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Pete Latzo
(Peter Latzo)
("Young Clancy")

BORN   August 1 1902; Coloraine, Pennsylvania
DIED July 7 1968; Atlantic City, New Jersey
HEIGHT.. 5-8
WEIGHT 142-177 lbs
MANAGERS Paddy Mullins, Jimmy Johnston

Latzo was a capable battler who fought for three and a half years before losing his first official bout; He was not a hard hitter but was a talented, naturally left-handed boxer; At the end of his career, he lost 14 of his last 18 bouts and this tarnished his image; During his career, he won the Welterweight Championship of the World and fought for the Light-Heavyweight Championship

Pete defeated such men as Mickey Walker, Maxie Rosenbloom, Paul Swiderski, Leo Lomski, Tony "Young" Marullo, "Sergeant" Sammy Baker, Charley Belanger, William "Bing" Conley, Matt Adgie, Morrie Schlaifer, "Bermondsey" Billy Wells, "Westside" Jimmy Duffy, Jake Schiffer, Frankie Schoell, Georgie Ward, Eddie Burnbrook, Willie Harmon, George Levine, "Italian" Joe Gans, Jimmy Jones and "Allentown" Joe Gans

1919
Feb 13 Red Ferguson               Olyphant, Pa                       KO  3
Feb 27 Silent Smith               Scranton, Pa                       ND  6
Mar 13 Jake "Kid" Henry           Scranton, Pa                       ND  6
May  9 Willie Dehaut              Scranton, Pa                       KO  2
May 24 Charley Warren             Scranton, Pa                       EX  3
       Allen Crawley                                                 ND  6
       Joe Sugars                                                    ND  6
       Billy Gannon                                                  ND  6
       Joe Sugars                                                    ND  6
       Ed Milhelm                                                    KO  2
       K.O. Grant                                                    KO  2

1920
       Joe O'Neill                                                   ND 10
       Al Reynolds                                                   ND  8
       Joe O'Neill                                                   ND 10
       Mickey Malloy                                                 KO  3
       Frankie McCarthy                                              KO  6
       Al Reynolds                                                   ND  8
       Willie Ritchie                                                ND 10
          -This man was not the Lightweight Champion
       Georgie Reynolds                                              ND 10
       Al Murphy                                                     ND 10
       Ren Carlin                                                    KO  6
       Johnny Maloney                                                ND 10
       Georgie Reynolds                                              ND 10
          -This man was not the Lightweight Champion
       Willie Ritchie                                                ND 10
       Frankie Venchall                                              ND 10
       Jimmy Shevlin                                                 ND 10

1921
       Al Dewey                                                      ND 10
       Georgie Reynolds                                              ND 10
       Tim Droney                                                    ND 10
Apr  4 "Westside" Jimmy Duffy     Johnson City, Tn                    W 12
       Tim Droney                                                    ND 10
       Sammy Berne                Scranton, Pa                       ND 10
Jun  6 Bud Logan                  Harrison, NJ                       ND  8
Jun 29 Jake Schiffer              Scranton, Pa                       KO  1
       Johnny Harmon                                                 ND 10
       Harry Turner                                                  KO  2
       Tim Droney                                                    ND 10
       Nick Moon                                                     KO  6
Oct 28 Barney Adair               Scranton, Pa                       ND 10
Oct 31 Jimmy Sullivan             Philadelphia, Pa                   TK  7
       Jack Palmer                                                   ND 10

1922
Jan 12 Al Norton                  Scranton, Pa                       ND 10
Jan 26 Frankie Schoell            Scranton, Pa                       ND 10
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Feb  3 Jack Palmer                New York, NY                        W  8
Apr  1 Jack Palmer                Hazelton, Pa                       ND 10
Apr  6 Al Brown                   Scranton, Pa                       ND 10
May  4 Marty Summers              Scranton, Pa                       ND 10
May 19 Dave Shade                 Wilkes-Barre, Pa                   ND 10
Jun  8 Eddie Shevlin              Scranton, Pa                       ND 10
Jul 25 Paul Doyle                 Scranton, Pa                       ND 10
Oct  3 Frankie Schoell            Scranton, Pa                       ND 10
Oct 16 Eddie Shevlin              Wilkes-Barre, Pa                   ND 10
Nov  3 Tim Droney                 Scranton, Pa                       ND 10
Nov  9 Georgie Ward               Scranton, Pa                       ND 10
Dec 11 Sailor Friedman            Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  8
Dec 18 "Bermondsey" Billy Wells   Scranton, Pa                       ND 10

