PHILLY BOXING HISTORY

  

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CONVENTION HALL MAIN EVENTS

 
       
 

1932 - (3 shows)    

   
 

May 11, 1932

Steve Hamas W10 Tommy Loughran II

Attendance: 12,530
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

 
       
 

September 12, 1932

Benny Bass W10 Tony Falco

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

 
       
 

December 29, 1932

Walter Cobb W10 George Godfrey

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1933 - (3 shows)    

   
 

January 10, 1933

Tommy Loughran W10 King Levinsky

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

February 2, 1933

King Levinsky W10 Unknown Winston

Attendance: 9,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 27, 1933

Benny Bass W10 Eddie Cool

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis (Prison Welfare Benefit Show)

 
       
 

1934 - (3 shows)    

   
 

February 13, 1934

Steve Hamas W12 Max Schmeling

Attendance: 15,000*
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

 
       
 

April 31, 1934

Cleto Locatelli W10 Benny Bass III

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

 
       
 

December 3, 1934

Paul Pirrone KO11 Mickey Walker

Attendance: 11,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1935 - (No shows)  

   
       
 

1936 - (1 show)      

   
 

January 27, 1936

Barney Ross TKO8 Lou Harper

Attendance: 4,000*
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

 
       
 

1937 - (5 shows)    

   
 

January 4, 1937

Al Ettore D10 John Henry Lewis I

Attendance: 13,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

February 8, 1937

John Henry Lewis W15 Al Ettore II

Attendance: 12,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 2, 1937

Freddie Steele TKO1 Paul Pirrone

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

September 28, 1937

Tony Galento KO6 Lorenzo Pack

Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

November 18, 1937

Tony Galento TKO3 Leroy Haynes

Attendance: 12,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

1938 - (3 shows)    

   
 

January 24, 1938

Steve Dudas W10 Bob Olin

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

September 15, 1938

John Henry Lewis W10 Jimmy Adamick

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

November 14, 1938

Tony Galento TKO3 Harry Thomas

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

1939 - (2 shows)    

   
 

October 18, 1939

Al Nettlow W10 Leonard Del Genio

Attendance: 3,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 6, 1939

Abe Simon TKO4 Willie Reddish

Attendance: $6,000*
Promoter: Judge McDevitt Prison Welfare Fund Benefit

 
       
 

1940 - (5 shows)     

   
 

January 22, 1940

Fritzie Zivic W10 Mike Kaplan

Attendance: 6,500*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 4, 1940

Fritzie Zivic KO1 Saverio Turiello

Attendance: 9,000*
Promoter: Phil Glassman

 
       
 

April 8, 1940

Johnny Barbara W10 Fritzie Zivic

Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

May 7, 1940

Johnny Barbara W10 Fritzie Zivic

Attendance: 4,500*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 28, 1940

Mike Kaplan W10 Milt Aron

Attendance: 4,500*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1941 - (4 shows)    

   
 

February 17, 1941

Joe Louis KO2 Gus Dorazio

Attendance: 15,425
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

May 13, 1941

Cocoa Kid W10 Phil Furr

Attendance: 4,000*
Promoter: Phil Glassman

 
       
 

June 2, 1941

Mayon Padlo KO3 Saverio Turiello

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

September 25, 1941

Sugar Ray Robinson W10 Marty Servo

Attendance: 11,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

1942 - (3 shows)    

   
 

March 10, 1942

Gus Dorazio W10 Lou Brooks

Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor / Phila. Inquirer / Buy-A-Bomber

 
       
 

September 21, 1942

Fritzie Zivic W10 Johnny Walker

Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

December 14, 1942

Sugar Ray Robinson TKO3 Al Nettlow

Attendance: 7,868
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

1943 - (6 shows)   

   
 

January 4, 1943

Lulu Costantino W10 Ellis Phillips

Attendance: 6,950
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

February 22, 1943

Bob Montgomery W10 Lulu Costantino

Attendance: 9,041
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

March 22, 1943

Henry Armstrong W10 Al Tribuani

Attendance: 12,633
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

May 17, 1943

Al Tribuani W10 Al 'Bummy' Davis

Attendance: 7,150
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

May 24, 1943

Henry Armstrong TKO7 Maxie Shapiro

Attendance: 8,842
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 11, 1943

Jake LaMotta TKO2 Johnny Walker

Attendance: 5,428
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 25, 1943

Bob Montgomery TKO6 Petey Scalzo

Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1944 - (5 shows)    

   
 

January 25, 1944

Bob Montgomery KO12 Ike Williams

Attendance: 14,807
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

May 16, 1944

Ike Williams W10 Slugger White

Attendance: 8,710
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

October 2, 1944

Jose Basora D10 Holman Williams

Attendance: 4,825
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

October 16, 1944

Melio Bettina KO3 Tommy Reed

Attendance: 6,183
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

December 12, 1944

Sugar Ray Robinson TKO2 Sheik Rangel

Attendance: 7,631
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

1945 - (3 shows)    

   
 

January 8, 1945

Ike Williams W12 Willie Joyce

Attendance: 10,681
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

May 14, 1945

Sugar Ray Robinson D10 Jose Basora

Attendance: 14,653
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

October 22, 1945

Wesley Mouzon TKO8 Dorsey Lay

Attendance: 7,419
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1946 - (3 shows)    

   
 

May 20, 1946

Billy Fox KO10 Ossie Harris

Attendance: 9,937
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

September 17, 1946

Billy Fox KO1 Johnny Walker

Attendance: 7,453
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

November 26, 1946

Bob Montgomery KO8 Wesley Mouzon II

Attendance: 12,416
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

1947 - (2 shows)    

   
 

January 6, 1947

Jersey Joe Walcott W10 Joey Maxim

Attendance: 9,980
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

September 29, 1947

Ike Williams KO4 Doll Rafferty

Attendance: 4,536
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

1948 - (4 shows)    

   
 

January 5, 1948

Livio Minelli W10 Johnny Bratton

Attendance: 7,422
Promoter:
Herman Taylor

 
       
 

September 28, 1948

Harold Johnson TKO3 Agostino Guedes

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

November 23, 1948

Beau Jack TKO3 Chuck Taylor

Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 14, 1948

Exhibition: Joe Louis vs. Arturo Godoy
(Percy Bassett KO7 Al Gualteri / Harold Johnson KO7 Willie Brown)

Attendance: 7,285
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

1949 - (6 shows)    

   
 

February 23, 1949

Harold Johnson W10 Arturo Godoy

Attendance: 4,970
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

March 23, 1949

Archie Moore TKO6 Dusty Wilkerson

Attendance: 2,000*
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

April 26, 1949

Archie Moore W10 Harold Johnson

Attendance: 6,018
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

September 21, 1949

George Costner D10 Freddie Dawson

Attendance: 5,243
Promoter: Harry Steinman (debut promotion)

 
       
 

October 26, 1949

Harold Johnson W10 Jimmy Bivins

Attendance: 4,445
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 5, 1949

Ike Williams W15 Freddie Dawson

Attendance: 10,389
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1950 - (3 shows)    

   
 

March 22, 1950

Sugar Ray Robinson KO1 George Costner

Attendance: 11,747
Promoter:
Phil Glassman

 
       
 

October 26, 1950

Sugar Ray Robinson KO12 Bobo Olson

Attendance: 5,034
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

November 27, 1950

Rocky Graziano KO4 Honeychile Johnson

Attendance: 7,569
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

1951 - (1 show)     

   
 

November 12, 1951

Gil Turner TKO6 Bernard Docusen

Attendance: 9,035
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1952 - (1 show)     

   
 

February 13, 1952

Rocky Marciano TKO6 Lee Savold

Attendance: 9,243
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

1953 - (No shows)

   
       
 

1954 - (1 show)     

   
 

October 20, 1954

Johnny Saxton W15 Kid Gavilan

Attendance: 7,909
Promoter:
Herman Taylor & James D. Norris (IBC)

 
       
 

1955 - (1 show)     

   
 

January 28, 1955

George Johnson W10 Ramon Fuentes

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

1956 - (No shows)

   
       
 

1957 - (1 show)      

   
 

September 10, 1957

Harold Johnson W10 Wayne Bethea

Attendance: 3,209
Promoter: Samuel Rose

 
       
 

1958 - (1 show)      

   
 

October 21, 1958

Len Matthews W10 Orlando Zulueta

Attendance: 2,634
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

1959 - (2 shows)    

   
 

February 16, 1959

Len Matthews TKO2 Ray Lancaster

Attendance: 6,930
Promoter: Al Lewis (debut promotion)

 
       
 

October 19, 1959

Charley Scott KO9 Garnet 'Sugar' Hart

Attendance: 4,930
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

1960 - (2 shows)     

   
 

May 4, 1960

Harold Johnson W10 Clarence Floyd

Attendance: 1,683
Promoter: ?

 
       
 

December 6, 1960

Doug Valliant W10 Len Matthews

Attendance: 5,049
Promoter: Al Lewis & Phil Glassman

 
       
 

1961 - (1 show)      

   
 

December 4, 1961

Sonny Liston KO1 Albert Westphal

Attendance: 4,000*
Promoter: Championship Sports, Inc.

 
       
 

1962 - (3 shows)     

   
 

January 30, 1962

Joey Giardello W10 Henry Hank II

Attendance: 5,867
Promoter: Al Lewis & Jimmy Riggio

 
       
 

May 28, 1962

George Benton W10 Jesse Smith

Attendance: 5,106
Promoter: Marty Kramer

 
       
 

August 6, 1962

George Benton W10 Joey Giardello

Attendance: 9,449
Promoter: Marty Kramer

 
       
 

1963 - (2 shows)     

   
 

June 24, 1963

Joey Giardello W10 Sugar Ray Robinson

Attendance: 8,598
Promoter: Herman Taylor

 
       
 

August 13, 1963

Len Matthews KO8 Manuel Alvarez

Attendance: 2,791
Promoter: Marty Kramer

 
       
 

1964 - (2 shows)     

   
 

June 15, 1964

Bennie Briscoe KO8 Percy Manning

Attendance: 2,336
Promoter: ?