Freddie 'Red' Cochrane (born May 6, 1915 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States, and died January 1, 1993), was a professional boxer who held the Undisputed World Welterweight Championship from 1941 until 1946. Cochrane was a resident of Union, New Jersey at the time of his death."Freddie (Red) Cochrane, Boxer, 77", The New York Times, January 19, 1993. Accessed December 5, 2007.
Professional boxing career Cochrane turned pro in 1933 and was considered the World Welterweight champion in 1941 after beating Fritzie Zivic. Although he technically held the title for more than four years, he did not successfully defend it once due to World War II. In 1945 he fought a war with the legendary Rocky Graziano in what was proclaimed 1945 Fight of the Year by Ring Magazine. Graziano was outboxed in the first eight rounds, but knocked down Cochrane in the 9th but the bell momentarily saved Cochrane from a KO. Cochrane was dropped again in the 10th for the full count. The Paid attendance for the bout was 18,071. Two months later he rematched Graziano and again was KO'd in the 10th round. Cochrane knocked down for seven nine counts before he took the full count in the tenth. The paid attendance for the bout was 18,071 with a gate of $100,469. With this bout, Graziano became the latest "Million Dollar Baby".
In 1946, Cochrane took on Marty Servo for the World Welterweight Title and lost via 4th-round KO. Servo would relinquish the crown in September due to "an aching nose". Sugar Ray Robinson would then win the vacant title in December.
Professional boxing record All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.
Official record
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column. ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes117Loss Marty ServoKO4 (15)Feb 1, 1946 116Loss68–35–8 Rocky GrazianoKO10 (10)Aug 24, 1945 115Win68–34–8 Lou MillerKO3 (10)Jul 17, 1945 114Loss67–34–8 Rocky GrazianoKO10 (10)Jun 29, 1945 113Win67–33–8 Alex DoyleTKO2 (10)Jun 13, 1945 112Win66–33–8 Eddie MillerKO2 (10)Jun 11, 1945 111Win65–33–8 Al StanleyKO2 (?)Jun 9, 1945 110Win64–33–8 Jimmy MazzioKO2 (10)Jun 8, 1945 109Win63–33–8 Pete LelloKO2 (10)Jun 1, 1945 108Loss62–33–8 Fritzie ZivicUD10Sep 10, 1942 107Loss62–32–8 Garvey YoungSD10May 8, 1942 106Win62–31–8 Bobby BrittonSD10Dec 19, 1941 105Win61–31–8 Lew JenkinsUD10Oct 6, 1941 104Win60–31–8 Fritzie ZivicPTS15Jun 29, 1941 103Win59–31–8 Frank FarielloKO3 (10)Jun 27, 1941 102Win58–31–8 Rego DellPTS8Apr 23, 1941 101Win57–31–8 Oscar PoindexterKO2 (8)Mar 20, 1941 100Win56–31–8 Joe De JesusKO1 (8)Mar 5, 1941 99Win55–31–8 Ray PowellTKO3 (8)Feb 27, 1941 98Win54–31–8 Norman RubioPTS8Feb 5, 1941 97Win53–31–8 Norman RubioPTS10Jan 13, 1941 96Win52–31–8 Joe De JesusPTS8Dec 30, 1940 95Win51–31–8 Vince DeliaKO3 (8)Dec 16, 1940 94Loss50–31–8 Norman RubioPTS10Nov 25, 1940 93Win50–30–8 Norman RubioPTS10Oct 21, 1940 92Win49–30–8 Bobby MastersKO5 (10)Sep 16, 1940 91Win48–30–8 Mickey MakarKO4 (12)Jul 8, 1940 90Win47–30–8 Maurice ArnaultTKO5 (10)Jun 25, 1940 89Win46–30–8 Dave ChaconPTS10May 23, 1940 88Win45–30–8 Dave ChaconPTS10Apr 12, 1940 87Draw44–30–8 Billy BeauhuldPTS10Mar 18, 1940 86Win44–30–7 Larry MangineTKO3 (10)Mar 11, 1940 85Loss43–30–7 Mike KaplanPTS8Feb 23, 1940 84Win43–29–7 Norman HurdmanPTS8Jan 18, 1940 83Win42–29–7 Julio GonzalesPTS10Oct 9, 1939 82Win41–29–7 Tony MartinPTS10Jul 31, 1939 81Win40–29–7 Lou FortunaPTS10Nov 26, 1939 80Win39–29–7 