Jack Chase (American boxer) explained

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]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
119Draw81–24–12 Henry LeePTS6Aug 31, 1948
118Win81–24–11 Joe LoveKO2 (6)Aug 20, 1948
117Win80–24–11 Eddie KellerRTD4 (6)Aug 3, 1948
116Loss79–24–11 Jack SnappPTS10Jul 3, 1948
115Draw79–23–11 Bob WardPTS6Jun 22, 1948
114Win79–23–10 Johnny JanisKO2 (6)Apr 6, 1948
113Win78–23–10 Fred WallaceTKO3 (8)Mar 11, 1948
112NC77–23–10 Deacon LoganNC6 (10)Aug 26, 1947
111Loss77–23–10 Oakland Billy SmithUD10Jun 9, 1947
110Loss77–22–10 Archie MooreKO9 (10)Mar 18, 1947
109Loss77–21–10 Ray AugustusPTS10Jan 16, 1947
108Draw77–20–10 Archie MoorePTS10Nov 6, 1946
107Win77–20–9 Costello CruzPTS10Oct 18, 1946
106Win76–20–9 Jimmy ColemanPTS10Sep 13, 1946
105Win75–20–9 Kenny WatkinsSD10Aug 30, 1946
104Draw74–20–9 Bobby ZanderPTS10Apr 12, 1946
103Win74–20–8 Anthony JonesTKO7 (10)Feb 22, 1946
102Win73–20–8 Bobby ZanderUD10Jan 11, 1946
101Win72–20–8 Kenny WatkinsUD10Nov 23, 1945
100Loss71–20–8 Kenny WatkinsUD12Aug 7, 1945
99Loss71–19–8 Kenny WatkinsUD10Jul 17, 1945
98Win71–18–8 Titus HawkinsKO5 (10)May 25, 1945
97Loss70–18–8 Oakland Billy SmithPTS10Jan 3, 1945
96Win70–17–8 Watson JonesUD15Dec 12, 1944
95Win69–17–8 Kid HermosilloKO6 (10)Dec 1, 1944
94Loss68–17–8 Herbert Lewis HardwickUD10Oct 20, 1944
93Win68–16–8 Oakland Billy SmithPTS10Oct 9, 1944
92Loss67–16–8 Lloyd MarshallUD10Sep 30, 1944
91Loss67–15–8 Charley BurleyTKO12 (15)Sep 11, 1944
90Win67–14–8 Larry AnzaloneKO1 (10)Sep 1, 1944
89Draw66–14–8 Aaron WadePTS10Aug 9, 1944
88Win66–14–7 Jimmy HaydenPTS10Jul 31, 1944
87Win65–14–7 Paul LewisPTS10Jul 19, 1944
86Win64–14–7 Aaron WadeTKO10 (10)Jun 28, 1944
85Loss63–14–7 Holman WilliamsPTS12May 24, 1944
84Loss63–13–7 Holman WilliamsPTS15Apr 27, 1944
83Loss63–12–7 Charley BurleyKO9 (15)Apr 6, 1944
82Win63–11–7 Paul LewisPTS10Mar 29, 1944
81Win62–11–7 Kid HermosilloKO1 (10)Mar 7, 1944
80Loss61–11–7 Holman WilliamsPTS12Feb 21, 1944
79Loss61–10–7 Holman WilliamsPTS10Feb 7, 1944
78Loss61–9–7 Costello CruzDQ4 (10)Jan 28, 1944
77Win61–8–7 Lloyd MarshallUD15Dec 13, 1943
76Loss60–8–7 Archie MooreMD10Nov 26, 1943
75Draw60–7–7 Lloyd MarshallPTS15Nov 8, 1943
74Win60–7–6 George HenryPTS10Oct 19, 1943
73Win59–7–6 Paulie PetersPTS10Oct 11, 1943
72Win58–7–6 Jimmy McDanielsUD10Aug 24, 1943
71Win57–7–6 Archie MooreUD15Aug 2, 1943
70Win56–7–6 Harry MatthewsUD10Jul 23, 1943
69Win55–7–6 Kid HermosilloKO3 (10)Jun 29, 1943
68Win54–7–6 Aaron WadePTS10Jun 21, 1943
67Win53–7–6 Billy McCoyTKO6 (10)Jun 11, 1943
66Loss52–7–6 Archie MooreUD15May 8, 1943
65Draw52–6–6 Jimmy GarrisonPTS10Apr 30, 1943
64Win52–6–5 Leon ZorritaTKO15 (15)Apr 19, 1943
63Loss51–6–5 Charley BurleyUD10Feb 19, 1943
62Draw51–5–5 Costello CruzPTS10Feb 2, 1943
61Win51–5–4 Jackie ByrdTKO5 (10)Jan 26, 1943
