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Al Hostak
(Albert Paul Hostak)
(the "Savage Slav")

BORN   January 7 1916; Minneapolis, Minnesota
DIED August 13 2006; Seattle, Washington
HEIGHT 6-0
WEIGHT 144-168 lbs
MANAGER Eddie Marino

Hostak was a capable battler who could dish it out and take it too; He lost only 9 of 84 bouts and scored 42 knockouts; During his career, he won the NBA Middleweight Championship of the World and the Light Heavyweight Championship of Texas

Al defeated such men as Freddie Steele, Solly Krieger, Eddie "Babe" Risko, Steve Beloise, Anton Raadik, Jack Snapp, Eric Seelig, Ben Brown, George Baratko, Glen Lee, George Evans, Atilio Sabatino, Hayden "Young" Stuhley, Allen Matthews, "Baby" Joe Gans and George Burnette

Hostak was inducted into the Tacoma-Pierce County (Wa) Sports Hall of Fame in 1965

1932
May 20 Jimmy Smith                 Seattle, Wa                     KO  3
       Harry Wharton               Seattle, Wa                     KO  2
       Al Brown                    Seattle, Wa                     KO  1
       Vern Moen                   White Center, USA                W  4
Sep 22 Allen Franks                White Center, USA                W  4
       Heinie Roberts              White Center, USA                W  4
       Heinie Roberts              White Center, USA                W  4

1933
Jan 19 Heinie Roberts              White Center, USA                W  4
Feb  2 Heinie Roberts              White Center, USA                W  4
Feb 16 Eddie Umbertos              White Center, USA               KO  2
Mar  9 Heinie Roberts              White Center, USA                W  4
Apr 13 Phil Gleason                White Center, USA               KO  2
          -Some sources report 4/12/33
Apr 27 Alec Webber                 White Center, USA                W  6
          -Some sources report 4/26/33
       Jack Hibbard                White Center, USA                D  6
Nov 23 Phil Beck                   White Center, USA                W  4
Dec  8 Willis Over                 White Center, USA                W  4

1934
Jan 11 Bob Jeffries                Tacoma, Wa                      KO  4
          -Some sources report 1933
Feb  1 Jimmy "Kid" Swanson         Tacoma, Wa                       W  6
Feb  6 Jimmy Hefferman             Seattle, Wa                      W  4
          -Some sources report 2/05/34
May 22 Eddie Foster                Seattle, Wa                     KO  2
Aug 21 Jimmy Ireland               Seattle, Wa                     KO  2

1935
Jan 24 Jack Hibbard                Tacoma, Wa                       D  4
Feb  7 Jack Hibbard                White Center, USA                D  6
Feb 14 Johnny Foster               White Center, USA                D  6
Feb 21 Cecil Jordan                Tacoma, Wa                       D  6
Mar 21 Dick Johnson                Tacoma, Wa                       D  6
May 16 Jimmy Best                  Tacoma, Wa                       L  6
Jul 30 Sidney Brent                Seattle, Wa                      D  4
Oct 29 "Wild" Willie Walker        Seattle, Wa                      W  4
Nov  5 Eddie Ivory                 Seattle, Wa                     TK  2
Nov 19 Billy Lancaster             Seattle, Wa                     TK  5
Dec  3 Billy Lancaster             Seattle, Wa                      W  6
Dec 17 "Baby" Joe Gans             Seattle, Wa                      W  8

1936
Jan 28 Jimmy Best                  Seattle, Wa                      D  6
Jul 11 Sidney Brent                Seattle, Wa                      W  6
Jul 30 Billy Lancaster             Spokane, Wa                      W  6
Aug 20 Don LaRue                   Tacoma, Wa                       W  6
Sep  3 "Irish" Ed Bradley          Spokane, Wa                      D  6
Sep 22 Mike Bazzone                Seattle, Wa                     TK  4
Oct  6 Don LaRue                   Seattle, Wa                      W  8
Nov 10 Jim Nealey                  Seattle, Wa                     KO  1
Dec 15 "Irish" Johnny Smith        Seattle, Wa                     KO  2
          -Some sources report 12/10/36

