"Midget" Wolgast
(Joseph Robert LoScalzo)
BORN July 18 1910; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DIED October 19 1955; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
HEIGHT 5-3 1/2
WEIGHT 107-145 lbs
MANAGERS Jimmy Coster, Chris Dundee, Johnny Keyes, Al Ketchel, Al Lippe, Eddie Walker
RECORD 136-35-16 (15 KO, 19 ND, 1 NC)
Wolgast was an extremely quick individual who utilized nature's gift to earn a version of the Flyweight Championship of the World; He was a talented boxer with ring "savvy" who truly made a living at fighting - over 200 bouts during his career; His boxing skills, fast hands and fast feet made him a very elusive and dangerous adversary in the ring

During his career, "Midget" defeated such men as Johnny McCoy, Black Bill (Eladio Valdes), Jackie Brown, Lou Salica, Juan Zurita, Willie Davies, Frankie Baumann, Speedy Dado, Marty Gold, Ruby Bradley, Pete Sanstol, Archie Bell, Happy Ahterton, Tommy Hughes, Young Tommy, Small Montana, George Daly, Henry Hook, Frankie Covelli, Dick Welsh, Jimmy Thomas, Bobby Gray, Abie Israel, Phil Tobias and Lew Farber

Herb Goldman ranked Wolgast as the #7 All-Time Flyweight; Nat Fleischer ranked him as the #8 All-Time Flyweight; "Midget" was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001
1925
Oct  8 Al Ketchel                  Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Oct 22 Charley Bethel              Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Nov  5 Charley Bethel              Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Nov 16 Matty White                 Philadelphia, Pa               LK  2
Nov 26 Dick Welsh                  Philadelphia, Pa                L  6
Dec 10 Tony Angelo                 Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Dec 28 Bobby Russell               Atlantic City, NJ              ND  4

1926
Jan 14 Billy Richards              Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Mar  4 Bobby Dechter               Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Mar 29 Bill Squires                Philadelphia, Pa                W  8
Apr  5 Tony Angelo                 Atlantic City, NJ              ND  6
Apr 16 Bobby Dechter               Atlantic City, NJ              ND  6
May 21 Bob Henry                   Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Jun  6 Sammy Tucker                Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8
Jun 25 Dick Welsh                  Atlantic City, NJ              ND  6
Jul 16 Tony Angelo                 Atlantic City, NJ              ND  6
Jul 30 Charley Hoffman             Atlantic City, NJ              KO  4
Aug  1 Eddie Covington             Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8
Sep 20 Mickey King                 Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Sep 27 Pussy Walker                Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8
Oct  5 Eddie Covington             Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8
Nov  5 Jimmy Britt                 Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Nov 18 Pussy Walker                Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Dec  1 Eddie Covington             Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8
Dec 21 Jose Allano                 Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8

1927
Jan  1 Pussy Walker                Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Jan 10 Eddie Covington             Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8
Feb  1 Eddie Covington             Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8
Mar  1 Tony Angelo                 Philadelphia, Pa                W  6
Mar 23 Jose Allano                 Philadelphia, Pa                W  8
Apr  2 Eddie Covington             Philadelphia, Pa                W  8
May  2 "Corporal" Izzy Schwartz    Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8
May  9 Jose Allano                 Harrisburg, Pa                  W  8
May 25 Pussy Walker                Philadelphia, Pa                W  8
Oct  6 Charlie "Young" Chappie     Philadelphia, Pa                W 10
Dec 15 Matty White                 Philadelphia, Pa                W 10

