Jersey Joe Walcott (Jersey Joe) was an American professional boxer. He was a heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 22 years, 8 months, and 6 days, Walcott amassed a record of 51-18-2, which includes 32 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.
Jersey Joe Walcott was born in Camden, New Jersey, U.S. on January 31, 1914. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on September 9, 1930 against Eddie Wallace. Walcott defeated Wallace via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Walcott got his first shot at a world title at the age of 33 after 57 professional fights. On December 5, 1947 Walcott challenged Joe Louis' The Ring heavyweight title but lost via 15-round split decision.
He became a world champion on July 18, 1951 at the age of 37 years, after by defeating Ezzard Charles, the then-reining The Ring heavyweight champion, via 7th round KO. This was his 68th fight as a professional.
Walcott's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Rocky Marciano at age 39, on May 15, 1953, in which he was fighting for The Ring heavyweight title.
Some of Jersey Joe Walcott's best fights were against Ezzard Charles (HOFer), Joey Maxim (HOFer), and Harold Johnson (HOFer). For a complete list of Walcott's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jersey Joe Walcott".
Walcott has 18 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jersey Joe Walcott Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 | May 15, 1953 | 39 | ![]() | loss | KO 1 |
70 | Sep 23, 1952 | 38 | ![]() | loss | KO 13 |
69 | Jun 05, 1952 | 38 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
68 | Jul 18, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
67 | Mar 07, 1951 | 37 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
66 | Nov 24, 1950 | 36 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
65 | May 28, 1950 | 36 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
64 | Mar 13, 1950 | 36 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
63 | Mar 03, 1950 | 36 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
62 | Feb 08, 1950 | 36 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
61 | Aug 14, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
60 | Jun 22, 1949 | 35 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
59 | Jun 25, 1948 | 34 | ![]() | loss | KO 11 |
58 | Dec 05, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | loss | SD 15 |
57 | Jun 23, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
56 | Mar 04, 1947 | 33 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
55 | Jan 06, 1947 | 32 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
54 | Nov 15, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
53 | Aug 28, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
52 | Aug 16, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
51 | May 24, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
50 | Mar 20, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
49 | Feb 25, 1946 | 32 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
48 | Jan 30, 1946 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
47 | Dec 10, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
46 | Nov 12, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | DQ 9 |
45 | Oct 23, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
44 | Sep 20, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
43 | Aug 02, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
42 | Mar 15, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
41 | Feb 22, 1945 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
40 | Jan 25, 1945 | 30 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
39 | Jan 11, 1945 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
38 | Jun 28, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
37 | Jun 07, 1944 | 30 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
36 | Feb 12, 1940 | 26 | ![]() | loss | KO 6 |
35 | Jan 19, 1940 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
34 | Nov 18, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
33 | Aug 14, 1939 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
32 | Dec 23, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
31 | Jun 14, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
30 | May 10, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
29 | Apr 12, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
28 | Mar 25, 1938 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
27 | Jan 20, 1938 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
26 | Jan 10, 1938 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
25 | Oct 09, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
24 | Sep 25, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
23 | Sep 03, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
22 | May 22, 1937 | 23 | ![]() | loss | KO 8 |
21 | Sep 01, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
20 | Aug 01, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
19 | Jul 14, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
18 | Jun 22, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
17 | Jun 16, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
16 | Jun 04, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
15 | Apr 28, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
14 | Mar 16, 1936 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Jan 21, 1936 | 21 | ![]() | loss | KO 8 |
12 | Nov 26, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
11 | Oct 29, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
10 | Oct 01, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
9 | Aug 27, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
8 | May 21, 1935 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
7 | Nov 16, 1933 | 19 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
6 | Jul 28, 1933 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
5 | May 05, 1933 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | Apr 20, 1931 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
3 | Oct 24, 1930 | 16 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
2 | Oct 10, 1930 | 16 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Sep 09, 1930 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |