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Joe Baksi

6029 KOs

91 KOs

3Draws

Last six: W-W-W-W-W-L

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

72

rounds

460

KO %

48.3%

KO wins

29

KO losses

1

career

1940–1954

debut

1940-06-18

last fight

1954-05-24

Profile

trainer

Whitey Bimstein

sex

M

height

6′ 1″ / 185cm

nationality

United States

origin

Marion Heights, Northumberland, PA

city / state / zip

New York, New York

dob

1922-01-14

age

104

death

1977-08-06

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1945: Boxing and Champions

2016-12-22 · The Sweet Science

If you were a boxing fan during the carefree and happy days that followed 1945, names like Joe Louis, Lee Oma, Lou Nova, Sal Bartolo, Joe Baksi, Charlie Burley, Tami Mauriello, Manuel Ortiz, Gus Lesnevich, Willie Pep, Rocky Graziano, Tony Zale, Jersey …

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

31 5 1

L-UD

Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 236 / 206 lbs

2 14 1

W-KO

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

1 of 10 · 239 / 229 lbs

12 12 7

W-TKO

LaSalle Gym, Troy, New York, United States

5 of 10 · 225 / 196 lbs · 2:25

24 13 8

W-KO

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States

1 of 10 · 220 / 206 lbs · 0:54

13 19 1

W-PTS

Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States

10 of 10 · 216 / 186 lbs

Bernie Reynolds

52 6 2

W-KO

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States

7 of 10 · 217 / 186 lbs

22 19 6

W-PTS

Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, United States

10 of 10 · 215 / 199 lbs

8 4 1

W-TKO

Mosque Theater, Newark, New Jersey, United States

9 of 10 · 217 / 188 lbs

34 21 10

W-PTS

Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

10 of 10 · 215 / 205 lbs

57 5 1

L-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

11 of 12 · 211 / 178 lbs · 2:33

Referee: Ruby Goldstein

7 17 0

W-KO

Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

4 of 10 · 209 / 191 lbs

16 4 1

L-MD

Rasunda Soccer Grounds, Stockholm, Sweden

10 of 10 · 214 / 209 lbs

Referee: Arthur Koch

31 1 0

W-TKO

Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, United Kingdom

7 of 10x3 · 214 / 195 lbs

67 14 7

W-RTD

Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, United Kingdom

6 of 10x3 · 212 / 184 lbs

Agostinho Guedes

6 5 0

W-KO

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

4 of 10 · 215 / 193 lbs

19 12 1

W-KO

Sterling Oval, Bronx, New York, United States

5 of 10 · 218 / 208 lbs · 2:51

Sandy McPherson

8 5 1

W-TKO

Troy Arena, Troy, New York, United States

4 of 10 · 220 / 220 lbs · 2:05

Referee: Polly Pleat

36 0 1

W-UD

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

10 of 10 · 215 / 211 lbs

20 9 3

L-SD

Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

10 of 10 · 218 / 185 lbs

31 9 2

L-PTS

Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey, United States

10 of 10 · 218 / 188 lbs

19 6 3

W-KO

Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

7 of 10 · 210 lbs

52 20 5

W-PTS

Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States

10 of 10 · 212 / 195 lbs

44 7 5

W-UD

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

10 of 10 · 211 / 201 lbs

51 21 0

W-TKO

Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 216 / 203 lbs · 1:30

Referee: Eddie Coachman

37 17 1

L-UD

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

10 of 10 · 211 / 186 lbs

99 29 6

W-KO

Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

4 of 10 · 217 / 213 lbs

84 33 3

W-MD

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA

10 of 10 · 214 / 199 lbs

Referee: Walter Brightmore

84 32 3

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

12 of 12 · 212 / 198 lbs

Referee: Arthur Donovan

83 32 3

L-SD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 211 / 198 lbs

Judges: Jimmy Hagan 4-6 | George Kobb 6-4

Referee: Frank Fullam (6-4)

53 5 1

W-UD

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

10 of 10 · 211 / 196 lbs

15 16 0

W-KO

Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

7 of 10 · 212 / 202 lbs

57 11 5

W-KO

Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

5 of 12 · 214 / 193 lbs

Herbert Marshall

29 14 5

W-PTS

Uline Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

10 of 10 · 214 / 176 lbs

20 5 1

W-UD

Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

10 of 10 · 205 / 215 lbs

0 1 0

W-KO

Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

7 of 10 · 221 / 189 lbs

63 18 1

L-UD

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

10 of 10 · 206 / 194 lbs

24 9 2

W-UD

Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

10 of 10 · 201 / 185 lbs

62 17 1

W-UD

Uline Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

10 of 10 · 209 / 195 lbs

11 2 2

W-PTS

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

8 of 8 · 207 / 191 lbs

4 0 0

W-TKO

Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

8 of 10 · 202 / 182 lbs

33 5 2

D-PTS

New York Coliseum, New York, New York, United States

8 of 8 · 203 / 194 lbs

5 2 0

W-TKO

Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

5 of 8 · 207 / 214 lbs

4 0 0

W-PTS

Riverside Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

8 of 8 · 206 / 192 lbs

19 8 0

D-PTS

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

6 of 6 · 206 / 225 lbs

Herbert Marshall

17 7 4

W-PTS

Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

6 of 6

1 0 0

W-PTS

Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, United States

6 of 6 · 201 / 206 lbs

7 6 1

W-PTS

Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

6 of 6

6 5 1

W-PTS

New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, United States

6 of 6 · 204 / 191 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

1 of 6

4 4 0

W-KO

Scott Hall, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

4 of 6 · 207 / 198 lbs