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Chuck Wiggins

Global ID

11300

sex

male

birthdate

1899-03-25

death date

1942-05-17 (43)

division

heavyweight

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 10½″ / 179cm

alias

Hoosier Playboy

country

USA

residence

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

birth place

Green Township, Indiana, USA

birth name

Charles Frederick Wiggins

won 63 (KO 33) + lost 35 (KO 6) + drawn 11 = 111
rounds boxed 939 Newspaper Decisions won 53 : lost 26 : drawn 8
rounds boxed 830
Total Bouts 198 KO% 16.67

biography

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date opponent W-L-D last 6 location
1932-03-15 Pret Ferrar 7-1-3
Lansing, Michigan, USA L TKO 6 10
referee: Elmer Slim McClelland
1932-03-08 Yale Okun 53-21-6
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA L NWS 10 10
Okun won the newspaper decision. (Stevens Point Daily Journal)
1932-02-23 Benny Touchstone 36-14-5
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from the Dunkirk Evening Observer (U.P. wire)
1932-02-16 John Schwake 13-1-0
Springfield, Illinois, USA W PTS 10 10
1931-12-10 Pat Freeman 5-4-1
Wallace Theatre, Peru, Indiana, USA W KO 3 10
1931-05-12 Rosy Rosales 42-10-4
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA L NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from the Pittsburgh Post.
1930-09-30 John Schwake 8-0-0
Springfield, Illinois, USA L TKO 6 10
"Schwake punished Wiggins severely in the fifth and sixth rounds and had the Hoosier fighter helpless when the latter's second tossed a towel into the ring. It was the 17th win out of 21 fights for Schwake since he turned professional last year." (United Press)
1930-07-24 Mack House 26-12-2
Pasadena, California, USA L PTS 10 10
Wiggins was down twice in the third round, once in the fourth, and once in the fifth.
1930-05-28 George Cook 29-37-10
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA L NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from the Kokomo Tribune
1930-05-14 Joe Sekyra 35-9-6
Cadle Tabernacle, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W NWS 10 10
Wiggins won the newspaper decision. (Reno Evening Gazette)
1930-03-17 Primo Carnera 25-2-0
Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA L KO 2 10
referee: Walter Heisner
According to The Ring, May 1930, page 57: "Carnera dazed Wiggins in the second round, knocking him through the ropes, and Chuck could not get back in the ring in time to beat Walter Heisner's ten count."
1930-02-27 George Cook 29-37-10
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA D NWS 10 10
Results from the Evansville (Indiana) Courier.
1930-02-17 Jack Barry 14-12-3
Antler's Hotel, Lorain, Ohio, USA W TKO 5 10
1930-02-05 Frankie Wine 47-13-11
Elks Auditorium, Springfield, Illinois, USA W PTS 10 10
1929-08-20 Al Friedman 23-22-5
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W NWS 10 10
Wiggins won the newspaper decision. (Reno Evening Gazette)
Two days before this bout, Wiggins was badly beaten and jailed by local police -- after his vehicle had struck a police car and he then knocked down the officer who was attempting to arrest him. Wiggins was charged with drunkenness, driving under the influence, resisting arrest, assault & battery, failure to stop after an accident, and vagrancy.
1929-07-23 Frankie Wine 40-9-10
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W NWS 10 10
Wiggins won the newspaper decision. (Stevens Point Daily Journal)
1929-06-26 George Godfrey 60-14-1
Taylor Bowl, Cleveland, Ohio, USA L TKO 7 12
1929-05-28 Big Boy Peterson 34-16-6
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W NWS 10 10
Wiggins won the newspaper decision. (Stevens Point Daily Journal)
1929-05-13 Charley Anderson 3-9-0
Fairgrounds Auditorium, Jackson, Michigan, USA W PTS 10 10
This was decided by the decision of Referee Earl Croshaw. It was a slow and uninteresting fight and Wiggins incurred the fans's displeasure by not scoring a knockout. He won 6 of the rounds and had Anderson in trouble in the latter part of the fight.
1929-03-19 Sandy Seifert 19-8-6
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W NWS 10 10
Easy victory win for Wiggins as reported in Chicago Tribune.
1929-03-11 Larry Gains 46-10-3
Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, USA W PTS 10 10
1929-02-26 George Gemas 18-32-1
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W KO 3 10
1929-02-12 Jack DeMave 32-15-6
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W PTS 10 10
1928-11-29 Tom Sayers 20-8-0
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W KO 6
1928-10-17 Otto von Porat 12-2-0
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, USA L DQ 3 10
"Von Porat was giving Wiggins a terrific beating and Wiggins went berserk, deliberately hitting Von Porat low until disqualied." (Chicago Tribune, Bob Soderman)
1928-10-01 Garfield Johnson 12-6-4
Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA L PTS 10 10
1928-09-25 Jimmy Byrne 31-8-8
Hippodrome, Chicago, Illinois, USA L PTS 10 10
From the Chicago Tribune (Bob Soderman).
1928-08-30 Jake Kilrain 9-10-2
Jackson, Michigan, USA W PTS 10 10
1928-08-24 Jack Phillips 0-3-0
Fairgrounds Arena, Traverse City, Michigan, USA W KO 2 10
1928-08-17 Joe Burke 4-27-0
Traverse City, Michigan, USA W KO 4 10
1928-08-09 Carl Augustine 4-10-1
Lansing, Michigan, USA W KO 5
1928-08-02 Les Marriner 15-0-0
Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA W PTS 10 10
