NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Boxing in the 1930s

Boxing in the 1930s was affected by one of the biggest economic struggles in the history of the United States: The depression era. Because of the suffering American economy, many boxers were offered lower purses, and they would not fight for low amounts of money. When the decade began, the world Heavyweight title had been vacant for three years. There was a world Middleweight champion, Mickey Walker, but he was more interested in pursuing fights with the best Heavyweight contenders, instead of facing his own contenders down at the Middleweight division. For other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented First atom was split with a particle accelerator Golden Age of radio begins in U.S. Science Nuclear fission discovered by Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann Pluto, the ninth planet from the Sun, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh British biologist Arthur... The Great Depression was a global economic slump that began in 1929 and bottomed in 1933. ... Mickey Walker (July 13, 1903 - April 28, 1981) was a multi-faceted boxer from New Jersey. ...

The Heavyweight division, during 1930 to 1937 in particular, could be compared to the Heavyweight division of the 1980s. Six champions were crowned before Joe Louis began his legendary run as Heavyweight champion in 1937. He retired in 1949, still being the world's Heavyweight champion. 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Boxing in the 1980s was filled with important fights, events and personalities that shaped the sport. ... Joseph Louis Barrow (1914-1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of Lexington, Alabama who became World Heavyweight Champion. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

Boxing began expanding into Latin America in the 1930s: Sixto Escobar became the first world champion from Puerto Rico by defeating Baby Casanova, who had also been crowned at the start of the decade. Baby Arizmendi conquered the first world title for Mexico in 1934. For his part, Kid Chocolate became the first world champion from Cuba. Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Sixto Escobar (March 23, 1913 - November 17, 1979) was Puerto Ricos first world boxing champion. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Eligio Saldana (January 6, 1910-August 8, 1988), better known as Kid Chocolate, was a Cuban boxer who enjoyed wild success both in the boxing ring and in society life during a span of the 1930s. ...

Three world champions won world titles in three different divisions; a feat no single fighter had accomplished since 1903: Tony Canzoneri, Barney Ross and Henry Armstrong cemented their place in boxing history by achieving the feat; Armstrong was the first, and will be the only, world champion to reign in three divisions at the same time. Boxing rules since ban boxers from reigning at more than one division at a time. 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Tony Canzoneri (November 6, 1908-December 9, 1959) was an Italian-American boxer who was born in the town of Slidell, Louisiana. ... Barnet Rasofsky, born December 23, 1909 in New York City, United States _ died January 17, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, better known in the boxing world as Barney Ross, was a Jewish-American boxer who was a three time world champion. ... Henry Jackson Jr. ...

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List of Fights

1930

February 10- In the decade's first world title fight, Jimmy Slattery becomes world Light-Heavyweight champion, beating Lou Scozza by decision in fifteen rounds for the vacant title, at Buffalo.
February 18- Jack Kid Berg becomes world Jr. Welterweight champion, knocking out Mushy Callahan in eleven rounds, London.
March 21- Midget Wolgast wins the vacant New York Flyweight title with a fifteen round decision over Black Bill, New York City.
June 11- Max Schmeling wins the undisputed World Heavyweight title, defeating NBA champion Jack Sharkey by a four round disqualification, after being hit with a damaging low blow. Schmeling became the first boxer to win the title by disqualification, and he remains as of 2004, the only one to win it that way, in New York.
June 25- Maxie Rosembloom wins the world Light-Heavyweight title with a fifteen round decision over Jimmy Slattery, in Buffalo.
July 17- Al Singer wins the world Lightweight title with a first round knockout over Sammy Mandell, setting a record for the fastest fight in that division's history, New York.
September 14- Tony Canzoneri wins his second world title, knocking out Al Singer (who in the process became the first world boxing champion in history to both win and lose the title by first round knockout) in the first round and breaking Singer's record for the fastest finish in a world Lightweight title fight, in New York.
October 4- Panama Al Brown retains the world Bantamweight title with a fifteen round decision over Eugene Huat, in Paris.
December 11- Bat Battalino retains the world Featherweight title with a fifteen round decision over Kid Chocolate, in New York.
December 26- Frankie Genaro and Midget Wolgast try to unify the world Flyweight title, but their fight results in a draw, in New York.

