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Total Fights | 79 |
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Wins | 66 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 8 |
No-Contests | 0 |
Title Wins | 0 |
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Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
KO Wins | 33 |
KO Losses | 0 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning nine years and one month, Eddie Booker fought 79 times with 66 wins, 5 losses, and 8 draws.
Booker retired from professional boxing with a record of 66-5-8. He had a 41.8% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 33 of his total 79 fights being knockout wins. Booker never lost via knockout.
His last fight was a 10 round PTS victory over Holman Williams on March 6, 1944.
Some of Booker's best fights and notable victories include wins over three Hall-of-Famers (Holman Williams, Archie Moore, and Lloyd Marshall), Shorty Hogue, Harry Matthews, Van McNutt, and Henryk Chmielewski.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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79 | Mar 6, 1944 | 26 | Holman Williams | Win | PTS |
78 | Feb 23, 1944 | 26 | Frankie Nelson | Win | PTS |
77 | Jan 21, 1944 | 26 | Archie Moore | Win | TKO8 |
76 | Jan 5, 1944 | 26 | Paul Hartnek | Win | TKO6 |
75 | Nov 19, 1943 | 26 | Holman Williams | Loss | PTS |
74 | Oct 18, 1943 | 25 | Van McNutt | Win | TKO5 |
73 | Aug 9, 1943 | 25 | Harry Matthews | Win | TKO5 |
72 | Jan 11, 1943 | 25 | Jack Chase | Loss | PTS |
71 | Dec 11, 1942 | 25 | Archie Moore | Draw | PTS |
70 | Sep 28, 1942 | 24 | Lloyd Marshall | Win | PTS |
69 | Sep 18, 1942 | 24 | Big Boy Hogue | Win | TKO4 |
68 | Sep 4, 1942 | 24 | Bobby Birch | Win | UD |
67 | Aug 24, 1942 | 24 | Izzy Jannazzo | Win | PTS |
66 | Aug 14, 1942 | 24 | Shorty Hogue | Win | RTD8 |
65 | Jul 15, 1942 | 24 | Costello Cruz | Win | PTS |
64 | May 1, 1942 | 24 | Johnny 'Bandit' Romero | Draw | PTS |
63 | Dec 1, 1941 | 24 | Billy Connerty | Win | TKO3 |
62 | Aug 22, 1941 | 23 | Shorty Hogue | Loss | PTS |
61 | Aug 19, 1941 | 23 | Jimmy McDaniels | Win | PTS |
60 | Aug 11, 1941 | 23 | Henryk Chmielewski | Win | TKO9 |
59 | Jul 18, 1941 | 23 | Charley Harris | Win | KO6 |
58 | Jul 10, 1941 | 23 | Charley Simpson | Win | PTS |
57 | Jul 8, 1941 | 23 | Jimmy McDaniels | Win | PTS |
56 | Jun 16, 1941 | 23 | Johnny Dias | Win | TKO8 |
55 | May 2, 1941 | 23 | Shorty Hogue | Win | PTS |
54 | Apr 25, 1941 | 23 | Leon Zorrita | Win | PTS |
53 | Apr 4, 1941 | 23 | Freddie Dixon | Win | PTS |
52 | Mar 14, 1941 | 23 | Shorty Hogue | Draw | PTS |
51 | Feb 21, 1941 | 23 | Archie Moore | Draw | PTS |
50 | Feb 12, 1941 | 23 | Milo Theodorescu | Win | PTS |
49 | Feb 4, 1941 | 23 | Chester Parks | Win | KO1 |
48 | Apr 9, 1940 | 22 | Bobby Pacho | Win | PTS |
47 | Dec 18, 1939 | 22 | Bobby Pacho | Win | PTS |
46 | Nov 29, 1939 | 22 | Ray Vargas | Win | KO2 |
45 | Nov 13, 1939 | 22 | Henry Majcher | Win | TKO7 |
44 | Oct 3, 1939 | 21 | Carlos Garcia | Win | KO3 |
43 | Mar 9, 1939 | 21 | Herbert Lewis Hardwick | Loss | PTS |
42 | Feb 10, 1939 | 21 | Fritzie Zivic | Loss | PTS |
41 | Jan 25, 1939 | 21 | Holman Williams | Draw | PTS |
