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| Sonny Boy West | ||||
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| Global ID | 24087 | |||
| sex | male | |||
| birthdate | 1929-05-13 | |||
| death date | 1950-12-21 (21) | |||
| division | lightweight | |||
| height | 5′ 6″ / 168cm | |||
| alias | Al West | |||
| country | USA | |||
| residence | Baltimore, Maryland, USA | |||
| birth name | Alfred West | |||
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rounds boxed 424 KO% 28.07 | ||||
| date | opponent | W-L-D | last 6 | location | ||||||||||||||
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| 1950-12-20 | Percy Bassett | 46-2-0 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA | L | KO | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
| West complained of double vision between the 6th and 7th rounds. After he was hurt to the body by Bassett, he was floored by a right hand. As he fell, he landed hard on his head. West died of injuries suffered in this bout on December 21st. The official cause of death was given as a "inter-cerebral hemorrhage resulting from a cerebral concussion." | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-12-04 | Billy Justine | 12-11-3 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1950-11-20 | Eddie Giosa | 65-23-8 | Providence, Rhode Island, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1950-10-09 | Charley Salas | 85-27-10 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1950-09-06 | Joe Miceli | 28-7-2 | Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | L | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Julius Fidler 5-7 | judge: Bill Lachenmaier 6-7 | judge: Julius Goldman | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-08-08 | Sammy Angott | 94-28-8 | Motor City Speedway, Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1950-06-01 | Harold Jones | 44-16-3 | Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Ted Jamieson | judge: Julius Goldman | judge: Les Decamera | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-05-22 | Mario Pacheco | 37-10-7 | Providence, Rhode Island, USA | W | KO | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1950-05-09 | Bob Sandberg | 34-2-1 | Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | W | TKO | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||
| time: 0:35 | referee: Dauber Jaeger | judge: Julius Goldman | judge: Harry Zaidens | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-04-10 | George Dunn | 36-6-3 | Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, USA | L | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: George Fitch | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-03-27 | Ralph Zannelli | 87-40-7 | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, USA | W | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1950-03-20 | Sammy Angott | 92-26-8 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1950-02-17 | Ike Williams | 107-12-3 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA | L | KO | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||
| time: 0:43 | referee: Petey Scalzo West was a substitute for Bernard Docusen. West made a respectable showing for six rounds, but "Ike settled down to serious business in the seventh, (and) weakened Sonny Boy with a vicious body pounding, then switched to the jaw and spilled him for five. West was still wobbly when he came out for the eighth, and Williams finished him with another right in 43 seconds." (From The Ring, May 1950, page 43.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-01-30 | Leroy Willis | 33-16-4 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | TKO | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1950-01-02 | Sammy Angott | 90-26-7 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | D | PTS | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| West was knocked down once. Angott was the aggressor, looked great, and probably deserved to win. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-11-25 | Ernesto Aguilar | 36-13-9 | Uline Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1949-11-04 | Alfredo Prada | 35-3-5 | Uline Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | W | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1949-10-17 | Willie Beltram | 57-21-5 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | KO | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||
| time: 1:00 West floored Beltram with a left to the jaw at the end of round one. In the second round, "Beltram appeared defenseless as West landed with both hands to the to put Willie in dreamland in 45 seconds of the second (round)." (The Ring, January 1950, page 31) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-09-26 | Teddy Davis | 29-32-4 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1949-07-25 | Johnny Williams | 20-29-7 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | KO | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1949-06-27 | Jesse Underwood | 40-19-3 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1949-04-18 | Talmadge Bussey | 31-15-2 | Turner's Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | W | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| From Washington newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-04-04 | Doug Ratford | 32-22-6 | Turner's Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | L | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| from Washington newspapers (Jack KIncaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-02-07 | Johnny Williams | 20-28-6 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | MD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| "..A fight which had the fans standing from the first round..Many times during the fifth and sixth rounds West appeared as though he was on the way out.." But he came on strong in the late rounds after opening up a deep gash in Williams's lower lip. (From The Ring. May 1949, page 53. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-01-17 | Eduardo Carrasco | 15-27-8 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1948-12-08 | Stonewall Jackson | 22-3-0 | Uline Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | W | UD | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||
| From Washington newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-11-17 | Stonewall Jackson | 22-2-0 | Uline Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | W | KO | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1948-11-01 | Jimmy Carter | 36-6-6 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1948-09-30 | Maxie Shapiro | 87-29-7 | Uline Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | W | TKO | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Marty Gallagher | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-09-06 | Jimmy McAllister | 56-27-2 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1948-08-23 | Herbie (Biff) Jones | 37-9-2 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | W | TKO | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| time: 1:14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-08-16 | Al Pennino | 39-22-6 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | TKO | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1948-07-12 | Stonewall Jackson | 20-2-0 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | L | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1948-06-07 | Jimmy McAllister | 55-26-2 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | L | MD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1948-05-03 | Jimmy McAllister | 54-25-2 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | MD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1948-03-15 | Charley Cabey Lewis | 54-29-3 | Uline Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| From Washington newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-02-16 | Maxie Starr | 13-24-3 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1948-02-02 | Johnny Forte | 53-15-3 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1948-01-05 | Herbie (Biff) Jones | 31-7-1 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1947-12-08 | Danny Webb | 32-10-0 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1947-11-21 | Joey Longo | 31-35-6 | Fayette Street Garden, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | TKO | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1947-10-31 | Vic Young | 14-19-2 | Fayette Street Garden, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | KO | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1947-10-10 | Leslie Harris | 10-9-5 | Fayette Street Garden, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | UD | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1947-09-22 | John Eddington | 3-1-0 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | W | PTS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| (Washington Post) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1947-08-25 | Harry LaSane | 23-2-2 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | W | PTS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1947-08-11 | Harry LaSane | 22-2-2 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | L | PTS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| (Washington Post) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1947-07-14 | Jessie Ocombe | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | W | PTS | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1947-06-03 | Mickey Garcia | 4-3-1 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | W | PTS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1947-05-16 | Joey Longo | 30-30-5 | Fayette Street Garden, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | UD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1947-04-14 | Billy Reed | 16-15-1 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | KO | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1947-03-31 | Billy Reed | 16-14-1 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | PTS | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1947-03-14 | Johnny Fulton | 1-2-0 | Fayette Street Garden, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | KO | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| From Baltimore newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1947-02-28 | Paul Watson | 10-4-2 | Fayette Street Garden, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1947-02-07 | Chris Brown | 0-1-0 | Fayette Street Garden, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | KO | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| West knocked out Brown in round four according to Baltimore newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1947-01-10 | Jimmy Brown | 4-0-1 | Fayette Street Garden, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1946-12-27 | Chico Roderick | 2-0-0 | Fayette Street Garden, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | KO | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| From Baltimore newspapers (Jack Kincaid). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1946-11-29 | George Junior | 8-3-0 | Fayette Street Garden, Baltimore, Maryland, USA | W | KO | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||