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Frankie Klick

BORN  

May 5 1907; San Francisco, California

DIED

May 18 1982; San Francisco, California

HEIGHT..

5-6 (Some sources report 5-5)

WEIGHT

124-138 1/2 lbs

MANAGER

Joe Doran, Ray Carlin

 

Klick was a talented fighter whose career spanned from 1924 to 1943; He was a clever boxer but not a power hitter; During his career, he won the Junior Lightweight Championship of the World

Among those Frankie defeated were Kid Chocolate, Eddie Cool, Tony Falco, Harry Dublinsky, Eddie Zivic, "California" Joe Lynch, Joe Pimenthal, Sidney White, "Sailor" Willie Gordon, Charlie Miller, Ignacio Fernandez, Harry Wallace, Hymie Miller, Johnny Bonito, Al Roth and Rafael Hurtado
1924
Oct 29 Young Manila               San Francisco, Ca                   W  4
Nov 12 Tommy Baroni               San Francisco, Ca                   W  4
Nov 26 Dick Cruz                  San Francisco, Ca                   W  4
Dec 10 Frankie Wilson             San Francisco, Ca                   W  4

1925
Jan  8 Jimmy Barry                San Francisco, Ca                   W  4
Jan 14 Phil Dorio                 San Francisco, Ca                  KO  3
Feb 20 Jack Flynn                 San Francisco, Ca                   W  4
Mar  4 Kid Magsambol              San Francisco, Ca                   W  4
Dec  2 Jimmy Briggs               San Francisco, Ca                   W  4
Dec  9 Fred Bindon                San Francisco, Ca                   W  4
Dec 30 Pal Bayardo                San Francisco, Ca                  KO  1

1926
Jan 13 Jimmy Dwyer                San Francisco, Ca                   W  6
Feb  5 Fred Bindon                San Francisco, Ca                   W  4
Feb 12 Johnny Lawson              San Francisco, Ca                  TK  3
Feb 19 Johnny Fiske               San Francisco, Ca                  TK  4
Mar 23 Jimmy Briggs               San Rafael, Ca                     TK  8
Apr 30 Sidney White               San Francisco, Ca                   W  6
May 12 Sidney White               San Francisco, Ca                   D 10
Nov 12 Sidney White               San Francisco, Ca                   W  6
Nov 26 Davie Flash                San Francisco, Ca                  TK  4
Dec  3 Georgie Lee                San Francisco, Ca                   W  6
Dec 17 Lou Richards               San Francisco, Ca                  KO  5
Dec 21 Joe French                 San Francisco, Ca                   W  6

1927
Jan  7 Leonardo Garcia            San Francisco, Ca                   W  6
Jan 28 "California" Joe Lynch     San Francisco, Cs                   W  6
Apr  1 Ollie Bartlett             San Francisco, Ca                   W  6
Apr 22 Billy Evans                San Francisco, Ca                  TK  9
May 25 Joe Pimenthal              San Francisco, Ca                   W 10
Jun  1 "Dynamite" Joe Murphy      Oakland, Ca                        LK  4
Jul  4 Georgie Lee                Reno, Nv                            W  6
Aug 26 Santiago Zorrilla          San Francisco, Ca                   D 10
Sep 23 Tommy O'Brien              San Francisco, Ca                  TK  7

1928
Jan 17 Vic Foley                  Seattle, Wa                         L  6
Feb  3 Charlie Miller             San Francisco, Ca                  TK  3
Feb 10 "Midget" Mike O'Dowd       San Francisco, Ca                  LK  6
Mar 23 "California" Joe Lynch     San Francisco, Ca                   W  4
Apr 19 "California" Joe Lynch     Stockton, Ca                        D 10
Jun  4 Ignacio Fernandez          San Francisco, Ca                   W 10
Jun 20 Bobby Herman               San Francisco, Ca                  KO  6
Aug  1 Charlie Miller             San Francisco, Ca                  KO  4
Sep  6 Sidney White               El Cerrito, Ca                      W 10
Oct  2 "Sailor" Willie Gordon     Portland, Or                        W 10
Oct 17 "California" Joe Lynch     San Francisco, Ca                   D 10
Dec 14 Bobby Herman               San Francisco, Ca                   W  6

1929
Jan 30 Battling Bulahan           San Francisco, Ca                   W 10
Mar 15 Bert Foster                Sacramento, Ca                      W 10
Mar 27 Charlie Miller             Reno, Nv                            D 10
Apr 24 Charlie Miller             San Francisco, Ca                  TK  8
May 24 Bert Foster                San Francisco, Ca                  KO  4
Jun 14 Wendell "Red" Humphries    San Francisco, Ca                   W 10
Jul  5 Tommy Fielding             San Francisco, Ca                   W 10
Jul 24 Jackie Spencer             Reno, Nv                            D 10
Nov 22 Huerta Evans               San Francisco, Ca                   W 10
Nov 29 Ignacio Fernandez          Hollywood, Ca                       W 10

1930
Jan  3 Maurice Holtzer            Hollywood, Ca                       L 10
Mar  6 Ward "Kid" Sparks          San Francisco, Ca                   W 10
Jun 13 Eddie Graham               San Francisco, Ca                  KO  6
Jul  1 Battling Bulahan           Modesto, Ca                         W 10
Sep  3 Jackie Spencer             Reno, Nv                           NC 10
Nov  4 Bobby Gray                 San Jose, Ca                       TK  7
Nov 18 "Sailor" Joe Noto          San Jose, Ca                        W 10
Nov 23 Harry Wallace              Eureka, Ca                         KO  1
Dec 14 "Sailor" Joe Noto          Eureka, Ca                          W  6
Dec 19 Santiago Zorrilla          San Francisco, Ca                   D  4

1931
Jan 16 Santiago Zorrilla          San Francisco, Ca                   D 10
Jan 24 Ray Montoya                Hollywood, Ca                       W  6
Feb  7 Pierre Pothier             Merrill, Or                         W 10
Feb 20 Ray Montoya                Hollywood, Ca                       W 10
Mar 13 Bobby Pacho                Hollywood, Ca                       W 10
May 14 Pierre Pothier             Klamath Falls, Or                   W 10
Jun 23 Johnny "Kid" Crismas       Santa Rosa, Ca                      W 10
Jul 14 Benny Gallup               Santa Rosa, Ca                      W 10
Aug 20 "Sailor" Joe Noto          San Rafael, Ca                      W 10
Sep  3 "Sailor" Joe Noto          Vallejo, Ca                         W 10
Sep 11 Varias Milling             Hollywood, Ca                       W 10
Nov 25 Buddy Ryan                 San Francisco, Ca                   W 10

1932
Feb  4 Hymie Miller               Sacramento, Ca                     WF  7
May 18 "Young" Peter Jackson      San Francisco, Ca                   L 10
May 25 Johnny "Kid" Crismas       Reno, Nv                           TK  8
Jul 18 Tony Falco                 Long Island City, NY                D  8
Oct  7 Bobby Pacho                New York, NY                        D  8
Dec 10 Ace Dundee                 Brooklyn, NY                       KO  3

1933
Jan  9 Paolo Villa                New York, NY                        W  8
Jan 13 Lou Jallos                 New York, NY                        W  5
Feb  3 Tony Melore                New York, NY                       KO  6
Mar 11 Tony Scarpati              Brooklyn, NY                        W  6
Mar 25 Patsy Rubinetti            Brooklyn, NY                        W  6
Apr  8 Petey Gulotta              Brooklyn, NY                        L  6
May 19 Tony Scarpati              New York, NY                       TK  3
May 27 Johnny Bonito              Brooklyn, NY                        W  6
Jun  1 Ernie Tedesco              Brooklyn, NY                       KO  5
Jun  5 Pedro Nieves               Jersey City, NJ                    KO  4
Aug 12 Joey Kaufman               Brooklyn, NY                        W  6
Aug 29 Al Ciullo                  Brooklyn, NY                        D  6
Sep  8 Eddie Cool                 Baltimore, Md                       W 10
Sep 22 Tony Falco                 Baltimore, Md                       W 10
Oct 28 Tony Canzoneri             Brooklyn, NY                        L 10
Nov 13 Jimmy Leto                 Holyoke, Ma                         L 10
Nov 27 Eddie Cool                 Philadelphia, Pa                    L 10
Dec 25 Kid Chocolate              Philadelphia, Pa                   TK  7
          -Junior Lightweight Championship of the World

1934
Jan 22 Frankie Wallace            Cleveland, Oh                       L 10
Mar  5 Barney Ross                San Francisco, Ca                   D 10
          -Junior Welterweight Championship of the World
Jun 28 Tony Canzoneri             Brooklyn, NY                       LT  9
Jul 31 Cleto Locatelli            Philadelphia, Pa                    L 10
Nov  2 Harry Dublinsky            New York, NY                        W 10

1935
Jan 28 Barney Ross                Miami, Fl                           L 10
          -Junior Welterweight Championship of the World
Jun 10 Tony Canzoneri             Washington, DC                      L 12
Aug 19 Tony Canzoneri             San Francisco, Ca                   L 10
Nov 22 Al Roth                    New York, NY                        W 10

1936
Jan  3 Lou Ambers                 New York, NY                        L 10
Apr 20 Rafael Hurtado             New York, NY                        W 10
Jun  8 Pedro Montanez             New York, NY                        L 10
Jul 20 Jimmy Vaughn               Louisville, Ky                      L 10
Aug  3 Howard Scott               Washington, DC                      L 10
Aug 24 Eddie Zivic                Millvale, Pa                        W 10
Sep  1 Jimmy Garrison             Kansas City, Mo                     L 10
Nov 13 Enrico Venturi             New York, NY                        L 10

1937
May  4 Henry Armstrong            Los Angeles, Ca                    LT  4
Sep 27 Billy Beauhuld             New York, NY                        L 10

1938
Jan 18 Felix Garcia               Bronx, NY                           W  8
Mar 17 Johnny Bellus              New Haven, Ct                       L 10

1939
Jan 13 Clever Henry               Honolulu, Oahu, Hi                  L 10

1943
Feb 19 Al Citrino                 San Francisco, Ca                   D  8
Apr 16 Al Citrino                 San Francisco, Ca                   L  8


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

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