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Battling Battalino

65″ reach · 0% reach advantage · 14th percentile

Boxing record

57–26–3

Battling Battalino has a reach of 65″ against a height of 65″ — a reach advantage of 0%, unusually short for featherweight boxing and the 14th percentile of the 101 compared here.

192019301940draw v Philly Griffin, 1927, decisionwin v Jimmy Bones, 1927, decisiondraw v Joe Curry, 1927, decisionwin v Frisco Bautista, 1927, kowin v Tony DePalma, 1927, decisionwin v Kid Wagner, 1927, koresult not stated v Jimmy Horsburgh, 1927win v Jimmy Rossi, 1927, kowin v Archie Rosenberg, 1927, kowin v Jimmy Garcia, 1928, kowin v Milton Cohen, 1928, decisionwin v Jules Sombathy, 1928, decisionwin v Jimmy Scully, 1928, koloss v Johnny Ciccone, 1928, decisionwin v André Routis, 1929, decisionwin v Panama Al Brown, 1929, decisionwin v Eddie Lord, 1929, decisionwin v Tony Leto, 1929, kowin v Joe Curry, 1929, kowin v Ralph Nischo, 1929, kowin v Kid Chocolate, 1930, decisionloss v Young Zazzarino, 1930, dqloss v Louis "Kid" Kaplan, 1930, decisionloss v Roger Bernard, 1930, decisionwin v Bud Taylor, 1930, decisionloss v Cecil Payne, 1930, decisionwin v Ignacio Fernandez, 1930, kowin v Vic Burrone, 1930, decisionwin v Lew Massey, 1930, decisionwin v Bushy Graham, 1930, decisionwin v Benny Nabors, 1930, kowin v Phil Verdi, 1930, kowin v Al Singer, 1931, kowin v Bushy Graham, 1931, kowin v Earl Mastro, 1931, decisionloss v Roger Bernard, 1931, decisionwin v Eddie Shea, 1931, decisionwin v Freddie Miller, 1931, decisionwin v Bobby Brady, 1931, decisionwin v Johnny Datto, 1931, kowin v Fidel LaBarba, 1931, decisionwin v Andy Martin, 1931, decisionloss v Andy Callahan, 1931, decisionwin v Young Zazzarino, 1931, decisionloss v Barney Ross, 1932, decisionloss v Eddie Holmes, 1932, decisionwin v Billy Townsend, 1932, decisionwin v Willie Hines, 1932, koloss v Frankie Petrolle, 1932, decisionloss v Billy Petrolle, 1932, decisionwin v Eddie Ran, 1932, decisionwin v Billy Shaw, 1932, koresult not stated v Freddie Miller, 1932loss v Phil Rafferty, 1933, decisionwin v Benny Whitler, 1933, koloss v Jimmy Leto, 1934, decisionwin v Herbert Lewis Hardwick, 1934, kowin v Lew Feldman, 1934, decisionwin v Jackie Davis, 1934, decisionwin v Antonio Cerdan, 1934, decisionloss v Howard Scott, 1936, decisionloss v Al Roth, 1936, decisionwin v Joey Greb, 1936, decisionwin v Midget Mexico, 1936, decisionwin v Pete Nebo, 1936, koloss v George Martin, 1939, decisiondraw v George Pepe, 1939, decisionwin v Jerry Maloni, 1939, decisionwin v Frankie Young, 1939, decisionwin v Johnny Castonguay, 1939, kowin v Felix Garcia, 1939, kowin v Oscar Suggs, 1939, decisionwin v Sal Canata, 1939, koloss v Dick Turcotte, 1940, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1927–1940

SOURCE·Christopher Battalino — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·derived figures computed here·REVIEWED 2026-07-07

