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Barney Ross 74-4-3 22 KO · 1929–1938
Barney Ross is a welterweight boxer from United States, born Dec 23, 1909. Record 74-4-3 with 22 knockouts over 1929–1938. World titles: WBA welterweight (1935–1938), WBA welterweight (1934), WBA lightweight (1933–1935). Barney Ross last fought Henry Armstrong on May 31, 1938 and lost by UD over 15 rounds.
Also: Барни Росс · ברני רוס · بارنى روس +7 more بارني روس · بارنی راس · バーニー・ロス · Beryl David Rosofsky · David Beryl Rasofsky · Dov-Ber "Beryl" David Rosofsky · Росс, Барни
Born Dec 23, 1909
Died Jan 17, 1967
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Height 170 cm
Titles WBA welterweight 1935
Boxerbook rating 1916 ± 350 · inactive since May 1938Why here › Confirmed bouts 12 of 81
The record 81 bouts, 1929–1938, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 72-4-3
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Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ross 74-3-3 · Armstrong 89-13-7
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Bobby Venner
TKO 7/10 · Shrine Auditorium, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Ross 73-3-3 · Venner —
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Henry Schaft
TKO 4/10 · Armory, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Ross 72-3-3 · Schaft —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ross 71-3-3 · Garcia 93-23-12
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Al Manfredo
10 · Western League Baseball Park, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Ross 70-3-3 · Manfredo —
W
KO 5/10 · Heinemann Park, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Ross 69-3-3 · Burke —
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Chuck Woods
KO 4/10 · Perry Stadium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Ross 68-3-3 · Woods —
W
Al Manfredo
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Ross 67-3-3 · Manfredo —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ross 66-3-3 · Jannazzo 28-14-11
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Phil Furr
UD 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Ross 65-3-3 · Furr —
W
Morrie Sherman
KO 2/10 · City Auditorium, Omaha, 🇺🇸
Ross 64-3-3 · Sherman —
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Laddie Tonielli
TKO 5/10 · State Fair Park, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Ross 63-3-3 · Tonielli —
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Chuck Woods
TKO 5/10 · Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Ross 62-3-3 · Woods —
W
MD 10/10 · Arena, Vancouver, 🇨🇦
Ross 61-3-3 · Wallace —
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Lou Halper
TKO 8/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ross 60-3-3 · Halper —
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UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 59-3-3 · Garcia 78-20-10
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PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ross 58-3-3 · Garcia 75-19-9
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Baby Joe Gans
KO 2/10 · Multnomah Stadium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Ross 57-3-3 · Gans —
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Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ross 56-3-3 · McLarnin —
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Henry Woods
Retained world light welterweight title UD 12/12 · Civic Auditorium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Ross 55-3-3 · Woods —
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For world junior welterweight title UD 10/10 · Municipal Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ross 54-3-3 · Klick 82-12-12
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Retained world light welterweight title PTS 12/12 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Ross 53-3-3 · Pacho —
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Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ross 53-2-3 · McLarnin —
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Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ross 52-2-3 · McLarnin —
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PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ross 51-2-3 · Pacho —
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Kid Moro
Retained world light welterweight title PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ross 50-2-3 · Moro —
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For world junior welterweight title PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ross 50-2-2 · Klick 81-10-11
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Retained world light welterweight title PTS 12/12 · Convention Hall, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Ross 49-2-2 · Nebo —
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UD 10/10 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ross 48-2-2 · Petrole 122-25-15
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Sammy Fuller
Retained world light welterweight title MD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 47-2-2 · Fuller —
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For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles SD 15/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ross 46-2-2 · Canzoneri 96-13-9
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Johnny Farr
Retained world light welterweight title TKO 6/10 · Convention Hall, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Ross 45-2-2 · Farr —
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Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles MD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 44-2-2 · Canzoneri 96-12-9
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Joe Ghnouly
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Ross 43-2-2 · Ghnouly —
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 42-2-2 · Petrole 119-24-14
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Tommy Grogan
