Joey Maxim Record

Joey Maxim was an American professional boxer. He was a light-heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 17 years, 4 months, and 4 days, Maxim amassed a record of 82-29-4, which includes 21 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1994.

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LEGEND

Boxing Career

Joey Maxim was born in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. on March 28, 1922. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on January 13, 1941 against Bobby Berry. Maxim defeated Berry via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Maxim became a world champion at the age of 27 after 87 professional fights. He challenged Freddie Mills for the The Ring light-heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 10th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.

Maxim's last fight was a points decision loss to Ulli Ritter at age 36, on May 17, 1958.

Some of Joey Maxim's best fights were against Sugar Ray Robinson (HOFer), Jersey Joe Walcott (HOFer), and Floyd Patterson (HOFer). For a complete list of Maxim's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Joey Maxim".

Maxim has 29 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Joey Maxim Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
115	May 17, 1958	36	Ulli Ritter	loss	PTS 10
114	Apr 27, 1958	36	Giacomo Bozzano	loss	PTS 10
113	Apr 12, 1958	36	Heinz Neuhaus	loss	PTS 10
112	Jun 18, 1957	35	Bobo Olson	loss	SD 10
111	May 03, 1957	35	Eddie Machen	loss	UD 10
110	Jan 25, 1957	34	Eddie Machen	loss	UD 10
109	Sep 29, 1956	34	Edgardo Romero	win	PTS 10
108	Jun 28, 1955	33	Willie Pastrano	loss	UD 10
107	Apr 13, 1955	33	Bobo Olson	loss	UD 10
106	Nov 24, 1954	32	Paul Andrews	win	UD 10
105	Jun 07, 1954	32	Floyd Patterson 19 13-0	win	UD 8
104	Jan 27, 1954	31	Archie Moore 40 143-19-8	loss	UD 15
103	Jun 24, 1953	31	Archie Moore 39 140-19-8	loss	UD 15
102	Mar 04, 1953	30	Danny Nardico	win	UD 10
101	Dec 17, 1952	30	Archie Moore 39 133-19-8	loss	UD 15
100	Jun 25, 1952	30	Sugar Ray Robinson 31 131-2-2	win	RTD 14
99	Mar 06, 1952	29	Ted Lowry	win	UD 10
98	Dec 12, 1951	29	Ezzard Charles 30 72-6-1	loss	UD 12
97	Aug 22, 1951	29	Irish Bob Murphy	win	UD 15
96	May 30, 1951	29	Ezzard Charles 29 70-5-1	loss	UD 15
95	Jan 27, 1951	28	Hubert Hood	win	KO 3
94	Dec 11, 1950	28	Dave Whitlock	win	KO 4
93	Nov 22, 1950	28	Big Boy Brown	win	UD 10
92	Oct 10, 1950	28	Bill Petersen	win	PTS 10
91	Sep 25, 1950	28	Jackie Swanson	win	KO 3
90	May 12, 1950	28	Bill Petersen	win	KO 6
89	Apr 19, 1950	28	Joe Dawson	win	KO 2
88	Jan 24, 1950	27	Freddie Mills	win	KO 10
87	Dec 09, 1949	27	Bill Petersen	win	PTS 10
86	Nov 30, 1949	27	Pat McCafferty	win	TKO 4
85	Oct 25, 1949	27	Joe Kahut	win	TKO 5
84	May 23, 1949	27	Gus Lesnevich	win	UD 15
83	Feb 28, 1949	26	Ezzard Charles 27 61-5-1	loss	MD 15
82	Dec 07, 1948	26	Jimmy Bivins	win	SD 10
81	Nov 12, 1948	26	Bob Satterfield	win	UD 10
80	Oct 19, 1948	26	Joe Kahut	loss	SD 15
79	Sep 28, 1948	26	Bill Petersen	win	UD 10
78	Jun 29, 1948	26	Bill Petersen	win	UD 10
77	Jun 22, 1948	26	Joe Kahut	win	UD 10
76	Jun 07, 1948	26	Pat Valentino	draw	PTS 10
75	May 27, 1948	26	Roy Hawkins	win	PTS 10
74	May 07, 1948	26	Francisco de la Cruz	win	PTS 10