1923
Jan 16 Georgie Ward               Newark, NJ                         ND 12
Feb  6 Paul Doyle                 Boston, Ma                          L 10
Feb  9 Johnny Nichols             New York, NY                        W 12
          -Some sources report "W 10" on 2/01/23
Feb 15 Johnny Karr                Youngstown, Oh                     ND 12
Feb 19 Frankie Schoell            Wilkes-Barre, Pa                   ND 10
Mar 22 Mickey Walker              Newark, NJ                         ND 12
Mar 29 Georgie Ward               Newark, NJ                         ND 12
Apr  2 Jimmy Jones                Youngstown, Oh                     ND 12
Jun  5 George Erne                Scranton, Pa                       KO  6
Jun 13 "K.O." Phil Kaplan         Brooklyn, NY                        D 12
Jul  4 Frankie Schoell            Scranton, Pa                       ND 10
Jul 17 Wally Hinkle               Scranton, Pa                       KO  2

1924
Jan 10 Georgie Ward               Boston, Ma                          W 10
Jan 14 Frankie Schoell            Scranton, Pa                        L 10
Feb 25 "Bermondsey" Billy Wells   Boston, Ma                          W 10
          -Some sources report 2/26/24
Mar  4 Georgie Ward               Scranton, Pa                        W 10
Apr  5 Georgie Ward               Philadelphia, Pa                    W 10
Apr 24 Harry Galfund              Scranton, Pa                        W 10
May 19 Dave Shade                 Wilkes-Barre, Pa                    D 10
Jun 27 "K.O." Phil Kaplan         Scranton, Pa                        W 12
          -Some sources report "W 10" at "Wilkes-Barre, Pa"
Aug 11 Frankie Quill              Scranton, Pa                       KO  3
Aug 29 Frankie Venchall           Wilkes-Barre, Pa                    W 10
Sep  8 Willie Harmon              Newark, NJ                         ND 12
Nov 21 Morrie Schlaifer           Omaha, Ne                           W 10
Dec 12 Tillie "Kid" Herman        Hollywood, Ca                       W  4

1925
Jan  1 Patsy Haley                Scranton, Pa                       KO  2
Jan 19 Eddie Burnbrook            Scranton, Pa                       KO  2
Jan 28 "Bermondsey" Billy Wells   Oakland, Ca                         L 10
Mar  6 Jack Rappaport             Hollywood, Ca                       W 10
Apr 27 Manny Owens                Scranton, Pa                       KO  4
May 11 Willie Harmon              Scranton, Pa                        W 10
          -Some sources report "Newark, NJ"
Jun 16 Georgie Levine             Brooklyn, NY                        W 10
Jun 23 Morrie Schlaifer           Wilkes-Barre, Pa                   LK  3
Sep 14 "Italian" Joe Gans         Scranton, Pa                        W 10
Oct 12 Bobby Barrett              Scranton, Pa                        W 10
Dec 21 "Bermondsey" Billy Wells   Newark, NJ                         ND 12

1926
Jan  4 "Italian" Joe Gans         Brooklyn, NY                        W 10
Jan 25 Joe Carlo                  Scranton, Pa                       TK  1
Feb 12 Morrie Schlaifer           Philadelphia, Pa                    W 10
          -Some sources report 2/15/26
Mar 22 George Russell             Philadelphia, Pa                   KO  9
          -Some sources report 3/23/26 at "Wilkes-Barre, Pa"
May 20 Mickey Walker              Scranton, Pa                        W 10
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Jun 16 Ted Nelson                 Steubenville, Oh                   TK  4
         -Some sources report "Sid Nelson" on 7/16/26
Jun 29 Willie Harmon              Newark, NJ                         KO  5
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Jul  9 George Levine              New York, NY                       WF  4
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Dec  8 Joe Simonich               Newark, NJ                         ND 12

