PHILLY BOXING HISTORY

  

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The Ring, the magazine known as the "Bible of Boxing", began running a regular feature called "Prospects of the Month" in the August 1929 edition, and continued to do so for more than fifty years, through the October 1979 issue. To be named a Ring Prospect of the Month was an honor eagerly sought by any young boxer. Usually it represented their very first attention as a professional fighter, and for those whose career failed to fully blossom, it often was the last honor they received. Listed below are all the Philadelphia-area boxers who were named as a Ring Magazine Prospect of the Month.

 
                       
   

August 1929
Eddie Reed
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

November 1929
Lew Massey
Jr. Lightweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1930
Frankie Hayes
Jr. Welterweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

January 1930
Gene Moretti
Welterweight
Atlantic City

     

December 1930
Mickey Diamond
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

September 1931
Lew Hardcastle
Featherweight
Atlantic City

   
                       
                               
                       
   

March 1932
Ray Gadsby
Lightweight
Philadelphia

     

March 1932
Al Ettore
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

October 1932
Al Ettore
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

January 1933
Eddie Houghton
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

February 1936
Tony Strazzeri
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

March 1936
Johnny Marcelline
Flyweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

March 1936
Johnny Duca
Middleweight
Paulsboro, NJ

     

April 1936
Johnny Hutchinson
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

April 1936
Dom Bernardi
Lightweight
Camden, NJ

   
                       
                               
                       
   

February 1937
Tommy Forte
Bantamweight
Philadelphia

     

April 1937
Tommy Forte
Bantamweight
Philadelphia

     

May 1937
Fritz McBride
Welterweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

June 1937
Gus Dorazio
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

August 1937
Frank Donofrio
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1938
Fred Harris
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

January 1940
Billy Collins
Light Heavyweight
Chester, PA

     

January 1940
Ben Moroz
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1941
Frankie Donato
Bantamweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

January 1941
Danny Falco
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

February 1941
Johnny Carter
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

March 1941
Steve Izzy
Middleweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

March 1941
Eddie Miller
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

April 1941
Johnny Myhosuk
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

May 1941
Johnny Nojunas
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

June 1941
Jimmy Moore
Middleweight
Chester, PA

     

August 1941
Johnny Aiello
Bantamweight
Wilmington, DE

     

October 1941
Frankie Carto
Bantamweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

October 1941
Paulie Jackson
Featherweight
Reading, PA

     

November 1941
Leon Haire
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

June 1942
Johnny Walker
Middleweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

July 1942
Henry Allen
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

September 1942
Tony Gangemi
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

February 1943
Cliff Dyes
Middleweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

March 1943
Carl Thomas
Lightweight
Philadelphia

     

March 1943
Al Jordan
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

May 1944
Bobby Smith
Featherweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

August 1944
Jack Cutie
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

August 1944
Hubert Samuels
Lightweight
Philadelphia

     

August 1944
Billy Fox
Middleweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

January 1945
Johnny Wolgast
Bantamweight
Philadelphia

     

February 1945
Ray Morris
Featherweight
Wilmington, DE

     

February 1945
Wesley Mouzon
Lightweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

February 1945
Jimmy Smith
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

May 1945
Tommy Ruth
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

June 1945
Austin Johnson
Heavyweight
Atlantic City

   
                       
                               
                       
   

March 1946
Otis Graham
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

April 1946
Vince Lauria
Bantamweight
Camden, NJ

     

October 1946
Honeychile Johnson
Featherweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

November 1946
Frank DiPiano
Bantamweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1947
Clem Russo
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

June 1947
Nunzio Carto
Lightweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

June 1947
Harold Johnson
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

July 1947
Kenny Harris
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

August 1947
John Calcinore
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

September 1947
Harold Johnson
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

November 1947
Maynard Jones
Light Heavyweight
Wilmington, DE

     

January 1948
Willie Davis
Middleweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

February 1948
Johnny Chambers
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

March 1948
Tommy Reed
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

March 1948
Dan Bucceroni
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

February 1949
Percy Bassett
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

March 1949
Frankie Sodano
Bantamweight
Philadelphia

     

August 1949
Ted Calaman
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

April 1950
George Benton
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

June 1951
Zack Hobbs
Middleweight
Philadelphia

     

September 1951
Jesse Gethers
Welterweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

March 1952
Jimmy Carlini
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

May 1952
Jimmy Fisher
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

June 1952
Jay Anderson
Welterweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

