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Super lightweight · United States
Tippy Larkin 134-15-1, 1 NC 57 KO · 1935–1952
Tippy Larkin was a super lightweight boxer from United States, born Nov 11, 1917. Record 134-15-1, 1 NC with 57 knockouts over 1935–1952. World titles: WBA super lightweight (1946). Tippy Larkin last fought Steve Marcello on Dec 29, 1952 and lost by TKO in round 4 of 10.
Also: تيبي لاركن · Anthony Pilliteri · Antonio Pilleteri +2 more Antonio Pilliteri · Tony Pilliteri
Born Nov 11, 1917
Died Dec 10, 1991
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Nickname The Garfield Gunner · The Garfield Ghost
Debut Mar 14, 1935
Career 1935–1952
Rounds boxed 926
KO share 43%
Born in Garfield, New Jersey
Titles WBA super lightweight · 1946
Boxerbook rating 1683 ± 329 · inactive since Dec 1952Why here › Confirmed bouts 14 of 151
Career record Record
134-15-1, 1 NC, 57 KOs · 1935–1952
Last result L
Steve Marcello
TKO 4/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
The record 151 bouts, 1935–1952, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
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Steve Marcello
TKO 4/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Larkin 134-14-1 · Marcello —
W
Maurice Jenkins
UD 8/8 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Larkin 133-14-1 · Jenkins —
W
Maurice Jenkins
UD 10/10 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Larkin 132-14-1 · Jenkins —
L
Joey Lupo
RTD 1/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 132-13-1 · Lupo —
W
Alfredo La Grutta
UD 8/8 · Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Larkin 131-13-1 · Grutta —
W
Manouk Markarian
PTS 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 130-13-1 · Markarian —
W
Humberto Sierra
PTS 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 129-13-1 · Sierra —
L
Bernard Docusen
RTD 5/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Larkin 129-12-1 · Docusen —
W
Aldo Minelli
PTS 10/10 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Larkin 128-12-1 · Minelli —
W
Hy Meltzer
KO 2/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Larkin 127-12-1 · Meltzer —
W
Al Evans
PTS 8/8 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 126-12-1 · Evans —
W
Aldo Minelli
PTS 8/8 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 125-12-1 · Minelli —
W
Al Guido
PTS 10/10 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 124-12-1 · Guido —
W
Giacomo Boderone
TKO 4/8 · Arena, Trenton, 🇺🇸
Larkin 123-12-1 · Boderone —
L
TKO 6/10 · Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Larkin 123-11-1 · Fusari —
W
Ruby Kessler
PTS 8/8 · Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, 🇺🇸
Larkin 122-11-1 · Kessler —
W
Willie Beltram
TKO 5/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 121-11-1 · Beltram —
W
Joe Lucignano
UD 10/10 · Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, 🇺🇸
Larkin 120-11-1 · Lucignano —
W
Ruby Kessler
UD 10/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Larkin 119-11-1 · Kessler —
W
Joe Lucignano
PTS 10/10 · Jersey City Gardens, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Larkin 118-11-1 · Lucignano —
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Billy Kearns
UD 10/10 · Salem Arena, Salem, 🇺🇸
Larkin 117-11-1 · Kearns —
W
Joe DiMartino
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Larkin 116-11-1 · DiMartino —
W
Pete Manchio
UD 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Larkin 115-11-1 · Manchio —
W
Ernie Petrone
TKO 5/10 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, 🇺🇸
Larkin 114-11-1 · Petrone —
L
KO 4/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Larkin 114-10-1 · Williams 82-10-4
W
Lou Fortuna
TKO 6/10 · Pierce Memorial Field, East Providence, 🇺🇸
Larkin 113-10-1 · Fortuna —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 112-10-1 · Graham 62-2-6
L
TKO 9/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 112-9-1 · Fusari —
W
Tommy Mills
TKO 4/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Larkin 111-9-1 · Mills —
NC
NC 1/10 · Recreation Center, Manchester, 🇺🇸
Larkin 111-9-1 · Jones —
W
Retained NYSAC and NBA light-welterweight titles UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 110-9-1 · Joyce 70-17-9
W
Bobby McIntire
PTS 10/10 · Arcadia Club, Providence, 🇺🇸
Larkin 109-9-1 · McIntire —
W
Bobby Claus
KO 5/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Larkin 108-9-1 · Claus —
W
Won vacant NYSAC and NBA light-welterweight titles UD 12/12 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Larkin 107-9-1 · Joyce 68-16-9
W
Nick Moran
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 106-9-1 · Moran —
W
Bobby McIntire
UD 10/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Larkin 105-9-1 · McIntire —
W
Solomon Stewart
KO 3/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Larkin 104-9-1 · Stewart —
W
Nick Moran
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 103-9-1 · Moran —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 102-9-1 · Joyce 61-13-7
W
Joey Gambaro
KO 2/10 · Sargent Field, New Bedford, 🇺🇸
Larkin 101-9-1 · Gambaro —
W
Jackie Peters
KO 2/10 · Carney Auditorium, Erie, 🇺🇸
Larkin 100-9-1 · Peters —
W
Freddie Archer
TKO 8/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 99-9-1 · Archer —
W
Allie Stolz
TKO 3/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 98-9-1 · Stolz —
W
Lulu Costantino
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 97-9-1 · Costantino —
D
Bobby Ruffin
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 97-9-0 · Ruffin —
W
Gene Ward
KO 4/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Larkin 96-9-0 · Ward —
W
Doll Rafferty
KO 2/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Larkin 95-9-0 · Rafferty —
W
Al Costa
UD 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Larkin 94-9-0 · Costa —
W
George Doty
RTD 4/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Larkin 93-9-0 · Doty —
W
PTS 8/8 · Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Larkin 92-9-0 · Jones —
W
Patsy Spataro
PTS 10/10 · Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, 🇺🇸
Larkin 91-9-0 · Spataro —
W
Harry Teaney
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 90-9-0 · Teaney —
W
Ruby Garcia
PTS 8/8 · MacArthur Stadium, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Larkin 89-9-0 · Garcia —
W
PTS 8/8 · Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, 🇺🇸
Larkin 88-9-0 · Jones —
W
Bobby McIntire
TKO 5/8 · Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, 🇺🇸
Larkin 87-9-0 · McIntire —
W
Joe De Jesus
TKO 5/10 · Mooers Field, Richmond, 🇺🇸
Larkin 86-9-0 · Jesus —
L
KO 2/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Larkin 86-8-0 · Armstrong 125-18-8
L
For vacant NYSAC lightweight title KO 3/15 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 86-7-0 · Jack 49-6-2
W
Freddie Archer
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 85-7-0 · Archer —
W
Abe Denner
KO 2/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 84-7-0 · Denner —
W
Charley 'Dixie' Davis
RTD 7/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 83-7-0 · Davis —
W
Charley 'Dixie' Davis
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 82-7-0 · Davis —
W
Billy Davis
PTS 10/10 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 81-7-0 · Davis —
W
Carmine Fatta
PTS 8/8 · MacArthur Stadium, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Larkin 80-7-0 · Fatta —
W
PTS 10/10 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 79-7-0 · Rodak —
W
Jerry Moore
UD 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Larkin 78-7-0 · Moore —
W
Chester Rico
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 77-7-0 · Rico —
W
Tommy Cross
TKO 6/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 76-7-0 · Cross —
W
Carmine Fatta
PTS 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 75-7-0 · Fatta —
W
Tommy Speigal
PTS 8/8 · Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Larkin 74-7-0 · Speigal —
W
Joey Zodda
KO 4/8 · Belmont Park, Garfield, 🇺🇸
Larkin 73-7-0 · Zodda —
W
George Zengaras
PTS 10/10 · High School Field, Asbury Park, 🇺🇸
Larkin 72-7-0 · Zengaras —
W
Ray Bonti
TKO 1/8 · Lodi Stadium, Lodi, 🇺🇸
Larkin 71-7-0 · Bonti —
W
Freddie Archer
TKO 1/10 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 70-7-0 · Archer —
W
Abe Cohen
KO 2/8 · Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Larkin 69-7-0 · Cohen —
W
Norman Rahn
TKO 3/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 68-7-0 · Rahn —
W
Joey Silva
TKO 4/8 · Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Larkin 67-7-0 · Silva —
W
Maxie Fisher
PTS 10/10 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 66-7-0 · Fisher —
W
Johnny Rohrig
PTS 10/10 · Belmont Park, Garfield, 🇺🇸
Larkin 65-7-0 · Rohrig —
W
Frankie Wallace
KO 4/10 · Belmont Park, Garfield, 🇺🇸
Larkin 64-7-0 · Wallace —
W
Jimmy Lancaster
TKO 3/8 · Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Larkin 63-7-0 · Lancaster —
L
KO 1/15 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 63-6-0 · Jenkins 44-15-4
L
KO 5/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 63-5-0 · Davis —
W
Joey Greb
PTS 8/8 · Armory, Paterson, 🇺🇸
Larkin 62-5-0 · Greb —
W
TKO 2/8 · Kanter's Auditorium, Passaic, 🇺🇸
Larkin 61-5-0 · Halaiko —
L
PTS 10/10 · Belmont Park, Garfield, 🇺🇸
Larkin 61-4-0 · Berg 136-20-9
W
Billy Beauhuld
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 60-4-0 · Beauhuld —
W
George Zengaras
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 59-4-0 · Zengaras —
W
Billy Beauhuld
TKO 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Larkin 58-4-0 · Beauhuld —
W
Jackie Savino
KO 3/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 57-4-0 · Savino —
W
Charley Burns
PTS 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 56-4-0 · Burns —
W
PTS 15/15 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 55-4-0 · Cochrane 38-26-7
W
Frankie Wallace
PTS 10/10 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 54-4-0 · Wallace —
W
Eddie Zivic
KO 1/10 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 53-4-0 · Zivic —
W
PTS 10/10 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 52-4-0 · Cochrane 35-25-7
W
Johnny Rohrig
PTS 10/10 · Wessington Stadium, Clifton, 🇺🇸
Larkin 51-4-0 · Rohrig —
W
Julio Gonzales
PTS 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 50-4-0 · Gonzales —
W
Tommy Grady
TKO 3/8 · Armory, Passaic, 🇺🇸
Larkin 49-4-0 · Grady —
W
Pedro Nieves
TKO 5/8 · Armory, Passaic, 🇺🇸
Larkin 48-4-0 · Nieves —
W
Charley Badami
PTS 8/8 · New York Coliseum, Bronx, 🇺🇸
Larkin 47-4-0 · Badami —
W
Pete Mascia
TKO 2/10 · Armory, Passaic, 🇺🇸
Larkin 46-4-0 · Mascia —
W
Jackie Stewart
TKO 6/8 · Armory, Passaic, 🇺🇸
Larkin 45-4-0 · Stewart —
W
Mickey Duca
PTS 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 44-4-0 · Duca —
W
Lew Massey
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 43-4-0 · Massey —
W
Maxie Fisher
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 42-4-0 · Fisher —
W
Maxie Fisher
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 41-4-0 · Fisher —
W
Johnny Mason
KO 3/10 · Ocean View A.A., Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Larkin 40-4-0 · Mason —
W
Maxie Fisher
PTS 10/10 · Ollemar Field, Irvington, 🇺🇸
Larkin 39-4-0 · Fisher —
W
PTS 10/10 · Ocean View A.A., Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Larkin 38-4-0 · Cochrane 26-20-4
W
Jimmy Cogman
TKO 4/8 · Ocean View A.A., Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Larkin 37-4-0 · Cogman —
W
PTS 10/10 · Ollemar Field, Irvington, 🇺🇸
Larkin 36-4-0 · Cochrane 25-17-4
W
PTS 9/9 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 35-4-0 · Cochrane 25-15-4
W
Jimmy Cogman
PTS 8/8 · Amusement Academy, Plainfield, 🇺🇸
Larkin 34-4-0 · Cogman —
L
Mickey Duca
PTS 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 34-3-0 · Duca —
W
Tony Marengo
TKO 4/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 33-3-0 · Marengo —
W
Chang Collura
6 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 32-3-0 · Collura —
W
Jimmy Cogman
PTS 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 31-3-0 · Cogman —
W
Meyer Alper
PTS 8/8 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 30-3-0 · Alper —
W
George Carlo
PTS 8/8 · Kanter's Auditorium, Passaic, 🇺🇸
Larkin 29-3-0 · Carlo —
W
Chang Collura
PTS 6/6 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 28-3-0 · Collura —
L
Chang Collura
PTS 6/6 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 28-2-0 · Collura —
W
Dick McClintick
KO 1/6 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 27-2-0 · McClintick —
W
Jimmy Quinn
PTS 6/6 · Rutherford City Field, Rutherford, 🇺🇸
Larkin 26-2-0 · Quinn —
W
Young Buckey
PTS 6/6 · Elizabeth, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Larkin 25-2-0 · Buckey —
W
Walter Chapman
TKO 4/6 · Boardwalk Arena, Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Larkin 24-2-0 · Chapman —
W
Al Simmons
PTS 6/6 · Meadowbrook Field, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 23-2-0 · Simmons —
W
Andre Sarilla
6 · Braddock Bowl, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Larkin 22-2-0 · Sarilla —
W
Jackie Corcoran
6 · Ocean View A.A., Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Larkin 21-2-0 · Corcoran —
W
Sammy Miller
TKO 2/6 · Boardwalk Arena, Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Larkin 20-2-0 · Miller —
W
Jimmy Donato
TKO 2/6 · Boardwalk Arena, Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Larkin 19-2-0 · Donato —
W
Teddy Adams
KO 2/6 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 18-2-0 · Adams —
W
Eddie Capana
KO 3/6 · Boardwalk Arena, Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Larkin 17-2-0 · Capana —
L
Johnny Scibelli
6 · Braddock Bowl, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Larkin 17-1-0 · Scibelli —
W
Tommy Mankin
TKO 1/6 · Columbia Park, North Bergen, 🇺🇸
Larkin 16-1-0 · Mankin —
W
Dominic Pasquale
KO 2/6 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 15-1-0 · Pasquale —
W
Lew Fascio
PTS 6/6 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 14-1-0 · Fascio —
W
Pete Stewart
KO 2/5 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 13-1-0 · Stewart —
W
Phil Bufato
KO 1/4 · Braddock Arena, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Larkin 12-1-0 · Bufato —
W
Eddie Capana
KO 2/4 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 11-1-0 · Capana —
W
Joe Timpanaro
KO 3/4 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 10-1-0 · Timpanaro —
W
Eddie Capana
PTS 4/4 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 9-1-0 · Capana —
W
Lew Fascio
PTS 4/4 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 8-1-0 · Fascio —
W
Eddie Capana
KO 2/4 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 7-1-0 · Capana —
W
Nunzio Bisogno
TKO 1/4 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 6-1-0 · Bisogno —
W
Al Gianetti
KO 1/4 · Music Hall, Paterson, 🇺🇸
Larkin 5-1-0 · Gianetti —
W
Johnny Gaja
KO 3/4 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 4-1-0 · Gaja —
W
Tony Caprio
PTS 4/4 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 3-1-0 · Caprio —
W
Dominic Pasquale
PTS 4/4 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Larkin 2-1-0 · Pasquale —
W
Pete Flash
TKO 3 · Mueller's Grove, Passaic, 🇺🇸
Larkin 1-1-0 · Flash —
W
Johnny Fiore
KO 2/3 · Music Hall, Paterson, 🇺🇸
Larkin 0-1-0 · Fiore —
L
Ed McGillick
3 · Music Hall, Paterson, 🇺🇸
Larkin 0-0-0 · McGillick —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Tippy Larkin's record? Tippy Larkin's professional record is 134-15-1, 1 NC with 57 knockouts.
Who did Tippy Larkin fight last? Tippy Larkin last fought Steve Marcello on Dec 29, 1952 and lost by TKO in round 4 of 10.
Which world titles has Tippy Larkin held? Tippy Larkin has held 1 world title reign: WBA super lightweight (1946). Sources Boxerbook ID 10994 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10994 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.