Black Dynamite
Bert Lytell
The "Chocolate Kid"

Born: Fresno, CA
Died:
Fought in Middleweight and Light Heavyweight divisions

Professional Record: 70-23-7 (24 kayoes) 1 NC

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1944
        Fought early career under the name Chocolate Kid
Jul 17  Artie Towne             Newark, NJ              L 6
        A.K.A. Sonny Tufts
Jul 24  Joe Curcio              Newark, NJ              W 6
Jul 31  Lew Perez               Newark, NJ              KO 4
Aug 4   Verne Patterson         Worcester, MA           KO 5
Aug 18  Bob Wade                Worcester, MA           W 10
Sep 1   Bob Wade                Worcester, MA           W 10
Sep 15  Coolidge Miller         Worcester, MA           D 10
Sep 29  Coolidge Miller         Worcester, MA           W 10
Oct 16  Rudy Gilscombe          Newark, NJ              W 8
Oct 30  Georgie Brown           Newark, NJ              W 8
Nov 3   Berlie Lanier           Worcester, MA           D 10
Nov 13  Ossie Stewart           Philadelphia            W 8
Nov 17  Johnny Finazzo          Worcester, MA           L 10
Dec 11  Johnny Brown            Newark, NJ              KO 8

1945
Jan 4   Henry Chemel            Boston                  L 10
Jan 6   Henry Jordan            New York                KO 4
Jan 12  Van McNutt              Boston                  W 10
Feb 5   Henry Chemel            Boston                  L 10
Feb 19  Coolidge Miller         Providence              W 10
Feb 26  Charley Jones           Providence              WDQ 9
        (Referee ruled Jones was not trying)
Mar 1   Johnny Finazzo          Boston                  W 10
Apr 4   Jimmy Hayden            Webster, MA             KO 3
Apr 12  Johnny Ryan             Boston                  KO 3
Apr 19  "Cannonball" Joe Reddick Providence             W 10
Apr 27  Jake LaMotta            Boston                  L 10
May 21  Mayhew Smith            Holyoke, MA             KO 4
May 28  Lige Drew               Holyoke, MA             W 10
Jun 8   Walter Woods            Boston                  L 10
Jun 25  Joe Reddick             Newark, NJ              W 10
Jul 2   "Mad" Anthony Jones     New Orleans             W 10
Jul 9   "Deacon" Nathan Logan   New Orleans             KO 10
Aug 6   Ellis Stewart           Baltimore               KO 9
Aug 17  Holman Williams         New Orleans             D 10
Aug 31  Holman Williams         New Orleans             L 12
Sep 24  Mario Ocho              Holyoke, MA             W 10
Oct 1   Aaron Wade              Batimore                L 10

1946
Jan 7   Douglas Rhone           Holyoke, MA             KO 3
Jan 21  Cyril Gittens           New Britian, CT         KO 2
Feb 4   Walter Woods            Proivdence              L 10
Mar 25  Cocoa Kid               Holyoke, MA             W 10
Apr 2   Johnny Lawer            Youngstown, OH          W 10
Apr 5   Jackie Cooper           New Orleans             D 10
Apr 15  Holman Williams         Holyoke, MA             W 10
Jun 28  Roy Miller              Kansas City             W 10
Jul 30  Cocoa Kid               San Juan                W 10
Aug 5   Charley Burley          Pittsburgh              L 10
Aug 30  Saint Paul              Pittsfield, MA          W 10
Sep 2   Johnny "Deacon" Brown   Baltimore               KO by 2
Oct 17  Johnny Eagle            Pittsfield, MA          W 10
Oct 28  Johnny Taylor           Holyoke, MA             KO 3
Nov 8   Johnny "Deacon" Brown   Baltimore               W 8

1947
Jan 13  Henry Hall              Holyoke, MA             W 10
Jan 21  George Smith            Scranton, PA            KO 3
Feb 17  Charley Burley          Baltimore               W 10
Mar 3   "Mad" Anthony Jones     Boston                  KO 9
Mar 18  Eddie O'Neill           Detroit                 W 10
Apr 7   Sam Baroudi             New York                W 10
Apr 21  Jota Jota Fernandez     Boston                  KO 6
May 18  Cocoa Kid               New Orleans             KO
Jun 22  Bobby Larkin            Pittsfield, MA          KO 5
Jul 4   Holman Williams         New Orleans             W 12
Jul 14  Archie Moore            Baltimore               L 10

1948
Jan 9   Joe Blackwood           New York                W 8
Jan 21  Billy Smith             Oakland                 W 10
Feb 11  Leonard Morrow          Oakland                 L 10
Feb 16  Jackie Darthard         Kansas City             D 10
Mar 24  Watson Jones            Oakland                 KO 5
Apr 5   Major Jones             Milwaukee               W 10
Apr 21  Jackie Darthard         Milwaukee               KO 7
       Darthard dies next morning from injuries 
       sustained in this bout
Jun 22  Roy Miller              Milwaukee               W 10
Jul 14  Billy Smith             Cincinnati              W 10
Aug 16  Roy Williams            New York                W 10
Sep 16  Charles "Doc" Williams  North Adams, MA         L 10
Oct 1   Easy Boy Francis        Port of Spain, Trinidad W 10
Oct 20  Jose Basora             San Juan                W 10
Nov 1   Gentile Daniel          Port of Spain, Trinidad W 10
Dec 14  Sylvester Perkins       Kansas City             W 10

1949
Jan 1   Jerome Frazier          Milwaukee               KO 5
Feb 7   Henry Hall              Newark, NJ              D 10
Feb 16  Al Johnson              Wichita, KS             KO 7
Mar 2   Henry Hall              Milwaukee               L 10
Mar 18  Henry Hall              New York                L 8
Apr 1   Gentle Daniel           Port of Spain, Trinidad KO 1
Apr 30  Gentle Daniel           Port of Spain, Trinidad D 10
Jun 22  Eddie Dutton            Scranton, PA            W 10
Jun 30  Jimmy Hooper            North Adams, MA         L 10
Aug 1   Charles "Doc" Williams  Springfield, MA         L 10
Aug 18  Bob Amos                Dayton, OH              W 10
Oct 25  Jerome Frazier          Milwaukee               W 10
Nov 14  Charles "Doc" Williams  Dayton, OH              KO 8
Dec 7   Harold Johnson          Dayton, OH              L 10

1950
Jan 4   Alvin Williams          Wichita, KS             W 10
Jan 11  Billy Davis             Topeka, KS              W 10
Jan 31  Archie Moore            Toledo, OH              L 10
May 26  Bob Amos                Indianapolis            W 10
Jul 31  Jimmy Slade             Erie, PA                L 10
Aug 15  Artie Towne             Toledo, OH              L 10
Nov 16  Billy Smith             El Paso, TX             NC 10

1951
Feb 19  Clinton Bacon           Carlsbad, NM            W 10
Apr 6   Lajun Burks             Roswell, NM             KO 2
Oct 16  Julian Keene            Washington, DC          L 10

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