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1931

April 24- Tony Canzoneri becomes the second man to win world titles in three divisions, and the first one since Bob Fitzsimmons in the 19th century, by knocking out Jack Kid Berg in round three to win the world's Jr. Welterweight title, in Chicago.
May 22- Bat Battalino retains his world Featherweight title, with a ten round decision over Fidel LaBarba, in New York.
July 3- Max Schmeling retains the world Heavyweight title, with a fifteenth round knockout of Young Stribling, in Cleveland.
July 15- Kid Chocolate becomes Cuba's first world boxing champion in history, knocking out world Jr. Lightweight champion Benny Bass in seven rounds, at Philadelphia.
July 23- Bat Battalino retains the world Featherweight title with a ten round decision over future world champion Freddie Miller, at Cincinnati.
August 5- Maxie Rosembloom retains his world Light-Heavyweight title with a fifteen round decision over former world champion Jimmy Slattery, at their New York rematch.
September 10- Tony Canzoneri retains both his Jr. Welterweight and Lightweight world belts, with a fifteen round unanimous decision over former world champion Jack Berg, at their New York rematch.
October 26- Young Perez becomes the first world champion from Tunisia when he beats Frankie Genaro by knockout in round two at Paris, France, for the National Boxing Association's world Flyweight title.
October 27- Panama Al Brown retains his world Bantamweight title with a fifteen round decision over Eugene Huat at their rematch, which took place in Montreal, Canada.
November 20- Tony Canzoneri retains his world Lightweight title by a fifteen round decision over world Jr. Lightweight champion Kid Chocolate, in New York.

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1932

January 18- Johnny Jadick wins the world Jr. Welterweight title, defeating Tony Canzoneri by a fifteen round decision, at Philadelphia.
January 25- Gorilla Jones knocks out Oddone Piazza in six rounds to win the vacant world Middleweight title, at Milwaukee
January 28- Jackie Fields defeats Lou Brouillard by decision in ten rounds to win the world Welterweight title, at Chicago.
June 21- Jack Sharkey wins the world Heavyweight title, defeating Max Schmeling by a fifteen round decision, at their rematch held in New York.
June 11- In a controversial fight, Marcel Thil wins the world Middleweight title with an eleventh round disqualification over Gorilla Jones, in Paris, France. In front of an audience that included Amelia Earhart, Jones is disqualified for continuous low hitting and holding.
July 18- Johnny Jadick retains his world Jr. Welterweight title with a second ten round decision win over Tony Canzoneri, at Philadelphia.
October 7- Benny Leonard's last fight, as the former world Lightweight champion gets knocked out in six rounds by Jimmy McLarnin, in New York.
November 4- Tony Canzoneri retains his world Lightweight title with a fifteen round decision over Billy Petrolle, at New York.
December 9- Kid Chocolate retains his world Featherweight title with a fifteen round decision over Fidel LaBarba, in New York.

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1933

February 20- Battling Shaw wins the world Jr. welterweight title with a ten round decision over Johnny Jadick, New Orleans.
February 21- Young Corbett III wins the world Welterweight title, defeating Jackie Fields by a ten round decision, in San Francisco.
May 21- Tony Canzoneri recovers his world Jr. Welterweight title, with a ten round decision over Battling Shaw, in New Orleans.
June 23- Barney Ross beats Tony Canzoneri to claim both the world Lightweight and Jr. Welterweight titles held by Canzoneri, by a ten round decision, in Chicago.
June 29- Primo Carnera initiates one of boxing's most controversial reigns in the history of the Heavyweight division, knocking out world champion Jack Sharkey in six rounds at New York. It has been widely rumored since that many of Carnera's fights were fixed.
September 12- Barney Ross retains his world Lightweight and Jr. Weltwerweight titles with a fifteen round decision over Tony Canzoneri, at New York.
October 21- Paulino Uzcudun unsuccessfully tries to become the first Hispanic world Heavyweight champion, losing a fifteen round decision to Primo Carnera, in Rome, Italy.
December 25- Frankie Klick wins the world Jr. Lightweight title, knocking out world champion Kid Chocolate, in seven rounds, at Philadelphia.