Marriner collapsed at the final bell. He was virtually out when his seconds took him to his corner. From the Chicago Tribune (Bob Soderman).
1928-07-04 Battling Levinsky 64-16-13
Memorial Stadium, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA L DQ 5 10
referee: J.L. Connolly
1928-06-01 Jack Renault 59-9-1
Battery A Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA W NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from the Boston Globe.
1928-05-24 Jack Renault 59-9-1
Battery A Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA W NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from the Associated Press
1928-05-17 Jack DeMave 31-13-6
Battery A Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA L DQ 7 10
Wiggins was disqualified for holding. This is the result given in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Wiggins is sometimes wrongly shown as the winner.
1928-05-03 Seal Harris 4-4-2
Coliseum, Davenport, Iowa, USA L DQ 5 10
Wiggins was disqualified for a low blow
1928-04-30 Jimmy Byrne 30-8-7
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from the Milwaukee Journal.
1928-04-11 Soldier Buck 6-15-1
East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA W KO 2
Everlast has Soldier Burke at St. Louis, MO for this bout.
1928-04-03 Pierre Charles 30-16-6
Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA L NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from the Milwaukee Journal.
1928-03-16 Joe Packo 15-5-2
Armory, Muskegon, Michigan, USA W NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from the Ludington Daily News
1928-03-06 Young Stribling 152-7-14
Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, USA L PTS 10 10
1928-02-28 Yale Okun 40-14-5
Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA W NWS 10 10
From The Ring, May 1928, page 31.
1928-02-21 Jimmy Byrne 28-7-6
Kansas City, Missouri, USA W NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from THE RING, May 1928, page 27.
1928-02-16 Jackie Williams 4-3-0
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA W TKO 4 10
1928-02-06 Tom Pivac 2-3-0
Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA W TKO 4 10
Reported in The Ring, April 1928, page 33.
1928-01-26 Bob Lawson 34-18-3
Lansing, Michigan, USA W PTS 10 10
1928-01-20 Jimmy Byrne 28-7-5
Armory, Akron, Ohio, USA D PTS 10 10
1928-01-09 Young Stribling 146-7-14
Forum, Wichita, Kansas, USA L NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from the Hutchinson News
1928-01-05 Roleaux Saguero 22-14-1
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA W NWS 10 10
Wiggins won the newspaper decision. (Bismarck Tribune)
1927-12-16 Sully Montgomery 27-17-1
Fort Worth, Texas, USA W NWS ?
Newspaper decision from the Corpus Christi Times
1927-12-02 Long Tom Hawkins 18-13-4
Coliseum, San Diego, California, USA W PTS 10 10
1927-11-10 Long Tom Hawkins 17-13-4
Coliseum, San Diego, California, USA L PTS 10 10
referee: William Lovejoy
1927-10-28 Bearcat Wright 29-6-5
Omaha, Nebraska, USA L PTS 10 10
1927-10-20 Tiny Jim Herman 47-21-12
Lansing, Michigan, USA W KO 4 10
Herman was down three times
1927-09-27 Art Weigand 34-9-10
Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from the Indianapolis Star (Herb Goldman). Weigand, a southpaw, gave Wiggins a tough battle, the round-by-round scoring being 5-3-2 in favor of Chuck.
1927-09-22 Jimmy Byrne 28-5-4
Soldiers Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA W PTS 6 6
1927-08-25 Young Stribling 139-7-14
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA D NWS 10 10
Results from the Evansville (Indiana) Courier. Wiggins floored briefly in seventh.
1927-08-16 Charley Anderson 1-6-0
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA W KO 3
1927-08-03 Tiger Flowers 112-15-5
Taylor Bowl, Cleveland, Ohio, USA D PTS 10 10
referee: Matt Brock
Results from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Wiggins floored for no count in sixth.
1927-07-26 Leo Diebel 2-0-0
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W NWS 10 10
Wiggins won the newspaper decision. (Daily Northwestern)
1927-07-04 Young Stribling 138-7-14
Macon, Georgia, USA L DQ 6 10
referee: Jake Abel
1927-06-28 Bearcat Wright 25-5-5
Denver, Colorado, USA W PTS 10 10
1927-06-24 Owen Phelps 16-3-1
Phoenix, Arizona, USA W PTS 8 8
1927-06-21 George Manley 42-6-7
Denver, Colorado, USA L PTS 10 10
1927-06-07 Jimmy Byrne 26-5-4
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from BOXING BLADE, June 25, 1927, page 6.
1927-05-13 Tiger Flowers 109-15-4
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA L NWS 10 10
"Flowers earning a shade by a strong finish." (AP)
1927-04-29 Tiger Flowers 108-15-4
Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, USA L PTS 10 10
referee: Dick Nugent
Flowers gave Wiggins "a decisive beating." (Nevada State Journal)
1927-04-19 Sully Montgomery 26-12-1
Akron, Ohio, USA W NWS 10 10
Wiggins won the newspaper decision. (Decatur Review)
1927-04-12 Jimmy Byrne 25-5-4
Louisville, Kentucky, USA L PTS 12 12
1927-04-08 Jack Rodgers
Evansville, Indiana, USA W KO 2 10
1927-03-29 Tiny Jim Herman 47-16-11
Denver, Colorado, USA D PTS 4 4
Some sources report a win for Wiggins. Portland Oregonian reports a draw, as does the Milwaukee Journal.
1927-03-22 Neal Clisby 20-12-11
Denver, Colorado, USA W PTS 4 4
1927-03-16 Jack Lee 6-16-2
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA W KO 2 10
1927-03-14 Johnny Risko 21-13-4
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA W NWS 10 10
Wiggins won the "newspaper decision." (Chicago Tribune)
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