Ed "Unknown" Winston
BORN c. 1911; Tampa, Florida (Fought out of Hartford, Connecticut)
HEIGHT 5-9 (Some sources report 6-0)
WEIGHT 183-216 lbs
MANAGER Lou Viscusi
RECORD 45-39-4 (31 KO, 2 NC)
Winston was a very capable fighter who had good boxing skills and a good punch; He was quick on his feet and a world class top contender against heavyweights who were quite larger than he

Ed defeated such men as Tony Galento, Harry Thomas, Donald "Red" Barry, Walter Cobb, Tony Shucco, Alvin "Babe" Hunt, Marty Fox, Billy Jones, Ernie Schaaf, Frankie Edgren, Chet Shandel, Ted Sandwina, Adolph Heuser, Joe Doktor and Ernie Collins
1930
Aug 14 George Deschner             Waterbury, Ct                   W  8
Sep  4 Larry James                 Waterbury, Ct                  KO  3
Sep    Mickey Fedor                New Haven, Ct                  NC  4
Oct 16 Raul Rojas                  Waterbury, Ct                   L 10
Dec 11 Ollie Joyner                North Adams, Ma                 W 10

1931
Mar 30 Jack Dudley                 New Haven, Ct                  TK  3
Apr 14 Steve Gorman                Boston, Ma                     KO  4
Apr 21 George Pavlik               Boston, Ma                      L  8
May  7 Andy Mitchell               Waterbury, Ct                   L  8
May 27 Arthur DeKuh                Boston, Ma                      L  6
Jun 12 Marty Fox                   Waterbury, Ct                   L  8
Jun 18 George LaRocco              North Adams, Ma                KO  8
Jun 29 Rattles Kitchline           Boston, Ma                     KO  4
Jul  2 Willie Bush                 North Adams, Ma                NC  4
Jul 27 Chet Shandel                West Springfield, Ma           KO  1
Aug 14 Leo "One-Punch" Williams    West Springfield, Ma           KO  1
Oct    Jerry Garfield              Holyoke, Ma                    KO  2
Oct 19 Tom Kirby                   Boston, Ma                      L 10

1932
Feb 29 Harry Ebbets                Holyoke, Ma                    LT  9
May 15 Ernie Schaaf                West Springfield, Ma           LK  5
          -Some sources report 5/16/32
Jul 18 Arthur Huttick              West Springfield, Ma            L 10
Aug 10 Tiger Henderson             Westerly, RI                   KO  8
Sep 13 Walter Cobb                 Boston, Ma                     KO  2
Sep 27 Billy Jones                 Boston, Ma                     TK  1
Oct 20 Ernie Schaaf                Boston, Ma                      W 10
Dec 12 Ernie Schaaf                Boston, Ma                     LK  6
          -Heavyweight Championship of New England
Dec 29 Ted Sandwina                Philadelphia, Pa               TK  2

1933
Jan 10 Jim Darcy                   Philadelphia, Pa               KO  1
Feb  2 King Levinsky               Philadelphia, Pa                L 10
Mar 13 Salvatore Ruggirello        Philadelphia, Pa                W 10
Apr  3 Donald "Red" Barry          Holyoke, Ma                     L 10
Jun 12 Joe Doktor                  Hartford, Ct                   TK  3
Jul 11 Marty Fox                   Hartford, Ct                    W 10
Jul 17 Adolph Heuser               West Springfield, Ma           TK 12
Aug 11 Marty Fox                   Hartford, Ct                   KO  6
Aug 17 Lou Poster                  Waterbury, Ct                   W  8
Aug 28 Tony Galento                Newark, NJ                      W 10
Sep 25 Lee Ramage                  Holyoke, Ma                     L 10
Oct  9 Bob Olin                    New York, NY                    L  6
Nov 20 Dick Madden                 Boston, Ma                      W 10
Nov 27 Hans Birkie                 Holyoke, Ma                     W 10

