Johnny Dundee
Titles: jr. lightweight champion 1921-1923 and 1923-1924,
featherweight champion 1923-1924
Record: 90-31-19 with 195 No decisions
Born: November 22, 1893 in Sciacca, Sicily, Italy
Years active: 1910-1932
Nickname: The Scotch Wop
Dundee was fearless and would fight anyone although he was almost always
the smaller man in the fight as he only 5 ft. 4 inches and reportedly never
weighed more than 124 pounds. He was also said to have been the most
sportsmanlike person ever to step into the ring during his time. He was a
speedy fighter and his trademark move was to rebound of the ropes and come
with a punch at the same time. With 321 fights in 20 years he was obviously
very willing to fight. His real name was Giuseppe Carrora and took the name
Johnny Dundee early in his carer because he manger thought he could make
more money for him if it was thought he was Scottish? The people of course
easily saw thru this but it was too late as he Dundee had already made a
name for himself....literally. For a small man it is incredible that almost
all of his fights lasted the distance, he could seldom knock his opponents
out and they could not beat him. His footwork and defensive skills were
admired by all the fighters of his day. Dundee was taken to America at a
young age and got into frequent fights where he was discovered by his
manager Scotty Monteith and was 16 when he had his first pro fight. He
had no amateur experience and in 1911 alone he made up for that fact by
fighting 47 times. Fighting so often kept his skills sharp and 3 years
after turning pro he was thought ready to fight for a championship. At
the age of 20 he fought the great Johnny Kilbane for twenty rounds only
to have the fight declared a controversial draw. He of course fought on
and in the next 5 years faced the legendary Benny Leonard 8 times, the
2 classy boxers had all their bouts officially ruled "No Decisions" but
most thought Leonard won 5 of the 8 bouts. In 1921 Dundee got his other
big shot when he fought George "K.O" Chaney for the junior lightweight
title. Dundee won by disqualification in the 5th round of a fight he was
dominating. Dundee added the featherweight title when he scored one of
his rare K.O's over Danny Frush, Kilbane remembering the first fight with
Dundee lost that title for refusing to fight Dundee. For the next 2 years
Dundee defended both titles and briefly lost his title to Jack Bernstein
but regained it in a rematch. In 1923 he defeated Eugene Criqui to unify
the featherweight title. Weight problems caused Dundee to give up the
titles and he lost a bid at the jr. lightweight title when Steve Sullivan
beat him. Dundee by this time however was passed his prime and the many
bouts had caught up with him. He lost 9 of his next 11 fights, including
one last title shot when he starved himself down to the featherweight
limit only to loose to Tony Canzoneri. Still he fought on until he was
41 years old never again getting a title shot and lost most of his ring
earnings in a failed business.
Johnny Dundee
Career Record: 90 W, 31 L, 19 D with 194 ND (22 K.O's)
1911
Jan Young Egan New York, NY ND 4
Jan 5 Eddie Jones New York, NY KO 1
Jan 10 Frank Smith New York, NY KO 1
Jan 20 Marty Brown New York, NY ND 4
Jan 28 Marty Allen Brooklyn, NY ND 6
Feb 3 K.O. Eggers New York, NY ND 4
Feb 7 Johnny Lore New York, NY ND 4
Feb 11 Willie Smith New York, NY ND 6
Feb 11 Young Ketchell Brooklyn, NY KO 1
Feb 16 Battling Hommey New York, NY ND 6
Feb 20 Frank Woods New York, NY KO 2
Feb 25 John McLean New York, NY ND 6
Mar 1 Frankie Fleming New York, NY ND 6
Mar 10 Young Brown New York, NY KO 5
Mar 11 "Young" Terry McGovern New York, NY ND 6
Mar 13 Eddie Sherman New York, NY ND 6
Mar 22 Joe Shears New York, NY KO 4
Mar 25 Johnny Martin New York, NY ND 6
Apr 1 Mike Derval New York, NY KO 3
Apr 4 Frankie Sheehan New York, NY ND 6
Apr 10 Kid Goodman New York, NY ND 6
Apr 15 Young Ferris New York, NY ND 6
Apr 20 Tommy Page New York, NY KO 3
Apr 28 Kid Black New York, NY ND 10
May 5 Mike Malia New York, NY ND 6
May 10 Jinks Smith New York, NY KO 3
May 15 Joe Shugrue Perth Amboy, NJ ND 6
May 20 Babe Cullen New York, NY ND 6
Jun Eddie Sherman New York, NY ND 6
Jun 10 Frankie Fleming New York, NY ND 10
Jun 13 "Young" Terry McGovern Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Jun 20 Charles Barry Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Jul 3 Joe Shears New York, NY ND 10
Jul 20 Charles Barry Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Jul 29 Joe Shugrue New York, NY ND 10
Aug 5 Kid Black New York, NY ND 10
Aug 12 Ty Cobb New York, NY ND 10
Sep 9 Mike Malia Port Jervis, NY ND 10
Sep 16 Kid Ghetto New York, NY ND 10
Oct 7 Harry Tracey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 28 Kid Thomas Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 4 Tommy Houck New York, NY ND 10
Nov 22 Young Abe Brown New York, NY ND 10
Nov 30 Tommy O'Toole Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 2 Bobby Reynolds Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 12 Young O'Leary New York, NY ND 10
Dec 18 Young Jack Cohen New York, NY ND 10
1912
Jan 4 Ty Cobb New York, NY ND 10
Jan 24 "Irish" Paddy Callahan New York, NY ND 10
Feb 8 Eddie O'Keefe New York, NY ND 10
Mar 4 Eddie O'Keefe New York, NY ND 10
Mar 8 Tommy Houck Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 16 Young Abe Brown Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Mar 20 Kid Julian Syracuse, NY ND 10
Mar 27 Young Wagner New York, NY ND 10
Apr 10 Tommy Houck New York, NY ND 10
Apr 30 Charley White Syracuse, NY ND 10
May 21 Packey Hommey New York, NY ND 10
Jun 18 Young Wagner New York, NY ND 10
Jul 1 Joe Shugrue New York, NY ND 10
Jul 24 Ty Cobb New York, NY TKO 1
Aug 7 Patsy Kline New York, NY ND 10
Aug 13 Matt Brock Cleveland, Oh D 10
Sep 4 Johnny Kilbane New York, NY ND 10
Sep 25 George Kirkwood New York, NY ND 10
Sep 30 Harry Thomas New York, NY ND 10
Oct 11 "Philadelphia" Pal Moore New York, NY ND 10
Oct 21 Matt Brock New Orleans, La W 10
Nov 19 Frankie Conley Vernon, Ca TKO 19
Dec 19 Eddie Morgan New York, NY ND 10
1913
Jan 11 Willie Jones New York, NY ND 10
Jan 22 Willie Jones Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Jan 23 Tommy Shea Waterbury, Ct W 12
Jan 27 Special Delivery Hirsch New York, NY ND 10
Apr 29 Johnny Kilbane Vernon, Ca D 20
-Featherweight Championship of the World
Jun 17 Jack White Vernon, Ca W 20
Jul 4 Tommy Dixon Albuquerque, NM W 10
Aug 12 Jack White Vernon, Ca TKO 9
Oct 14 Joe Azevedo Vernon, Ca W 20
Nov 27 Charley White New Orleans, La ND 10
Dec 15 Johnny Griffiths Canton, Oh ND 12
1914
Jan 1 Freddie Welsh New Orleans, La ND 10
Jan 23 Joe Shugrue New York, NY ND 10
Jan 27 "Sapper" Jack O'Neill New York, NY ND 10
Feb 6 Johnny Lore New York, NY ND 10
Feb 19 Joe Shugrue Waterbury, Ct W 12
Feb 24 Rocky Kansas Buffalo, NY ND 10
Feb 26 "Philadelphia" Pal Moore New York, NY ND 10
Feb 28 Eddie Moy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 17 Special Delivery Hirsch New York, NY ND 10
Mar 21 Eddie Wallace Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Mar 23 Patsy Drouillard Windsor, Ont, Can W 8
Mar 28 Johnny Lustig New York, NY ND 10
Apr 11 Charley Thomas Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 14 Matty Baldwin Cambridge, Ma D 10
Apr 20 George "K.O." Chaney Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 13 Patsy Drouillard Windsor, Ont, Can ND 8
May 16 Willie Jones New York, NY ND 10
Jun 16 Johnny Gallant Boston, Ma TKO 8
Jul 4 Joe Mandot New Orleans, La ND 10
Jul 26 Grover Hayes Juarez, Mx W 20
Sep 28 Willie Beecher Vernon, Ca D 20
Oct 20 Joe Azevedo Oakland, Ca W 15
Oct 23 Willie Ritchie San Francisco, Ca D 4
Dec 8 Joe Rivers Los Angeles, Ca W 20
1915
Jan 15 Jimmy Duffy Milwaukee, Wi ND 10
Feb 14 Joe Mandot New Orleans, La D 20
Mar 2 Benny Leonard New York, NY ND 10
Mar 16 Frankie Callahan Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Mar 22 Joe Azevedo Memphis, Tn W 8
Mar 30 Frankie Callahan Brooklyn, NY ND 10
May 3 Rocky Kansas Buffalo, NY ND 10
May 10 Frankie Callahan Cincinnati, Oh ND 10
May 31 Johnny Drummie Brooklyn, NY KO 2
Jun 18 Leach Cross Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Jul 23 Joe Rivers Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Aug 30 Richie Mitchell Milwaukee, Wi ND 10
Sep 23 Joe Mandot Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Oct 26 Willie Ritchie New York, NY ND 10
Nov 8 Joe Rivers Milwaukee, Wi ND 10
Nov 22 Phil Bloom Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Dec 2 Phil Bloom New York, NY ND 10
Dec 10 Matt Wells New Haven, Ct W 12
1916
Jan 1 Joe Azevedo Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 10 Jimmy Murphy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 22 Stanley Yoakum Denver, Co W 20
Feb 7 Jimmy Murphy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 21 Joe Mandot New Orleans, La L 20
Mar 8 Benny Leonard New York, NY ND 10
Apr 11 Phil Bloom Brooklyn, NY ND 10
May 16 Matt Wells Boston, Ma W 12
May 17 Johnny O'Leary Buffalo, NY ND 10
May 22 Buck Fleming Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 30 Eddie Wallace Providence, RI W 10
Jun 12 Benny Leonard New York, NY ND 10
Aug 4 Ever Hammer East Chicago, In ND 10
Aug 15 Johnny O'Leary Boston, Ma KO 9
Aug 30 Joe Welling New York, NY ND 10
Sep 11 Ever Hammer Kansas City, Mo W 15
Oct 17 Jimmy Hanlon St. Louis, Mo W 12
Nov 15 Benny Leonard Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 30 Eddie Wallace Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Dec 4 Johnny Tillman Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 18 Buck Fleming Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1917
Jan 15 Willie Jackson Philadelphia, Pa TKO by 1
Jan 29 Jimmy Hanlon New Orleans, La W 20
Feb 20 Frankie Callahan Brooklyn, NY ND 10
Mar 5 "Young" Terry McGovern Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 6 Jimmy Duffy New York, NY ND 10
Mar 26 Lew Tendler Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 10 Jimmy Powers New York, NY KO 9
Apr 16 Johnny Mealey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Apr 24 Tommy Touhey Brooklyn, NY ND 10
May 1 Chick Simler Boston, Ma W 12
May 15 Chick Simler Boston, Ma W 12
May 29 Rocky Kansas Boston, Ma W 12
Jun 7 Joe Welling New York, NY ND 10
Jun 12 Frankie Callahan Boston, Ma W 12
Jun 29 Willie Jackson New York, NY ND 10
Jul 12 George "K.O" Chaney Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 20 Joe Welling New York, NY ND 10
Jul 24 Tommy Touhey New York, NY ND 10
Aug 22 Johnny Mealey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 12 Johnny Russell New York, NY ND 6
Sep 18 Pete Hartley Boston, Ma W 12
Sep 20 Joe Mooney New York, NY ND 10
Oct 1 Lew Tendler Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 9 "Irish" Patsy Cline New York, NY ND 10
Oct 30 Jimmy Duffy New York, NY ND 10
Nov 6 "Philadelphia" Pal Moore New York, NY ND 10
Nov 19 George "K.O." Chaney Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 20 Frankie Britt Boston, Ma W 12
Nov 29 Eddie Shannon Lawrence, Ma KO 7
Dec 7 Johnny Ray Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 10 Battling Kunz Bridgeport, Ct KO 5
1918
Jan 14 Pal Moran New Orleans, La W 20
Feb 11 "Irish" Patsy Cline New Orleans, La D 20
Mar 9 George "K.O." Chaney Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 12 Harry Carlson Boston, Ma W 12
Mar 25 Willie Jackson New Haven, Ct D 12
May 24 Eddie Wallace New York, NY ND 6
May 27 Eddie Morgan Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 3 Billy DeFoe New Haven, Ct W 12
Jun 18 Frankie Britt Boston, Ma D 12
Jun 24 Mickey Donley Jersey City, NJ ND 8
Aug 6 Frankie Britt Boston, Ma D 12
Aug 19 Tommy Touhey Jersey City, NJ ND 8
Sep 10 Rocky Kansas Boston, Ma D 12
Sep 24 Frankie Britt Boston, Ma W 12
Oct 29 Frankie Callahan Boston, Ma W 12
Nov 6 Gussie Lewis Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Nov 16 Joe Welling New York, NY ND 6
Nov 28 Joe Phillips Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Dec 3 Joe Welling Boston, Ma L 12
Dec 7 Johnny Mealey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1919
Jan 20 Benny Leonard Newark, NJ ND 8
Feb 24 Johnny Ray Pittsburgh, Pa ND 10
Mar 2 Johnny Mealey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 9 Richie Mitchell Milwaukee, Wi ND 10
May 15 Billy Whelan St. Paul, Mn ND 10
May 30 Frankie Britt Portland, Me ND 12
Jun 4 Joe Tiplitz Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jun 16 Benny Leonard Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jul 1 Ralph Brady Syracuse, NY ND 10
Jul 15 Benny Valger Boston, Ma W 12
Jul 21 Joe Tiplitz Boston, Ma W 12
Aug 4 Mel Coogan Jersey City, NJ ND 8
Aug 11 Joe Welling Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Sep 1 Willie Jackson Jersey City, NJ ND 8
Sep 11 Frankie Britt Providence, RI W 12
Sep 17 Benny Leonard Newark, NJ ND 8
Sep 24 Charley Parker Boston, Ma W 12
Sep 27 Eddic Moy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 13 Young Kloby Lawrence, Ma W 12
Oct 31 Willie Jackson Milwaukee, Wi ND 10
Nov 4 Tommy Touhey Newark, NJ TK 5
Nov 10 Mel Coogan Jersey City, NJ ND 8
Nov 13 Johnny Buckley Boston, Ma W 6
Nov 26 Charley White Milwaukee, Wi ND 10
Dec 26 Pal Moran Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1920
Feb 9 Benny Leonard Jersey City, NJ ND 8
Feb 26 Jack Lawlor Atlanta, Ga D 10
Mar 8 Willie Jackson Jersey City, NJ ND 8
Apr 23 Joe Welling Columbus, Oh W 12
May 14 Willie Jackson Newark, NJ ND 12
May 19 Mel Coogan Detroit, Mi ND 10
May 29 Jack Lawlor Lawrence, Ma W 12
Jun 7 Billy DeFoe Philadelphia, Pa ND 8
Jun 15 Willie Jackson Boston, Ma D 12
Jun 25 George Erne Trenton, NJ ND 12
Jul 13 Johnny Downes Boston, Ma W 12
Jul 26 Eddie Fitzsimmons Newark, NJ ND 10
Sep 17 Joe Welling New York, NY L 15
Nov 29 Willie Jackson New York, NY D 15
Dec 20 Pal Moran New Orleans, La D 15
1921
Feb 25 Willie Jackson New York, NY L 15
Apr 11 Johnny Ray Pittsburgh, Pa ND 10
Apr 26 Rocky Kansas Milwaukee, Wi ND 10
May 18 Pete McDonald New Haven, Ct W 15
May 21 Johnny Ray Pittsburgh, Pa ND 10
May 27 Sailor Friedman East Chicago, In ND 10
Jun 10 George "K.O." Chaney Boston, Ma W 10
Jun 15 Jimmy Hanlon New York, NY W 12
Jul 18 George "K.O." Chaney Philadelphia, Pa ND 8
Jul 29 Bert Spencer New York, NY KO 9
Aug 10 Charley White New York, NY D 10
Aug 24 Joe Tiplitz Philadelphia, Pa ND 8