1937
Jan 12 Tony Fisher                 Seattle, Wa                     KO  2
Feb 16 Leonard Bennett             Seattle, Wa                     KO  8
Mar  9 Johnny Sikes                Seattle, Wa                     KO  2
Apr 13 Young Terry                 Seattle, Wa                     KO  2
Jul 13 Eddie "Babe" Risko          Seattle, Wa                     KO  7
Aug 10 Allen Matthews              Seattle, Wa                     TK  9
Oct 14 Otto Blackwell              Tacoma, Wa                      KO  3
Nov  2 Bob Turner                  Seattle, Wa                     KO  2
Dec  2 Don LaRue                   Tacoma, Wa                      KO  2

1938
Jan 11 Jack Hibbard                Seattle, Wa                     TK  1
Mar  1 Swede Berglund              Seattle, Wa                     TK  2
Apr 12 Chief Paris                 Seattle, Wa                     KO  4
Jul 26 Freddie Steele              Seattle, Wa                     KO  1
          -NBA Middleweight Championship of the World;
          Some sources report 7/28/38
Sep 19 Hayden "Young" Stuhley      Seattle, Wa                     TK  3
          -Some sources report "KO 8" on 9/17/38
Nov  1 Solly Krieger               Seattle, Wa                      L 15
          -NBA Middleweight Championship of the World

1939
Mar  7 Johnny Erjavec              Seattle, Wa                     KO  3
Jun 27 Solly Krieger               Seattle, Wa                     TK  4
          -NBA Middleweight Championship of the World
Oct 26 Charley "Killer" Coates     Tacoma, Wa                      KO  3
Dec 11 Eric Seelig                 Cleveland, Oh                   KO  1
          -NBA Middleweight Championship of the World

1940
Jan 29 Tony Zale                   Chicago, Il                      L 10
Jul 19 Tony Zale                   Seattle, Wa                     LT 13
          -NBA Middleweight Championship of the World

1941
Feb 21 George Burnette             Chicago, Il                     KO  1
Apr  1 Ben Brown                   Seattle, Wa                     KO  3
May  6 Atilio Sabatino             Seattle, Wa                     TK  1
May 28 Tony Zale                   Chicago, Il                     LK  2
          -NBA Middleweight Championship of the World
Nov 21 Ken Overlin                 New York, NY                     L 10

1942
Sep 29 Harry "Kid" Matthews        Seattle, Wa                      L 10
Nov  6 Harry "Kid" Matthews        Seattle, Wa                      D 10

1944
Apr  4 George Baratko              Houston, Tx                     KO  5
Jun 21 Glen Lee                    Houston, Tx                     KO  3
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of Texas

1946
Jun  4 Roman Starr                 Seattle, Wa                     KO  4
Oct 22 George Evans                Seattle, Wa                     KO  1
Nov 12 Sam Hughes                  Seattle, Wa                     KO  1

1947
Jan  7 Benny Droll                 Seattle, Wa                     TK  2
Jan 22 Steve Belloise              Houston, Tx                     LK  4
          -Some sources report "LK 3"
Jun  6 Anton Raadik                Chicago, Il                     TK  5
Aug 26 Steve Belloise              Seattle, Wa                      W 10
Oct  7 George Duke                 Seattle, Wa                      D 10

1948
Mar 16 Jack Snapp                  Portland, Or                     L 10
Nov 26 Paulie Perkins              Bellingham, Wa                   D 10
Dec  9 Paulie Perkins              Tacoma, Wa                       W 10
 

1949
Jan  7 Jack Snapp                  Seattle, Wa                     KO  9


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

1934
Mar   Johnny Foster                White Center, Wa                 D  6
Nov   Jimmy Swanson                Tacoma, Wa                       W  6

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

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