Jersey Joe Walcott

Career, Record, Stats
Jersey Joe Walcott

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.

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LEGEND

Jersey Joe Walcott's Boxing Career

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".

Jersey Joe Walcott's Boxing Record

# Date Age Opponent Res Via
71
May 15, 1953 39 Rocky Marciano Rocky Marciano 29 43-0
loss
KO
1
70
Sep 23, 1952 38 Rocky Marciano Rocky Marciano 29 42-0
loss
KO
13
69
Jun 05, 1952 38 Ezzard Charles Ezzard Charles 30 74-6-1
win
UD
15
68
Jul 18, 1951 37 Ezzard Charles Ezzard Charles 30 71-5-1
win
KO
7
67
Mar 07, 1951 37 Ezzard Charles Ezzard Charles 29 69-5-1
loss
UD
15
66
Nov 24, 1950 36 generic fighter pic Rex Layne
loss
UD
10
65
May 28, 1950 36 generic fighter pic Hein ten Hoff
win
UD
10
64
Mar 13, 1950 36 generic fighter pic Johnny Shkor
win
KO
1
63
Mar 03, 1950 36 generic fighter pic Omelio Agramonte
win
TKO
7
62
Feb 08, 1950 36 Harold Johnson Harold Johnson 21 28-1
win
KO
3
61
Aug 14, 1949 35 generic fighter pic Olle Tandberg
win
TKO
5
60
Jun 22, 1949 35 Ezzard Charles Ezzard Charles 27 62-5-1
loss
UD
15
59
Jun 25, 1948 34 Joe Louis Joe Louis 34 57-1
loss
KO
11
58
Dec 05, 1947 33 Joe Louis Joe Louis 33 56-1
loss
SD
15
57
Jun 23, 1947 33 Joey Maxim Joey Maxim 25 48-13-2
win
SD
10
56
Mar 04, 1947 33 generic fighter pic Elmer Ray
win
MD
10
55
Jan 06, 1947 32 Joey Maxim Joey Maxim 24 46-12-2
win
MD
10
54
Nov 15, 1946 32 generic fighter pic Elmer Ray
loss
SD
10
53
Aug 28, 1946 32 Joey Maxim Joey Maxim 24 40-12-1
loss
PTS
10
52
Aug 16, 1946 32 generic fighter pic Tommy Gómez
win
TKO
3
51
May 24, 1946 32 generic fighter pic Lee Oma
win
UD
10
50
Mar 20, 1946 32 generic fighter pic Al Blake
win
TKO
4
49
Feb 25, 1946 32 generic fighter pic Jimmy Bivins
win
SD
10
48
Jan 30, 1946 31 generic fighter pic Johnny Allen
win
KO
3
47
Dec 10, 1945 31 generic fighter pic Curtis Sheppard
win
KO
10
46
Nov 12, 1945 31 generic fighter pic Lee Q. Murray
win
DQ
9
45
Oct 23, 1945 31 generic fighter pic Steve Dudas
win
TKO
5
44
Sep 20, 1945 31 generic fighter pic Johnny Denson
win
KO
2
43
Aug 02, 1945 31 generic fighter pic Joe Baksi
win
PTS
10
42
Mar 15, 1945 31 generic fighter pic Johnny Allen
win
PTS
8
41
Feb 22, 1945 31 generic fighter pic Austin Johnson
win
PTS
6
40
Jan 25, 1945 30 generic fighter pic Johnny Allen
loss
PTS
8
39
Jan 11, 1945 30 generic fighter pic Jackie Saunders
win
TKO
2
38
Jun 28, 1944 30 generic fighter pic Ellis Singleton
win
KO
3
37
Jun 07, 1944 30 generic fighter pic Felix Del Paoli
win
PTS
8
36
Feb 12, 1940 26 generic fighter pic Abe Simon
loss
KO
6
35
Jan 19, 1940 25 generic fighter pic Tiger Red Lewis
win
TKO
6
34
Nov 18, 1939 25 generic fighter pic Curtis Sheppard
win
PTS
8
33
Aug 14, 1939 25 generic fighter pic Al Boros
win
PTS
8
32
Dec 23, 1938 24 generic fighter pic Bob Tow
win
PTS
8
31
Jun 14, 1938 24 generic fighter pic Roy Lazer
loss
PTS
8
30
May 10, 1938 24 generic fighter pic Tiger Jack Fox
loss
PTS
10
29
Apr 12, 1938 24 generic fighter pic Lorenzo Pack
win
KO
4
28
Mar 25, 1938 24 generic fighter pic Art Sykes
win
KO
4
27
Jan 20, 1938 23 generic fighter pic Jim Whitest
win
PTS
8
26
Jan 10, 1938 23 generic fighter pic Freddie Fiducia
win
PTS
8
25
Oct 09, 1937 23 generic fighter pic George Brothers
loss
PTS
8
24
Sep 25, 1937 23 generic fighter pic Elmer Ray
win
KO
3
23
Sep 03, 1937 23 generic fighter pic Joe Lipps
win
KO
2
22
May 22, 1937 23 generic fighter pic Tiger Jack Fox
loss
KO
8
21
Sep 01, 1936 22 generic fighter pic Billy Ketchell
loss
PTS
10
20
Aug 01, 1936 22 generic fighter pic Carmen Passarella
win
PTS
8
19
Jul 14, 1936 22 generic fighter pic Billy Ketchell
draw
PTS
10
18
Jun 22, 1936 22 generic fighter pic Phil Johnson
win
TKO
3
17
Jun 16, 1936 22 generic fighter pic Louis LePage
win
KO
3
16
Jun 04, 1936 22 generic fighter pic Billy Ketchell
draw
PTS
10
15
Apr 28, 1936 22 generic fighter pic Joe Colucci
win
KO
4
14
Mar 16, 1936 22 generic fighter pic Willie Reddish
win
PTS
8
13
Jan 21, 1936 21 generic fighter pic Al Ettore
loss
KO
8
12
Nov 26, 1935 21 generic fighter pic Roxie Allen
win
KO
8
11
Oct 29, 1935 21 generic fighter pic Al King
win
KO
1
10
Oct 01, 1935 21 generic fighter pic Pat Roland
win
KO
4
9
Aug 27, 1935 21 generic fighter pic Lew Alva
win
KO
1
8
May 21, 1935 21 generic fighter pic Al Lang
win
KO
1
7
Nov 16, 1933 19 generic fighter pic Henry Taylor
loss
PTS
6
6
Jul 28, 1933 19 generic fighter pic Henry Taylor
win
TKO
1
5
May 05, 1933 19 generic fighter pic Bob Norris
win
KO
1
4
Apr 20, 1931 17 generic fighter pic Carl Mays
win
KO
2
3
Oct 24, 1930 16 generic fighter pic Frank Mitchell
win
TKO
4
2
Oct 10, 1930 16 generic fighter pic Jimmy O'Toole
win
TKO
4
1
Sep 09, 1930 16 generic fighter pic Eddie Wallace
win
KO
1
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