PHILLY BOXING HISTORY

Fights - 1940  

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 January 9, 1940  (Tuesday) Met
 Spider Armstrong KO8 Johnny Marcelline

 

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 January 11, 1940  (Thursday) Olympia
 Gus Dorazio W10 Joe Barr  
 Wally Sears W6 Jack Hiller  
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 January 12, 1940  (Friday) Cambria
 Jimmy Tygh W10 Norment Quarles  
 Tommy Daniels W6 Jimmy Burns  
 Eddie Tuscher W4 Joey Sulk  
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 January 15, 1940  (Monday) Arena
 Tommy Spiegel W12 Billy Maher  
 Mike Evans W10 Nick Camarata  
 Bobby Green D8 Tony Costa  
 Tommy Forte W8 Billy Passan  
 Ellis Phillips KO1 Sammy Brown  
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 January 16, 1940  (Tuesday) Met
 Harvey Massey W10 Frankie Nelson

 

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 January 18, 1940  (Thursday) Olympia
 Johnny Forte KO4 Johnny Brooks  
 Tony Morgano W8 Lou Fortuna  
 Lennox Dingle KO3 Frank Ballentino  
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 January 19, 1940  (Friday) Cambria
 Jersey Joe Walcott KO6 Tiger Red Lewis

 

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 January 22, 1940  (Monday) Arena
 Fritzie Zivic W10 Mike Kaplan  
 Willie Reddish W10 Abe Simon  
 George Zengaras W10 Tommy Cross  
 Benny Bass W8 Tony Sarullo  
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 January 23, 1940  (Tuesday) Met
 Jimmy Tygh TKO5 Earl Fredericks majority decision
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 January 25, 1940  (Thursday) Olympia
 Wally Sears W? Joe Hill  
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 January 29, 1940  (Monday) Arena
 Bob Montgomery D10 Al Nettlow  
 Billy Soose W10 Bud Mignault  
 Eddie Pierce KO8 Young Gene Buffalo  
 Spider Armstrong KO2 Sammy LaPorte  
 Ellis Phillips KO2 Pat Celli  
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 February 2, 1940  (Friday) Cambria
 Benny Bass KO1 Norman Red Rahn

 

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 February 8, 1940  (Thursday) Olympia
 Tony Morgano W10 Jimmy Lancaster  
 Ellis Phillips KO2 Danny Russell  
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 February 9, 1940  (Friday) Cambria
 Mayon Padlo KO3 Johnny Paulus  
 Georgie Lyons W6 Hugh Civatte  
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 February 26, 1940  (Monday) Arena
 George Zengaras W10 Mike Evans  
 Norment Quarles W10 Lew Feldman  
 Milt Aron TKO5 Eddie Bank  
 Spider Armstrong TKO1 George Karkella  
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 February 29, 1940  (Thursday) Olympia
 Jimmy Tygh W10 Joey Silva  
 Harvey Massey W10 Wicky Harkins  
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 March 1, 1940  (Friday) Cambria
 Vernon Woodland W6 Hugh Civatte  
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 March 4, 1940  (Monday) Convention Hall
 Benny Bass D10 Jimmy Tygh  
 Fritzie Zivic KO1 Saverio Turiello  
 Tommy Cross W10 Tommy Spiegel  
 Mike Kaplan W10 Joey Silva  
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 March 7, 1940  (Thursday) Olympia
 Sal Ruggirello W8 Joe Sofi  
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 March 8, 1940  (Friday) Cambria
 Jimmy Tygh W10 Frankie Wallace  
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