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Babe Risko

299 KOs
127 KOs
8Draws
Last six: L-L-D-L-L-L
Career
division
Middleweight
status
inactive
bouts
49
rounds
329
KO %
31%
KO wins
9
KO losses
7
career
1929–1939
debut
1929-12-05
last fight
1939-02-07
Profile
birth name
Henry L. Pylkowski
alias
Sailor Pulaski, Eddie Risko
sex
M
height
5′ 10″ / 178cm
nationality
United States
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Syracuse, New York
dob
1911-07-14
age
114
death
1957-03-07

Latest news

Hostak exhibits title traits of his grandfather
2006-01-07 · Seattle Post Intelligencer
More than 35,000 spectators filled Civic Stadium on July 26, 1938, to watch Al Hostak take on Tacoma native Freddie Steele, the heavily favored champion who had won the middleweight title from Babe Risko in 1936.…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Feb 7
Walter Franklin
14 0 0
L-KO
New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, United States
6 of 8 · 164 / 161 lbs · 0:49
Referee: Billy Cavanaugh
Event →
Oct 5
Billy Soose
9 0 0
L-KO
Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
3 of 10 · 163 / 157 lbs · 1:47
Event →
Jun 27
Ralph DeJohn
22 2 0
L-KO
Municipal Stadium, Syracuse, New York, USA
7 of 8 · 168 / 167 lbs
Event →
Jun 6
Al Quaill
19 6 0
D-PTS
Hickey Park, Millvale, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 166 / 165 lbs
Judges: Willie Davies | Jap Williams
Referee: Al Grayber
Event →
Aug 17
George Black
25 9 2
L-KO
State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
5 of 10 · 165 / 163 lbs · 1:26
Event →
Mar 11
Billy Conn
9 1 0
L-UD
Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 161 / 160 lbs
Event →
Dec 18
Joe Lynch
7 2 2
W-KO
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
8 of 10 · 161 / 159 lbs
Event →
Nov 27
Tony Tozzo
28 7 8
W-PTS
Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 163 / 165 lbs
Event →
Oct 28
Harry Balsamo
13 0 0
W-PTS
Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 161 / 160 lbs
Event →
Sep 21
Teddy Yarosz
65 3 0
L-SD
Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10 · 162 / 162 lbs
Judges: Alvin (Jap) Williams | Primo Columbus
Referee: Red Robinson
Event →
May 8
Fred Apostoli
10 0 0
L-PTS
Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States
10 of 10 · 161 / 162 lbs
Event →
Apr 9
Mike Payan
17 5 4
W-PTS
San Diego, California, United States
10 of 10 · 162 / 161 lbs
Event →
Feb 10
Tony Fisher
5 5 0
W-PTS
Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, United States
National Boxing Association World Middleweight Title
10 of 10 · 160 / 160 lbs
Event →
Oct 21
Chester Palutis
1 6 0
W-PTS
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 163 / 165 lbs
Event →
Sep 19
Teddy Yarosz
64 2 0
W-UD
Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Karl Kohen NYSAC World middleweight title
15 of 15 · 158 / 159 lbs
Judges: George MacBeth | Karl Kohen
Referee: Red Robinson
Event →
Mar 11
Benny Levine
33 11 5
W-TKO
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
2 of 10 · 161 / 158 lbs
Event →
Jan 31
Solly Dukelsky
22 7 8
D-PTS
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 159 / 159 lbs
Event →
Jan 1
Teddy Yarosz
63 1 0
W-TKO
Town Hall, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
7 of 10 · 162 / 161 lbs
Judges: Herman Sunness | Joe Capristo
Referee: Jack Walton
Event →
Dec 12
Pete Suskey
6 2 0
W-PTS
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Dec 5
Chester Palutis
0 3 0
W-PTS
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Nov 26
Al Salbano
5 7 2
W-PTS
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 158 / 153 lbs
Event →
Oct 29
Werner Wilsch
1 0 0
W-KO
Binghamton, New York, United States
3
Event →
Sep 17
Pete Suskey
6 1 0
W-PTS
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Aug 9
Larry Wagner
11 9 5
D-PTS
Johnson Field, Binghamton, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 160 / 163 lbs
Event →
Jul 29
Joe Desmond
1 1 0
W-PTS
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jul 18
Eddie Saxon
20 7 1
D-PTS
South Depot St. Arena, Oswego, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 161 lbs
Event →
Jan 12
Swede Berglund
5 4 4
L-KO
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States
4
Event →
Jun 15
Miles Murphy
5 1 0
W-TKO
Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, United States
6 of 6
Referee: Harold Bird
Event →
May 19
Guy McKinney
1 3 2
W-KO
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States
5
Event →
Mar 10
Grant Willardson
6 2 2
L-DQ
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States
6
Event →
Mar 3
Guy McKinney
1 2 2
W-PTS
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jan 13
Jack O'Neill
5 4 0
W-PTS
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Nov 4
Tony Pena
0 0 0
W-PTS
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Sep 16
Harry Walton
2 1 0
D-PTS
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Jul 6
Leroy Brown
13 2 1
L-KO
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
6
Event →
Jun 23
Vic Suquera
0 0 0
W-TKO
Armory, White Plains, New York, United States
3
Event →
Apr 14
Joe Smallwood
14 6 1
W-PTS
New Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6 · 160 / 157 lbs
Event →
Feb 26
Joe Colucci
10 14 3
L-PTS
106th Infantry Regiment Armory, Brooklyn, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 158 / 152 lbs
Event →
Feb 18
Chick Williams
0 0 0
W-PTS
New Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6 · 160 / 160 lbs
Event →
Nov 23
Leroy Brown
7 1 0
D-PTS
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 19
Carl Schlieper
16 4 2
W-PTS
106th Infantry Regiment Armory, Brooklyn, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 159 / 155 lbs
Event →
Jul 22
Freddy Bower
0 0 0
W-KO
22nd Engineers' Armory, New York, New York, United States
4 · 150 / 145 lbs
Event →
May 8
Eddie Cavanaugh
3 3 2
L-KO
Armory, White Plains, New York, United States
2
Event →
Apr 10
Johnny Baruzzi
5 8 1
D-PTS
Armory, White Plains, New York, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Mar 27
Tony Dallas
1 5 1
W-PTS
Armory, White Plains, New York, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Dec 19
Roy LaDuca
2 1 1
W-TKO
102nd Medical Regiment Armory, New York, New York, United States
3 of 6 · 153 / 151 lbs
Event →
Dec 12
Charlie McKain
2 23 0
W-PTS
Armory, White Plains, New York, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Dec 6
Mule Brown
13 16 4
D-PTS
Flushing Armory, Queens, New York, USA
8 of 8
Event →
Dec 5
Roy LaDuca
2 0 1
W-PTS
102nd Medical Regiment Armory, New York, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 152 / 150 lbs
Event →