Joey Giardello was an American professional boxer. He was a middleweight world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 19 years and 27 days, Giardello amassed a record of 98-26-8, which includes 31 wins via KO. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1993.
Joey Giardello was born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. on July 16, 1930. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on October 10, 1948 against Jimmy Larkin. Giardello defeated Larkin via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Giardello became a world champion fight at the age of 33 after 123 professional fights. He challenged Dick Tiger for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles and defeated the champion via 15 round points decision, winning his first world titles. With this win, he also became the undisputed middleweight world champion — in his very first world-title fight.
Giardello's last fight was a split decision victory over Jack Rodgers at age 37, on November 6, 1967.
Some of Joey Giardello's best fights were against Dick Tiger (HOFer), Gene Fullmer (HOFer), and Sugar Ray Robinson (HOFer). For a complete list of Giardello's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Joey Giardello".
Giardello has 26 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Joey Giardello Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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133 | Nov 06, 1967 | 37 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
132 | May 22, 1967 | 36 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
131 | Dec 05, 1966 | 36 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
130 | Sep 22, 1966 | 36 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
129 | Oct 21, 1965 | 35 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
128 | Apr 23, 1965 | 34 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
127 | Dec 14, 1964 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
126 | May 22, 1964 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
125 | Apr 17, 1964 | 33 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
124 | Dec 07, 1963 | 33 | ![]() | win | PTS 15 |
123 | Jun 24, 1963 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
122 | Mar 25, 1963 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
121 | Feb 25, 1963 | 32 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
120 | Nov 12, 1962 | 32 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
119 | Aug 06, 1962 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
118 | Jul 09, 1962 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
117 | Jan 30, 1962 | 31 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
116 | Dec 12, 1961 | 31 | ![]() | draw | MD 10 |
115 | Nov 06, 1961 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
114 | Sep 12, 1961 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
113 | Jul 10, 1961 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
112 | May 15, 1961 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
111 | Mar 06, 1961 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
110 | Dec 01, 1960 | 30 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
109 | Oct 11, 1960 | 30 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
108 | Sep 27, 1960 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
107 | Apr 20, 1960 | 29 | ![]() | draw | SD 15 |
106 | Nov 04, 1959 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
105 | Sep 30, 1959 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
104 | Aug 11, 1959 | 29 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
103 | Jun 16, 1959 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
102 | May 06, 1959 | 28 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
101 | Jan 28, 1959 | 28 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
100 | Nov 19, 1958 | 28 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
99 | Jun 30, 1958 | 27 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
98 | Jun 11, 1958 | 27 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
97 | May 05, 1958 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
96 | Feb 12, 1958 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
95 | Dec 27, 1957 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
94 | Nov 05, 1957 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
93 | Sep 27, 1957 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
92 | Jul 17, 1957 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
91 | Jul 02, 1957 | 26 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
90 | May 17, 1957 | 26 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
89 | Mar 27, 1957 | 26 | ![]() | nc | NA
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88 | Feb 06, 1957 | 26 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
87 | Dec 14, 1956 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
86 | Nov 15, 1956 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
85 | Sep 28, 1956 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
84 | Aug 28, 1956 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
83 | Jul 26, 1956 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
82 | Jul 02, 1956 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
81 | May 28, 1956 | 25 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
80 | May 07, 1956 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
79 | Mar 27, 1956 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
78 | Mar 10, 1956 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
77 | Feb 11, 1956 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
76 | Mar 01, 1955 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
75 | Feb 15, 1955 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
74 | Jan 25, 1955 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
73 | Sep 24, 1954 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
72 | Jul 07, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
71 | Jun 11, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
70 | May 21, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
69 | Mar 19, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
68 | Feb 05, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
67 | Jan 08, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
66 | Nov 23, 1953 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
65 | Oct 26, 1953 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
64 | Sep 29, 1953 | 23 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
63 | Jun 26, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
62 | May 30, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
61 | Apr 07, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
60 | Mar 06, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
59 | Feb 02, 1953 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
58 | Dec 19, 1952 | 22 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
57 | Nov 11, 1952 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
56 | Oct 13, 1952 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
55 | Sep 15, 1952 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
54 | Aug 04, 1952 | 22 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
53 | Jun 23, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
52 | Jun 05, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
51 | May 05, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
50 | Mar 28, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | draw | PTS 8 |
49 | Jan 09, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
48 | Dec 12, 1951 | 21 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
47 | Nov 13, 1951 | 21 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
46 | Oct 08, 1951 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
45 | Sep 14, 1951 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
44 | Aug 27, 1951 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
43 | Aug 13, 1951 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
42 | May 25, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
41 | Apr 30, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
40 | Apr 12, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
39 | Mar 29, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
38 | Mar 15, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | loss | MD 8 |
37 | Feb 24, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
36 | Feb 22, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | SD 8 |
35 | Jan 27, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
34 | Jan 06, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
33 | Dec 18, 1950 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
32 | Nov 27, 1950 | 20 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
31 | Oct 26, 1950 | 20 | ![]() | loss | RTD 6 |
30 | Oct 16, 1950 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
29 | Sep 26, 1950 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
28 | Aug 25, 1950 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
27 | May 17, 1950 | 19 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
26 | May 05, 1950 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
25 | Apr 20, 1950 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
24 | Mar 27, 1950 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
23 | Mar 23, 1950 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
22 | Feb 09, 1950 | 19 | ![]() | win | MD 8 |
21 | Jan 26, 1950 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
20 | Jan 16, 1950 | 19 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
19 | Jan 05, 1950 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
18 | Dec 05, 1949 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
17 | Nov 14, 1949 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
16 | Jul 13, 1949 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
15 | Jun 20, 1949 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
14 | May 06, 1949 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
13 | May 02, 1949 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
12 | Apr 28, 1949 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
11 | Apr 25, 1949 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
10 | Apr 07, 1949 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
9 | Mar 29, 1949 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
8 | Mar 15, 1949 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
7 | Feb 24, 1949 | 18 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
6 | Jan 13, 1949 | 18 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
5 | Dec 30, 1948 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Dec 17, 1948 | 18 | ![]() | draw | PTS 4 |
3 | Dec 16, 1948 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
2 | Nov 16, 1948 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
1 | Oct 10, 1948 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |