Fritzie Zivic (The Croat Comet) was an American professional boxer. He was a welterweight world champion. In a career spanning 17 years, 3 months, and 12 days, Zivic amassed a record of 158-65-10, which includes 81 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1993.
Fritzie Zivic was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 8, 1913. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on October 5, 1931 against Al Rettinger. Zivic defeated Rettinger via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Zivic became a world champion at the age of 27 after 129 professional fights. He challenged Henry Armstrong for the The Ring welterweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Zivic's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Eddie Steele at age 35, on January 17, 1949.
Some of Fritzie Zivic's best fights were against Henry Armstrong (HOFer), Kid Azteca, Charley Burley (HOFer), Jake LaMotta (HOFer), Eddie Booker (HOFer), and Johnny Jadick. For a complete list of Zivic's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Fritzie Zivic".
Zivic has 65 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Fritzie Zivic Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
233 | Jan 17, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
232 | Jan 12, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
231 | Oct 28, 1948 | 35 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
230 | Feb 04, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | loss | KO 5 |
229 | Jan 08, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | loss | UD 9 |
228 | Dec 10, 1946 | 33 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
227 | Dec 06, 1946 | 33 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
226 | Dec 02, 1946 | 33 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
225 | Nov 18, 1946 | 33 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
224 | Nov 12, 1946 | 33 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
223 | Oct 29, 1946 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
222 | May 27, 1946 | 33 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
221 | May 14, 1946 | 33 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
220 | May 01, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
219 | Apr 29, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
218 | Apr 18, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
217 | Apr 12, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
216 | Apr 05, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | draw | UD 10 |
215 | Mar 26, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
214 | Mar 19, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
213 | Feb 25, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
212 | Feb 01, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
211 | Jan 15, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
210 | Dec 10, 1945 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
209 | Nov 13, 1945 | 32 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
208 | Nov 02, 1945 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
207 | Oct 20, 1945 | 32 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
206 | Sep 18, 1945 | 32 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
205 | Sep 12, 1945 | 32 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
204 | Jul 16, 1945 | 32 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
203 | Jul 10, 1945 | 32 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
202 | Jul 03, 1945 | 32 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
201 | Jun 22, 1945 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
200 | Jun 12, 1945 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
199 | May 08, 1945 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
198 | May 07, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
197 | Apr 03, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
196 | Mar 22, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
195 | Mar 06, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
194 | Feb 22, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
193 | Jan 05, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | MD 8 |
192 | Dec 12, 1944 | 31 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
191 | Nov 29, 1944 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
190 | Nov 14, 1944 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
189 | Oct 18, 1944 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
188 | Oct 16, 1944 | 31 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
187 | Sep 26, 1944 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
186 | Sep 12, 1944 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
185 | Aug 01, 1944 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
184 | Jun 26, 1944 | 31 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
183 | Mar 29, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
182 | Mar 24, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
181 | Jan 14, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
180 | Jan 03, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
179 | Dec 20, 1943 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
178 | Nov 12, 1943 | 30 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
177 | Oct 29, 1943 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
176 | Oct 15, 1943 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
175 | Sep 10, 1943 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
174 | Aug 23, 1943 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
173 | Aug 09, 1943 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
172 | Jul 12, 1943 | 30 | ![]() | win | SD 15 |
171 | Jun 10, 1943 | 30 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
170 | Apr 30, 1943 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
169 | Mar 05, 1943 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
168 | Feb 16, 1943 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
167 | Feb 05, 1943 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
166 | Dec 15, 1942 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
165 | Nov 16, 1942 | 29 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
164 | Oct 26, 1942 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
163 | Oct 13, 1942 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
162 | Sep 21, 1942 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
161 | Sep 10, 1942 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
160 | Aug 13, 1942 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
159 | Jul 27, 1942 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
158 | Jun 29, 1942 | 29 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
157 | Jun 22, 1942 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
156 | Jun 04, 1942 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
155 | May 25, 1942 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
154 | Apr 23, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
153 | Apr 13, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
152 | Mar 30, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
151 | Mar 09, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
150 | Feb 27, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
149 | Feb 09, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
148 | Jan 16, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
147 | Dec 12, 1941 | 28 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
146 | Dec 01, 1941 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
145 | Nov 26, 1941 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
144 | Oct 31, 1941 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
143 | Sep 15, 1941 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
142 | Jul 29, 1941 | 28 | ![]() | loss | PTS 15 |
141 | Jul 14, 1941 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
140 | Jul 02, 1941 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
139 | May 02, 1941 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
138 | Apr 18, 1941 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
137 | Apr 04, 1941 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
136 | Mar 20, 1941 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
135 | Mar 17, 1941 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
134 | Jan 17, 1941 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 12 |
133 | Dec 20, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
132 | Nov 26, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
131 | Nov 15, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | win | DQ 2 |
130 | Oct 04, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
