Ralph Ficucello

Name: Ralph Ficucello
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 1988-04-00 (Age:80)
Height: 177cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• Photo #2
• 1929 National AAU Champion (he lost in finals but the victor was a professional, so a special bout was held at Madison Square Garden on Jul 11, 1929)

Amateur Hightlights

1928
Feb 24	Frank Ryan		Loughlin Lyceum, Brooklyn, NY		KO 1 (1:35) 
Feb 24	Jerry Pavelic		Loughlin Lyceum		LKO 2 2:45 175 sub novice NYGG

1929
Jan 12	Opponent		New York, NY		KO	NY Met 
Jan 18	Milton Bush		Brooklyn, NY		KO 2
Jan 23	Bob Thorberg		New York, NY		W 4	NY Met AAU Final/extra round
Feb 27	Jack Meyering		New York, NY		W 3	NY State Semi
Feb 27	Charles Hanson		New York, NY		L 3	NY State Final
Mar 4	Jack Sullivan		Brooklyn, NY		KO 2	NY GG Heavyweight Open/1st rd
Mar 4	Gus Rodenberg		Brooklyn, NY		W 3	NY GG Heavyweight Open/2d rd
Mar 7	?			New York, NY		W
Mar 13	Lou Clark		New York, NY		W	(NY GG OPEN final)
MAr 27	Bill Maddox		New York, NY		KO 1	NY-Chi Inter-city
Apr 8	BYE			Boston, MA		BYE
Apr 9	Al Dean			Boston, MA		W 3	
Apr 10	Clarence Doyle		Boston, MA		W 3	Nat'l AAU semi
Apr 10	Elmer Howard		Boston, MA		NC 3	Nat'l AAU Final
	(AAU final -- Howard won but later was found to be a pro)

May 9	Charles Hanson		New York, NY		W 3	 Nat aau final
MAy 10 	Milton Bush		Brooklyn, NY		KO 2 Kings Co. AAU HVY Title
MAy 16	Louis Asak		Brooklyn, NY		W 3	NY-Boston Inter-city
	
May 28	John Schwake		Chicago, IL 		L 4 (extra round)
	(International AAU -- Schwake was AAU jr. champ)
Jun 19	Joe Smallwood		Bronx, NY		Sch 3 need result		

Jul 11	Lee Hart		New York, NY		KO 1  w3?
Aug 6	Michael Arrasate	Travers Island, NY	KO 2	NYAC

Preceded by: George Hoffman	New York Daily News Golden Gloves Open Heavyweight Champion 1929	Succeeded by: Chester Maten
Preceded by: George Hoffman	Intercity Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion 1929	Succeeded by: Grant Fortney
Preceded by: George Hoffman	National AAU Heavyweight Champion 1929	Succeeded by: Jack Pallat