1. Tony Canzoneri was an American professional boxer.
16 Facts About Tony Canzoneri
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Tony Canzoneri won his first title, the World Featherweight title, with a 15-round decision over Benny Bass on February 10,1928.
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Tony Canzoneri defended the title once and then went up in weight and challenged World Lightweight Champion Sammy Mandell, losing by a decision in ten rounds.
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In 1930, Mandell was knocked out in the first round by Al Singer and lost his title and Tony Canzoneri, who had already beaten Singer by a ten-round decision before, challenged Singer for the title on November 14,1930, knocking him out in the first round to become a two division world champion.
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Tony Canzoneri's first defense was a unification of sorts: He faced World Light Welterweight champion Jack Kid Berg, who was putting his title on the line and trying to take Tony Canzoneri's lightweight crown.
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Tony Canzoneri became a three-division world champion by knocking Berg out in the third round on April 24,1931.
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Tony Canzoneri lost his world Light Welterweight Championship to Johnny Jadick and he lost to Jadick again in a rematch.
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Meanwhile, Tony Canzoneri kept retaining his lightweight belt, defending it against the likes of Billy Petrolle and his brother Frankie Petrolle.
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Jadick lost his belt to Battling Shaw and Tony Canzoneri challenged for the World Light Welterweight title while keeping his Lightweight title.
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Tony Canzoneri beat Shaw by decision and recovered the world Light Welterweight Championship.
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Tony Canzoneri won the World Lightweight title by outpointing Ambers over 15 rounds.
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Tony Canzoneri went on boxing professionally until 1939, but he never again challenged for a world title.
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Tony Canzoneri had a record of 137 wins, 24 losses, 10 draws and 3 no decisions.
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Tony Canzoneri had 44 knockouts, and only one loss by knockout.
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Tony Canzoneri died of a heart attack in Manhattan at the age of 51.
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Tony Canzoneri is a member of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame.