Sep 27, 1929 | 20 | Eddie Mack | Win | TKO8 |
| 77 | Sep 20, 1929 | 20 | Eddie Wolfe | Win | PTS |
| 76 | Aug 2, 1929 | 20 | Sammy Mandell | Loss * | SD |
| 75 | Jul 9, 1929 | 20 | Phil McGraw | Win | PTS |
| 74 | Jun 4, 1929 | 20 | Ignacio Fernandez | Win | PTS |
| 73 | May 10, 1929 | 20 | André Routis | Win | UD |
| 72 | Apr 26, 1929 | 20 | Sammy Dorfman | Win | PTS |
| 71 | Apr 9, 1929 | 20 | Cowboy Eddie Anderson | Win | NWS |
| 70 | Mar 8, 1929 | 20 | Cecil Payne | Win | PTS |
| 69 | Feb 26, 1929 | 20 | Ignacio Fernandez | Win | UD |
| 68 | Feb 6, 1929 | 20 | Joey Sangor | Win | TKO7 |
| 67 | Jan 18, 1929 | 20 | Armando Santiago | Win | KO5 |
| 66 | Dec 14, 1929 | 21 | Al Singer | Draw | MD |
| 65 | Dec 8, 1928 | 20 | Chick Suggs | Win | KO6 |
| 64 | Oct 29, 1928 | 19 | Gaston Charles | Win | PTS |
| 63 | Sep 28, 1928 | 19 | André Routis | Loss * | SD |
| 62 | Aug 28, 1928 | 19 | Bobby Garcia | Win | KO1 |
| 61 | Jun 27, 1928 | 19 | Harry Blitman | Loss | PTS |
| 60 | Jun 13, 1928 | 19 | Vic Foley | Win | PTS |
| 59 | May 28, 1928 | 19 | Claude Wilson | Win | TKO1 |
| 58 | Feb 23, 1928 | 19 | Pete Passifiume | Win | PTS |
| 57 | Feb 10, 1928 | 19 | Benny Bass | Win * | SD |
| 56 | Jan 30, 1928 | 19 | Pete Nebo | Draw | SD |
| 55 | Dec 30, 1927 | 19 | Bud Taylor | Win | UD |
| 54 | Dec 1, 1927 | 19 | Ignacio Fernandez | Win | UD |
| 53 | Nov 22, 1927 | 19 | Vicent DiLeo | Win | TKO1 |
| 52 | Nov 7, 1927 | 19 | Billy Henry | Win | KO2 |
| 51 | Oct 24, 1927 | 18 | Johnny Dundee | Win * | UD |
| 50 | Oct 3, 1927 | 18 | Tommy Ryan | Win | PTS |
| 49 | Sep 2, 1927 | 18 | Cowboy Eddie Anderson | Loss | DQ |
| 48 | Aug 25, 1927 | 18 | Joe Rivers | Win | NWS |
| 47 | Aug 17, 1927 | 18 | Pete Sarmiento | Win | KO1 |
| 46 | Aug 9, 1927 | 18 | Cowboy Eddie Anderson | Win | PTS |
| 45 | Jul 27, 1927 | 18 | California Joe Lynch | Win | PTS |
| 44 | Jun 24, 1927 | 18 | Bud Taylor | Loss * | UD |
| 43 | May 3, 1927 | 18 | Ray Rychell | Win | TKO7 |
| 42 | Apr 24, 1927 | 18 | Harold Smith | Win | TKO3 |
| 41 | Apr 18, 1927 | 18 | Vic Burrone | Draw | PTS |
| 40 | Mar 26, 1927 | 18 | Bud Taylor | Draw * | PTS |
| 39 | Mar 7, 1927 | 18 | California Joe Lynch | Win | PTS |
| 38 | Feb 4, 1927 | 18 | Johnny Green | Win | PTS |
| 37 | Jan 22, 1927 | 18 | Vic Burrone | Win | PTS |
| 36 | Jan 12, 1927 | 18 | Joe Ryder | Draw | PTS |
| 35 | Dec 17, 1926 | 18 | Bushy Graham | Win | PTS |
| 34 | Nov 22, 1926 | 18 | André Routis | Win | PTS |
| 33 | Nov 13, 1926 | 18 | Enrique Savaardo | Win | TKO5 |
