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Charley Retzlaff

5549 KOs

53 KOs

4Draws

No contest: 1

Last six: ?-W-L-W-W-D

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

65

rounds

259

KO %

89.1%

KO wins

49

KO losses

3

career

1929–1940

debut

1929-04-09

last fight

1940-09-19

Profile

birth name

Charles William Retzlaff

alias

The Duluth Dynamiter

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 2″ / 188cm

nationality

United States

origin

Leonard, North Dakota, United States

city / state / zip

Duluth, Minnesota

dob

1904-10-28

death

1970-06-04

Latest news

Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame announces Class of 2015

2015-08-31 · Fight News

The Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame is proud has announced its inductees for 2015, all of whom will be honored at a banquet October 2 at Mystic Lake Casino. 2015 Inductees are Danny Davis, Duane Horsman, Mel Brown, Art Lasky, Charley Retzlaff, Sammy …

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

14 6 0

D-PTS

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

10 of 10 · 197 / 201 lbs

5 2 0

W-KO

Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

5 of 10 · 195 / 176 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

4 of 10 · 197 lbs · 0:40

15 0 0

L-KO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

1 of 15 · 199 / 200 lbs · 1:25

30 3 1

W-TKO

Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

10 of 10 · 194 / 198 lbs

Referee: Ed Shave

24 6 0

?-NC

Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

6 of 10 · 198 / 212 lbs

Charley Massera

25 7 4

L-PTS

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

10 of 10 · 200 / 188 lbs

Referee: Charley Randolph

24 11 3

D-PTS

Ryan's Auditorium, Fresno, California, United States

10 of 10 · 198 / 210 lbs

Referee: Frank Manfredo

9 12 1

W-KO

Stockton, California, United States

1 of 10 · 200 / 198 lbs · 1:15

Referee: Harry Lykke

23 6 0

L-KO

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States

2 of 10 · 203 / 219 lbs · 0:52

Referee: Larry McGrath

23 7 0

W-TKO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

1 of 10 · 198 / 217 lbs · 2:04

Referee: Charley Randolph

28 4 1

W-TKO

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

2 of 10 · 197 / 184 lbs

14 3 2

W-TKO

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

8 · 200 / 182 lbs

13 7 4

W-KO

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

2 · 196 / 218 lbs

6 21 1

W-KO

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

3 of 8 · 196 / 245 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

2 of 10

6 3 1

L-PTS

Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, United States

10 of 10

5 12 0

W-PTS

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

7 of 7

9 6 0

W-KO

Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

3

21 0 0

W-TKO

Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

6 of 10 · 194 / 191 lbs

9 3 1

L-KO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

1 of 10 · 197 / 201 lbs · 2:15

21 7 0

W-KO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

1 of 10 · 193 / 226 lbs

32 16 7

W-NWS

Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

10 of 10 · 212 / 196 lbs

8 2 0

W-KO

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

4 of 8 · 205 / 207 lbs

8 9 1

W-PTS

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

8 of 8

31 10 0

W-TKO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

2 of 8

34 6 2

W-TKO

White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States

7 of 10 · 197 / 190 lbs

19 0 0

W-TKO

White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States

1 of 10

5 2 1

W-PTS

Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

5 of 5 · 195 / 191 lbs

7 3 5

W-PTS

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

10 of 10 · 195 / 181 lbs

7 1 2

W-KO

Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

4 of 10 · 197 / 193 lbs

15 3 3

W-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

7 of 10 · 194 / 186 lbs

Referee: Ed Smith

Giacomo Bergomas

2 3 2

D-PTS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 197 / 226 lbs

26 13 2

W-KO

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

8 of 10 · 198 / 195 lbs

0 0 0

W-TKO

Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

2 of 10 · 197 / 206 lbs · 2:45

Referee: Arthur Donovan

4 5 0

W-KO

Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

4 of 10 · 195 / 198 lbs · 1:17

Riccardo Bertazzolo

13 5 1

W-KO

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

2 of 10

8 3 0

W-KO

Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

3 · 195 / 185 lbs

Ralph Ficucello

26 5 2

W-TKO

Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

2 of 10 · 192 / 193 lbs

Marty Gallagher

16 11 2

W-TKO

Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

5 of 5 · 195 / 207 lbs

Referee: Johnny Kilbane

27 19 0

W-KO

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

4 of 10 · 196 lbs · 1:23

32 13 5

W-TKO

Olympia Arena, Detroit, Michigan, United States

7 of 10 · 193 / 207 lbs

6 10 5

W-KO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

6 · 203 lbs

2 12 0

W-TKO

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

1 of 6

26 9 1

W-KO

Armory, Duluth, Minnesota, United States

2 of 6

17 3 1

W-KO

Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States

1 of 8 · 194 / 200 lbs

3 1 0

W-KO

Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

3 of 6 · 197 / 223 lbs

0 6 0

W-KO

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States

2

17 8 4

W-NWS

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

6 of 6 · 192 / 209 lbs

21 14 1

W-KO

Fairgrounds Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA

1