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Joe Franklin

98 KOs

151 KOs

2Draws

Last six: L-L-L-L-D-L

Career

division

Lightweight

status

inactive

bouts

26

rounds

230

KO %

88.9%

KO wins

8

KO losses

1

career

1932–1938

debut

1932-10-21

last fight

1938-09-29

Profile

birth name

Joseph Lawrence Franklin

sex

M

origin

New Zealand

dob

1909-01-01

age

117

death

1942-01-01

Latest news

Calzaghe recovers to teach Jones Jr a lesson

2008-11-09 · Observer

· Echoes of Hopkins fight as Calzaghe down in the first · Welshman may prolong career after stirring comeback Richard Williams at Madison Square Garden Joe Calzaghe connects with Roy Jones Jr at Madison Square Garden. Photograph: Frank Franklin II/AP…

Joe Franklin: Back after a short break

2006-03-08 · TheSweetScience.com

Such notables as Dempsey, Tunney, Louis, Marciano, Ali, Tyson, Baer, Conn, Frazier, Galento, Griffith, Antuofermo and McGirt appeared on The Joe Franklin Show.…

Frazier has faith in older fighters

2005-03-11 · Sports Illustrated More Sports

NASHVILLE Tenn. (AP) Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier said he thinks older fighters looking to make a comeback have a good shot at succeeding because the younger competition isn't that good. "They don't like what they see in the ring " Frazier said before attending a charity boxing and entertainment event in Franklin on Thursday.…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

26 21 4

L-DQ

Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand

4 of 10 · 126 / 132 lbs

Referee: Alan Maxwell

25 21 3

D-PTS

Municipal Theatre, Napier, New Zealand

10 of 10 · 126 / 132 lbs

Judges: W Baillie

Referee: W Walters

15 12 4

L-PTS

Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

10 of 10

9 5 2

L-TKO

Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

7 of 10

12 10 6

L-PTS

City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

6 of 6

19 13 3

L-PTS

City Hall, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

8 of 8

0 0 0

W-KO

City Hall, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

6 of 10

6 2 1

L-PTS

City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

10 of 10

15 0 0

L-PTS

City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

8 of 8

12 8 0

W-KO

Opera House, Palmerston North, New Zealand

vacant New Zealand (obsolete; select NZNBF, NZPBA or NZBC) lightweight title

1 of 15 · 125 / 130 lbs

3 7 1

L-PTS

Town Hall, Blenheim, New Zealand

15 of 15 · 127 / 131 lbs

Referee: Les Cotter

32 7 4

L-PTS

Artillery Barracks, Napier, New Zealand

15 of 15 · 131 / 130 lbs

Jack Fitzgerald

12 16 3

L-PTS

Town Hall, Westport, New Zealand

15 of 15 · 128 / 133 lbs

Jack Fitzgerald

11 16 3

L-DQ

Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand

6 of 15 · 128 / 135 lbs

Referee: Ned Perry

12 7 0

W-KO

Coronation Hall, New Plymouth, New Zealand

New Zealand (obsolete; select NZNBF, NZPBA or NZBC) lightweight title

6 of 15 · 129 / 131 lbs

12 5 0

W-TKO

Artillery Barracks, Napier, New Zealand

10 of 10 · 131 / 133 lbs

Referee: Tommy Donovan

5 0 1

W-KO

Town Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand

4 of 12 · 130 / 126 lbs

Referee: Don Patterson

11 5 0

L-PTS

Artillery Barracks, Napier, New Zealand

10 of 10 · 128 / 129 lbs

Judges: Jack Harris

2 1 0

W-KO

Civic Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand

12 of 12 · 127 / 125 lbs

4 1 0

L-PTS

Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand

New Zealand (obsolete; select NZNBF, NZPBA or NZBC) featherweight title

15 of 15 · 124 / 121 lbs

Judges: Jack Heeney | Jack Allen

Referee: Fred Dominey

3 1 0

W-TKO

Artillery Barracks, Napier, New Zealand

6 of 10 · 124 / 123 lbs

1 1 0

L-PTS

Caledonian Hall, Christchurch, New Zealand

12 of 12 · 124 / 121 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

City Hall, Gisborne, New Zealand

2 of 10 · 127 / 124 lbs

Referee: Fred Dominey

0 0 0

L-PTS

Coronation Hall, New Plymouth, New Zealand

12 of 12 · 125 / 120 lbs

0 0 0

W-PTS

Opera House, Masterton, New Zealand

10 of 10 · 125 / 128 lbs

Referee: George Barr

0 0 0

D-PTS

Waikohu Hall, Te Karaka, New Zealand

10 of 10 · 137 / 145 lbs