Midget_Wolgast

Midget Wolgast

Midget Wolgast

American boxer


Joseph Robert Loscalzo (July 18, 1910 October 19, 1955), known professionally as Midget Wolgast, was a world flyweight boxing champion.

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Biography

Wolgast turned pro in 1925 and was considered one of the fastest boxers of all time. In 1930, he defeated Black Bill for the vacant New York State Athletic Commission world flyweight title. The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer, Statistical boxing website BoxRec, and the International Boxing Research Organization all rate Wolgast as the 8th greatest flyweight of all-time.[2][3][4]

He was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the Helms Boxing Hall of Fame.[4]

Wolgast fought future NYSAC Bantamweight Champion Tony Marino for the first time on June 6, 1932, at the Myers Bowl in North Braddock, Pennsylvania, winning in a ten-round points decision.[5]

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[6] unless otherwise stated.

Official Record

More information 217 fights, 144 wins ...

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

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Unofficial record

More information 217 fights, 164 wins ...

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.

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References

  1. "BoxRec: Login".
  2. "All-Time Flyweight Rankings". BoxRec. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  3. All-Time Flyweight Rankings IBROresearch.com Retrieved on 2014-04-29
  4. Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Midget Wolgast CyberBoxingZone.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30
  5. "Tony Marino". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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