Professional Boxing Record
| 85 Wins (23 Knockouts), 24 Defeats (2 Knockouts), 2 Draws, 1 No Contest | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 85-24-2 | Alan Minter | PTS | 10 | 1977-07-30 | Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo | |
| Loss | 85-23-2 | Mayfield Pennington | SD | 10 | 1977-07-16 | Commonwealth Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Loss | 85-22-2 | Joel Bonnetaz | PTS | 10 | 1977-04-15 | Perigueux, Dordogne | |
| Win | 85-21-2 | Christy Elliott | MD | 10 | 1977-02-02 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 84-21-2 | Frank Reiche | TKO | 10 (10) | 1976-12-04 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg | |
| Win | 83-21-2 | Dino Del Cid | TKO | 4 (10) | 1976-10-24 | Cartagena | |
| Loss | 82-21-2 | Eckhard Dagge | MD | 15 | 1976-09-18 | Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin | For WBC World Light Middleweight title |
| Draw | 82-20-2 | Bennie Briscoe | PTS | 10 | 1976-06-26 | Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo | |
| Loss | 82-20-1 | Loucif Hamani | PTS | 10 | 1976-02-09 | Paris, Île-de-France | |
| Win | 82-19-1 | Jose Roberto Chirino | UD | 10 | 1975-11-07 | Coliseum Theatre, Latham, New York | |
| Loss | 81-19-1 | Elijah Makathini | PTS | 10 | 1975-08-09 | Orlando Stadium, Soweto, Gauteng | |
| Win | 81-18-1 | Leo Saenz | UD | 10 | 1975-07-23 | Capitol Centre, Largo, Maryland | |
| Loss | 81-18-1 | Jose Luis Duran | UD | 10 | 1975-05-31 | Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali | |
| Win | 80-17-1 | Donato Paduano | UD | 10 | 1974-12-10 | Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec | |
| Loss | 79-17-1 | Vito Antuofermo | UD | 10 | 1974-11-22 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 79-16-1 | Bennie Briscoe | MD | 10 | 1974-10-09 | The Spectrum, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 78-16-1 | Renato Garcia | PTS | 10 | 1974-05-25 | Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo | |
| Loss | 77-16-1 | Tony Licata | UD | 12 | 1974-02-05 | Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts | For NABF Middleweight title |
| Loss | 77-15-1 | Tony Mundine | UD | 12 | 1973-11-19 | Palais des Sports, Paris, Île-de-France | |
| Win | 77-14-1 | Manuel Gonzalez | MD | 10 | 1973-11-01 | Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida | |
| Loss | 76-14-1 | Carlos Monzón | UD | 15 | 1973-06-02 | Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo | For WBC & WBA World Middleweight titles |
| Draw | 76-13-1 | Nessim Max Cohen | PTS | 10 | 1973-03-12 | Palais des Sports, Paris, Île-de-France | |
| Loss | 76-13 | Jean-Claude Bouttier | DQ | 7 (10) | 1972-12-18 | Paris, Île-de-France | |
| Win | 76-12 | Joe DeNucci | SD | 12 | 1972-10-11 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Win | 75-12 | Joe DeNucci | SD | 10 | 1972-09-16 | Hynes Auditorium, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Win | 74-12 | Ernie Lopez | UD | 10 | 1972-03-30 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California | |
| Win | 73-12 | Jacques Kechichian | PTS | 10 | 1972-02-21 | Paris, Île-de-France | |
| Win | 72-12 | Armando Muñíz | UD | 10 | 1972-01-31 | Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California | |
| Win | 71-12 | Danny McAloon | UD | 10 | 1971-12-10 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Loss | 70-12 | Carlos Monzón | TKO | 14 (15), 2:32 | 1971-09-25 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal | For WBC & WBA World Middleweight titles |
| Win | 70-11 | Nessim Max Cohen | UD | 10 | 1971-07-26 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 69-11 | Ernie Lopez | MD | 10 | 1971-05-03 | Nevada Sports Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 68-11 | Rafael Gutierrez | UD | 10 | 1971-03-23 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California | |
| Win | 67-11 | Juan Ramos | TKO | 7 (10) | 1971-03-05 | Lionel Roberts Stadium, Saint Thomas | |
| Win | 66-11 | Nate Collins | UD | 10 | 1970-11-10 | Cow Palace, San Francisco, California | |
| Win | 65-11 | Danny Perez | UD | 12 | 1970-10-17 | Lionel Roberts Stadium, Saint Thomas | |
