"Red Cap" Wilson
(Giovanni Giuseppe Terranova)
(? John Joseph Terranova)
BORN December 1 1896; in Italy
DIED February 6 1966; New York, New York
HEIGHT 5-6
WEIGHT 120 1/2-138 lbs
MANAGER Scotty Monteith
Wilson was a scrappy competitor with a good punch; He was a "trial horse" who tangled with many of the good men of his time

During his career, "Red Cap" defeated such men as George "K.O." Chaney, Frankie Callahan, Johnny Shugrue, Solly "Young" Green, Johnny Murray, Harry "Happy" McHenry and "Sailor" Al Walters
1912
Jan  1 Johnny Delman               Queens, NY                     KO  3
Jan 17 Phil Bloom                  New York, NY                 ND-L  4
Jan 26 Phil Bloom                  New York, NY                 ND-L  4
Feb  9 Young Buckley               Queens, NY                   ND-D  4
Feb 27 Joe Hall                    Queens, NY                   ND-D  6
Mar  5 Joe Green                   Brooklyn, NY                 ND-L  4
Apr 23 Phil Bloom                  Queens, NY                   ND-L  6
Jul 20 Young Ryan                  Brooklyn, NY                 ND-W  6
Sep 21 Buck Fitzsimmons            Brooklyn, NY                   KO  4
Oct  8 "Young" Tom Kennedy         Brooklyn, NY                 ND-W 10
Oct 19 "Young" Cal McCarthy        Brooklyn, NY                 ND-W  6
Dec  7 Young McMahon               Brooklyn, NY                   KO  5
Dec 28 Young Wilson                Brooklyn, NY                   KO  5

1913
Jan  1 Bob Kelly                   Brooklyn, NY                 ND-W 10
Jan  4 Eddie Cook                  Brooklyn, NY                   LT  5
Jan  6 Battling Riley              Brooklyn, NY                   TK  3
Jan 21 Phil Bloom                  Brooklyn, NY                 ND-L 10
          -Some sources report "Maspeth, NY"
Mar 27 Young Hoffman               Brooklyn, NY                 ND-W 10
Jun 27 Young Limbo                 Queens, NY                   ND-W 10
Nov  8 Young Gilbert               Brooklyn, NY                   LT  5

1914
Feb  7 Tommy Flanagan              Queens, NY                   ND-D 10
          -Some sources report "Woodhaven, NY"
Mar  3 Eddie Collins               New York, NY                 ND-D 10
Mar 10 Johnny Drummie              New York, NY                 ND-L 10
Mar 20 Johnny McLaughlin           Brooklyn, NY                 ND-W 10
May 11 Young Leroy                 New York, NY                   WF  3
Dec 18 Bobby Reynolds              Brooklyn, NY                 ND-L 10

1915
Jan  7 Ed Hart                     Philadelphia, Pa             ND-W  6
Jan 21 Joe O'Keefe                 Philadelphia, Pa             ND-W  6
Jan 23 Leo Vincent                 Philadelphia, Pa               LK  1
Mar 13 Young Howard                Brooklyn, NY                 ND-W  6
       Willie Jackson                                             ND 10
Jul 15 Pete Hartley                Amsterdam, NY                ND-W  6
Jul 22 Georgie Cohen               Canajoharie, NY              ND-D 10
       Mickey Fox                                                 ND 10
Sep 25 Willie Jackson              Fort Plain, NY                 ND 10
Nov  8 Joe Tierney                 Albany, NY                   ND-L  6
       Pete Hartley                                               ND 10
          -Some sources report 1916
Dec 17 Larry Hansen                Albany, NY                     LK  3
          -Some sources report 12/14/15

1916
Nov 17 Cyclone Williams            Syracuse, NY                   LT  5
          -Wilson fell from the ring and could not continue
Dec 11 Leo Crevier                 New Bedford, Ma                 D 10
Dec 19 Billy Meyers                Thornton, RI                    L 10

