Rocky Kansas: Difference between revisions

{{short description|American-Italian boxer}}

{{Infobox boxer

|image= File:Rocky Kansas.jpg

|name = Rocky Kansas

|realname = Rocco Tozzo

|weight = [[light weight]]

|birth_place = Italy

|style = Southpaw

|total = 166

}}

 

==Background==

 

==Pro career==

Leonard retired and Kansas was given his third title shot at [[Broadway Auditorium]] against [[Jimmy Goodrich]], who claimed the title after Leonard's retirement. Kansas was able to get inside on Goodrich and won all but one of the first 13 rounds. Kansas was awarded the 15-round decision, and after over 14 years of professional fighting, Rocky Kansas was finally a champion.<ref name= "Goodrich">{{cite news |last=Mulville |first=Mark |url= https://buffalonews.com/sports/jimmy-goodrich-rick-glaser-to-enter-state-boxing-hall-kreps-loses-at-trials/article_eca1250c-27d1-57fd-be68-2657d8b470ba.html |title=Jimmy Goodrich, Rick Glaser to enter state boxing hall; Kreps loses at trials |work=[[The Buffalo News]] |date=December 10, 2019 |accessdate=September 1, 2020}}</ref>

 

 

==Retirement and death==

 

==Professional boxing record==

===Official record===

{{BoxingRecordSummary

}}

All [[newspaper decision]]s are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

|-

!{{abbr|No.|Number}}

|-

|164

|64–9–6 {{small|(85)}}

|align=left| Pal Moran

|-

|163

|64–9–6 {{small|(84)}}

|align=left| Joe Tiplitz

|15

|Oct 12, 1923

|

|-

|146

|52–6–5 {{small|(83)}}

|align=left| Johnny Mendelsohn

|-

|145

|52–6–5 {{small|(82)}}

|align=left| Alex Hart

|15

|Feb 9, 1923

|

|-

|-

|141

|49–6–5 {{small|(81)}}

|align=left| Johnny Donnelly

|15

|Feb 10, 1922

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For NYSAC and NBA lightweight titles}}

|-

|135

|46–4–5 {{small|(80)}}

|align=left| Johnny Ray

|-

|132

|45–4–4 {{small|(79)}}

|align=left| Johnny Mendelsohn

|15

|Oct 21, 1921

|

|-

|-

|126

|40–4–4 {{small|(78)}}

|align=left| [[Benny Leonard]]

|-

|123

|38–4–4 {{small|(77)}}

|align=left| [[Johnny Dundee]]

|12

|Mar 21, 1921

|

|-

|120

|36–4–4 {{small|(76)}}

|align=left| Richie Mitchell

|-

|115

|32–4–4 {{small|(75)}}

|align=left| [[Pinky Mitchell]]

|-

|114

|32–4–4 {{small|(74)}}

|align=left| Allentown Dundee

|-

|113

|32–4–4 {{small|(73)}}

|align=left| Matt Brock

|-

|112

|32–4–4 {{small|(72)}}

|align=left| Joe Welling

|-

|109

|30–4–4 {{small|(71)}}

|align=left| Babe Picato

|-

|108

|30–4–4 {{small|(70)}}

|align=left| Babe Picato

|-

|107

|30–4–4 {{small|(69)}}

|align=left| Westside Jimmy Duffy

|-

|105

|30–4–3 {{small|(68)}}

|align=left| [[Benny Valger]]

|-

|104

|30–4–3 {{small|(67)}}

|align=left| Frankie Britt

|-

|103

|30–4–3 {{small|(66)}}

|align=left| Ralph Brady

|-

|102

|30–4–3 {{small|(65)}}

|align=left| Joe Tiplitz

|-

|100

|29–4–3 {{small|(64)}}

|align=left| K.O. Mars

|-

|99

|29–4–3 {{small|(63)}}

|align=left| Artie O'Leary

|-

|98

|29–4–3 {{small|(62)}}

|align=left| [[Lew Tendler]]

|-

|96

|29–3–3 {{small|(61)}}

|align=left| [[Benny Valger]]

|-

|93

|29–3–1 {{small|(60)}}

|align=left| Joe Thomas

|-

|92

|29–3–1 {{small|(59)}}

|align=left| Phil Bloom

|-

|91

|29–3–1 {{small|(58)}}

|align=left| Patsy Cline

|-

|90

|29–3–1 {{small|(57)}}

|align=left| Jake Schiffer

|-

|88

|28–3–1 {{small|(56)}}

|align=left| Fighting Zunner

|-

|87

|28–3–1 {{small|(55)}}

|align=left| Lockport Jimmy Duffy

|-

|85

|27–3–1 {{small|(54)}}

|align=left| Patsy Cline

|-

|84

|27–3–1 {{small|(53)}}

|align=left| Young Terry McGovern

|-

|83

|27–3–1 {{small|(52)}}

|align=left| Willie Jackson

|-

|82

|27–3–1 {{small|(51)}}

|align=left| Willie Jackson

|-

|81

|27–3–1 {{small|(50)}}

|align=left| Clonie Tait

|-

|80

|27–3–1 {{small|(49)}}

|align=left| [[Lew Tendler]]

|-

|79

|27–3–1 {{small|(48)}}

|align=left| [[Frankie Callahan]]

|-

|78

|27–3–1 {{small|(47)}}

|align=left| Willie Jackson

|-

|77

|27–3–1 {{small|(46)}}

|align=left| [[George Chaney]]

|-

|76

|27–3–1 {{small|(45)}}

|align=left| [[George Chaney]]

|-

|75

|27–3–1 {{small|(44)}}

|align=left| Babe Picato

|-

|73

|27–2–1 {{small|(43)}}

|align=left| [[Freddie Welsh]]

|-

|72

|27–2–1 {{small|(42)}}

|align=left| Red Dolan

|-

|71

|27–2–1 {{small|(41)}}

|align=left| Phil Virgets

|-

|70

|27–2–1 {{small|(40)}}

|align=left| [[Johnny Kilbane]]

|-

|69

|27–2–1 {{small|(39)}}

|align=left| Cal Delaney

|-

|68

|27–2–1 {{small|(38)}}

|align=left| Pete Hartley

|-

|67

|27–2–1 {{small|(37)}}

|align=left| Jake Schiffer

|-

|64

|25–2–1 {{small|(36)}}

|align=left| Johnny O'Leary

|-

|63

|25–2–1 {{small|(35)}}

|align=left| Harry Condon

|-

|62

|25–2–1 {{small|(34)}}

|align=left| Shamus O'Brien

|-

|61

|25–2–1 {{small|(33)}}

|align=left| Gene Delmont

|-

|60

|25–2–1 {{small|(32)}}

|align=left| Pete Hartley

|-

|58

|24–2–1 {{small|(31)}}

|align=left| Jake Schiffer

|-

|57

|24–2–1 {{small|(30)}}

|align=left| Frankie Nelson

|-

|56

|24–2–1 {{small|(29)}}

|align=left| Tickle Sanders

|-

|55

|24–2–1 {{small|(28)}}

|align=left| [[Benny Leonard]]

|-

|53

|23–2–1 {{small|(27)}}

|align=left| [[Frankie Callahan]]

|-

|50

|22–1–1 {{small|(26)}}

|align=left| [[Joe Mandot]]

|-

|49

|22–1–1 {{small|(25)}}

|align=left| [[Joe Mandot]]

|-

|48

|22–1–1 {{small|(24)}}

|align=left| [[Ad Wolgast]]

|-

|47

|22–1–1 {{small|(23)}}

|align=left| Frankie Daley

|-

|46

|22–1–1 {{small|(22)}}

|align=left| [[Johnny Dundee]]

|-

|45

|22–1–1 {{small|(21)}}

|align=left| Joe Goldberg

|-

|44

|22–1–1 {{small|(20)}}

|align=left| Eddie Morgan

|-

|43

|22–1–1 {{small|(19)}}

|align=left| Eddie Morgan

|-

|42

|22–1–1 {{small|(18)}}

|align=left| [[Johnny Kilbane]]

|-

|41

|22–1–1 {{small|(17)}}

|align=left| Harry Boyle

|-

|40

|22–1–1 {{small|(16)}}

|align=left| Kid Julian

|-

|39

|22–1–1 {{small|(15)}}

|align=left| Bobby Reynolds

|-

|38

|22–1–1 {{small|(14)}}

|align=left| Harry Condon

|10

|May 11, 1914

|

|-

|-

|36

|21–1–1 {{small|(13)}}

|align=left| [[Johnny Dundee]]

|-

|35

|21–1–1 {{small|(12)}}

|align=left| Joe Goldberg

|-

|33

|20–1–1 {{small|(11)}}

|align=left| Eddie Wallace

|-

|29

|17–1–1 {{small|(10)}}

|align=left| Young Joey

|-

|27

|16–1–1 {{small|(9)}}

|align=left| Johnny Harris

|-

|24

|15–1 {{small|(8)}}

|align=left| Jack Dexter

|-

|23

|15–1 {{small|(7)}}

|align=left| Danny McCabe

|-

|21

|14–1 {{small|(6)}}

|align=left| Stanley Scully

|-

|20

|14–1 {{small|(5)}}

|align=left| Sammy Baker

|-

|19

|14–1 {{small|(4)}}

|align=left| Joe Clark

|-

|18

|14–1 {{small|(3)}}

|align=left| Jack Dexter

|-

|16

|13–1 {{small|(2)}}

|align=left| Jack Dexter

|nc=1

}}

|-

!{{abbr|No.|Number}}

|15

|Oct 12, 1923

|

|-

|15

|Feb 9, 1923

|

|-

|15

|Feb 10, 1922

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For NYSAC and NBA lightweight titles}}

|-

|15

|Oct 21, 1921

|

|-

|12

|Mar 21, 1921

|

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|72–16–11 {{small|(1)}}

|NWS

|10

|10

|May 11, 1914

|

|-

[[Category:1954 deaths]]

[[Category:Lightweight boxers]]

[[Category:Boxers from New York (state)]]

[[Category:Sportspeople from Buffalo, New York]]

[[Category:American male boxers]]