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Chalky Wright

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Chalky Wright
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CHALKY
WRIGHT
Willcox, Arizona, U.S.
"CHALKY"
Born
Feb 1, 1912
Died
August 12, 1957
45 years
Debut
Feb 23, 1928
Record
171-46-19 (87)
Title Fights
5
KOs
84 (35.59%)
Health
Last 5 Fights
Height
169 cm
Reach
175 cm
Disparity
6 cm
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
Mar 9, 1948
Prime
Health
Performance
Career
Age
Generated by: zen-minimum-boxing 0.2.9 (2025-09-09)

Boxing career summary

Chalky Wright (171-46-19, 87) was born in Willcox, Arizona, U.S. on February 1, 1912. At the age of 16 years on February 23, 1928, he made his professional boxing debut against Nilo Balles, winning the fight via 4-round points decision.

On his 176th career fight at 29 years old, Wright became a featherweight world champion on September 11, 1941 after defeating Joey Archibald via 11th-round KO to win the The Ring title.

Wright's last fight was a 3rd-round retirement loss to Ernie Hunick at age 36 on March 9, 1948. He was on a 2-fight losing streak by his last fight.

Some of Chalky Wright's best fights were against Willie Pep and Henry Armstrong. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Chalky Wright".

Wright has 46 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Chalky Wright Losses".

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  • Decisions
238 fights