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Bushy Graham
(Angelo Geraci; Bobby Garcia; Mickey Garcia)

BORN   June 18 1903; Utica, New York
DIED August 5 1982; Utica, New York
HEIGHT 5-5
WEIGHT 113 3/4-133 3/4 lbs
MANAGERS Peter Carro, Bill Parr, Dewey Fragetta, Joe Netro, Joe Falcone
TRAINER Joe Tedesco

Graham was a fine boxer who had one bout shy of 140; He had skills and a punch; In 139 bouts, he lost but 17; During his career, he won the NBA Bantamweight Championship of the World, the Bantamweight Championship of the World (as recognized by New York state) and was recognized by Pennsylvania state as Bantamweight Champion of the World

Bushy defeated such men as Charles "Bud" Taylor, Abe Goldstein, Frankie Genaro, Chick Suggs, Johnny Jadick, "Corporal" Izzy Schwartz, Pete Zivic, Eddie Zivic, Young Montreal, Frankie Ash, Jackie Snyder, Eddie O'Dowd, Dominick Petrone, Nat Pincus, Archie Bell, Gregorio Vidal, Andy Martin, Milton Cohen, Johnny Datto and Tony Herrera

Herb Goldman ranked Graham as the #23 All-Time Bantamweight

1921
Nov  8 Spider Ryan                 Utica, NY                        W  6

1922
Jan  2 Spider Ryan                 Utica, NY                        W  6
Mar 20 Red Mahoney                 Utica, NY                        W  6
May 15 Spider Ryan                 Utica, NY                        W  4
May 20 Joe Connors                 Utica, NY                       KO  3
Jun  3 Kid Cyclone [Lambert]       Utica, NY                        W  4
Jun 30 Andy Jackson                Syracuse, NY                    TK  2
Jul 20 Spider Ryan                 Utica, NY                        W  6
Aug  7 Harry Sammuels              Utica, NY                       KO  2
Sep  1 Chuck "Kid" Crozier         Syracuse, NY                     W  6
Sep 15 Spider Ryan                 Syracuse, NY                     W  6
Oct 19 Spider Ryan                 Utica, NY                        W  6
Nov  3 Chuck "Kid" Crozier         Syracuse, NY                     D  6
Dec 11 Pete Harmon                 Rochester, NY                   TK  6
Dec 12 Barney Butler               Utica, NY                        W  6
Dec 15 Spike Sullivan              Utica, NY                        D 10
Dec 23 Spike Sullivan              Syracuse, NY                    LK   1

1923
Jan  1 Bobby Hamilton              Rochester, NY                   KO  1
Mar  9 Jimmy "Young" Murphy        Utica, NY                       KO  3
Mar 16 Pete Harmon                 Utica, NY                       TK  8
Mar 19 Spike Sullivan              Utica, NY                        W  6
Apr  1 Johnny "Kid" Blair                                           W  6
Apr  2 Victor St. Onge             Rochester, NY                    W  6
Apr  5 Frank Muzdy                 Herkimer, NY                     D  8
Apr 16 Frank Muzdy                 Rochester, NY                    W  6
Apr 20 Paul "Biff Bang" Burns      Utica, NY                       KO  4
May  5 Johnny Jones                Utica, NY                       KO  2
May 25 Harry Burns                 Syracuse, NY                     W 10
Jul 20 Phil Verdi                  Syracuse, NY                     W  6
Sep  4 Murray Bressner             Troy, NY                        TK  1
Sep 17 Joe Maggio                  Troy, NY                        KO  2
Sep 22 Red Mahoney                 Utica, NY                        W  8
Oct  5 Donnie Mack                 Syracuse, NY                     W 10
Oct 22 Dave Astey                  Troy, NY                         W 10
Nov  2 Patsy Adams                 Syracuse, NY                    KO  5
Nov 10 Kid Julian                  Utica, NY                       KO  3
Nov 16 Frank Muzdy                 Syracuse, NY                     W 10

1924
Jan 25 Patsy Adams                 Syracuse, NY                    KO  2
Feb  4 Don Carson                  Rochester, NY                   TK  5
Mar 28 Frankie Ash                 Syracuse, NY                     W  6
Apr  7 Pete Zivic                  Troy, NY                        KO  9
Apr 25 Johnny Curtin               Syracuse, NY                     L  8
May 16 Johnny Curtin               Syracuse, NY                     W  6
Jun 27 Phil Verdi                  Syracuse, NY                     W  6
Jul  5 Frankie Genaro              Rochester, NY                    D 10
          -Some sources report 7/07/24
Jul 28 Sammy Nable                 Utica, NY                       KO  4
Aug  4 Terry Miller                Troy, NY                         W 10
Aug 18 Harold Farese               Utica, NY                        W 10
Sep  8 Jackie Snyder               Long Island City, NY            WF  8
Sep 23 Frankie Genaro              Brooklyn, NY                     L 12

1925
Jan  1 Tommy Ryan                  Syracuse, NY                     W  8
Jan  9 Nat Pincus                  New York, NY                    TK  8
Mar  2 Phil Verdi                  Rochester, NY                    W 10
Mar  9 Joey Russell                Newark, NJ                    ND-D 12
Mar 20 Harold Smith                New York, NY                     W 12
Apr 13 Eddie Anderson              Milwaukee, Wi                 ND-W 10
Jun 11 Larry Goldberg              Albany, NY                       W 12
Jun 17 Eddie O'Dowd                Cleveland, Oh                    W 10
Jun 19 Joe Ryder                   East Chicago, In              ND-W 10
Jun 24 Pete Zivic                  Utica, NY                        W 10
Jun 30 Eddie O'Dowd                Newburgh Heights, Oh             W 10
Jul 23 Abe Goldstein               New York, NY                     W  8
Jul 31 Charles "Bud" Taylor        Aurora, Il                    ND-L 10
Aug 24 Charles "Bud" Taylor        Long Island City, NY             W 12
Sep 19 Frankie Fasano              Syracuse, NY                    KO  3
Oct 14 Joe Ryder                   New York, NY                     W 10
Nov 24 "Wee" Willie Spencer        Albany, NY                      KO  5

1926
Jan 22 "California" Joe Lynch      New York, NY                     W 10
Feb  1 Tommy Ryan                  Buffalo, NY                     LF  3
Mar 17 Tommy Ryan                  Buffalo, NY                      W 12
Mar 26 Johnny Rosen                Syracuse, NY                    KO  1
Mar 30 "California" Joe Lynch      Toronto, Ont, Canada             D 10
May 17 Frankie Genaro              New York, NY                     W 10
May 25 Dominick Petrone            Long Island City, NY            TK 10
Jun  4 Eddie O'Dowd                Syracuse, NY                     W  6
Jul 30 Joe Ryder                   Albany, NY                       W 10
Aug  5 Dominick Petrone            New York, NY                    TK  8
Aug 16 Davey Abad                  Utica, NY                        W 10
Aug 24 Tommy Ryan                  Utica, NY                        W 10
Sep  2 Chick Suggs                 New York, NY                     W 10
Sep  7 Young Montreal              Providence, RI                   W 12
Sep 21 Young Montreal              Providence, RI                   L 12
Nov  5 Giovanni Salerno            Syracuse, NY                     W 10
Dec 17 Tony Canzoneri              New York, NY                     L 10

1927
Feb  4 Charley Phil Rosenberg      New York, NY                     L 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state);
          Rosenberg did not make the weight limit; 
          The bout was held but the New York Athletic
          Commission forfeited his title; He and Graham
          were suspended for having a secret agreement
          between them

