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Joey Giardello 98-26-8 31 KO · 1948–1967
Joey Giardello is a middleweight boxer from United States, born Jul 16, 1930. Record 98-26-8 with 31 knockouts over 1948–1967. World titles: WBA middleweight (1963–1965), WBC middleweight (1963–1965). Joey Giardello last fought Jack Rodgers on Nov 6, 1967 and won by SD over 10 rounds.
Also: Джои Джиарделло · Джої Джарделло · جوي جيارديلو +4 more ジョーイ・ジャーデロ · Carmine Orlando Tilelli · Giardello · Джиарделло, Джои
Born Jul 16, 1930
Died Sep 4, 2008
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 178 cm
Reach 178 cm
Debut Oct 10, 1948
Career 1948–1967
Rounds boxed 1042
KO share 32%
Born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Titles WBA middleweight 1963
Boxerbook rating 1622 ± 296 · inactive since Nov 1967Why here › Confirmed bouts 18 of 132
The record 132 bouts, 1948–1967, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
W
Jack Rodgers
SD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 97-26-8 · Rodgers —
L
Jack Rodgers
UD 10/10 · Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Giardello 97-25-8 · Rodgers —
L
Nate Collins
TKO 8/10 · Winterland Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Giardello 97-24-8 · Collins —
W
Cash White
UD 10/10 · Municipal Stadium, Reading, 🇺🇸
Giardello 96-24-8 · White —
L
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 96-23-8 · Tiger 51-16-3
W
Gil Diaz
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Cherry Hill, 🇺🇸
Giardello 95-23-8 · Diaz —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 94-23-8 · Carter 20-4-0
W
Juan Carlos Rivera
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Giardello 93-23-8 · Rivera —
W
Juan Carlos Rivera
SD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Giardello 92-23-8 · Rivera —
W
Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles PTS 15/15 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Giardello 91-23-8 · Tiger 47-14-3
W
UD 10/10 · Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 90-23-8 · Robinson 161-13-3
W
Ernest Burford
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 89-23-8 · Burford —
W
SD 10/10 · Jacksonville, Florida, 🇺🇸
Giardello 88-23-8 · Greaves —
W
Johnny Morris
SD 10/10 · Civic Center, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Giardello 87-23-8 · Morris —
L
UD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 87-22-8 · Benton 43-7-1
W
Jimmy Beecham
UD 10/10 · Midway Stadium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Giardello 86-22-8 · Beecham —
W
Henry Hank
MD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 85-22-8 · Hank —
D
MD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Giardello 85-22-7 · DeNucci —
W
Jesse Smith
UD 10/10 · International Amphitheatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Giardello 84-22-7 · Smith —
W
Jesse Smith
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 83-22-7 · Smith —
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Henry Hank
UD 10/10 · Convention Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Giardello 83-21-7 · Hank —
W
TKO 9/10 · Alhambra A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 82-21-7 · Greaves —
L
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Giardello 82-20-7 · Dupas 86-14-6
L
Peter Müller
PTS 10/10 · Messesporthalle, Cologne, 🇩🇪
Giardello 82-19-7 · Müller —
L
PTS 10/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Giardello 82-18-7 · Downes 24-6-0
W
Clarence Hinnant
TKO 3/10 · Shrine Auditorium, Billings, 🇺🇸
Giardello 81-18-7 · Hinnant —
D
For NBA middleweight title SD 15/15 · Montana St. College Fieldhouse, Bozeman, 🇺🇸
Giardello 81-18-6 · Fullmer 51-4-0
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Giardello 80-18-6 · Tiger 35-12-2
L
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Giardello 80-17-6 · Tiger 34-12-2
W
Chico Vejar
SD 10/10 · Midway Stadium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Giardello 79-17-6 · Vejar —
W
KO 1/10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Giardello 78-17-6 · Flanagan —
W
SD 10/10 · Capitol Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Giardello 77-17-6 · Mims —
L
SD 10/10 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Giardello 77-16-6 · Jones 47-25-4
L
TKO 7/10 · Cow Palace, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 77-15-6 · Webb —
L
SD 10/10 · Cow Palace, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 77-14-6 · Giambra —
W
Frank Szuzina
MD 10/10 · Shoreham Terrace, Washington, 🇺🇸
Giardello 76-14-6 · Szuzina —
W
Rory Calhoun
UD 10/10 · Cow Palace, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 75-14-6 · Calhoun —
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 74-14-6 · Szüzina —
W
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Giardello 73-14-6 · Jones 44-21-4
