Jersey Joe Walcott (51-18-2, 32) was born in Camden, New Jersey, U.S. on January 31, 1914. At the age of 16 years on September 9, 1930, he made his professional boxing debut against Eddie Wallace, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 58th career fight at 33 years old, Jersey Joe Walcott got a shot at the The Ring heavyweight titles against Joe Louis on December 5, 1947 but lost the fight via 15-round split decision.
He became a heavyweight world champion (The Ring) on July 18, 1951 at the age of 37 years old, on his 68th career fight, after defeating Ezzard Charles via 7th-round KO.
Walcott's last fight was a heavyweight world-title fight against Rocky Marciano for Marciano's The Ring title on May 15, 1953. He lost the fight via 1st-round KO. He was on a 2-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Jersey Joe Walcott's best fights have been against Ezzard Charles, Harold Johnson, Joe Louis, Joey Maxim and Rocky Marciano. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Jersey Joe Walcott".
Walcott has 18 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Jersey Joe Walcott Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71  | May 15, 1953 39 years, 3 months 51-18-2 (32) | 29 years, 8 months 43-0 (38) | HW | 1 | KO | Loss For The Ring |
70 | Sep 23, 1952 38 years, 7 months 51-17-2 (32) | 29 years 42-0 (37) | HW | 13 | KO | Loss Lost The Ring |
69  | Jun 5, 1952 38 years, 4 months 51-16-2 (32) | 30 years, 10 months 74-6-1 (41) | HW | 15 | UD | Win Defended The Ring |
68 | Jul 18, 1951 37 years, 5 months 50-16-2 (32) | 30 years 71-5-1 (39) | HW | 7 | KO | Win Won The Ring |
67 | Mar 7, 1951 37 years, 1 months 49-16-2 (31) | 29 years, 8 months 69-5-1 (39) | HW | 15 | UD | Loss For The Ring |
66 | Nov 24, 1950 36 years, 9 months 49-15-2 (31) | Rex Layne | 10 | UD | Loss | |
65 | May 28, 1950 36 years, 3 months 49-14-2 (31) | Hein ten Hoff | 10 | UD | Win | |
64 | Mar 13, 1950 36 years, 1 months 48-14-2 (31) | Johnny Shkor | 1 | KO | Win | |
63 | Mar 3, 1950 36 years, 1 months 47-14-2 (30) | Omelio Agramonte | 7 | TKO | Win | |
62  | Feb 8, 1950 36 years 46-14-2 (29) | 21 years, 5 months 28-1 (14) | 3 | KO | Win | |
61 | Aug 14, 1949 35 years, 6 months 45-14-2 (28) | Olle Tandberg | 5 | TKO | Win | |
60 | Jun 22, 1949 35 years, 4 months 44-14-2 (27) | 27 years, 11 months 62-5-1 (34) | HW | 15 | UD | Loss |
59  | Jun 25, 1948 34 years, 4 months 44-13-2 (27) | 34 years, 1 month 57-1 (48) | HW | 11 | KO | Loss For The Ring |
58 | Dec 5, 1947 33 years, 10 months 44-12-2 (27) | 33 years, 6 months 56-1 (48) | HW | 15 | SD | Loss For The Ring |
57  | Jun 23, 1947 33 years, 4 months 44-11-2 (27) | 25 years, 2 months 48-13-2 (11) | 10 | SD | Win | |
56 | Mar 4, 1947 33 years, 1 months 43-11-2 (27) | Elmer Ray | 10 | MD | Win | |
55 | Jan 6, 1947 32 years, 11 months 42-11-2 (27) | 24 years, 9 months 46-12-2 (9) | 10 | MD | Win | |
54 | Nov 15, 1946 32 years, 9 months 41-11-2 (27) | Elmer Ray | 10 | SD | Loss | |
53 | Aug 28, 1946 32 years, 6 months 41-10-2 (27) | 24 years, 5 months 40-12-1 (7) | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
52 | Aug 16, 1946 32 years, 6 months 41-9-2 (27) | Tommy Gómez | 3 | TKO | Win | |
51 | May 24, 1946 32 years, 3 months 40-9-2 (26) | Lee Oma | 10 | UD | Win | |
50 | Mar 20, 1946 32 years, 1 months 39-9-2 (26) | Al Blake | 4 | TKO | Win | |
49 | Feb 25, 1946 32 years 38-9-2 (25) | Jimmy Bivins | 10 | SD | Win | |
48 | Jan 30, 1946 31 years, 11 months 37-9-2 (25) | Johnny Allen | 3 | KO | Win | |
47 | Dec 10, 1945 31 years, 10 months 36-9-2 (24) | Curtis Sheppard | 10 | KO | Win | |
46 | Nov 12, 1945 31 years, 9 months 35-9-2 (23) | Lee Q. Murray | 9 | DQ | Win | |
45 | Oct 23, 1945 31 years, 8 months 34-9-2 (23) | Steve Dudas | 5 | TKO | Win | |
44 | Sep 20, 1945 31 years, 7 months 33-9-2 (22) | Johnny Denson | 2 | KO | Win | |
