| Jack Chase | |
| Realname: | Isaiah James Chase |
| Nickname: | Young Joe Lewis |
| Weight: | Middleweight |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Sherman, Texas, U.S. |
| Total: | 119 |
| Wins: | 81 |
| Losses: | 24 |
| Draws: | 12 |
| No Contests: | 2 |
Jack Chase (1914-1972) was an African-American middleweight, who boxed in the 1930s and 1940s. He was born in Texas and fought mainly on the west coast of the United States. He boxed under the name ‘Young Joe Lewis’ for the first part of his career, before changing to Jack Chase in 1942. His official fight count stands at 122, but it is believed he competed in an additional 40 plus fights prior to 1936, during which time his full record is unknown.[1]
He was ranked second in the world in his division, but never took part in a world title fight. He is included in the set remembered as ‘Murderers’ Row’, a term used by Budd Schulberg to describe those boxers of the era who were so feared that they were avoided by title holders and so were unable to ever secure a title shot.[2]
Jack Chase did win several regional belts in the US, including the Colorado state title, the Rocky Mountain Regional Middleweight and Welterweight Titles in the 1930s and the California State's Middlweight and Light Heavyweight titles in the 1940s. He retired from boxing in 1948.
Chase had several run ins with the law during his life, including serving jail time in Colorado on a few occasions and was arrested for shooting fellow boxer Aaron Wade in California.[3]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | Draw | 81–24–12 | Henry Lee | PTS | 6 | Aug 31, 1948 | ||
| 118 | Win | 81–24–11 | Joe Love | KO | 2 (6) | Aug 20, 1948 | ||
| 117 | Win | 80–24–11 | Eddie Keller | RTD | 4 (6) | Aug 3, 1948 | ||
| 116 | Loss | 79–24–11 | Jack Snapp | PTS | 10 | Jul 3, 1948 | ||
| 115 | Draw | 79–23–11 | Bob Ward | PTS | 6 | Jun 22, 1948 | ||
| 114 | Win | 79–23–10 | Johnny Janis | KO | 2 (6) | Apr 6, 1948 | ||
| 113 | Win | 78–23–10 | Fred Wallace | TKO | 3 (8) | Mar 11, 1948 | ||
| 112 | NC | 77–23–10 | Deacon Logan | NC | 6 (10) | Aug 26, 1947 | ||
| 111 | Loss | 77–23–10 | Oakland Billy Smith | UD | 10 | Jun 9, 1947 | ||
| 110 | Loss | 77–22–10 | Archie Moore | KO | 9 (10) | Mar 18, 1947 | ||
| 109 | Loss | 77–21–10 | Ray Augustus | PTS | 10 | Jan 16, 1947 | ||
| 108 | Draw | 77–20–10 | Archie Moore | PTS | 10 | Nov 6, 1946 | ||
| 107 | Win | 77–20–9 | Costello Cruz | PTS | 10 | Oct 18, 1946 | ||
| 106 | Win | 76–20–9 | Jimmy Coleman | PTS | 10 | Sep 13, 1946 | ||
| 105 | Win | 75–20–9 | Kenny Watkins | SD | 10 | Aug 30, 1946 | ||
| 104 | Draw | 74–20–9 | Bobby Zander | PTS | 10 | Apr 12, 1946 | ||
| 103 | Win | 74–20–8 | Anthony Jones | TKO | 7 (10) | Feb 22, 1946 | ||
| 102 | Win | 73–20–8 | Bobby Zander | UD | 10 | Jan 11, 1946 | ||
| 101 | Win | 72–20–8 | Kenny Watkins | UD | 10 | Nov 23, 1945 | ||
| 100 | Loss | 71–20–8 | Kenny Watkins | UD | 12 | Aug 7, 1945 | ||
| 99 | Loss | 71–19–8 | Kenny Watkins | UD | 10 | Jul 17, 1945 | ||
| 98 | Win | 71–18–8 | Titus Hawkins | KO | 5 (10) | May 25, 1945 | ||
| 97 | Loss | 70–18–8 | Oakland Billy Smith | PTS | 10 | Jan 3, 1945 | ||
| 96 | Win | 70–17–8 | Watson Jones | UD | 15 | Dec 12, 1944 | ||
| 95 | Win | 69–17–8 | Kid Hermosillo | KO | 6 (10) | Dec 1, 1944 | ||
| 94 | Loss | 68–17–8 | Herbert Lewis Hardwick | UD | 10 | Oct 20, 1944 | ||
