Primo Carnera Losses

Primo Carnera had 14 losses in his professional boxing career of 103 fights — one of them in world-title fight and 13 in non-title fights. Five of these losses came via way of KO. Here is the complete list of Carnera's losses in reverse chronological order:
  • 1.

    Primo Carnera loses to Luigi Musina in their 3rd fight

    On May 19, 1946, a 39-year-old Primo Carnera (89-13, 72 KOs) and Luigi Musina met in the ring for the 3rd time,.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months.

    Primo Carnera lost to Luigi Musina via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 89-14.

  • 2.

    Primo Carnera loses to Luigi Musina in their 2nd fight

    On March 19, 1946, a 39-year-old Primo Carnera (89-12, 72 KOs) and Luigi Musina met in the ring for the 2nd time,.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 26 days.

    Primo Carnera lost to Luigi Musina via points decision in the 8-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 89-13.

  • 3.

    Primo Carnera loses to Luigi Musina in their 1st fight

    On November 21, 1945, a 39-year-old Primo Carnera (89-11, 72 KOs) and Luigi Musina met in the ring.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 27 days.

    Primo Carnera lost to Luigi Musina via TKO in the 7th round, and adds a loss to his record at 89-12.

  • 4.

    Primo Carnera loses to Albert Di Meglio

    On November 18, 1937, a 31-year-old Primo Carnera (86-10, 69 KOs) and Albert Di Meglio met in the ring.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 5 months, and 22 days.

    Primo Carnera lost to Albert Di Meglio via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 86-11.

  • 5.

    Primo Carnera loses to Leroy Haynes in their 2nd fight

    On May 27, 1936, a 29-year-old Primo Carnera (86-9, 69 KOs) and Leroy Haynes met in the ring for the 2nd time,.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 11 days.

    Primo Carnera lost to Leroy Haynes via TKO in the 9th round, and adds a loss to his record at 86-10.

  • 6.

    Primo Carnera loses to Leroy Haynes in their 1st fight

    On March 16, 1936, a 29-year-old Primo Carnera (86-8, 69 KOs) and Leroy Haynes met in the ring.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 days.

    Primo Carnera lost to Leroy Haynes via TKO in the 3rd round, and adds a loss to his record at 86-9.

  • 7.

    Primo Carnera loses to Joe Louis

    On June 25, 1935, a 28-year-old Primo Carnera (82-7, 66 KOs) and a 21-year-old American boxer Joe Louis (19-0, 15 KOs) met in the ring.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 10 days. Louis was on a 19-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 3 days.

    Joe Louis stopped Primo Carnera via TKO in the 6th round. Louis improves his record to 20-0 (16 KOs), while Carnera adds a loss to his record at 82-8.

  • 8.

    Primo Carnera loses to Max Baer

    On June 14, 1934, the 27-year-old The Ring heavyweight world champion, Primo Carnera (78-6, 63 KOs), faced a 25-year-old American boxer Max Baer (39-7, 29 KOs), in a title defense fight.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Baer was on a 13-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 6 days.

    Max Baer stopped the champion via TKO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new The Ring heavyweight champion. Baer improves his record to 40-7 (30 KOs), while Carnera adds a loss to his record at 78-7.

  • 9.

    Primo Carnera loses to Stanley Poreda

    On August 16, 1932, a 25-year-old Primo Carnera (60-5, 49 KOs) and Stanley Poreda met in the ring.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.

    Primo Carnera lost to Stanley Poreda via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 60-6.

  • 10.

    Primo Carnera loses to Larry Gains

    On May 30, 1932, a 25-year-old Primo Carnera (57-4, 47 KOs) and Larry Gains met in the ring.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 15 days.

    Primo Carnera lost to Larry Gains via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 57-5.

  • 11.

    Primo Carnera loses to Jack Sharkey in their 1st fight

    On October 12, 1931, a 24-year-old Primo Carnera (48-3, 41 KOs) and a 28-year-old American boxer Jack Sharkey (34-9-2, 12 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 6 days. Sharkey was on a 0-fight win streak with a 26% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 20 days.

    Jack Sharkey defeated Primo Carnera via unanimous decision in the 15-round heavyweight fight. Sharkey improves his record to 35-9-2, while Carnera adds a loss to his record at 48-4.

  • 12.

    Primo Carnera loses to Jim Maloney in their 1st fight

    On October 7, 1930, a 23-year-old Primo Carnera (39-2, 34 KOs) and Jim Maloney met in the ring.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 20 days.

    Primo Carnera lost to Jim Maloney via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 39-3.

  • 13.

    Primo Carnera loses to Young Stribling in their 2nd fight

    On December 7, 1929, a 23-year-old Primo Carnera (15-1, 11 KOs) and a 24-year-old American boxer Young Stribling (226-13-17, 113 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 19 days. Stribling was on a -1-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 19 days.

    In the rematch, Young Stribling defeated Primo Carnera via disqualification in the 10-round fight. Stribling improves his record to 227-13-17, while Carnera adds a loss to his record at 15-2.

  • 14.

    Primo Carnera loses to Franz Diener in their 1st fight

    On April 28, 1929, a 22-year-old Primo Carnera (6-0, 5 KOs) and Franz Diener met in the ring.

    Carnera came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 10 days.

    Primo Carnera lost to Franz Diener via disqualification in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 6-1.

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