The Cauliflower Alley Club has a long list of members from the fight fraternity, both wrestling and boxing!
CAC EB member Royal Duncan has composed a list of our beloved boxing members for you to enjoy.
Thanks to Royal for the following lists, current, as of April 29. 2021.
WORLD BOXING CHAMPION MEMBERS Compiled by Royal R. Duncan Updated 4/29/2021
Ambers, Lou (Lightweight World Boxing Champion)
Angott, Sammy (Lightweight World Boxing Champion)
Armstrong, Henry (Feather thru Light Welterweight World Boxing Champion)
Bartolo, Sal (Featherweight World Boxing Champion)
Basilio, Carmen (Welter thru Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
Becerra, Jose (Bantamweight World Boxing Champion)
Benvenuti, Nino (Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
Boose, Billy (World Middleweight Boxing Champion)
Brown, Newsboy (Flyweight World Boxing Champion)
Burman, Joe (Bantamweight World Boxing Champion)
Callahan, Mushy (Junior thru Welterweight World Boxing Champion)
Carmona, Chango (Lightweight World Boxing Champion)
Carter, Jimmy (Lightweight World Boxing Champion)
Chacon, Bobby (Jr. Lightweight thru Featherweight World Boxing Champion)
Charles, Ezzard Wrestled as the Cincinnati Cobra (Heavyweight World Boxing Champion)
Conn, Billy (Light Heavyweight World Boxing Champion)
Corbett, Young III Maybe involved in wrestling (Welterweight World Boxing Champion)
De La Hoya, Oscar (Junior Lightweight, Lightweight, Light Welterweight, Welterweight, Light Middleweight, Super Light Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
Dempsey, Jack Dempsey (pictured) was brought into Minnesota as a special referee for the Fall season opener which saw Gustafson spot The Cardiff Giant 81lbs. Sparred with Vic Christy. Jack bet Vic couldn't pin him in 1931. (Heavyweight World Boxing Champion)
Fields, Jackie (Welterweight World Boxing Champion)
Fullmer, Gene (Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
Garcia, Ceferino (Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
Garcia, Frankie (Featherweight World Boxing Champion)
Gomes, Harold (Super Featherweight World Boxing Champion)
Gonzales, Rodolfo (Lightweight World Boxing Champion)
Griffith, Emile (Welterweight, Junior Middleweight, Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
Hostak, Al (Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
Jenkins, Lew (Lightweight World Boxing Champion)
Jones, WM.. “Gorilla” (Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
Jurich, Jackie (Flyweight World Boxing Champion)
Kid Chocolate (Featherweight World Boxing Champion)
La Barba, Fidel (Flyweight World Boxing Champion)
Lemos, Richie (Featherweight World Boxing Champion)
Louis, Joe Refereed wrestling matches & wrestled himself
(Heavyweight World Boxing Champion))
McLarnin, Jimmy (Welterweight World Boxing Champion)
Macias, Raton (Bantamweight World Boxing Champion)
Mahoney, Billy (Welterweight World Boxing Champion)
Mandell, Sammy (Lightweight World Boxing Champion)
Marciano, Rocky (Heavyweight World Boxing Champion)
Maxim , Joey (Light Heavyweight World Boxing Champion)
Moore, Archie Refereed the boxing match between wrestlers “The Mighty Hercules” & “Jay Strongbow” in Georgia. (Light Heavyweight World Boxing Champion)
O'Grady, Sean (Lightweight Champion of the World)
Olson, Carl “Bobo” (Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
