Venue

WHITE CITY ARENA

CHICAGO, IL.· 100 bouts linked to this venue

Notes

White City (sometimes listed as White City Amusement Park in print advertisements) was a recreational area located in the Greater Grand Crossing and Woodlawn community areas on the south side of Chicago from 1905 until the 1950s. At the time of its opening, on May 26, 1905, it was claimed to be the largest park of its type in the United States.

Location

Directions

63rd Street and South Park Avenue (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive), Chicago

Fights at this venue

Showing 1–100 of 100

Date	Division	Boxer A	Boxer B	Result
1946-08-16	LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT	DICK HAMMOND	WILLIE COLEMAN	DRAW
1946-07-26	HEAVYWEIGHT	ELMER HOLT	TODD TATE	KO
1946-07-26	HEAVYWEIGHT	JIM MCDONALD	COLUMBUS MITCHELL	KO
1946-07-12	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	DANNY ROBINSON	SD
1945-07-20	FEATHERWEIGHT	EDDIE CARSON	EDDIE PRINCE	DEC
1940-08-16	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	JORGE MORELIA	DEC
1940-08-02	LIGHTWEIGHT	EDDIE CARSON	JOE DUPONT	DEC
1940-06-28	MIDDLEWEIGHT	HONEYBOY JONES	NATE BOLDEN	DEC
1940-04-19	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	NICK CASTIGLIONE	DEC
1940-04-05	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	PHIL SAELI	DRAW
1939-11-17	WELTERWEIGHT	AARON WADE	JACKIE COOPER	DEC
1939-11-17	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	EVERETTE RIGHTMIRE	DEC
1939-11-17	HEAVYWEIGHT	LEM FRANKLIN	PERK DANIELS	TKO
1939-07-12	FEATHERWEIGHT	EDDIE CARSON	PETE FERRAND	DEC
1939-03-24	LIGHTWEIGHT	LEW JENKINS	PETE LELLO	KO
1939-03-03	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	JOHNNY BALMER	UD
1939-02-24	LIGHTWEIGHT	LEW JENKINS	WILLIE JOYCE	DEC
1939-02-17	LIGHTWEIGHT	LEW JENKINS	WILLIE JOYCE	DEC
1939-02-10	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	RAY HARRIS	TKO
1939-01-31	LIGHTWEIGHT	LEW JENKINS	SAMMY SCULLY	KO
1939-01-20	LIGHTWEIGHT	LEW JENKINS	WILLIE JOYCE	DRAW
1939-01-06	LIGHTWEIGHT	LEW JENKINS	JOE LAW	DEC
1938-12-23	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	EARL GIBBS	DEC
1938-12-02	MIDDLEWEIGHT	KEN OVERLIN	NATE BOLDEN	DEC
1938-11-11	HEAVYWEIGHT	CARL VINCIQUERRA	CLARENCE BROWN	KO
1938-11-04	HEAVYWEIGHT	CARL VINCIQUERRA	GENE THOMPSON	KO
1938-11-04	MIDDLEWEIGHT	KEN OVERLIN	NATE BOLDEN	DEC
1938-10-28	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	JACK OTEY	KO
1938-10-21	FEATHERWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	BABE SAVINO	DEC
1938-10-14	HEAVYWEIGHT	LEM FRANKLIN	CHARLEY BELANGER	DEC
1938-10-14	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	JOHNNY BALMER	DEC
1938-10-14	HEAVYWEIGHT	CARL VINCIQUERRA	VIRGIL CLARK	DQ
1938-10-07	MIDDLEWEIGHT	KEN OVERLIN	JIMMY CLARK	TKO
1938-09-30	FEATHERWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	LEONE EFRATI	DRAW
1938-04-22	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	JOE LAW	SD
1937-10-29	WELTERWEIGHT	HOLMAN WILLIAMS	REMO FERNANDEZ	DEC
1937-10-22	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	SONNY BALLARD	TKO
1937-10-08	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	JOEY CHIZAR	DEC
1937-10-01	WELTERWEIGHT	HOLMAN WILLIAMS	REMO FERNANDEZ	DEC
1937-09-24	WELTERWEIGHT	HOLMAN WILLIAMS	GALLITO RAMIREZ	TKO
1937-09-24	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	CHARLEY MACK	DEC
1937-09-17	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TONY ZALE	ELBY JOHNSON	TKO
1937-09-10	HEAVYWEIGHT	CARL VINCIQUERRA	TONY MUSTO	DEC
1937-09-10	HEAVYWEIGHT	CHET LAVEREe	MAX ZONA	DEC
1937-06-11	LIGHTWEIGHT	GENE SPENCER	BABE LAVARRE	DRAW
1935-06-07	HEAVYWEIGHT	ROSCOE TOLES	LES SCHULTE	KO
1934-10-15	WELTERWEIGHT	NESTOR BRUGGEMAN	GEORGE TRAPP	DEC
1934-09-17	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TONY ZALE	MICKEY MISKO	KO
1934-09-17	WELTERWEIGHT	BILLY BROWN	ACE KRISTOFF	KO
1934-09-10	WELTERWEIGHT	BILLY BROWN	ACE KRISTOFF	DEC
1934-09-03	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TONY ZALE	MICKEY MISKO	DEC
1934-08-27	MIDDLEWEIGHT	BILLY HOOD	JOHNNY PHAGAN	DEC
1934-08-27	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TONY ZALE	WILBUR STOKES	DEC
1934-08-13	MIDDLEWEIGHT	BILLY HOOD	TONY ZALE	DEC
1934-08-06	MIDDLEWEIGHT	BILLY HOOD	BOBBY MILLSAP	DEC
1934-07-30	MIDDLEWEIGHT	BILLY HOOD	WILBUR STOKES	DEC
1934-07-30	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TONY ZALE	BOBBY MILLSAP	DEC
1934-07-23	WELTERWEIGHT	NESTOR BRUGGEMAN	JOE O'SIGNAC	KO
1934-07-16	WELTERWEIGHT	NESTOR BRUGGEMAN	YOUNG VINCE	DEC
1934-07-16	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TONY ZALE	EINAR HEDQUIST	TKO
1934-07-09	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TONY ZALE	LOU BARTELL	DEC
1934-07-02	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TONY ZALE	OSSIE JEFFERSON	KO
1934-06-25	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TONY ZALE	JOHNNY LISTON	KO
1934-06-25	WELTERWEIGHT	NESTOR BRUGGEMAN	CHUCK ROBERTS	DEC
1934-06-18	WELTERWEIGHT	NESTOR BRUGGEMAN	DON BUCK	TKO
1933-04-03	HEAVYWEIGHT	ISIDORO GASTANAGA	JOE DOCTOR	KO
1932-08-19	HEAVYWEIGHT	BUCK EVERETT	HARVEY MORTENSON	DEC
1932-05-30	HEAVYWEIGHT	BUCK EVERETT	PAT MCLAUGHLIN	DEC
1932-05-16	HEAVYWEIGHT	BUCK EVERETT	JACK KILBOURNE	DEC
1932-04-21	MIDDLEWEIGHT	DAVE SHADE	JACK KILBOURNE	DEC
1932-02-29	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TIGER ROY WILLIAMS	JACK KILBOURNE	DEC
1932-02-08	MIDDLEWEIGHT	DAVE SHADE	HENRY FIRPO	DEC
1932-01-11	HEAVYWEIGHT	HENRY FIRPO	WILLIE OSTER	DEC
1931-10-19	HEAVYWEIGHT	MATT ADGIE	MARION MATUSZAK	TKO
1931-08-24	HEAVYWEIGHT	HENRY FIRPO	YOUNG JOHNNY BURNS	DEC
1931-08-17	HEAVYWEIGHT	HENRY FIRPO	JOHNNY BAIMA	DEC
1931-08-17	MIDDLEWEIGHT	DAVE SHADE	WILLIE OSTER	DEC
1931-07-20	HEAVYWEIGHT	BUCK EVERETT	MARION MATUSZAK	KO
1931-05-04	HEAVYWEIGHT	BUCK EVERETT	BIFF BENNETT	KO
1931-04-20	HEAVYWEIGHT	BUCK EVERETT	BOB MARIELS	DEC
1931-03-30	HEAVYWEIGHT	BUCK EVERETT	SYLVAN TAYLOR	KO
1930-04-28	MIDDLEWEIGHT	PAUL SCHAEFFER	PHIL ROSS	DRAW
1929-04-08	FEATHERWEIGHT	JOE AZZARELLA	JACKIE MOORE	DRAW
1929-02-11	FEATHERWEIGHT	BENNY BASS	HARRY FORBES	DEC
1929-02-04	HEAVYWEIGHT	TUFFY GRIFFITHS	BILLY FREAS	TKO
1929-01-14	FEATHERWEIGHT	JOE AZZARELLA	HERSHIE WILSON	DEC
1928-10-29	LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT	TUFFY GRIFFITHS	HARRY DILLON	DEC
1928-10-15	MIDDLEWEIGHT	DAVE SHADE	COWBOY JACK WILLIS	DEC
1928-10-08	LIGHTWEIGHT	JACK KID BERG	SPUG MYERS	DQ
1928-04-23	WELTERWEIGHT	JACK ZIVIC	JACK MCCARTHY	DEC
1928-04-02	HEAVYWEIGHT	TUFFY GRIFFITHS	LOWELL BOBBY BROWN	DEC
1928-03-19	MIDDLEWEIGHT	DEL FONTAINE	DAVE SHADE	DEC
1928-02-20	HEAVYWEIGHT	TUFFY GRIFFITHS	JOE MILLER	TKO
1928-02-20	MIDDLEWEIGHT	DEL FONTAINE	RED UHLAN	DEC
1927-11-14	FEATHERWEIGHT	HARRY FORBES	IGNACIO FERNANDEZ	DEC
1927-05-09	FEATHERWEIGHT	HARRY FORBES	BABE RUTH	DRAW
1927-03-21	FEATHERWEIGHT	FRANKIE GENARO	WILLIE LAMORTE	DRAW
1927-02-21	MIDDLEWEIGHT	TIGER ROY WILLIAMS	DICK WATZL	DEC
1927-01-10	WELTERWEIGHT	LEO WAX	BILLY HALL	DEC
1926-12-06	LIGHTWEIGHT	STEVE ADAMS	JERRY 'RED' DOLAN	DRAW

Boxers who fought here

GENE SPENCER17 bouts TONY ZALE10 bouts BUCK EVERETT7 bouts LEW JENKINS6 bouts DAVE SHADE5 bouts NESTOR BRUGGEMAN5 bouts HENRY FIRPO4 bouts CARL VINCIQUERRA4 bouts BILLY HOOD4 bouts TUFFY GRIFFITHS4 bouts KEN OVERLIN3 bouts NATE BOLDEN3 bouts WILLIE JOYCE3 bouts HARRY FORBES3 bouts EDDIE CARSON3 bouts JACK KILBOURNE3 bouts