Johnny Horstmann

Name: Johnny Horstmann
Birth Name: John Joseph Horstmann
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Died: 1986-11-16 (Age:69)
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Amateur Career

Fifteen month amateur career, 60 bouts, 52 wins and 8 losses

Yr.,	Date	Lbs.	Opponent	Location	Rounds	Result	Decision
34	7/2/34	128	Georgie Kerns	Jamaica Arena	3	L
34		138	Eric Higgins	Jamaica Arena	3	W		3	Boxing two months
34	Nov	138	Angelo Santorella	Jamaica Arena	3	W		1	Boxing two months
34			Eddie Robinson	Jamaica Arena		L
34			James Barton	Columbus Council Caseys		W			Brooklyn Amateurs
34			Joshua Gonias	Columbus Council Caseys		W			Brooklyn Amateurs
34			Johnny LoBianco	Elks		L		1
34			Johnny LoBianco			L		2
34			Steve Jesensky			W	TKO - 2
34		126	Phil Rutha	Jamaica Arena		W			Queens Amateur Featherweight Title Semi-Final, 5 mo. into career
34		126	Nathan Maxwell	Jamaica Arena		W	TKO - 2		Queens Amateur Featherweight Title Final
34			Tony Giello			W		1
34			Tony Giello	Ridgewood Grove		W		2	2nd bout in 10 days, already held Queens lightweight title
34			Tom Brown	Jamaica Arena		W	KO-3
34			Nick Balistreri	Jamaica Arena		W	KO-2
34		128	Dominic Collucci	Jamaica Arena	3	W			8th win
34		128	Eric Higgins	Jamaica Arena	3	W		2	9th win
34	Feb		Eric Higgins			W		1
34		130	Frank D'Adazzio	Jamaica Arena		W	TKO - 2		11th straight win
34		126	Dominic Collucci	Golden City Arena	5	W
35		133	Angelo Santorella	New Jamaica Bowl	5	W		2	14 mos. into career, 26 W, 4 L, after 2 mo. layoff
35		130	Murray Kravitz	Ridgewood Grove	5	L			Fighting 12 mos.
35		130	Dave Chatham	Ridgewood Grove	5	W
35		126	Peter Yannucci	Jamaica Arena		W	KO - 1		Queens Amateur Featherweight Title Semi-Final
35			Gene Guillano	Queensborough Elks Club	5	W	TKO - 2
34			Willie Smith			L		1	1st loss, 7th bout
			Willie Smith			W		2
		133.25	Pete DeRuzzi	New York Coliseum	6	W
35		126	Johnny LoBianco	Jamaica Arena		W			Queens Amateur Featherweight Title Final
35		135	Angelo Santorella			L			Closed out 15 mos. amateur career, 52 W, 8 L

Professional Record

Bout # per Clipping	BoxRec		Date	Lbs.	Opponent	Location	Rds	Result	Decision	Comments
1	1	Saturday	1/12/35	133.75	Freddy Raymond	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY	4	W	Points	Debut
	2		2/2/35		Angelo Santorella	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY	4	W	Points
	3		2/16/35		Lou Pampalone - 1	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY	4	L	TKO-2	Time 1:22
4	4	Saturday	3/9/35	135.75	Johnny Mirabella - 1	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY	4	W	Points
	5		3/23/35		Earl Lester - 1	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY	4	W	Points
	6		4/20/35		Lou Pampalone - 2	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY	4	L	Points
	7		4/27/35		Earl Lester - 2	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY	4	W	Points
	8		5/18/35		Earl Lester - 3	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY	4	W	Points
	9		5/28/35		Johnny Mirabella - 2	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	6	W	KO - 1
	10		6/4/35	133.25	Pete DeRuzzi	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	6	W	Points
11	11	Tuesday	6/18/35	135	Marty Pomerantz - 1	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	6	L	TKO-4
12	12	Wednesday	7/9/35	135	Marty Pomerantz - 2	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	6	W	Points	Per N.Y. Times, (7/10/35, p. 27, col. 2) feature six round bout, before 2000 fans. Dad described as being from the "East Side."
15	13		7/30/35	134.5	Sammy (Kid) Meadows	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	6	W	Points	13th win of 15 pro bouts, 3 weeks after Pomerantz win. Per N.Y. Times, (7/31/35, p. 14, col. 5) feature six round bout, before 3000 fans. Dad reported to have "floored Meadows for nine in the last frame."
	14		8/20/35	135.5	Jerry Paul	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	6	D	Draw	Employed as florist at time of bout. Per N.Y. Times, (8/21/35, p. 27, col. 6) feature six round bout, before 4500 fans.
	15		8/27/35	133.5	Lou Camps	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	6	L	Points
	16		9/16/35	135.75	Johnny LoBianco	St. Nicholas Palace, NY, NY	6	W	Points
	17		9/23/35		Joe LaFauci	St. Nicholas Palace, NY, NY	6	L	Points
	18		10/29/35		Mickey Page	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	6	L	Points
	19		11/5/35	139.75	Patsy Ferrara	Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, N.Y.	6	W	KO-6
	20		11/19/35		Marty Pomerantz- 3	Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, N.Y.	6	L	Points
	21		12/4/35		Salvy (Baby) Saban	Star Casino, New York, N.Y.	6	L	TKO-5
	22	Saturday	5/23/36	143	Bruno Tretter	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY	4	W	KO-2	First bout after three month layoff due to a bad hand
	23		6/2/36		Johnny McHale - 1	Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, N.Y.	6	L	Points
	24		7/6/36	144.75	Vince Pimpinella -1	St. Nicholas Palace, NY, NY	6	L	Points
	25		8/4/36	144	Joe Serrara	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	6	W	Points
	26	Tuesday	9/8/36	145.25	Joe Marsh	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	8	D	Draw	Stopped in 2nd round by doctor, bad cuts over both fighters' eyes
	27	Saturday	10/10/36	146.75	Patsy Rubinetti	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY	6	D	Points	After wins over Pomerantz, Meadows, DeRuzzi & LoBianco
	28		10/22/36		Gaspar Abruzzo	Mecca Sports Arena, N.Y, N.Y.	8	L	Points	Unpopular decisision; dad described as working for WPA
	29		11/5/36		Gaspar Abruzzo - 2	Mecca Sports Arena, N.Y, N.Y.	8	W	Points	Two weeks after loss
	30		11/23/36	144.5	Vince Pimpinella - 2	St. Nicholas Palace, NY, NY	8	W	Points
	31		1/2/37		Nick Pastore	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY	8	L	Points
	32		1/26/37	146.75	Jimmy Casablanca	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	6	D	Points
	33		2/13/37	147	Johnny McHale - 2	Mecca Sports Arena, N.Y, N.Y.	8	L	Points	opening of the arena?
	34		7/28/37	148	Tony Vaccarelli	Dyckman Oval, N.Y, N.Y.	6	W	Points
	35		8/10/37	147	Pete Koloff	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	8	W	Points	After eight month layoff
	36	Tuesday	8/31/37	146.5	Frankie Cavanna	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	8	L	TKO-5	Described as stopping Pete Koloff recently, also wins over Pimpinella, Mirabella, & Abruzzo
			10/14/37		Ralph Zannelli	Casino	10	L	Points	Held in Fall River? (Zannelli fought from 1937-1952. Results of this bout are not on BoxRec site, which shows no October activity. Zarrelli fought in Fall River & other MA locations in '37. His opponents including Sugar Ray Robinson in 1943.)
	37		11/17/37	146.5	Johnny Carmona	Hippodrome, N.Y, N.Y.	6	W	Points
48			11/22/37		Teddy Loder	Valley Arena, Holyoke, Mass	10	L	Points	Article states - split decision; pro two yrs. 20 years old, 47 prior pro bouts, 38 wins, 2 draws, 7 losses, first fight outside of NYC (Teddy Loder, welterweight, fought 1931-37; this match not on BixRec site, which shows no activity from to 7/37 through 12/37; 3 of the 4 Loder bouts on database were in Holyoke.)
	38		12/1/37	146	Carl Dell	Hippodrome, N.Y, N.Y.	6	L	Points	Carl Dell - Hartford boxer
	39		4/9/38		Jackie (Kid) Berg - 1	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY	8	L	Points	Jackie Berg - one-time world champion. Dad had him down for a count of nine at one point in fight.
	40		6/30/38		Jackie (Kid) Berg - 2	Dexter Park, Woodhaven, N.Y.	8	L	Points
	41		7/27/38	147.75	Ray Napolitano	Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, N.Y.	8	L	Points
	42		1/21/39		Izzy Redman	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY	6	L	Points
	43		2/7/39		Tommy DeSanto	Westchester County Center, White Plains, N.Y.	6	L	Points
	44		2/11/39		Larry (Irish) Kellum	Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, NY, USA	6	L	KO-4	15-8-4 record
		Friday	3/10/39	147	Johnny Semas	Bermuda Sports Arena	10	L	Points	Main event on six match card for Bermuda welter-weight championship. Dad arrived Monday, 3/6/39 from New York as a substitute for Matt Fiore, described The Royal Gazette and Colonist Daily as having "speed, class and power in both hands." Match arranged by Arthur Donovan, a well-known referee. 21 yrs old, fighting 8 years, after Loder & Duriso win decisions (BoxRec site just shows 1929 activity for Semas, 3 bouts in Indiannapolis & one in Canada. Listed as a possible Bermuda native.) The Gazette notes on 3/10/39 that Dad was Lou Ambers sparring partner in 1936 when he was getting ready for title bout with Tony Canzoneri, and that Dad was Golden Gloves champion in 1933 & '34 and also held the Queens County featherweight championship in those years. Semas, purported to weigh in at 152 lbs., weighed far more than dad according to 3/13/39 Gazette article and was "guilty of continual holding throughout the ten rounds" and was "obviously twelve pounds heavier than his challenger."
	45		6/22/39		Nat Kadin	Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, N.Y.	6	D	Points
	46		7/17/39		Stanley Miller	Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, N.Y.	6	W	Points
	47		8/21/39	149.5	Mike Angieri	Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, N.Y.	6	W	KO-4
	48		9/18/39		Vinnie Vines	Newport News, VA		L	KO-3
	49		11/7/39		Silvio Zangrillo	Westchester County Center, White Plains, N.Y.	6	W	Points
	50		11/28/39		Tony Ferrara	New York Coliseum, Bronx, N.Y.	8	L	Points
	51		8/2/40		MickE Angieri	Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn, N.Y.		W	KO-4	Final Bout?
					Teddy Loder			W	Points	Loder fought from 1931-37. A loss to Loder is listed on BoxRec.com in November 193, but not a win. Per Bermuda clipping win against Loder would have been prior to March 1939.)
					Larry Kellum	Ridgewood Grove	6			Fought from 1938-1946; early bouts at Ridgewood
			11/22/36		Tony Canzoneri	Sparring partner for lightweight champ?				Need to verify