1917
Jan 10 Young Ketchel               Thornton, RI                   TK  3
          -Some sources report "KO 4" vs "Eddie Ketchel" in 1918
Jan 22 Howard McRae                Taunton, Ma                     L 10
Jan 23 Billy Meyers                Providence, RI                  W 10
Jan 30 Bushy Graham                Thornton, RI                   KO  4
          -Some sources report 1918
Feb  9 Henry Leboeuf               Newport, RI                    KO  1
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Mar 20 Lew "Young" Cardell         Providence, RI                 LT  4
Apr  4 Charley Parelli             New Bedford, Ma                 W 10
Apr 20 Howard McRae                Waterville, Me                 LT  7
          -Wilson sprained a wrist and retired
May 11 Billy Meyers                Newport, RI                    LT  3
          -Some sources report "W 10" in 1918
Nov 26 Harry Condon                                               ND 10

1919
Mar 27 Dummy Burns                 Augusta, Me                    LT  5
          -Wilson injured a hand and retired
Aug 25 Young Maxwell               Troy, NY                       LK  6
Nov  3 Ed Sommers                  West New York, NJ            ND-W  8

1920
Mar  8 Charles Murray              Detroit, Mi                  ND-L 10
Mar 17 Charles Murray              Detroit, Mi                    LT  2
May 28 Johnny Julian               Augusta, Me                    KO  8
          -Some sources report "ND 10" vs "Jack Jellise"
Jun  4 Eddie Carver                Detroit, Mi                  ND-D 10
Aug  4 K.O. Mars                   Cincinnati, Oh                  L 12
          -Some sources report "D 12"
Oct 22 Red Curry                   Saginaw, Mi                    KO  4
Oct 26 Harry "Happy" McHenry       Lima, Oh                       KO 10
Nov 15 Harry "Happy" McHenry       Lima, Oh                     ND-L 12

1921
Jan  7 Tony Caponi                 Detroit, Mi                  ND-L 10
Feb 20 Harry "Kid" Brown           Philadelphia, Pa             ND-L  8
          -Some sources report 2/26/21
Apr  2 Jackie Goldie               New York, NY                   KO  4
Apr  7 Frank Judge                 Staten Island, NY               W  6
Apr 15 Willie Geyer                Binghamton, NY                  L 12
          -Some sources report "KO 3" on 4/18/21 in "New York, NY"
Apr 21 Gene Delmont                Binghamton, NY                  D 12
May 26 Joe Delayo                  Brooklyn, NY                    W 12
          -Some sources report "Long Island, NY"
Jun 16 Eddie Caronne               Brooklyn, NY                    D 10
          -Some sources report "Long Island, NY"
Jun 23 Georgie Brown               Johnson City, NY               KO  8
          -Some sources report "KO 3" in "Binghamton, NY"
Jul 20 Matty Brooks                Queens, NY                     TK  6
          -Some sources report "Long Island City, NY"
Jul 25 Mixer Mitchell              Binghamton, NY                  L 15
          -Some sources report "L 12"
Sep  3 Johnny Murray               New York, NY                    L 12
Sep 23 Johnny Murray               New York, NY                   TK  1
Sep 26 Willie Shaw                 Jersey City, NJ              ND-L 12
          -Some sources report "Young Tiger"
Oct 14 Solly "Young" Green         Montreal, Que, Can           ND-W 10
Oct 21 Frankie "Young" Britt       Fall River, Ma                 LK  1
Nov 28 Frankie Callahan            New York, NY                    W  8
          -Some sources report 11/21/21
Dec 16 Bobby Michaels              New York, NY                    L  8
          -Some sources report "L 3"

1922
Jan  4 Solly "Young" Green         Montreal, Que, Can             KO  5
          -Some sources report "TK 4"
Jan 11 Johnny Noye                 St. Louis, Mo                   W 12
Jan 30 Oscar Deschamps             Montreal, Que, Can              W 12
Feb  3 Johnny Sheppard             New York, NY                    W 12
Apr  8 Johnny Murray               Brooklyn, NY                    L 12
Apr 15 Lew McFarland               Brooklyn, NY                    W 12
May 22 Gene Delmont                Brooklyn, NY                    L 10
Jun  7 Frankie Tucker              El Dorado, Ar                  LK  7
Jun 30 Ned Fitzgerald              Queens, NY                     KO  5
          -Some sources report "Rockaway Beach, NY"
Jul 14 Bert Spencer                Queens, NY                      L 12
          -Some sources report "Rockaway Beach, NY"
Sep 14 Johnny Murray               Brooklyn, NY                    W  8
Sep 25 Johnny Williams             Montreal, Que, Can              L 10
Oct  6 Jackie Norman               New York, NY                    L  6
Oct 16 Jackie Norman               Montreal, Que, Can              L 10
Nov  1 Jimmy Goodrich              New York, NY                    L  6
Nov 20 "Italian" Joe Dempsey       Brooklyn, NY                    D 12
          -Some sources report "D 10" on 11/21/22
Dec  4 "Philadelphia" Joe Stanley  Freeport, NY                   KO  8
          -Some sources report "Long Island, NY"