1934
Jan 19 Dick Madden                 Boston, Ma                      D 12
          -Heavyweight Championship of New England
May 21 Patsy Perroni               Boston, Ma                      L 10
May 24 Tony Shucco                 New Haven, Ct                  KO  1
Jun  7 Tony Shucco                 New Haven, Ct                   L 10
Jul 31 Al Ettore                   Philadelphia, Pa                D 10
Aug  7 Salvatore Ruggirello        Hartford, Ct                   KO  6
Aug 31 Frankie Edgren              Atlantic City, NJ              TK  5
Nov 12 Charley Massera             Pittsburgh, Pa                  L 10
Dec 12 Lou Poster                  New Haven, Ct                   L 10
          -Some sources report 12/17/34

1935
Jan  3 Charley Massera             Hartford, Ct                    L 10
          -Some sources report 1/31/35
Mar 14 Mickey McAvoy               Hartford, Ct                   KO  1
Apr    Terry Mitchell              Holyoke, Ma                     L 10
          -This bout was held during Apr-May 1935
May  6 Terry Mitchell              Holyoke, Ma                     W 10
Jun 20 Leroy Haynes                Philadelphia, Pa                L 10
Aug  1 Eddie Hogan                 Waterbury, Ct                   L 10
Aug 15 Frank Wojcik                Waterbury, Ct                  KO  4
Aug 31 Alvin "Babe" Hunt           Atlantic City, NJ               W 10
Oct  7 Steve Dudas                 Holyoke, Ma                     L 10
Nov 22 Jack Sharkey                Boston, Ma                     LK  2
          -Sharkey scored a knockout in the first round, but
           the referee claimed Winston quit; They were permitted
           to start again and Sharkey knocked him out in 1 minute

1936
Aug  1 Bob Pastor                  Milford, Ct                     L 10
Aug 12 Lou Poster                  Milford, Ct                     D 10
Sep  3 Al Delaney                  Waterbury, Ct                   L 10
Oct  2 Harry Thomas                Chicago, Il                     W  6
Oct 27 Joe Lipps                   Camden, NJ                      W 10
Dec  9 Maurice Strickland          Chicago, Il                    KO  4

1937
Mar  8 Donald "Red" Barry          Holyoke, Ma                     W 10
          -Some sources report 3/09/37
Mar 22 Yustin Sirutis              Holyoke, Ma                     L 10
Apr 26 Yustin Sirutis              Holyoke, Ma                     L 10
May  8 Lorenzo Pack                New York, NY                   LK  4

1938
Jan 14 Harry Thomas                Minneapolis, Mn                LK  3
Mar  2 Harry Thomas                Des Moines, Ia                 LK  3
Jun 10 Charles "Buddy" Knox        Detroit, Mi                    LK  9
Nov 29 Eddie Simms                 Toledo, Oh                      L 10

1939
Jul 18 Johnny Paychek              Davenport, Ia                  LK  1
Oct 30 Ernie Collins               Carson City, Nv                KO  3
Nov  3 Ross Elam                   Reno, Nv                       TK  4
Nov 24 Tillie Taverna              Reno, Nv                       KO  3

1940
Jan 10 Al Delaney                  San Francisco, Ca               L 10
Apr  3 Eddie Simms                 Cincinnati, Oh                 LK  2
Apr 22 Jack Cuddy                  Columbus, Oh                   TK  6
May 20 "Young" Harry Wills         Columbus, Oh                    D  6
          -Some sources report 5/29/40
May 31 Buff Mellinger              Wheeling, WV                   KO  1
Jul  1 Patsy Perroni               Columbus, Oh                    L 10

1941
Mar 17 Curtis Sheppard             Pittsburgh, Pa                 LK  2

1945
Apr 30 Sam Shumway                 Holyoke, Ma                    KO  1
Jun 11 Ray Cobb                    West Springfield, Ma           KO  1
Jul  3 Joe Thomas                  West Springfield, Ma           KO  1
Jul 16 Johnny Davis                West Springfield, Ma           TK  1
Aug  7 Jackie Saunders             West Springfield, Ma           LK  5


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

1939
Oct 26 Ernie Collins               Sacramento, Ca                 LK  2

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