129 | Aug 29, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
128 | Aug 05, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
127 | Jul 22, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
126 | Jul 08, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
125 | Jun 24, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
124 | May 21, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
123 | May 07, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
122 | May 03, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
121 | Apr 08, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
120 | Mar 14, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
119 | Mar 04, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
118 | Feb 16, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
117 | Jan 22, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
116 | Dec 27, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | loss | KO 8 |
115 | Dec 06, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
114 | Nov 18, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
113 | Oct 30, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
112 | Oct 24, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
111 | Sep 21, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
110 | Sep 05, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
109 | Jul 17, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
108 | Jul 11, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
107 | Jun 05, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
106 | May 16, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
105 | May 09, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
104 | Apr 20, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
103 | Mar 29, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
102 | Mar 20, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
101 | Feb 15, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
100 | Feb 10, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
99 | Jan 20, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
98 | Dec 26, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | draw | NWS 10 |
97 | Dec 08, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
96 | Nov 21, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
95 | Nov 15, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
94 | Oct 27, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
93 | Oct 10, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
92 | Oct 03, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
91 | Sep 13, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
90 | Aug 26, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
89 | Aug 22, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
88 | Aug 12, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
87 | Aug 02, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
86 | Jul 12, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
85 | Jul 09, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
84 | Jun 20, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
83 | Jun 13, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
82 | May 20, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
81 | Apr 12, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
80 | Mar 21, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
79 | Mar 07, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
78 | Feb 14, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
77 | Jan 07, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
76 | Dec 25, 1937 | 24 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
75 | Nov 18, 1937 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
74 | Oct 27, 1937 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
73 | May 21, 1937 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
72 | Apr 06, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
71 | Mar 01, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
70 | Feb 11, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
69 | Dec 28, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
68 | Dec 02, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
67 | Nov 09, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
66 | Oct 16, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
65 | Oct 05, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
64 | Sep 28, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
63 | Aug 12, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
62 | Jul 30, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
61 | Jul 22, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
60 | Jul 06, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
59 | Jul 02, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
58 | Jun 17, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
57 | Jun 09, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
56 | May 22, 1936 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
55 | Apr 17, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
54 | Apr 15, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
53 | Feb 24, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
52 | Jan 27, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
51 | Jan 13, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
50 | Dec 16, 1935 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
49 | Oct 04, 1935 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
48 | Sep 30, 1935 | 22 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
47 | Aug 06, 1935 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
46 | Jul 29, 1935 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
45 | Jul 16, 1935 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
44 | Jul 01, 1935 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
43 | May 21, 1935 | 22 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
42 | May 06, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
41 | Apr 29, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
40 | Apr 15, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
39 | Apr 08, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
38 | Apr 01, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
37 | Mar 04, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
36 | Feb 18, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
35 | Feb 04, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
34 | Oct 26, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
33 | Sep 27, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
32 | Aug 18, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
31 | Jul 02, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
30 | May 29, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
29 | May 08, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
28 | Apr 30, 1934 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
27 | Mar 06, 1934 | 20 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
26 | Feb 06, 1934 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
25 | Jan 23, 1934 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
24 | Dec 27, 1933 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
23 | Dec 15, 1933 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
22 | Dec 04, 1933 | 20 | ![]() | draw | PTS 4 |
21 | Nov 23, 1933 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
20 | Nov 03, 1933 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
19 | Oct 12, 1933 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
18 | Aug 07, 1933 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
17 | Jul 10, 1933 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Jun 26, 1933 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
15 | Apr 28, 1933 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
14 | Apr 10, 1933 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Mar 27, 1933 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
12 | Feb 08, 1933 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
11 | Jan 30, 1933 | 19 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |
10 | Dec 13, 1932 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
9 | Nov 18, 1932 | 19 | ![]() | loss | SD 6 |
8 | Oct 14, 1932 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Sep 26, 1932 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
6 | Jun 22, 1932 | 19 | ![]() | loss | MD 6 |
5 | Jun 09, 1932 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
4 | Mar 04, 1932 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
3 | Jan 01, 1932 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
2 | Nov 16, 1931 | 18 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
1 | Oct 05, 1931 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |