Tony Zale (Man of Steel) was an American professional boxer. He was a middleweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 14 years, 3 months, and 10 days, Zale amassed a record of 67-18-2, which includes 45 wins via KO—2 in world-title bouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991.
Tony Zale was born in Gary, Indiana, U.S. on May 29, 1913. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on June 11, 1934 against Eddie Allen. Zale defeated Allen via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Zale became a world champion at the age of 28 after 67 professional fights. He challenged Georgie Abrams for the The Ring middleweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Zale's last fight was an 11th-round RTD loss to Marcel Cerdan at age 35, on September 21, 1948, in which he lost his The Ring middleweight title.
Some of Tony Zale's best fights were against Rocky Graziano (HOFer). For a top-10 list of Zale's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Tony Zale".
Zale has 18 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Tony Zale Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
87 | Sep 21, 1948 | 35 | ![]() | loss | RTD 11 |
86 | Jun 10, 1948 | 35 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
85 | Mar 19, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
84 | Mar 08, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
83 | Jan 23, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
82 | Jul 16, 1947 | 34 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
81 | May 08, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
80 | Apr 01, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
79 | Mar 20, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
78 | Feb 12, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
77 | Feb 03, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
76 | Sep 27, 1946 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
75 | May 02, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
74 | Apr 12, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
73 | Feb 26, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
72 | Feb 07, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
71 | Jan 17, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
70 | Jan 07, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
69 | Feb 13, 1942 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
68 | Nov 28, 1941 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
67 | Aug 16, 1941 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
66 | Jul 23, 1941 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
65 | May 28, 1941 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
64 | Feb 21, 1941 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 14 |
63 | Jan 10, 1941 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
62 | Jan 01, 1941 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
61 | Nov 19, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
60 | Aug 21, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
59 | Jul 19, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 13 |
58 | Jun 12, 1940 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
57 | Mar 29, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
56 | Feb 29, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
55 | Jan 29, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
54 | Dec 08, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
53 | Nov 13, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
52 | Oct 31, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
51 | Oct 06, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
50 | Aug 14, 1939 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
49 | May 23, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
48 | May 01, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
47 | Jan 02, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
46 | Nov 18, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
45 | Oct 31, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
44 | Oct 10, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
43 | Aug 22, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
42 | Jul 18, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
41 | Jun 13, 1938 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
40 | May 16, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
39 | Mar 28, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
38 | Feb 21, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | loss | KO 1 |
37 | Jan 24, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
36 | Jan 03, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | SD 8 |
35 | Nov 22, 1937 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 5 |
34 | Nov 10, 1937 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
33 | Nov 01, 1937 | 24 | ![]() | loss | PTS 5 |
32 | Oct 18, 1937 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
31 | Oct 11, 1937 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
30 | Sep 17, 1937 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
29 | Aug 16, 1937 | 24 | ![]() | loss | PTS 4 |
28 | Jul 26, 1937 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
27 | Apr 13, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | draw | PTS 5 |
26 | Jul 02, 1935 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 5 |
25 | May 06, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | loss | KO 6 |
24 | Mar 27, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
23 | Mar 11, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
22 | Feb 25, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
21 | Dec 28, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
20 | Dec 17, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
19 | Nov 26, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
18 | Nov 05, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
17 | Oct 29, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
16 | Oct 22, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
15 | Oct 08, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
14 | Sep 17, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
13 | Sep 03, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
12 | Aug 27, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
11 | Aug 15, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
10 | Aug 13, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
9 | Aug 07, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
8 | Jul 30, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
7 | Jul 16, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
6 | Jul 09, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
5 | Jul 02, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
4 | Jun 25, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
3 | Jun 21, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
2 | Jun 15, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Jun 11, 1934 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |