Freddie Steele

Freddie Steele
Statistics
Real name	Frederick Earl Burgett
Nickname(s)	Tacoma Assassin
Weight(s)	Middleweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1912-12-18)December 18, 1912 Seattle, Washington
Died	August 22, 1984(1984-08-22) (aged 71) Aberdeen, Washington
Stance	orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	142
Wins	125
Wins by KO	60
Losses	5
Draws	1
No contests	1

Freddie Steele (December 18, 1912 – August 22, 1984) was a boxer and film actor born Frederick Earle Burgett in Seattle, Washington. He was recognized as the National Boxing Association (NBA) Middleweight Champion of the World between 1936 and 1938. Steele was nicknamed "The Tacoma Assassin" and was trained by Jack Connor, Johnny Babnick; and Ray Arcel while in New York. His managers included George McAllister, Dave Miller, Eddie Miller, and Pete Reilly. He appeared as an actor in a number of Hollywood films in the 1940s, including Preston Sturges's Hail the Conquering Hero.^[1][2][3]

Early life[]

Steele was born on December 18, 1912 in Seattle, Washington to Virgie and Charles E. Steele. As a youth, he played baseball, but in high school in Tacoma participated in basketball, soccer, football, golf, and swimming.^[2]

Professional career[]

A good boxer and a hard hitter, Steele lost only two fights during his first ten years in the ring. Among those he defeated were Ceferino Garcia, Ralph Chong, Leonard Bennett, Joe Glick, Bucky Lawless, Andy Divodi, "Baby" Joe Gans, Vince Dundee, Gorilla Jones, Swede Berglund, Young Stuhley, Meyer Grace, Henry Firpo, Eddie "Babe" Risko, Jackie Aldare, Gus Lesnevich, Paul Pirrone, Frank Battaglia, Ken Overlin, Carmen Barth, and Solly Krieger.^[2]

Taking the World Middleweight Boxing Championship[]

On July 11, 1936, he defeated Babe Risko to take the Middleweight Boxing Championship of the World in a unanimous fifteen round decision at the Civic Stadium in Seattle. ^[1] Steele floored Risko for seven seconds in the first round. Steele took seven of the fifteen rounds with good margins, with only four going to Risko.^[4] Steele damaged both of Risko's eyes during the bout which hampered the reigning champion's ability to defend himself. The Associated Press gave Risko only three rounds of the well attended bout of around 27,000.^[5]

Defenses of the NBA World Middleweight Boxing Championship[]

On January 1, 1937, Steele defended his NBA World Middleweight Championship against William "Gorilla" Jones, a former champion, in a unanimous ten round decision in Wisconsin. Steele had Jones down for a count of three in the seventh, and won all but one round in his decisive victory before a disappointing crowd of only 3,700.^[6]

On February 19, 1937 Risko attempted another shot at the title against Steele at Madison Square Garden but lost in a fifteen around unanimous decision. The Associated Press gave Steele nine rounds, with five to Risko, and one even. The bout, fought before a crowd of 11,600, was described as tedious by many reporters.^[7]

On May 11, 1937, Steele made his third defense of the NBA World Middleweight Title against Frank Battaglia in Seattle, Washington, winning in a third-round knockout. Steele scored knockdowns in both the first and second rounds, before flooring Battaglia with a crushing left 34 seconds into the third round.^[8]

He fought two memorable bouts with Fred Apostoli, winning the first, but suffering a TKO in a subsequent non-title match.

Losing the World Middleweight Boxing Championship[]

He lost the middleweight crown to Al Hostak in his next to last fight, in a first round knockout of a scheduled fifteen round contest at the Seattle Civic Arena on July 26, 1938. After two light taps from Steele in the first round, Hostak floored his opponent briefly for the first time, and again shortly after for a count of five. Celebrity referee Jack Dempsey, the former heavyweight champion, stopped the fight after Steele arose after his third fall to the mat before a record Seattle crowd of 35,000. After his third fall, Dempsey sent Steele to a neutral corner, and reached a count of seven before stopping the fight after Hostak tried to resume the fight.^[9]

After having been knocked down four times, being counted out at by Referee Dempsey, some ringside observers had accused Steele of coming out against Hostak with his hands down, thus getting KO'd in the first round. But Steele had been hampered by a cracked breastbone, which prevented him from lifting his gloves high to where they belonged--according to his chief sparring partner, Davey Ward.^[10]

Steele's career had declined after the death of his manager, Dave Miller in 1938 after surgery. Steele lost his next and last fight to Jimmy Casino in 1941. His final record included 125 wins (60 KOs), 5 losses, 11 draws and 1 No Contest. ^[1][2]

Life after boxing[]

Freddie Steele was also known for his footwork, and waist-down shots of his footwork can be seen in the 1942 film Gentleman Jim in which he performed as boxing double for star Errol Flynn.

