PHILLY BOXING HISTORY

Fights - 1950  

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 January 5, 1950  (Thursday) Met
 Eddie Giosa W10 Lloyd Tate

unanimous decision

 George Benton W6 Gene Landers  
 Joey Giardello W6 Johnny Fry  
 Joe Trofe D6 Chico Roderick  
 Rocky Jones KO5 Marty Fisher  
 Al Armando KO1 Ed Flood  
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 January 12, 1950  (Thursday) Met
 Laverne Roach W8 George LaRover  
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 January 19, 1950  (Thursday) Met
 Percy Bassett W10 Eddie Giosa  
 Rocky Jones W6 Curt Kennedy  
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 January 26, 1950  (Thursday) Met
 Charley Spicer D8 Honeychile Johnson

majority decision

 Joey Giardello W8 Johnny Bernardo  
 Jackie Floyd W6 Reggie Martini  
 Jan Henri W6 Mario Marino  
 Richard Roundtree TKO Cosmo Greco  
 Charley Salas W6 Bucky Slocum

Salas debut

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 January 30, 1950  (Monday) Arena
 Otis Graham W10 Bernard Docusen

majority decision

 Percy Bassett KO4 Eduardo Carrasco  
 Bob Easterly KO1 Charley White  
 Jimmy King W8 Rudy Zadell  
 Jon Bonadies KO1 Mitchell Allen  
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 February 2, 1950  (Thursday) Met
 George Benton W6 Bucky Slocum  
 Charley Salas KO6 Pat Byers  
 Joe Aurillo W6 Jan Henri  
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 February 8, 1950  (Wednesday) Arena

Promoter: Harry Steinman  /  Attendance: 7,500  /  Gate: $32,519

 Jersey Joe Walcott KO3 Harold Johnson

1:03

 Earl Haines TKO2 Steve King  
 Terry Wagner W6 Joe Harley  
 Al Winn KO1 Kenny Harris  
 Jimmy Cannon KO1 Enrico Lopez  
 George Gibbs KO1 Joe Green  
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 February 9, 1950  (Thursday) Met
 Joey Giardello W8 Johnny Bernardo

split decision

 Dan Bucceroni KO3 Rocky Jones  
 Jackie Floyd W6 Jimmy Collins  
 Lloyd Tate W6 Bernie Peters  
 Jimmy Robinson TKO1 Harold Moore  
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 February 16, 1950  (Thursday) Met
 Honeychile Johnson W8 Charley Salas majority decision
 Lou Pompey W6 Johnny Fry  
 Young Sam Langford KO6 Al Raymond  
 Mario Marino KO2 Patsy Pandolu  
 Charles Douglas KO2 Booker Green  
 Buzz Scaidor KO2 Billy Palumbo  
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 February 23, 1950  (Thursday) Met
 Eddie Giosa W8 Ermano Bonetti  
 Stonewall Jackson W6 Ted Bussey  
 Eddie Goodman W6 Joe Brewer  
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 March 2, 1950  (Thursday) Met
 Percy Bassett W10 Orlando Zulueta  
 Dan Bucceroni W6 Wylie Burns  
 Speedy Lawrence TKO5 Jimmy Robinson  
 Tony Cocco W6 Earl Hilton  
 Ike Whitner W4 Buzz Scaidor  
 Tony Alexander W4 Johnny Brown  
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 March 6, 1950  (Monday) Arena
 Kid Gavilan W10 Otis Graham

split decision

 Charley Spicer W8 Sonny Bunn

after main event

 Rudy Zadell W8 Joe Bonadies

unpopular decision

 Benny Droll W6 Sammy Haskins  
 Bob Easterly KO3 Willie Dee Jones  
 Marcelino Armenteros W6 Gene Landers  
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 March 9, 1950  (Thursday) Met
 Jimmy King W10 Bobby Lee  
 Eddie Goodman D6 Lou Pompey