Fight:709923

Joe Hooker beat Sonny Halloran by KO in round 1

• Date: 1913-02-15
• Location: Fairmont A.C., The Bronx, New York, USA
• Referee: Billy Joh

This was 'Fighting' Joe Hooker's pro debut, and so far the only documented bout of his career. He was actually Billy Joh Jr., the son of the well-known boxing referee, Billy Joh, who officiated this bout. He had taken the name Joe Hooker in honor of a Civil War soldier under whom his grandfather had fought. [1]