On May 15, 1953, Jersey Joe Walcott and Rocky Marciano met again in an immediate rematch.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 22 days. Marciano was on a 43-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 22 days.
Rocky Marciano made quick work of Jersey Joe Walcott in the rematch, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Marciano improves his record to 44-0 (39 KOs), while Walcott adds a loss to his record at 51-18-2.
On September 23, 1952, the 38-year-old The Ring heavyweight world champion, Jersey Joe Walcott (51-16-2, 32 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Rocky Marciano (42-0, 37 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 18 days. Marciano was on a 42-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 26 days.
Rocky Marciano stopped the champion via KO in the 13th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new The Ring heavyweight champion. Marciano improves his record to 43-0 (38 KOs), while Walcott adds a loss to his record at 51-17-2.
On March 7, 1951, Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles met again in a rematch.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 11 days. Charles was on a 22-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 23 days.
Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Charles improves his record to 70-5-1, while Walcott adds a loss to his record at 49-16-2.
On November 24, 1950, a 36-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (49-14-2, 31 KOs) and Rex Layne met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 27 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott lost to Rex Layne via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 49-15-2.
On June 22, 1949, a 35-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (44-13-2, 27 KOs) and a 27-year-old Ezzard Charles (62-5-1, 34 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 28 days. Charles was on a 15-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 25 days.
Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott via unanimous decision in the 15-round heavyweight fight. Charles improves his record to 63-5-1, while Walcott adds a loss to his record at 44-14-2.
On June 25, 1948, Jersey Joe Walcott and Joe Louis met again in an immediate rematch.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 20 days. Louis was on a 33-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 20 days.
In the rematch, Joe Louis stopped Jersey Joe Walcott via KO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Louis improves his record to 58-1 (49 KOs), while Walcott adds a loss to his record at 44-13-2.
On December 5, 1947, a 33-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (44-11-2, 27 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight The Ring title held by 33-year-old Joe Louis (56-1, 48 KOs).
Walcott came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 12 days. Louis was on a 32-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 2 months, and 17 days.
Joe Louis defeated Jersey Joe Walcott via split decision and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Louis improves his record to 57-1, while Walcott adds a loss to his record at 44-12-2.
On November 15, 1946, a 32-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (41-10-2, 27 KOs) and Elmer Ray met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 18 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott lost to Elmer Ray via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 41-11-2.
On August 28, 1946, a 32-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (41-9-2, 27 KOs) and a 24-year-old Joey Maxim (40-12-1, 7 KOs) met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 12 days. Maxim was on a 3-fight win streak with a 13% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 14 days.
Joey Maxim defeated Jersey Joe Walcott via points decision in the 10-round fight. Maxim improves his record to 41-12-1, while Walcott adds a loss to his record at 41-10-2.
On January 25, 1945, a 30-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (29-8-2, 21 KOs) and Johnny Allen met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott lost to Johnny Allen via points decision in the 8-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 29-9-2.
On February 12, 1940, a 26-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (26-7-2, 19 KOs) and Abe Simon met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 24 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott lost to Abe Simon via KO in the 6th round, and adds an loss to his record at 26-8-2.
On June 14, 1938, a 24-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (22-6-2, 18 KOs) and Roy Lazer met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 4 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott lost to Roy Lazer via points decision in the 8-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 22-7-2.
On May 10, 1938, a 24-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (22-5-2, 18 KOs) and Tiger Jack Fox met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott lost to Tiger Jack Fox via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 22-6-2.
On October 9, 1937, a 23-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (18-4-2, 16 KOs) and George Brothers met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott lost to George Brothers via points decision in the 8-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 18-5-2.
On May 22, 1937, a 23-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (16-3-2, 14 KOs) and Tiger Jack Fox met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 21 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott lost to Tiger Jack Fox via KO in the 8th round, and adds an loss to his record at 16-4-2.
On September 1, 1936, a 22-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (16-2-2, 14 KOs) and Billy Ketchell met in the ring for the 3rd time,.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month.
Jersey Joe Walcott lost to Billy Ketchell via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 16-3-2.
On January 21, 1936, a 21-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (11-1, 11 KOs) and Al Ettore met in the ring.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott lost to Al Ettore via KO in the 8th round, and adds an loss to his record at 11-2.
On November 16, 1933, a 19-year-old Jersey Joe Walcott (6-0, 6 KOs) and Henry Taylor met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Walcott came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 19 days.
Jersey Joe Walcott lost to Henry Taylor via points decision in the 6-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 6-1.