No. |
Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Type |
Round, time |
Date |
Age |
Location |
Notes |
100 |
Loss |
82–16–2 |
Dave Guerra |
SD |
8 |
Nov 2, 1983 |
51 years, 207 days |
Grand Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan, US |
|
99 |
Win |
82–15–2 |
Willie McIntosh |
KO |
8 (8) |
Jun 18, 1983 |
51 years, 70 days |
Muskegon, Michigan, US |
|
98 |
Win |
81–15–2 |
Paul Lewis |
KO |
2 (?) |
Apr 16, 1983 |
51 years, 7 days |
Catholic Central Highschool, Muskegon, Michigan, US |
|
97 |
Win |
80–15–2 |
Bobby Plegge |
UD |
8 |
Jul 17, 1982 |
50 years, 99 days |
Galaxy Arena, Muskegon, Michigan, US |
|
96 |
Loss |
79–15–2 |
Eddie Perkins |
UD |
12 |
Oct 25, 1964 |
32 years, 199 days |
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
|
95 |
Loss |
79–14–2 |
Carlos Hernández |
TKO |
2 (10) |
Oct 5, 1964 |
32 years, 179 days |
Estadio Luis Aparicio, Maracaibo, Venezuela |
|
94 |
Loss |
79–13–2 |
Dave Charnley |
PTS |
10 |
Jun 2, 1964 |
32 years, 54 days |
Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, UK |
|
93 |
Win |
79–12–2 |
Stoffel Steyn |
RTD |
8 (10) |
May 9, 1964 |
32 years, 30 days |
Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |
|
92 |
Loss |
78–12–2 |
Carlos Ortiz |
UD |
15 |
Apr 11, 1964 |
32 years, 2 days |
Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles |
91 |
Win |
78–11–2 |
Johnny Bizzarro |
SD |
10 |
Feb 19, 1964 |
31 years, 316 days |
Tech Memorial Gym, Erie, Pennsylvania, US |
|
90 |
Win |
77–11–2 |
Paul Armstead |
UD |
15 |
Aug 19, 1963 |
31 years, 132 days |
Veterans Memorial Stadium, Saginaw, Michigan, US |
Won vacant world lightweight title (Michigan version) |
89 |
Win |
76–11–2 |
Vicente Derado |
UD |
10 |
Mar 2, 1963 |
30 years, 327 days |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
|
88 |
Win |
75–11–2 |
Len Matthews |
TKO |
9 (10), 2:54 |
Sep 15, 1962 |
30 years, 159 days |
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
|
87 |
Win |
74–11–2 |
Carlos Hernández |
UD |
10 |
Jul 14, 1962 |
30 years, 96 days |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
|
86 |
Win |
73–11–2 |
Tommy Tibbs |
UD |
10 |
Jun 11, 1962 |
30 years, 63 days |
Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, US |
|
85 |
Win |
72–11–2 |
Luis Molina |
UD |
10 |
Apr 14, 1962 |
30 years, 5 days |
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, US |
|
84 |
Loss |
71–11–2 |
Garland 'Rip' Randall |
UD |
10 |
Jan 23, 1962 |
29 years, 289 days |
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US |
|
83 |
Win |
71–10–2 |
Aissa Hashas |
PTS |
10 |
Oct 16, 1961 |
29 years, 190 days |
Palais des Sports, Paris, France |
|
82 |
Win |
70–10–2 |
Virgil Akins |
UD |
10 |
Sep 22, 1961 |
29 years, 166 days |
Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland, US |
|
81 |
Win |
69–10–2 |
Garland 'Rip' Randall |
UD |
10 |
Aug 30, 1961 |
29 years, 143 days |
Sports Arena, Amarillo, Texas, US |
|
80 |
Win |
68–10–2 |
T.J. Jones |
UD |
10 |
Aug 14, 1961 |
29 years, 127 days |
Vogue Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US |
|
79 |
Win |
67–10–2 |
Willie Robertson |
UD |
6 |
Jun 30, 1961 |
29 years, 82 days |
L.C. Walker Arena, Muskegon, Michigan, US |
|
78 |
Win |
66–10–2 |
Ray Portilla |
TKO |
6 (10) |
Jun 16, 1961 |
29 years, 68 days |
Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, US |
|
77 |
Draw |
65–10–2 |
Curtis Cokes |
SD |
10 |
Jun 8, 1961 |
29 years, 60 days |
Texas Livestock Coliseum, Dallas, Texas, US |
|
76 |
Win |
65–10–1 |
Manuel Gonzalez |
UD |
10 |
May 16, 1961 |
29 years, 37 days |
Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas, US |
|
75 |
Win |
64–10–1 |
Garland 'Rip' Randall |
UD |
10 |
May 1, 1961 |
29 years, 22 days |
Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, US |
|
74 |
Draw |
63–10–1 |
Carlos Hernández |
PTS |
10 |
Feb 20, 1961 |
28 years, 317 days |
Caracas, Venezuela |
|
73 |
Loss |
63–10 |
Jose Stable |
UD |
10 |
Jan 23, 1961 |
28 years, 289 days |
St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US |
|
72 |
Win |
63–9 |
Lahouari Godih |
MD |
10 |
Dec 6, 1960 |
28 years, 241 days |
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
|
71 |
Loss |
62–9 |
Len Matthews |
TKO |
3 (10), 2:51 |
Oct 8, 1960 |
28 years, 182 days |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
|
70 |
Win |
62–8 |
Sidney Adams |
TKO |
1 (10), 2:58 |
Sep 27, 1960 |
28 years, 171 days |
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
|
69 |
Win |
61–8 |
Douglas Vaillant |
UD |
10 |
Aug 16, 1960 |
28 years, 129 days |
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US |
|
68 |
Win |
60–8 |
Jerry Black |
UD |
10 |
Apr 25, 1960 |
28 years, 16 days |
Alhambra Athletic Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
|
67 |
Loss |
59–8 |
Ralph Dupas |
UD |
10 |
Jan 13, 1960 |
27 years, 279 days |
Fort Whiting Armory, Mobile, Alabama, US |
|
66 |
Win |
59–7 |
Ray Lancaster |
KO |
3 (10), 2:20 |
Dec 29, 1959 |
27 years, 264 days |
Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US |
|
65 |
Win |
58–7 |
Virgil Akins |
MD |
10 |
Oct 28, 1959 |
27 years, 202 days |
Capitol Arena, Washington, DC, US |
|
64 |
Loss |
57–7 |
Carlos Ortiz |
TKO |
2 (15) |
Jun 12, 1959 |
27 years, 64 days |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
For vacant NYSAC and NBA light welterweight titles |
63 |
Win |
57–6 |
Johnny Busso |
TKO |
6 (10) |
Apr 17, 1959 |
27 years, 8 days |
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
|
62 |
Win |
56–6 |
Carlos Ortiz |
MD |
10 |
Dec 31, 1958 |
26 years, 266 days |
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US |
|
61 |
Win |
55–6 |
Lahouari Godih |
SD |
10 |
Nov 7, 1958 |
26 years, 212 days |
War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, US |
|
60 |
Win |
54–6 |
Orlando Zulueta |
UD |
10 |
Sep 6, 1958 |
26 years, 150 days |
Catholic Central Stadium, Muskegon, Michigan, US |
|
59 |
Loss |
53–6 |
Joe Brown |
UD |
15 |
Jul 23, 1958 |
26 years, 105 days |
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US |
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
58 |
Win |
53–5 |
Davey Dupas |
KO |
6 (10), 0:40 |
May 26, 1958 |
26 years, 47 days |
Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, US |
|
57 |
Win |
52–5 |
Johnny Gonsalves |
UD |
10 |
Jan 9, 1958 |
25 years, 275 days |
Auditorium, Oakland, California, US |
|
56 |
Win |
51–5 |
Luke Easter |
TKO |
8 (10), 1:51 |
Dec 9, 1957 |
25 years, 244 days |
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US |
|
55 |
Win |
50–5 |
Orlando Zulueta |
UD |
10 |
Oct 30, 1957 |
25 years, 204 days |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US |
|
54 |
Win |
49–5 |
Johnny Gonsalves |
UD |
10 |
Aug 20, 1957 |
25 years, 133 days |
Auditorium, Oakland, California, US |
|
53 |
Win |
48–5 |
Teddy Davis |
UD |
10 |
Aug 3, 1957 |
25 years, 116 days |
Muskegon, Michigan, US |
|
52 |
Win |
47–5 |
Henry 'Toothpick' Brown |
KO |
6 (10), 1:14 |
May 22, 1957 |
25 years, 43 days |
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US |
|
51 |
Win |
46–5 |
Danny Davis |
TKO |
4 (10) |
Apr 6, 1957 |
24 years, 362 days |
