CHARLEY BURLEY
(Charles Duane Burley)

Born: September 6, 1917, Bessemer, PA
Died: October 16 1992, Pittsburgh, PA
Height:  5 ft 9 1/2 inc
Weight: 142-167 lbs
Managers: Phil Goldstein (1936-1942)
                 : Tommy O'Loughlin (1942-1950)
Compiled by:  Luckett V. Davis
Divisions          : 147 & 160
First Rated       : September 1938
Last Rated       : August 1947
Months Rated  : 100
Best Rating      : 1

TB  KO  WD  WF  D  LD  LF  LK  ND  NC
98    50    33      0    2    12    0     0    0      1

BIOGRAPHY

1936
Sep 29 George Leggins          Pittsburgh, PA                     KO   4
Oct 22 Ralph Gizzy             Pittsburgh, PA                      W   6
Nov  9 Eddie Wirko             Pittsburgh, PA                     TKO  5

1937
Jan 22 Ralph Gizzy             Oil City, PA                       KO   2
Feb  8 Ray Collins             Oil City, PA                       TKO  5
Apr 15 Johnny Folio            McKeesport, PA                     TKO  7
Apr 19 Ray Gray                Pittsburgh, PA                      W   6
May  3 Sammy Grippe            Pittsburgh, PA                      W   6
May 27 Keith Goodballet        Pittsburgh, PA                     TKO  2
Jun 24 Mickey O'Brien          Pittsburgh, PA                      W  10
Aug  9 Remo Fernandez          Pittsburgh, PA                     TKO  7
Aug 16 Sammy Grippe            Millvale, PA                       TKO  6
Sep  9 Eddie Dolan             Pittsburgh, PA                      L   8

1938
Jan 27 Tiger Jackson           Pittsburgh, PA                     KO   2
Feb  3 Johnny Folio            Pittsburgh, PA                      W   4
Feb 10 Carl Turner             Pittsburgh, PA                      W   4
Mar  3 Art Tate                Pittsburgh, PA                     KO   2
Mar 21 Fritzie Zivic           Pittsburgh, PA                      L  10
Jun  1 Mike Barto              Millvale, PA                       KO   4
Jun 13 Fritzie Zivic           Millvale, PA                        W  10
Aug  2 Leon Zorrita            Millvale, PA                       TKO  6
Aug 22 Cocoa Kid               Millvale, PA                        W  15
       (Won Colored Welterweight Championship)
Nov  3 Werther Arcelli         Pittsburgh, PA                     KO   1
Nov 21 Billy Soose             Pittsburgh, PA                      W  10

1939
Jan 10 Sonny Jones             Pittsburgh, PA                     TKO  7
Jun 20 Jimmy Leto              Millvale, PA                        L  10
Jul 17 Fritzie Zivic           Pittsburgh, PA                      W  10
Aug 28 Jimmy Leto              Pittsburgh, PA                      W  10
Oct 23 Mickey Makar            Pittsburgh, PA                     KO   1
Dec  1 Holman Williams         New Orleans, LA                     L  15

1940
Feb 12 Nate Bolden             Pittsburgh, PA                      W  10
Apr 12 Baby Kid Chocolate      New Orleans, LA                    KO   5
Apr 26 Sammy Edwards           New Orleans, LA                    KO   2
Jun 17 Carl Dell               Holyoke, MA                         W  10
Jul 29 Georgie Abrams          Millvale, PA                        D  10
Aug 19 Kenny LaSalle           Millvale, PA                        W  10
Sep  3 Jimmy Bivins            Millvale, PA                        L  10
Oct 18 Eddie Pierce            Pittsburgh, PA                      W  10
Nov 11 Vince Pimpinella        Washington, DC                      W  10

1941
Mar 31 Babe Synnott            Pittsburgh, PA                     TKO  5
Apr 18 Eddie Ellis             Boston, MA                         TKO  5
Jun  2 Ossie Harris            Pittsburgh, PA                     TKO  9
Jul 14 Gene Buffalo            Philadelphia, PA                   KO   5
Aug 25 Otto Blackwell          Millvale, PA                        W   8
Sep 25 Antonio Fernandez       Philadelphia, PA                    W  10
Dec 12 Ted Morrison            Minneapolis, MN                    TKO  2
Dec 23 Jerry Hayes             Eau Claire, WI                     KO   4

1942
Jan  9 Shorty Hogue            Minneapolis, MN                    KO  10
Jan 23 Jackie Burke            Minneapolis, MN                    TKO  5
Feb  6 Milo Theodorescu        San Diego, CA                      TKO  4
Feb 13 Big Boy Hogue           San Diego, Ca                      TKO  6
Feb 26 Holman Williams         Minneapolis, MN                     W  10
Mar 13 Jay D. Turner           Minneapolis, MN                    TKO  6
Apr 10 Cleo McNeal             Minneapolis, MN                    KO   5
Apr 20 Phil McQuillan          New York, NY                       KO   1
Apr 24 Joe Sutka               Chicago, IL                        TKO  4
Apr 30 Sonny Wilson            Minneapolis, MN                    TKO  2
May 25 Ezzard Charles          Pittsburgh, PA                      L  10
Jun 23 Holman Williams         Cincinnati, OH                      W  10
Jun 29 Ezzard Charles          Pittsburgh, PA                      L  10
Aug 14 Holman Williams         New Orleans, LA                    TKO  9
Oct 16 Holman Williams         New Orleans, LA                     L  15
Nov 13 Cecilio Lozada          San Diego, CA                      TKO  2
Dec 13 Lloyd Marshall          Los Angeles, CA                     L  10

1943
Feb  3 Harvey Massey           Oakland, CA                        KO   9
Feb 19 Jack Chase              Hollywood, CA                       W  10
Mar  3 Aaron Wade              Oakland, CA                         W  10
Apr 19 Cocoa Kid               New Orleans, LA                     D  10
May 14 Holman Williams         Hollywood, CA                      NC  10
Jun 26 Bobby Birch             San Diego, CA                       W  10

1944
Mar  3 Bobby Berger            San Diego, CA                      KO   5
Mar 20 Aaron Wade              San Diego, CA                       W  10
Apr  3 Jack Chase              Hollywood, CA                      KO   9
      (Won California State Middleweight Title)
Apr 21 Archie Moore            Hollywood, CA                       W  10
May 12 Al Gilbert              San Diego, CA                      TKO  4
Jun 23 Frankie Nelson          Hollywood, CA                      TKO  7
Aug 28 Gene Buffalo            San Francisco, CA                  TKO  5
Sep 11 Jack Chase              San Francisco, CA                  TKO 12
      (Retained California State Middleweight Title)

1945
Mar 12 Joe Carter              San Francisco, CA                   W  10
Jul 11 Holman Williams         Buffalo, NY                         L  12
Jul 26 Oscar Boyd              Pittsburgh, PA                     KO   2
Aug 20 Aaron Wade              Pittsburgh, PA                      W  10
Sep  4 Dave Clark              Cincinnati, OH                     KO   1
Sep 28 Walter Duval            New Orleans, LA                    TKO  4
Oct  8 Billy Smith             San Francisco, CA                   W  10

1946
Mar 14 Charley Dodson          Pittsburgh, PA                     TKO  3
Apr  8 Paul Peters             San Francisco, CA                  TKO  1
Apr 24 Billy Smith             Oakland, CA                         W  10
Jul 16 Charley Banks           Pittsburgh, PA                      W  10
Aug  5 Bert Lytell             Pittsburgh, PA                      W  10

1947
Feb 17 Bert Lytell             Baltimore, MD                       L  10
Aug  8 Larry Cartwright        Huntington, WV                     TKO  7

1948
Mar 24 Battling Blackjack      Phoenix, AZ                        KO   3

1949
Apr  3 Charley Williams        New Orleans, LA                     L  10
Jul 25 Willie Wright           Pittsburgh, PA                      W   8

1950
Feb  2 Chuck Higgins           Pittsburgh, PA                     KO   1
Mar  2 Buddy Hodnett           Pittsburgh, PA                     TKO  7
Jul 22 Pilar Bastidas          Lima, Peru                          W  10