Barney Ross

Career, Record, Stats

Barney Ross was an American professional boxer. He was a two-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 8 years and 9 months, Ross amassed a record of 74-4-3, which includes 22 wins via KO. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.

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LEGEND

Barney Ross' Boxing Career

Barney Ross was born in New York City, U.S. on December 23, 1909. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on August 31, 1929 against Ramon Lugo. Ross defeated Lugo via 6 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Ross became a world champion at the age of 23 after 48 professional fights. He challenged Tony Canzoneri for the The Ring lightweight title and defeated the champion via 10-round majority decision, winning his first world title.

He then went on to successfully win the welterweight (The Ring) titles also to become a two-division world champion.

Ross' last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Henry Armstrong at age 28, on May 31, 1938, in which he lost his The Ring welterweight title.

Some of Barney Ross' best fights were against Jimmy McLarnin (HOFer), Tony Canzoneri (HOFer), and Ceferino Garcia. For a complete list of Ross' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Barney Ross".

Ross has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Barney Ross Losses".

Barney Ross' Boxing Record

Total Fights

Wins

Losses

Draws

KO Wins

KO Losses

Title Fights

Title-Fight Wins

Title Defenses

Title-Fight KOs

Title-Fight Dec.

Undisputed

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
81	May 31, 1938	28	Henry Armstrong 25 89-12-7	loss	UD 15
80	Apr 25, 1938	28	Bobby Venner	win	TKO 7
79	Apr 04, 1938	28	Henry Schaft	win	TKO 4
78	Sep 23, 1937	27	Ceferino Garcia 31 93-23-12	win	UD 15
77	Aug 09, 1937	27	Al Manfredo	win	NWS 10
76	Jun 27, 1937	27	Jackie Burke	win	KO 5
75	Jun 17, 1937	27	Chuck Woods	win	KO 4
74	Jan 29, 1937	27	Al Manfredo	win	PTS 10
73	Nov 27, 1936	26	Izzy Jannazzo	win	UD 15
72	Jul 22, 1936	26	Phil Furr	win	UD 10
71	Jun 22, 1936	26	Morrie Sherman	win	KO 2
70	Jun 10, 1936	26	Laddie Tonielli	win	TKO 5
69	May 01, 1936	26	Chuck Woods	win	TKO 5
68	Mar 11, 1936	26	Gordon Wallace	win	MD 10
67	Jan 27, 1936	26	Lou Halper	win	TKO 8
66	Nov 29, 1935	25	Ceferino Garcia 29 78-20-10	win	UD 10
65	Sep 13, 1935	25	Ceferino Garcia 29 75-19-9	win	PTS 10
64	Sep 06, 1935	25	Baby Joe Gans	win	KO 2
63	May 28, 1935	25	Jimmy McLarnin 27 53-9-3	win	UD 15
62	Apr 09, 1935	25	Henry Woods	win	UD 12
61	Jan 28, 1935	25	Frankie Klick	win	UD 10
60	Dec 10, 1934	24	Bobby Pacho	win	PTS 12
59	Sep 17, 1934	24	Jimmy McLarnin 26 52-9-3	loss	SD 15
58	May 28, 1934	24	Jimmy McLarnin 26 52-8-3	win	SD 15
57	Mar 27, 1934	24	Bobby Pacho	win	PTS 10
56	Mar 14, 1934	24	Kid Moro	win	PTS 10
55	Mar 05, 1934	24	Frankie Klick	draw	PTS 10
54	Feb 07, 1934	24	Pete Nebo	win	PTS 12
53	Jan 24, 1934	24	Billy Petrolle	win	UD 10
52	Nov 17, 1933	23	Sammy Fuller	win	MD 10
51	Sep 12, 1933	23	Tony Canzoneri 24 96-13-8	win	SD 15
50	Jul 26, 1933	23	Johnny Farr	win	TKO 6
49	Jun 23, 1933	23	Tony Canzoneri 24 96-12-8	win	MD 10
48	May 03, 1933	23	Joe Ghnouly	win	PTS 10
47	Mar 22, 1933	23	Billy Petrolle	win	UD 10
46	Feb 22, 1933	23	Tommy Grogan	win	PTS 10
45	Jan 30, 1933	23	Johnny Datto	win	KO 2
44	Nov 25, 1932	22	Johnny Farr	win	PTS 10
43	Nov 11, 1932	22	Goldie Hess	win	PTS 10
42	Oct 21, 1932	22	Battling Battalino	win	UD 10
41	Sep 15, 1932	22	Frankie Petrolle	win	KO 2
40	Aug 26, 1932	22	Ray Miller	win	UD 10
39	Jul 28, 1932	22	Henry Perlick	win	TKO 3
38	May 20, 1932	22	Dick Sisk	win	TKO 6
37	Apr 05, 1932	22	Frankie Hughes	win	PTS 10
36	Mar 02, 1932	22	Nick Ellenwood	win	PTS 10
35	Feb 18, 1932	22	Billy Gladstone	win	PTS 6
34	Feb 08, 1932	22	Micky O'Neill	win	PTS 6
33	Nov 18, 1931	21	Jimmy Lundy	win	PTS 8
32	Nov 13, 1931	21	Young Terry	win	PTS 8
31	Nov 04, 1931	21	Lou Jallos	win	PTS 8
30	Oct 02, 1931	21	Glen Gamp	win	PTS 10
29	Jul 30, 1931	21	Jimmy Alvarado	win	PTS 8
28	Jul 15, 1931	21	Babe Ruth	win	TKO 4
27	May 13, 1931	21	Billy Shaw	win	PTS 8
26	May 01, 1931	21	Jackie Dugan	win	KO 2
25	Apr 24, 1931	21	Lud Abella	win	TKO 2
24	Apr 08, 1931	21	Midget Mike O'Dowd	win	PTS 8
23	Mar 27, 1931	21	Roger Bernard	loss	PTS 8
22	Mar 20, 1931	21	Jackie Davis	win	PTS 6
21	Feb 20, 1931	21	Young Terry	win	UD 10
20	Jan 14, 1931	21	Henry Falegano	win	PTS 8
19	Nov 21, 1930	20	Harry Dublinsky	draw	PTS 8
18	Nov 06, 1930	20	Petey Mack	win	KO 1
17	Oct 14, 1930	20	Sammy Binder	win	KO 2
16	Sep 19, 1930	20	Young Terry	draw	PTS 8
15	Aug 02, 1930	20	Luis Perez	win	KO 1
14	Jul 01, 1930	20	Eddie Koppy	win	PTS 6
13	Apr 25, 1930	20	Mickey Genaro	win	PTS 6
12	Apr 21, 1930	20	Carlos Garcia	loss	PTS 6
11	Apr 08, 1930	20	Eddie Bojack	win	TKO 2
10	Mar 03, 1930	20	Jackie Davis	win	NWS 4
9	Feb 24, 1930	20	Jiro Kumagai	win	PTS 4
8	Jan 24, 1930	20	Johnny Andrews	win	PTS 4
7	Jan 10, 1930	20	Louis New	win	PTS 6
6	Dec 05, 1929	19	Al DeRose	win	PTS 6
5	Nov 29, 1929	19	Joey Barth	win	PTS 5
4	Oct 21, 1929	19	Virgil Tobin	win	KO 2
3	Oct 12, 1929	19	Joe Borola	win	PTS 6
2	Sep 14, 1929	19	Joe Borola	win	PTS 6
1	Aug 31, 1929	19	Ramon Lugo	win	PTS 6

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