Primo Carnera Virginia ham." His size earned him the nickname "The Ambling Alp". "Time" magazine called him "The Monster". 12 September 1928 was the date of Carnera's first professional fight, against Leon Sebilo, in Paris. Carnera won by knockout in round two. He won his first six bouts, then lost to Franz Diener by disqualification in round one at Leipzig. Then, he won seven more bouts in a row before meeting Young Stribling. He and Stribling exchanged disqualification wins, Carnera winning the first in four rounds, and Stribling winning the rematch in round seven. In Carnera's next bout he avenged his defeat
Blimp Levy use him as an extra few minutes exhibition and I am more than sure that the Blimp will sell out every arena... as he has proven that in this country". On January 21, 1947 in Baltimore, Levy wrestled boxer-turned-wrestler Primo Carnera, who had been boxing's World Heavyweight Champion from 1933 to 1934. During his career, Levy was interviewed for and featured in various national US magazines and newspapers, including the October 1936 edition of "Time" magazine. By the mid-1940s Levy's health was failing. The Connecticut State Athletic Commission revoked his professional wrestling license on the recommendation of physicians who examined