1928
Jan 16 Marty Gold                  Philadelphia, Pa                W 10
Jan 23 Billy Kelly                 Scranton, Pa                    L 10
Feb 20 "Wee" Willie Davies         Pittsburgh, Pa                  W 10
Mar  3 Matty White                 Philadelphia, Pa                W 10
Mar 20 Jimmy Griffin               Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8
Apr 13 Johnny Rogers               Wildwood, NJ                   KO  3
Apr 20 George Burns                Wildwood, NJ                   KO  4
May  1 Charley Rogers              Wildwood, NJ                   ND 10
May 28 "Wee" Willie Davies         Philadelphia, Pa                W 10
Jun 28 Battling Griffin            Philadelphia, Pa                W  8
Jul  1 Jose Allano                 Philadelphia, Pa                W  8
Jul 30 Phil Tobias                 Atlantic City, NJ               W 10
Aug 22 Phil Tobias                 Jersey City, NJ                 W  8
Sep  7 Steve Cole                  Allentown, Pa                   W 10
Oct 11 Lew Goldberg                Philadelphia, Pa                W  8
Nov 19 Phil Tobias                 Brooklyn, NY                    L 10
Dec  3 Marty Gold                  Toronto, Ont, Can               W 10
Dec 20 Frisco Grande               Philadelphia, Pa                W  8

1929
Jan 14 Marty Gold                  Atlantic City, NJ              ND  8
Jan 26 Phil Tobias                 Philadelphia, Pa                W 10
Feb 11 Phil Tobias                 Brooklyn, NY                    D 10
Feb 18 Ruby Bradley                Toronto, Ont, Can               W 10
Feb 28 Routier Parra               Philadelphia, Pa                W  8
Mar 25 Frisco Grande               New Castle, Pa                  W 10
Apr 15 "Wee" Willie Davies         New Castle, Pa                  W 10
Apr 22 Phil Tobias                 Toronto, Ont, Can               W 10
Jul 12 Routier Parra               Rockaway Beach, NY             TK  7
Jul 26 Tommy Milton                Rockaway Beach, NY             KO  3
Aug  1 Frankie Anselm              Philadelphia, Pa                W  8
Aug  9 Tommy Abobo                 Rockaway Beach, NY              W 10
Aug 31 Eddie Enos                  Rockaway Beach, NY              W 10
Sep 24 Frankie Anselm              Philadelphia, Pa                W 10
Nov  4 Johnny McCoy                New York, NY                    W 10
Nov 19 Jose Allano                 Harrisburg, Pa                  W 10
Nov 21 Routier Parra               Paterson, NJ                   ND  8
Dec  3 Tommy Abobo                 Harrisburg, Pa                  W 10
Dec 14 Motee "Kid" Singh           New York, NY                    W 10

1930
Feb 10 Frisco Grande               Jamaica, NY                     W 10
Mar 10 Pincus "Pinky" Silverberg   Jamaica, NY                     W 10
Mar 21 Black Bill (Eladio Valdes)  New York, NY                    W 15
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
May  8 Pincus "Pinky" Silverberg   Philadelphia, Pa                W  8
May 16 Willie LaMorte              New York, NY                   TK  6
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state);
          Some sources report "KO 5"
Jun 16 Frankie Bauman              Jersey City, NJ                 W 10
Jul  7 Routier Parra               Jersey City, NJ                 W 10
Jul 17 Ernie Peters                Bronx, NY                       W  8
Jul 29 Speedy Dado                 Los Angeles, Ca                TK  5
Aug  8 Canto Robleto               Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Aug 19 Newsboy Brown               Los Angeles, Ca                 L 10
Dec  1 Al Todisco                  Jersey City, NJ                 W 10
Dec 11 Frankie Bauman              Paterson, NJ                    W 10
Dec 19 "Wee" Willie Davies         Toronto, Ont, Can               W 10
Dec 26 Frankie Genaro              New York, NY                    D 15
          -NBA Flyweight Championship of the World;
          Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)