Sep 3 Eddie Wallace Albany, NY W 12
Sep 29 Joe Tiplitz Boston, Ma W 10
Oct 3 Blockie Richards Dayton, Oh ND 15
Nov 18 George "K.O." Chaney New York, NY W D.Q 5
-Junior Lightweight Championship of the World
Nov 28 Eddie Wallace Brooklyn, NY W 12
Dec 12 Harry "Kid" Brown Philadelphia, Pa ND 8
Dec 19 Jimmy Hanlon Philadelphia, Pa ND 8
Dec 30 Willie Jackson New York, NY D 15
1922
Jan 10 Whitey Fitzgerald Philadelphia, Pa ND 8
Jan 16 Charley White Boston, Ma L 10
Jan 26 Frankie Rice Baltimore, Md W 12
Feb 3 Joe Benjamin New York, NY W 15
Feb 17 Johnny Darcy Providence, RI W 10
Feb 24 Jimmy Hanlon Scranton, Pa NC 6
Mar 17 Charley White New York, NY W 15
Apr 14 Jimmy Goodrich Toronto, Ont, Can W 10
Apr 19 Johnny Shugrue Worcester, Ma L 10
May 5 Lew Tendler New York, NY L 15
Jun 27 Charley White Rock Island, Il ND 10
Jul 6 "Little" Jack Sharkey New York, NY W 15
-Junior Lightweight Championship of the World
Jul 12 Shamus O'Brien New York, NY W 4
Jul 28 Henry "Kid" Koster Houston, Tx ND 12
Aug 15 Danny Frush Brooklyn, NY KO 9
-Featherweight Championship of the World
Aug 28 Vincent "Pepper" Martin New York, NY W l5
-Junior Lightweight Championship of the World
Nov 27 Phil Delmont New York, NY W 12
Nov 30 Alex Hart Philadelphia, Pa ND 8
Dec 5 Willie Doyle Newark, NJ ND 12
Dec 14 Gene Delmont New York, NY W 10
Dec 29 Tommy O'Brien Milwaukee, Wi ND 10
1923
Jan 19 Vincent "Pepper" Martin Boston, Ma W 10
Feb 2 Elino Flores New York, NY W 15
-Junior Lightweight Championship of the World
Feb 6 Tony Julian Boston, Ma L 10
Feb 20 Basil Galiano New Orleans, La D 15
Apr 23 Gene Delmont Toronto, Ont, Can ND 10
May 18 Jimmy Brady Windsor, Ont, Can ND 12
May 30 Jack Bernstein New York, NY L 15
-Junior Lightweight Championship of the World
Jun 12 Richie Mitchell Milwaukee, Wi ND 10
Jul 26 Eugene Criqui New York, NY W 15
-Featherweight Championship of the World
Aug 27 Eddie "Kid" Wagner Philadelphia, Pa ND 8
Nov 29 Al Shubert New Bedford, Ma L 10
Dec 4 Sid Barbarian Detroit, Mi ND 10
Dec 17 Jack Bernstein New York, NY W 15
-Junior Lightweight Championship of the World
1924
Feb 1 Pal Moran New York, NY W 15
Apr 21 Rocky Kansas Buffalo, NY L 10
Apr 28 Willie Ames Canton, Oh ND 12
Jun 2 Luis Vicentini New York, NY W 12
Jun 9 Sammy Mandell East Chicago, In ND 10
Jun 20 Steve "Kid" Sullivan Brooklyn, NY L 10
-Junior Lightweight Championship of the World
Sep 15 Jack Bernstein New York, NY L 15
Oct 22 Charley O'Connell Cleveland, Oh L 12
1925
Mar 23 Red Chapman Boston, Ma L 10
Apr 28 Dick "Honeyboy" Finnegan Washington, DC L 10
May 5 Sid Terris New York, NY L 12
Jun 12 Sid Terris Brooklyn, NY L 15
Jul 20 "Allentown" Johnny Leonard Long Island City, NY W 10
1926
Jan 29 Joe Glick New York, NY L 10
Mar 3 Hilario Martinez Havana, Cu L 10
Aug 20 Fred Bretonnel Brooklyn, NY W 10
Oct 19 Tod Morgan San Francisco, Ca L 10
1927
Oct 24 Tony Canzoneri New York, NY L 15
-Featherweight Championship of the World
1928
Nov 12 Gaston Charles Brooklyn, NY W 10
Nov 23 Billy Kowalik Buffalo, NY D 6
Dec 3 Jackie Pilkington New Haven, Ct L 10
1929
Jan 4 Charley "Phil" Rosenberg New York, NY L 10
Jan 22 Frankie Garcia Wilkes-Barre, Pa L 10
Feb 4 Antoine Ascencio Philadelphia, Pa W 10
Feb 12 Lou Moscowitz New York, NY W 10
Mar 23 San Sanchez New York, NY KO 3
Apr 8 Joey Manuel Rochester, NY L 10
Apr 22 Eddie "Kid" Wolfe New Orleans, La L 10
Jul 9 Eddie "Cannonball" Martin New York, NY W 10
Sep 25 Al Foreman Montreal, Que, Can TKO by 10
Oct 8 Al Goldberg New York, NY W 10
Nov 12 George Goldberg Brooklyn, NY L 10
1932
Aug 28 Al Dunbar Brooklyn, NY L 10
Dec 5 Mickey Greb Orange, NJ W 6