Primo Carnera
(the "Ambling Alp")

BORN   October 26 1906; Sequals, Italy
DIED June 29 1967; Sequals, Italy
HEIGHT 6-5 3/4
WEIGHT 238-284 lbs
MANAGERS Leon See, Frank Churchill, Louis Soreci, Billy Duffy, Walter Friedman

Carnera was an extremely well-built man who possessed great strength and was quite mobile for such a large man; However, his chin was vulnerable to the type of power punch that the top heavyweight fighters were able to deliver

His punching was hindered somewhat by his heavy muscles but nevertheless he scored many knockouts due to his considerable strength and power; Primo began fighting in Europe and then migrated to the United States; Many observers felt that many of his wins were "fixed" due to some connections held by those managing him; This shadow of doubt has caused boxing people to question his true ability as a fighter

In the 1940s, he and his family lived in a ranch - style house in the San Fernando Valley; In the 1950s, he owned an Italian restaurant on Pico Blvd in Los Angeles, near 20th Century - Fox Studios; In the 1960s, he owned a liquor store on South Brand Blvd in Glendale, Ca;  He and his wife spent their last years in Los Angeles living in an apartment in Culver City, Ca before moving back to Italy in 1966

During his career, Carnera won the Heavyweight Championship of the World and defeated such men as Jack Sharkey, Tommy Loughran, George Godfrey, W.L. "Young" Stribling, Franz Diener, Paulino Uzcudun, Pierre Charles, Ernie Schaaf, King Levinsky, Vittorio Campolo, George Cook and Jose Santa

Primo was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990



Carnera-Sharkey 1931 Fight Video Clip

Carnera-Schaaf 1932 Fight Video Clip

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1928
Sep 12 Leon Sebilo                 Paris, France                   TK  2
Sep 25 Joe Thomas                  Paris, France                   KO  3
Oct 30 Salvatore Ruggirello        Paris, France                   TK  4
Nov 25 Epifanio Islas              Milan, Italy                     W 10
Dec  1 Constant Barrick            Paris, France                   KO  3
Dec  8 Paul Journée                Bordeaux, France                EX   

1929
Jan 18 Ernst Rosemann              Berlin, Germany                 TK  5
Apr 28 Franz Diener                Leipzig, Germany                LF  1
May 22 Moise Bouquillon            Paris, France                    W 10
May 30 Marcel Nilles               Paris, France                   KO  3
Jun 26 Jack Humbeeck               Paris, France                   TK  6
Aug 14 Jose Lete                   San Sebastian, Spain             W 10
Aug 25 Joe Thomas                  Marseille, France               TK  4
Aug 30 Feodor Nicolaieff           Dieppe, France                  KO  1
Sep 18 Herman Jaspers              Paris, France                   KO  3
Oct 17 Jack Stanley                London, England                 TK  1
Oct 17 Pat Tarling                 London, England                 EX  2
          -Carnera knocked Tarling out;
          The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov    an unnamed opponent         Glasgow, Scotland               EX   
Nov    an unnamed opponent         Glasgow, Scotland               EX   
Nov    an unnamed opponent         Glasgow, Scotland               EX   
Nov    an unnamed opponent         Glasgow, Scotland               EX   
          -The previous 4 bouts were held the same date;
          One minute rounds were boxed
Nov 18 W.L. "Young" Stribling      London, England                 WF  4
Dec  7 W.L. "Young" Stribling      Paris, France                   LF  7
Dec 17 Franz Diener                London, England                 TK  6


1930
Jan 24 Clayton "Big Boy" Peterson  New York, NY                    KO  1
Jan 31 Elzear Rioux                Chicago, Il                     KO  1
Feb  6 "Cowboy" Billy Owens        Newark, NJ                      KO  2
Feb 11 Buster Martin               St. Louis, Mo                   KO  2
Feb 14 Jim Sigmund                 Memphis, Tn                     KO  1
Feb 17 Johan "John" Erickson       Oklahoma City, Ok               KO  2
Feb 24 Walter "Farmer" Lodge       New Orleans, La                 KO  2
Mar  3 Roy "Ace" Clark             Philadelphia, Pa                KO  6
Mar 11 Sully Montgomery            Minneapolis, Mn                 KO  2
Mar 17 Chuck Wiggins               St. Louis, Mo                   KO  2
Mar 20 Frank Zavita                Jacksonville, Fl                KO  1
Mar 26 George Trafton              Kansas City, Mo                 KO  1
Mar 28 Jack MacAuliffe II          Denver, Co                      KO  1
Apr  8 Neil Clisby                 Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  2
Apr 14 Leon "Bombo"Chevalier       Emeryville, Ca                  TK  6
Apr 22 Sam Baker                   Portland, Or                    KO  1
May  1 Peter Jackson               Portland, Or                    EX  1
May  1 Tom Moore                   Portland, Or                    EX  2
May  1 Art Shearer                 Portland, Or                    EX  2
          -The previous 3 bouts were held the same date;
          Carnera knocked out all 3 men
May 12 Jack Silva                  Ogden, Ut                       EX  1
May 12 Al Dawson                   Ogden, Ut                       EX  1
May 12 Ed Wilkes                   Ogden, Ut                       EX  1
          -The previous 3 bouts were held the same date;
          Carnera knocked out all 3 men
May 13 Hyde Lyndell                Salt Lake City, Ut              EX  1
May 13 Jack Lewis                  Salt Lake City, Ut              EX  1
May 13 Steve Strilich              Salt Lake City, Ut              EX  1
May 13 Tony Clawson                Salt Lake City, Ut              EX  1
          -The previous 4 bouts were held the same date;
          Carnera knocked out all 4 men
May 19 Texas Ranger                Des Moines, Ia                  EX  1
          -Carnera knocked Ranger out
May 19 Cecil "Seal" Harris         Des Moines, Ia                  EX  2
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 31 Jack Kracken                Des Moines, Ia                  EX   
Jun    Paul Pantaleo               Davenport, Ia                   EX  4
Jun    Jimmy Moffitt               Davenport, Ia                   EX  4
Jun    Jack McAuliffe II           Davenport, Ia                   EX  2
Jun  5 Meyer "K.O." Christner      Detroit, Mi                     KO  4
Jun 14 Jack Lewis                  Ironwood, Mi                    EX  2
Jun 14 Larry Creighton             Ironwood, Mi                    EX  2
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 23 George Godfrey              Philadelphia, Pa                WF  5
Jul 17 Ed "Bearcat" Wright         Omaha, Ne                       KO  4
Jul 29 George Cook                 Cleveland, Oh                   KO  2
Aug    Jack McAuliffe II           Indianapolis, In                EX   
Aug    Jack McAuliffe II           South Bend, In                  EX   
Aug    Jack McAuliffe II           Evansville, Il                  EX   
          -The previous 3 bouts were held during Jul-Aug 1930
Aug 21 Ed Shockman                 Cincinnati, Oh                  EX  2
Aug 21 Maxie Brown                 Cincinnati, Oh                  EX  2
Aug 21 Jack McAuliffe II           Cincinnati, Oh                  EX  2
          -The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Aug 30 Riccardo Bertazzolo         Atlantic City, NJ               TK  3
Sep  2 Jack DeMave                 Montreal, Que, Canada           EX   
Sep  2 Jack McAuliffe II           Montreal, Que, Canada           EX   
Sep  2 Calgert                     Montreal, Que, Canada           EX   
          -The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Sep    Tom Moore                   in Canada                       EX  2
Sep    Art Shearer                 in Canada                       EX  2
Sep    an unnamed opponent         in Canada                       EX  2
Sep  8 Pat McCarthy                Newark, NJ                      KO  2
Sep 17 Jack Gross                  Chicago, Il                     KO  2
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
Oct  7 Jim Maloney                 Boston, Ma                       L 10
Oct    an unnamed opponent         New Haven, Ct                   EX   
Oct    Jack DeMave                 New Haven, Ct                   EX   
Oct    Charlie Anderson            New Haven, Ct                   EX   
Oct    Dan Risko                   New Haven, Ct                   EX   
Oct    Gus Martel                  Orangeburg, NY                  EX  1

          -Carnera sparred exhibitions in Italy - Rome, Udine
          and Bologna

Nov 30 Paulino Uzcudun             Barcelona, Spain                 W 10
Dec 18 Reggie Meen                 London, England                 TK  2
Dec 26 Gottfrid Karlsson           Stockholm, Sweden               EX   
Dec 26 Johnny Widd                 Stockholm, Sweden               EX   
Dec 26 Gustaf Andersson            Stockholm, Sweden               EX   
Dec 26 Harry Persson               Stockholm, Sweden               EX   
          -The previous 4 bouts were held the same date
Dec 28 Poul Petersen               Copenhagen, Denmark             EX   
Dec 28 Hans Bischoff               Copenhagen, Denmark             EX   
Dec 28 Anders Petersen             Copenhagen, Denmark             EX   
          -The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Dec 29 Berg Jensen                 Oslo, Norway                    EX   
Dec 29 Hans Bischoff               Oslo, Norway                    EX   
Dec 29 Askevold                    Oslo, Norway                    EX   
          -The previous 3 bouts were held the same date

1931
Mar  5 Jim Maloney                 Miami, Fl                        W 10
Jun 15 Pat Redmond                 Brooklyn, NY                    KO  1
Jun 26 Umberto Torriani            Buffalo, NY                     KO  2
Jun 30 Bud Gorman                  Toronto, Ont, Canada            KO  2
Jul 24 Knute Hansen                Rochester, NY                   KO  1
Aug  4 Roberto Roberti             Newark, NJ                      TK  3
Aug  6 Armando de Carolis          Wilmington, De                  KO  2
Oct 12 Jack Sharkey                Brooklyn, NY                     L 15
Nov 19 King Levinsky               Chicago, Il                      W 10
Nov 27 Vittorio Campolo            New York, NY                    KO  2

1932
Jan 25 Moise Bouquillon            Paris, France                   TK  2
Feb  5 Ernst Guhring               Berlin, Germany                 TK  5
Feb 29 Pierre Charles              Paris, France                    W 10
Mar 23 George Cook                 London, England                 KO  4
Apr  7 Don McCorkindale            London, England                  W 10
Apr 29 Maurice Griselle            Paris, France                   TK 10
          -Some sources report "W 10"
May 15 Hans Schonrath              Milan, Italy                    TK  3
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
May 30 Larry Gains                 London, England                  L 10
Jul 20 Jack Gross                  Brooklyn, NY                    TK  7
Jul 28 Jerry Pavelec               West New York, NJ               TK  3
Aug  2 Hans Birkie                 Long Island City, NY             W 10
          -Some sources report "W 8"
Aug 16 Stanley Poreda              Newark, NJ                       L 10
          -Referee Joe Mangold was the sole official;
          A riot almost errupted as 10,000 fans took
          issue with the verdict; Most observers felt
          Carnera won seven rounds
Aug 19 Jack Gagnon                 Tiverton, RI                    KO  1
Sep  1 Art Lasky                   St. Paul, Mn                    ND 10
Oct  7 Ted Sandwina                Tampa, Fl                       KO  4
Oct 13 Gene Stanton                Camden, NJ                      KO  6
Oct 17 Jack Taylor                 Louisville, Ky                  KO  2
Nov  4 Les Kennedy                 Boston, Ma                      KO  3
Nov 18 José Santa                  New York, NY                    TK  6
Dec  2 John Schwake                St. Louis, Mo                   KO  7
Dec  9 King Levinsky               Chicago, Il                      W 10
Dec 13 Clayton "Big Boy" Peterson  Grand Rapids, Mi                TK  2
Dec 14 an unnamed opponent         LaSalle, Il                    SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 16 Meyer "K.O." Christner      Omaha, Ne                       KO  4
Dec 19 Joe Rice                    Fort Worth, Tx                  KO  2
          -Some sources report "EX 3" in "Tulsa, Ok"
Dec 20 Jim Merriott                Galveston, Tx                   KO  1
Dec 27 an unnamed opponent         Mexico City, Mexico            SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 29 Jack League                 San Antonio, Tx                  W  6
Dec 30 Jack Spence                 Dallas, Tx                      KO  1

1933
Feb 10 Ernie Schaaf                New York, NY                    KO 13
          -Schaaf died from injuries sustained in the bout
Apr  7 -Carnera was named Heavyweight Champion of Italy
          by the Italian Boxing Federation
Jun 29 Jack Sharkey                Long Island City, NY            KO  6
          -NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Aug 11 Harold Mays                 Syracuse, NY                     W  4
Aug 18 Jack Renault                Erie, Pa                        EX  2
Aug 18 Harold Mays                 Erie, Pa                        EX  2
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Aug 23 Harold Mays                 Youngstown, Oh                  EX  2
Aug 23 Frankie Edgren              Youngstown, Oh                  EX  2
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Aug 25 Harold Mays                 Pittsburgh, Pa                  EX  2
Sep  8 Jose Santa                  San Francisco, Ca               EX  4
Oct 22 Paulino Uzcudun             Rome, Italy                      W 15
          -NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

1934
Mar  1 Tommy Loughran              Miami, Fl                        W 15
          -NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jun 14 Max Baer                    Long Island City, NY            LT 11
          -NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 24 Vittorio Campolo            Buenos Aires, Argentina          W 12
          -Some sources report 12/01/34 in "Avellaneda, Argentina"

1935
Jan  4 Cecil "Seal" Harris         Montevideo, Uruguay             EX  4
Jan  4 Julia Pantega               Montevideo, Uruguay             EX  4
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan 13 Cecil "Seal" Harris         Sao Paulo, Brazil               KO  7
Jan 22 Erwin Klausner              Rio de Janeiro, Brazil          TK  6
          -Some sources report "Bill Klaussner"
Mar 15 Ray Impelletiere            New York, NY                    TK  9
Jun 25 Joe Louis                   Bronx, NY                       LT  6
Nov  1 Walter Neusel               New York, NY                    TK  4
Nov 24 Ford Smith                  Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
          -Some sources report 11/25/35
Dec  9 George "Big Boy" Brackey    Buffalo, NY                     TK  4

1936
Mar  6 Isidoro Gastanaga           New York, NY                    TK  5
Mar 16 Leroy Haynes                Philadelphia, Pa                LT  3
May 27 Leroy Haynes                Brooklyn, NY                    LT  9

1937
Nov 18 Albert DiMeglio             Paris, France                    L 10
Dec  4 Joseph Zupan                Budapest, Hungary               KO  2

1938
Jan    -Carnera had a kidney removed

1940-1942
          -Carnera appeared in at least 6 movies

1945
Jul 22 Michel Blevens              Udine, Italy                    KO  3
Sep 25 Sam Gardner                 Trieste, Italy                  KO  1
Oct    "Sergeant" Joe Biro         Leghorn, Italy                  EX  3
          -This bout was held during Oct-Nov 1945
Nov 21 Luigi Musina                Milan, Italy                    LK  7
          -Musina had won the Amateur Light Heavyweight Championship 
	 of Europe in 1937 and 1939

1946
Mar 19 Luigi Musina                Trieste, Italy                   L  8
May 12 Luigi Musina                Gorizia, Italy                   L  8


*** Some Boxing Data Provided By Christer Franzen ***



*** SOME WRESTLING MATCHES ***

       (Most data provided by Bob Siler)

          -Carnera had several managers during his years in wrestling, 
          former middleweight wrestling champion Harold Harris, promoter
          Toots Mondt and wrestler Milo Steinborn

          -Carnera ("Da Preem") rolled through 1946 like Patton rolled 
          through Italy, plowing down opponents and stacking up victory
          after victory; He rarely had a day off for those first two years
          and wrestled as often as four nights a week; He locked up and
          defeated some of the top names of the day - men like Babe 
          Sharkey, Hardy Kruskamp, Ted Christy, Tor Johnson and "Wee"
          Willie Davis; He feuded with Lou Thesz, Fred Blassie, Herman 
          Rohde (Buddy Rogers), Gorgeous George and Antonino Rocca

1946
          -Carnera becomes a wrestler; Apparently, he wrestled 
          both Max Baer and Larry Gains

Aug 20 Jules Strongbow             Wilmington, Ca                   W   
          -This bout was Carnera's Professional Wrestling debut
Aug 22 Tommy O'Toole               Los Angeles, Ca                  W   
          -Some sources report this as Carnera's first wrestling match
Aug 23 Red Russell                 Santa Monica, Ca                 W   
Aug 26 Ted Christy                 Hollywood, Ca                    W   
Sep  4 Reginold Siki               Los Angeles, Ca                  W   
Sep  5 an unnamed opponent         Whittier, Ca                     W   
Sep  6 George Becker               Santa Monica, Ca                 W   
Sep  9 "Wee" Willie Davis          Phoenix, Az                      W   
Sep 13 Lou Loma                                                     W   
Sep 16 Babe Sharkey                Seattle, Wa                      W   
          -Falls: 2-0
Sep 17 Hardy Kruskamp              Spokane, Wa                      W   
Sep 18 Brother Jonathan (Frank Jarvis) Bremerton, Wa                W   
Sep 20 Bob Wagner                  Tacoma, Wa                       W   
Sep 23 Tom Johnson                 Seattle, Wa                      W   
Sep 25 Pat Fraley                  Southgate, Ca                    W   
Sep 26 Bobby Burns                 Long Beach, Ca                   W   
Sep 30 Pat Fraley                  Phoenix, Az                      W   
Oct  1 "Wee" Willie Davis          Tucson, Az                       W   
Oct  4 Chief Saunooke              Atlanta, Ga                      W   
Oct 11 Jules Strongbow             Atlanta, Ga                      W   
Oct 22 Bobby Burns                 New York, NY                     W   
Oct 23 Jules Strongbow             Washington, DC                   W   
          -Some sources report this to be Carnera's 41st match
Oct 24 Babe Sharkey                Brooklyn, NY                     W   
Oct 25 Jules Strongbow             Jamaica, NY                      W   
Oct 28 Abe Stein                   Brooklyn, NY                     W   
Oct 29 Babe Sharkey                Baltimore, Md                    W   
          -Some sources report Carnera's record to be 51 - 0
Oct 30 Lee Henning                 Hartford, Ct                     W   
Oct 31 Benny Rosen                 Wilmington, De                   W   
Nov  3 George Macricostas                                           W   
Nov  5 George Macricostas          New York, NY                     W   
Nov  7 Milo Steinborn              Brooklyn, NY                     W   
Nov  8 Red Russell                 Philadelphia, Pa                 W   
Nov 11 Don Lee                     Portland, Me                     W   
Nov 12 Marv Westenburg             Providence, RI                   W   
Nov 14 Babe Sharkey                Boston, Ma                       W   
Nov 18 Babe Sharkey                Wilmington, De                   W   
Nov 19 Hardy Kruskamp              Baltimore, Md                    W   
          -Some sources report Carnera's record to be 65 - 0
Nov 21 Jules Strongbow             Cleveland, Oh                    W   
Nov 22 Fred Von Schacht            Chicago, Il                      W   
Nov 27 Gino Garibaldi              Philadelphia, Pa                 W   
Nov 28 an unnamed opponent         Wilmington, De                   W   
Dec  3 Jules Strongbow             Worcester, Ma                    W   
Dec  6 Wladislaw Talum             Buffalo, NY                      W   
Dec 10 Babe Sharkey                New York, NY                     W   
Dec 12 "Killer" Karl Davis         Toronto, Ont, Canada             W   
Dec 13 Gino Garibaldi              Jamaica, NY                      W   
Dec 14 Babe Sharkey                Bronx, NY                        W   
Dec 17 Frank Sexton                New York, NY                     D   
          -Sexton was the Boston AWA World Champion;
          Some sources report "W"
Dec 19 Olaf Olson                  Boston, Ma                       W   
Dec 26 Jules Strongbow             Rockford, Il                     W   
          -Falls: 1-0
Dec 27 Jules Strongbow             Fort Wayne, In                   W   
Dec 28 Bobby Burns                 Milwaukee, Wi                    W   
Dec 29 Joe Dusek                   Detroit, Mi                      W   

