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Primo Carnera

8972 KOs
145 KOs
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Last six: W-W-W-L-L-L
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
103
rounds
529
KO %
80.9%
KO wins
72
KO losses
5
career
1928–1946
debut
1928-09-12
last fight
1946-05-12
Profile
alias
The Ambling Alp
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
6′ 6″ / 198cm
nationality
Italy
origin
Sequals, Italy
city / state / zip
Sequals, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
dob
1906-10-25
age
119
death
1967-06-29

Latest news

Bunce Diary: Primo Carnera, the hapless stooge
2022-12-09 · Boxing News Online
Primo Carnera: The Tragedy Of 'The Ambling Alp', Boxing's Gentle Giant
2022-06-29 · The Sportsman
This Week In Boxing Biz: Errol Spence-Lamont Peterson, Manny Pacquiao Vs. Lomachenko, Primo Carnera
2018-01-20 · Forbes
Lamont Peterson. If Spence wants to become a true moneymaking star, he needs to beat Peterson, the most experienced opponent he's faced yet, and beat him handily. Errol Spence, right, will defend his welterweight belt vs. Lamont Peterson. (AP Photo…
An overview of Italy's anti-fascist gyms and boxing clubs
2013-04-30 · libcom.org (blog)
Whether we think of the boxer Primo Carnera, an icon of fascism in the 1930s, or Muhammad Ali, an icon of black power in the 1960s. Or of the predominance of Jews in East London's boxing clubs before and immediately after World War 2, often using their…
Freaks and geeks: Defending the sideshow
2010-02-09 · ESPN
Celebrity boxing? Try celebrity homicide. But the idea of contorting fight event into spectacle is hardly a new concept. Primo Carnera, born in 1906,…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
May 12
Luigi Musina
34 5 4
L-UD
Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
8 of 8
Event →
Mar 19
Luigi Musina
32 5 4
L-PTS
Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
8 of 8
Event →
Nov 21
Luigi Musina
29 4 4
L-TKO
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
7 · 264 / 185 lbs
Event →
Sep 25
Sam Gardner
0 0 0
W-KO
Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
1
Event →
Jul 22
Michel Blevens
0 0 0
W-KO
Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
3
Event →
Dec 4
Joseph Zupan
0 1 0
W-KO
Budapest Zirkus, Budapest, Hungary
2 of 10
Event →
Nov 18
Albert Meglio
0 2 1
L-PTS
Salle Wagram, Paris, Paris, France
10 of 10 · 256 / 199 lbs
Event →
May 27
Leroy Haynes
36 6 1
L-TKO
Ebbet's Field, Brooklyn, New York, United States
9 of 10 · 265 / 201 lbs · 0:40
Referee: Arthur Donovan
Event →
Mar 16
Leroy Haynes
34 6 1
L-TKO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
3 of 10 · 265 / 198 lbs
Event →
Mar 6
Isidoro Gastanaga
41 22 1
W-TKO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
5 of 10 · 268 / 208 lbs
Event →
Dec 9
Big Brackey
14 2 2
W-TKO
Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States
4 of 10 · 270 / 208 lbs · 1:06
Referee: Luke Carr
Event →
Nov 25
Ford Smith
28 13 7
W-UD
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 268 / 209 lbs
Event →
Nov 1
Walter Neusel
43 3 5
W-TKO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
4 of 10 · 268 / 201 lbs · 2:23
Judges: Bill Healy | Billy Joh
Referee: Arthur Donovan
Event →
Jun 25
Joe Louis
19 0 0
L-TKO
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States
6 of 15 · 261 / 196 lbs · 2:32
Judges: Charley Lynch | Tommy Shortell
Referee: Arthur Donovan
Event →
Mar 15
Ray Impellittiere
7 3 0
W-TKO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
9 of 10 · 268 / 258 lbs · 0:38
Referee: Harry Lenny
Event →
Jan 22
Erwin Klausner
19 7 4
W-TKO
Río de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6 of 10 · 264 / 202 lbs
Event →
Jan 13
Seal Harris
22 20 5
W-KO
Arena Bella Floresta, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
7 of 10 · 263 / 248 lbs
Event →
Dec 1
Victorio Campolo
21 7 1
W-PTS
Club Atletico Independiente, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina
12 of 12 · 238 / 281 lbs
Event →
Jun 14
Max Baer
39 7 0
L-TKO
Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
NYSAC World Heavyweight Title
11 of 15 · 263 / 210 lbs · 2:16
Judges: Tommy Shawtell | Charley Lynch