Steele went on to appear in a number of Hollywood films as an actor throughout the 1940s, notably as "Bugsy", one of the six Marines central to the plot of the Oscar-nominated Hail the Conquering Hero (1944), directed by Preston Sturges. He also appeared as Sergeant Steve Warnicki in The Story of G.I. Joe, 1945, and in Whiplash and I Walk Alone, both in 1948. He appeared in nearly 30 films, though went uncredited in most.^[11]

He left Hollywood in the 1950s, and returned to the Pacific Northwest. He owned and operated Freddie Steele's restaurant in Westport, Washington with his wife, Helen, for over 20 years until illness forced his retirement.^[2]

Death[]

Steele died at a nursing home in Aberdeen, Washington on August 22, 1984; he had suffered a stroke in 1980. He is interred in the Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, WA.^[2]

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
140	Loss	123–5–11 (1)	Jimmy Casino	TKO	5 (10)	May 23, 1938	Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
139	Loss	123–4–11 (1)	Al Hostak	KO	1 (15)	Jul 26, 1938	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.	Lost NBA middleweight title
138	Win	123–3–11 (1)	Solly Krieger	UD	10	Jun 14, 1938	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
137	Win	122–3–11 (1)	Carmen Barth	TKO	7 (15)	Feb 19, 1938	Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.	Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles
136	Win	121–3–11 (1)	Bob Turner	KO	1 (10)	Feb 8, 1938	Convention Hall, Rochester, New York, U.S.
135	Loss	120–3–11 (1)	Fred Apostoli	TKO	9 (12)	Jan 7, 1938	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
134	Win	120–2–11 (1)	Ken Overlin	KO	4 (15)	Sep 11, 1937	Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, U.S.	Retained NBA and NYSAC middleweight titles
133	Win	119–2–11 (1)	Charley Williams	TKO	8 (10)	Jul 21, 1937	Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S.
132	Win	118–2–11 (1)	Frank Battaglia	KO	3 (15)	May 11, 1937	Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, U.S.	Retained NBA and NYSAC middleweight titles
131	Win	117–2–11 (1)	Paul Pirrone	TKO	1 (10)	Mar 2, 1937	Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvaia, U.S.
130	Win	116–2–11 (1)	Eddie Babe Risko	UD	15	Feb 19, 1937	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained NBA and NYSAC middleweight titles
129	Win	115–2–11 (1)	Gorilla Jones	UD	10	Jan 1, 1937	Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.	Retained NBA and NYSAC middleweight titles
128	Win	114–2–11 (1)	Young Stuhley	PTS	10	Dec 8, 1936	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
127	Win	113–2–11 (1)	Al Rossi	KO	1 (10)	Nov 27, 1936	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
126	Win	112–2–11 (1)	Gus Lesnevich	TKO	2 (10)	Nov 17, 1936	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
125	Win	111–2–11 (1)	Allen Matthews	UD	10	Oct 21, 1936	Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
124	Win	110–2–11 (1)	Young Stuhley	PTS	10	Sep 3, 1936	Armory, Spokane, Washington, U.S.
123	Win	109–2–11 (1)	Jackie Aldare	KO	2 (10)	Aug 20, 1936	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
122	Win	108–2–11 (1)	Eddie Babe Risko	UD	15	Jul 11, 1936	Civic Stadium, Seattle, Washington, U.S.	Won NBA and NYSAC middleweight titles
121	Win	107–2–11 (1)	Tony Fisher	UD	10	Apr 28, 1936	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
120	Win	106–2–11 (1)	Eddie Babe Risko	UD	10	Mar 24, 1936	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
119	Win	105–2–11 (1)	Young Stuhley	PTS	10	Feb 25, 1936	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
118	Win	104–2–11 (1)	Henry Firpo	KO	2 (10)	Feb 4, 1936	Crystal Pool, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
117	Win	103–2–11 (1)	Meyer Grace	KO	1 (10)	Jan 23, 1936	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
116	Win	102–2–11 (1)	Young Stuhley	PTS	10	Nov 19, 1935	Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
115	Win	101–2–11 (1)	Mike Payan	TKO	5 (10)	Oct 25, 1935	Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
114	Win	100–2–11 (1)	Swede Berglund	TKO	6 (10)	Oct 18, 1935	Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