1947
Jan  6 Jules Strongbow             Benton Harbor, Mi                W   
Jan  7 Jules Strongbow             Louisville, Ky                   W   
Jan  9 Dave Levin                  Brooklyn, NY                     W   
Jan    Bobby Burns                 New York, NY                     W   
Jan 16 Joe Savoldi                 Cleveland, Oh                    W   
Jan 21 Blimp Levy                  Baltimore, Md                    W   
Feb  3 Joe Savoldi                 Miami, Fl                        W   
Feb 15 George Macricostas          Detroit, Mi                      W   
          -Date may not be exact
Feb 16 Olaf Olson                  Waukegan, Il                     W   
          -Date may not be exact
Feb 18 Olaf Olson                  Rockford, Il                     L   
Feb 19 Fred Davis                  Chicago, Il                      W   
Feb 22 Fred Von Schacht            Chicago, Il                      W   
Feb 26 Jack O'Brien                Washington, DC                   W   
Mar 11 Ben Morgan                  Baltimore, Md                    W   
Mar 24 George Macricostas          Lake Worth, Fl                   W   
Mar 25 Babe Sharkey                Miami, Fl                        W   
Mar 29 "Wee" Willie Wilkins        Waukegan, Il                     W   
Mar 31 "Wee" Willie Davis          Milwaukee, Wi                    W   
Apr  3 "Wee" Willie Davis          Springfield, Il                  W   
Apr  5 Dave Levin                  Bronx, NY                        W   
Apr  9 Emil Dusek                  Montreal, Que, Canada            W   
Apr 12 Ben Morgan                  Bronx, NY                        W   
Apr 18 "Wee" Willie Davis          Buffalo, NY                      W   
Apr 21 Sandy O'Donnell (Ray Eckert) St. Louis, Mo                   W   
Apr 22 Ernie Dusek                 Cleveland, Oh                    W   
Apr 24 John Katan                  Toronto, Ont, Canada             W   
Apr    Joe Dusek                   Detroit, Mi                      W   
          -This bout is referenced; Date not known
Apr 30 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Philadelphia, Pa                 W   
May  1 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Brooklyn, NY                     W   
May  5 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Trenton, NJ                      W   
May  6 Laverne Baxter              Baltimore, Md                    W   
May  9 Fred Von Schacht            Philadelphia, Pa                 W   
May 14 Ben Morgan                  Washington, DC                   W   
May 17 -Carnera was denied a California Driver's License
May 19 Laverne Baxter              Vancouver, BC, Canada            W   
Jun 25 Frank Sexton                Washington, DC                   D   
Jun 27 Frank Sexton                                                 D   
Jul  1 Gino Garibaldi              Baltimore, Md                    W   
Jul    Babe Sharkey                Coral Gables, Fl                 W   
Aug 20 Yvon Robert                 Montreal, Que, Canada            L   
Aug 22 Gino Garibaldi              Camden, NJ                     SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 27 Yvon Robert                 Montreal, Que, Canada           NC   

Aug    -Carnera bought a house in the San Fernando Valley, Ca

Sep  4 Ben Morgan                  Long Island City, NY             W   
Sep  9 Wladislaw Talum             Baltimore, Md                    W   
Sep 11 Wladislaw Talum             Long Island City, NY             W   
Sep 18 Whipper Watson              Toronto, Ont, Canada            LF   
Sep 22 Gino Garibaldi                                               W   
Oct  1 Wladislaw Talum             Philadelphia, Pa                 W   
Oct  2 Whipper Watson              Toronto, Ont, Canada            NC   
Oct  8 Fred Von Schacht            Rochester, NY                    W   
Oct 29 Roland Meeker               Colorado Springs, Co             W   
Nov  4 Ken Kenneth                 Baltimore, Md                    W   
Nov  6 Tony Galento                Newark, NJ                       D   
Nov 10 Fred Von Schacht            Detroit, Mi                      W   
Nov 12 Frank Sexton                Rochester, NY                    W   
Nov 18 Joe Christy                 Detroit, Mi                     WF   
Nov 22 Fred Von Schacht            Chicago, Il                      W   
          -Some sources report February 22, 1947
Dec  2 Ed "Strangler" Lewis        Coral Gables, Fl                 W   
Dec  7 Ed "Strangler" Lewis        Miami, Fl                        W   
Dec 16 Fred Von Schacht            New York, NY                     W   
Dec    Jules Strongbow                                            SCH    
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known

1948
Jan  2 Roland Kirchmeyer           Atlanta, Ga                      W   
Jan  7 Peter Managoff              Jacksonville, Fl                 W   
Jan 17 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Asbury Park, NJ                  W   
Jan 19 George Macricostas          Detroit, Mi                      D   
Feb 17 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) New York, NY                     W   
Feb 28 Kola Kwaniani               Waukegan, Il                     W   
          -Some sources report 3/28/48
Mar  5 Kola Kwaniani               Milwaukee, Wi                    W   
Mar  9 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Baltimore, Md                   WF   
Mar 19 Kola Kwaniani               Miami, Fl                        W   
Mar 23 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Baltimore, Md                    D   
Mar 29 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Trenton, NJ                      D   
Apr  6 -Carnera's wife, Pina, arrived in New York from Italy,
          with their two children, son,Umberto, 9, and daughter,
          Giovanna Maria, 7; Primo didn't think that New York was
          the best environment to raise his children; With their 
          bags packed, the Carnera family decided that Southern 
          California was a good place to lay down roots; He bought
          their first Los Angeles home for $30,000; It was on 
          Genesee Avenue in Hollywood; Once they were settled in, 
          Pina became her husband's manager; She was a shrewed
          minded business woman who invested their in San Fernando
          Valley real estate
Apr 24 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Trenton, NJ                      D   
May  3 Sky Hi Lee                  Detroit, Mi                      W   
May    Lou Thesz                                                   LF   
          -NWA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jun 25 Al Mills                    Calgary, AB, Canada             WF   
Jun 28 Wladyslaw Talun             Detroit, Mi                      W   
Jul 20 Vic Holbrook                Little Rock, Ar                  W   
Jul 27 Mike Mazurki                                                 W   
Aug  6 "Wee" Willie Davis          Santa Monica, Ca                 W   
Aug  7 Vic Holbrook                San Bernardino, Ca               W   
Aug 13 Sandor Szabo                Anaheim, Ca                      W   
Aug 15 "Killer" Karl Davis         Los Angeles, Ca                  W   
Aug 20 Fritz Schnabel              Santa Monica, Ca                 W   
Aug 20 Hans Schnabel               Santa Monica, Ca                 D   
          -This was a "Handicap" match
Aug 21 "Wee" Willie Davis          San Bernardino, Ca               W   
Aug 21 "Brother" Frank Jeres       San Bernardino, Ca               W   
          -This was a "Handicap" match
Aug 24 Ted Christy/Hans Schnabel   Wilmington, Ca                   W   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Christy and Schnabel
Aug 25 Ernie Dusek/Emil Dusek      Los Angeles, Ca                  L   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Ernie and Emil Dusek
Aug 26 "Killer" Karl Davis/ Willie Davis Long Beach, Ca             W   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Karl and Willie Davis
Aug 27 Hans Schnabel/Fritz Schnabel Santa Monica, Ca              SCH   
          -Carnera and Dave Levin wrestled Hans and Fritz Schnabel;
          This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep    -Carnera toured South America during Sep-Oct
Nov 10 Black Panther               Los Angeles, Ca                  W  
Nov 12 Gino Garibaldi              Santa Monica, Ca                 W   
Nov 17 "Yukon" Eric Holmbeck       Portland, Or                    WF   
Nov    an unnamed opponent         Olympia, Wa                    SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; Name, date and outcome is not known
Dec  3 -Carnera appeared on Bill Stern's Sports Radio Show (episode #475)
Dec 13 Babe Sharkey                                                 W   

1949
          -It was reported that Carnera had visited Venezuela, 
          and was said to be making up to $175,000 a year; He 
          had bouts against Lord James Blears, Herman Rohde 
          (Buddy Rogers), "Killer" Karl Davis and "Tiger" Joe 
          Marsh; On April 20 (or May 20), it was written that
          Primo's 300 consecutive winning streak came to an end
          when he was defeated by Antonino Rocca; Of course, 
          this was not true, since he lost to Yvon Robert, 
          "Whipper" Bill Watson and Lou Thesz; But, we all 
          know that professional wrestling would never, ever 
          stretch the truth
 
          -In July, wrestling magazines reported that Carnera had 
          wrestled in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, then toured South
          America, where he was said to have won 42 matches, including
          one over Max Orievia in Rio de Janerio; On July 27, the movie,
          "Mighty Joe Young" premiered in New York; In one scene, Primo
          joined fellow grapplers Karl Davis, "Wee" Willie Davis, Ian 
          Batchelor, Henry Kulky, Sam Menacker, the Swedish Angel Phil
          Olafsson, Ivan Rasputin and Sammy Stein as strongmen going up
          against Mighty Joe Young; Man Mountain Dean appeared as himself

Feb  1 an unnamed opponent         Syracuse, NY                   SCH   
Feb 10 Ruffy Silverstein           Milwaukee, Wi                    W   
Feb 14 an unnamed opponent         Brooklyn, NY                   SCH   
Feb 22 an unnamed opponent         New York, NY                   SCH   
          -The previous 4 matches were scheduled; The outcomes are not known
Feb 28 "Tiger" Joe Marsh           Pico, Ca                         W   
Mar  4 "Lord" James Blears         Santa Monica, Ca               SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar  5 "Killer" Karl Davis         San Bernardino, Ca               W   
Mar  9 "Killer" Karl Davis         Los Angeles, Ca                SCH    
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 10 Sandor Szabo                Long Beach, Ca                   W   
Mar 14 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Hollywood, Ca                    D   
Mar 16 Danny McShain/"Lord" James Blears Los Angeles, Ca            W  
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled McShain and Blears
Mar 25 "Wild" Bill Longson         St. Louis, Mo                    W   
Mar 28 Wladek Kowalski             Saginaw, Mi                      D   
Apr  6 Ray Eckert                  Toronto, Ont, Can                W   
Apr 20 Antonino Rocca              New York, NY                     L   
          -Some sources report 5/20/48
Apr 26 an unnamed opponent         Baltimore, Md                  SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 13 Sandor Szabo                Buffalo, NY                      W   
Sep 17 Marvin Jones                San Bernardino, Ca             SCH   
          -This match was scheduled but not held;
          Carnera had an injury
       Bert Assirati               London, England                  D   
Oct 19 Marv Westenberg             Hartford, Ct                     W   
Nov 18 Gene Stanlee                Paterson, NJ                   SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 25 Killer Kowalski             Buffalo, NY                      W   
Dec  9 the "Green Terror"          New Britain, Ct                  W   
Dec 15 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Toledo, Oh                     SCH   
Dec 19 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Cleveland, Oh                  SCH   
Dec 22 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Toledo, Oh                     SCH   
          -The previous 3 matches were scheduled; The outcomes are not known
Dec 28 Antonino Rocca              Los Angeles, Ca                  L   

1950
Feb  3 Jim Londos                  Chicago, Il                      D   
          -Reportedly, the great Londos came out of retirement
          to wrestle Carnera; They drew the largest gate of 
          the year - $54,000
Mar 21 Sandor Kovacs               Queens, NY                       W   
          -Some sources report 3/31/50
Mar 25 "Wild" Bill Longson                                          W   
Mar 26 Sandor Szabo                Honolulu, Oahu, Hi               D   
Mar 31 Sandor Kovacs               New York, NY                     D   
May 15 Gene Stanlee                New York, NY                     D   
May 16 Dutch Schweigert            New York, NY                     W   
May    Killer Kowalski             Detroit, Mi                      W   
May 19 Mike Dillon                 Queens, NY                     SCH   
May 30 Miguel Torres               Bronx, NY                      SCH   
Jun  8 Mike Dillon                 Brooklyn, NY                   SCH   
Jun 13 Hans Hermann                Bronx, NY                      SCH   
          -The previous 4 matches were scheduled; The outcomes are not known
Jun 27 Johnny Moochy               St. Paul, Mn                     W   
          -Attendance was 6,443; Gate was $8,495.90
Jun 28 Milo Steinborn              Chicago, Il                      W   
Jul 10 Emil Dusek                  New York, NY                     W   
Jul 14 Frank Sexton                Buffalo, NY                      D   
Aug  2 Ed "Bull" Allen             Hartford, Wi                   SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug  7 Jim Wright                  Charleston, WV                   W   
Aug 11 "Hard Boiled" Hagerty       Chicago, Il                      W   
Aug 14 Ivan Rasputin               Charleston, WV                 SCH   
Sep  6 George Macricostas          Coney Island, NY               SCH   
Sep  8 Jack Dillon                 Queens, NY                     SCH   
Sep 22 Mahmoud Yousef II           Queens, NY                     SCH   
Oct  6 Golden Superman             Queens, NY                     SCH   
Nov  1 Hans Schmidt                Minneapolis, Mn                SCH
          -The previous 6 matches were scheduled; The outcomes are not known
Nov 14 Hans Schnabel               St. Paul, Mn                    WF   
          -Attendance was 7,346
Nov 15 Abe "King Kong" Kashey      St. Paul, Mn                    LF    
          -Attendance was 3,100; Gate was $3,618 
Nov 20 Ruffy Silverstein           Bronx, NY                      SCH   
Nov 29 Jim "Goon" Henry            New York, NY                   SCH   
Dec  8 John Kostas                 Queens, NY                     SCH   
          -The previous 3 matches were scheduled; The outcomes are not known
Dec  9 Lord Carlton                Trenton, NJ                      D   
Dec 14 Don Eagle                   Boston, Ma                       L   
          -Jack Dempsey was the referee;
          Carnera and Dempsey punches;
          Some sources report 12/15/50
Dec 19 "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers   Cleveland, Oh                  SCH   
Dec 22 "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers   Toledo, Oh                     SCH   
Dec 28 Antonino Rocca              Los Angeles, Ca                  L   
       Frederick Von Schacht/Tom Rice San Francisco, Ca             W   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Von Schacht and Rice
          for the NWA (San Francisco) Tag Team Championship

1951
Jan  9 Mike Sharpe/Ben Sharpe      San Francisco, Ca                D   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Mike and Ben Sharpe
Jan 19 Hans Hermann                Winnipeg, Man, Can               W   
Jan 30 Mike Sharpe/Ben Sharpe      San Francisco, Ca                L   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Mike and Ben Sharpe
          for the NWA Tag Team Championship
Jan 31 Mike Mazurki/Hans Schnabel  San Jose, Ca                     L   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Mazurki and Schnabel
Feb  2 Mike Mazurki/Hans Schnabel  Oakland, Ca                      D   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Mazurki and Schnabel
Feb  3 Hans Schnabel/Frank Jeres   Stockton, Ca                     L   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Schnabel and Jeres
Mar  8 Gene Stanlee                                                 D   
Apr 23 Joe Stalin                  Denver, Co                      WF   
          -Max Baer was the referee
Apr 30 Joe Stalin/Masked Monster   Denver, Co                     SCH   
          -Carnera and Don Leo Jonathan wrestled Stalin and Masked Monster
          Max Baer was the referee;
          This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 25 Don Eagle                   New York, NY                     D   
Jun  8 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Queens, NY                       L   
Aug 16 Jim "Goon" Henry            Johnstown, Pa                  SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 21 Kurt Zehe                   Frankfort, Germany               W   
Oct 23 Larry Gains                 London, England                SCH   
Oct 24 Larry Gains                 London, England                SCH   
          -The previous 2 matches were scheduled; The outcomes are not known
Dec    Red Menace                  Miami, Fl                        W   

1952
Jan 14 Antonino Rocca              New York, NY                     D   
          -This match ended after 21 minutes due to curfew
Jan 24 Maurice Tillet              Hartford, Ct                     W   
Jan 28 Lenny Montana/Ike Eakins                                     W   
          -Carnera and Golden Terror wrestled Montana and Eakins;
          Montana was called the "Zebra Kid"
Jan 29 Lenny Montana/Ben Morgan                                     W   
          -Carnera and Golden Terror wrestled Montana and Morgan;
          Montana was called the "Zebra Kid"
Jan 30 Lenny Montana/Nate Brown    Washington, DC                   W   
          -Carnera and Golden Terror wrestled Montana and Brown;
          Montana was called the "Zebra Kid"
Feb  1 Lenny Montana/Ben Morgan    Newark, NJ                       W   
          -Carnera and Golden Terror wrestled Montana and Morgan;
          Montana was called the "Zebra Kid"
Feb  5 Lenny Montana/Bibber McCoy  Baltimore, Md                    W   
          -Carnera and Golden Terror wrestled Montana and McCoy;
          Montana was called the "Zebra Kid"
Feb  6 -Carnera won a "Battle Royal" in Washington, DC
Feb  7 Bull Curry/Golden Terror    Hartford, Ct                     W   
          -Carnera and Tony Galento wrestled Curry and Golden Terror
Feb 20 Killer Kowalski             Montreal, Que, Canada            L   
Mar  6 Bull Curry/Lenny Montana    Hartford, Ct                     W   
          -Carnera and Tony Galento wrestled Curry and Montana;
          Montana was called the "Zebra Kid"
Mar 20 Killer Kowalski             St. Louis, Mo                    L   
Mar 21 "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers   Miami Beach, Fl                 NC   
May 12 Frank Sexton                Paris, France                    L   
          -Carnera lost by pinfall
May 13 Jack Doyle                  London, England                SCH   
         -This wrestling match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jun 23 Mike Sharpe/Ben Sharpe      San Francisco, Ca                D   
          -Carnera and Rikidozan wrestled Mike and Ben Sharpe (Champions)
          for the NWA Tag Team Championship; The result was a time limit
          draw
Oct 10 an unnamed opponent         Portland, Or                   SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 19 Karl Davis/Lou Newman       Los Angeles, Ca                SCH   
          -Reportedly, Carnera engaged in a handicap match with Davis
          Newman; The outcome is not known
Nov 22 Lenny Montana/Karl Davis    Valley Garden, Ca                W   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Montana and Davis;
          Montana was called the "Zebra Kid";
          Some sources report "Valley Garden, Ms" 
Dec 11 Abe Yourist/Rudy Kowalski   Wenatchee, Wa                    W   
          -Carnera engaged in a handicap match with Yourist and Kowalski;
          He pinned both men in 11 minues
Dec 18 Lou Thesz                   Seattle, Wa                      L   
          -NWA Heavyweight Championship of the World

1953
Jan  2 Lord Carlton                Queens, NY                     SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jan  5 Bobby Nelson                New York, NY                     W   
Jan  7 Lu Kim                      Washington, DC                   D   
Jan 13 Chuck "Ben" Morgan          New York, NY                   SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jan 14 Lu Kim                      Washington, DC                   L   
Jan 16 Lenny Montana               Newark, NJ                       W   
Jan 28 Chuck "Ben" Morgan          Washington, DC                 SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 27 Killer Kowalski             Toronto, Ont, Canada             L   
          -Kowalski used knee drops and toe holds to force Primo to submit;
          The referee was Bunny Dunlap; Attendance was around 13,000;
          Time: 16:13
Mar 14 Juan Humberto               Daytona, Fl                    SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 17 Tom Zaharias                Sarasota, Fl                   SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 13 Bill Miller                 Charleston, WV                   W   
Jun 12 Al Mills/Tiny Mills         Winnipeg, Man, Canada          SCH   
          -Carnera and Butch Levy were to wrestle Al and Tiny Mills;
          This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 23 -Carnera, his wife, daught and son became American citizens
          (Some sources report 8/26/53)
       Ray Eckert                                                   L   
       Ben Sharpe                                                   W   

1954
Apr  5 -A motion picture film, Valiant, was released
          It starred Robert Wagner; Carnera played Sligon
Apr 17 -A motion picture film, Casanova's Big Night, was released
          It starred Bob Hope; Carnera played Corfa
Jul 17 Fred Blassie                Spartanberg, SC                  L   
          -Wrestling Championship of the South
Jul 20 Frederick Von Schacht       Tampa, Fl                        W   
Jul 22 Clive Reeves                Jacksonville, Fl                 W   
Jul 23 Clive Reeves                Miami, Fl                        W   
Jul 27 Nick Carter                 Mobile, Al                       W   
Jul 29 Hardy Kruskamp              Panama City, Fl                  W   

1955
Jan 22 Ted Christy                 Vernal, Ut                     SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb  1 Killer Kowalski             Cleveland, Oh                    D   
Feb  5 Lenny Montana               Akron, Oh                       WF   
          -Carnera won by disqualification
Feb  8 Buddy Rogers/Great Scot     Pittsburgh, Pa                   L   
          -Carnera and Bill Miller wrestled Rogers and Great Scot
Feb 15 Killer Kowalski             Cleveland, Oh                    L   
Feb 16 Lenny Montana               Mansfield, Oh                    W   
          -Carnera won by "count out"
Mar  3 Buddy Rogers/Great Scot     Columbus, Oh                     L   
          -Carnera and Bill Miller wrestled Rogers and Great Scot
Mar 17 Masked Man (Lenny Montana)  Youngstown, Oh                   W   
Mar 24 Lenny Montana               Marion, Oh                       W   
Mar 28 Buddy Rogers                Tampa, Fl                      SCH   
          -This match was scheduled but canceled due to bad weather
       Ed Von Albers/Gentleman Greek                                L   
          -Carnera and Tommy O'Toole wrestled Von Albers and Gentleman Greek
May  2 Don Leo Jonathan            Omaha, Ne                        L   
May  9 Kenji Shiboya/Joe Pazandak  Winnipeg, Man, Canada            L   
          -Carnera and Ilio DiPaolo wrestled Shiboya and Pazandak
May 23 Fritz Von Erich/Lou Sjoberg Lethbridge, Alb, Canada        SCH   
          -Carnera and Roy Heffernan wrestled Von Erich and Sjoberg;
          This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 24 Fritz Von Erich             Edmonton, Alb, Canada           WF   
          -Carnera won by disqualification
May 25 -Carnera, George Gordienko and Timothy Geohagen won a
          "Six Man Tag Team Match" versus Fritz Von Erich, Lou Sjoberg
          and Firpo Zbyszko in Saskatoon, Sask, Canada
May 27 Don Lee/Sky Hi Lee          Calgary, Alb, Canada            NC   
          -Carnera and Adrian Baillargeon wrestled Don and Sky Hi Lee
          in an "Alberta Tag Team Match"
May 31 -Carnera, Don Lee and Sky Hi Lee won a match versus Fritz Von
          Erich, Lou Sjoberg and Ted Christy in Edmonton, Alb, Canada
Sep 17 King Kong                   Singapore, Malaysia             DD   
          -The result was a "double disqualification"
Nov 23 Lord Carlton                New York, NY                    LF   
Nov 25 Frank Dallo                 Newark, NJ                       W   
Nov 30 Lord Carlton                New York, NY                     L   

1956
Feb  8 Cisco Kid                   Los Angeles, Ca                  W   
Mar  6 Lord Carlton                Long Beach, Ca                 SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar  7 John Tolos/Tom Rice         Los Angeles, Ca                  W   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Tolos and Rice
Mar 13 Don Leo Jonathan/John Tolos San Diego, Ca                    W   
          -Carnera and Johnny Valentine wrestled Jonathan and Tolos
Mar 17 Don Leo Jonathan/John Tolos San Bernardino, Ca               W   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Jonathan and Tolos
Mar 21 Lord Carlton/Great Kato     Los Angeles, Ca                  L   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Carlton and Kato
Mar 22 Don Leo Jonathan/John Tolos Bakersfield, Ca                  W   
          -Carnera and Johnny Valentine wrestled Jonathan and Tolos
Mar 23 Don Leo Jonathan            Santa Monica, Ca                NC   
          -This match was ruled a "Draw"
Apr  3 Don Leo Jonathan            San Diego, Ca                    L   
Apr  6 Lord Carlton/Great Kato     Pasadena, Ca                     D   
          -Carnera and Matt Murphy wrestled Carlton and Kato
Apr 12 Adrian Baillargeon          Spokane, Wa                    SCH   
          -This match was scheduled but not held; Carnera did not
          appear and was replaed by Ken Kenneth of California; The
          match lasted 22 minutes, 6 seconds; The Washington State 
          Athletic Commissioner, Louis August, suspended Carnera from
          wrestling in Washington indefinitely.
Apr 13 Great Kato                  Pasadena, Ca                     D   
Apr 19 Johnny Valentine            Pasadena, Ca                   SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 28 -The Los Angeles (Ca) Times wrote - Carnera, former
          boxing champion of the world turned wrestler, yesterday
          sent a telegraphic challenge to Joe Louis, another former 
          boxing champion turned wrestler, to a wrestling match here; 
          Carnera's wire was sent through his agent, Guido Orlando;
          Carnera agreed to turn his share of the purse over to the
          Olympic Games Fund; "Louis's share is already spoken for", 
          Carnera added, meaning, of course, that Internal Revenue 
          gets first count of any income Louis might earn
Apr 30 -The Associated Press wrote - Former heavyweight boxing 
          champion, Primo Carnera, today sued Columbia Pictures for 
          $1.5 million, charging invasion of privacy in the film
          The Harder They Fall; The big athlete contends the
          picture has caused him to be subjected to scorn and
          ridicule and that as a result of it he has lost the 
          respect and admiration of many friends (Primo lost 
          the lawsuit)
Nov 14 Matt Murphy                 Los Angeles, Ca                  W   
Nov 21 Ted Christy/Matt Murphy     Los Angeles, Ca                  W   
          -Carnera and Bobo Brazil wrestled Christy and Murphy
Nov 28 -Carnera and Bobo Brazil won the WWA Los Angeles
          International Television Tag Team Championship 
          held in Los Angeles, Ca
Dec 14 Tosh Togo                   Pasadena, Ca                   SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Dec 17 Lord Carlton                Hollywood, Ca                    D   

1957
Jan  4 Lord Blears/Lord Carlton    Santa Monica, Ca                 L   
          -Carnera and Bobo Brazil wrestled Blears and Carlton
       King Kong                   Melbourne, Vic, Australia        W   
          -Carnera claimed the Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
Feb 14 King Kong                   Sydney, NSW, Australia          NC   
          -Weights: 298-410
Feb 19 King Kong                   Melbourne, Vic, Australia      SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known

       -Carnera reportedly won the Heavyweight Wrestling Championship of Europe

       Max Baer                                                    EX   
          -This was a wrestling match; The referee declared it a "draw"

1959
Jan 11 Killer Kowalski             Melbourne, Vic, Australia      SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jan 15 Jim Londos                  Sydney, NSW, Australia          LF   
          -Weights: 294-208
Jan 17 King Kong                   Melbourne, Vic, Australia      SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
       Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Johnstown, Pa                  SCH   
          -This match was scheduled but not held; Carnera did not
          show; He was suspended by the Pennsylvania State Athletic
          Commission for missing the match; Primo said he was not there 
          because he understood the match was in Youngstown, Oh

