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Tony Janiro

188 KOs
50 KOs
0Draws
Last six: W-W-W-L-W-L
Career
division
Welterweight
status
inactive
bouts
23
rounds
154
KO %
44.4%
KO wins
8
KO losses
0
career
1944–1951
debut
1944-02-07
last fight
1951-02-23
Profile
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 8″ / 173cm
nationality
United States
origin
Springdale, PA
city / state / zip
Youngstown, Ohio
dob
1927-10-27
age
98
death
1985-02-21

Latest news

Tommy Como on Tony Janiro in Raging Bull
2006-05-09 · ESPN
"He ain't pretty no more." - Tommy Como on Tony Janiro in "Raging Bull." It is one of my favorite movie lines of all time. Jake LaMotta had just applied the finishing touches in rearranging undefeated prospect Janiro's face when Como, the grizzled New York ringside character, uttered that classic line.…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Feb 23
Fitzie Pruden
39 9 0
L-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 155 / 147 lbs
Event →
Oct 10
Freddie Addeo
38 24 3
W-KO
Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States
4 of 10 · 151 / 152 lbs
Event →
Feb 7
Henry Hall
27 5 1
L-PTS
Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3 · 149 / 149 lbs
Event →
Oct 11
Ruby Kessler
36 12 1
W-KO
Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
1 of 10 · 152 / 150 lbs · 1:56
Event →
Aug 20
Freddie Addeo
38 22 3
W-PTS
Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 154 / 148 lbs
Event →
Apr 19
Frankie Cordino
4 12 2
W-KO
Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States
1 of 10 · 151 / 152 lbs
Event →
Jan 16
Laverne Roach
18 0 0
L-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 153 / 156 lbs
Event →
Dec 18
Meyer Siegel
20 20 2
W-PTS
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
10 of 10 · 150 / 148 lbs
Event →
Sep 1
Art Robinson
17 23 2
W-PTS
Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 152 / 158 lbs
Event →
Nov 26
Jorge Morelia
20 18 5
W-PTS
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
8 of 8 · 145 / 143 lbs
Event →
Jun 14
Chuck Taylor
17 4 1
W-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 146 / 144 lbs
Event →
May 7
Oscar Suggs
23 44 4
W-TKO
Park Arena, Bronx, New York, USA
6 of 8 · 148 / 153 lbs
Event →
Nov 9
Johnny Greco
32 5 2
L-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 144 / 145 lbs
Event →
Aug 17
Johnny Greco
32 4 2
W-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 142 / 144 lbs
Event →
Jul 20
Johnny Greco
31 4 2
L-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 142 / 143 lbs
Referee: Benny Leonard
Event →
Jun 20
Freddie Addeo
31 10 3
W-PTS
MacArthur Stadium, Brooklyn, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 141 / 142 lbs
Event →
May 4
Sammy Parotta
32 15 6
W-UD
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA
8 of 8 · 142 / 137 lbs
Judges: Bill Healy | Arthur Schwartz
Referee: Arthur Donovan
Event →
Feb 3
Lew Maxwell
8 19 8
W-KO
Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, United States
1 of 6 · 142 / 144 lbs
Event →
Jan 11
Oscar Lewis
12 11 4
W-KO
New Brunswick Boxing Club, Highland Park, New Jersey, United States
4 of 8 · 139 / 135 lbs
Event →
Dec 7
Sammy Mammone
20 16 3
W-PTS
Belleville, New Jersey, United States
8 of 8 · 139 lbs
Event →
Aug 15
Leo Brown
5 18 3
W-TKO
MacArthur Stadium, Brooklyn, New York, United States
5 of 6 · 136 / 134 lbs
Event →
Jul 12
Joey Bagnato
29 15 1
W-KO
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Feb 7
Bobby Mann
8 5 0
W-PTS
Laurel Gardens, Newark, New Jersey, United States
6 of 6 · 139 / 145 lbs
Event →