Lou FortunaPTS8May 8, 1939 79Win38–29–7 Eddie BrinkPTS10Apr 24, 1939 78Loss37–29–7 Mike PiskinPTS10Apr 10, 1939 77Win37–28–7 Tony MaglionePTS8Mar 27, 1939 76Loss36–28–7 Billy BeauhuldPTS10Feb 27, 1939 75Win36–27–7 Ray NapolitanoTKO4 (10)Feb 6, 1939 74Win35–27–7 Lou LombardiPTS8Dec 26, 1938 73Loss34–27–7 Paulie WalkerTKO5 (10)Oct 10, 1938 72Loss34–26–7 Tippy LarkinPTS15Aug 29, 1938 71Win34–25–7 Pete MasciaTKO3 (8)Aug 23, 1938 70Win33–25–7 Phil BakerPTS8Aug 9, 1938 69Win32–25–7 Jack Kid BergPTS10Jul 25, 1938 68Loss31–25–7 Tippy LarkinPTS10Jul 5, 1938 67Win31–24–7 Larry MangineKO1 (10)Jun 6, 1938 66Draw30–24–7 Eddie AlzekPTS8May 9, 1938 65Win30–24–6 Stumpy JacobsPTS10Apr 8, 1938 64Win29–24–6 Maxie FisherPTS8Apr 4, 1938 63Win28–24–6 Mickey DucaMD10Mar 3, 1938 62Win27–24–6 Johnny RohrigPTS8Feb 24, 1938 61Draw26–24–6 Mickey DucaPTS8Feb 17, 1938 60Win26–24–5 Tommy SpeigalPTS10Nov 30, 1937 59Loss25–24–5 Mike PiskinPTS10Nov 22, 1937 58Loss25–23–5 Norment QuarlesPTS10Nov 8, 1937 57Win25–22–5 Tommy SpeigalPTS10Oct 25, 1937 56Draw24–22–5 Tommy SpeigalPTS10Oct 4, 1937 55Win24–22–4 Bucky KeyesKO2 (?)Sep 21, 1937 54Loss23–22–4 Pedro MontañezKO2 (10)Aug 16, 1937 53Loss23–21–4 Ralph VonaNWS6Aug 10, 1937 52Win23–21–4 Ralph VonaPTS6Aug 3, 1937 51Loss22–21–4 Tippy LarkinPTS10Jul 2, 1937 50Loss22–20–4 Tony MorganoPTS10Jun 28, 1937 49Win22–19–4 Johnny AlbaKO3 (?)Jun 15, 1937 48Loss21–19–4 Freddie MillerPTS8Jun 7, 1937 47Loss21–18–4 Tippy LarkinPTS10May 24, 1937 46Loss21–17–4 Irving EldridgePTS8May 18, 1937 45Loss21–16–4 Tippy LarkinPTS9Mar 22, 1937 44Loss21–15–4 Eddie CoolPTS10Feb 19, 1937 43Loss21–14–4 Benny BassPTS10Jan 22, 1937 42Loss21–13–4 Irving EldridgePTS10Dec 3, 1936 41Loss21–12–4 Charley GomerPTS8Nov 3, 1936 40Win21–11–4 Pete MasciaPTS10Oct 19, 1936 39Loss20–11–4 Phil BakerPTS10Sep 29, 1936 38Loss20–10–4 Enrico VenturiPTS10Sep 1, 1936 37Loss20–9–4 Maxie FisherPTS10Jul 21, 1936 36Loss20–8–4 Al RothPTS10Jun 29, 1936 35Win20–7–4 Al GillettePTS10May 4, 1936 34Loss19–7–4 Lew FeldmanPTS8Apr 9, 1936 33Win19–6–4 Johnny JadickPTS10Feb 24, 1936 32Win18–6–4 George LevyPTS10Jan 27, 1936 31Win17–6–4 Maxie FisherPTS10Dec 9, 1935 30Loss16–6–4 Aldo SpoldiPTS8Nov 8, 1935 29Loss16–5–4 Maxie FisherPTS10Oct 28, 1935 28Draw16–4–4 Mickey PagePTS10Oct 7, 1935 27Loss16–4–3 Lew MasseyPTS10Sep 16, 1935 26Win16–3–3 Frankie WarnoTKO8 (8)Sep 9, 1935 25Loss15–3–3 Lew MontePTS6Jul 10, 1935 24Win15–2–3 Mickey CohenKO2 (10)Jun 11, 1935 23Win14–2–3 Mickey GrebNWS4May 27, 1935 22Win14–2–3 Al RothPTS8May 6, 1935 21Win13–2–3 Julie KatzPTS8Mar 25, 1935 20Draw12–2–3 Joe ArditoPTS6May 3, 1935 19Win12–2–2 Joe VacchianoNWS6Feb 18, 1935 18Win12–2–2 Johnny RiccaduliNWS6Feb 5, 1935 17Win12–2–2 Chang ColluraKO3 (6)Jan 22, 1935 16Loss11–2–2 Chang ColluraPTS6Jan 7, 1935 15Loss11–1–2 Emil CalcagniPTS6Dec 20, 1934 14Win11–0–2 Joe ArditoPTS6Oct 8, 1934 13Win10–0–2 Lew GreenbergKO4 (?)Sep 26, 1934 12Win9–0–2 Ernie TackettPTS5Sep 11, 1934 11Win8–0–2 Paddy GordonNWS6Aug 21, 1934 10Win8–0–2 Paddy GordonPTS6Aug 12, 1934 9Win7–0–2 Jackie CorcoranPTS6Jul 31, 1934 8Win6–0–2 Jackie CorcoranPTS6Jul 17, 1934 7Win5–0–2 Marvin HartPTS6Jul 7, 1934 6Win4–0–2 Johnny RiccaduliPTS6Feb 27, 1934 5Draw3–0–2 Johnny RiccaduliPTS6Nov 10, 1933 4Draw3–0–1 Frank OrlandoPTS6Sep 1, 1933 3Win3–0 Denny BoyleKO2 (4)Aug 29, 1933 2Win2–0 Tommy MackKO1 (?)Jul 26, 1933 1Win1–0 Steve PetronickPTS4Jun 4, 1933
Unofficial record
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.