60Win50–5–4 Eddie BookerPTS15Jan 11, 1943
59Loss49–5–4 Archie MooreUD10Nov 27, 1942
58Win49–4–4 Amado RodriguezPTS10Nov 17, 1942
57Win48–4–4 Costello CruzUD10Nov 6, 1942
56Win47–4–4 Sebastian GonzalezTKO1 (10)Oct 23, 1942
55Win46–4–4 Tabby RomeroTKO8 (10)Oct 16, 1942
54Win45–4–4 Bobby BirchPTS8Sep 29, 1942
53Win44–4–4 Bobby BirchUD8Aug 4, 1942
52Win43–4–4 Big Boy HogueUD8Jul 21, 1942
51Draw42–4–4 Jimmy BrooksPTS10Jul 13, 1942
50Win42–4–3 Costello CruzUD10Jun 5, 1942
49Win41–4–3 Jorge MoreliaPTS6May 13, 1942
48Win40–4–3 Costello CruzMD10Apr 24, 1942
47Win39–4–3 Bernie CardenasPTS8Apr 2, 1942
46Draw38–4–3 Costello CruzPTS6Mar 6, 1942
45Win38–4–2 Tony CanelliTKO5 (6)Feb 13, 1942
44Win37–4–2 Roscoe SmithPTS6Jan 26, 1942
43Win36–4–2 Lalo RodriguezPTS4Jan 23, 1942
42Loss35–4–2 Billy PryorPTS12Nov 6, 1941
41Win35–3–2 Reuben ShankPTS8Oct 12, 1941
40Win34–3–2 Billy PryorPTS10Oct 6, 1941
39Win33–3–2 Roy Jack GillespieTKO6 (10)Jun 30, 1941
38Win32–3–2 Chief Vidal BallardKO10 (?)Dec 7, 1937
37Win31–3–2 Chief Vidal BallardPTS10Nov 1, 1937
36Win30–3–2 Bobby CortezKO3 (?)Oct 1, 1937
35Win29–3–2 Sammy WeissKO1 (?)Sep 30, 1937
34Win28–3–2 Bobby CortezKO3 (10)Sep 6, 1937
33Win27–3–2 Teddy WilliamsKO1 (8)Aug 17, 1937
32Win26–3–2 Mo HammonsKO4 (10)Jul 1, 1937
31Win25–3–2 Joe JaramilloPTS10Jun 20, 1937
3024–3–2 Phil McQuillanNC7 (?)Jun 1, 1937
29Loss24–3–2George BlackPTS6May 21, 1937
28Win24–2–2Ralph ChongKO5 (10)May 4, 1937
27Win23–2–2Gale HarringtonPTS6Mar 30, 1937
26Loss22–2–2Joe JaramilloPTS10Feb 2, 1937
25Win22–1–2Eddie CerdaKO5 (10)Jan 25, 1937
24Loss21–1–2Ernest PeircePTS10Dec 28, 1936
23Win21–0–2Eddie MurdockKO7 (10)Dec 23, 1936
22Win20–0–2George BlackPTS10Dec 18, 1936
21Win19–0–2Sonny Boy AckersTKO4 (10)Dec 9, 1936
20Win18–0–2Billy AzevedoTKO7 (10)Nov 27, 1936
19Win17–0–2Buster ConnorKO5 (10)Nov 19, 1936
18Win16–0–2Dixie TaylorKO7 (10)Nov 11, 1936
17Win15–0–2Battling ChicoKO1 (10)Oct 23, 1936
16Win14–0–2Dick PruePTS10Sep 24, 1936
15Win13–0–2Jackie BurkePTS10Sep 15, 1936
14Win12–0–2Mike MontoyaPTS10Sep 7, 1936
13Win11–0–2Joe JaramilloPTS10Aug 20, 1936
12Win10–0–2Joe SkubePTS10Aug 6, 1936
11Win9–0–2Johnny JohnsonPTS10Jul 24, 1936
10Win8–0–2Dick PruePTS10Jul 3, 1936
9Draw7–0–2Joe GarciaPTS10Jul 1, 1936
8Win7–0–1Mike MontoyaKO6 (10)Jun 26, 1936
7Win6–0–1June HackKO4 (6)Jun 11, 1936
6Win5–0–1Lee MedinaPTS10May 26, 1936
5Win4–0–1Dick PruePTS10Apr 1, 1936
4Win3–0–1Nick BroglioPTS10Mar 18, 1936
3Draw2–0–1Billy PryorPTS6Feb 25, 1936
2Win2–0Buster JohnsonKO3 (6)Feb 3, 1936
1Win1–0Billy PryorPTS4Jan 30, 1936

See also

Notes and References

  1. Boxrec, http://www.boxrec.com
  2. Charles Burely and the Black Murderers Row, Harry Otty
  3. Murderers' Row by Springs Toledo, https://www.amazon.com/Murderers-Row-boxings-greatest-outcasts/dp/0954392493