| Mickey Walker | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Realname: | Edward Patrick Walker |
| Nickname: | Toy Bulldog |
| Weight: | Welterweight Middleweight Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Reach: | 670NaN0 |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 164 |
| Wins: | 131 |
| Ko: | 60 |
| Losses: | 25 |
| Draws: | 6 |
| No Contests: | 2 |
Edward Patrick "Mickey" Walker (July 13, 1903 (some sources indicate 1901) – April 28, 1981) was an American professional boxer who held both the world welterweight and world middleweight championships at different points in his career.[1] [2] Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he was also an avid golfer and would later be recognized as a renowned artist. Walker is widely considered one of the greatest fighters ever, with ESPN ranking him 17th on their list of the 50 Greatest Boxers of All-Time and boxing historian Bert Sugar placing him 11th in his Top 100 Fighters catalogue.[3] [4] Statistical website BoxRec rates Walker as the 6th best boxer to have ended his career at middleweight, while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at No. 4 among greatest middleweights of all time.[5] The International Boxing Research Organization ranked Walker as the No. 4 middleweight and the No. 16 pound-for-pound fighter of all-time.[6] Walker was inducted into the Ring magazine Hall of Fame in 1957 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a first-class member in 1990.[7]
Walker boxed professionally for the first time on February 10, 1919, fighting Dominic Orsini to a four-round no-decision in his hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Walker did not venture from Elizabeth until his eighteenth bout, when he went to fight at Newark. On April 29, 1919, he was defeated by knockout in round one by Phil Delmontt, suffering his first defeat.
In 1920, he boxed twelve times, winning two and participating in ten no-decisions. Once again, all his bouts were held in New Jersey, which was, at the time, one of the areas where scoring systems had not been instituted in boxing. Each fight that lasted the scheduled distance was automatically declared a no-decision, regardless of who the better boxer had been.
Walker boxed sixteen times in 1921, winning six, losing one and having nine no-decisions. By then, Rhode Island had become one of the areas where decisions from points scoring had been legislated and this attracted Walker. He lost on a disqualification to Joe Stenafik his first time there, but earned his first decision win in twelve rounds against Kid Green the second time around. He also met world champion boxer Jack Britton in a no-decision in New Jersey and beat Nate Siegal in Boston.
In 1922, Walker went 3–4–4 before getting a world title shot. He lost to Jock Malone that year. However, on November 1, 1922, he fought for the world welterweight title against Britton, the reigning champion. Walker outpointed Britton over fifteen rounds to take the title.
Walker had thirteen fights in 1923, winning 11, having one no-decision and one no contest. He defended the title twice, against Pete Latzo and Jimmy Jones. Nine bouts followed in 1924, Walker winning six and having three no decisions. He defeated Lew Tendler and Bobby Barrett in defense of his world title and had two of his three no-decisions that year against Jock Malone.
After winning two fights to start 1925, he went up in division to challenge world middleweight champion Harry Greb on July 2 but failed to win the middleweight crown at that time, losing a fifteen-round decision to the 160lb division champion. He went back to the welterweight division, defending his title against Dave Shade and retaining it by decision. He won three bouts, lost one and had three no-decisions that year.
On May 20, 1926, Walker lost the world welterweight title in a rematch with Pete Latzo. It seemed Walker, now in his 20s, had physically matured out the welterweight division, though many might also point to his extra-curricular activities. Whatever the reasons, Walker then began concentrating on winning the world middleweight championship. On November 22, he finally was able to beat Jock Malone. On December 3, he claimed the world middleweight title with a controversial ten-round decision over world champion Tiger Flowers. He kept that title for five years, defending it three times. He beat Mike McTigue and former world champion Paul Berlenbach.
On March 28, 1929, he tried to become a member of the exclusive group of boxers who have been world champions in three different weight divisions, but lost a close ten-round decision to world light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran. On June 19, 1931, Walker decided to vacate his world middleweight title and move up to the heavyweight division.
Walker's debut as a heavyweight on July 22 against former world heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey ended with a fifteen-round draw (tie). In 1932, he went 5–1, beating such fighters as King Levinsky and Paulino Uzcudun before facing former world heavyweight champion Max Schmeling, who knocked Walker out in round eight.
He went down in weight again, to the light heavyweight division in 1933, when he lost a fifteen-round decision to Maxie Rosenbloom for the world title. The next year, Walker fought Rosenbloom again and was awarded a decision win. Unfortunately for Walker, Rosenbloom remained the champion, having taken Walker on in a non-title fight. Undaunted, Walker kept campaigning in that division until 1935, when he retired after losing to Eric Seelig by a seven-round technical knockout.
After retiring from boxing, Walker opened a New York City restaurant that became a popular landmark. He became an accomplished painter, with many of his works exhibited at New York and London art galleries. During his boxing career, he found golf to be a suitable distraction to his training regimen and he often dragged his manager, Doc Kearns, and his kids to golf courses to play golf.
Walker said on the January 13, 1955 "You Bet Your Life" show that he was married and had two daughters. He also said he "fought a draw for the heavyweight title."
Walker was found by police in 1974 lying on a street in Freehold, NJ and taken to a hospital, where he was admitted with doctors initially thinking he was just a drunk lying on the street. Tests revealed Walker was suffering from Parkinson's Syndrome, arteriosclerosis and anemia. He was admitted to Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital for treatment.[8] He died on April 28, 1981, in Freehold.
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[9] unless otherwise stated.
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | Loss | 94–19–4 | Erich Seelig | TKO | 7 (10) | Dec 2, 1935 | ||
| 163 | Win | 94–18–4 | Mickey McAvoy | KO | 2 (8) | Oct 25, 1935 | ||
| 162 | Win | 93–18–4 | Eddie Whalen | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 26, 1935 | ||
| 161 | Win | 92–18–4 | Charley Weise | PTS | 6 | Sep 20, 1935 | ||
| 160 | Win | 91–18–4 | Joe Gorman | PTS | 8 | Sep 12, 1935 | ||
| 159 | Win | 90–18–4 | Thys Menger | KO | 2 (8) | Aug 29, 1935 | ||
| 158 | Win | 89–18–4 | Lou Poster | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 12, 1935 | ||
| 157 | Loss | 88–18–4 | John Andersson | PTS | 6 | Jul 29, 1935 | ||
| 156 | Loss | 88–17–4 | Paul Pirrone | KO | 11 (12) | Dec 3, 1934 | ||
| 155 | Win | 88–16–4 | Tait Littman | PTS | 10 | Nov 26, 1934 | ||
| 154 | Loss | 87–16–4 | Paul Pirrone | MD | 10 | Nov 12, 1934 | ||
| 153 | Draw | 87–15–4 | Natie Brown | PTS | 10 | Oct 24, 1934 | ||
| 152 | Loss | 87–15–3 | Young Corbett III | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1934 | ||
| 151 | Win | 87–14–3 | Maxie Rosenbloom | PTS | 10 | May 8, 1934 | ||
| 150 | Draw | 86–14–3 | Bob Godwin | PTS | 10 | Apr 13, 1934 | ||
| 149 | Win | 86–14–2 | Maxie Maxwell | TKO | 5 (10) | Apr 6, 1934 | ||
| 148 | Win | 85–14–2 | Tom Patrick | PTS | 10 | Mar 29, 1934 | ||
| 147 | Draw | 84–14–2 | Bob Godwin | PTS | 10 | Jan 29, 1934 | ||
| 146 | Win | 84–14–1 | Les Kennedy | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 4, 1933 | ||
| 145 | Loss | 83–14–1 | Maxie Rosenbloom | UD | 15 | Nov 3, 1933 | ||