1923
Jan 30 Dave Hennessey              New York, NY                   KO  1
Feb  9 Mike Kearns                 New York, NY                   KO  3
Feb 16 "Sailor" Al Walters         New York, NY                   TK  2
Mar  1 Eddie "Kid" Wagner          New York, NY                    L 12
Apr 17 Al Shubert                  Hartford, Ct                    L 10
Apr 25 Harry Kabakoff              St. Louis, Mo                ND-L 10
May 30 Andy "Young" Chaney         Brooklyn, NY                    L 12
Sep 24 "Allentown" Johnny Leonard  Norwalk, Ct                    LK  5
Oct 11 Willie McNulty              Yonkers, NY                    KO  2
Nov 29 Billy Brown                 New York, NY                    W  6

1924
Feb  4 Joey Silvers                New Brunswick, NJ            ND-L  8
Feb 21 Petey Hayes                 Yonkers, NY                    LK  7
Mar 20 Johnny "Kid" Blair          Little Falls, NY                L 10
Apr 16 George "K.O" Chaney         Baltimore, Md                  WF  2
Jun  2 Jackie Coburn               New York, NY                    L  4
Jul 24 Johnny "Kid" Blair          Binghamton, NY                  L 10
Aug 27 Julio Fernandez             New York, NY                    L  4
Oct  1 Joe Dundee                  Baltimore, Md                  LK  6

1925
Jan  1 Frankie Ferro               Philadelphia, Pa                W 10
Jan 16 Tommy Farley                Philadelphia, Pa                L 10
Feb  6 Sig Keppen                  New York, NY                    D  4
Feb 16 Rocky Kansas                Buffalo, NY                     L  6
Jul 18 Tony Vaccarelli             New York, NY                    L 10
Aug 24 Tony Vaccerelli             Queens, NY                     LT  8
          -Some sources report "NC 4";
          -Some sources report "Long Island City, NY"
Oct  2 Ruby Goldstein              New York, NY                    L  6
          -Some sources report 10/01/25
Oct 16 Billy Petrolle              Fargo, ND                    ND-L 10
Nov 30 Leo "Kid" Ray               Montreal, Que, Can              L 10
Dec 14 Joey Kaufman                Brooklyn, NY                    L 10

1926
Feb  1 Al Gordon                   Philadelphia, Pa                L  8
Mar  8 George Siddons              Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Jun 21 Frankie Fink                Queens, NY                      L 10
          -Some sources report "Woodhaven, NY"
Sep  3 Archie Walker               Long Beach, NY                  L  6
Nov 19 Willie Herman               Tampa, Fl                       L 10

1927
Jan 20 Bill Smith                  Yonkers, NY                    TK  3


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

1914
       Johnny Drummie              New York, NY                   ND 10

1917
       "Irish" Patsy Cline                                        ND 10
       Johnny Drummie                                             ND 10
       Young Jerie                                                ND 10
       "Lockport" Jimmy Duffy                                     ND 10
       "Lockport" Jimmy Duffy                                     ND 10

1918
       Young McAuliffe                                             W 15
       Henry Takiff                                               KO  1
       Johnny Donovan                                              W 10

1919
       "Harlem" Tommy Hopkins                                     KO  4
       "Sailor" Joe Gibbs                                          W 12

1920
       Tony Murray                                                ND 10
       Dick Russell                                               ND 10      
       Ralph Cronin                                               KO  7
       Dick Russell                                               ND 10

1921
       Johnny Piazzi               Reading, Pa                     W  3
       Johnny Murray               New York, NY                    L 10
       Young Gier                  New York, NY                   KO  4

1922
Mar 15 Harry "Happy" McHenry       Flint, Mi                      ND 10
Jul 12 Johnny Shugrue              Long Island City, NY            L  4
          -Some sources report "Jersey City, NJ"

1924
       Frankie Ferro               Philadelphia, Pa                W 10


*** Much Data Was Provided By Luckett Davis And Laurence Fielding ***

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