| PHILLY BOXING HISTORY |
Fights - 1953 |
| January 3, 1953 (Saturday) | Venue | ||
| Don Braun | W8 | Red Archie | |
| Earl Clemmons | W6 | Jimmy Bryant | |
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| January 10, 1953 (Saturday) | Venue | ||
| Don Alva | KO4 | Joe Pooles | |
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| January 20, 1953 (Tuesday) | Arena | ||
| Gil Turner | W10 | Bobby Dykes | |
| Claude Hammond | KO2 | Elwood Davis | |
| Cortez Jackson | W6 | Johnny Fishcake Donaldson | |
| Jimmy Washington | W6 | Hurley Sanders | |
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| January 24, 1953 (Saturday) | Venue | ||
| Baby Ray Jones | W8 | Chick Alexander | |
| Bobby Bennett | KO4 | Hal Cole | |
| Earl Clemmons | W6 | Jimmy Bryant | |
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| January 27, 1953 (Tuesday) | Arena | ||
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Annual Deborah Benefit Show / Matchmaker: Jack Puggy / Attendance: 5,013 / $18,902 |
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| Dan Bucceroni | W10 | Rocky Jones |
unanimous decision |
| George Benton | W8 | Lester Felton |
unanimous decision |
| Jimmy DeCerio | W6 | Vinnie DeCarlo |
unanimous decision / upset |
| Sampson Powell | TKO5 | Wendell Hannah |
1:14 |
| Bobby Brandt | KO5 | Jan Henri |
2:27 |
| Johnny Gentile | W4 | Jack Cassidy | |
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| January 31, 1953 (Saturday) | Venue | ||
| Don Braun | W8 | Al Avant | |
| Felix Benson | KO1 | Bill Griffin | |
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| February 7, 1953 (Saturday) | Venue | ||
| Jimmy DeCerio | W8 | Jesse Gethers | |
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| February 10, 1953 (Tuesday) | Arena | ||
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Promoter: Herman Taylor |
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| Johnny Saxton | W10 | Freddie Dawson |
unanimous decision |
| Jimmy Cooper | W8 | Charlie McGarrity | |
| Don Alva | W6 | Bobby Brandt | |
| George Justine | W6 | Boland Abrams | |
| Benny Meeks | W6 | Marvin Hickman | |
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| February 14, 1953 (Saturday) | Cambria | ||
| Don Braun | W8 | Baby Ray Jones | |
| Felix Benson | TKO3 | Jimmy Dugan | |
| Tony Beltrante | D4 | Joe Pietro | |
| Bobby Bennett | W4 | Bobby Stower | |
| Charley Scott | W4 | Steve Cole | |
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| February 21, 1953 (Saturday) | Venue | ||
| Don Alva | W8 | George Tsaldaris | |
| Steve Tomassi | KO2 | Billy Danford | |
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| February 28, 1953 (Saturday) | Cambria | ||
| Charley Scott | W4 | Dave Staples | |
| Clifton Bradley | W4 | Ernie Bibbs | |
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| March 4, 1953 (Wednesday) | Venue | ||
| Bobby Bennett | W4 | Rex Sullivan | |
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| March 7, 1953 (Saturday) | Venue | ||
| Cortez Jackson | W8 | Boland Abrams | |
| Felix Benson | KO4 | Jimmy Wilson | |
| Pete Logue | W6 | Chico Corsey | |
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| March 14, 1953 (Saturday) | Cambria | ||
| Joey Rowan | TKO5 | Don Avla | |
| Tommy Marciano | KO1 | Jimmy Bryant | |
| Johnny Ciccarelli | KO3 | Don Dall | |
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| March 21, 1953 (Saturday) | Cambria | ||
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Promoter: Joe Wenke |
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| Calvin Smith | D8 | Tiger Rankin | |
| Frank Logue | KO3 | Al Ferguson | |
| Rex Sullivan | W6 | Paul Shea | |
| Billy Lee | KO2 | Charlie Paul | |
| Charley Scott | KO2 | Chuck Sandi | |
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| March 28, 1953 (Saturday) | Met | ||
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Promoter: Jimmy Toppi |
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| Ike Williams | W10 | Vic Cardell | |
| Joe Brewer | W8 | Red Archie | |
| Richie DeCerio | W6 | Ike White | |
| Art Mullins | KO4 | Johnny Fishcake Donaldson | |
| Clifton Bradley | W4 | Billy Beaman | |
| Bobby Nichols | KO1 | Steve Cole | |