Referee: Arthur Donovan
Event →
Mar 1
Tommy Loughran
105 20 9
W-UD
Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, United States
NYSAC World Heavyweight Title
15 of 15 · 270 / 186 lbs
Judges: Roy Latham | Colin McLaughlin
Event →
Oct 22
Paulino Uzcudun
51 14 2
W-UD
Piazza di Siena, Roma, Lazio, Italy
World Heavyweight Title
15 of 15 · 265 / 203 lbs
Judges: Juan Casanovas | Edoardo Mazzia
Referee: Roger Nicod
Event →
Jun 29
Jack Sharkey
36 9 2
W-KO
Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
NYSAC World Heavyweight Title
6 of 15 · 261 / 201 lbs · 2:27
Judges: James Buckley | Charley Lynch
Referee: Arthur Donovan
Event →
Feb 10
Ernie Schaaf
58 14 2
W-KO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
13 of 15 · 250 / 207 lbs
Referee: Billy Cavanaugh
Event →
Dec 30
Young Spence
11 8 1
W-KO
Dallas, Texas, United States
1 of 10 · 261 / 190 lbs
Event →
Dec 20
James Merriott
3 1 0
W-KO
City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, United States
1 of 10 · 262 / 213 lbs
Event →
Dec 19
Joe Rice
4 2 0
W-KO
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
2 of 10 · 261 / 195 lbs
Event →
Dec 15
K O Christner
46 29 3
W-KO
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
4 of 10 · 261 / 203 lbs
Event →
Dec 13
Clayton Peterson
53 39 9
W-TKO
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
2 of 10 · 262 / 205 lbs
Event →
Dec 9
King Levinsky
43 19 4
W-PTS
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 261 / 197 lbs
Event →
Dec 2
John Schwake
14 3 2
W-KO
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
7 of 10 · 262 / 231 lbs
Event →
Nov 18
Jose Santa
41 11 4
W-TKO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
6 of 10 · 270 / 247 lbs
Event →
Nov 4
Les Kennedy
33 13 0
W-KO
Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
3 of 10 · 260 / 205 lbs
Event →
Oct 17
Jack Taylor
28 33 13
W-KO
Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
2 of 10 · 262 / 220 lbs
Referee: Tommy Yum
Event →
Oct 13
Gene Stanton
13 18 1
W-KO
114th Armory, Camden, New Jersey, United States
6 of 10 · 266 / 209 lbs
Event →
Oct 7
Ted Sandwina
48 24 6
W-KO
Tampa, Florida, United States
4 of 10 · 255 / 207 lbs
Event →
Sep 1
Art Lasky
18 1 0
W-NWS
Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
10 of 10 · 266 / 189 lbs
Event →
Aug 19
Jack Gagnon
34 26 1
W-KO
Tiverton, Rhode Island, United States
1 of 10 · 264 / 212 lbs · 1:35
Event →
Aug 16
Stanley Poreda
25 4 0
L-PTS
Dreamland Park, Newark, New Jersey, United States
10 of 10 · 264 / 202 lbs
Referee: Joe Mangold
Event →
Aug 2
Hans Birkie
19 15 3
W-PTS
Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 264 / 202 lbs
Event →
Jul 28
Jerry Pavelec
3 8 0
W-TKO
Playground Arena, West New York, New Jersey, United States
5 of 10 · 265 / 216 lbs · 0:51
Event →
Jul 20
Jack Gross
47 7 1
W-TKO
Ebbet's Field, Brooklyn, New York, United States
7 of 10 · 268 / 207 lbs · 2:50
Referee: Arthur Donovan
Event →
May 30
Larry Gains
72 12 4
L-PTS
White City Stadium, White City, London, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3 · 268 / 200 lbs
Referee: Jack Hart
Event →
May 15
Hans Schoenrath
15 11 4
W-TKO
Stadio di San Siro, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
3 of 10 · 259 / 206 lbs
Event →
Apr 29
Maurice Griselle
17 13 1
W-TKO
Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France
10 of 10 · 268 / 211 lbs
Event →
Apr 7
Don McCorkindale
14 5 3
W-PTS
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3 · 266 / 182 lbs
Event →
Mar 23
George Cook
36 43 12
W-KO
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
4 of 10x3 · 244 / 187 lbs
Event →
Feb 29
Pierre Charles
50 19 6
W-PTS
Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France
10 of 10 · 265 / 216 lbs
Event →
Feb 5
Ernst Guehring
28 2 9
W-TKO
Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin, Germany
5 of 10 · 270 / 219 lbs
Event →
Jan 25
Moise Bouquillon
34 11 0
W-TKO
Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France
2 of 10 · 269 / 194 lbs
Referee: Rene Schemann
Event →
Nov 27
Victorio Campolo
17 5 1
W-KO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Dreadnaught World Title
2 of 15 · 267 / 225 lbs · 1:27
Event →