Muskegon, Michigan, US |
|
50 |
Win |
45–5 |
Frankie Ryff |
TKO |
6 (10), 0:32 |
Jan 30, 1957 |
24 years, 296 days |
Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, US |
|
49 |
Win |
44–5 |
Frankie Ryff |
UD |
10 |
Nov 14, 1956 |
24 years, 219 days |
Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, US |
|
48 |
Win |
43–5 |
Ludwig Lightburn |
UD |
10 |
Sep 19, 1956 |
24 years, 163 days |
Biscayne Arena, Miami, Florida, US |
|
47 |
Win |
42–5 |
Ralph Capone |
TKO |
5 (10), 2:57 |
Aug 30, 1956 |
24 years, 143 days |
Catholic Central Stadium, Muskegon, Michigan, US |
|
46 |
Win |
41–5 |
Glen Flanagan |
UD |
10 |
Aug 2, 1956 |
24 years, 115 days |
Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US |
|
45 |
Win |
40–5 |
Ralph Dupas |
SD |
10 |
Jul 9, 1956 |
24 years, 91 days |
Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
|
44 |
Win |
39–5 |
Danny Davis |
UD |
10 |
May 10, 1956 |
24 years, 31 days |
Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US |
|
43 |
Win |
38–5 |
Enrique Esqueda |
UD |
10 |
Mar 25, 1956 |
23 years, 351 days |
Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico |
|
42 |
Win |
37–5 |
Ike Vaughn |
UD |
10 |
Feb 25, 1956 |
23 years, 322 days |
Civic Center, Lansing, Michigan, US |
|
41 |
Win |
36–5 |
Don Mason |
UD |
10 |
Dec 6, 1955 |
23 years, 241 days |
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US |
|
40 |
Win |
35–5 |
Kid Centella |
UD |
10 |
Nov 7, 1955 |
23 years, 212 days |
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
|
39 |
Loss |
34–5 |
Paddy DeMarco |
SD |
10 |
Oct 3, 1955 |
23 years, 177 days |
St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US |
|
38 |
Win |
34–4 |
Hocine Khalfi |
UD |
10 |
Aug 16, 1955 |
23 years, 129 days |
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US |
|
37 |
Win |
33–4 |
Noel Humphreys |
UD |
10 |
Aug 4, 1955 |
23 years, 117 days |
Island Park Stadium, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, US |
|
36 |
Win |
32–4 |
Elmer Lakatos |
TKO |
8 (10) |
Jul 28, 1955 |
23 years, 110 days |
Marquette Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US |
|
35 |
Win |
31–4 |
Jimmy Ford |
UD |
10 |
Jul 12, 1955 |
23 years, 94 days |
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US |
|
34 |
Win |
30–4 |
Richie Howard |
UD |
10 |
Jun 28, 1955 |
23 years, 80 days |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
|
33 |
Win |
29–4 |
Larry Boardman |
UD |
10 |
Jun 21, 1955 |
23 years, 73 days |
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US |
|
32 |
Win |
28–4 |
Eli Leggett |
UD |
10 |
Jun 7, 1955 |
23 years, 59 days |
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US |
|
31 |
Win |
27–4 |
Richie Howard |
PTS |
10 |
May 30, 1955 |
23 years, 51 days |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
|
30 |
Win |
26–4 |
Armand Savoie |
UD |
10 |
Mar 29, 1955 |
22 years, 354 days |
Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, US |
|
29 |
Loss |
25–4 |
Ralph Dupas |
SD |
10 |
Mar 14, 1955 |
22 years, 339 days |
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
|
28 |
Win |
25–3 |
Jackie Blair |
UD |
10 |
Feb 14, 1955 |
22 years, 311 days |
St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US |
|
27 |
Win |
24–3 |
Danny Jo Perez |
SD |
10 |
Dec 13, 1954 |
22 years, 248 days |
St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US |
|
26 |
Win |
23–3 |
Orlando Zulueta |
SD |
10 |
Nov 8, 1954 |
22 years, 213 days |
St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US |
|
25 |
Win |
22–3 |
George Collins |
