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Primo Carnera |
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Born:
October 26, 1906, Sequals, Italy
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1928
Sep 12 Leon Sebilo Paris KO 2
Sep 25 Joe Thomas Paris KO 3
Oct 30 Salvatore Ruggirello Paris KO 4
Nov 25 Epifanio Islas Milan, Italy W 10
Dec 1 Constant Barrick Paris KO 3
Dec 8 Paul Journée Bordeaux Exh
1929
Jan 18 Ernst Rosemann Berlin TK 5
Apr 28 Franz Diener Leipzig LDQ 1
May 22 Moise Bouquillon Paris W 10
May 30 Marcel Nilles Paris KO 3
Jun 26 Jack Humbeeck Paris KO 6
Aug 14 Jose Lete San Sebastian, ESP W 10
Aug 25 Joe Thomas Marseille, France KO 4
Aug 30 Nicolaieff Dieppe KO 1
Sep 18 Herman Jaspers Paris KO 3
Oct 17 Jack Stanley London KO 1
Oct 17 Pat Tarling London Exh KO 2
Nov -- 4 Opponents Glascow Exh (1-min rds)
Nov 18 Young Stribling London WDQ 4
Dec 7 Young Stribling Paris LDQ 7
Dec 17 Franz Diener London TK 6
1930
Jan 24 Clayton Peterson New York KO 1
Jan 31 Elzear Rioux Chicago KO 1
Feb 6 Cowboy Billy Owens Newark, NJ KO 2
Feb 11 Buster Martin St. Louis KO 2
Feb 14 Jim Sigmon Memphis, TN KO 1
Feb 17 Johan Erickson Oklahoma City KO 2
Feb 24 Farmer Lodge New Orleans KO 2
Mar 3 Roy "Ace" Clark Philadelphia KO 6
Mar 11 Sully Montgomery Minneapolis KO 2
Mar 17 Chuck Wiggins St. Louis KO 2
Mar 20 Frank Zavita Jacksonville, FL KO 1
Mar 26 George Trafton Kansas City KO 1
Mar 28 Jack MacAuliffe Denver KO 1
Apr 8 Neil Clisby Los Angeles KO 2
Apr 14 Leon "Bombo"Chevalier Oakland KO 6
Apr 22 Sam Baker Portland, OR KO 1
May 1 Peter Jackson Portland, OR Exh KO 1
May 1 Tom Moore Portland, OR Exh KO 2
May 1 Art Shearer Portland, OR Exh KO 2
May 12 Jack Silva Ogden, UT Exh KO 1
May 12 Al Dawson Ogden, UT Exh KO 1
May 12 Ed Wilkes Ogden, UT Exh KO 1
May 13 Hyde Lyndell Salt Lake, UT Exh KO 1
May 13 Jack Lewis Salt Lake, UT Exh KO 1
May 13 Steve Strilich Salt Lake, UT Exh KO 1
May 13 Tony Clawson Salt Lake, UT Exh KO 1
May 19 Texas Ranger Des Moines, IA Exh KO 1
May 19 Seal Harris De Moines, IA Exh 2
May 31 Jack Kracken Des Moines, IA Exh
Jun 5 K.O. Christner Detroit KO 4
Jun 23 George Godfrey Philadelphia WDQ 5
Jul 17 Bearcat Wright Omaha KO 4
Jul 29 George Cook Cleveland KO 2
Aug 30 Riccardo Bertazzolo Atlantic City TK 3
Sep 8 Pat McCarthy Newark, NJ KO 2
Sep 18 Jack Gross Chicago KO 2
Oct 7 Jim Maloney Boston L 10
--- Primo fought Exhibitions in Rome, Udine and Bologna
Nov 30 Paulino Uzcudun Barcelona W 10
Dec 18 Reggie Meen London KO 2
1931
Mar 5 Jim Maloney Miami W 10
Jun 15 Pat Redmond New York KO 1
Jun 26 Umberto Torriani Buffalo KO 2
Jun 30 Bud Gorman Toronto KO 2
Jul 24 Knute Hansen Rochester, NY KO 1
Aug 4 Roberto Roberti Newark, NJ KO 3
Aug 6 Armando de Carlos Wilmington, DE KO 2
Oct 12 Jack Sharkey New York L 15
Nov 19 King Levinsky Chicago W 10
