Tippy Larkin

Tippy Larkin
Personal information
Nickname(s)
The Garfield Gunner
The Garfield Ghost
NationalityAmerican
BornAntonio Pilliteri
(1917-11-11)November 11, 1917
DiedDecember 10, 1991(1991-12-10) (aged 74)
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
WeightLightweight
Light-welterweight
Welterweight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights151
Wins134
Win by KO57
Losses15
Draws1
No contests1

Tippy Larkin (November 11, 1917 – December 10, 1991), born Antonio Pilliteri, was an American boxer from New Jersey who took the world light-welterweight boxing championship on April 29, 1946, in a twelve-round unanimous decision against Willie Joyce in Boston. From 1935 to 1946, Larkin's record was 114–9. He had Angelo Pucci as manager throughout his career, and during the nineteen bouts he had at Madison Square Garden.