How this record is compiled

  1. Measurements come from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the bout list is parsed from the results table on the same article, read on 2026-07-07. Boxing tables are read by header name and MMA records by the fixed column order of the MMA record template — two different parsers, because reading MMA rows as a boxing table returns a fighter's boxing record in place of their real one.
  2. A bout enters the ledger with whatever fields the source states: result, opponent, method, round, year. Any field the source leaves empty stays empty here. A date that cannot be established is left blank rather than inferred, and the bout is still counted.
  3. A no contest is counted and printed as a no contest. It is never folded into the wins, the losses or the draws, and it never disappears to make a total balance.
  4. Where the article's infobox total disagrees with its own results table, both figures are published and each is labelled with where it came from. Nothing is averaged and nothing is reconciled against a second database.
  5. Percentiles rank this fighter among the 101 featherweight boxing fighters in the dataset — the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Bout record

Every bout the article's own results table lists, in order. A dash is a field the source leaves empty — it is not a zero and it is not a guess.

Bout-by-bout recordAUG 2026
YearResultOpponentMethodRd
1940 L Dick Turcotte Decision10
1939 L George Martin Decision10
1939 D George Pepe Decision8
1939 W Jerry Maloni Decision10
1939 W Frankie Young Decision8
1939 W Johnny Castonguay KO/TKO3
1939 W Felix Garcia KO/TKO2
1939 W Oscar Suggs Decision6
1939 W Sal Canata KO/TKO1
1936 L Howard Scott Decision10
1936 L Al Roth Decision10
1936 W Joey Greb Decision6
1936 W Midget Mexico Decision10
1936 W Pete Nebo KO/TKO2
1934 L Jimmy Leto Decision10
1934 W Herbert Lewis Hardwick KO/TKO6
1934 W Lew Feldman Decision10
1934 W Jackie Davis Decision10
1934 W Antonio Cerdan Decision10
1933 L Phil Rafferty Decision8
1933 W Benny Whitler KO/TKO2
1932 L Barney Ross Decision10
1932 L Eddie Holmes Decision10
1932 W Billy Townsend Decision10
1932 W Willie Hines KO/TKO3
1932 L Frankie Petrolle Decision10
1932 L Billy Petrolle Decision10
1932 W Eddie Ran Decision10
1932 W Billy Shaw KO/TKO2
1932 ? Freddie Miller —3
1931 W Al Singer KO/TKO2
1931 W Bushy Graham KO/TKO1
1931 W Earl Mastro Decision10
1931 L Roger Bernard Decision10
1931 W Eddie Shea Decision10
1931 W Freddie Miller Decision10
1931 W Bobby Brady Decision10
1931 W Johnny Datto KO/TKO5
1931 W Fidel LaBarba Decision15
1931 W Andy Martin Decision10
1931 L Andy Callahan Decision10
1931 W Young Zazzarino Decision10
1930 W Kid Chocolate Decision15
1930 L Young Zazzarino DQ3
1930 L Louis "Kid" Kaplan Decision10
1930 L Roger Bernard Decision10
1930 W Bud Taylor Decision10
1930 L Cecil Payne Decision10
1930 W Ignacio Fernandez KO/TKO5
1930 W Vic Burrone Decision10
1930 W Lew Massey Decision10
1930 W Bushy Graham Decision10
1930 W Benny Nabors KO/TKO4
1930 W Phil Verdi KO/TKO3
1929 W André Routis Decision15
1929 W Panama Al Brown Decision10
1929 W Eddie Lord Decision10
1929 W Tony Leto KO/TKO7
1929 W Joe Curry KO/TKO2
1929 W Ralph Nischo KO/TKO1

Showing 60 of 74 recorded bouts, most recent first.

14 of these opponents have their own page here.

SOURCE·Christopher Battalino — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·derived figures computed here·REVIEWED 2026-07-07

Reach in context

Reach advantage

0%

65″ reach on a 65″ frame

Compared against 101 featherweight boxing fighters. Median 3%.

-3.7%featherweight boxing reach advantage9.3%
Measurements
Reach65″ (165.1 cm)15th pct
Height65″ (165.1 cm)24th pct
StanceOrthodox
DivisionFeatherweight Boxing
Most active decade1930s — 53 of 74 dated bouts
CountryUnited States

Record

Boxing record

57–26

88 bouts on record

Finish rate

40%

of wins ended inside the distance — featherweight boxing median 51%, 31st percentile

By knockout: 23 (40%)By decision: 34 (60%)
  • By knockout 40%
  • By decision 60%

The career, bout by bout

74 recorded bouts from 1927 to 1940. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.

