Ranking Tony Canzoneri's Greatest Performances, By Film ONLY

Klick won it from Chocolate.

'Before a crowd of 4,000, Klick took the World Jr. Lightweight boxing champion against Kid Chocolate, on December 25, 1933 at the Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a seventh-round technical knockout. The Ludington Daily News, wrote "The flashy Cuban "bon bon" (Chocolate) was bereft of the title in the seventh round of a scheduled fifteen round Christmas Day bout by a whistling right smash to the chin and all he got in exchange was the second knockout of his career although the latest was of the technical variety." The bout had been fairly close until the seventh with Chocolate showing stamina and style. The seventh round had gone two minutes and fifty-eight seconds when the knockout occurred. "The Cuban waged a fast, aggressive fight in the early rounds that gave him a temporary lead." Chocolate had landed rights "to the head and body," but may have lacked the stamina to stay with Klick. Chocolate may have been suffering from a knockout he had received from Tony Canzoneri only a month previously. He retained his featherweight championship at least in the state of New York'

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/jrlight.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Klick#cite_note-8
(Source - "Young Frankie Klick Holds Junior Lightweight Title", Ludington Daily News, Ludington, Michigan, pg. 6, 26 December 1933)
(Frankie Klick Takes Junior Lightweight Crown", Belvidere Daily Republican, Belvidere, Illinois, pg. 6, 26 December 1933)

 

Also, I forgot to mention Klick held Barney Ross to a draw when he hadn't lost for 3 years. He is a fighter, like Jose Medel, who is underrated due to what his boxrec looks like, when his ability was greater. He also had several very close and disputed decisions go against him. I'm not saying he is an ATG, but he was definitely not a journeyman.

 

Wait, what? Why would the guys who fought a smaller amount of fights have so many more big wins than a guy who fought almost twice as often?

 

Really.

 

Anyways, I disagree on the Klick performance. It’s actually my favorite display of his, believe it or not. Not the most significant by any means, but the steady pressure and measured punching to break Klick down just does it for me. Probably helps that the version I’ve seen is the best quality of any of his fights. I feel like I’m seeing the real Canzoneri in action when I watch that one.

 

He didn't take it, it was given to him. it is a meaningless title.