113	Win	99–2–11 (1)	Gorilla Jones	UD	10	Sep 17, 1935	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
112	Win	98–2–11 (1)	Vince Dundee	TKO	3 (10)	Jul 30, 1935	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
111	Win	97–2–11 (1)	Al Rossi	TKO	2 (10)	Jun 11, 1935	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
110	Win	96–2–11 (1)	Mike Payan	PTS	10	May 16, 1935	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
109	Win	95–2–11 (1)	Sammy O'Dell	KO	1 (10)	Apr 23, 1935	Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
108	Win	94–2–11 (1)	Fred Apostoli	TKO	10 (10)	Apr 1, 1935	Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
107	Win	93–2–11 (1)	Indian Jimmy Rivers	KO	9 (10)	Feb 21, 1935	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
106	Win	92–2–11 (1)	Indian Jimmy Rivers	TKO	5 (10)	Feb 12, 1935	Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
105	Win	91–2–11 (1)	Baby Joe Gans	KO	3 (10)	Jan 24, 1935	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
104	Win	90–2–11 (1)	Tommy Rios	PTS	10	Jan 10, 1935	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
103	Win	89–2–11 (1)	Andy DiVodi	KO	6 (10)	Dec 20, 1934	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
102	Win	88–2–11 (1)	Jack Hibbard	TKO	4 (10)	Dec 5, 1934	Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.
101	Win	87–2–11 (1)	Jimmy Evans	TKO	4 (10)	Nov 13, 1934	Crystal Pool, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
100	Win	86–2–11 (1)	Andy DiVodi	PTS	10	Nov 1, 1934	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
99	Win	85–2–11 (1)	Joe Glick	KO	1 (10)	Oct 26, 1934	Armory, Yakima, Washington, U.S.
98	Win	84–2–11 (1)	Bucky Lawless	TKO	2 (10)	Jun 29, 1934	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
97	NC	83–2–11 (1)	Sammy Slaughter	NC	1 (10)	Jun 22, 1934	Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.	Referee Toby Irwin chased the boxers from the ring after Slaughter had fallen ten times in less than two minutes, eight times without being hit.
96	Win	83–2–11	Babe Marino	PTS	10	Jun 8, 1934	Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
95	Draw	82–2–11	Gorilla Jones	PTS	10	May 22, 1934	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
94	Win	82–2–10	Joe Cardoza	KO	2 (10)	Apr 26, 1934	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
93	Win	81–2–10	Eddie Murdock	KO	4 (10)	Apr 10, 1934	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
92	Win	80–2–10	Vivencio Alicante	KO	2 (10)	Mar 8, 1934	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
91	Win	79–2–10	Johnny Romero	KO	2 (8)	Feb 27, 1934	Crystal Pool, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
90	Win	78–2–10	Leonard Bennett	PTS	8	Feb 15, 1934	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
89	Win	77–2–10	Petey Mike	PTS	10	Oct 12, 1933	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
88	Win	76–2–10	Frankie Petrolle	KO	3 (10)	Aug 8, 1933	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
87	Win	75–2–10	Eddie Ran	PTS	6	Jun 27, 1933	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
86	Win	74–2–10	Joe Glick	PTS	8	Jun 22, 1933	Natatorium Park, Spokane, Washington, U.S.
85	Win	73–2–10	Alvin Lewis	KO	3 (6)	Jun 6, 1933	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
84	Win	72–2–10	Tiger Lee Paige	PTS	6	Jun 1, 1933	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
83	Win	71–2–10	Gilbert Attell	KO	3 (6)	May 18, 1933	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
82	Win	70–2–10	Leonard Bennett	PTS	6	Jan 17, 1933	Crystal Pool, Seattle, Washington, U.S.	Retained Pacific Northwest welterweight title
81	Win	69–2–10	Battling Dozier	PTS	6	Nov 17, 1932	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
80	Win	68–2–10	Millio Millitti	PTS	6	Nov 3, 1932	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
79	Win	67–2–10	Tommy Herman	PTS	6	Oct 26, 1932	Crystal Pool, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
78	Loss	66–2–10	Tommy Herman	PTS	4	Sep 27, 1932	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
77	Win	66–1–10	Ceferino Garcia	KO	2 (4)	Sep 20, 1932	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
76	Win	65–1–10	David Velasco	PTS	6	Sep 7, 1932	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
75	Win	64–1–10	Billy Townsend	PTS	6	Aug 26, 1932	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
74	Win	63–1–10	Alfonso Gonzales	PTS	6	Aug 11, 1932	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
73	Win	62–1–10	Tiger Lee Paige	PTS	6	Aug 3, 1932	Gonzaga Stadium, Spokane, Washington, U.S.
72	Win	61–1–10	Ralph Chong	TKO	6 (6)	Jul 20, 1932	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
71	Win	60–1–10	Larry Murphy	PTS	6	Jun 30, 1932	Arena, Dishman, Washington, U.S.
70	Win	59–1–10	Alfonso Gonzales	PTS	6	Jun 1, 1932	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
69	Win	58–1–10	Frankie Stetson	PTS	6	May 24, 1932	Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, U.S.
68	Win	57–1–10	Ceferino Garcia	KO	2 (6)	May 18, 1932	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
67	Win	56–1–10	Tony Portillo	PTS	6	Apr 27, 1932	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.	Won vacant Pacific Northwest welterweight title
66	Win	55–1–10	Bobby Vincent	PTS	6	Apr 7, 1932	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
65	Win	54–1–10	Matt Calo	PTS	6	Mar 24, 1932	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
64	Win	53–1–10	Tiger Lee Paige	PTS	6	Mar 16, 1932	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
63	Win	52–1–10	Freddie Goldstein	PTS	6	Mar 3, 1932	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
62	Win	51–1–10	Matt Calo	PTS	6	Nov 30, 1931	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
61	Win	50–1–10	Cowboy Sammy Evans	PTS	6	Sep 23, 1931	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
60	Win	49–1–10	Johnny Woods	TKO	3 (6)	Aug 20, 1931	Arena, Dishman, Washington, U.S.
59	Win	48–1–10	Don Fraser	PTS	6	Jul 30, 1931	Arena, Dishman, Washington, U.S.
58	Win	47–1–10	Al Gracio	TKO	3 (6)	Jul 16, 1931	Arena, Dishman, Washington, U.S.
57	Win	46–1–10	Jimmy Owens	UD	6	Jun 10, 1931	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
56	Win	45–1–10	Jimmy Owens	UD	6	May 27, 1931	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
55	Win	44–1–10	Joe Townsend	KO	2 (6)	May 13, 1931	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
54	Win	43–1–10	Esten Hunter	PTS	6	May 7, 1931	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
53	Win	42–1–10	Teddy Palacios	KO	1 (6)	Apr 22, 1931	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
52	Win	41–1–10	Ritchie King	KO	1 (6)	Apr 16, 1931	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
51	Win	40–1–10	Nels Ferguson	TKO	2 (6)	Apr 8, 1931	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
50	Win	39–1–10	Nels Ferguson	PTS	6	Mar 26, 1931	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
49	Win	38–1–10	Mickey Cochrane	KO	2 (6)	Mar 6, 1931	Knights of Columbus Gym, Yakima, Washington, U.S.
48	Draw	37–1–10	Joe Townsend	PTS	6	Feb 18, 1931	Crystal Pool, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
47	Win	37–1–9	Mickey Trad	PTS	6	Feb 12, 1931	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
46	Win	36–1–9	Tony Portillo	PTS	6	Jan 1, 1931	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
45	Loss	35–1–9	Tony Portillo	PTS	6	Dec 17, 1930	Crystal Pool, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
44	Draw	35–0–9	Tony Portillo	PTS	6	Dec 11, 1930	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
43	Win	35–0–8	Joey Coffman	PTS	6	Oct 30, 1930	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
42	Win	34–0–8	Al Gracio	TKO	1 (6)	Oct 16, 1930	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
41	Win	33–0–8	Leslie Carter	TKO	5 (6)	Oct 2, 1930	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
40	Win	32–0–8	Jimmy Farrar	TKO	3 (6)	Sep 11, 1930	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
39	Win	31–0–8	Tommy Fielding	PTS	6	Jul 10, 1930	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
38	Win	30–0–8	Tommy Fielding	PTS	6	Jun 26, 1930	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
37	Win	29–0–8	Joe Townsend	PTS	6	May 22, 1930	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
36	Win	28–0–8	Joe Townsend	PTS	6	May 8, 1930	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
35	Draw	27–0–8	Joe Townsend	PTS	6	Apr 25, 1930	Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
34	Draw	27–0–7	Jimmy Britt	PTS	6	Mar 6, 1930	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
33	Win	27–0–6	Jack Red Rondeaux	KO	4 (6)	Feb 27, 1930	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
32	Win	26–0–6	Jack Nash	KO	2 (6)	Jan 23, 1930	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
31	Win	25–0–6	Frankie Monroe	PTS	6	Jan 9, 1930	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
30	Win	24–0–6	Jimmy Pavolic	PTS	6	Dec 19, 1929	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
29	Win	23–0–6	Paddy Ryan	KO	1 (4)	Nov 21, 1929	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
28	Win	22–0–6	Harry Davis	TKO	2 (4)	Nov 14, 1929	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
27	Win	21–0–6	Johnny Lussier	PTS	4	Oct 8, 1929	Northwest A.C., Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
26	Win	20–0–6	Honey Melody	KO	3 (?)	Oct 1, 1929	Northwest A.C., Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
25	Win	19–0–6	Arnold Smith	KO	1 (4)	Aug 5, 1929	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
24	Win	18–0–6	Ralph Smith	PTS	4	Jun 27, 1929	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
23	Win	17–0–6	Eddie Foster	KO	2 (4)	May 9, 1929	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
22	Win	16–0–6	Floyd Soldier Brown	PTS	4	Apr 1, 1929	Tacoma, Washington, U.S.	Uncertain of date
21	Win	15–0–6	Len Lockren	PTS	4	Mar 15, 1929	Tacoma, Washington, U.S.	Uncertain of date
20	Draw	14–0–6	Len Lockren	PTS	4	Mar 1, 1929	Tacoma, Washington, U.S.	Uncertain of date
19	Draw	14–0–5	Jimmy Pavolic	PTS	4	Jan 1, 1929	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
18	Win	14–0–4	Johnny Leonard	PTS	4	Nov 22, 1928	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
17	Win	13–0–4	Eddie Harmon	KO	2 (?)	Oct 1, 1928	Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
16	Win	12–0–4	Ralph Smith	PTS	4	Sep 20, 1928	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
15	Win	11–0–4	Jimmy Warfield	KO	1 (?)	Sep 1, 1928	Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
14	Draw	10–0–4	Larry Hannon	PTS	4	Aug 10, 1928	Skating Rink, Centralia, Washington, U.S.
13	Win	10–0–3	Harry Ketchel	KO	2 (?)	Jul 4, 1928	Chehalis, Washington, U.S.
12	Draw	9–0–3	Eddie Harmon	PTS	4	Jun 12, 1928	Chehalis, Washington, U.S.
11	Win	9–0–2	Young Tex Vernon	PTS	6	May 18, 1928	Legion Hall, Olympia, Washington, U.S.
10	Win	8–0–2	Billy Quilter	KO	2 (4)	May 3, 1928	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
9	Win	7–0–2	Bud Weaver	TKO	4 (4)	Mar 15, 1928	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
8	Win	6–0–2	Billy Edwards	KO	4 (4)	Mar 1, 1928	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
7	Win	5–0–2	Hermosa Villa	PTS	4	Jan 12, 1928	Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
6	Win	4–0–2	Nick Vonda	PTS	4	Apr 27, 1927	Liberty Hall, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
5	Draw	3–0–2	Jimmy Britt	PTS	4	Mar 16, 1927	Liberty Hall, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
4	Win	3–0–1	George Wilson	PTS	4	Jan 5, 1927	Liberty Hall, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
3	Win	2–0–1	Mocus Canning	PTS	4	Dec 8, 1926	Liberty Hall, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
2	Draw	1–0–1	Jimmy Britt	PTS	4	Nov 24, 1926	Liberty Hall, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Jimmy Britt	PTS	4	Nov 10, 1926	Liberty Hall, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.

Primary boxing achievements[]

Honors[]

Freddie Steele is an honored member of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame (1999) and the World Boxing Hall of Fame. He was one of the three original inductees into the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame when it opened in 1957.

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Freddie Steele from BoxRec
• The Career of Freddie Steele Revisited, by Dan Cuoco, (IBRO)
• CBZ's version of Steele's Fight Record
• Steele's Death Certificate
• Freddie Steele at Find a Grave
• Guide to the Nate Druxman Seattle Boxing Photograph and Ephemera Collection
• Freddie Steele at IMDb