63.United States National Championships
Boston Garden, Boston
April 13-15, 1953
results incomplete
Preliminaries
| 1953-04-13 | 51kg | Nicholas Lopez | Manny Saunders | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 51kg | Robert Singleton | Joe Willie De Meyer | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 51kg | Jackie Spurgeon | Jesse Herrara | WO. |
| 1953-04-13 | 51kg | Bernard Dean | Laver Mackmer | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 51kg | Ahmed Shah | Augie Angeles | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 51kg | Michinori Okuda | Mike Lucas | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 54kg | Ernest DeJesus | George Davis | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 54kg | John Lennon | Eli Scott | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 54kg | Thomas Nethercott | John Joiner | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 54kg | Pete Armstrong | Donat Theroux | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 57kg | Donald Johnson | Fred Fuller | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 57kg | Harry Smith | Gleason Leeper | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 57kg | Art Guglielmelli | Jack Puscas | KO 3 |
| 1953-04-13 | 57kg | Virgil Hutchinson | John Cucinelli | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 60kg | Raymond Riojas | Ted Wright | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 60kg | Robert Shell | Mickie Roasti | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 60kg | John Palmer | Paul Nakahodo | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 60kg | Frank Smith | Carlos Leone | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 60kg | Dean Swan | Jimmy Skeen | KO 2 |
| 1953-04-13 | 60kg | Gurney Smith | John Wills | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 63,5kg | William Morton | Joe Pomo | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 63,5kg | Mickey Crawford | Cleveland Cherry | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 63,5kg | Manuel Burgo | Abraham Pringle | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 63,5kg | Juan Alvarez | Stan Harrington | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 63,5kg | Herb Mickles | Roland Daire | KO 1 |
| 1953-04-13 | 63,5kg | Norman Johnson | Tom Elder | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 63,5kg | Ronnie Ralls | Henry Smith | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 63,5kg | Tom Davis | Sam La Cross | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 67kg | Fred Terry | Morris Moss | KO 3 |
| 1953-04-13 | 67kg | Clyde Wagner | Martin Cambra | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 67kg | James MacDonald | Henry White | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 67kg | Charlie Drew | T.W.Wilson | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 67kg | Joseph Bethea | Vincent Salvati | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 67kg | Ellwood Thornton | Meyers Dunn | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 67kg | James Smith | Thomas McIntyre | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 71kg | John Neal | Nat Ellison | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 75kg | Bryant Thompson | John Butler | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 75kg | John Rodriguez | Willie Finney | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 75kg | W.C.Cage | Arthur Mack | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 75kg | Syd Russell | Donald Matthews | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 75kg | Wendell Green | Fred Pettyjohn | KO 2 |
| 1953-04-13 | 75kg | Howard Green | Eddie Watson | KO 3 |
| 1953-04-13 | 81kg | John Riggins | John Lyons | KO 3 |
| 1953-04-13 | 81kg | Dexter Johnson | John Knight | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 81kg | Bryant Clark | William Parker | KO 3 |
| 1953-04-13 | 81kg | Frank Perry | John Jenkins | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 81kg | Roger Richer | Don Douglas | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | 81kg | Willie McClinton | Stanley Williams | PTS |
| 1953-04-13 | +81kg | Sonny Liston | Lou Graff | TKO 2 |
Quarterfinals
| 1953-04-14 | 51kg | Bernard Dean | Jackie Spurgeon | PTS |
| 1953-04-14 | 51kg | Arthur Tedwell | Michinori Okuda | PTS |
| 1953-04-14 | 51kg | Robert Singleton | Nicholas Lopez | PTS |
| 1953-04-14 | 54kg | Ronald Woodland | Cornelius Fowler | PTS |
| 1953-04-14 | 54kg | Jesse Bridgeman | Robert Kishimoto | PTS |
| 1953-04-14 | 54kg | John Lennon | Ernest DeJesus | PTS |
| 1953-04-14 | 57kg | Donald Johnson | Stan Johnson | PTS |
| 1953-04-14 | 57kg | Bo Tenequer | Manuel Ramariz | PTS |
| 1953-04-14 | 60kg | Dick Rall | Raymond Riojas | PTS |
| 1953-04-14 | 60kg | Adbaie Adour | Dean Swan | TKO 2 |
| 1953-04-14 | 75kg | Howard Green | Syd Russell | KO 1 |
| 1953-04-14 | 81kg | Roger Richer | Bryant Clark | PTS |
| 1953-04-14 | +81kg | Jack Scheberies | Bob Woodall | PTS |
| 1953-04-14 | +81kg | Jim McCarter | Sonny Liston | PTS |
Semifinals
| 1953-04-15 | 51kg | Robert Singleton | Bernard Dean | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 51kg | Ahmed Shah | Arthur Tedwell | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 54kg | John Lennon | Jesse Bridgeman | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 54kg | Thomas Nethercott | Ronald Woodland | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 57kg | Bo Tenequer | Harry Smith | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 57kg | Art Guglielmelli | Donald Johnson | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 60kg | Frank Smith | Dick Rall | KO 2 |
| 1953-04-15 | 60kg | Gurney Smith | Adbaie Adour | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 63,5kg | Juan Alvarez | William Morton | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 63,5kg | Norman Johnson | Mickey Crawford | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 67kg | Fred Terry | Ellwood Thornton | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 67kg | Joseph Bethea | James McDonald | KO 1 |
| 1953-04-15 | 71kg | William Collins | Charles Smith | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 71kg | Gordon Van Loo | John O'Brien | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 75kg | Bryant Thompson | Wendell Green | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 75kg | Howard Green | James Hall | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 81kg | Warrenell Lester | Roger Richer | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 81kg | Frank Perry | Edward Smith | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | +81kg | Pete Rademacher | Zora Folley | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | +81kg | Jack Scheberies | Jim McCarter | PTS |
Finals
| 1953-04-15 | 51kg | Robert Singleton | Ahmed Shah | KO 2 |
| 1953-04-15 | 54kg | Thomas Nethercott | John Lennon | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 57kg | Bo Tenequer | Art Guglielmelli | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 60kg | Frank Smith | Gurney Smith | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 63,5kg | Juan Alvarez | Norman Johnson | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 67kg | Fred Terry | Joseph Bethea | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 71kg | William Collins | Gordon Van Loo | KO 3 |
| 1953-04-15 | 75kg | Bryant Thompson | Howard Green | PTS |
| 1953-04-15 | 81kg | Frank Perry | Warrenell Lester | KO 1 |
| 1953-04-15 | +81kg | Pete Rademacher | Jack Scheberies | PTS |
sources: "Chicago Tribune" - April 16, 1953; "Pittsburgh Post Gazzette" - April 16, 1953; "