CONVENTION HALL MAIN EVENTS

1932 - (3 shows)    

May 11, 1932

Steve Hamas W10 Tommy Loughran II

Attendance: 12,530
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

September 12, 1932

Benny Bass W10 Tony Falco

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

December 29, 1932

Walter Cobb W10 George Godfrey

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

1933 - (3 shows)    

January 10, 1933

Tommy Loughran W10 King Levinsky

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

February 2, 1933

King Levinsky W10 Unknown Winston

Attendance: 9,000*
Promoter: ?

December 27, 1933

Benny Bass W10 Eddie Cool

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis (Prison Welfare Benefit Show)

1934 - (3 shows)    

February 13, 1934

Steve Hamas W12 Max Schmeling

Attendance: 15,000*
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

April 31, 1934

Cleto Locatelli W10 Benny Bass III

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

December 3, 1934

Paul Pirrone KO11 Mickey Walker

Attendance: 11,000*
Promoter: ?

1935 - (No shows)  

1936 - (1 show)      

January 27, 1936

Barney Ross TKO8 Lou Harper

Attendance: 4,000*
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

1937 - (5 shows)    

January 4, 1937

Al Ettore D10 John Henry Lewis I

Attendance: 13,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

February 8, 1937

John Henry Lewis W15 Al Ettore II

Attendance: 12,000*
Promoter: ?

March 2, 1937

Freddie Steele TKO1 Paul Pirrone

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

September 28, 1937

Tony Galento KO6 Lorenzo Pack

Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

November 18, 1937

Tony Galento TKO3 Leroy Haynes

Attendance: 12,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1938 - (3 shows)    

January 24, 1938

Steve Dudas W10 Bob Olin

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

September 15, 1938

John Henry Lewis W10 Jimmy Adamick

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor

November 14, 1938

Tony Galento TKO3 Harry Thomas

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1939 - (2 shows)    

October 18, 1939

Al Nettlow W10 Leonard Del Genio

Attendance: 3,000*
Promoter: ?

December 6, 1939

Abe Simon TKO4 Willie Reddish

Attendance: $6,000*
Promoter: Judge McDevitt Prison Welfare Fund Benefit

1940 - (5 shows)     

January 22, 1940

Fritzie Zivic W10 Mike Kaplan

Attendance: 6,500*
Promoter: ?

March 4, 1940

Fritzie Zivic KO1 Saverio Turiello

Attendance: 9,000*
Promoter: Phil Glassman

April 8, 1940

Johnny Barbara W10 Fritzie Zivic

Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: ?

May 7, 1940

Johnny Barbara W10 Fritzie Zivic

Attendance: 4,500*
Promoter: ?

October 28, 1940

Mike Kaplan W10 Milt Aron

Attendance: 4,500*
Promoter: ?

1941 - (4 shows)    

February 17, 1941

Joe Louis KO2 Gus Dorazio

Attendance: 15,425
Promoter: Herman Taylor

May 13, 1941

Cocoa Kid W10 Phil Furr

Attendance: 4,000*
Promoter: Phil Glassman

June 2, 1941

Mayon Padlo KO3 Saverio Turiello

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

September 25, 1941

Sugar Ray Robinson W10 Marty Servo

Attendance: 11,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1942 - (3 shows)    

March 10, 1942

Gus Dorazio W10 Lou Brooks

Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor / Phila. Inquirer / Buy-A-Bomber

September 21, 1942

Fritzie Zivic W10 Johnny Walker

Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

December 14, 1942

Sugar Ray Robinson TKO3 Al Nettlow

Attendance: 7,868
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1943 - (6 shows)   

January 4, 1943

Lulu Costantino W10 Ellis Phillips

Attendance: 6,950
Promoter: Herman Taylor

February 22, 1943

Bob Montgomery W10 Lulu Costantino

Attendance: 9,041
Promoter: Herman Taylor

March 22, 1943

Henry Armstrong W10 Al Tribuani

Attendance: 12,633
Promoter: Herman Taylor

May 17, 1943

Al Tribuani W10 Al 'Bummy' Davis

Attendance: 7,150
Promoter: Herman Taylor

May 24, 1943

Henry Armstrong TKO7 Maxie Shapiro

Attendance: 8,842
Promoter: ?

October 11, 1943

Jake LaMotta TKO2 Johnny Walker

Attendance: 5,428
Promoter: ?

October 25, 1943

Bob Montgomery TKO6 Petey Scalzo

Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: ?

1944 - (5 shows)    

January 25, 1944

Bob Montgomery KO12 Ike Williams

Attendance: 14,807
Promoter: Herman Taylor

May 16, 1944

Ike Williams W10 Slugger White

Attendance: 8,710
Promoter: Herman Taylor

October 2, 1944

Jose Basora D10 Holman Williams

Attendance: 4,825
Promoter: ?

October 16, 1944

Melio Bettina KO3 Tommy Reed

Attendance: 6,183
Promoter: Herman Taylor

December 12, 1944

Sugar Ray Robinson TKO2 Sheik Rangel

Attendance: 7,631
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1945 - (3 shows)    

January 8, 1945

Ike Williams W12 Willie Joyce

Attendance: 10,681
Promoter: Herman Taylor

May 14, 1945

Sugar Ray Robinson D10 Jose Basora

Attendance: 14,653
Promoter: Herman Taylor

October 22, 1945

Wesley Mouzon TKO8 Dorsey Lay

Attendance: 7,419
Promoter: ?

1946 - (3 shows)    

May 20, 1946

Billy Fox KO10 Ossie Harris

Attendance: 9,937
Promoter: Herman Taylor

September 17, 1946

Billy Fox KO1 Johnny Walker

Attendance: 7,453
Promoter: Herman Taylor

November 26, 1946

Bob Montgomery KO8 Wesley Mouzon II

Attendance: 12,416
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1947 - (2 shows)    

January 6, 1947

Jersey Joe Walcott W10 Joey Maxim

Attendance: 9,980
Promoter: Herman Taylor

September 29, 1947

Ike Williams KO4 Doll Rafferty

Attendance: 4,536
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1948 - (4 shows)    

January 5, 1948

Livio Minelli W10 Johnny Bratton

Attendance: 7,422
Promoter: Herman Taylor

September 28, 1948

Harold Johnson TKO3 Agostino Guedes

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor

November 23, 1948

Beau Jack TKO3 Chuck Taylor

Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: ?

December 14, 1948

Exhibition: Joe Louis vs. Arturo Godoy
(Percy Bassett KO7 Al Gualteri / Harold Johnson KO7 Willie Brown)

Attendance: 7,285
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1949 - (6 shows)    

February 23, 1949

Harold Johnson W10 Arturo Godoy

Attendance: 4,970
Promoter: ?

March 23, 1949

Archie Moore TKO6 Dusty Wilkerson

Attendance: 2,000*
Promoter: ?

April 26, 1949

Archie Moore W10 Harold Johnson

Attendance: 6,018
Promoter: ?

September 21, 1949

George Costner D10 Freddie Dawson

Attendance: 5,243
Promoter: Harry Steinman (debut promotion)

October 26, 1949

Harold Johnson W10 Jimmy Bivins

Attendance: 4,445
Promoter: ?

December 5, 1949

Ike Williams W15 Freddie Dawson

Attendance: 10,389
Promoter: ?

1950 - (3 shows)    

March 22, 1950

Sugar Ray Robinson KO1 George Costner

Attendance: 11,747
Promoter: Phil Glassman

October 26, 1950

Sugar Ray Robinson KO12 Bobo Olson

Attendance: 5,034
Promoter: ?

November 27, 1950

Rocky Graziano KO4 Honeychile Johnson

Attendance: 7,569
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1951 - (1 show)     

November 12, 1951

Gil Turner TKO6 Bernard Docusen

Attendance: 9,035
Promoter: ?

1952 - (1 show)     

February 13, 1952

Rocky Marciano TKO6 Lee Savold

Attendance: 9,243
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1953 - (No shows)

1954 - (1 show)     

October 20, 1954

Johnny Saxton W15 Kid Gavilan

Attendance: 7,909
Promoter: Herman Taylor & James D. Norris (IBC)

1955 - (1 show)     

January 28, 1955

George Johnson W10 Ramon Fuentes

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1956 - (No shows)

1957 - (1 show)      

September 10, 1957

Harold Johnson W10 Wayne Bethea

Attendance: 3,209
Promoter: Samuel Rose

1958 - (1 show)      

October 21, 1958

Len Matthews W10 Orlando Zulueta

Attendance: 2,634
Promoter: ?

1959 - (2 shows)    

February 16, 1959

Len Matthews TKO2 Ray Lancaster

Attendance: 6,930
Promoter: Al Lewis (debut promotion)

October 19, 1959

Charley Scott KO9 Garnet 'Sugar' Hart

Attendance: 4,930
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1960 - (2 shows)     

May 4, 1960

Harold Johnson W10 Clarence Floyd

Attendance: 1,683
Promoter: ?

December 6, 1960

Doug Valliant W10 Len Matthews

Attendance: 5,049
Promoter: Al Lewis & Phil Glassman

1961 - (1 show)      

December 4, 1961

Sonny Liston KO1 Albert Westphal

Attendance: 4,000*
Promoter: Championship Sports, Inc.

1962 - (3 shows)     

January 30, 1962

Joey Giardello W10 Henry Hank II

Attendance: 5,867
Promoter: Al Lewis & Jimmy Riggio

May 28, 1962

George Benton W10 Jesse Smith

Attendance: 5,106
Promoter: Marty Kramer

August 6, 1962

George Benton W10 Joey Giardello

Attendance: 9,449
Promoter: Marty Kramer

1963 - (2 shows)     

June 24, 1963

Joey Giardello W10 Sugar Ray Robinson

Attendance: 8,598
Promoter: Herman Taylor

August 13, 1963

Len Matthews KO8 Manuel Alvarez

Attendance: 2,791
Promoter: Marty Kramer

1964 - (2 shows)     

June 15, 1964

Bennie Briscoe KO8 Percy Manning

Attendance: 2,336
Promoter: ?

December 14, 1964

Joey Giardello W15 Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter

Attendance: 7,652 (plus 1,000+ gate crashers)
Promoter: Jimmy Riggio

1965 - (3 shows)    

June 25, 1965

Kitten Hayward KO2 Vince Shomo

Attendance: 2,526
Promoter: Lou Lucchese

August 16, 1965

Kitten Hayward W10 Tito Marshall
(Also: Joe Frazier's Pro Debut)

Attendance: 2,827
Promoter: Lou Lucchese

September 20, 1965

Tito Marshall W10 Bennie Briscoe I

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Lou Lucchese

1966 - (1 show)    

July 25, 1966

Joe Frazier TKO6 Billy Daniels

Attendance: 5,538
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1967 - (2 shows)  

August 3, 1967

Kitten Hayward KO9 Pete Toro

Attendance: 2,500*
Promoter: George Katz (debut promotion)

November 20, 1967

Bennie Briscoe TKO6 Jimmy Lester

Attendance: 1,774
Promoter: ?

1968 - (No shows)  

1969 - (No shows)

1970 - (No shows)

1971 - (No shows)

1972 - (No shows)  

1973 - (2 shows)     

July 23, 1973

Boogaloo Watts W10 Manuel Gonzalez

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Edna Toppi

August 14, 1973

Willie Monroe W10 Jose Gonzalez

Attendance: 1,775
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1974 - (No shows)  

1975 - (No shows)  

1976 - (1 show)     

July 14, 1976

Boogaloo Watts TKO7 Casey Gacic

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

1977 - (No shows)  

1978 - (No shows)  

1979 - (2 shows)     

May 31, 1979

Willie Monroe W10 Keith Broom

Attendance: 1,300*
Promoter: M/A Productions (NAACP Benefit)

October 18, 1979

Greg Page TKO3 Frankie Brown

Attendance: 2,830
Promoter: Butch Lewis

1980 - (No shows)  

1981 - (2 shows)     

March 5, 1981

Frank Fletcher TKO3 Robert Davis

Attendance: 1,100*
Promoter: J Russell Peltz & Joe Hand

November 25, 1981

Pinklon Thomas KO2 Curtis Whitener

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Bob Connelly

1982 - (1 show)     

March 27, 1982

Jeff Chandler TKO6 Johnny Carter

Attendance: 2,000*
Promoter: J Russell Peltz

1983 - (1 show)     

June 14, 1983

James Shuler KO1 Wilfredo Acosta

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Butch Lewis

1984 - (1 show)  

January 17, 1984

James Shuler W12 Clint Jackson

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Butch Lewis

1985 - (No shows)

1986 - (No shows)

1987 - (1 show)     

June 1, 1987

Tony Thornton TKO5 Darryl Spain

Attendance: 1,655
Promoter: J Russell Peltz

1988 - (2 shows)     

October 6, 1988

Tony Thornton TKO5 Tim Williams

Attendance: ?
Promoter: J Russell Peltz

November 23, 1988

Dwight M. Qawi TKO7 Olian Alexander

Attendance: 1,500*
Promoter: Alfredo Marchio / International Productions

1989 - (2 shows)     

February 15, 1989

Nate Miller TKO6 Bert Cooper

Attendance: 1,700*
Promoter: Alfredo Marchio / International Productions

November 20, 1989

Meldrick Taylor TKO5 Jamie Balboa

Attendance: 3,100*
Promoter: Peltz Boxing / Seidman / Main Events/Monitor

1990 - (No shows)  

1991 - (No shows)  

1992 - (1 show)     

January 18, 1992

Meldrick Taylor W12 Glenwood Brown

Attendance: 1,200*
Promoter: Peltz Boxing / Main Events/Monitor / MSG Boxing

* Attendance figures marked with an asterisk are estimates taken from newspaper reports and are not exact.