1927
Jan 14 "Sergeant" Sammy Baker     Wilkes-Barre, Pa                    W 10
Jan 24 Jimmy Jones                Pittsburgh, Pa                      W 10
Feb 18 Billy Piltz                Oklahoma City, Ok                   W 10
Feb 21 Clyde Hull                 Dallas, Tx                         ND 10
Mar 10 Joe Simonich               Chicago, Il                         L 10
May  9 Jack Rappaport             Scranton, Pa                       KO  3
Jun  3 Joe Dundee                 New York, NY                        L 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Aug 23 "Allentown" Joe Gans       Wilkes-Barre, Pa                   WF  8
Aug 30 Jack McVey                 Cleveland, Oh                       D 12
Sep 19 Dick Evans                 Canton, Oh                          W 10
Sep 30 Tiger Flowers              Wilkes-Barre, Pa                    L 10
Oct 10 George "Wyoming" Warner    Philadelphia, Pa                   TK  2
Oct 28 Frankie Schoell            Buffalo, NY                         L 10
Nov 21 Maxie Rosenbloom           Philadelphia, Pa                    L 10

1928
Feb  6 Maxie Rosenbloom           Wilkes-Barre, Pa                    W 10
Feb 23 Paul Swiderski             Syracuse, NY                        W 10
Apr 23 Tony "Young" Marullo       New York, NY                        W 10
May 14 William "Bing" Conley      New York, NY                        W 10
Jun  1 Tommy Loughran             Brooklyn, NY                        L 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jun 13 Leo Lomski                 Brooklyn, NY                       WF  6
Jul 16 Tommy Loughran             Wilkes-Barre, Pa                    L 10
Aug 20 Matt Adgie                 Philadelphia, Pa                    W 10
Sep  7 Leo Lomski                 Detroit, Mi                         L 10
Oct  5 Charley Belanger           Detroit, Mi                         W 10
Oct 17 James J. Braddock          Newark, NJ                          L 10

1929
Feb  1 Louis Armand               New Orleans, La                    KO  3

1930
Jan 16 Eddie Clark                Atlantic City, NJ                  KO  6
Jan 27 Billy Jones                Philadelphia, Pa                    L 10
Feb 21 Larry Johnson              New York, NY                        W 10
May 27 Jimmy Slattery             Boston, Ma                         NC  7
Jun 18 Larry Johnson              Brooklyn, NY                       WF  6
Jul 31 Frankie Cawley             Wilkes-Barre, Pa                    L 10
Sep 15 Jimmy Herman               Mahonoy City, Pa                    W 10
Oct 13 Tait Littman               Milwaukee, Wi                       L 10

1931
Jan 22 "Bingo" Joe Banovic        Scranton, Pa                        L 10
Feb  2 Johnny Pilc                Newark, NJ                          L 10
Feb 26 Sammy Weiss                Allentown, Pa                       W 10
Mar 12 Sammy Weiss                Allentown, Pa                       W 10
Mar 26 Rattles Kitchline          Bethlehem, Pa                       W 10
Apr 27 Matt Adgie                 Philadelphia, Pa                    W 10
May 18 Charley Belanger           Toronto, Ont, Can                   L 10
Jun  9 Battling Bozo              Atlanta, Ga                         L 10
Jun 22 Battling Bozo              Birmingham, Al                      L 10
Jun 29 Al Ettore                  Philadelphia, Pa                    L 10
Jul 22 Sammy Weiss                Laurel, Md                          L 10
Aug 19 Jimmy Britt                Washington, NJ                      L 10
Sep  4 George Manley              Denver, Co                          L 10

1932
Feb 26 "Bingo" Joe Banovic        New York, NY                        L 10

1934
Jan 18 Harry Fuller               Scranton, Pa                        L 10
Apr 27 Billy Ketchell             Philadelphia, Pa                    L 10
Jun  5 Teddy Yarosz               Millvale, Pa                       LT  4


*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1922
Oct 16 Frankie Schoell            Buffalo, NY                        LT  3 

*** Assistance Was Provided By Tony Triem ***

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

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