1931
Feb 13 Al Beauregard               Bridgeport, Ct                 TK  3
Feb 23 Ruby Bradley                Holyoke, Ma                     W 10
Mar  3 "Wee" Willie Davies         Pittsburgh, Pa                  W 10
Mar  9 Pincus "Pinky" Silverberg   Bridgeport, Ct                  W 10
Apr 13 Archie Bell                 Pittsburgh, Pa                  W 10
May  4 Lew Farber                  Holyoke, Ma                     W 10
Jun  1 Lew Farber                  Holyoke, Ma                     W 10
Jun 19 Lew Franklin                Atlantic City, NJ              ND 10
Jun 25 Jackie Harmon               Holyoke, Ma                    TK  7
Jul 13 Ruby Bradley                Brooklyn, NY                    W 15
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Jul 23 Joey Eulo                   Paterson, NJ                    W 10
Aug  4 Johnny Brennan              Jersey City, NJ                 W 10
Aug 17 Dick Welsh                  Norfolk, Va                     W 10
Aug 20 Chris Pineda                Holyoke, Ma                     L 10
Sep  8 Melvin "Happy" Atherton     Indianapolis, In                W 10
Sep 17 Frisco Grande               Terre Haute, In                 W 10
Sep 21 Joe Dragon                  Muncie, In                      W 10
Sep 22 Johnny Edwards              Indianapolis, In                W 10
Oct  7 Speedy Dado                 Oakland, Ca                     W 10
Oct 14 Johnny Russell              Oakland, Ca                    KO  3
Oct 22 Chato Laredo                Sacramento, Ca                  W 10
Dec  2 Speedy Dado                 Oakland, Ca                     W 10
Dec  7 Speedy Dado                 Oakland, Ca                     W 10
Dec 11 Canto Robleto               San Francisco, Ca              TK  5
Dec 18 Chato Laredo                San Francisco, Ca               W 10

1932
Jan 12 Billy Landers               Alexandria, Va                  W  8
Feb 12 Tommy Hughes                Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Mar 18 Little Pancho               Honolulu, Oahu, Hi              W 10
Apr  2 John Yasui                  Shofield Barracks, Oahu, Hi     W  8
Apr 15 Little Pancho               Honolulu, Oahu, Hi              D 10
Jun  6 Tony Marino                 North Braddock, Pa              W 10
Jun 14 Marty Gold                  Passaic, NJ                     W 10
Aug  3 Young Tommy                 Oakland, Ca                     W 10
Sep 21 Speedy Dado                 Oakland, Ca                     D 10
Sep 30 Pedro Villaneuva            Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Oct 14 Lew Snyder                  San Diego, Ca                   D 10
Oct 26 Young Tommy                 Oakland, Ca                     L 10

1933
Jan 30 Billy Landers               Portsmouth, Va                  W 10
Feb  3 Jackie Wilson               Pittsburgh, Pa                  D 10
Feb  9 Billy Passamento            Philadelphia, Pa               TK  7
Feb 14 Nick Montano                Plainfield, NJ                  W  6
May 12 Eddie Burl                  Baltimore, Md                   W 10
May 26 Ernie Maurer                Detroit, Mi                     D 10
Jun  9 Britt Gorman                Detroit, Mi                    LF  6
Jun 14 Augie Ruggierre             Mt. Vernon, NY                  W 10
Jun 28 Johnny "Skippy" Allen       Brooklyn, NY                    W  8
Jun 29 Marty Gold                  North Adams, Ma                 W 10
Jul 13 Lew Farber                  Coney Island, NY                L 10
Aug 15 Pete Sanstol                 Brooklyn, NY                    W 10
Aug 30 Freddie Lattanzio           Mt. Vernon, NY                  W  6
Sep 27 Bobby Leitham               Montreal, Que, Can              L 10
Oct 30 Jackie Brown                London, Eng                     W 12
Nov 13 Valentin Angelmann          Paris, France                   D 10

1934
Jan 15 Jimmy Perrin                New Orleans, La                 W 10
Jan 18 Dewey Cannon                Mobile, Al                      W 10
Feb 14 Lou Salica                  Brooklyn, NY                    W  8
May  1 Lou Salica                  Brooklyn, NY                    D  8
Jun 13 Sammy Seaman                Alexandria, Va                  W 10
Aug 27 Henry Hook                  New Orleans, La                 W 10
Sep  4 Henry Moreno                New Orleans, La                 L 10
Sep 11 Kid Laredo                  Houston, Tx                     W 10
Sep 17 Henry Moreno                New Orleans, La                 L 10
Oct  1 Babe Triscaro               Cleveland, Oh                   W 10
Nov  9 Pablo Dano                  Hollywood, Ca                   L 10
Nov 27 Pablo Dano                  Los Angeles, Ca                 D 10
Dec 12 Johnny Pena                 Oakland, Ca                     D 10