40 | Jan 9, 1939 | 21 | Oscar Suggs | Win | TKO3 |
39 | Dec 20, 1938 | 21 | Unknown Morgan | Win | KO3 |
38 | Dec 9, 1938 | 21 | Lew Raymond | Win | PTS |
37 | Nov 18, 1938 | 21 | Demosthenes Wakerlis | Win | PTS |
36 | Jul 1, 1938 | 20 | Carlos Miranda | Win | TKO3 |
35 | Jun 24, 1938 | 20 | George Salvadore | Win | TKO7 |
34 | Jun 10, 1938 | 20 | Al Manfredo | Win | PTS |
33 | Mar 3, 1938 | 20 | Andy Callahan | Win | PTS |
32 | Jan 14, 1938 | 20 | Mickey Duris | Draw | PTS |
31 | Oct 8, 1937 | 19 | Jackie Burke | Draw | PTS |
30 | Aug 27, 1937 | 19 | Gaston LeCadre | Win | TKO9 |
29 | Jul 30, 1937 | 19 | Johnny Bassanelli | Win | TKO9 |
28 | May 5, 1937 | 19 | Johnny Foster | Win | PTS |
27 | Mar 12, 1937 | 19 | Remo Fernandez | Win | PTS |
26 | Jan 26, 1937 | 19 | Remo Fernandez | Win | PTS |
25 | Nov 24, 1936 | 19 | Gale Harrington | Win | PTS |
24 | Sep 29, 1936 | 18 | Jimmy Wakefield | Win | PTS |
23 | Sep 1, 1936 | 18 | Billy Azevedo | Win | PTS |
22 | Aug 4, 1936 | 18 | Jimmy Wakefield | Draw | PTS |
21 | Jul 21, 1936 | 18 | Billy Azevedo | Win | TKO5 |
20 | Jul 10, 1936 | 18 | Johnny Foster | Win | TKO4 |
19 | Jun 5, 1936 | 18 | Billy Azevedo | Win | TKO3 |
18 | May 1, 1936 | 18 | Johnny Foster | Win | TKO1 |
17 | Apr 13, 1936 | 18 | Mickey Barker | Win | TKO4 |
16 | Dec 30, 1935 | 18 | Tony O'Dell | Win | TKO1 |
15 | Dec 18, 1935 | 18 | Johnny Foster | Win | PTS |
14 | Nov 27, 1935 | 18 | Frankie Marino | Win | TKO1 |
13 | Oct 22, 1935 | 17 | Johnny Natalie | Win | TKO3 |
12 | Oct 16, 1935 | 17 | Al Rossi | Win | TKO3 |
11 | Sep 4, 1935 | 17 | Johnny Foster | Win | PTS |
10 | Aug 7, 1935 | 17 | Mickey Gibbons | Win | PTS |
9 | Jul 16, 1935 | 17 | Al Evans | Win | TKO3 |
8 | Jul 2, 1935 | 17 | Joe Aguilar | Win | PTS |
7 | May 28, 1935 | 17 | Al LaBoa | Win | PTS |
6 | Apr 3, 1935 | 17 | Joe Aguilar | Win | PTS |
5 | Mar 20, 1935 | 17 | Johnny Natalie | Win | PTS |
4 | Mar 6, 1935 | 17 | Johnny Bassanellif | Win | PTS |
3 | Feb 27, 1935 | 17 | Joe Pablo | Win | KO1 |
2 | Jan 22, 1935 | 17 | Johnny Mateo | Win | KO2 |
1 | Jan 15, 1935 | 17 | Ray Lewis | Win | KO1 |
Eddie Booker (Black Dynamite) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Alto, Texas, USA on November 5, 1917. He died on January 26, 1975 at the age of 57 years. Booker was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2017. His professional boxing career spanned more than 9 years — from 1935 to 1944.
Booker made his professional boxing debut against Ray Lewis at the age of 17 on January 15, 1935, defeating Lewis via 1st round KO. He went on to win 20 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 12 wins via stoppage.
Booker had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title rematch against Holman Williams at 26 years of age, on March 6, 1944. Booker won the fight via 10 round PTS.
Although Booker had a total of 79 fights, this fight against Archie Moore is the sole highlight of his career.
January 21, 1944: Eddie Booker puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Archie Moore via 8th round TKO.
Booker knocked out 33 of his 79 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 41.8%. Of his total 66 wins, 33 of them were via KO (50%).