PTS 10/10 · Washington Blvd. Auditorium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 41-2-2 · Grogan —
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Johnny Datto
KO 2/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Ross 40-2-2 · Datto —
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Johnny Farr
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Ross 39-2-2 · Farr —
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Goldie Hess
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 38-2-2 · Hess —
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 37-2-2 · Battalino 42-17-2
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Frankie Petrolle
KO 2/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 36-2-2 · Petrolle —
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Ray Miller
UD 10/10 · Sparta Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 35-2-2 · Miller —
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Henry Perlick
TKO 3/8 · Sparta Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 34-2-2 · Perlick —
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Dick Sisk
TKO 6/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 33-2-2 · Sisk —
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Frankie Hughes
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Ross 32-2-2 · Hughes —
W
Nick Ellenwood
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Muncie, 🇺🇸
Ross 31-2-2 · Ellenwood —
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Billy Gladstone
PTS 6/6 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 30-2-2 · Gladstone —
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Micky O'Neill
PTS 6/6 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Ross 29-2-2 · O'Neill —
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Jimmy Lundy
PTS 8/8 · Convention Hall, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Ross 28-2-2 · Lundy —
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Young Terry
PTS 8/8 · Moline Field House, Moline, 🇺🇸
Ross 27-2-2 · Terry —
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Lou Jallos
PTS 8/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 26-2-2 · Jallos —
W
Glen Gamp
PTS 10/10 · Eagles Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 25-2-2 · Gamp —
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Jimmy Alvarado
PTS 8/8 · Navin Field, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Ross 24-2-2 · Alvarado —
W
Babe Ruth
TKO 4/10 · Armory, Benton Harbor, 🇺🇸
Ross 23-2-2 · Ruth —
W
Billy Shaw
PTS 8/8 · Cicero Stadium, Cicero, 🇺🇸
Ross 22-2-2 · Shaw —
W
Jackie Dugan
KO 2/8 · Moline Field House, Moline, 🇺🇸
Ross 21-2-2 · Dugan —
W
Lud Abella
TKO 2/6 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 20-2-2 · Abella —
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Midget Mike O'Dowd
PTS 8/8 · Moline Field House, Moline, 🇺🇸
Ross 19-2-2 · O'Dowd —
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Roger Bernard
PTS 8/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 19-1-2 · Bernard —
W
Jackie Davis
PTS 6/6 · Cicero Stadium, Cicero, 🇺🇸
Ross 18-1-2 · Davis —
W
Young Terry
UD 10/10 · Cicero Stadium, Cicero, 🇺🇸
Ross 17-1-2 · Terry —
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Henry Falegano
PTS 8/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 16-1-2 · Falegano —
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Harry Dublinsky
PTS 8/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 16-1-1 · Dublinsky —
W
Petey Mack
KO 1/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 15-1-1 · Mack —
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Sammy Binder
KO 2/6 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 14-1-1 · Binder —
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Young Terry
PTS 8/8 · Jones & Baumrucker Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 14-1-0 · Terry —
W
Luis Perez
KO 1/6 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 13-1-0 · Perez —
W
Eddie Koppy
PTS 6/6 · Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Ross 12-1-0 · Koppy —
W
Mickey Genaro
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 11-1-0 · Genaro —
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PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 11-0-0 · Garcia —
W
Eddie Bojack
TKO 2/4 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Ross 10-0-0 · Bojack —
W
Jackie Davis
4 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Ross 9-0-0 · Davis —
W
PTS 4/4 · Recreation Park, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ross 8-0-0 · Kumagai —
W
Johnny Andrews
PTS 4/4 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 7-0-0 · Andrews —
W
Louis New
PTS 6/6 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 6-0-0 · New —
W
Al DeRose
PTS 6/6 · Ashland Blvd. Auditorium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 5-0-0 · DeRose —
W
Joey Barth
PTS 5/5 · Guyon's Paradise Ballroom, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ross 4-0-0 · Barth —
W
Virgil Tobin
KO 2/4 · State Armory, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ross 3-0-0 · Tobin —
W
Joe Borola
PTS 6/6 · Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ross 2-0-0 · Borola —
W
Joe Borola
PTS 6/6 · Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ross 1-0-0 · Borola —
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Ramon Lugo
PTS 6/6 · Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ross 0-0-0 · Lugo —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Barney Ross's professional record? Barney Ross's professional record is 74-4-3 with 22 knockouts.
Who did Barney Ross fight last? Barney Ross last fought Henry Armstrong on May 31, 1938 and lost by UD over 15 rounds.
Which world titles has Barney Ross held? Barney Ross has held 3 world title reigns: WBA welterweight (1935–1938), WBA welterweight (1934), WBA lightweight (1933–1935). Sources Boxerbook ID 18517 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18517 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-11. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
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