[CONN CHRIS]

Ok, these are the last of the 40s Connecticut Heavyweights. As I mentioned earlier, the talent pool was only ankle deep. I may start on the 50s this weekend. The late 60s and early 70s were absolutely dead in CT, but there are more interesting and better CT heavyweights before and after that dry period then there were in the 40s.


JOE (Big Boy) CARILLI
Hometown - Hartford, Connecticut, USA

8(6)-9-1

Carilli broke even with an 8-7-1 record while swimming in the small pool of Hartford. His suspect chin was confirmed when he faced the marginaly more talented duo of Wallace Cross and Pat Comiskey who handed Joe two stoppage losses that sent him into retirement.

ALBERT ABELT
Hometown - Norwich, Connecticut, USA
0-2-0
Abelt lost a pair of six round decisions to local boxers including Tony Gillo in 1943 and 1944.

EDDIE ELM
Hometown - Hartford, Connecticut, USA
2(2)-0-0
Elm had two knockout wins against local Sam Shumway and one-timer Babe Bergeron. Eddie then decided to quit while he was ahead.

BUDDY ROCCO
Hometown - Hartford, Connecticut, USA
0-1-0
Rocco lost a four round decision to fellow Hartford native Levi Jackson in his lone pro bout.

WILLIE WARD
Hometown - Hartford, Connecticut, USA
2(1)-0-0
Ward won his only two bouts in August of 1941. The locations for his two fights (Manchester and Thompsonville) were both venues that have seen only a handfull of bouts staged throughout boxing history in the state.