PTS |
10 |
Oct 4, 1954 |
22 years, 178 days |
St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US |
|
24 |
Win |
21–3 |
John Barnes |
UD |
10 |
Aug 12, 1954 |
22 years, 125 days |
Marsh Field, Muskegon, Michigan, US |
Retained USA Michigan State lightweight title |
23 |
Win |
20–3 |
Elmer Lakatos |
UD |
8 |
Jun 22, 1954 |
22 years, 74 days |
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US |
|
22 |
Win |
19–3 |
Sammy Rodgers |
UD |
10 |
May 27, 1954 |
22 years, 48 days |
Marsh Field, Muskegon, Michigan, US |
Won vacant USA Michigan State lightweight title |
21 |
Loss |
18–3 |
John Barnes |
UD |
8 |
Mar 22, 1954 |
21 years, 347 days |
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US |
|
20 |
Loss |
18–2 |
John Barnes |
TKO |
1 (8), 1:51 |
Feb 1, 1954 |
21 years, 298 days |
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US |
|
19 |
Win |
18–1 |
Jesse Underwood |
UD |
10 |
Jan 14, 1954 |
21 years, 280 days |
Auditorium, Saginaw, Michigan, US |
|
18 |
Win |
17–1 |
Mike Tourcotte |
UD |
6 |
Jan 2, 1954 |
21 years, 268 days |
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
|
17 |
Win |
16–1 |
Ronnie Stribling |
UD |
8 |
Dec 1, 1953 |
21 years, 236 days |
Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, US |
|
16 |
Loss |
15–1 |
Ronnie Stribling |
TKO |
2 (8) |
Oct 20, 1953 |
21 years, 194 days |
Prudden Auditorium, Lansing, Michigan, US |
|
15 |
Win |
15–0 |
Ken Hohner |
UD |
8 |
Sep 29, 1953 |
21 years, 173 days |
Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, US |
|
14 |
Win |
14–0 |
Ralph Cervantes |
UD |
6 |
Sep 14, 1953 |
21 years, 158 days |
Veterans Memorial Stadium, Saginaw, Michigan, US |
|
13 |
Win |
13–0 |
Eddie Crawford |
MD |
6 |
Sep 10, 1953 |
21 years, 154 days |
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US |
|
12 |
Win |
12–0 |
Don Grinton |
TKO |
3 (6), 3:00 |
Aug 20, 1953 |
21 years, 133 days |
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US |
|
11 |
Win |
11–0 |
Dick Holling |
KO |
2 (4) |
Aug 6, 1953 |
21 years, 119 days |
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US |
|
10 |
Win |
10–0 |
Ron McGilvray |
PTS |
4 |
Jul 23, 1953 |
21 years, 105 days |
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US |
|
9 |
Win |
9–0 |
Frank O'Neal |
TKO |
3 (4) |
Jul 16, 1953 |
21 years, 98 days |
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US |
|
8 |
Win |
8–0 |
Johnny Valentine |
SD |
4 |
Jun 18, 1953 |
21 years, 70 days |
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US |
|
7 |
Win |
7–0 |
Benny Uhl |
PTS |
5 |
Jun 15, 1953 |
21 years, 67 days |
Rainbo Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US |
|
6 |
Win |
6–0 |
Milton Scott |
PTS |
4 |
May 23, 1953 |
21 years, 44 days |
Rainbo Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US |
|
5 |
Win |
5–0 |
Jimmy DeMura |
PTS |
4 |
May 11, 1953 |
21 years, 32 days |
Rainbo Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US |
|
4 |
Win |
4–0 |
Jimmy DeMura |
PTS |
4 |
Apr 30, 1953 |
21 years, 21 days |
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US |
|
3 |
Win |
3–0 |
Bob Henry |
KO |
4 (4) |
Apr 20, 1953 |
21 years, 11 days |
Rainbo Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US |
|
2 |
Win |
2–0 |
Jimmy DeMura |
PTS |
4 |
Apr 16, 1953 |
21 years, 7 days |
Motor City Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US |
|
1 |
Win |
1–0 |
Clinton McDade |
PTS |
4 |
Apr 9, 1953 |
21 years, 0 days |
Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, US |
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