Padilla, Zach (Light Welterweight World Boxing Champion)
Palomino, Carlos (Welterweight World Boxing Champion)
Pazienza, Vinny (Lightweight World Boxing Champion & Light Middlweight World Boxing Champion)
Peacock, Billy (Bantamweight World Boxing Champion)
Pender, Paul (Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
Pep, Willie (Featherweight World Boxing Champion)
Ramos, Mando (Lightweight World Boxing Champion)
Ritchie,Willie (Lightweight World Boxing Champion)
Robinson, Sugar Ray (Welter thru Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
Rosenbloom, Maxie (Light Heavyweight World Boxing Champion)
Ruelas, Rafael (When they were champs)
Ruelas, Gabriel (Super Featherweight World Boxing Champion) (When they were champs)
Salas, Lauro (Lightweight World Boxing Champion)
Schmeling, Max Refereed pro wrestling matches. (Heavyweight World Boxing Champion)
Soose, Billy (Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
Sharkey, Jack (Heavyweight World Boxing Champion)
Steele, Freddy Refereed 1950 match in Bremerton,(Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
WA between the Gorky Brothers (Soldat & Ivan) vs. Jack Kiser & Bill Melby)
Sullivan, Kid (Junior Lightweight World Boxing Champion)
Terranova, Phil (Featherweight World Boxing Champion)
Walcott, Jersey Joe 2 mixed matches-Lou Thesz wrestled; Walcott boxed. Both worked either 8/15/63 or 4/15/63 in Memphis. 2nd match between the 2 took place in Jacksonville, 9/29/66. Joe also did this with Buddy Rogers twice. (Heavyweight World Boxing Champion)
Walker, Mickey (Welter-Middleweight World Boxing Champion)
Zale, Tony (Middleweight World Boxing Champion) Zivic, Fritzie Maybe involved in wrestling (Welterweight World Boxing Champion)
Zurita, Juan (Lightweight World Boxing Champion)
BOXING MEMBERS Compiled by Royal R. Duncan Updated 4/29/2021
Abrahamson, Irv (Publishes “Boxing World”)
Aragon, Art “Golden Boy”
Attell, Young Abe Azteca, Kid
Azzard, Johnny
Baer, Max Jr.
Baffert, Al (Also a wrestler)
Bain, Abie or Abe
Barbi, Vince (Also an actor)
Barnum, Joey
Bean, Willie
Berman, Abe
Bolonos, Enrique
Brooks, Monroe
Bugner, Joe
Calhoun, Rory
Callahan, Mush
Carelli, Umberto “Babe”
Cesario, Johnny
Cobb, Randall (Tex)
Columbo, Jimmie (Boxing Commissioner)
Couture, Al
Del Ripa, Louis
Donato, Vincent
Downey,Arthur “The Fighting Bellhop”
Dundee, Angelo
Dundee, Chris
Eaden, George “Dud”
Fernandez, Abel
Finn, Mickey
Fraser, Don
Froio, James
Fullmer, Don
Garcia, Rudy
Gennaro, Joseph “Blackie”
Godfrey, Hy
Gonzalez, Paul – 1984 Olympic Gold Light Flyweight Gold Medalist
Griffin, Babe
Hamilton, Larry “The Kid”
Heller, Peter
Hernandez, Genaro
Henry, Clarence
Holloway, Duke
Jordan, Tex
Kelly, Brian
LaChance, Lefty
Latka, George
Layne, Rex
Lennon, Jimmy
Lennon Jr., Jimmy
Luckman, George (Board Member)
Luftspring, Sammy
Lunny, Ray
Massick,Bob
Masters, Monte
Mastro,Dick
Mastro, Earl
Martin, Everett (Big Foot) (Came to a banquet in 1987)
Mauriello, Joe
Mercante, Arthur
Mock, Spider
Monaghan, Monty
Muniz, Armando
Nova, Lou
O'Halloran, Jack
Padilla, Zack
Perez, Adolfo
Quarry, Jerry
Quarry, Mike
Redman, Izzy
Rome, Tony
Sauer, Sailor Don
Shields, Randy
Spina, Charlie
Spoldi, Aldo
Stein, Yung Sammy
Steindler, Howie
Stromquist, Gil
Sublett, Hugh
Sugar, Bert
Tuzzolino, Charlie or Chuck (Board Member)
Vejar, Chico
Warren, Harry
Weill, Marty
Welch, Suey
Wepner, Chuck
Zanelli, Ralph