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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Lineal Champion

Tony DeMarco
(Leonardo Liotta)
(the "Boston Bomber")

BORN   January 14 1932; Boston, Massachusetts
HEIGHT 5-5 1/2
WEIGHT 132 - 150 1/4 lbs
MANAGERS Coogie McFarland, Angelo Pucci, Bobby Aggripino

DeMarco was a short, spunky battler who lacked polish but had plenty of determination; Cutie-pie boxer types were a particular problem for him but he was game and took the punishment in order to get in his licks; He kept at the task, trying to land a left hook, his favorite weapon

He defeated such men as Kid Gavilan, Don Jordan, Johnny Saxton, Wallace "Bud" Smith, Paddy DeMarco, George Araujo, Arthur Persley, Vince Martinez, Gaspar Ortega, Stefan Redl, Larry Boardman, Carlos Chavez, Terry Young, Chico Vejar, Johnny Cesario, Jackie O'Brien, Teddy "Red Top" Davis, George Monroe, Pat Manzi, Ken Murray and Larry Griffin

1948 
Oct 21 Meteor Jones                Boston, Ma                      KO  1
Nov 16 Meteor Jones                Salem, Ma                       KO  2
Dec 10 Billy Shea                  Boston, Ma                      TK  3
Dec 14 George Silva                Salem, Ma                        W  6

1949
Jan 14 Joe Palaza                  Boston, Ma                      TK  2
Feb 17 Ray Dulmaine                Boston, Ma                      KO  2
Sep 12 Roger "K.O." Lessard        Boston, Ma                      KO  5
Oct  7 Edward "Jay" White          Providence, RI                   L  6
Oct 21 Vic Young                   Boston, Ma                      KO  1
Nov 14 Frankie Steele              Boston, Ma                       W  4
Dec 19 Frankie Steele              Boston, Ma                      TK  3

1950
Jan  9 Art Suffolatta              New Haven, Ct                   LT  5
Feb 20 Bobby Veal                  Boston, Ma                      KO  2
Jul 10 Roger Ringuette             Boston, Ma                      KO  1
Sep 19 Ricky Ferrera               New Bedford, Ct                  W  6
Sep 25 Bobby Weaver                Holyoke, Ma                     KO  3
Oct  9 Des Shanley                 Holyoke, Ma                      W  4
Oct 20 Joe Wright                  Boston, Ma                       W  6
          -Some sources report 10/30/50
Dec 11 Ken Murray                  Boston, Ma                       W  6

1951
Jan 11 Ken Murray                  Portland, Me                    KO  2
Jan 18 Larry Griffin               Portland, Me                     W  8
Feb 19 Reggie Martina              Boston, Ma                      KO  1
Mar 12 Chick Boucher               Boston, Ma                      LT  4
Oct  1 Freeman King                Boston, Ma                       W  6
Nov 27 Stanley Hilliard            Newark, NJ                      KO  4
Dec  7 Joe Torrens                 New York, NY                     W  4
Dec 17 Manny Santos                Trenton, NJ                     KO  2

1952
Jan 15 Lewelyn Richardson          White Plains, NY                 W  6
Jan 26 Julie Colon                 Brooklyn, NY                    KO  3
Feb 18 Freeman King                Providence, RI                   W  8
Feb 26 Abdul Ali                   Newark, NJ                      KO  2
Mar  1 Jackie O'Brien              Brooklyn, NY                     W  8
Mar  6 Puggy Brown                 Newark, NJ                      KO  5
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
May  1 Bryan Kelly                 Montreal, Que, Canada            L  8
May 15 Gene Poirier                Montreal, Que, Canada            L  8

1953
Jun 13 Ken Parsley                 Boston, Ma                      KO  6
Jun 25 Jimmy Redding               Boston, Ma                      KO  2
Jul 18 Pat Demers                  Boston, Ma                      TK  7
Aug  3 Terry Young                 Boston, Ma                      TK  5
Sep 10 Bertie Conn                 Boston, Ma                      TK  1
Sep 19 Chick Boucher               Boston, Ma                      TK  6
          -Some sources report 9/29/53
Oct 10 Paddy DeMarco               Boston, Ma                       W 10
Dec 12 Teddy "Red Top" Davis       Boston, Ma                       W 10

1954
Jan 18 Wilbur Wilson               Boston, Ma                       W 10
Mar 15 Wilbur Wilson               Boston, Ma                      TK  2
Apr 24 Carlos Chavez               Boston, Ma                       W 10
May 22 Johnny Cesario              Boston, Ma                       W 10
Jul 12 George Araujo               Boston, Ma                      TK  5
Sep 25 Christian Christensen       Boston, Ma                      TK  6
Nov  6 Pat Manzi                   Boston, Ma                      TK  1

1955
Feb 11 Jimmy Carter                Boston, Ma                       D 10
Apr  1 Johnny Saxton               Boston, Ma                      TK 14
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Jun 10 Carmen Basilio              Syracuse, NY                    LT 12
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Sep 14 Chico Vejar                 Boston, Ma                      TK  1
Nov 30 Carmen Basilio              Boston, Ma                      LT 12
          -Welterweight Championship of the World

1956
Mar  5 Wallace "Bud" Smith         Boston, Ma                      TK  9
Apr 28 Arthur Persley              Boston, Ma                       W 10
Jun 16 Vince Martinez              Boston, Ma                       W 10
Oct 13 Kid Gavilan                 Boston, Ma                       W 10
Nov 23 Gaspar Ortega               New York, NY                     L 10
Dec 21 Gaspar Ortega               New York, NY                     L 10

1957
Feb  9 Gaspar Ortega               Boston, Ma                       W 10
Mar 30 Larry Boardman              Boston, Ma                       W 10
May 25 Walter Byars                Boston, Ma                       W 10
Oct 29 Virgil Akins                Boston, Ma                      LK 14
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by Massachusetts state)

1958
Jan 21 Virgil Akins                Boston, Ma                      LT 12
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by Massachusetts state)

1959
Mar 11 George Monroe               Boston, Ma                      TK  8
Apr 20 Eddie Connors               Boston, Ma                       W 10

1960
Feb 10 Denny Moyer                 Boston, Ma                      LT  2

1961
Dec 19 Don Jordan                  Boston, Ma                      KO  2

1962
Feb  6 Stefan Redl                 Boston, Ma                       W 10

Mar  1 -DeMarco announced his retirement from the ring


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***
 

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

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