Tony Zale

Career, Record, Stats

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 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991.

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LEGEND

Tony Zale's Boxing Career

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 complete list of Zale's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Tony Zale".

Zale has 18 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Tony Zale Losses".

Tony Zale's Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
87	Sep 21, 1948	35	Marcel Cerdan 32 107-3	loss	RTD 11
86	Jun 10, 1948	35	Rocky Graziano 29 47-7-5	win	KO 3
85	Mar 19, 1948	34	Lou Woods	win	KO 3
84	Mar 08, 1948	34	Bobby Claus	win	TKO 4
83	Jan 23, 1948	34	Al Turner	win	KO 5
82	Jul 16, 1947	34	Rocky Graziano 28 45-7-5	loss	TKO 6
81	May 08, 1947	33	Cliff Beckett	win	TKO 6
80	Apr 01, 1947	33	Al Timmons	win	TKO 5
79	Mar 20, 1947	33	Tommy Charles	win	KO 4
78	Feb 12, 1947	33	Len Wadsworth	win	KO 3
77	Feb 03, 1947	33	Deacon Logan	win	TKO 6
76	Sep 27, 1946	33	Rocky Graziano 27 43-6-5	win	KO 6
75	May 02, 1946	32	Eddie Rossi	win	KO 4
74	Apr 12, 1946	32	Ira Hughes	win	KO 2
73	Feb 26, 1946	32	Bobby Claus	win	KO 4
72	Feb 07, 1946	32	Oscar Boyd	win	KO 3
71	Jan 17, 1946	32	Tony Gillo	win	KO 5
70	Jan 07, 1946	32	Bobby Giles	win	KO 4
69	Feb 13, 1942	28	Billy Conn 24 61-10-1	loss	UD 12
68	Nov 28, 1941	28	Georgie Abrams	win	UD 15
67	Aug 16, 1941	28	Billy Pryor	win	KO 9
66	Jul 23, 1941	28	Ossie Harris	win	KO 1
65	May 28, 1941	27	Al Hostak	win	KO 2
64	Feb 21, 1941	27	Steve Mamakos	win	KO 14
63	Jan 10, 1941	27	Steve Mamakos	win	PTS 10
62	Jan 01, 1941	27	Tony Martin	win	TKO 7
61	Nov 19, 1940	27	Fred Apostoli	win	PTS 10
60	Aug 21, 1940	27	Billy Soose	loss	UD 10
59	Jul 19, 1940	27	Al Hostak	win	TKO 13
58	Jun 12, 1940	27	Baby Kid Chocolate	win	KO 4
57	Mar 29, 1940	26	Ben Brown	win	KO 3
56	Feb 29, 1940	26	Enzo Iannozzi	win	KO 4
55	Jan 29, 1940	26	Al Hostak	win	UD 10
54	Dec 08, 1939	26	Babe Orgovan	win	KO 3
53	Nov 13, 1939	26	Eddie Meleski	win	TKO 1
52	Oct 31, 1939	26	Al Wardlow	win	KO 3
51	Oct 06, 1939	26	Sherman Edwards	win	TKO 3
50	Aug 14, 1939	26	Milton Shivers	win	KO 3
49	May 23, 1939	25	Babe Orgovan	win	PTS 6
48	May 01, 1939	25	Johnny Shaw	win	KO 5
47	Jan 02, 1939	25	Nate Bolden	loss	PTS 10
46	Nov 18, 1938	25	Enzo Innazzi	win	PTS 6
45	Oct 31, 1938	25	Jimmy Clark	win	KO 2
44	Oct 10, 1938	25	Tony Cisco	win	UD 10
43	Aug 22, 1938	25	Billy Celebron	loss	PTS 10
42	Jul 18, 1938	25	Billy Celebron	draw	PTS 10
41	Jun 13, 1938	25	Jimmy Clark	win	TKO 8
40	May 16, 1938	24	Bobby LaMonte	win	TKO 5
39	Mar 28, 1938	24	King Wyatt	win	PTS 8
38	Feb 21, 1938	24	Jimmy Clark	loss	KO 1
37	Jan 24, 1938	24	Henry Schaft	win	PTS 8
36	Jan 03, 1938	24	Nate Bolden	win	SD 8
35	Nov 22, 1937	24	Nate Bolden	win	PTS 5
34	Nov 10, 1937	24	Leon Jackson	win	PTS 6
33	Nov 01, 1937	24	Nate Bolden	loss	PTS 5
32	Oct 18, 1937	24	Bobby Gerry	win	KO 2
31	Oct 11, 1937	24	Billy Brown	win	KO 1
30	Sep 17, 1937	24	Elby Johnson	win	TKO 3
29	Aug 16, 1937	24	Manuel Davila	loss	PTS 4
28	Jul 26, 1937	24	Elby Johnson	win	PTS 4
27	Apr 13, 1936	22	Jack Moran	draw	PTS 5
26	Jul 02, 1935	22	Dave Clark	loss	PTS 5
25	May 06, 1935	21	Johnny Phagan	loss	KO 6
24	Mar 27, 1935	21	Roughhouse Glover	loss	TKO 9
23	Mar 11, 1935	21	Max Elling	win	PTS 8
22	Feb 25, 1935	21	Young Jack Blackburn	win	PTS 6
21	Dec 28, 1934	21	Joey Bazzone	loss	PTS 6
20	Dec 17, 1934	21	Jack Gibbons	loss	PTS 10
19	Nov 26, 1934	21	Kid Leonard	loss	PTS 10
18	Nov 05, 1934	21	Jack Charvez	win	PTS 8
17	Oct 29, 1934	21	Jack Schwartz	win	TKO 4
16	Oct 22, 1934	21	Frankie Misko	win	KO 6
15	Oct 08, 1934	21	Young Jack Blackburn	win	PTS 8
14	Sep 17, 1934	21	Mickey Misko	win	KO 4
13	Sep 03, 1934	21	Mickey Misko	loss	PTS 8
12	Aug 27, 1934	21	Wilbur Stokes	win	PTS 8
11	Aug 15, 1934	21	George Black	loss	PTS 6
10	Aug 13, 1934	21	Billy Hood	loss	PTS 6
9	Aug 07, 1934	21	Bruce Wade	win	KO 3
8	Jul 30, 1934	21	Bobby Millsap	win	PTS 4
7	Jul 16, 1934	21	Einar Hedquist	win	TKO 4
6	Jul 09, 1934	21	Lou Bartell	win	PTS 4
5	Jul 02, 1934	21	Ossie Jefferson	win	KO 3
4	Jun 25, 1934	21	Johnny Liston	win	KO 3
3	Jun 21, 1934	21	Bobby Millsap	win	KO 1
2	Jun 15, 1934	21	Johnny Simpson	win	PTS 4
1	Jun 11, 1934	21	Eddie Allen	win	PTS 4

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