| 93 | Win | 68–16–8 | Oakland Billy Smith | PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1944 | ||
| 92 | Loss | 67–16–8 | Lloyd Marshall | UD | 10 | Sep 30, 1944 | ||
| 91 | Loss | 67–15–8 | Charley Burley | TKO | 12 (15) | Sep 11, 1944 | ||
| 90 | Win | 67–14–8 | Larry Anzalone | KO | 1 (10) | Sep 1, 1944 | ||
| 89 | Draw | 66–14–8 | Aaron Wade | PTS | 10 | Aug 9, 1944 | ||
| 88 | Win | 66–14–7 | Jimmy Hayden | PTS | 10 | Jul 31, 1944 | ||
| 87 | Win | 65–14–7 | Paul Lewis | PTS | 10 | Jul 19, 1944 | ||
| 86 | Win | 64–14–7 | Aaron Wade | TKO | 10 (10) | Jun 28, 1944 | ||
| 85 | Loss | 63–14–7 | Holman Williams | PTS | 12 | May 24, 1944 | ||
| 84 | Loss | 63–13–7 | Holman Williams | PTS | 15 | Apr 27, 1944 | ||
| 83 | Loss | 63–12–7 | Charley Burley | KO | 9 (15) | Apr 6, 1944 | ||
| 82 | Win | 63–11–7 | Paul Lewis | PTS | 10 | Mar 29, 1944 | ||
| 81 | Win | 62–11–7 | Kid Hermosillo | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 7, 1944 | ||
| 80 | Loss | 61–11–7 | Holman Williams | PTS | 12 | Feb 21, 1944 | ||
| 79 | Loss | 61–10–7 | Holman Williams | PTS | 10 | Feb 7, 1944 | ||
| 78 | Loss | 61–9–7 | Costello Cruz | DQ | 4 (10) | Jan 28, 1944 | ||
| 77 | Win | 61–8–7 | Lloyd Marshall | UD | 15 | Dec 13, 1943 | ||
| 76 | Loss | 60–8–7 | Archie Moore | MD | 10 | Nov 26, 1943 | ||
| 75 | Draw | 60–7–7 | Lloyd Marshall | PTS | 15 | Nov 8, 1943 | ||
| 74 | Win | 60–7–6 | George Henry | PTS | 10 | Oct 19, 1943 | ||
| 73 | Win | 59–7–6 | Paulie Peters | PTS | 10 | Oct 11, 1943 | ||
| 72 | Win | 58–7–6 | Jimmy McDaniels | UD | 10 | Aug 24, 1943 | ||
| 71 | Win | 57–7–6 | Archie Moore | UD | 15 | Aug 2, 1943 | ||
| 70 | Win | 56–7–6 | Harry Matthews | UD | 10 | Jul 23, 1943 | ||
| 69 | Win | 55–7–6 | Kid Hermosillo | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 29, 1943 | ||
| 68 | Win | 54–7–6 | Aaron Wade | PTS | 10 | Jun 21, 1943 | ||
| 67 | Win | 53–7–6 | Billy McCoy | TKO | 6 (10) | Jun 11, 1943 | ||
| 66 | Loss | 52–7–6 | Archie Moore | UD | 15 | May 8, 1943 | ||
| 65 | Draw | 52–6–6 | Jimmy Garrison | PTS | 10 | Apr 30, 1943 | ||
| 64 | Win | 52–6–5 | Leon Zorrita | TKO | 15 (15) | Apr 19, 1943 | ||
| 63 | Loss | 51–6–5 | Charley Burley | UD | 10 | Feb 19, 1943 | ||
| 62 | Draw | 51–5–5 | Costello Cruz | PTS | 10 | Feb 2, 1943 | ||
| 61 | Win | 51–5–4 | Jackie Byrd | TKO | 5 (10) | Jan 26, 1943 | ||
| 60 | Win | 50–5–4 | Eddie Booker | PTS | 15 | Jan 11, 1943 | ||
| 59 | Loss | 49–5–4 | Archie Moore | UD | 10 | Nov 27, 1942 | ||
| 58 | Win | 49–4–4 | Amado Rodriguez | PTS | 10 | Nov 17, 1942 | ||
| 57 | Win | 48–4–4 | Costello Cruz | UD | 10 | Nov 6, 1942 | ||
| 56 | Win | 47–4–4 | Sebastian Gonzalez | TKO | 1 (10) | Oct 23, 1942 | ||
| 55 | Win | 46–4–4 | Tabby Romero | TKO | 8 (10) | Oct 16, 1942 | ||
| 54 | Win | 45–4–4 | Bobby Birch | PTS | 8 | Sep 29, 1942 | ||
| 53 | Win | 44–4–4 | Bobby Birch | UD | 8 | Aug 4, 1942 | ||
| 52 | Win | 43–4–4 | Big Boy Hogue | UD | 8 | Jul 21, 1942 | ||
| 51 | Draw | 42–4–4 | Jimmy Brooks | PTS | 10 | Jul 13, 1942 | ||
| 50 | Win | 42–4–3 | Costello Cruz | UD | 10 | Jun 5, 1942 | ||
| 49 | Win | 41–4–3 | Jorge Morelia | PTS | 6 | May 13, 1942 | ||
| 48 | Win | 40–4–3 | Costello Cruz | MD | 10 | Apr 24, 1942 | ||
| 47 | Win | 39–4–3 | Bernie Cardenas | PTS | 8 | Apr 2, 1942 | ||
| 46 | Draw | 38–4–3 | Costello Cruz | PTS | 6 | Mar 6, 1942 | ||
| 45 | Win | 38–4–2 | Tony Canelli | TKO | 5 (6) | Feb 13, 1942 | ||
| 44 | Win | 37–4–2 | Roscoe Smith | PTS | 6 | Jan 26, 1942 | ||
| 43 | Win | 36–4–2 | Lalo Rodriguez | PTS | 4 | Jan 23, 1942 | ||
| 42 | Loss | 35–4–2 | Billy Pryor | PTS | 12 | Nov 6, 1941 | ||
| 41 | Win | 35–3–2 | Reuben Shank | PTS | 8 | Oct 12, 1941 | ||
| 40 | Win | 34–3–2 | Billy Pryor | PTS | 10 | Oct 6, 1941 | ||
| 39 | Win | 33–3–2 | Roy Jack Gillespie | TKO | 6 (10) | Jun 30, 1941 | ||
| 38 | Win | 32–3–2 | Chief Vidal Ballard | KO | 10 (?) | Dec 7, 1937 | ||
| 37 | Win | 31–3–2 | Chief Vidal Ballard | PTS | 10 | Nov 1, 1937 | ||
| 36 | Win | 30–3–2 | Bobby Cortez | KO | 3 (?) | Oct 1, 1937 | ||
| 35 | Win | 29–3–2 | Sammy Weiss | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 30, 1937 | ||
| 34 | Win | 28–3–2 | Bobby Cortez | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 6, 1937 | ||
| 33 | Win | 27–3–2 | Teddy Williams | KO | 1 (8) | Aug 17, 1937 | ||
| 32 | Win | 26–3–2 | Mo Hammons | KO | 4 (10) | Jul 1, 1937 | ||
| 31 | Win | 25–3–2 | Joe Jaramillo | PTS | 10 | Jun 20, 1937 | ||
| 30 | 24–3–2 | Phil McQuillan | NC | 7 (?) | Jun 1, 1937 | |||
| 29 | Loss | 24–3–2 | George Black | PTS | 6 | May 21, 1937 | ||
| 28 | Win | 24–2–2 | Ralph Chong | KO | 5 (10) | May 4, 1937 | ||
| 27 | Win | 23–2–2 | Gale Harrington | PTS | 6 | Mar 30, 1937 | ||
| 26 | Loss | 22–2–2 | Joe Jaramillo | PTS | 10 | Feb 2, 1937 | ||
| 25 | Win | 22–1–2 | Eddie Cerda | KO | 5 (10) | Jan 25, 1937 | ||
| 24 | Loss | 21–1–2 | Ernest Peirce | PTS | 10 | Dec 28, 1936 | ||
| 23 | Win | 21–0–2 | Eddie Murdock | KO | 7 (10) | Dec 23, 1936 | ||
| 22 | Win | 20–0–2 | George Black | PTS | 10 | Dec 18, 1936 | ||
| 21 | Win | 19–0–2 | Sonny Boy Ackers | TKO | 4 (10) | Dec 9, 1936 | ||
| 20 | Win | 18–0–2 | Billy Azevedo | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 27, 1936 | ||
| 19 | Win | 17–0–2 | Buster Connor | KO | 5 (10) | Nov 19, 1936 | ||
| 18 | Win | 16–0–2 | Dixie Taylor | KO | 7 (10) | Nov 11, 1936 | ||
| 17 | Win | 15–0–2 | Battling Chico | KO | 1 (10) | Oct 23, 1936 | ||
| 16 | Win | 14–0–2 | Dick Prue | PTS | 10 | Sep 24, 1936 | ||
| 15 | Win | 13–0–2 | Jackie Burke | PTS | 10 | Sep 15, 1936 | ||
| 14 | Win | 12–0–2 | Mike Montoya | PTS | 10 | Sep 7, 1936 | ||
| 13 | Win | 11–0–2 | Joe Jaramillo | PTS | 10 | Aug 20, 1936 | ||
| 12 | Win | 10–0–2 | Joe Skube | PTS | 10 | Aug 6, 1936 | ||
| 11 | Win | 9–0–2 | Johnny Johnson | PTS | 10 | Jul 24, 1936 | ||
| 10 | Win | 8–0–2 | Dick Prue | PTS | 10 | Jul 3, 1936 | ||
| 9 | Draw | 7–0–2 | Joe Garcia | PTS | 10 | Jul 1, 1936 | ||
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Mike Montoya | KO | 6 (10) | Jun 26, 1936 | ||
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | June Hack | KO | 4 (6) | Jun 11, 1936 | ||
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Lee Medina | PTS | 10 | May 26, 1936 | ||
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Dick Prue | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1936 | ||
| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Nick Broglio | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1936 | ||
| 3 | Draw | 2–0–1 | Billy Pryor | PTS | 6 | Feb 25, 1936 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Buster Johnson | KO | 3 (6) | Feb 3, 1936 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Billy Pryor | PTS | 4 | Jan 30, 1936 | ||