July 1952
Al Goodman
Middleweight
Philadelphia

     

December 1952
Willie Brown
Flyweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1953
Vinnie DeCarlo
Welterweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

March 1953
Billy Peacock
Bantamweight
Philadelphia

     

June 1953
Richie James
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

July 1953
Felix Benson
Middleweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

August 1953
Tommy Marciano
Lightweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1954
Johnny Gentile
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

March 1954
Marty Feldman
Middleweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

April 1954
Jimmy Soo
Lightweight
Philadelphia

     

May 1954
Slim Jim Robinson
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

June 1954
Carmen Bartolomeo
Welterweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

September 1954
Sonny Liston
Heavyweight
(then) St. Louis

     

December 1954
Fred Terry
Middleweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1955
Eddie Corma
Welterweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

April 1955
Garnet 'Sugar' Hart
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

May 1955
Bobby Singleton
Bantamweight
Philadelphia

     

May 1955
Fernando Fala
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

July 1955
Eddie Henderson
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

October 1955
Ernie Giddings
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

June 1956
Dudley Chavis
Welterweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

August 1956
Dave Bailey
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

October 1956
Bob Cofer
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1958
Candy McFarland
Lightweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

May 1958
Len Matthews
Lightweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1959
Don Warner
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

March 1959
John Patrick Britt
Lightweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

July 1959
Sidney Adams
Lightweight
Philadelphia

     

August 1959
Eddie Woods
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

November 1959
Dick Young
Middleweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

January 1960
Leslie Smith
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

March 1960
Dick Turner
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

April 1960
Charlie Branch
Bantamweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

September 1960
Johnny Alford
Middleweight
Philadelphia

     

November 1960
Dave Russell
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

June 1961
C.L. Lewis
Lightweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

September 1961
Percy Manning
Lightweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1962
Bernie McGlinchey
Middleweight
Philadelphia

     

April 1962
Leroy Roberts
Middleweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

June 1962
Jimmy Hairston
Middleweight
Philadelphia

     

November 1962
Jerry Matthews
Bantamweight
Philadelphia

     

March 1963
Jerry Sharp
Featherweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

April 1963
Jimmy Fabrizio
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

May 1963
Bennie Briscoe
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

July 1963
Bud Anderson
Lightweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

July 1965
Gypsy Joe Harris
Middleweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1966
Roger Russell
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

February 1966
Joe Frazier
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

July 1966
Ronald Townes
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1967
Al Massey
Lightweight
Philadelphia

     

June 1967
Jack O'Halloran
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

May 1968
Augie Pantellas
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

November 1968
Roy Williams
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

July 1969
Sammy Goss
Featherweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

October 1970
Willie Monroe
Middleweight
Philadelphia

     

July 1971
Ike Hooks
Lightweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1972
Obie English
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

January 1972
Ray Hall
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

June 1972
Eddie Duncan
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

June 1972
Luis Lopez
Featherweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

October 1972
Tyrone Everett
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

February 1974
Mike Rossman
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

May 1974
Jimmy Young
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

January 1975
Rochelle Norris
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

February 1975
Alfonso Evans
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

August 1975
Jerome Artis
Featherweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

September 1975
Lynwood Snowden
Featherweight
Philadelphia

     

November 1975
Leroy Diggs
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

December 1975
Al Styles
Middleweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

April 1976
Bob Payton
Middleweight
Philadelphia

     

October 1976
Matt Franklin
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

November 1976
Jeff Chandler
Bantamweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

December 1976
Ernie Singletary
Middleweight
Philadelphia

     

May 1977
Jerry Martin
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

July 1977
Ruben Lopez
Middleweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

August 1977
Ernie Singletary
Middleweight
Philadelphia

     

January 1978
Wade Hinnant
Lightweight
Philadelphia

     

April 1978
Jimmy Rothwell
Welterweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

June 1978
Jerry Martin
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

August 1978
Marvin Stinson
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

October 1978
Billy Wareham
Middleweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
   

February 1979
Leroy Jefferson
Welterweight
Philadelphia

     

February 1979
Jerry Martin
Light Heavyweight
Philadelphia

     

June 1979
Teddy Mann
Middleweight
Philadelphia

   
                       
                               
                       
     

 

     

September 1979
Randy 'Tex' Cobb
Heavyweight
Philadelphia

             
                       
                               
                               

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