Jersey Joe Walcott

Career, Record, Stats

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

Total Fights

Wins

Losses

Draws

KO Wins

KO Losses

Title Fights

Title-Fight Wins

Title Defenses

Title-Fight KOs

Title-Fight Dec.

Undisputed

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

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