[Rocco Del Sesto]

Ernie Watts Rating 1 USA
Heavyweight 1962-71
1 win / 5 losses / 0 draws / 1 KO

Hometown: Newark, NJ

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Lost by 2nd round KO to Johnny Barrazza in both fighters initial bouts in August 1962. We don't see Watts show up again in Boxrec until Sept 1967 when he looses a 4 round decision to Eddie Roosevelt Jr. In March 1968 he wins for the first and only time, a 2nd round KO of one Ronnie Williams(2-9-0,1). After that it was one fight and one loss a year in 1969, 70 and 71. The fight in 1969 was a 1st round KO by Bobo Renfrow.



Johnny Barrazza Rating 1 Canada
Heavyweight 1962-68
8 wins / 14 losses / 0 draws / 5 KO

Alias: Carlos Giancarlo
Hometown: Toronto, ON, Canada

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

After starting off his career with a 2nd round KO of Ernie Watts, Barrazza then lost three straight fithts, twice to Dick Wipperman and then to Willie Williams. In August 1963, Barrazza stopped James J. Beattie by 5th round TKO. Beattie had been knocked down once when referee Arthur Mecante stopped the bout. After a couple wins over Josef Syoz(1-10-2,1) and Celio Turrini(15-8-2,9), he lost fights to Jose Angel Manzur and Lee Carr. Barrazza managed only four more wins in his career over a Teddy Burns, Sonny Andrews, Wiley (Willie) Johnson and Frank Bullard.

Losses were against Everett Copeland, Jean-Claude Roy, Vic Brown, Buster Mathis, James J. Beattie, Dick Hall, Vic Brown, Jerry Tomasetti and Charley Chase. The last 6 losses, 4 by KO the other two by early round TKO. BoxRec notes that in the 2nd loss to Vic Brown in Feb 1968, after the bout was stopped in the 2nd round, Barrazza broke away from his handler and charged across the ring towards Brown. Brown decked Barrazza again with a booming right hand. Barrazza still wanted to continue but was restrained.