Aurel Toma
| Aurel Toma | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Fear of Champions |
| Rated at | Bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft. 4 in. (163 cm.) |
| Nationality |
 Romanian |
| Born |
July 30, 1911 Babadag, Romania |
| Died |
August 25, 1980 (aged 69) Oxnard, California |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 74 |
| Wins | 48 |
| Wins by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 15 |
| Draws | 11 |
Aurel Toma (July 30, 1911 – 25 August 1980)[1] was a Romanian professional boxer who lived and fought out of Ventura, California, United States in the second part of his career. He was two-time European champion. Toma was the only boxer to knock out the legendary Benny Lynch, forcing him to retire even though the Scottish was at that hour two years older than the Romanian.
He is buried at the Riverside National Cemetery, in Riverside, California.[2]
A sports hall in Babadag, Romania is named after him.[3]
Professional boxing record
| 48 Wins (16 knockouts, 32 decisions), 15 Losses (6 knockouts, 9 decisions), 11 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 13-1-5 |  Henry Davis |
KO | 6 (10) | 1948-04-13 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
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| Draw | 12-3-1 | Tsuneshi Maruo |
PTS | 8 (8) | 1948-03-16 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
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| Loss | 27-6-0 | Manny Ortega |
KO | 6 (10) | 1948-02-27 | Liberty Hall, El Paso, Texas, United States |
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| Loss | 53-26-7 |  Luis Castillo |
KO | 6 (10) | 1947-12-02 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States |
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| Win | 12-9-7 | Joey Clemo |
MD | 10 (10) | 1947-11-07 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States |
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| Win | 11-5-3 |  Jackie Turner |
UD | 10 (10) | 1947-10-21 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States |
|
| Loss | 42-9-3 | Joey Dolan |
SD | 10 (10) | 1947-10-14 | Armory, Spokane, Washington, United States |
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| Win | 14-29-3 | Joe Tambe |
KO | 2 (8) | 1947-09-23 | Ryan's Auditorium, Fresno, California, United States |
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| Win | 40-7-3 | Joey Dolan |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1947-03-11 | Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, United States |
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| Win | 9-8-6 | Joey Clemo |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1947-02-21 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, United States |
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| Loss | 42-7-10 | Tony Olivera |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1942-07-13 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, United States |
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| Win | 8-1-0 | Bobby Carroll |
KO | 2 | 1942-02-02 | Sacramento, California, United States |
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| Draw | 41-4-8 | Jackie Jurich |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1941-08-25 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, United States |
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| Win | 0-6-3 | Adolph Samuels |
PTS | 6 (6) | 1941-05-16 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States |
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| Win | 34-9-6 | Bobby Siegel |
PTS | 6 (6) | 1941-04-04 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States |
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| Win | 5-7-7 | Nat Corum |
PTS | 6 (6) | 1941-03-14 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States |
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| Loss | 19-0-0 | Bill Speary |
TKO | 5 (8) | 1940-12-09 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
|
| Loss | 37-19-5 |  Vince Dell'Orto |
TKO | 4 (8) | 1940-11-11 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States |
A deep cut over Toma's left eye, forced the stoppage. |
| Win | 88-41-24 |  Pablo Dano |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1940-11-07 | Savannah, Georgia, United States |
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| Win | 37-20-4 | Jackie Callura |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1940-05-29 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States |
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| Draw | 32-2-7 | Tony Olivera |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1940-05-17 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States |
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| Loss | 40-9-11 | Chick Delaney |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1940-04-17 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States |
Toma was knocked down three times. |
| Win | 14-0-2 | Tommy Kiene |
TKO | 3 (10) | 1940-03-28 | Savannah, Georgia, United States |
|
| Loss | 9-4-1 | Pablo Dano |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1940-01-23 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
|
| Draw | 86-35-18 | Pablo Dano |
PTS | 8 (8) | 1940-01-02 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
|
| Win | 33-24-6 | Nicky Jerome |
TKO | 6 (8) | 1939-12-19 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
After the first three rounds were even Toma "won easily the rest of the way"--the bout being stopped as the bell ending the 6th round sounded. |
| Win | 10-11-3 |  Victor Corchado |
PTS | 8 (8) | 1939-11-25 | Rockland Palace, New York, New York, United States |
|
| Loss | 41-16-7 |  Ernst Weiss |
RTD | 11 (15) | 1939-08-11 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany |
Lost EBU (European) bantamweight title. |
| Win | 6-3-1 |  Teddy O'Neill |
KO | 10 (10) | 1939-01-27 | Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 91-26-15 |  Young Perez |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1938-12-03 |  Lyon, France |
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| Win | 89-23-3 | Len Hampston |
RTD | 5 (10) | 1938-11-14 | National Sporting Club, London, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 81-11-15 | Benny Lynch |
KO | 3 | 1938-10-03 | National Sporting Club, London, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 44-14-9 | Gino Cattaneo |
DQ | 8 (10) | 1938-06-04 | Stadionul Venus, Bucharest, Romania |
Won vacant EBU (European) bantamweight title. 20,000 spectators. |
| Win | 36-11-3 | Joey Archibald |
PTS | 8 (8) | 1937-04-05 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
18,000 spectators. |
| Win | 16-20-7 | Jimmy Martin |
TKO | 5 (10) | 1937-03-16 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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| Win | 65-24-3 | Henry Hook |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1937-02-2 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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| Win | 10-4-1 | Richard LiBrandi |
TKO | 6 (10) | 1937-01-26 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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| Win | 5-5-3 | Georges Bataille |
PTS | 10 (10) | 1936-11-26 | Paris, France |
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| Win | 0-4-1 | Eugene Lorenzoni |
KO | 7 | 1936-10-27 | Paris, France |
|
| Win | 23-4-5 | Joseph Decico |
KO | 11 | 1936-07-26 | Stadionul Venus, Bucharest, Romania |
Won vacant EBU (European) bantamweight title. 20,000 spectators. |
References
- ↑ "Aurel Toma". boxrec.com. June 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Destinul fabulos al boxerului român Aurel Toma (2) » Născut la Babadag, triumfător în Madison Square Garden şi mort în California". Gazeta Sporturilor. October 21, 2011.
- ↑ "Sala de Sport "Aurel Toma"". Primaria Babadag. June 16, 2012.
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