Billy Petrolle

William Michael Petrolle was a world lightweight boxing title contender. Boxing ran in the Petrolle family as his brothers Pete and Frank also shared his occupation. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Petrolle as the #18 ranked lightweight of all-time. Petrolle is member of the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame, the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame, the World Boxing Hall of Fame, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Nicknamed "The Fargo Express", Petrolle is perhaps best known for challenging World Lightweight Title holder Tony Canzoneri. In 1932 the two met for the World Lightweight Title, and Canzoneri was "squarely at his peak: a Canzoneri so magnificently conditioned, so beautifully attuned that even the old-timers at the ringside admitted he was worthy to stand alongside the lightweight giants of the past.". Petrolle dropped a decision in the bout at Madison Square Garden.
Petrolle was managed by promoter Jack Hurley.. , The New York Times

Life after boxing

Petrolle retired during the Great Depression with $200,000 and an iron foundry in Duluth, Minnesota. He later owned a religious goods and gift shop in Duluth, and was the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pioneer National Bank.

Honors

Petrolle has graced the covers of The Ring Magazine in May 1927, March 1931, and May 1932. An article on him appeared in the July 2008 issue.
Petrolle is mentioned in the novel Catch-22 during the trial of Clevinger. The quote reads "In sixty days you'll be fighting Billy Petrolle," the colonel with the big fat mustache roared. "And you think it's a big fat joke." In this context "fighting Billy Petrolle" was a metaphor for facing combat in World War II.

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.

Official record

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Age	Location	Notes
164	Loss		Barney Ross	UD	10	Jan 24, 1934		New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S.
163	Win	89–20–10	Stanislaus Loayza	TKO	6	Dec 12, 1933		Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S.
162	Win	88–20–10	Sammy Fuller	UD	10	Oct 21, 1933		Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S.
161	Draw	87–20–10	Sammy Fuller	PTS	10	Sep 8, 1933		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
160	Win	87–20–9	Bep van Klaveren	RTD	4	Jul 12, 1933		Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
159	Loss	86–20–9	Barney Ross	UD	10	Mar 22, 1933		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
158	Loss	86–19–9	Tony Canzoneri	UD	15	Nov 4, 1932		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles
157	Win	86–18–9	Tommy Grogan	UD	10	Jun 15, 1932		Greenlee Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
156	Win	85–18–9	Christopher Battalino	UD	10	May 20, 1932		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
155	Win	84–18–9	Christopher Battalino	TKO	12, 1:31	Mar 24, 1932		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
154	Win	83–18–9	Eddie Ran	KO	6	Jan 22, 1932		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
153	Win	82–18–9	Billy Townsend	KO	7	Dec 30, 1931		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
152	Win	81–18–9	Iowa Joe Rivers	PTS	4	Nov 18, 1931		Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
151	Loss	80–18–9	Jimmy McLarnin	UD	10	Aug 20, 1931		Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
150	Win	80–17–9	Justo Suárez	KO	9, 1:51	Jun 25, 1931		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
149	Loss	79–17–9	Jimmy McLarnin	UD	10	May 27, 1931		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
148	Win	79–16–9	Lope Tenorio	NWS	10	Apr 10, 1931		Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
147	Win	79–16–9	King Tut	KO	4	Feb 27, 1931		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
146	Win	78–16–9	Jackie Moore	KO	1	Feb 6, 1931		Memorial Coliseum, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
145	Loss	77–16–9	King Tut	KO	1, 0:34	Feb 2, 1931		Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
144	Win	77–15–9	Billy Light	NWS	6	Jan 1, 1931		Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
143	Win	77–15–9	Jimmy McLarnin	UD	10	Nov 21, 1930		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
142	Win	76–15–9	Spug Myers	NWS	6	Nov 7, 1930		Armory, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
141	Loss	76–15–9	Jack 'Kid' Berg	UD	10	Oct 10, 1930		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	For NBA and The Ring light welterweight titles
140	Win	76–14–9	Tony Canzoneri	PTS	10	Sep 11, 1930		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
139	Win	75–14–9	Doty Turner	KO	3	Sep 1, 1930		Lake Kampeska Arena, Watertown, South Dakota, U.S.
138	Win	74–14–9	Frankie LaFay	TKO	3	Aug 25, 1930		Forest Park, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
137	Win	73–14–9	Paddy Walthier	KO	4	Aug 12, 1930		Congress Outdoor Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
136	Win	72–14–9	Johnny Curtin	KO	5	Jul 28, 1930		Forest Park, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
135	Win	71–14–9	Johnny Melton	PTS	10	Jul 25, 1930		Arena, Schenectady, New York, U.S.
134	Win	70–14–9	Izzy Kline	KO	2	Jul 11, 1930		Calumet, Michigan, U.S.
133	Win	69–14–9	Red Fry	TKO	1	May 29, 1930		Avalon Arena, La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
132	Win	68–14–9	Tony Sanders	KO	1	Apr 26, 1930		Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
131	Win	67–14–9	Joe Azzarella	KO	3	Apr 1, 1930		Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
130	Win	66–14–9	Jackie Kane	KO	9	Mar 11, 1930		Avalon Arena, La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
129	Win	65–14–9	Joey Brooks	KO	3	Feb 17, 1930		National Theater, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
128	Loss	64–14–9	Jackie Purvis	NWS	10	Jan 28, 1930		Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
127	Loss	64–14–9	King Tut	PTS	10	Sep 12, 1929		Navin Field, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
126	Win	64–13–9	Jimmy Goodrich	NWS	10	Jul 26, 1929		Armory, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
125	Win	64–13–9	Harry Kahn	DQ	3	Jul 22, 1929		Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.	Kahn was hit low and given 5 minutes to recover, but was DQ'd when he refused to continue
124	Win	63–13–9	Ray Miller	PTS	10	Jun 6, 1929		Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
123	Loss	62–13–9	Ray Miller	PTS	10	May 1, 1929		Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
122	Win	62–12–9	Norman Brown	TKO	4	Apr 9, 1929		Sioux Falls, Iowa, U.S.
121	Win	61–12–9	Bulldog Gonzalez	KO	2	Mar 20, 1929		Dance Palace, Huron, South Dakota, U.S.
120	Win	60–12–9	Jimmy Borde	NWS	10	Mar 15, 1929		Armory, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
119	Win	60–12–9	Tony Ross	TKO	4	Mar 1, 1929		Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
118	Loss	59–12–9	King Tut	NWS	10	Oct 16, 1928		Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
117	Win	59–12–9	Stanislaus Loayza	TKO	2	Sep 21, 1928		Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
116	Win	58–12–9	Jack 'Kid' Berg	TKO	5	Aug 24, 1928		Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
115	Win	57–12–9	Jackie Kane	NWS	10	Aug 17, 1928		Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
114	Draw	57–12–9	Jack 'Kid' Berg	PTS	10	Jul 26, 1928		Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
113	Win	57–12–8	Billy Engman	KO	3	Jul 12, 1928		Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S.
112	Win	56–12–8	Al Rammy	KO	2	Jul 9, 1928		Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
111	Draw	55–12–8	Doc Snell	PTS	6	Jun 29, 1928		Dugdale Park, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
110	Win	55–12–7	Bruce Flowers	PTS	10	Jun 21, 1928		Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
109	Win	54–12–7	Jackie Kane	NWS	10	Jun 13, 1928		Muehlebach Field, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
108	Win	54–12–7	Armand Schaekels	KO	3	Jun 7, 1928		Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
107	Win	53–12–7	Eddie Dwyer	KO	4	May 22, 1928		Lake Kampeska Arena, Watertown, South Dakota, U.S.
106	Loss	52–12–7	Tommy Grogan	TKO	7	Apr 27, 1928		City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
105	Loss	52–11–7	Bruce Flowers	PTS	10	Mar 16, 1928		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
104	Win	52–10–7	Rusty Jones	KO	4	Feb 28, 1928		Auditorium, Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.
103	Win	51–10–7	Spug Myers	PTS	10	Feb 24, 1928		Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
102	Draw	50–10–7	Russie LeRoy	NWS	10	Feb 10, 1928		Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
101	Loss	50–10–7	Sammy Mandell	NWS	10	Jan 13, 1928		Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
100	Win	50–10–7	Cuddy DeMarco	RTD	7	Jan 2, 1928		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
99	Win	49–10–7	Harry Kahn	NWS	10	Dec 2, 1927		Armory, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
98	Loss	49–10–7	Tommy Herman	TKO	7	Sep 8, 1927		Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
97	Win	49–9–7	Harry Kahn	NWS	10	Aug 26, 1927		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
96	Win	49–9–7	Johnny Ceccoli	KO	6	Aug 19, 1927		American Legion, West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
95	Win	48–9–7	King Tut	PTS	10	Aug 15, 1927		New Hippodrome Arena, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
94	Win	47–9–7	King Tut	DQ	4	Aug 2, 1927		New Hippodrome Arena, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.	Tut landed several low blows in the fourth round and Petrolle was in no shape to continue
93	Win	46–9–7	Eddie Brady	KO	1, 0:46	Jul 19, 1927		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
92	Win	45–9–7	Basil Galiano	PTS	10	Jun 27, 1927		Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
91	Loss	44–9–7	Billy Wallace	PTS	10	Jun 15, 1927		Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
90	Win	44–8–7	Jack Duffy	KO	1, 2:43	May 26, 1927		Armory, Akron, Ohio, U.S.
89	Win	43–8–7	Johnny Hayes	TKO	5	May 2, 1927		Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
88		42–8–7	Cuddy DeMarco	NC	4	Apr 25, 1927		Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.	The referee stopped the fight believing the fighters to have made an agreement between themselves
87	Draw	42–8–7	Freddie Mueller	PTS	10	Apr 12, 1927		Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
86	Win	42–8–6	Joe Jawson	KO	7	Feb 25, 1927		Sioux Falls Coliseum, Sioux Falls, Iowa, U.S.
85	Win	41–8–6	Willie Ames	KO	3	Feb 11, 1927		Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
84	Win	40–8–6	Frankie Frisco	KO	3	Feb 7, 1927		Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
83	Draw	39–8–6	Spug Myers	PTS	10	Jan 20, 1927		Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
82	Win	39–8–5	Tommy Kid Murphy	KO	3	Jan 1, 1927		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
81	Win	38–8–5	Les Murray	TKO	3	Dec 20, 1926		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
80	Draw	37–8–5	Cuddy DeMarco	PTS	6	Dec 6, 1926		Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
79	Win	37–8–4	Johnny O'Donnell	TKO	2, 0:47	Nov 26, 1926		Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
78	Win	36–8–4	Billy Pollock	KO	1, 0:47	Nov 8, 1926		Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
77	Win	35–8–4	Hilario Martínez	KO	2, 2:12	Oct 29, 1926		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
76	Win	34–8–4	Alf Simmons	NWS	10	Sep 10, 1926		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
75	Win	34–8–4	Ruby Stein	NWS	10	Aug 23, 1926		Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
74	Win	34–8–4	Johnny Ceccoli	NWS	10	Aug 2, 1926		Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
73	Win	34–8–4	Johnny Adams	KO	8, 0:27	Jul 24, 1926		Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
72	Win	33–8–4	Johnny Rocco	KO	8	Jul 13, 1926		Lexington Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
71	Draw	32–8–4	Ray Miller	PTS	10	Jul 2, 1926		Coney Island Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
70	Win	32–8–3	Frankie Schaeffer	KO	1, 2:10	Jun 21, 1926		East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
69	Loss	31–8–3	Sid Terris	UD	10	Jun 11, 1926		Coney Island Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
68	Win	31–7–3	Danny Cooney	DQ	4	May 21, 1926		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.	Cooney landed two accidental low blows
67	Win	30–7–3	Joe Jawson	NWS	10	May 3, 1926		Knights of Columbus Gym, Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
66	Loss	30–7–3	Louis 'Kid' Kaplan	PTS	12	Mar 1, 1926		Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
65	Loss	30–6–3	Sammy Vogel	PTS	10	Feb 19, 1926		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
64	Win	30–5–3	Eddie Wagner	KO	10	Feb 5, 1926		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
63	Loss	29–5–3	Charley Manty	PTS	12	Jan 7, 1926		Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
62	Win	29–4–3	Steve Smith	PTS	12	Dec 17, 1925		Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
61	Win	28–4–3	Joe Azzarella	KO	6	Dec 7, 1925		Empress Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
60	Win	27–4–3	Ruby Stein	PTS	10	Nov 20, 1925		City Hall, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
59	Loss	26–4–3	Johnny Drew	PTS	10	Nov 6, 1925		City Hall, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
58	Draw	26–3–3	Joe Jawson	NWS	10	Oct 29, 1925		American Legion Hall, La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
57	Win	26–3–3	Red Cap Wilson	NWS	10	Oct 16, 1925		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
56	Win	26–3–3	Nick Lombardi	TKO	7	Sep 25, 1925		Auditorium, Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.
55	Win	25–3–3	Carl Leonard	KO	3, 0:13	Sep 7, 1925		Maier Park, Vernon, California, U.S.
54	Draw	24–3–3	Jimmy Hackley	PTS	6	Jul 28, 1925		Maier Park, Vernon, California, U.S.
53	Win	24–3–2	Johnny Lamar	DQ	3	Jul 7, 1925		Arena, Vernon, California, U.S.
52	Win	23–3–2	Frankie Fink	PTS	6	Jun 23, 1925		Arena, Vernon, California, U.S.
51	Win	22–3–2	Johnny Knauf	NWS	10	May 14, 1925		Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
50	Win	22–3–2	Al Holzman	NWS	10	May 1, 1925		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
49	Win	22–3–2	Johnny Knauf	DQ	4	Apr 28, 1925		Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
48	Win	21–3–2	Andy Tucker	PTS	10	Apr 21, 1925		City Hall, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
47	Loss	20–3–2	Bobby Garcia	PTS	10	Mar 23, 1925		Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
46	Win	20–2–2	Al Shubert	PTS	10	Mar 13, 1925		City Hall, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
45	Loss	19–2–2	Babe Ruth	PTS	10	Mar 2, 1925		Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
44	Win	19–1–2	Sylvio Mireault	KO	1	Feb 27, 1925		City Hall, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
43	Win	18–1–2	Reddy Blanchard	NWS	10	Jan 30, 1925		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
42	Win	18–1–2	Charley Raymond	NWS	10	Jan 16, 1925		Minot, North Dakota, U.S.
41	Win	18–1–2	Eddie Root	KO	3	Jan 1, 1925		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
40	Win	17–1–2	Gaston Charles	NWS	10	Dec 19, 1924		Auditorium, Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
39	Win	17–1–2	Alex Novecky	NWS	10	Nov 28, 1924		Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
38	Win	17–1–2	Battling Strayer	TKO	5	Nov 24, 1924		Auditorium, Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
37	Win	16–1–2	Roscoe Hall	NWS	8	Nov 11, 1924		Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
36	Draw	16–1–2	Johnny Schauer	NWS	8	Oct 31, 1924		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
35	Win	16–1–2	Tommy Tibbetts	KO	4	Oct 24, 1924		Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
34	Win	15–1–2	Freddie Burke	KO	3	Sep 12, 1924		Baker, Minnesota, U.S.
33	Win	14–1–2	Rusty Jones	NWS	6	Aug 15, 1924		Curling Rink Arena, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
32	Win	14–1–2	Kid Worley	NWS	10	Jul 26, 1924		Cudahy Recreation Hall, Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
31	Win	14–1–2	Pete Campi	PTS	8	Jul 23, 1924		Milbank, South Dakota, U.S.
30	Win	13–1–2	Billy O'Brien	KO	5	Jul 4, 1924		Carrington, North Dakota, U.S.
29	Draw	12–1–2	Jimmy Lundy	PTS	10	Jun 25, 1924		Shrine Arena, Helena, Montana, U.S.
28	Win	12–1–1	Joe McCabe	KO	4	Jun 6, 1924		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
27	Win	11–1–1	Len Schwabel	NWS	10	May 5, 1924		Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
26	Win	11–1–1	Rusty Jones	NWS	10	Apr 25, 1924		Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
25	Loss	11–1–1	Rusty Jones	NWS	6	Apr 11, 1924		Shrine Auditorium, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
24	Win	11–1–1	Otto Wallace	NWS	10	Mar 24, 1924		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
23	Win	11–1–1	Sammy Leonard	NWS	6	Mar 13, 1924		Athletic Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
22	Win	11–1–1	Jimmy Moore	TKO	2	Mar 7, 1924		Shrine Auditorium, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
21	Win	10–1–1	Irish Kennedy	TKO	4	Feb 29, 1924		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
20	Win	9–1–1	Jack Moochie	NWS	8	Feb 1, 1924		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
19	Win	9–1–1	Jimmy Freyler	KO	3	Jan 22, 1924		Shrine Arena, Helena, Montana, U.S.
18	Win	8–1–1	Young Harry Runcorn	KO	1, 0:56	Jan 17, 1924		Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
17	Win	7–1–1	Sammy Rose	KO	2	Jan 5, 1924		Havana, North Dakota, U.S.
16	Win	6–1–1	Irish Kennedy	NWS	10	Jan 1, 1924		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
15	Win	6–1–1	Irish Kennedy	NWS	10	Nov 23, 1923		Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
14	Draw	6–1–1	Eddie DeBeau	PTS	10	Oct 23, 1923		Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
13	Win	6–1	Eddie DeBeau	NWS	10	Sep 19, 1923		Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
12	Win	6–1	Doc Snell	PTS	8	Aug 4, 1923		Race Track, Alan, Idaho, U.S.
11	Draw	5–1	Jackie Nichols	NWS	10	Jun 27, 1923		Valley City Fairgrounds, Valley City, North Dakota, U.S.
10	Win	5–1	Mike Ertle	KO	1, 0:40	May 15, 1923		Company H Armory, Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
9	Draw	4–1	Jimmy Woodhall	NWS	6	Apr 6, 1923		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
8	Win	4–1	Jackie Nichols	NWS	10	Mar 6, 1923		Company H Armory, Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
7	Loss	4–1	Submarine Smith	NWS	8	Mar 3, 1923		Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, U.S.
6	Win	4–1	Lou Boomer	KO	1, 1:56	Mar 1, 1923		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
5	Win	3–1	Johnny Gannon	KO	3	Feb 2, 1923	N/A	United States of America	Exact date and location unknown
4	Win	2–1	Submarine Smith	NWS	4	Jan 1, 1923		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
3	Win	2–1	Jackie Rose	KO	2, 1:13	Dec 1, 1922		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
2	Win	1–1	Kid Fogarty	KO	2	Oct 27, 1922		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
1	Loss	0–1	Sammy Dorkins	PTS	4	May 8, 1922		Bolton Hall, Troy, New York, U.S.

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Age	Location	Notes
164	Loss		Barney Ross	UD	10	Jan 24, 1934		New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, U.S.
163	Win	122–25–15	Stanislaus Loayza	TKO	6	Dec 12, 1933		Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S.
162	Win	121–25–15	Sammy Fuller	UD	10	Oct 21, 1933		Ridgewood Grove, New York City, New York, U.S.
161	Draw	120–25–15	Sammy Fuller	PTS	10	Sep 8, 1933		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
160	Win	120–25–14	Bep van Klaveren	RTD	4	Jul 12, 1933		Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
159	Loss	119–25–14	Barney Ross	UD	10	Mar 22, 1933		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
158	Loss	119–24–14	Tony Canzoneri	UD	15	Nov 4, 1932		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles
157	Win	119–23–14	Tommy Grogan	UD	10	Jun 15, 1932		Greenlee Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
156	Win	118–23–14	Christopher Battalino	UD	10	May 20, 1932		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
155	Win	117–23–14	Christopher Battalino	TKO	12, 1:31	Mar 24, 1932		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
154	Win	116–23–14	Eddie Ran	KO	6	Jan 22, 1932		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
153	Win	115–23–14	Billy Townsend	KO	7	Dec 30, 1931		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
152	Win	114–23–14	Iowa Joe Rivers	PTS	4	Nov 18, 1931		Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
151	Loss	113–23–14	Jimmy McLarnin	UD	10	Aug 20, 1931		Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
150	Win	113–22–14	Justo Suárez	KO	9, 1:51	Jun 25, 1931		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
149	Loss	112–22–14	Jimmy McLarnin	UD	10	May 27, 1931		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
148	Win	112–21–14	Lope Tenorio	NWS	10	Apr 10, 1931		Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
147	Win	111–21–14	King Tut	KO	4	Feb 27, 1931		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
146	Win	110–21–14	Jackie Moore	KO	1	Feb 6, 1931		Memorial Coliseum, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
145	Loss	109–21–14	King Tut	KO	1, 0:34	Feb 2, 1931		Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
144	Win	109–20–14	Billy Light	NWS	6	Jan 1, 1931		Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
143	Win	108–20–14	Jimmy McLarnin	UD	10	Nov 21, 1930		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
142	Win	107–20–14	Spug Myers	NWS	6	Nov 7, 1930		Armory, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
141	Loss	106–20–14	Jack 'Kid' Berg	UD	10	Oct 10, 1930		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	For NBA and The Ring light welterweight titles
140	Win	106–19–14	Tony Canzoneri	PTS	10	Sep 11, 1930		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
139	Win	105–19–14	Doty Turner	KO	3	Sep 1, 1930		Lake Kampeska Arena, Watertown, South Dakota, U.S.
138	Win	104–19–14	Frankie LaFay	TKO	3	Aug 25, 1930		Forest Park, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
137	Win	103–19–14	Paddy Walthier	KO	4	Aug 12, 1930		Congress Outdoor Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