1928
Mar 22 Joe Ryder                   Toledo, Oh                       W 12
May 12 Pete Zivic                  New York, NY                    KO  4
May 23 "Corporal" Izzy Schwartz    Brooklyn, NY                     W 15
          -NBA Bantamweight Championship of the World;
          Bantamweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Jul 10 Tommy Ryan                  Troy, NY                        TK  5
Jul 24 Billy Kowalik               Buffalo, NY                      W  6
Aug 14 Charlie Pinto               Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Aug 21 "California" Joe Lynch      Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  7
Sep 11 Fidel LaBarba               Los Angeles, Ca                  L 10
Oct  5 Young Montreal              Syracuse, NY                     W 10

1929
Jan    -Graham relinquished the Bantamweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Feb 13 Babe Keller                 Cincinnati, Oh                  KO  2
Mar 18 Eddie O'Dowd                Cincinnati, Oh                   W 10
Apr 12 Kid Chocolate               Bronx, NY                       LF  7
May 15 Young Montreal              Providence, RI                   W 10
Jun 12 Archie Bell                 Wilkes-Barre, Pa                 W 10
Aug 19 Eddie O'Dowd                Columbus, Oh                     W 10
Aug 26 Gregorio Vidal              Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10

          -Graham was recognized by Pennsylvania state
          as Bantamweight Champion of the World

Sep 20 Andy Martin                 Boston, Ma                       L 10
Nov  1 Cecil Payne                 Louisville, Ky                ND-D 10
Nov 28 Pete Zivic                  New York, NY                    TK  4

1930
Jan 29 Freddie Miller              Cincinnati, Oh                   D 10
Feb  6 Al Rackow                   Hartford, Ct                    KO  3
Apr  9 Billy Shaw                  Cincinnati, Oh                  KO  1
Apr 25 Battling Battalino          Hartford, Ct                     L 10
May 28 Fidel LaBarba               New York, NY                     L 10
Jun  6 Al Rackow                   Watertown, NY                    W 10
Jul 15 Milton Cohen                Utica, NY                       KO  3
Aug 20 Johnny Vacca                Utica, NY                        W 10
Nov 14 Tommy Paul                  Buffalo, NY                      L 10

1931
Jan  2 Davey Abad                  St. Louis, Mo                 ND-W  8
Mar 16 Yamie "Jimmy" Katz          Rochester, NY                   KO  6
Apr  6 Johnny Farr                 Columbus, Oh                    TK  8
Apr 22 Johnny Datto                Cleveland, Oh                    W  6
May 11 Hymie Wiseman               Des Moines, Ia                ND-W  8
Jul 17 Emil Paluso                 Utica, NY                       TK  8
Sep 24 Battling Battalino          Cincinnati, Oh                   W 10
Nov 19 Battling Battalino          Chicago, Il                     LK   1

1932
Apr  8 Tommy Paul                  Detroit, Mi                      L 10

1933
Sep 30 Pedro Lorenzo               Syracuse, NY                     W  8

1934
Mar 26 Frankie Marchese            Syracuse, NY                     W 10
May 11 Mickey Genaro               Utica, NY                        W 10

1935
Aug 19 Tommy Howells               Utica, NY                       TK  2
Sep  9 Johnny Alba                 Utica, NY                        W  8
Nov 12 Steve Smith                 Buffalo, NY                      W 10
Dec 18 Steve Smith                 Utica, NY                        W  8

1936
Feb  7 Leo Rodak                   New York, NY                     D 10
Feb 28 Pete Nebo                   Utica, NY                       KO  2
Apr 17 Tony Herrera                Syracuse, NY                    TK  2
Jun  1 Orville Drouillard          Utica, NY                       KO  7
Jun 15 Johnny Jadick               Utica, NY                        W  8
Aug  7 Joey Zodda                  Utica, NY                       KO  2
Oct 15 Harold "Honey Boy" Hughes   Utica, NY                        W  8
Nov  6 Eddie Zivic                 Utica, NY                        W  8
Nov 27 Enrico Venturi              New York, NY                     L  8

1937
Jul 26 Willie Hines                Utica, NY                       KO  2


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

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