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Joey Iannotti

Born: October 21, 1920, Naples, Italy (town of St. Prisco).
Weight: 126
Height: 5’ 6"
Managed by Jimmy De Angelo
Pro Record:  Won 41 (KOs 26)  Lost 17  Drawn 4  Total 62  


Joey came to the USA when he was only one when his family settled in New Haven, Ct.
As a boy he used to shine shoes at sites that included the local boxing arenas. 
At 14 he decided he wanted to box; as an amateur he had a record of 
41-4, winning the Ct state bantam and featherweight titles. A box factory fire in 
1939 that severely injured his elder brother Dom determined his future. Unsure 
if he wanted to continue with boxing, Dom, before he died, made Joey promise to 
care for his wife and infant son. Boxing was thereafter Joey's full-time 
profession. Drafted in 1943 Joey was with Eisenhower's Third Army and saw 
active service in France, Italy, and Germany. Not the fighter after the War that 
he was before it, he retired in late 1946 having lost to fighters he thought he 
would easily have beaten in his pre-War years. He opened a delicatessen and 
produce store that was successful until the advent of the supermarkets. He then 
joined the supermarket chain A&P and worked with them for 31 years. Joey who 
recently turned 81, lives in Mount Vernon, NY, with his wife. His family 
remains firm friends with the family of fellow fighters of his day, especially 
the Belloise family and the family of Curley St. Angelo. 


1939
Feb 21	Johnny Artis		New York, NY			KO 2	Arts?
Feb 25	Lou Napoli		Brooklyn, NY			W 4
Mar 7	Sal Giglio		New York, NY			KO 1
Mar 14	Johnny Cockfield	Brooklyn, NY			W 4 
Mar 21	Tommy Vello		White Plains, NY		KO 1
Mar 31	Tommy St. Angelo	New York, NY			KO 4
Apr 14	Harold Schwartz		New York, NY			KO 1
May 3	Lou Napoli		New York, NY			KO 3
Jun 5	Ricardo Nunez		New Haven, CT			KO 2
Jun 8	Pat Celli		Brooklyn, NY			KO 3
Sep 12	Skippy Allen		New York, NY			KO 4
Sep 28	Kid Sal			New Haven, CT			KO 4
Oct 3	Al Kerner		New York, NY			KO 2
Nov 14	Tommy St. Angelo	New York, NY			W 6
Dec 5	Johnny Cockfield	New York, NY			KO 4
Dec 11	Mickey Marinello	New York, NY			KO 3

1940
Jan 23	Hi-Ho Silvers		New York, NY			D 6
Feb 20	Tommy St. Angelo	New York, NY			D 6
Apr 2	Tommy St. Angelo	New York, NY			W 8
Apr 8	Marty Marsella		Bridgeport			KO 3
Apr 24	Jerry Allen		New Haven, CT			KO 4
May 14	Paul Lee		New York, NY			KO 3
Jun 17	Joe Echeverria		New York, NY			W 8
Jul 2	Ricardo Clementi	Astoria, NY			KO 2
Jul 29	Pablo Dano		New York, NY			LK 6
Aug 12	Pablo Dano		New York, NY			W 8
Sep 24	Joe Echeverria		White Plains, NY		W 8
Oct 4	Tommy St. Angelo	New York, NY			W 6
Oct 31	Pablo Dano		New Haven, CT			W 8
Dec 13	Lulu Costantino		New York, NY			L 6

1941
Jan 21	Aaron Seltzer		New York, NY			KO 3
Feb 4	Curly Nichols		New York, NY			W 8
Feb 26	Gil Ramos		Bridgeport, CT			KO 2
Mar 11	Curley Nichols		New York, NY			D 8
Apr 22	Al Reid			New York, NY			L 8
May 9	Lulu Costantino		New York, NY			L 8
Aug 1	Joey Stack		Long Beach, NY			W 6
Aug 22	Bernie Manhoff		Long Beach, NY			KO 2
Oct 6	Aaron Seltzer		New York, NY			W 6
Nov 25	Joey Stack		New York, NY			W 8

1942
Jan 29	Johnny Compo		New Haven, CT			D 8
Feb 17	Aaron Seltzer		New York, NY			L 8
Feb 27	Harry Jeffra		New York, NY			L 8
Mar 10	Aaron Seltzer		New York, NY			L 8
Apr 21	Johnny Compo		New Haven, CT			L 10
May 19	Hughie Civatte		New York, NY			KO 2
May 26	Willie Pep		Hartford, CT			L 8  
Jun 18	Curley Nichols		New Haven, CT			KO 6
Jun 29	Johnny Cockfield	New Haven, CT			KO 5
Jul 15	Johnny Compo		New Haven, CT			L 10
Aug 11	Johnny Compo		W. Haven, CT			LK 7

1943-1945
	In U.S. Military Service

1946
Feb 11	Lou Sulliveres		New Britain, CT			KO 2
Feb 21	Jimmy Corti		Highland Park, NJ		LK 4
Mar 21	Gene Davis		Highland Park, NJ		KO 6
Apr 8	Jim Williams		 New Haven, CT			KO 1
Apr 25 	Eddie Compo		New Haven, CT			L 8
Jun 7	Thomas Beato		New York , NY			L 6
Jun 28	Thomas Beato		New York , NY			W 6
Jul 16	Rocco Progano		Norwalk, CT			W 10
Aug 2	Eddie Compo		Waterbury, CT			L 8
Sep 9	Thomas Beato		New York, NY			L 8
Oct 28 	Dino Bleta		New Haven, CT			LK 1

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