136	Win	102–19–14	Johnny Curtin	KO	5	Jul 28, 1930		Forest Park, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
135	Win	101–19–14	Johnny Melton	PTS	10	Jul 25, 1930		Arena, Schenectady, New York, U.S.
134	Win	100–19–14	Izzy Kline	KO	2	Jul 11, 1930		Calumet, Michigan, U.S.
133	Win	99–19–14	Red Fry	TKO	1	May 29, 1930		Avalon Arena, La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
132	Win	98–19–14	Tony Sanders	KO	1	Apr 26, 1930		Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
131	Win	97–19–14	Joe Azzarella	KO	3	Apr 1, 1930		Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
130	Win	96–19–14	Jackie Kane	KO	9	Mar 11, 1930		Avalon Arena, La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
129	Win	95–19–14	Joey Brooks	KO	3	Feb 17, 1930		National Theater, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
128	Loss	94–19–14	Jackie Purvis	NWS	10	Jan 28, 1930		Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
127	Loss	94–18–14	King Tut	PTS	10	Sep 12, 1929		Navin Field, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
126	Win	94–17–14	Jimmy Goodrich	NWS	10	Jul 26, 1929		Armory, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
125	Win	93–17–14	Harry Kahn	DQ	3	Jul 22, 1929		Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.	Kahn was hit low and given 5 minutes to recover, but was DQ'd when he refused to continue
124	Win	92–17–14	Ray Miller	PTS	10	Jun 6, 1929		Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
123	Loss	91–17–14	Ray Miller	PTS	10	May 1, 1929		Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
122	Win	91–16–14	Norman Brown	TKO	4	Apr 9, 1929		Sioux Falls, Iowa, U.S.
121	Win	90–16–14	Bulldog Gonzalez	KO	2	Mar 20, 1929		Dance Palace, Huron, South Dakota, U.S.
120	Win	89–16–14	Jimmy Borde	NWS	10	Mar 15, 1929		Armory, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
119	Win	88–16–14	Tony Ross	TKO	4	Mar 1, 1929		Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
118	Loss	87–16–14	King Tut	NWS	10	Oct 16, 1928		Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
117	Win	87–15–14	Stanislaus Loayza	TKO	2	Sep 21, 1928		Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
116	Win	86–15–14	Jack 'Kid' Berg	TKO	5	Aug 24, 1928		Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
115	Win	85–15–14	Jackie Kane	NWS	10	Aug 17, 1928		Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
114	Draw	84–15–14	Jack 'Kid' Berg	PTS	10	Jul 26, 1928		Mills Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
113	Win	84–15–13	Billy Engman	KO	3	Jul 12, 1928		Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S.
112	Win	83–15–13	Al Rammy	KO	2	Jul 9, 1928		Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
111	Draw	82–15–13	Doc Snell	PTS	6	Jun 29, 1928		Dugdale Park, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
110	Win	82–15–12	Bruce Flowers	PTS	10	Jun 21, 1928		Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
109	Win	81–15–12	Jackie Kane	NWS	10	Jun 13, 1928		Muehlebach Field, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
108	Win	80–15–12	Armand Schaekels	KO	3	Jun 7, 1928		Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
107	Win	79–15–12	Eddie Dwyer	KO	4	May 22, 1928		Lake Kampeska Arena, Watertown, South Dakota, U.S.
106	Loss	78–15–12	Tommy Grogan	TKO	7	Apr 27, 1928		City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
105	Loss	78–14–12	Bruce Flowers	PTS	10	Mar 16, 1928		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
104	Win	78–13–12	Rusty Jones	KO	4	Feb 28, 1928		Auditorium, Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.
103	Win	77–13–12	Spug Myers	PTS	10	Feb 24, 1928		Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
102	Draw	76–13–12	Russie LeRoy	NWS	10	Feb 10, 1928		Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
101	Loss	76–13–11	Sammy Mandell	NWS	10	Jan 13, 1928		Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
100	Win	76–12–11	Cuddy DeMarco	RTD	7	Jan 2, 1928		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
99	Win	75–12–11	Harry Kahn	NWS	10	Dec 2, 1927		Armory, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
98	Loss	74–12–11	Tommy Herman	TKO	7	Sep 8, 1927		Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
97	Win	74–11–11	Harry Kahn	NWS	10	Aug 26, 1927		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
96	Win	73–11–11	Johnny Ceccoli	KO	6	Aug 19, 1927		American Legion, West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
95	Win	72–11–11	King Tut	PTS	10	Aug 15, 1927		New Hippodrome Arena, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
94	Win	71–11–11	King Tut	DQ	4	Aug 2, 1927		New Hippodrome Arena, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.	Tut landed several low blows in the fourth round and Petrolle was in no shape to continue
93	Win	70–11–11	Eddie Brady	KO	1, 0:46	Jul 19, 1927		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
92	Win	69–11–11	Basil Galiano	PTS	10	Jun 27, 1927		Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
91	Loss	68–11–11	Billy Wallace	PTS	10	Jun 15, 1927		Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.
90	Win	68–10–11	Jack Duffy	KO	1, 2:43	May 26, 1927		Armory, Akron, Ohio, U.S.
89	Win	67–10–11	Johnny Hayes	TKO	5	May 2, 1927		Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
88		66–10–11	Cuddy DeMarco	NC	4	Apr 25, 1927		Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.	The referee stopped the fight believing the fighters to have made an agreement between themselves
87	Draw	66–10–11	Freddie Mueller	PTS	10	Apr 12, 1927		Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
86	Win	66–10–10	Joe Jawson	KO	7	Feb 25, 1927		Sioux Falls Coliseum, Sioux Falls, Iowa, U.S.
85	Win	65–10–10	Willie Ames	KO	3	Feb 11, 1927		Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
84	Win	64–10–10	Frankie Frisco	KO	3	Feb 7, 1927		Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
83	Draw	63–10–10	Spug Myers	PTS	10	Jan 20, 1927		Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
82	Win	63–10–9	Tommy Kid Murphy	KO	3	Jan 1, 1927		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
81	Win	62–10–9	Les Murray	TKO	3	Dec 20, 1926		Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
80	Draw	61–10–9	Cuddy DeMarco	PTS	6	Dec 6, 1926		Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
79	Win	61–10–8	Johnny O'Donnell	TKO	2, 0:47	Nov 26, 1926		Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
78	Win	60–10–8	Billy Pollock	KO	1, 0:47	Nov 8, 1926		Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
77	Win	59–10–8	Hilario Martínez	KO	2, 2:12	Oct 29, 1926		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
76	Win	58–10–8	Alf Simmons	NWS	10	Sep 10, 1926		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
75	Win	57–10–8	Ruby Stein	NWS	10	Aug 23, 1926		Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
74	Win	56–10–8	Johnny Ceccoli	NWS	10	Aug 2, 1926		Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
73	Win	55–10–8	Johnny Adams	KO	8, 0:27	Jul 24, 1926		Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
72	Win	54–10–8	Johnny Rocco	KO	8	Jul 13, 1926		Lexington Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
71	Draw	53–10–8	Ray Miller	PTS	10	Jul 2, 1926		Coney Island Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
70	Win	53–10–7	Frankie Schaeffer	KO	1, 2:10	Jun 21, 1926		East Chicago, Indiana, U.S.
69	Loss	52–10–7	Sid Terris	UD	10	Jun 11, 1926		Coney Island Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
68	Win	52–9–7	Danny Cooney	DQ	4	May 21, 1926		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.	Cooney landed two accidental low blows
67	Win	51–9–7	Joe Jawson	NWS	10	May 3, 1926		Knights of Columbus Gym, Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
66	Loss	50–9–7	Louis 'Kid' Kaplan	PTS	12	Mar 1, 1926		Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
65	Loss	50–8–7	Sammy Vogel	PTS	10	Feb 19, 1926		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
64	Win	50–7–7	Eddie Wagner	KO	10	Feb 5, 1926		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
63	Loss	49–7–7	Charley Manty	PTS	12	Jan 7, 1926		Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
62	Win	49–6–7	Steve Smith	PTS	12	Dec 17, 1925		Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
61	Win	48–6–7	Joe Azzarella	KO	6	Dec 7, 1925		Empress Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
60	Win	47–6–7	Ruby Stein	PTS	10	Nov 20, 1925		City Hall, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
59	Loss	46–6–7	Johnny Drew	PTS	10	Nov 6, 1925		City Hall, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
58	Draw	46–5–7	Joe Jawson	NWS	10	Oct 29, 1925		American Legion Hall, La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
