Schedule News Current Champs WAIL! Encyclopedia Links Store Home
The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Lineal Champion

Joe Dundee
(Samuel Lazzaro)

BORN   August 16 1903; Rome, Italy
DIED March 31 1982; Baltimore, Maryland
HEIGHT 5-7
WEIGHT 127-151 lbs
MANAGER Max Waxman, Charles Johnston
TRAINER Heinie Blaustein

Dundee was a tough, wear-'em-down, warrior who was made for fight game; He was not an overpowering hitter but he pursued his man, pounded on him, tired him out and took over the fight during the middle-late rounds; He was a sturdy, ready-willing-able scrapper who came to wage war; During his career, Joe won the Welterweight Championship of the World (as recognized by New York state) and the Welterweight Championship of Mexico

He defeated such men as Mickey Walker, Tommy Freeman, Pete Latzo, Jack McVey, Myron "Pinky" Mitchell, Willie Harmon, Mel Coogan, Bert Colima, Eddie Burnbrook, Jack Zivic, George Levine, Eddie "K.O." Roberts, Andy "Young" Chaney, Sailor Friedman, Johnny Clinton, Joe Tiplitz, Cuddy DeMarco, Bud Christiano, Sid Barbarian, Ever Hammer, Joe Welling, Hilario Martinez, Harry Mason, Billy Angelo, Billy Alger, Jimmy Jones, Joe Simonich, Clyde Hull and Billy Drako

1919
Mar 14 Little Jeff                 Baltimore, Md                    L  4
May  9 Red Tendler                 Baltimore, Md                    L  4
Jun  2 Red Tendler                 Baltimore, Md                   KO  2

1920
Jan 23 Georgie Lewis               Baltimore, Md                   KO  3
Feb  7 Kid Richmond                Baltimore, Md                    W  6
Feb 13 Young Kilbane               Baltimore, Md                   KO  3
Apr  5 Battling Morgan             Baltimore, Md                    L  6
Apr 16 Goldie Ahearn               Baltimore, Md                    D  6
Apr 30 Battling Morgan             Baltimore, Md                    D  8
Jun 28 Goldie Ahearn               Baltimore, Md                    W  8
Aug 13 Mike Ertle                  Baltimore, Md                    W  8
Oct  1 Young Leonard               Baltimore, Md                    W  8
Oct 27 Andy Smith                  Reading, Pa                      W  6
Dec 22 Chick Kansas                Baltimore, Md                    W  6
Dec 29 Young Dempsey               Baltimore, Md                    W  6
          -Some sources report "Lew Heywood"

1921
Jan  1 Johnny Milton               New York, NY                    TK  2
Jan 14 Eddie "Kid" Wagner          Baltimore, Md                    D  8
Feb  5 Len Mahoney                 Baltimore, Md                    L 12
May    "Sailor" Danny Duarte       Baltimore, Md                   KO  9
Aug    Speedy Lawrence             Baltimore, Md                   KO  4
Oct 12 Jack Hyman                  Baltimore, Md                   KO  5
Oct 26 Harry Rice                  Baltimore, Md                    W  8
Nov 21 Ralph Brady                 Baltimore, Md                    W 12
Dec  5 Len Mahoney                 Baltimore, Md                    W 12

1922
Jan 12 Freddie Jacks               Baltimore, Md                    L 12
Feb 12 Tommy Cleary                Baltimore, Md                    W 12
Mar 14 Freddie Jacks               Baltimore, Md                    W 12
Apr 18 Andy "Young" Chaney         Baltimore, Md                   LT  8
May    Gene Pointer                Baltimore, Md                    W 10
Jun  1 Joe McCabe                  Baltimore, Md                    W  6
Jul 24 Harry Rice                  Baltimore, Md                    W  8
Sep  4 Kid Williams                Baltimore, Md                   LF 10
Oct 24 Andy "Ike" Tucker           Richmond, Va                     W 10
Nov 22 Matty Brooks                Baltimore, Md                    W  6

1923
Jan  3 Bobby Robideau              Baltimore, Md                    W  6
Feb  5 Len Mahoney                 Baltimore, Md                    L 15
Apr 11 Pedro Campo                 Baltimore, Md                    W 12
May 10 Johnny Reno                 Berwyn, Md                       D 10
Jun 23 Harry Getzel                New York, NY                     L  6
Jul  4 Andy Bowen                  Washington, DC                   W 10
Jul 19 Roddie McDonald             Berwyn, Md                       W 12
Aug 30 Mel Coogan                  Berwyn, Md                       W 12
Sep 12 Jack Zivic                  Baltimore, Md                    W 12
Oct  3 Johnny Darcy                Baltimore, Md                   KO  2
Nov  1 Ever Hammer                 Baltimore, Md                    W 12
Nov 21 Joe Welling                 Baltimore, Md                    W 12
Dec 19 Ted Marchant                Baltimore, Md                    W 12

1924
Jan  7 Ted Marchant                Baltimore, Md                    W 10
          -Some sources report 1/08/24
Jan 16 Billy Angelo                Baltimore, Md                   TK  8
Feb 25 Pedro Campo                 Baltimore, Md                    W 10
Mar 12 Alex Hart                   Baltimore, Md                    L 12
          -Some sources report 3/13/24;
          Some sources report "Philadelphia, Pa"
Apr  2 Andy "Young" Chaney         Baltimore, Md                    W 12
Apr 30 Johnny Donnelly             Baltimore, Md                   KO  4
May  8 Jack Rappaport              Baltimore, Md                    L 12
Jun 13 Sailor Friedman             Baltimore, Md                    W 12
Jun 27 Johnny Clinton              Rockaway Beach, NY               W 12
Jul  3 Pedro Campo                 Berwyn, Md                       W 12
Aug  4 Joe Tiplitz                 Philadelphia, Pa                 D 10
Aug 26 Bud Christiano              Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Oct  1 Red Cap Wilson              Baltimore, Md                   KO  6
Nov  5 Joe Tiplitz                 Baltimore, Md                   WF  7
Nov 11 Sailor Friedman             Newark, NJ                      ND 12
Dec  8 Alex Hart                   Baltimore, Md                    D 15
Dec 15 Johnny Mosely               Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10