Nov 27 Vittorio Campolo New York KO 2
1932
Jan 25 Moise Bouquillon Paris KO 2
Feb 5 Ernst Guehring Berlin KO 5
Feb 29 Pierre Charles Paris W 10
Mar 23 George Cook London KO 4
Apr 7 Don McCorkindale London W 10
Apr 29 Maurice Griselle Paris W 10
May 15 Hans Schoenrath Milan, Italy KO 4
May 30 Larry Gains London L 10
Jul 20 Jack Gross New York KO 7
Jul 28 Jerry Pavelec New York KO 3
Aug 2 Hans Birkie New York W 8
Aug 16 Stanley Poreda Newark, NJ l 10
Aug 19 Jack Gagnon New York KO 1
Sep 1 Art Lasky Sao Paulo, Brazil W 10
Oct 7 Ted Sandwina Tampa, FL KO 4
Oct 15 Gene Stanton Camden, NJ KO 7
Oct 17 Jack Taylor Louisville, KY KO 2
Nov 4 Les Kennedy Boston KO 3
Nov 18 José Santa New York KO 6
Dec 2 John Schwake St. Louis KO 7
Dec 9 King Levinsky Chicago W 10
Dec 13 Big Boy Peterson Grand Rapids, MI KO 2
Dec 16 K.O. Christner Omaha, NE KO 4
Dec 19 Jim Merriott Galveston, TX KO 1
Dec 29 Jack League San Antonio W 6
Dec 30 Jack Spence Dallas KO 1
1933
Feb 10 Ernie Schaaf New York KO 13
Apr 7 Named Heavyweight Champion of Italy by Italian Boxing Federation
Jun 29 Jack Sharkey New York KO 6
(Wins World Heavyweight Title)
Oct 22 Paulino Uzcudun Rome W 15
(Retains World Heavyweight Title)
1934
Mar 1 Tommy Loughran Miami W 15
(Retains World Heavyweight Title)
Jun 14 Max Baer Long Island City, NY KO by 11
(Loses World Heavyweight Title)
Nov 24 Vittorio Campolo Buenos Aires W 12
1935
Jan 4 Seal Harris Montevideo, Uru EX 4
Jan 4 Julia Pantega Montevideo, Uru EX 4
Jan 13 Seal Harris Sao Paulo, Brazil KO 7
Jan 22 Bill Klaussner Rio de Janeiro KO 6
Mar 15 Ray Impelletiere New York KO 9
Jun 25 Joe Louis New York KO by 6
Nov 1 Walter Neusel New York KO 4
Nov 24 Ford Smith Philadelphia W 10
Dec 9 George(Big Boy) Brackey Buffalo KO 4
1936
Mar 6 Isidoro Gastanaga New York KO 5
Mar 16 Leroy Haynes Philadelphia KO by 3
May 27 Leroy Haynes New York KO by 9
1937
Nov 18 Albert DiMeglio Paris L 10
Dec 4 Joseph Zupan Budapest, Hungary LK 2
1938-44
Inactive; in January 1938, Carnera had a kidney removed.
From 1940 to 1942 he appeared in at least 6 movies
1945
Jul 22 Michel Blevens Udine, Italy KO 3
Sep 25 Sam Gardner Trieste, Italy KO 1
Nov 21 Luigi Musina Milan, Italy LK 7
Musina had won the European Amateur Championship at
Light Heavy in 1937 & 1939
1946
Mar 19 Luigi Musina Trieste, Italy L 8
May 12 Luigi Musina Gorizia, Italy L 8
Carnera becomes a wrestler; apparently he wrestled
both Max Baer and Larry Gains
Aug Tommy O'Toole W
(First wrestling bout)
1953
-- Ray Eckert L (wrestle)
-- Ben Sharpe W (wrestle)
Aug 28 Becomes United States Citizen
1956
The Harder They Fall released by Columbia Pictures,
Carnera sues, but loses
1957
--- -- King Kong Melbourne W
(Claims Heavyweight Wrestling Championship)
1961
Feb 25 Buddy Rogers New York, NY W
May Karl Von Hess New York, NY WF
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