Heavyweight · United States
Ernie Schaaf 58-15-2 23 KO · 1927–1933
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Ernie Schaaf was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Sep 27, 1908. Record 58-15-2 with 23 knockouts over 1927–1933. Ernie Schaaf last fought Primo Carnera on Feb 10, 1933 and lost by KO in round 13 of 15.
Also: Ерні Шааф · Эрни Шааф · إيرني شاف +3 more ارنی شاف · Frederick Ernest Schaaf · Шааф, Эрни
Born Sep 27, 1908
Died Feb 14, 1933
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 188 cm
Nickname The Tiger of the Sea
Debut Mar 11, 1927
Career 1927–1933
Rounds boxed 512
KO share 40%
Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Titles New England heavyweight title 1932
Confirmed bouts 11 of 75
Career record Record
58-15-2, 23 KOs · 1927–1933
Last result L
KO 13/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 75 bouts, 1927–1933, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 75, Wikipedia (ru) · 1
L
KO 13/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 58-14-2 · Carnera 74-6-0
W
TKO 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 57-14-2 · Poreda —
W
Edward "Unknown" Winston
Won vacant New England heavyweight title KO 6/12 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 56-14-2 · Winston —
L
Edward "Unknown" Winston
SD 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 56-13-2 · Winston —
L
MD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 56-12-2 · Baer 36-7-0
W
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 55-12-2 · Sandwina —
W
PTS 15/15 · Madison Square Garden Bowl, Queens, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 54-12-2 · Uzcudun 43-13-2
W
Salvatore Ruggirello
TKO 2/10 · Brooks Field, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 53-12-2 · Ruggirello —
L
PTS 10/10 · Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 53-11-2 · Poreda —
W
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Park, Newark, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 52-11-2 · Galento 37-11-2
W
Edward "Unknown" Winston
KO 5/10 · Eastern States Coliseum, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 51-11-2 · Winston —
W
Jack Gross
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 50-11-2 · Gross —
W
UD 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 49-11-2 · Sandwina —
W
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 48-11-2 · Stribling 242-14-17
W
Salvatore Ruggirello
TKO 4/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 47-11-2 · Ruggirello —
W
Giacomo Bergomas
KO 2/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 46-11-2 · Bergomas —
W
Frankie Simms
TKO 3/10 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 45-11-2 · Simms —
W
Jack Dorval
SD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 44-11-2 · Dorval —
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 43-11-2 · Griffiths —
W
KO 3/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 42-11-2 · Roberti —
Show all 75 bouts W
KO 7/12 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 41-11-2 · Campolo —
W
Angus Snyder
TKO 5/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 40-11-2 · Snyder —
W
Jim Maloney
TKO 3/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 39-11-2 · Maloney —
W
Leo Williams
KO 2/10 · American Legion Arena, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 38-11-2 · Williams —
W
Jack Gagnon
KO 1/10 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 37-11-2 · Gagnon —
W
Jim Maloney
Won vacant New England heavyweight title KO 1/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 36-11-2 · Maloney —
W
Paul Pantaleo
10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 35-11-2 · Pantaleo —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 35-10-2 · Loughran 99-18-7
W
Dynamite Jackson
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 34-10-2 · Jackson —
W
Dick Daniels
KO 1/10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 33-10-2 · Daniels —
W
Dick Daniels
UD 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 32-10-2 · Daniels —
W
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 31-10-2 · Braddock 41-12-6
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 30-10-2 · Baer 24-3-0
L
Babe Hunt
PTS 10/10 · Fenway Park, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 30-9-2 · Hunt —
W
UD 10/10 · Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 29-9-2 · Loughran 94-17-7
W
SD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 28-9-2 · Loughran 94-16-7
D
Paul Pantaleo
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 28-9-1 · Pantaleo —
W
Meyer K.O. Christner
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 27-9-1 · Christner —
W
Al Friedman
PTS 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 26-9-1 · Friedman —
L
PTS 12/12 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 26-8-1 · Risko —
L
Meyer K.O. Christner
PTS 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 26-7-1 · Christner —
W
PTS 10/10 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 25-7-1 · Dumoulin —
W
Jack Gagnon
KO 6/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 24-7-1 · Gagnon —
W
Murray Gitlitz
KO 1/10 · White City Stadium, West Haven, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 23-7-1 · Gitlitz —
L
PTS 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 23-6-1 · Loughran 90-15-7
W
Al Friedman
PTS 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 22-6-1 · Friedman —
L
Young Con O'Kelly
DQ 6/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 22-5-1 · O'Kelly —
W
Al Friedman
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 21-5-1 · Friedman —
W
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 20-5-1 · Risko —
W
Bud Gorman
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 19-5-1 · Gorman —
W
James Jay Lawless
TKO 7/10 · Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 18-5-1 · Lawless —
L
Tiger Jack Payne
PTS 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 18-4-1 · Payne —
W
Big Boy Peterson
PTS 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 17-4-1 · Peterson —
W
Harold Mays
PTS 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 16-4-1 · Mays —
W
Pat McCarthy
PTS 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 15-4-1 · McCarthy —
L
Big Boy Peterson
UD 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 15-3-1 · Peterson —
L
Harold Mays
10 · 113th Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 15-2-1 · Mays —
W
Benny Touchstone
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 14-2-1 · Touchstone —
W
Benny Touchstone
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 13-2-1 · Touchstone —
W
Emilio Solomon
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 12-2-1 · Solomon —
W
Yale Okun
10 · Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 11-2-1 · Okun —
W
Murray Gitlitz
10 · Elizabeth, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 10-2-1 · Gitlitz —
W
Yale Okun
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 9-2-1 · Okun —
L
Yale Okun
10 · Halsey Street Arena, Newark, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 9-1-1 · Okun —
W
Ray Neuman
10 · West New York, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 8-1-1 · Neuman —
L
Yale Okun
DQ 1 · Halsey Street Arena, Newark, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 8-0-1 · Okun —
D
Benny Touchstone
PTS 6/6 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 8-0-0 · Touchstone —
W
Dan Lieber
KO 3 · Elizabeth, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 7-0-0 · Lieber —
W
Al Friedman
10 · Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 6-0-0 · Friedman —
W
Murray Gitlitz
PTS 6/6 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 5-0-0 · Gitlitz —
W
Sergeant Jack Adams
KO 1 · Armory, Elizabeth, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 4-0-0 · Adams —
W
Jack Gagnon
KO 2/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 3-0-0 · Gagnon —
W
Ad Stone
KO 4/10 · Armory, Elizabeth, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 2-0-0 · Stone —
W
Al Friedman
PTS 6/6 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 1-0-0 · Friedman —
W
Jack Darnell
TKO 2/10 · Armory, Elizabeth, 🇺🇸
Schaaf 0-0-0 · Darnell —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Ernie Schaaf's record? Ernie Schaaf's professional record is 58-15-2 with 23 knockouts.
Who did Ernie Schaaf fight last? Ernie Schaaf last fought Primo Carnera on Feb 10, 1933 and lost by KO in round 13 of 15. Sources Boxerbook ID 18139 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18139 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
