LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT division
JOEY MAXIM
RetiredBorn GIUSEPPE ANTONIO BERARDINELLI
Born 1922-03-28, CLEVELAND, OHIO (died aged 79)· Died 2001-06-02, WEST PALM BEACH, FL.· USA
Residence: CLEVELAND, OHIO· Stance: orthodox· Height: 185 cm (6'1")· Reach: 184 cm (6'0")
Debut: 1941-01-13· Career: 1941–1958 (18 years)
Peak
2532
Current
2138
Wins
86
Losses
30
Draws
4
NC
0
Rated Fights
120
Rating by Division
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Peak2532
Current2363
32-11-0 · 43 rated
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Peak2510
Current2510
1-0-0 · 1 rated
HEAVYWEIGHT
Peak2482
Current2138
53-19-4 · 76 rated
Maxim learned to box at a very young age. Following a successful amateur career, during which he won the Golden Gloves, he turned professional in 1940.
After his retirement Maxim spent time as a stand-up comic, restaurateur, and taxi driver. He also served as a greeter at hotels and casinos located in Las Vegas.
In February 2001, Maxim suffered a stroke. He died in West Palm Beach, Florida on June 2, 2001
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Head-to-Head Comparison
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Complete Record — 120 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 17 MAY 1958 | LOSS | ULLI RITTER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 APR 1958 | LOSS | GIACOMO BOZZANO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 APR 1958 | LOSS | HEINZ NEUHAUS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JUN 1957 | LOSS | BOBO OLSON | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 MAY 1957 | LOSS | EDDIE MACHEN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JAN 1957 | LOSS | EDDIE MACHEN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 SEP 1956 | DEC | EDGARDO ROMERO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 JUN 1955 | LOSS | WILLIE PASTRANO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 APR 1955 | LOSS | BOBO OLSON | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 NOV 1954 | DEC | PAUL ANDREWS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 JUN 1954 | UD | FLOYD PATTERSON | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JAN 1954 | LOSS | ARCHIE MOORE | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JUN 1953 | LOSS | ARCHIE MOORE | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 MAR 1953 | UD | DANNY NARDICO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 DEC 1952 | LOSS | ARCHIE MOORE | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JUN 1952 | TKO | RAY ROBINSON | 13 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 MAR 1952 | DEC | TED LOWRY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1951 | LOSS | EZZARD CHARLES | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 AUG 1951 | DEC | BOB MURPHY | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 MAY 1951 | LOSS | EZZARD CHARLES | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 27 JAN 1951 | KO | HUBERT HOOD | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 DEC 1950 | KO | DAVE WHITLOCK | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 NOV 1950 | DEC | BIG BOY BROWN | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 OCT 1950 | DEC | BILL PETERSEN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 SEP 1950 | KO | JOHNNY SWANSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAY 1950 | KO | BILL PETERSEN | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 APR 1950 | KO | JOE DAWSON | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JAN 1950 | KO | FREDDIE MILLS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 DEC 1949 | DEC | BILL PETERSEN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 NOV 1949 | KO | PAT MCCAFFERTY | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 OCT 1949 | KO | JOE KAHUT | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 MAY 1949 | DEC | GUS LESNEVICH | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 FEB 1949 | LOSS | EZZARD CHARLES | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 DEC 1948 | DEC | JIMMY BIVINS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 NOV 1948 | DEC | BOB SATTERFIELD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 OCT 1948 | LOSS | JOE KAHUT | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 SEP 1948 | DEC | BILL PETERSEN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JUN 1948 | DEC | BILL PETERSEN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JUN 1948 | DEC | JOE KAHUT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 JUN 1948 | DRAW | PAT VALENTINO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 MAY 1948 | DEC | ROY HAWKINS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 MAY 1948 | DEC | FRANCIS DE LACRUZ | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 MAY 1948 | DEC | FRANCISCO DE LA CRUZ | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 APR 1948 | DEC | WHITEY BERLIER | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 MAR 1948 | DRAW | PAT VALENTINO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 FEB 1948 | DEC | TONY BOSNICH | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 FEB 1948 | DEC | BOB SIKES | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 FEB 1948 | DEC | ROBERT LEE SIKES JR. | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JAN 1948 | DEC | OLLE TANDBERG | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 DEC 1947 | DEC | BILLY "CHICKEN" THOMPSON | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 NOV 1947 | UD | BOB FOXWORTH | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 SEP 1947 | DEC | JOHN THOMAS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 SEP 1947 | KO | CLARENCE JONES | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 JUN 1947 | LOSS | JERSEY JOE WALCOTT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAY 1947 | KO | CHARLEY ROTH | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 JAN 1947 | TKO | MARTY CLARK | 7 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 JAN 1947 | LOSS | JERSEY JOE WALCOTT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 DEC 1946 | DEC | JACK MARSHALL | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1946 | DEC | DOLPH QUIJANO | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 DEC 1946 | TKO | JIMMY WEBB | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 NOV 1946 | DRAW | JIM RITCHIE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 OCT 1946 | KO | BEARCAT JONES | 5 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 OCT 1946 | DEC | CLARENCE JONES | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 AUG 1946 | DEC | JERSEY JOE WALCOTT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 AUG 1946 | DEC | HENRY COOPER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 AUG 1946 | DEC | PHIL MUSCATO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 MAY 1946 | DEC | PHIL MUSCATO | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 MAY 1946 | DRAW | CHARLIE EAGLE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 APR 1946 | LOSS | PHIL MUSCATO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 APR 1946 | DEC | BUDDY WALKER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 MAR 1946 | TKO | RALPH DEJOHN | 1 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAR 1946 | LOSS | JOHN THOMAS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 MAR 1946 | DEC | PANTHER WILLIAMS | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 NOV 1945 | DEC | CLEO EVERETT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 APR 1945 | DEC | CLARENCE BROWN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 FEB 1945 | DEC | JOHNNY FLANAGAN | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 DEC 1944 | LOSS | JOHN KOWALCZYK | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 DEC 1944 | LOSS | JOHNNY FLYNN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JUL 1944 | LOSS | LLOYD MARSHALL | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 JUN 1944 | DEC | FRANK ANDROFF | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 MAY 1944 | DEC | BOB GARNER | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 APR 1944 | DEC | BUDDY WALKER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 JAN 1944 | DEC | GEORGE PARKS | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 JAN 1944 | DEC | GEORGIE PARKS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1943 | KO | CLAUDIO VILLAR | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 OCT 1943 | DEC | BUDDY SCOTT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 AUG 1943 | DEC | NATE BOLDEN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 APR 1943 | DEC | AL JORDAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 MAR 1943 | UD | CURTIS SHEPPARD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 MAR 1943 | LOSS | CURTIS SHEPPARD | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 FEB 1943 | DEC | CLARENCE BROWN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JAN 1943 | DEC | CLARENCE BROWN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1942 | LOSS | EZZARD CHARLES | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 OCT 1942 | LOSS | EZZARD CHARLES | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 OCT 1942 | DEC | LARRY LANE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 OCT 1942 | DEC | HUBERT HOOD | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 SEP 1942 | DEC | SHELTON BELL | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 AUG 1942 | KO | JACK MARSHALL | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 AUG 1942 | LOSS | ALTUS ALLEN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JUL 1942 | UD | CURTIS SHEPPARD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JUL 1942 | DEC | LOU BROOKS | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 JUN 1942 | LOSS | JIMMY BIVINS | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUN 1942 | KO | CHARLEY ROTH | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAY 1942 | LOSS | CHARLEY ROTH | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 APR 1942 | KO | FRANK GREENE | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 MAR 1942 | DEC | LOU BROOKS | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAR 1942 | KO | HERBIE KATZ | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JAN 1942 | LOSS | BOOKER BECKWITH | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1941 | DEC | RED BURMAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 OCT 1941 | KO | OLIVER SHANKS | 5 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 OCT 1941 | DEC | BILL PETERSEN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 SEP 1941 | DEC | NATE BOLDEN | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 SEP 1941 | DEC | LEE OMA | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 AUG 1941 | DEC | LEE OMA | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 JUL 1941 | DEC | JOHNNY TROTTER | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUL 1941 | DEC | TONY PAOLI | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 APR 1941 | DEC | BOBBY BERRY | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 FEB 1941 | LOSS | ORLANDO TROTTER | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JAN 1941 | DEC | FRANK MCBRIDE | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JAN 1941 | DEC | BOBBY BERRY | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — |
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