| 32 | Nov 6, 1926 | 18 | Davey Abad | Loss | PTS |
| 31 | Oct 5, 1926 | 17 | Benny Hall | Win | PTS |
| 30 | Sep 20, 1926 | 17 | George Marks | Win | PTS |
| 29 | Aug 28, 1926 | 17 | Georgie Mack | Draw | PTS |
| 28 | Aug 14, 1926 | 17 | Buck Josephs | Win | PTS |
| 27 | Aug 9, 1926 | 17 | Young Montreal | Win | PTS |
| 26 | Jul 26, 1926 | 17 | Manny Wexler | Win | KO5 |
| 25 | Jun 25, 1926 | 17 | Archie Bell | Win | TKO5 |
| 24 | Jun 21, 1926 | 17 | Willie Suess | Win | PTS |
| 23 | Jun 16, 1926 | 17 | Sonny Smith | Win | PTS |
| 22 | May 28, 1926 | 17 | Sammy Nable | Win | TKO5 |
| 21 | May 8, 1926 | 17 | Benny Hall | Draw | PTS |
| 20 | Mar 25, 1926 | 17 | Mike Esposito | Draw | PTS |
| 19 | Mar 20, 1926 | 17 | Tommy Milton | Win | PTS |
| 18 | Mar 11, 1926 | 17 | Jacinto Valdez | Win | PTS |
| 17 | Mar 6, 1926 | 17 | Bobby Wolgast | Win | PTS |
| 16 | Feb 18, 1926 | 17 | Al Scorda | Win | PTS |
| 15 | Feb 13, 1926 | 17 | Romeo Vaughn | Win | PTS |
| 14 | Jan 26, 1926 | 17 | Mickey Lewis | Win | PTS |
| 13 | Jan 21, 1926 | 17 | Kid Rash | Win | PTS |
| 12 | Jan 13, 1926 | 17 | George Nickfor | Win | TKO4 |
| 11 | Dec 23, 1925 | 17 | Danny Terris | Win | KO4 |
| 10 | Dec 7, 1925 | 17 | Danny Terris | Win | PTS |
| 9 | Nov 26, 1925 | 17 | Ralph Nischo | Win | PTS |
| 8 | Nov 12, 1925 | 17 | Harry Brandon | Win | PTS |
| 7 | Nov 7, 1925 | 17 | Henry Molinari | Win | KO1 |
| 6 | Oct 10, 1925 | 16 | Johnny Huber | Win | PTS |
| 5 | Sep 12, 1925 | 16 | Paulie Porter | Win | KO5 |
| 4 | Aug 22, 1925 | 16 | Henry Usse | Win | PTS |
| 3 | Aug 8, 1925 | 16 | Henry Usse | Win | PTS |
| 2 | Aug 5, 1925 | 16 | Ray Cummings | Win | NWS |
| 1 | Jul 24, 1925 | 16 | Jack Grodner | Win | KO1 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Tony Canzoneri was an American professional boxer. He was born in Slidell, Louisiana on November 6, 1908. He was a two-weight-class world champion. He died on December 9, 1959 at the age of 51 years. Canzoneri was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990. His professional boxing career spanned more than 14 years — from 1925 to 1939.
Canzoneri made his professional boxing debut against Jack Grodner at the age of 16 on July 24, 1925, defeating Grodner via 1st round KO. He went on to win 18 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 4 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight on March 26, 1927 at the age of 18, after 39 professional fights, against Bud Taylor with the NBA (vacant) title on the line. The fight ended in a undefined draw.