1930 1940 draw vs Philly Griffin (1927)win vs Jimmy Bones (1927)draw vs Joe Curry (1927)win vs Frisco Bautista (1927)win vs Tony DePalma (1927)win vs Kid Wagner (1927)? vs Jimmy Horsburgh (1927)win vs Jimmy Rossi (1927)win vs Archie Rosenberg (1927)win vs Jimmy Garcia (1928)win vs Milton Cohen (1928)win vs Jules Sombathy (1928)win vs Jimmy Scully (1928)loss vs Johnny Ciccone (1928)win vs André Routis (1929)win vs Panama Al Brown (1929)win vs Eddie Lord (1929)win vs Tony Leto (1929)win vs Joe Curry (1929)win vs Ralph Nischo (1929)win vs Kid Chocolate (1930)loss vs Young Zazzarino (1930)loss vs Louis "Kid" Kaplan (1930)loss vs Roger Bernard (1930)win vs Bud Taylor (1930)loss vs Cecil Payne (1930)win vs Ignacio Fernandez (1930)win vs Vic Burrone (1930)win vs Lew Massey (1930)win vs Bushy Graham (1930)win vs Benny Nabors (1930)win vs Phil Verdi (1930)win vs Al Singer (1931)win vs Bushy Graham (1931)win vs Earl Mastro (1931)loss vs Roger Bernard (1931)win vs Eddie Shea (1931)win vs Freddie Miller (1931)win vs Bobby Brady (1931)win vs Johnny Datto (1931)win vs Fidel LaBarba (1931)win vs Andy Martin (1931)loss vs Andy Callahan (1931)win vs Young Zazzarino (1931)loss vs Barney Ross (1932)loss vs Eddie Holmes (1932)win vs Billy Townsend (1932)win vs Willie Hines (1932)loss vs Frankie Petrolle (1932)loss vs Billy Petrolle (1932)win vs Eddie Ran (1932)win vs Billy Shaw (1932)? vs Freddie Miller (1932)loss vs Phil Rafferty (1933)win vs Benny Whitler (1933)loss vs Jimmy Leto (1934)win vs Herbert Lewis Hardwick (1934)win vs Lew Feldman (1934)win vs Jackie Davis (1934)win vs Antonio Cerdan (1934)loss vs Howard Scott (1936)loss vs Al Roth (1936)win vs Joey Greb (1936)win vs Midget Mexico (1936)win vs Pete Nebo (1936)loss vs George Martin (1939)draw vs George Pepe (1939)win vs Jerry Maloni (1939)win vs Frankie Young (1939)win vs Johnny Castonguay (1939)win vs Felix Garcia (1939)win vs Oscar Suggs (1939)win vs Sal Canata (1939)loss vs Dick Turcotte (1940)
winlossdraw / NC1927–1940

Career span

14y

1927–1940

Longest unbeaten run

10

without a loss — draws do not break it

Busiest year

1930

12 bouts

Recorded bouts

74

74 with a date

Standing questions

What this record does and does not say

What is Battling Battalino's record?
57–26–3 in boxing. That is the aggregate stated in the English Wikipedia infobox; the results table on the same article lists 74 bouts individually.
Does a no contest change a record here?
No. A no contest is not a win, a loss or a draw, and it is never folded into one. It is counted and printed separately, so a 20–0 record with two no contests is shown as exactly that rather than as 22–0 or as 20–0 with the no contests dropped. The same applies to a bout overturned after the fact where the source records the change.
What happens when sources disagree about a fight?
This site publishes one source — the fighter's English Wikipedia article, read on the date printed under every table — and it does not silently reconcile that against anyone else's database. Where the article's own infobox total and its own results table disagree, both are shown and the page says which one each figure came from. Nothing is averaged, and no field is filled in from a second source to make a total balance.

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