73	Apr 27, 1948	26	Whitey Berlier	win	PTS 10
72	Mar 22, 1948	25	Pat Valentino	draw	PTS 10
71	Feb 13, 1948	25	Tony Bosnich	win	UD 10
70	Feb 02, 1948	25	Robert Lee Sikes, Jr.	win	PTS 10
69	Jan 09, 1948	25	Olle Tandberg	win	SD 10
68	Dec 08, 1947	25	Billy Thompson	win	UD 10
67	Nov 12, 1947	25	Bob Foxworth	win	SD 10
66	Sep 17, 1947	25	John Thomas	win	PTS 10
65	Sep 08, 1947	25	Clarence Jones	win	KO 5
64	Jun 23, 1947	25	Jersey Joe Walcott 33 43-11-2	loss	SD 10
63	May 12, 1947	25	Charley Roth	win	KO 4
62	Jan 28, 1947	24	Marty Clark	win	TKO 7
61	Jan 06, 1947	24	Jersey Joe Walcott 32 41-11-2	loss	MD 10
60	Dec 17, 1946	24	Jack Marshall	win	PTS 10
59	Dec 12, 1946	24	Dolph Quijano	win	PTS 10
58	Dec 03, 1946	24	Jimmy Webb	win	TKO 6
57	Nov 12, 1946	24	Jimmy Richie	draw	PTS 10
56	Oct 16, 1946	24	Bearcat Jones	win	KO 5
55	Oct 10, 1946	24	Clarence Jones	win	PTS 10
54	Aug 28, 1946	24	Jersey Joe Walcott 32 41-9-2	win	PTS 10
53	Aug 14, 1946	24	Henry Cooper	win	PTS 10
52	Aug 02, 1946	24	Phil Muscato	win	UD 10
51	May 14, 1946	24	Phil Muscato	win	SD 12
50	May 07, 1946	24	Charley Eagle	draw	PTS 10
49	Apr 09, 1946	24	Phil Muscato	loss	UD 10
48	Apr 01, 1946	24	Buddy Walker	win	UD 10
47	Mar 27, 1946	23	Ralph DeJohn	win	TKO 1
46	Mar 11, 1946	23	John Thomas	loss	PTS 10
45	Mar 04, 1946	23	Panther Williams	win	UD 10
44	Nov 26, 1945	23	Cleo Everett	win	UD 10
43	Apr 16, 1945	23	Clarence Brown	win	UD 10
42	Feb 02, 1945	22	Johnny Flanagan	win	PTS 8
41	Dec 19, 1944	22	John Kowalczyk	loss	SD 10
40	Jul 27, 1944	22	Lloyd Marshall	loss	UD 10
39	Jun 26, 1944	22	Frank Androff	win	PTS 8
38	May 29, 1944	22	Bob Garner	win	PTS 10
37	Apr 28, 1944	22	Buddy Walker	win	UD 10
36	Jan 31, 1944	21	George Parks	win	PTS 10
35	Dec 01, 1943	21	Claudio Villar	win	TKO 6
34	Oct 29, 1943	21	Buddy Scott	win	PTS 10
33	Aug 09, 1943	21	Nate Bolden	win	PTS 10
32	Apr 26, 1943	21	Al Jordan	win	PTS 10
31	Mar 31, 1943	21	Curtis Sheppard	win	UD 10
30	Mar 10, 1943	20	Curtis Sheppard	loss	KO 1
29	Feb 15, 1943	20	Clarence Brown	win	PTS 10
28	Jan 18, 1943	20	Clarence Brown	win	PTS 8
27	Dec 01, 1942	20	Ezzard Charles 21 29-2-1	loss	UD 10
26	Oct 27, 1942	20	Ezzard Charles 21 28-2-1	loss	UD 10
25	Oct 13, 1942	20	Larry Lane	win	PTS 10
24	Oct 05, 1942	20	Hubert Hood	win	UD 10
23	Sep 22, 1942	20	Shelton Bell	win	PTS 10
22	Aug 27, 1942	20	Jack Marshall	win	KO 9
21	Aug 10, 1942	20	Altus Allen	loss	MD 10
20	Jul 27, 1942	20	Curtis Sheppard	win	PTS 10
19	Jul 10, 1942	20	Lou Brooks	win	SD 10
18	Jun 23, 1942	20	Jimmy Bivins	loss	SD 10
17	Jun 01, 1942	20	Charley Roth	win	KO 4
16	May 11, 1942	20	Charley Roth	loss	DQ 2
15	Apr 20, 1942	20	Frank Greene	win	KO 2
14	Mar 23, 1942	19	Lou Brooks	win	SD 10
13	Mar 11, 1942	19	Herbie Katz	win	KO 6
12	Jan 16, 1942	19	Booker Beckwith	loss	UD 10
11	Dec 01, 1941	19	Red Burman	win	PTS 10
10	Oct 27, 1941	19	Oliver Shanks	win	KO 5
9	Oct 06, 1941	19	Bill Petersen	win	UD 10
8	Sep 15, 1941	19	Nate Bolden	win	UD 10
7	Aug 11, 1941	19	Lee Oma	win	PTS 8
6	Jul 28, 1941	19	Johnny Trotter	win	PTS 8
5	Jul 11, 1941	19	Tony Paoli	win	PTS 10
4	Apr 29, 1941	19	Bobby Berry	win	PTS 6
3	Feb 17, 1941	18	Orlando Trotter	loss	SD 8
2	Jan 27, 1941	18	Frank McBride	win	UD 8
1	Jan 13, 1941	18	Bobby Berry	win	PTS 4