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Bernard Docusen

7422 KOs
104 KOs
6Draws
Last six: L-D-W-W-L-L
Career
division
Welterweight
status
inactive
bouts
90
rounds
664
KO %
29.7%
KO wins
22
KO losses
4
career
1943–1953
debut
1943-02-08
last fight
1953-02-24
Profile
birth name
Joseph Bernard Docusen
alias
Big Duke
trainer
Whitey Esneault
sex
M
stance
orthodox
nationality
United States
origin
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
city / state / zip
New Orleans, Louisiana
dob
1927-01-19
age
99
death
2009-01-11

Latest news

Final bell for a classy fighter
2009-01-13 · SuperSport
A man who was barely 21 years old when he gave legendary Sugar Ray Robinson one of the hardest fights of his career has died at the age of 81. Bernard Docusen, one of the top welterweights in the 1940s and '50s, died in Detroit on January 11 after…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Feb 24
Joey Giambra
28 2 1
L-TKO
Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States
7 of 10 · 150 / 156 lbs
Event →
Nov 3
Rocky Brisebois
29 12 5
L-UD
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 148 / 147 lbs
Event →
Aug 18
Harvey Fellon
20 2 0
W-TKO
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
4 of 10 · 152 / 159 lbs · 1:47
Referee: Pete Giarusso
Event →
Jul 21
Joe Hartegan
32 8 2
W-TKO
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
4 of 10 · 146 / 143 lbs · 2:32
Referee: Eddie Wolfe
Event →
Jun 23
Alfredo LaGrutta
11 8 1
D-PTS
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 143 lbs
Event →
Nov 12
Gil Turner
25 0 0
L-TKO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 10 · 146 / 146 lbs
Event →
Jul 30
Ross Virgo
22 1 1
W-UD
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 147 / 144 lbs
Event →
Jul 9
Eddie Giosa
65 28 9
W-KO
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
2 of 10 · 147 / 145 lbs · 1:23
Referee: Pete Giarusso
Event →
Jun 11
Mario Trigo
50 26 8
W-UD
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 140 lbs
Event →
Apr 30
Rafael Gutierrez
24 8 3
W-UD
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 148 / 145 lbs
Event →
Oct 31
John Davis
32 15 1
L-TKO
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
USA California State welterweight title
3 of 12 · 146 / 136 lbs · 0:08
Referee: Johnny Indrisano
Event →
Aug 29
Mario Trigo
43 24 7
L-SD
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 143 lbs
Event →
Aug 18
Milo Savage
25 23 7
W-UD
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
10 of 10 · 149 / 152 lbs
Event →
Jul 24
Mike Koballa
27 12 2
W-MD
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 147 / 149 lbs
Event →
Jun 16
Ralph Zannelli
88 40 7
W-UD
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 147 / 145 lbs
Event →
Jan 30
Otis Graham
31 12 5
L-MD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 148 / 151 lbs
Event →
Dec 7
Tippy Larkin
132 12 1
W-RTD
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
5 of 10 · 145 / 143 lbs
Referee: Pete Giarusso
Event →
Oct 31
Gaby Ferland
72 11 6
W-MD
Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
10 of 10 · 147 / 147 lbs
Event →
Oct 5
Frankie Palermo
26 10 2
W-TKO
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
4 of 10 · 147 / 144 lbs · 2:55
Referee: Eddie Wolfe
Event →
Sep 6
Milo Savage
22 15 7
W-PTS
Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, United States
10 of 10 · 150 / 158 lbs
Event →
Aug 16
Harold Jones
38 11 3
W-UD
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 139 lbs
Event →
Aug 1
Al Guido
48 31 14
W-UD
Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 145 / 145 lbs
Event →
May 3
Frankie Fernandez
20 1 0
W-PTS
Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
10 of 10 · 147 / 146 lbs
Event →
Apr 8
Bobby Jones
20 10 5
W-PTS
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 145 lbs
Event →
Apr 1
Milo Savage
22 13 7
W-UD
Armory, Tacoma, Washington, United States
10 of 10 · 148 / 153 lbs
Judges: Al Whitman | Ples Irwin
Referee: Davey Ward
Event →
Feb 4
Freddie Dawson
63 7 3
L-TKO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 10 · 143 / 143 lbs
Event →
Dec 3
Buford Ransom
18 0 2
W-TKO
Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 147 lbs · 1:03
Referee: Jimmy Wilson
Event →
Nov 25
Shamus McCray
48 25 12
W-TKO
Stockton, California, United States
7 of 10 · 144 / 146 lbs
Event →
Nov 17
John Davis
15 8 1
W-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
10 of 10 · 143 / 139 lbs
Event →
Nov 9
Bert Linam
34 5 1
W-TKO
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
4 of 10 · 148 / 147 lbs · 2:26
Referee: Charley Randolph
Event →
Oct 29
Johnny Bratton
30 11 1
W-UD
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 143 / 141 lbs
Event →
Oct 18
Al Robinson
14 11 6
W-KO
Stockton, California, United States
2 of 10 · 142 / 136 lbs
Event →
Oct 6
Irvin Steen
23 4 4
W-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
10 of 10 · 147 / 145 lbs
Event →
Aug 18
Gene Burton
37 8 8
D-PTS
Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 147 / 144 lbs
Event →
Jun 28
Sugar Ray Robinson
86 1 1
L-UD
Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States
World Welterweight Title
15 of 15 · 146 / 147 lbs
Event →
Apr 20
Nick Moran
18 15 5
W-UD
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 146 lbs
Judges: Dynamite Jackson | Mushy Callahan
Referee: Reggie Gilmore
Event →
Mar 30
Louis Bell
11 10 7
W-UD
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA
10 of 10 · 146 / 147 lbs
Referee: Johnny Bassanelli
Event →
Mar 23
Charley Salas
41 12 7
W-UD
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 146 lbs
Event →
Mar 17
Earl Turner
39 14 8
W-UD
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
10 of 10 · 147 / 149 lbs
Event →
Feb 13
Gene Burton
36 6 8
W-MD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 143 / 142 lbs
Event →
Dec 9
Gene Burton
35 6 7
L-UD
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 142 / 142 lbs
Event →
Nov 12
Louis Bell
11 9 7
W-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
10 of 10 · 142 / 140 lbs
Event →
Oct 21
Hankin Barrows
29 13 5
W-MD
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 of 10 · 144 / 144 lbs
Judges: Benny Whitman 55-55 | Tommy Herman 52½-57½
Referee: Frankie Van (53-57)
Event →
Sep 9
Henry Jordan
41 51 11
W-PTS
Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 147 / 150 lbs
Event →
Jul 21
Torpedo Reed
19 37 10
W-PTS
Stockton, California, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jul 8
Joey Barnum
27 16 8
W-TKO
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
7 of 10 · 145 / 145 lbs · 2:18
Referee: Johnny Indrisano
Event →
Jun 11
Earl Turner
37 12 7
W-KO
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
1 of 10 · 147 / 149 lbs · 1:54
Referee: Frankie Carter
Event →
Apr 16
Vic Grupico
26 7 8
W-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
10 of 10 · 143 / 142 lbs
Referee: Billy Burke
Event →
Apr 8
Bobby Jones
13 8 5
W-UD
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States
10 of 10 · 143 / 144 lbs
Event →
Mar 25
Bobby Yaeger
40 17 5
W-UD
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 143 / 143 lbs
Event →