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Bernard Docusen

5816 KOs
104 KOs
5Draws
Last six: W-W-L-D-L-L
Career
division
Welterweight
status
inactive
bouts
73
rounds
578
KO %
27.6%
KO wins
16
KO losses
4
career
1943–1953
debut
1943-12-06
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
1 0 0
L-TKO
Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States
7 of 10 · 150 / 156 lbs
Event →
Nov 3
Rocky Brisebois
25 9 5
L-UD
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 148 / 147 lbs
Event →
Jun 23
Alfredo LaGrutta
7 4 0
D-PTS
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 143 lbs
Event →
Nov 12
Gil Turner
3 0 0
L-TKO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 10 · 146 / 146 lbs
Event →
Jul 30
Ross Virgo
19 0 1
W-UD
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 147 / 144 lbs
Event →
Jul 9
Eddie Giosa
30 7 2
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
21 6 3
W-UD
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 140 lbs
Event →
Apr 30
Rafael Gutierrez
24 5 2
W-UD
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 148 / 145 lbs
Event →
Oct 31
John Davis
25 11 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
17 5 3
L-SD
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 143 lbs
Event →
Aug 18
Milo Savage
6 7 1
W-UD
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
10 of 10 · 149 / 152 lbs
Event →
Jul 24
Mike Koballa
25 10 2
W-MD
Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 147 / 149 lbs
Event →
Jun 16
Ralph Zannelli
15 7 2
W-UD
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 147 / 145 lbs
Event →
Jan 30
Otis Graham
13 3 2
L-MD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 148 / 151 lbs
Event →
Oct 5
Frankie Palermo
22 7 1
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
4 3 1
W-PTS
Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, United States
10 of 10 · 150 / 158 lbs
Event →
Aug 16
Harold Jones
14 5 2
W-UD
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 139 lbs
Event →
Aug 1
Al Guido
7 2 2
W-UD
Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10 · 145 / 145 lbs
Event →
May 3
Frankie Fernandez
19 1 0
W-PTS
Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
10 of 10 · 147 / 146 lbs
Event →
Apr 8
Bobby Jones
20 9 5
W-PTS
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 145 lbs
Event →
Apr 1
Milo Savage
4 2 1
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
35 3 2
L-TKO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 10 · 143 / 143 lbs
Event →
Dec 3
Buford Ransom
16 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
30 12 8
W-TKO
Stockton, California, United States
7 of 10 · 144 / 146 lbs
Event →
Nov 17
John Davis
13 5 1
W-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
10 of 10 · 143 / 139 lbs
Event →
Nov 9
Bert Linam
20 3 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
4 0 0
W-UD
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 143 / 141 lbs
Event →
Oct 18
Al Robinson
9 5 4
W-KO
Stockton, California, United States
2 of 10 · 142 / 136 lbs
Event →
Oct 6
Irvin Steen
6 0 0
W-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
10 of 10 · 147 / 145 lbs
Event →
Aug 18
Gene Burton
6 3 2
D-PTS
Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 147 / 144 lbs
Event →
Jun 28
Sugar Ray Robinson
12 0 0
L-UD
Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States
World Welterweight Title
15 of 15 · 146 / 147 lbs
Event →
Apr 20
Nick Moran
15 11 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
8 9 6
W-UD
Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA
10 of 10 · 146 / 147 lbs
Referee: Johnny Bassanelli
Event →
Mar 23
Charley Salas
15 3 3
W-UD
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 146 / 146 lbs
Event →
Feb 13
Gene Burton
6 2 2
W-MD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 143 / 142 lbs
Event →
Dec 9
Gene Burton
5 2 1
L-UD
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 142 / 142 lbs
Event →
Nov 12
Louis Bell
8 8 6
W-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
10 of 10 · 142 / 140 lbs
Event →
Oct 21
Hankin Barrows
26 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
14 19 4
W-PTS
Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 147 / 150 lbs
Event →
Jul 21
Torpedo Reed
19 32 10
W-PTS
Stockton, California, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jul 8
Joey Barnum
24 13 7
W-TKO
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
7 of 10 · 145 / 145 lbs · 2:18
Referee: Johnny Indrisano
Event →
Apr 16
Vic Grupico
23 4 8
W-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
10 of 10 · 143 / 142 lbs
Referee: Billy Burke
Event →
Apr 8
Bobby Jones
13 7 5
W-UD
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States
10 of 10 · 143 / 144 lbs
Event →
Mar 25
Bobby Yaeger
25 9 5
W-UD
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 143 / 143 lbs
Event →
Jan 28
Johnny Williams
10 9 3
W-UD
Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 145 / 144 lbs
Event →
Jan 14
Vinnie Rossano
27 11 3
W-PTS
Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 144 / 148 lbs
Event →
Dec 3
Joey Ferrier
5 4 0
W-TKO
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
7 of 10 · 142 / 143 lbs
Event →
Nov 8
Vince LaSalva
25 11 2
W-UD
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 144 / 148 lbs
Event →
Oct 19
Wayland Douglas
17 11 1
W-PTS
Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 145 / 142 lbs
Event →
Sep 16
Charley Davis
18 12 3
W-KO
Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
7 of 8 · 143 / 143 lbs
Event →