Tony Canzoneri was a two-time unified world champion — at lightweight and featherweight, and won three world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Canzoneri's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Canzoneri had a total of 24 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Al Bummy Davis at 30 years of age, on November 1, 1939. Canzoneri lost the fight via 3rd round TKO.
Championships
Canzoneri had a total of 21 world-title fights, which includes winning 10 world titles and eight successful title defenses. He won 11 of these fights, lost nine, and drew in one.
Title Wins
Tony Canzoneri fought for world titles in 12 fights and won five of these fights, two of these victories coming via way of stoppage. In total, he won three belts across two weight classes.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1935 | Lou Ambers | Lightweight | NBA, NYSAC*, The Ring | UD |
| Apr 24, 1931^ | Jack Kid Berg | Lightweight | NBA | KO |
| Nov 14, 1930 | Al Singer | Lightweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | KO |
| Feb 10, 1928^ | Benny Bass | Featherweight | NBA | SD |
| Oct 24, 1927 | Johnny Dundee | Featherweight | NYSAC*, The Ring | UD |
Title Defenses
Tony Canzoneri had 12 world-title defense fights across three weight classes — featherweight (x2), lightweight (x7), and super-lightweight (x3). He won eight of them and lost four times.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 1935 | Al Roth | Lightweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
| Nov 4, 1932 | Billy Petrolle | Lightweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
| Nov 20, 1931 | Kid Chocolate | Lightweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | SD |
| Oct 29, 1931 | Philly Griffin | Super-lightweight | NBA | UD |
| Sep 10, 1931 | Jack Kid Berg | Lightweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
| Jul 13, 1931 | Cecil Payne | Super-lightweight | NBA | PTS |
| Apr 24, 1931^ | Jack Kid Berg | Lightweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | KO |
| Feb 10, 1928^ | Benny Bass | Featherweight | NYSAC, The Ring | SD |
Title Losses
Tony Canzoneri lost four world-title defense fights, and lost a total of 10 titles in these fights.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1936 | Lou Ambers | Lightweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
| Jun 23, 1933 | Barney Ross | Lightweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | MD |
| Jan 18, 1932 | Johnny Jadick | Super-lightweight | NBA | UD |
| Sep 28, 1928 | André Routis | Featherweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | SD |
Highlights
Canzoneri fought a total of 175 times during his professional career, which includes 21 world-title fights at four 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.
March 26, 1927: In his first world-title fight, Tony Canzoneri has a draw against Bud Taylor via 10 round PTS. He was fighting for the NBA (vacant) bantamweight title.
October 24, 1927: Canzoneri wins the NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles from Johnny Dundee, by beating Dundee via 15 round unanimous decision.
December 30, 1927: Tony Canzoneri beats Bud Taylor via 10th round unanimous decision.
February 10, 1928: Canzoneri becomes a unified featherweight world champion by beating Benny Bass via 15 round split decision. He now holds the NYSAC, The Ring, and NBA featherweight world-champion belts.
November 14, 1930: Canzoneri wins the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring lightweight titles from Al Singer, by beating Singer via 1st round KO.
April 24, 1931: Canzoneri becomes a unified lightweight world champion by beating Jack Kid Berg via 3rd round KO. He now holds the NBA, NYSAC, The Ring, and NBA lightweight world-champion belts.
May 8, 1936: Tony Canzoneri beats Jimmy McLarnin via 10th round unanimous decision.
FAQs
How many KOs does Tony Canzoneri have on his record?
Canzoneri knocked out 43 of his 175 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 24.6%. Of his total 141 wins, 43 of them were via KO (30.5%).
What was Tony Canzoneri's first world title win?
Canzoneri's first world-title win were the NYSAC (vacant) and The Ring belts at featherweight. He defeated Johnny Dundee via 15 round unanimous decision to win the titles.
How many world titles did Tony Canzoneri win?
Canzoneri won three world titles at two weight classes.
How many title defenses did Tony Canzoneri make?
Canzoneri had a total of 12 title defense fights. He was successful eight times and lost four times.