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George Costner
73
44 KOs
11
6 KOs
4
Draws
Last six: W-L-L-W-W-W
Career
division
Welterweight
status
inactive
bouts
88
rounds
473
KO %
60.3%
KO wins
44
KO losses
6
career
1940–1950
debut
1940-06-28
last fight
1950-07-12
Profile
birth name
George Monroe Costner
alias
Sugar
sex
M
height
6′ 0″ / 183cm
nationality
USA
origin
Cincinnati Ohio USA
city / state / zip
Cincinnati, Ohio
dob
1923-07-22
age
102
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Fight history
date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Jul 12
Ike Williams
109
12
4
W-UD
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10 · 148 / 143 lbs
Judges:
Frank Knaresborough 10-0
|
Lou Tress 8-2
Referee:
Dave Beloff (8-2)
Event →
Jun 12
Charley Cotton
21
2
0
W-PTS
Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, USA
10 of 10 · 150 / 150 lbs
Event →
May 8
Kid Gavilan
58
10
2
W-MD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10 · 150 / 150 lbs
Judges:
Frank Knaresborough 7-3
|
Zach Clayton 6-3
Referee:
Joe McGuigan (4-4)
Event →
Mar 22
Sugar Ray Robinson
105
1
2
L-KO
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1 of 10 · 150 / 154 lbs · 2:49
Event →
Feb 22
Gene Burton
49
10
10
L-SD
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 of 10 · 148 / 147 lbs
Event →
Jan 6
Gene Burton
49
9
10
W-MD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
10 of 10 · 147 / 146 lbs
Judges:
Frank Forbes 6-3
|
Frank Fullam 5-5
Referee:
Young Otto (8-2)
Event →
Dec 15
Doug Ratford
34
25
5
W-KO
Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1 of 10 · 148 / 140 lbs · 1:38
Referee:
Dave Beloff
Event →
Dec 1
Kid Pambele
6
9
2
W-KO
Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2 of 8 · 149 / 148 lbs · 1:02
Event →
Nov 17
Pat Byers
40
15
0
W-KO
Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1 of 8 · 149 / 156 lbs · 1:36
Event →
Sep 21
Freddie Dawson
69
7
3
D-PTS
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10 · 146 / 139 lbs
Judges:
Lou Tress 6-3
|
Frank Knaresborough 4-6
Referee:
Dave Beloff (4-4)
Event →
Sep 6
Junius Woods
13
9
0
W-TKO
Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, USA
5 of 8 · 150 / 149 lbs
Event →
Aug 8
Jackie Cooper
34
14
3
W-KO
Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, USA
3 of 10 · 149 / 143 lbs
Event →
Aug 1
Bobby Lee
25
10
5
W-SD
Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10 · 149 / 149 lbs
Event →
May 9
Chico Varona
27
7
4
W-TKO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
10 of 10 · 146 / 148 lbs
Event →
Apr 25
Levi Southall
21
3
0
W-TKO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4 of 10 · 149 / 150 lbs
Event →
Apr 11
DeWitt Dean
17
11
0
W-TKO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2 of 10 · 150 / 156 lbs
Event →
Mar 23
Bobby Mann
24
12
3
W-PTS
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
8 of 8 · 151 / 154 lbs
Event →
Nov 26
Willie Russell
59
24
2
W-PTS
Civic Auditorium, Toledo, Ohio, USA
10 of 10 · 146 / 145 lbs
Event →
Oct 25
Bobby Mann
21
10
3
W-TKO
Arena, Toledo, Ohio, USA
7 of 10 · 146 / 152 lbs
Event →
Oct 19
Eddie O'Neill
18
13
0
W-TKO
Arcadia Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, USA
7 of 10 · 148 / 153 lbs
Event →
Oct 5
Willie Russell
59
23
2
W-UD
Arcadia Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, USA
10 of 10 · 149 / 143 lbs
Event →
Jul 14
Earl Turner
39
16
8
L-KO
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
1 of 10 · 148 / 148 lbs · 0:33
Referee:
Jack Downey
Event →
Jun 23
Major Jones
31
3
0
W-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
10 of 10 · 148 / 156 lbs
Referee:
Joe Gorman
Event →
May 26
O'Neill Bell
23
9
4
W-MD
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
10 of 10 · 150 / 157 lbs
Referee:
Dick Burke
Event →
Apr 14
California Wilson
58
15
4
W-UD
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
USA California State welterweight title
12 of 12 · 147 / 145 lbs
Event →
Dec 2
Jackie Cooper
29
10
3
W-KO
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3 of 10 · 152 / 145 lbs · 2:40
Referee:
Ted Jamieson
Event →
Sep 24
Allen Faulkner
29
3
0
W-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
10 of 10 · 153 / 153 lbs
Event →
Aug 27
Earl Turner
38
13
7
W-KO
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
USA California State welterweight title
1 of 12 · 146 / 147 lbs · 2:32
Referee:
Jack Downey
Event →
Jul 23
Chester Slider
41
25
15
W-TKO
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
7 of 10 · 150 / 150 lbs
Referee:
Billy Burke
Event →
Jun 25
Frankie Angustain
26
14
6
W-KO
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
4 of 10 · 150 / 158 lbs
Event →
Jun 4
Charley Cato
23
9
5
W-TKO
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
8 of 10 · 149 / 152 lbs
Referee:
Frankie Brown
Event →
Mar 1
Maxie Berger
99
23
9
W-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
6 of 10 · 146 / 149 lbs
Event →
Feb 15
Jimmy Sherrer
21
4
1
W-PTS
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 of 10 · 145 / 150 lbs
Event →
Feb 4
Jack Larrimore
37
17
2
W-TKO
Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1 of 10 · 140 / 146 lbs
Event →
Jan 9
Tip Ramsey
5
2
0
W-TKO
Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
10 of 10
Event →
Nov 23
O'Neill Bell
11
2
3
L-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
7 of 10 · 145 / 150 lbs
Event →
Sep 26
Oscar Suggs
36
55
8
W-TKO
Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
9 of 10 · 146 / 155 lbs
Event →
Aug 6
Robert Fowler
11
9
4
W-PTS
Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 of 10 · 145 / 148 lbs
Event →
Jul 13
Oscar Suggs
36
54
8
W-PTS
Dayton, Ohio, USA
10 of 10
Event →
Jul 2
Mike Sopko
13
15
3
W-KO
Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 of 8 · 150 / 157 lbs
Event →
May 23
Paul Lewis
35
12
6
W-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
10 of 10 · 147 / 156 lbs
Referee:
Billy Burke
Event →
Apr 25
Chester Slider
34
17
10
W-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
10 of 10 · 149 / 146 lbs
Event →
Mar 26
Jake LaMotta
46
9
2
L-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
6 of 10 · 152 / 158 lbs
Referee:
Walter Brightmore
Event →
Feb 14
Sugar Ray Robinson
52
1
0
L-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1 of 10 · 147 / 147 lbs · 2:55
Event →
Jan 19
Sheik Rangel
51
17
18
W-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1 of 8 · 148 / 149 lbs · 1:22
Event →
Dec 15
Jimmy Hunt
10
9
0
W-TKO
Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
1 of 10 · 147 / 147 lbs · 2:35
Referee:
Dick Patton
Event →
Dec 11
Tommy James
10
12
1
W-KO
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 of 8 · 149 / 147 lbs
Event →
Nov 24
Lou Woods
21
3
0
W-DQ
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 of 8 · 148 / 155 lbs
Event →
Nov 9
Isadore Miner
8
19
2
W-KO
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
1 of 6
Event →
Oct 30
Jimmy Hunt
10
7
0
W-KO
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1 of 8 · 148 / 150 lbs
Event →