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Babe Risko

4815 KOs
2312 KOs
10Draws
Last six: D-L-L-L-L-L
Career
division
Middleweight
status
inactive
bouts
81
rounds
567
KO %
31.3%
KO wins
15
KO losses
12
career
1929–1939
debut
1929-12-05
last fight
1939-05-17
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
115
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
May 17
Lloyd Marshall
17 3 1
L-KO
Sacramento, California, United States
5 of 10 · 165 / 166 lbs
Event →
Feb 7
Walter Franklin
17 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 →
Sep 26
Ben Brown
47 5 1
L-KO
Warren Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
9 of 12 · 163 / 159 lbs
Referee: Tom McCarthy
Event →
Sep 19
Larry Lane
24 2 0
L-KO
Trenton, New Jersey, United States
2 of 10 · 165 / 166 lbs
Event →
Jul 18
Ben Brown
44 5 0
D-PTS
Warren Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
10 of 10 · 164 / 160 lbs
Judges: Jake Abel | Hollis Sullivan
Referee: Pa Stribling
Event →
Jun 27
Ralph DeJohn
26 2 0
L-KO
Municipal Stadium, Syracuse, New York, USA
7 of 8 · 168 / 167 lbs
Event →
Jun 6
Al Quaill
32 11 0
D-PTS
Hickey Park, Millvale, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 166 / 165 lbs
Judges: Willie Davies | Jap Williams
Referee: Al Grayber
Event →
May 10
Gorilla Jones
103 22 13
W-PTS
Armory, Akron, Ohio, United States
10 of 10 · 170 / 152 lbs
Event →
Aug 17
George Black
29 12 2
L-KO
State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
5 of 10 · 165 / 163 lbs · 1:26
Event →
Jul 13
Al Hostak
36 1 9
L-KO
Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, United States
7 of 10 · 155 / 159 lbs · 1:32
Event →
Mar 11
Billy Conn
30 7 1
L-UD
Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 161 / 160 lbs
Event →
Feb 19
Freddie Steele
117 3 11
L-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
National Boxing Association World Middleweight Title
15 of 15 · 158 / 157 lbs
Event →
Dec 18
Joe Lynch
10 4 2
W-KO
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
8 of 10 · 161 / 159 lbs
Event →
Nov 27
Tony Tozzo
48 16 10
W-PTS
Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 163 / 165 lbs
Event →
Oct 28
Harry Balsamo
20 0 0
W-PTS
Hippodrome, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 161 / 160 lbs
Event →
Sep 21
Teddy Yarosz
84 4 2
L-SD
Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10 · 162 / 162 lbs
Judges: Alvin (Jap) Williams | Primo Columbus
Referee: Red Robinson
Event →
Jul 11
Freddie Steele
109 3 11
L-UD
Civic Stadium, Seattle, Washington, United States
National Boxing Association World Middleweight Title
15 of 15 · 158 / 157 lbs
Referee: Tommy McCarthy
Event →
May 8
Fred Apostoli
16 1 0
L-PTS
Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States
10 of 10 · 161 / 162 lbs
Event →
Apr 9
Mike Payan
35 19 8
W-PTS
San Diego, California, United States
10 of 10 · 162 / 161 lbs
Event →
Mar 24
Freddie Steele
107 3 11
L-PTS
Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, United States
10 of 10 · 162 / 161 lbs
Event →
Feb 10
Tony Fisher
5 7 0
W-PTS
Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, United States
National Boxing Association World Middleweight Title
10 of 10 · 160 / 160 lbs
Event →
Dec 20
Jock McAvoy
102 7 1
L-KO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
1 of 10 · 162 / 169 lbs · 2:48
Referee: Billy Cavanaugh
Event →
Dec 9
Frank Battaglia
74 14 5
W-SD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 163 / 163 lbs
Event →
Oct 21
Chester Palutis
4 9 0
W-PTS
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 163 / 165 lbs
Event →
Oct 4
Jackie Aldare
55 28 12
W-PTS
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 163 / 162 lbs
Event →
Sep 19
Teddy Yarosz
82 3 2
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 →
Jul 8
Paul Pirrone
72 23 3
L-PTS
Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
10 of 10 · 162 / 161 lbs
Event →
May 22
Frank Battaglia
69 12 5
W-PTS
Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 161 / 157 lbs
Event →
Mar 25
Jimmy Belmont
60 27 5
L-PTS
Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
8 of 8 · 161 / 157 lbs
Event →
Mar 18
Sammy Slaughter
42 18 6
W-PTS
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 163 / 166 lbs
Event →
Mar 11
Benny Levine
37 20 6
W-TKO
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
2 of 10 · 161 / 158 lbs
Event →
Feb 25
Paul Pirrone
68 22 3
W-UD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 164 / 160 lbs
Event →
Jan 31
Solly Dukelsky
26 10 9
D-PTS
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 159 / 159 lbs
Event →
Jan 25
Vince Dundee
112 16 14
L-SD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 158 / 161 lbs
Event →
Jan 1
Teddy Yarosz
80 2 2
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
11 13 4
W-PTS
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Dec 5
Chester Palutis
2 3 0
W-PTS
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Nov 26
Al Salbano
6 9 4
W-PTS
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 158 / 153 lbs
Event →
Nov 5
Freddie Sallus
12 11 4
W-KO
Arena, Syracuse, New York, USA
8 of 10 · 161 / 171 lbs
Event →
Oct 29
Werner Wilsch
11 10 4
W-KO
Binghamton, New York, United States
3
Event →
Oct 26
Werner Wilsch
11 9 4
W-KO
Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, USA
2 of 6 · 160 / 163 lbs
Event →
Oct 15
Freddie Sallus
12 11 2
D-PTS
Arena, Syracuse, New York, USA
8 of 8 · 161 / 168 lbs
Event →
Sep 17
Pete Suskey
11 12 4
W-PTS
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Sep 10
Werner Wilsch
11 7 4
W-TKO
Arena, Syracuse, New York, USA
3 of 8
Event →
Aug 9
Larry Wagner
13 14 5
D-PTS
Johnson Field, Binghamton, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 160 / 163 lbs
Event →
Aug 6
Joe Desmond
2 2 0
W-PTS
Convention Hall, Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 164 / 168 lbs
Event →
Jul 29
Joe Desmond
2 1 0
W-PTS
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jul 18
Eddie Saxon
24 8 1
D-PTS
South Depot St. Arena, Oswego, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 161 lbs
Event →
Jun 8
Bucky Lawless
76 38 6
W-KO
Kalurah Temple, Binghamton, New York, USA
5 of 6 · 162 / 170 lbs
Event →