W
UD 10/10 · Denver Coliseum, Denver, 🇺🇸
Giardello 72-14-6 · Greaves —
W
Bobby Lane
TKO 7/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Giardello 71-14-6 · Lane —
W
Chico Vejar
UD 10/10 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Giardello 70-14-6 · Vejar —
W
RTD 5/10 · Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Giardello 69-14-6 · Gray —
W
Rory Calhoun
SD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Giardello 68-14-6 · Calhoun —
W
Randy Sandy
SD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Giardello 67-14-6 · Sandy —
W
Charley Cotton
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Giardello 66-14-6 · Cotton —
W
Charley Cotton
UD 10/10 · Arena, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Giardello 65-14-6 · Cotton —
W
Bobby Boyd
KO 5/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Giardello 64-14-6 · Boyd —
W
Georgia Kid
TKO 9/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Giardello 63-14-6 · Kid —
W
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Giardello 62-14-6 · Szüzina —
W
Tony Baldoni
KO 1/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 61-14-6 · Baldoni —
L
Charley Cotton
SD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 61-13-6 · Cotton —
L
Charley Cotton
UD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 61-12-6 · Cotton —
W
Joe Shaw
UD 10/10 · Town Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 60-12-6 · Shaw —
W
Hurley Sanders
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Paterson, 🇺🇸
Giardello 59-12-6 · Sanders —
W
Tim Jones
TKO 10/10 · Arena, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Giardello 58-12-6 · Jones —
W
Peter Müller
KO 2/10 · Arena, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Giardello 57-12-6 · Müller —
W
Andy Mayfield
TKO 8/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Giardello 56-12-6 · Mayfield —
W
Al Andrews
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, 🇺🇸
Giardello 55-12-6 · Andrews —
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 54-12-6 · Jones 32-10-3
W
Billy Kilgore
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 53-12-6 · Kilgore —
W
Bobby Jones
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 52-12-6 · Jones —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 52-11-6 · Langlois —
W
Willie Troy
TKO 7/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 51-11-6 · Troy —
W
TKO 1/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 50-11-6 · Cartier —
W
Garth Panter
TKO 5/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 49-11-6 · Panter —
W
Tuzo Portuguez
UD 10/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 48-11-6 · Portuguez —
W
UD 10/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 47-11-6 · Cartier —
L
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 47-10-6 · Saxton 40-1-1
W
Ernie Durando
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 46-10-6 · Durando —
W
Hurley Sanders
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Giardello 45-10-6 · Sanders —
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 44-10-6 · Turner —
L
UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 44-9-6 · Graham 99-10-8
W
Harold Green
UD 10/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 43-9-6 · Green —
W
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 42-9-6 · Graham 98-9-8
L
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Giardello 42-8-6 · Giambra —
W
UD 10/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 41-8-6 · Giambra —
W
Georgie Small
UD 10/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 40-8-6 · Small —
W
SD 10/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 39-8-6 · Graham 97-7-8
W
Pierre Langlis
UD 10/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 38-8-6 · Langlis —
W
Roy Wouters
PTS 6/6 · Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 37-8-6 · Wouters —
D
Joe Miceli
PTS 10/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Giardello 37-8-5 · Miceli —
D
Sammy Giuliani
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 37-8-4 · Giuliani —
D
Sal DiMartino
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Giardello 37-8-3 · DiMartino —
L
Bobby Dykes
SD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Giardello 37-7-3 · Dykes —
L
MD 10/10 · Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Giardello 37-6-3 · Castellani 40-5-5
W
Tony Amato
KO 7/8 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 36-6-3 · Amato —
W
Tommy Bazzano
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 35-6-3 · Bazzano —
W
Johnny Noel
UD 8/8 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 34-6-3 · Noel —
W
Otis Graham
UD 8/8 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 33-6-3 · Graham —
L
Gus Rubicini