1935
Jan 11 Johnny Pena                 San Francisco, Ca               D 10
Jan 25 Young Tommy                 Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Feb 21 Juan Zurita                 Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
Apr 11 Rodolfo "Baby" Casanova     Mexico  City, Mex               L 10
Apr 25 Bobby Fernandez             Juarez, Mex                     W 10
May  3 Lou Salica                  Hollywood, Ca                   L 10
May 31 Juan Zurita                 Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Jun 28 Juan Zurita                 Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Jul  3 Small Montana               Sacramento, Ca                  L 10
Jul 26 Rodolfo "Baby" Casanova     Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Aug  9 Frankie Covelli             Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Aug 23 Young Gildo                 Watsonville, Ca                 W 10
Sep  3 Little Dempsey              Los Angeles, Ca                KO  9
Sep 16 Small Montana               Oakland, Ca                     L 10
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Oct  2 Tony Marino                 Oakland, Ca                     W 10
Oct 25 Bobby "Pancho" Leyvas       Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Nov  5 Small Montana               Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
Nov 27 Henry Armstrong             Oakland, Ca                     L 10
Dec 27 Dick Welsh                  Hollywood, Ca                   W 10

1936
Jan 28 Ritchie Fontaine            Portland, Or                   NC  7
          -Some sources report "LT 7"
Feb 22 Varias Milling              Pismo Beach, Ca                 W 10
Mar 11 Jimmy Thomas                Sacramento, Ca                  W 10
Mar 28 Juan Zurita                 Mexico City, Mex               LK  5
Apr  4 Joe Conde                   Mexico City, Mex                W 10
May  7 Mark Diaz                   Pasadena, Ca                    W 10
Jun  5 Varias Milling              Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Jun 26 Davey Abad                  Ventura, Ca                     D  8
Jul 24 Juan Zurita                 Hollywood, Ca                   L 10
Aug 18 Abie Israel                 Los Angeles, Ca                 W  8
Aug 28 Bobby Gray                  Pasadena, Ca                   KO  7
Sep 11 Davey Abad                  San Luis Obispo, Ca             D 10
Sep 28 Perfecto Lopez              Los Angeles, Ca                 L 10
Oct 19 Perfecto Lopez              Los Angeles, Ca                 L 10
Nov 17 Everett Rightmire           St. Louis, Mo                   L 10
Dec  3 Davey Abad                  St. Louis, Mo                   L 10
Dec 15 Norment Quarles             Norfolk, Va                     D 10

1937
Feb  4 Johnny Hutchinson           Philadelphia, Pa                W 10
Feb 25 Tommy Cross                 Philadelphia, Pa                W 10
May 13 Tommy Cross                 Philadelphia, Pa                L 10
Jun 16 Dick Welsh                  Richmond, Va                    D 10
Jun 25 Lew Feldman                 Long Beach, NY                  L 10
Jul  6 Maxie Berger                Brooklyn, NY                    L  8
Oct 16 George Daly                 Philadelphia, Pa                W 10
Nov  4 Tommy Cross                 Philadelphia, Pa                L 10

1938
Jan  6 Norment Quarles             Philadelphia, Pa                W  9
Feb  3 Lew Massey                  Philadelphia, Pa                L 10
Mar  4 Eddie Dolan                 Philadelphia, Pa                L 10
Jun 16 Johnny Craven               Norristown, Pa                 LT  1

1939
Jan 19 Teddy Baldwin               Philadelphia, Pa                L  8
Mar  3 Walter Padlo                Philadelphia, Pa               LK  3
Jul 19 Billy Mims                  Philadelphia, Pa               LK  5
Sep  7 Angelo Maglione             Bristol, Ct                    KO  1

1940
Mar 14 Billy Morris                Lancaster, Pa                   L  6


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

1934
Dec 21 Henry Armstrong             San Francisco, Ca               L 10


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