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1934

March 1- Primo Carnera retains the world Heavyweight title with a fifteen round decision over world Light-Heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran, at Miami.
March 5- Barney Ross retains his world Lightweight title with a ten round draw over world Jr. Lightweight champion Frankie Klick, in San Francisco.
March 27- Barney Ross retains the world Jr. Welterweight title with a ten round decision over Bobby Pacho, in Los Angeles.
May 28- Barney Ross becomes the third man in boxing history to win world titles in three different divisions, defeating Jimmy McLarnin for the world Welterweight title by a fifteen round decision in New York.
June 14- Max Baer drops defending world Heavyweight champion Primo Carnera eleven times en route to an eleventh round knockout, winning the world Heavyweight title, at New York.
June 26- Sixto Escobar becomes Puerto Rico's first world champion in history, knocking out Baby Casanova in nine rounds to win the vacant National Boxong Association's Bantamweight title, in Montreal, Canada.
September 17- Jimmy McLarnin recovers the world Welterweight title, with a fifteen round decision over Barney Ross, in New York.
December 10- Barney Ross retains his world Jr. Welterweight title in a rematch against Bobby Pacho, by a twelve round decision, in Cleveland.

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1935

January 1- Baby Arizmendi becomes the first world champion from Mexico in boxing history by outpointing Henry Armstrong by in twelve rounds to win the vacant California and Mexico-recognized world Lightweight titles, Mexico City, Mexico.
May 10- Tony Canzoneri recovers the world Lightweight title, winning the belt left vacant by Barney Ross, with a fifteen round unanimous decision over Lou Ambers, in New York.
May 28- Barney Ross recovers the world Welterweight title, defeating Jimmy McLarnin with a fifteen round unanimous decision in the third and final installment of their rivalry, at New York. Former world Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey refereed.
June 13- James J. Braddock, with 24 losses, produces one of the biggest upsets in world Heavyweight championship history, defeating world champion Max Baer to take the world title, by a fifteen round unanimous decision, in New York.
August 26- Lou Salica wins the National Boxing Association world Bantamweight title with a fifteen round decision over Sixto Escobar, at New York.
September 9-- Benny Lynch wins the N.B.A.'s world Flyweight title with a second round knockout over Jackie Brown, in Manchester, England.
November 15- In their rematch, Sixto Escobar recovers the N.B.A.'s world Bantamweight title with a fifteen round decision over Lou Salica, at New York.

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1936

January 20- Marcel Thil retains the world Middleweight title by a fourth round disqualification against Lou Brouillard, Paris, France.
March 13- John Henry Lewis retains the world Light-Heavyweight title with a fifteen round decision over Jock McAvoy, in New York.
June 19- In the start of their legendary boxing rivalry, former world Heavyweight champion Max Schmeling inflicts Joe Louis' first defeat, with a twelve round knockout, in New York.
August 4- Henry Armstrong becomes world champion for the first time, beating Baby Arizmendi by a ten round decision in Los Angeles, to take the Californian and Mexican world Lightweight titles.
August 31- Sixto Escobar unifies the world Bantamweight title, with a thirteenth round knockout win over Tony Marino, at New York.
October 13- Sixto Escobar retains the world Bantamweight title, with a first round knockout over Indian Quintana, in New York.
November 9- John Henry Lewis retains the world Light-Heavyweight title with a fifteen round decision over Len Harvey, in London.