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 33-5-3 · Rubicini —
W
Ernie Durando
UD 10/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Giardello 32-5-3 · Durando —
W
Roy Wouters
UD 8/8 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 31-5-3 · Wouters —
W
Primos Cutler
PTS 8/8 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 30-5-3 · Cutler —
L
Roy Wouters
MD 8/8 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 30-4-3 · Wouters —
W
Tony Wolfe
KO 3/8 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 29-4-3 · Wolfe —
W
Harold Sampson
SD 8/8 · Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 28-4-3 · Sampson —
W
Jan Henri
UD 8/8 · Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 27-4-3 · Henri —
W
Freddie Lott
PTS 8/8 · Ridgewood Grove, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 26-4-3 · Lott —
W
Leroy Coleman
KO 5/6 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 25-4-3 · Coleman —
D
George Roberts
PTS 6/6 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 25-4-2 · Roberts —
L
Harold Green
RTD 6/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 25-3-2 · Green —
W
Bruce Ubaldo
PTS 8/8 · South Main Street Armory, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Giardello 24-3-2 · Ubaldo —
W
Ted DiGiammo
KO 1/6 · South Main Street Armory, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Giardello 23-3-2 · DiGiammo —
W
Don Berry
KO 1/6 · Scranton Stadium, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Giardello 22-3-2 · Berry —
L
Carey Mace
TKO 8/8 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 22-2-2 · Mace —
W
Hurley Sanders
UD 8/8 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 21-2-2 · Sanders —
W
Tommy Varsos
KO 1/8 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 20-2-2 · Varsos —
W
Steve Sabatino
KO 1/8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 19-2-2 · Sabatino —
W
Armando Amanini
PTS 8/8 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 18-2-2 · Amanini —
W
Johnny Bernardo
MD 8/8 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 17-2-2 · Bernardo —
W
Johnny Bernardo
PTS 8/8 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 16-2-2 · Bernardo —
L
Joe DiMartino
PTS 8/8 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Giardello 16-1-2 · DiMartino —
W
Johnny Fry
PTS 6/6 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 15-1-2 · Fry —
W
Jim Dockery
KO 2/6 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 14-1-2 · Dockery —
W
Mitch Allen
PTS 6/6 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 13-1-2 · Allen —
W
Leroy Fleming
KO 1/6 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Giardello 12-1-2 · Fleming —
W
Ray Haas
TKO 3/6 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 11-1-2 · Haas —
W
Henry Vonsavage
TKO 2/6 · Toppi Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 10-1-2 · Vonsavage —
W
Emerson Charles
PTS 4/4 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 9-1-2 · Charles —
W
Joe Aurillo
PTS 6/6 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 8-1-2 · Aurillo —
W
Ray Morris
PTS 4/4 · South Main Street Armory, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Giardello 7-1-2 · Morris —
W
Bill Mongomery
KO 1/6 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 6-1-2 · Mongomery —
W
Johnny Brown
PTS 4/4 · Little Palestra, Allentown, 🇺🇸
Giardello 5-1-2 · Brown —
W
Don Ennis
KO 4/6 · Reading, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Giardello 4-1-2 · Ennis —
D
Clyde Diggs
PTS 6/6 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 4-1-1 · Diggs —
L
Jimmy Morton
PTS 6/6 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 4-0-1 · Morton —
W
Willie Wigfall
TKO 1/4 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Giardello 3-0-1 · Wigfall —
D
Bobby Thomas
PTS 4/4 · Kingston Armory, Kingston, 🇺🇸
Giardello 3-0-0 · Thomas —
W
Johnny Madison
KO 1/4 · Hamid's Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Giardello 2-0-0 · Madison —
W
Jackie Cole
KO 1/4 · Arena, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Giardello 1-0-0 · Cole —
W
Jimmy Larkin
KO 1/4 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Giardello 0-0-0 · Larkin —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Joey Giardello's professional record? Joey Giardello's professional record is 98-26-8 with 31 knockouts.
Who did Joey Giardello fight last? Joey Giardello last fought Jack Rodgers on Nov 6, 1967 and won by SD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Joey Giardello held? Joey Giardello has held 2 world title reigns: WBA middleweight (1963–1965), WBC middleweight (1963–1965). Sources Boxerbook ID 17584 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17584 . 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.
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