1925
Jan 19 Nate Goldman                Philadelphia, Pa                KO  4
Feb  2 Cuddy DeMarco               Baltimore, Md                    W 10
Feb 11 Sailor Friedman             Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Feb 25 Charlie O'Connell           New York, NY                     L 10
          -Lightweight Championship of the World - Elimination Bout
Mar 16 Sid Barbarian               Baltimore, Md                    W 12
Apr 27 Alex Hart                   Baltimore, Md                    D 12
          -Some sources report "D 15"
Jul 16 Lew Tendler                 Philadelphia, Pa                 D 10
Aug 10 Nate Goldman                Philadelphia, Pa                TK  3
Aug 17 Luis Vicentini              Long Island City, NY             W 12
Sep 24 Myron "Pinkey" Mitchell     Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Oct 12 Pep O'Brien                 Baltimore, Md                    W 12
Dec  7 Harry Dudley                Newark, NJ                      ND 12

1926
Jan 15 Jack McVey                  New York, NY                     W 10
Jan 29 Joe Simonich                New York, NY                     W 10
Feb 12 Jimmy Jones                 New York, NY                     W 10
Mar  1 Tommy Freeman               New York, NY                    TK  5
May  7 George Levine               New York, NY                     W 10
May 28 Willie Harmon               Brooklyn, NY                     W 10
Jun 24 Mickey Walker               New York, NY                    TK  8
Sep  9 Eddie Burnbrook             New York, NY                    KO  3
Oct 15 Jack Zivic                  New York, NY                     W 10
Dec  4 Eddie Roberts               San Francisco, Ca               LT  1

1927
Jan 14 Eddie Roberts               New York, NY                     W 10
May  2 Johnny Mendelsohn           Baltimore, Md                   TK  4
May 11 Billy Drako                 Annapolis, Md                    W 10
          -Some sources report "ND 10"
Jun  3 Pete Latzo                  New York, NY                     W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Jul 13 Billy Drako                 Cincinnati, Oh                   W 10
          -Some sources Welterweight Championship of the World;
          Some sources report "ND 10"
Aug 11 Myron "Pinky" Mitchell      Milwaukee, Wi                   NC  6
Sep 22 Johnny Indrisano            Boston, Ma                       L 10
Nov  3 Ace Hudkins                 Los Angeles, Ca                 NC   
          -Some sources Welterweight Championship of the World
Dec  9 Meyer Grace                 Indianapolis, In                ND 10

1928
Jan  9 Joe Reno                    Trenton, NJ                      W 10
Jan 16 Jean Mangeot                Newark, NJ                      TK  9
Jan 23 Joe Simonich                Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Feb 13 Clyde Hull                  Cleveland, Oh                   TK  8
Apr 20 Julian "Jim" Moran          Tampa, Fl                       KO  9
Apr 26 Billy Drako                 St. Louis, Mo                   TK  3
May 17 George Levine               Detroit, Mi                     NC  9
Jul  7 Hilario Martinez            Philadelphia, Pa                KO  8
          -Some sources Welterweight Championship of the World
Aug 30 "Young" Jack Thompson       Chicago, Il                     LT  2
Sep 17 Johnny Roberts              Charlotte, NC                    W 10
Sep 28 Jimmy Finley                Tampa, Fl                        D 10
Oct 22 Walcott Langford            Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10

1929
Jan 14 Johnny Roberts              Portsmouth, Va                   W 10
Jan 25 Al Mello                    Boston, Ma                       L 10
Apr 12 Al Mello                    Boston, Ma                       L 10
May  9 Johnny "Young" Ketchel      Elam, Pa                         W 10
Jun 17 Billy Alger                 North Braddock, Pa              TK  8
Jul 25 Jackie Fields               Detroit, Mi                     LF  2
          -NBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 13 Bert Colima                 Mexico City, Mexico              W 10
          -Welterweight Championship of Mexico
          Some sources report 10/31/29
Nov  4 Billy Angelo                Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10

1930
Feb  3 Paulie Walker               Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10
Mar  3 Joe Trippe                  Rochester, NY                    W 10
Mar 18 Ted Goodrich                Atlanta, Ga                     LT  2
Apr 14 Bucky Lawless               Rochester, NY                    L 10
May  3 Charley Rosen               Brooklyn, NY                     W  6
May 28 Harry Mason                 New York, NY                     W 10
Aug 11 Jack "Buck" McTiernan       North Braddock, Pa               D 10
Sep 11 Ben Jeby                    Bronx, NY                        L  8
Oct  3 Pete Suskey                 Scranton, Pa                    LK  3

1931
Feb 16 Mike Lichtenstein           Baltimore, Md                    W 10
Feb 28 Ignacio Ara                 Havana, Cub                     LK  1
          -Some sources report 3/01/31


*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1921
Mar 24 Pete Slavin                 New York, NY                     L  6

1924
May  5 Jack Rappaport              Newark, NJ                      ND 12


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***
 

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

Schedule

News

Current Champions

Boxing Journal

Encyclopedia

Store

Home

[Return to Top]