| Win | 64-11 | Dick Tiger | UD | 10 | 1970-07-15 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 63-11 | Tom Bogs | PTS | 10 | 1970-06-04 | Valby-Hallen, Copenhagen | |
| Win | 62-11 | Carlos Marks | UD | 12 | 1970-03-11 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 61-11 | Doyle Baird | UD | 10 | 1970-01-28 | Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Loss | 60-11 | José Nápoles | UD | 15 | 1969-10-17 | Inglewood Forum, Inglewood, California | For WBC & WBA World Welterweight titles |
| Win | 60-10 | Art Hernandez | SD | 10 | 1969-08-15 | Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| Win | 59-10 | Dick DiVeronica | TKO | 7 (10), 1:28 | 1969-07-11 | Blue Cross Arena, Syracuse, New York | |
| Win | 58-10 | Stanley Hayward | UD | 12 | 1969-05-12 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 57-10 | Andy Heilman | UD | 10 | 1969-02-03 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Loss | 56-10 | Stanley Hayward | SD | 10 | 1968-10-29 | The Spectrum, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 56-9 | Gypsy Joe Harris | UD | 12 | 1968-08-06 | The Spectrum, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 55-9 | Andy Heilman | MD | 12 | 1968-06-11 | Oakland Arena, Oakland, California | |
| Loss | 54-9 | Nino Benvenuti | UD | 15 | 1968-03-04 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | Lost The Ring, WBC & WBA World Middleweight titles |
| Win | 54-8 | Remo Golfarini | TKO | 6 (10) | 1967-12-15 | Palazzo Dello Sport, Rome, Lazio | Retained The Ring World Middleweight title |
| Win | 53-8 | Nino Benvenuti | MD | 15 | 1967-09-29 | Shea Stadium, Queens, New York | Won The Ring, WBC & WBA World Middleweight titles |
| Loss | 52-8 | Nino Benvenuti | UD | 15 | 1967-04-17 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | Lost The Ring, WBC & WBA World Middleweight titles The Ring magazine's "Fight of the Year" (1967) |
| Win | 52-7 | Joey Archer | UD | 15 | 1967-01-23 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | Retained The Ring, WBC & WBA World Middleweight titles |
| Win | 51-7 | Joey Archer | MD | 15 | 1966-07-13 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | Retained The Ring, WBC & WBA World Middleweight titles |
| Win | 50-7 | Dick Tiger | UD | 15 | 1966-04-25 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | Won The Ring, WBC & WBA World Middleweight titles |
| Win | 49-7 | Johnny Brooks | UD | 10 | 1966-02-03 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 48-7 | Manuel Gonzalez | UD | 15 | 1965-12-10 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | Retained The Ring, WBC & WBA World Welterweight titles |
| Win | 47-7 | Harry Scott | RTD | 7 (10) | 1965-10-04 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | |
| Win | 46-7 | Gabe Terronez | TKO | 4 (10), 2:45 | 1965-09-14 | Kearney Bowl, Fresno, California | |
| Loss | 45-7 | Don Fullmer | UD | 12 | 1965-08-19 | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Win | 45-6 | Eddie Pace | UD | 10 | 1965-06-14 | Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| Win | 44-6 | Jose Stable | UD | 15 | 1965-03-30 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | Retained The Ring, WBC & WBA World Welterweight titles |
| Loss | 43-6 | Manuel Gonzalez | SD | 10 | 1965-01-26 | Houston, Texas | |
| Win | 43-5 | Dave Charnley | TKO | 9 (10), 1:56 | 1964-12-01 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | Retained The Ring World Welterweight title |
| Win | 42-5 | Brian Curvis | UD | 15 | 1964-09-22 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | Retained The Ring, WBC & WBA World Welterweight titles |
| Win | 41-5 | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | SD | 15 | 1964-06-12 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained The Ring, WBC & WBA World Welterweight titles |
| Win | 40-5 | Stan Harrington | KO | 4 (10) | 1964-04-14 | Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii | Retained The Ring World Welterweight title |
| NC | 39-5 | Juan Carlo Duran | NC | 7 (10) | 1964-03-11 | Sports Palace, Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 39-5 | Ralph Dupas | KO | 3 (12) | 1964-02-10 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Loss | 38-5 | Rubin Carter | TKO | 1 (10), 2:13 | 1963-12-20 | Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Win | 38-4 | Jose Monon Gonzalez | MD | 10 | 1963-10-05 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan | |
| Win | 37-4 | Holly Mims | UD | 10 | 1963-08-10 | Convention Center, Saratoga Springs, New York | |
| Win | 36-4 | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | SD | 15 | 1963-06-08 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | Won The Ring, WBC & WBA World Welterweight titles |
| Loss | 35-4 | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | UD | 15 | 1963-03-21 | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California | Lost The Ring, WBC & WBA World Welterweight titles |
| Win | 35-3 | Christian Christensen | TKO | 9 (15) | 1963-02-03 | Forum Copenhagen, Copenhagen | |
| Win | 34-3 | Jorge Fernandez | TKO | 9 (15) | 1962-12-08 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained The Ring, WBC & WBA World Welterweight titles |
| Win | 33-3 | Ted Wright | PTS | 15 | 1962-10-17 | Stadthalle, Vienna | |
| Win | 32-3 | Don Fullmer | UD | 10 | 1962-10-06 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 31-3 | Denny Moyer | SD | 10 | 1962-08-18 | Sports Arena, Tacoma, Washington | |
| Win | 30-3 | Ralph Dupas | UD | 15 | 1962-07-13 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada | Retained The Ring & World Welterweight titles |
| Win | 29-3 | Benny Paret | TKO | 12 (15), 2:09 | 1962-03-24 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | Won The Ring & World Welterweight titles |
| Win | 28-3 | Johnny Torres | UD | 10 | 1962-02-03 | Lionel Roberts Stadium, Saint Thomas | |
| Win | 27-3 | Isaac Logart | MD | 10 | 1961-12-23 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York | |
| Win | 26-3 | Stanford Bulla | KO | 4 (10) | 1961-11-04 | Hamilton | |
| Loss | 25-3 | Benny Paret | SD | 15 | 1961-09-30 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | Lost The Ring & World Welterweight titles |
| Win | 25-2 | Yama Bahama | UD | 10 | 1961-07-29 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 24-2 | Gaspar Ortega | TKO | 12 (15), 0:48 | 1961-06-03 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California | Retained The Ring & World Welterweight titles |
| Win | 23-2 | Benny Paret | KO | 13 (15), 1:11 | 1961-04-01 | Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida | Won The Ring & World Welterweight titles |
| Win | 22-2 | Luis Manuel Rodríguez | SD | 10 | 1960-12-17 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 21-2 | Willie Toweel | TKO | 8 (10), 3:00 | 1960-10-22 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 20-2 | Florentino Fernández | UD | 10 | 1960-08-25 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 19-2 | Jorge Fernandez | UD | 10 | 1960-07-25 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 18-2 | Jorge Fernandez | SD | 10 | 1960-06-03 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York | |
| Loss | 17-2 | Denny Moyer | SD | 10 | 1960-04-26 | Pacific Livestock Pavilion, Portland, Oregon | |
| Win | 17-1 | Denny Moyer | SD | 10 | 1960-03-11 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 16-1 | Gaspar Ortega | SD | 10 | 1960-02-12 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 15-1 | Roberto Pena | UD | 10 | 1960-01-08 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 14-1 | Ray Lancaster | UD | 10 | 1960-01-08 | Academy of Music, New York, New York | |
| Loss | 13-1 | Randy Sandy | SD | 10 | 1959-10-26 | Academy of Music, New York, New York | |
| Win | 13-0 | Kid Fichique | UD | 10 | 1959-08-07 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |
| Win | 12-0 | Willie Stevenson | UD | 10 | 1959-05-25 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York | |
| Win | 11-0 | Mel Barker | UD | 10 | 1959-04-27 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York | |
| Win | 10-0 | Bobby Shell | UD | 10 | 1959-03-23 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York | |
| Win | 9-0 | Barry Allison | TKO | 5 (10), 2:44 | 1959-02-23 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York | |
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