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Mike Rossman

4226 KOs
64 KOs
3Draws
Last six: W-L-W-W-W-W
Career
division
Light Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
51
rounds
338
KO %
61.9%
KO wins
26
KO losses
4
career
1973–1983
debut
1973-08-10
last fight
1983-11-23
Profile
birth name
Albert De Piano
alias
Jewish Bomber
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 11″ / 180cm
nationality
United States
origin
Turnersville, NJ, USA
city / state / zip
Turnersville, New Jersey
dob
1955-07-01
age
71

Latest news

A champion at 23 and retired at 28: The boxing career of Mike Rossman
2020-04-19 · Maxboxing
Mike Rossman: A Night to Remember
2012-09-18 · Boxing.com
From chatting with the likes of Al Bernstein, Roberto Duran, Ray Mancini, Julian Jackson, Earnie Shavers and Tommy Hearns my mind is floating with boxing memories. Having left the Chavez vs. Martinez weigh-in at the Wynn Encore (magnificent place by…
Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita
2005-08-24 · WNYC,NY
In the 1920’s and 30’s almost a third of all professional boxers in America were Jewish. This included The Ghetto Wizard-- Benny Leonard and The Pride of the Ghetto-- Barney Ross. They were world champions between 1910 and 1940. The last Jewish world champ was Mike Rossman who held the light heavy weight crown in the late 1970’s. Dmitriy Salita was born in Ukraine and started boxing in Brooklyn wh…
Mike Rossman - A Forgotten Champion
2005-05-04 · TheSweetScience.com
Mike Rossman had a turbulent career.…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Nov 23
Henry Sims
13 7 0
W-TKO
Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
5 of 10 · 179 / 177 lbs
Event →
Aug 17
Robert White
14 5 0
W-SD
Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
10 of 10 · 178 / 178 lbs
Judges: Robert Kimbrough | Harold Lederman | Tom Kaczmarek
Referee: Vincent Rainone
Event →
Jun 15
Al Fracker
11 2 0
W-KO
Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
6 of 10 · 177 / 177 lbs
Event →
Apr 13
Charles Smith
19 11 0
W-KO
Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
10 of 10 · 177 / 181 lbs
Referee: Frank Cappuccino
Event →
May 31
Dwight Muhammad Qawi
13 1 1
L-KO
Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
7 of 10 · 175 / 173 lbs · 1:59
Judges: Eva Shain | Richard F. Murry
Referee: Joe Cortez
Event →
Feb 22
Luke Capuano
18 3 0
W-PTS
Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10
Referee: Stanley Berg
Event →
Nov 13
Luke Capuano
17 2 0
W-SD
International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 172 / 176 lbs
Referee: Stanley Berg
Event →
Sep 9
Al Bolden
17 11 1
W-KO
Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jul 12
Don Addison
12 4 2
W-UD
Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10 · 176 / 173 lbs
Event →
Sep 18
Ramon Ranquello
13 6 2
L-TKO
Giant's Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
7 of 10 · 173 / 175 lbs
Event →
Apr 14
Victor Galindez
47 5 2
L-RTD
Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
WBA World light heavyweight title
9 of 15 · 174 / 174 lbs · 3:00
Judges: Jesus Celis | Waldemar Schmidt
Referee: Stanley Christodoulou
Event →
Dec 5
Aldo Traversaro
41 2 5
W-TKO
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
WBA World light heavyweight title
6 of 15 · 1:15
Event →
Sep 15
Victor Galindez
46 4 2
W-TKO
Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
WBA World light heavyweight title
13 of 15 · 173 / 174 lbs
Referee: Carlos Berrocal
Event →
Jul 15
Matt Ross
12 1 0
W-KO
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
2
Event →
May 24
Lonnie Bennett
28 5 0
W-KO
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
2 of 10 · 1:41
Event →
Mar 2
Yaqui Lopez
38 6 0
L-TKO
Felt Forum, New York, New York, United States
6 of 10
Event →
Sep 29
Gary Summerhays
26 10 3
W-PTS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 177 / 178 lbs
Event →
Jul 17
Marcel Clay
20 9 0
W-KO
Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
1 of 10 · 2:51
Event →
Mar 2
Ray Anderson
33 16 4
W-TKO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
4 of 10 · 173 / 174 lbs
Event →
Nov 10
Christy Elliott
18 2 1
D-PTS
West Orange, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Sep 28
Christy Elliott
18 1 1
W-KO
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States
3 · 166 / 165 lbs
Event →
Aug 6
Steven Smith
17 7 0
W-KO
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
6
Event →
Jun 11
Tony Licata
41 2 3
L-MD
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
10 of 10
Event →
May 14
Jose Anglada
14 16 0
W-KO
Weehawken, New Jersey, United States
9 of 10
Event →
Mar 8
Gene Wells
26 6 1
W-PTS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 165 / 159 lbs
Event →
Feb 13
Casey Gacic
8 1 1
D-PTS
Owings Mill, Maryland, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Dec 10
Al Styles Jr
8 1 2
W-PTS
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Aug 1
Mike Nixon
21 5 0
W-KO
Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
7 · 161 / 161 lbs
Event →
May 19
Mike Nixon
20 5 0
L-SD
Binghamton, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 29
David Adkins
15 16 2
W-PTS
Capitol Centre, Landover, Maryland, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Feb 17
Matt Donovan
19 12 1
W-PTS
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 150 / 157 lbs
Event →
Jan 21
Matt Donovan
19 11 1
W-UD
Capitol Center, Largo, Maryland, United States
10 of 10 · 160 / 153 lbs
Event →
Dec 11
Harold Richardson
28 16 1
W-KO
Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
3
Event →
Nov 22
John Pinney
23 0 2
W-TKO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
5 of 8 · 160 / 161 lbs · 1:39
Referee: Herbie Kronowitz
Event →
Oct 25
Mike Morgan
13 1 2
W-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 161 / 159 lbs
Event →
Sep 9
Nate Dixon
2 2 1
W-KO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
4
Event →
Jul 29
Mike Baker
14 1 1
W-PTS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 160 / 157 lbs
Event →
Jul 15
Nate Dixon
2 2 0
D-PTS
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 8 · 158 / 158 lbs
Event →
Jun 17
Ray Hernandez
14 12 1
W-PTS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 162 / 170 lbs
Event →
May 29
Walter Riley
2 3 2
W-KO
Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
1 of 6 · 160 / 155 lbs
Event →
Apr 29
Tyrone Freeman
3 2 3
W-PTS
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Mar 20
Joey Blair
6 30 1
W-KO
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
6 · 158 / 158 lbs
Event →
Feb 18
Greg Burch
5 1 4
W-PTS
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Feb 9
Maximo Pierret
2 3 1
W-PTS
Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
6 of 6
Event →
Dec 15
Elwood Townsend
3 7 2
W-KO
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
2
Event →
Dec 8
Lester Camper
2 0 0
W-TKO
Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
6 of 6 · 155 / 157 lbs
Event →
Nov 14
Nate Dixon
0 1 0
W-KO
Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
3
Event →
Oct 31
Larry Parker
0 0 0
W-KO
Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1
Event →
Oct 22
Herman Nance
0 1 0
W-KO
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1 of 4 · 153 / 154 lbs · 2:03
Event →
Sep 24
Robert Ziegler
1 8 0
W-TKO
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3
Event →