1960
Dec 25 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) New York, NY                     L   

1961
Jan 18 Ed "Mr. Klean" Miller       Los Angeles, Ca                  W   
Jan 23 Crusher Lisowski/Danny McShain  New York, NY                 W   
          -Carnera and Bruno Sammartino wrestled Lisowski and McShain
Jan 28 Stan Holek                  San Bernardino, Ca               W   
Feb  1 Matt Murphy                 Los Angeles, Ca                  W   
Feb  6 Ed "Mr. Klean" Miller       Richmond, Ca                     L   
Feb 22 the "Fabulous Kangaroos"    West Hempstead, NY              NC   
          -Carnera and Billy Darnell wrestled the "Fabulous Kangaroos";
          Darnell substituted for Don Eagle
Feb 25 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) New York, NY                     W   
Feb 27 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) New York, NY                     L   
Mar 10 the "Fabulous Kangaroos"    West Hempstead, NY               W   
          -Carnera and Billy Darnell wrestled the "Fabulous Kangaroos"
Mar 13 Crusher Lisowski            Pittsburgh, Pa                   L   
Mar 14 the "Fabulous Kangaroos"    Baltimore, Md                    W   
          -Carnera and Billy Darnell wrestled the "Fabulous Kangaroos"
Mar 15 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Waterbury, Ct                    L   
Mar 17 the "Fabulous Kangaroos"    Chicago, Il                      L   
          -Carnera and Dick Steinborn wrestled the "Fabulous Kangaroos";
          Steinborn substituted for Bruno Sammartino
Mar 24 the "Fabulous Kangaroos"    Boston, Ma                      LF   
          -Carnera and Bobby Managoff wrestled the "Fabulous Kangaroos"
Mar 27 Hans Schmidt/Eddie Graham   New York, NY                    WF   
          -Carnera and Billy Darnell wrestled Schmidt and Graham
Apr 13 Taro Sakura/Harou Sasaki    Washington, DC                 SCH   
          -Carnera and Johnny Valentine were to wrestle Sakura and Sasaki;
          This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known      
Apr 25 Antonio Rocca               Rockford, Il                   SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 25 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Rockford, Il                     L   
Apr 26 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Kenosha, Wi                      L   
May  3 Moose Cholak                Madison, Wi                      W   
May  6 Moose Cholak                Arlington Heights, Il          SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May 11 the "Black Terror"          Toronto, Ont, Canada            LF   
May 12 Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) Chicago, Il                      L   
May 13 the "Fabulous Kangaroos"    Brooklyn, NY                     L   
          -Carnera and Billy Darnell wrestled the "Fabulous Kangaroos"
May 26 Karl Von Hess               New York, NY                     W   
          -Some sources report "WF"
Jun  3 the "Fabulous Kangaroos"    Paterson, NJ                     L   
          -Carnera and Antonio Rocca wrestled the "Fabulous Kangaroos"
Jun  6 the "Fabulous Kangaroos"    Paterson, NJ                   SCH   
          -Carnera and Johnny Valentine were to wrestle the "Fabulous Kangaroos";
          This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known      
Jul  7 Great Scott                 Pittsburgh, Pa                   D   
Jul 21 Mike Sharpe                 Los Angeles, Ca                  W   
Aug 22 Fred Blassie                Long Beach, Ca                   L   
          -WWA Heavyweight Championship
Aug 23 Fred Blassie/Mr. Moto       Los Angeles, Ca                  L   
          -Carnera and Dick Hutton wrestled Blassie and Moto
Sep  7 Art Mahalik                 Bakersfield, Ca                  W   
Sep 14 Matt Murphy                 Bakersfield, Ca                  W   
Sep 15 Fred Blassie                San Diego, Ca                    L   
          -NAWA Heavyweight Championship
Sep 20 Fred Blassie/Mr. Moto       Los Angeles, Ca                  L   
          -Carnera and Sandor Szabo wrestled Blassie and Moto
Oct  3 Fred Blassie                Riverside, Ca                    L   
          -WWA Heavyweight Championship
         Herman Rohde (Buddy Rogers) New Castle, Pa                 SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The date is not known; 
          The outcome is not known

1962
Feb  1 Art Mahalik                 Long Beach, Ca                   W    
Feb  2 Fred Blassie/Mr. Moto       San Diego, Ca                   NC   
          -Carnera and Antonio Rocca wrestled Blassie and Moto;
          Some sources report that Carnera and Eduard Carpentier
          wrestled Antonio Rocca and Mr. Moto
Feb  8 the "Preacher"              Long Beach, Ca                   W   
Feb 10 Mike Sharpe                 Fresno, Ca                       W   
Feb 15 Mike Sharpe                 Long Beach, Ca                 SCH   
          -This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 17 Fred Blassie                Fresno, Ca                     SCH   
          -WWA Heavyweight Championship;
          This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 22 Fred Blassie                Long Beach, Ca                   L   
          -WWA Heavyweight Championship
Feb 23 Jess Ortega                 San Diego, Ca                    L   
          -Some sources report 2/26/62
Mar 19 Fred Blassie                Pasadena, Ca                     L   
          -WWA Heavyweight Championship
Apr 12 Lars Larson/Carl Von Block  Long Beach, Ca                 SCH   
          -Carnera and Mike Mazurki were to wrestle Larson and Von Block;
          This match was scheduled; The outcome is not known      
Apr 13 Bob Green                   San Diego, Ca                    W   
Apr 25 Ox Baker                    Los Angeles, Ca                  W   
Apr 27 Billy Varga                 San Diego, Ca                    L   
Apr 26 Johnny Ringo                San Bernardino, Ca               W   
May  1 Billy Varga/La Pantera/Ox Anderson Long Beach, Ca            W   
          -Carnera, Enrique Torres and Johnny Walker wrestled 
          Varga, Pantera and Anderson
Oct  9 Alan Garfield               Long Beach, Ca                   W   
Oct 13 the "Destroyer"/the "Preacher"  San Bernardino, Ca           W   
          -Carnera and Dick Hutton wrestled "Destroyer" and "Preacher"
Oct 16 the "Destroyer              Long Beach, Ca                 SCH   
          -This match was scheduled but not held;
          Carnera did not show
Oct 17 Jess Ortega                 Los Angeles, Ca                  L   
Oct 18 the "Destroyer"/Karl Von Schooer, the "Preacher Bakersfield, Ca SCH
          -Carnera, Jesus Ortega and John Paul Henning wrestled 
          "Destroyer", Von Schooer, and "Preacher"; This match
          was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 23 -Some sources report Carnera was injured in a wrestling match
          in Long Beach, Ca
Oct 25 the "Destroyer"             Bakersfield, Ca                  L   
          -Some sources report this was Carnera's last match as a wrestler

1964
May  6 -Carnera refereed the Fred Blassie-Dick the Bruiser wrestling match

*** Most Wrestling Data Provided By Bob Siler ***

*** Carnera-Doyle Program Image Provided By Anthony Taylor ***


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