PHILLY BOXING HISTORY

  

 

Philly Boxing History

JANUARY 21, 1936

 
 

 

AL ETTORE
HALTS
JERSEY JOE WALCOTT
IN CAMDEN

Heavyweight veteran Al Ettore of West Philly stopped a young Jersey Joe Walcott on this day in 1936. Walcott, the  famous late bloomer, was a tender 22 years of age with a pro record of 11-1 (11 KOs) when he faced seasoned pro Ettore, 51-7-2 (17 KOs). The result of the bout was an 8th round KO for the Philadelphian.

It would be another eleven years before Walcott would take his first try for the heavyweight title, and another four years after that until he would win it against Ezzard Charles.

Ettore would go on to suffer a KO loss to Joe Louis later in 1936, before going 6-9-2 in the final two years of his career. 

 
 
  OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE:
  1929 - Harry Blitman W10 Babe Herman at the Arena in West Philly
  1935 - Dick Welsh TKO5 Jimmy Martin at St. Nicholas Palace in New York
  1944 - Billy Arnold KO1 Manny Morales at Philadelphia
  1944 - Billy Fox KO2 Johnny Finney at Philadelphia
  1946 - Julie Kogan W10 Johnny Forte at New Haven, CT
  1954 - Percy Bassett KO9 Francis Bonnardel at Paris, France
  1959 - Sidney 'Sweet Pea' Adams D4 Jimmy Biggs at Capitol Arena in Washington, DC
  1944 - Carmen Bartolomeo KO1 Denny Thomas at the Plaza in South Philly

  1977 - Willie 'The Worm' Monroe KO3 Lenny Harden at Syracuse, NY

  1989 - Meldrick Taylor TKO7 John Meekins at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, NJ
 

 

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