Canada Lee
(Leonard L. Cornelius Canegata)
(Lionel Canegata)

BORN   March 3 1907, New York, New York (Some sources report November 1906)
DIED May 9 1952; New York, New York
HEIGHT 5-9
WEIGHT 140-147 lbs

Lee was a talented and popular welterweight during the early 1920s; His natural skills were complemented by a game attitude; He had an excellent amateur record and a brief, "up and down" professional career; Canada went into motion picture acting after he retired from the ring

During his career, Lee defeated such men as Izzy Grove, Bucky Lawless, James "Red" Herring, Andy Divodi and Billy Alger

1926
Oct 13 Willie Powell              New York, NY                     KO  4
Oct 23 Mickey Torra               New York, NY                     KO  1
Nov  6 Guiliano Mationa           New York, NY                     TK  3
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
Nov 20 Juan Chefalo               New York, NY                     KO  1
Nov 26 Henry Zimmerman            Yonkers, NY                       W  6
Dec  4 Bert Lamb                  New York, NY                      W  6
Dec 18 Cliff Graham               New York, NY                      L  6

1927
Jan    Eddie Goldberg             New York, NY                      L  4
Jan 19 Izzy Grove                 New York, NY                      W  4
          -Some sources report 5/05/27
Jan 22 Nick Petetti               New York, NY                      W  6
Mar 16 Izzy Grove                 New York, NY                      L  6
          -Some sources report 6/06/27
Mar 26 Al Bryant                  Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
May    Jimmy Britt                Passaic, NJ                      ND 10
May 28 Al Delgaldo                Long Beach, NY                    L  6
          -Some sources report "W 6"
Jun    Luis Gonzales              Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Aug    Artie McCann               Long Branch, NJ                  WF  9
          -Some sources report "Al McCann";
           Some sources report "ND 9"
Oct    Eddie Shapiro              Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Oct    Whitey Shortway            Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Oct 29 Zack Blanchard             New York, NY                      W  6
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
Nov  4 Al Delgaldo                New York, NY                      D  4
Nov 19 Harry Felix                New York, NY                      L  6
Nov 22 Tommy DeLuca               New York, NY                     TK  1
Dec  3 Patsy Barbara              New York, NY                      D  6
Dec 31 Gene Johnson               New York, NY                      W  6

1928
Jan 14 Andy Divodi                New York, NY                      L  6 
Jan 30 Pal Silvers                Brooklyn, NY                      L  6 
Feb  4 Joe Emmons                 New York, NY                     KO  3 
Feb 13 Willie Harmon              Brooklyn, NY                      L  6 
Feb 21 Jack Manley                Syracuse, NY                      L 10 
Mar 24 Tony Vaccarelli            New York, NY                      D  6 
Apr 21 Jimmy Abbott               New York, NY                     KO  4
          -Some sources report "KO 3" on 12/21/28
Apr 30 Tony Travers               Holyoke, Ma                      KO  2
          -Some sources report "Tony Triano" 
May  5 Tony Vaccarelli            New York, NY                      D  6 
May 14 Jackie Brady               Holyoke, Ma                      WF 10 
Jun 11 George Levine              Woodhaven, NY                     D 10 
Jul  7 Tommy White                Brooklyn, NY                     TK  3
          -Some sources report "NC 4" 
Jul 28 Jimmy Finley               Springfield, Ma                  ND 10
Aug 12 Gene Johnson               New York, NY                      W  6
Aug 20 Al Mello                   West Springfield, Ma              L 10
Oct 12 Bucky Lawless              Rochester, NY                    KO  3
Oct 20 Sammy White                New York, NY                      W 10 
Nov  9 Young Saylor               Erie, Pa                         LF  6
Nov 12 Billy Murphy               Holyoke, Ma                       L 10
Nov 23 Larry Brignolia            Erie, Pa                          W 10
Nov 29 Joe Emmons                 New York, NY                     KO  3
Dec  7 Bucky Lawless              Erie, Pa                         LF  3
Dec 12 Pal Silvers                New York, NY                      D  6
Dec 15 Vince Dundee               New York, NY                      D 10
Dec 20 Jack Britton               Boston, Ma                        L 10

1929
Jan 12 Billy Drako                New York, NY                      W 10
Jan 25 Billy Murphy               New York, NY                      L 10
Feb 12 Pal Silvers                Albany, NY                        L 10
Feb 16 Andy Divodi                Brooklyn, NY                      L  6
Mar 11 James "Red" Herring        Troy, NY                          W 10
Apr  5 Alf Ros                    New York, NY                      W 10
          -Some sources report 4/06/29
Apr 12 Sam Bruce                  Buffalo, NY                       L  6
May 29 Freddie Huber              West New York, NJ                 W 10
Jun    Joe Reno                   Albany, NY                        W 10
Sep 24 Arturo Schaekels           Long Island City, NY              L 10
          -Some sources report "Buffalo, NY"
Nov  1 Matty Mario                Bayonne, NJ                       L 10
Dec 13 Andy Divodi                New York, NY                      W 10

1930
Jan  3 Arturo Schaekels           New York, NY                     LF  5
Jan 11 Billy Alger                New York, NY                     TK  5
Jun 14 Ignacio Ara                Havana, Cuba                      L 10
Jul  2 Willie Garafola            Brooklyn, NY                     KO  9
Aug  8 Tommy Freeman              Erie, Pa                          L 10
Oct  3 Freddy Fitzgerald          Erie, Pa                         KO  2
Oct 31 Jackie Brady               Erie, Pa                          L 10

1931
Feb 13 Lou Brouillard             Worcester, Ma                    LK 10
Mar 27 Lou Brouillard             Worcester, Ma                     L 10
Jun 19 Tommy Freeman              Erie, Pa                          L 10
          -Some sources report 6/20/31
Jul 13 "Indian" Mike Payan        Bronx, NY                         D  8
Aug 14 Johnny Indrisano           Boston, Ma                        L 10
Aug 24 "Young" Harry Wills        Bronx, NY                        LF  4
          -Some sources report "LT 4"

1932
Mar 14 Chuck Patterson            Sioux City, Ia                   ND  8
Jun 19 Paul Schaeffer             Toronto, Ont, Can                 L  8

1933
Jun    Paul Schaeffer             Toronto, Ont, Can                 L  8


*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1927
       Red Murphy                 Passaic, NJ                      KO  2

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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