57	Win	46–5–6	Red Cap Wilson	NWS	10	Oct 16, 1925		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
56	Win	45–5–6	Nick Lombardi	TKO	7	Sep 25, 1925		Auditorium, Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.
55	Win	44–5–6	Carl Leonard	KO	3, 0:13	Sep 7, 1925		Maier Park, Vernon, California, U.S.
54	Draw	43–5–6	Jimmy Hackley	PTS	6	Jul 28, 1925		Maier Park, Vernon, California, U.S.
53	Win	43–5–5	Johnny Lamar	DQ	3	Jul 7, 1925		Arena, Vernon, California, U.S.
52	Win	42–5–5	Frankie Fink	PTS	6	Jun 23, 1925		Arena, Vernon, California, U.S.
51	Win	41–5–5	Johnny Knauf	NWS	10	May 14, 1925		Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
50	Win	40–5–5	Al Holzman	NWS	10	May 1, 1925		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
49	Win	39–5–5	Johnny Knauf	DQ	4	Apr 28, 1925		Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
48	Win	38–5–5	Andy Tucker	PTS	10	Apr 21, 1925		City Hall, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
47	Loss	37–5–5	Bobby Garcia	PTS	10	Mar 23, 1925		Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
46	Win	37–4–5	Al Shubert	PTS	10	Mar 13, 1925		City Hall, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
45	Loss	36–4–5	Babe Ruth	PTS	10	Mar 2, 1925		Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
44	Win	36–3–5	Sylvio Mireault	KO	1	Feb 27, 1925		City Hall, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
43	Win	35–3–5	Reddy Blanchard	NWS	10	Jan 30, 1925		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
42	Win	34–3–5	Charley Raymond	NWS	10	Jan 16, 1925		Minot, North Dakota, U.S.
41	Win	33–3–5	Eddie Root	KO	3	Jan 1, 1925		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
40	Win	32–3–5	Gaston Charles	NWS	10	Dec 19, 1924		Auditorium, Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
39	Win	31–3–5	Alex Novecky	NWS	10	Nov 28, 1924		Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
38	Win	30–3–5	Battling Strayer	TKO	5	Nov 24, 1924		Auditorium, Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
37	Win	29–3–5	Roscoe Hall	NWS	8	Nov 11, 1924		Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
36	Draw	28–3–5	Johnny Schauer	NWS	8	Oct 31, 1924		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
35	Win	28–3–4	Tommy Tibbetts	KO	4	Oct 24, 1924		Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
34	Win	27–3–4	Freddie Burke	KO	3	Sep 12, 1924		Baker, Minnesota, U.S.
33	Win	26–3–4	Rusty Jones	NWS	6	Aug 15, 1924		Curling Rink Arena, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
32	Win	25–3–4	Kid Worley	NWS	10	Jul 26, 1924		Cudahy Recreation Hall, Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
31	Win	24–3–4	Pete Campi	PTS	8	Jul 23, 1924		Milbank, South Dakota, U.S.
30	Win	23–3–4	Billy O'Brien	KO	5	Jul 4, 1924		Carrington, North Dakota, U.S.
29	Draw	22–3–4	Jimmy Lundy	PTS	10	Jun 25, 1924		Shrine Arena, Helena, Montana, U.S.
28	Win	22–3–3	Joe McCabe	KO	4	Jun 6, 1924		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
27	Win	21–3–3	Len Schwabel	NWS	10	May 5, 1924		Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
26	Win	20–3–3	Rusty Jones	NWS	10	Apr 25, 1924		Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
25	Loss	19–3–3	Rusty Jones	NWS	6	Apr 11, 1924		Shrine Auditorium, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
24	Win	19–2–3	Otto Wallace	NWS	10	Mar 24, 1924		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
23	Win	18–2–3	Sammy Leonard	NWS	6	Mar 13, 1924		Athletic Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
22	Win	17–2–3	Jimmy Moore	TKO	2	Mar 7, 1924		Shrine Auditorium, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
21	Win	16–2–3	Irish Kennedy	TKO	4	Feb 29, 1924		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
20	Win	15–2–3	Jack Moochie	NWS	8	Feb 1, 1924		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
19	Win	14–2–3	Jimmy Freyler	KO	3	Jan 22, 1924		Shrine Arena, Helena, Montana, U.S.
18	Win	13–2–3	Young Harry Runcorn	KO	1, 0:56	Jan 17, 1924		Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
17	Win	12–2–3	Sammy Rose	KO	2	Jan 5, 1924		Havana, North Dakota, U.S.
16	Win	11–2–3	Irish Kennedy	NWS	10	Jan 1, 1924		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
15	Win	10–2–3	Irish Kennedy	NWS	10	Nov 23, 1923		Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
14	Draw	9–2–3	Eddie DeBeau	PTS	10	Oct 23, 1923		Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
13	Win	9–2–2	Eddie DeBeau	NWS	10	Sep 19, 1923		Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
12	Win	8–2–2	Doc Snell	PTS	8	Aug 4, 1923		Race Track, Alan, Idaho, U.S.
11	Draw	7–2–2	Jackie Nichols	NWS	10	Jun 27, 1923		Valley City Fairgrounds, Valley City, North Dakota, U.S.
10	Win	7–2–1	Mike Ertle	KO	1, 0:40	May 15, 1923		Company H Armory, Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
9	Draw	6–2–1	Jimmy Woodhall	NWS	6	Apr 6, 1923		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
8	Win	6–2	Jackie Nichols	NWS	10	Mar 6, 1923		Company H Armory, Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S.
7	Loss	5–2	Submarine Smith	NWS	8	Mar 3, 1923		Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, U.S.
6	Win	5–1	Lou Boomer	KO	1, 1:56	Mar 1, 1923		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
5	Win	4–1	Johnny Gannon	KO	3	Feb 2, 1923	N/A	United States of America	Exact date and location unknown
4	Win	3–1	Submarine Smith	NWS	4	Jan 1, 1923		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
3	Win	2–1	Jackie Rose	KO	2, 1:13	Dec 1, 1922		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
2	Win	1–1	Kid Fogarty	KO	2	Oct 27, 1922		Fargo Auditorium, Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
1	Loss	0–1	Sammy Dorkins	PTS	4	May 8, 922		Bolton Hall, Troy, New York, U.S.