43 | Aug 2, 1945 31 years, 6 months 32-9-2 (21) | Joe Baksi | 10 | PTS | Win | |
42 | Mar 15, 1945 31 years, 1 months 31-9-2 (21) | Johnny Allen | 8 | PTS | Win | |
41 | Feb 22, 1945 31 years 30-9-2 (21) | Austin Johnson | 6 | PTS | Win | |
40 | Jan 25, 1945 30 years, 11 months 29-9-2 (21) | Johnny Allen | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
39 | Jan 11, 1945 30 years, 11 months 29-8-2 (21) | Jackie Saunders | 2 | TKO | Win | |
38 | Jun 28, 1944 30 years, 4 months 28-8-2 (20) | Ellis Singleton | 3 | KO | Win | |
37 | Jun 7, 1944 30 years, 4 months 27-8-2 (19) | Felix Del Paoli | 8 | PTS | Win | |
36 | Feb 12, 1940 26 years 26-8-2 (19) | Abe Simon | 6 | KO | Loss | |
35 | Jan 19, 1940 25 years, 11 months 26-7-2 (19) | Tiger Red Lewis | 6 | TKO | Win | |
34 | Nov 18, 1939 25 years, 9 months 25-7-2 (18) | Curtis Sheppard | 8 | PTS | Win | |
33 | Aug 14, 1939 25 years, 6 months 24-7-2 (18) | Al Boros | 8 | PTS | Win | |
32 | Dec 23, 1938 24 years, 10 months 23-7-2 (18) | Bob Tow | 8 | PTS | Win | |
31 | Jun 14, 1938 24 years, 4 months 22-7-2 (18) | Roy Lazer | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
30 | May 10, 1938 24 years, 3 months 22-6-2 (18) | Tiger Jack Fox | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
29 | Apr 12, 1938 24 years, 2 months 22-5-2 (18) | Lorenzo Pack | 4 | KO | Win | |
28 | Mar 25, 1938 24 years, 1 months 21-5-2 (17) | Art Sykes | 4 | KO | Win | |
27 | Jan 20, 1938 23 years, 11 months 20-5-2 (16) | Jim Whitest | 8 | PTS | Win | |
26 | Jan 10, 1938 23 years, 11 months 19-5-2 (16) | Freddie Fiducia | 8 | PTS | Win | |
25 | Oct 9, 1937 23 years, 8 months 18-5-2 (16) | George Brothers | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
24 | Sep 25, 1937 23 years, 7 months 18-4-2 (16) | Elmer Ray | 3 | KO | Win | |
23 | Sep 3, 1937 23 years, 7 months 17-4-2 (15) | Joe Lipps | 2 | KO | Win | |
22 | May 22, 1937 23 years, 3 months 16-4-2 (14) | Tiger Jack Fox | 8 | KO | Loss | |
21 | Sep 1, 1936 22 years, 7 months 16-3-2 (14) | Billy Ketchell | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
20 | Aug 1, 1936 22 years, 6 months 16-2-2 (14) | Carmen Passarella | 8 | PTS | Win | |
19 | Jul 14, 1936 22 years, 5 months 15-2-2 (14) | Billy Ketchell | 10 | PTS | Draw | |
18 | Jun 22, 1936 22 years, 4 months 15-2-1 (14) | Phil Johnson | 3 | TKO | Win | |
17 | Jun 16, 1936 22 years, 4 months 14-2-1 (13) | Louis LePage | 3 | KO | Win | |
16 | Jun 4, 1936 22 years, 4 months 13-2-1 (12) | Billy Ketchell | 10 | PTS | Draw | |
15 | Apr 28, 1936 22 years, 2 months 13-2 (12) | Joe Colucci | 4 | KO | Win | |
14 | Mar 16, 1936 22 years, 1 months 12-2 (11) | Willie Reddish | 8 | PTS | Win | |
13 | Jan 21, 1936 21 years, 11 months 11-2 (11) | Al Ettore | 8 | KO | Loss | |
12 | Nov 26, 1935 21 years, 9 months 11-1 (11) | Roxie Allen | 8 | KO | Win | |
11 | Oct 29, 1935 21 years, 8 months 10-1 (10) | Al King | 1 | KO | Win | |
10 | Oct 1, 1935 21 years, 8 months 9-1 (9) | Pat Roland | 4 | KO | Win | |
9 | Aug 27, 1935 21 years, 6 months 8-1 (8) | Lew Alva | 1 | KO | Win | |
8 | May 21, 1935 21 years, 3 months 7-1 (7) | Al Lang | 1 | KO | Win | |
7 | Nov 16, 1933 19 years, 9 months 6-1 (6) | Henry Taylor | 6 | PTS | Loss | |
6 | Jul 28, 1933 19 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | Henry Taylor | 1 | TKO | Win | |
5 | May 5, 1933 19 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Bob Norris | 1 | KO | Win | |
4 | Apr 20, 1931 17 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Carl Mays | 2 | KO | Win | |
3 | Oct 24, 1930 16 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Frank Mitchell | 4 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Oct 10, 1930 16 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Jimmy O'Toole | 4 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Sep 9, 1930 16 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Eddie Wallace | 1 | KO | Win |