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1937

January 1- Freddie Steele retains his National Boxing Association world Middleweight title with a ten round decision win over former world champion Gorilla Jones, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
January 19- In a rematch, Benny Lynch retains the world Flyweight title with a fifteen round decision over Small Montana, in London.
February 21- At their rubber match, Sixto Escobar retains his world Bantamweight title with a fifteen round decision victory over Lou Salica in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is also the first world title fight ever held in Puerto Rico.
May 7- Lou Ambers retains his world Lightweight title with a fifteen round decision over former champion Tony Canzoneri, at their New York rematch.
June 3- John Henry Lewis retains his world Light-Heavyweight championship with an eighth round knockout of former world champion Bob Olin in St. Louis.
June 21- Joe Louis becomes Heavyweight champion of the world, knocking out James J. Braddock in round eight, at Chicago. The new champion then says he wont consider himself a champion until he beats Max Schmeling in a rematch.
August 30- In his first defense of the world Heavyweight title, Joe Louis meets stiff competition from Tommy Farr, but he still manages to retain the title by a fifteen round unanimous decision, at New York.
September 23- A world title fight marathon in New York City: Harry Jefra beats Sixto Escobar by decision in fifteen rounds to win the world Bantamweight title; Lou Ambers defeats Pedro Montanez by decision in fifteen to retain the world's Lightweight title; Barney Ross defeats future world Middleweight champion Ceferino Garcia by decision in ten to retain the world Jr. Welterweigh title and Fred Apostoli knocks out Marcel Thil in ten rounds to win the world Middleweight title.
October 29- Henry Armstrong wins his second simultaneous title, the world Featherweight title (to go along with the world Lightweight championship as recognized by California and Mexico), knocking out defending world champion Petey Sarron in six rounds, at New York.

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1938

February 20- Sixto Escobar regains the world Bantamweight title, beating Harry Jefra by a fifteen round decision at their San Juan, Puerto Rico rematch.
May 31- Henry Armstrong makes history by becoming the first man in the history of boxing to hold world titles in three divisions at the same time, defeating world Welterweight champion Barney Ross by a fifteen round split decision, at New York.
June 21- In the second fight of their famous rivalry, Joe Louis retains the world Heavyweight title with a first round knockout of former world champion Max Schmeling, at New York.
June 29- Benny Lynch retains the world Flyweight title with a twelve round knockout over Peter Kane in Paisley, Scotland, then retires.
September 22- Peter Kane conquers the vacant world Flyweight title with a fifteen round decision over Jackie Jurich, in Liverpool, England.

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1939

January 10- Henry Armstrong begins what would be a run of eleven successful title defenses of his world Welterweight title in the same year, defeating Baby Arizmendi by a ten round decision, in Los Angeles.
January 25- Joe Louis retains the world Heavyweight title with a first round knockout of world Light-Heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis in the first round, in New York. It would be Lewis; last career fight, as it was later discovered that he had been fighting while suffering cataracts since 1936.
April 1- Sixto Escobar defeats KO Morgan by a fifteen round decision to retain the world Bantamweight title, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
June 28- Joe Louis recovers from a third round knockdown and retains his world Heavyweight title, knocking out Tony Galento in round four, at New York.
July 13- Billy Conn defeats Melio Bettina by decision in fifteen rounds to win the vacant world Light-Heavyweight title, in Pittsburgh.
August 21- Lou Ambers defeats Henry Armsrong to regain the world Lightweight title, with a fifteen round unanimous decision, at New York.
October 2- Ceferino Garcia wins the world Middleweight title, knocking out Fred Apostoli in seven rounds, at New York.
November 17- Billy Conn retains the world Light-Heavyweight championship with a fifteen round decision over Gus Lesvenich, in New York.
December 11- Henry Armstrong defends his world Welterweight title for the eleventh time in 1939, defeating Jimmy Garrison by a knockout in round seven, at Cleveland.

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