| 144 | Loss | 83–13–1 | Lou Brouillard | PTS | 10 | Jul 6, 1933 | ||
| 143 | Win | 83–12–1 | George Manley | PTS | 10 | Apr 24, 1933 | ||
| 142 | Win | 82–12–1 | Arthur De Kuh | KO | 1 (10) | Dec 6, 1932 | ||
| 141 | Loss | 81–12–1 | Max Schmeling | TKO | 8 (15) | Sep 26, 1932 | ||
| 140 | Win | 81–11–1 | Salvatore Ruggirello | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 25, 1932 | ||
| 139 | Loss | 80–11–1 | Johnny Risko | UD | 12 | Jun 24, 1932 | ||
| 138 | Win | 80–10–1 | Paulino Uzcudun | PTS | 10 | May 26, 1932 | ||
| 137 | Win | 79–10–1 | King Levinsky | SD | 10 | Apr 29, 1932 | ||
| 136 | Win | 78–10–1 | Jimmy Mahoney | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 11, 1932 | ||
| 135 | Win | 77–10–1 | Jackie Williams | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 8, 1932 | ||
| 134 | Win | 76–10–1 | Jack Gagnon | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 17, 1931 | ||
| 133 | Draw | 75–10–1 | Jack Sharkey | PTS | 15 | Jul 22, 1931 | ||
| 132 | Win | 75–10 | Bearcat Wright | PTS | 10 | Apr 10, 1931 | ||
| 131 | Win | 74–10 | Johnny Risko | UD | 10 | Feb 25, 1931 | ||
| 130 | Win | 73–10 | Joe Lohman | TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 23, 1931 | ||
| 129 | Win | 72–10 | Herman Weiner | KO | 1 (10) | Jan 19, 1931 | ||
| 128 | Win | 71–10 | Matt Adgie | TKO | 1 (10) | Jan 12, 1931 | ||
| 127 | Win | 70–10 | KO Christner | KO | 1 (10) | Nov 28, 1930 | ||
| 126 | Win | 69–10 | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Nov 7, 1930 | ||
| 125 | Win | 68–10 | Homer Sheridan | KO | 1 (10) | Oct 22, 1930 | ||
| 124 | Win | 67–10 | Tiger Johnny Cline | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 17, 1930 | ||
| 123 | Win | 66–10 | Mike Mandell | TKO | 1 (10) | Oct 13, 1930 | ||
| 122 | Win | 65–10 | Del Fontaine | KO | 4 (10) | Oct 3, 1930 | ||
| 121 | Win | 64–10 | Paul Swiderski | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 24, 1930 | ||
| 120 | Win | 63–10 | Vincent Forgione | KO | 3 (10) | Aug 20, 1930 | ||
| 119 | Win | 62–10 | Willie Oster | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 30, 1930 | ||
| 118 | Win | 61–10 | Charley Belanger | PTS | 10 | May 23, 1930 | ||
| 117 | Win | 60–10 | Paul Swiderski | NWS | 10 | May 16, 1930 | ||
| 116 | Win | 60–10 | K.O. White | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 28, 1930 | ||
| 115 | Win | 59–10 | Charley Arthurs | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 24, 1930 | ||
| 114 | Win | 58–10 | Jimmy Mahoney | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 17, 1930 | ||
| 113 | Win | 57–10 | Leo Lomski | PTS | 10 | Feb 14, 1930 | ||
| 112 | Win | 56–10 | Ace Hudkins | PTS | 10 | Oct 29, 1929 | ||
| 111 | Win | 55–10 | Leo Lomski | PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1929 | ||
| 110 | Loss | 54–10 | Tommy Loughran | SD | 10 | Mar 28, 1929 | ||
| 109 | Win | 54–9 | Cowboy Jack Willis | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1929 | ||
| 108 | Win | 53–9 | Armand Emanuel | KO | 7 (10) | Aug 27, 1928 | ||
| 107 | Win | 52–9 | Ace Hudkins | SD | 10 | Jun 21, 1928 | ||
| 106 | Win | 51–9 | Jock Malone | NWS | 10 | Jun 5, 1928 | ||
| 105 | Win | 51–9 | Tony Marullo | PTS | 10 | May 28, 1928 | ||
| 104 | Win | 50–9 | George Smith | KO | 4 (10) | May 21, 1928 | ||
| 103 | Win | 49–9 | Cowboy Jack Willis | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1928 | ||
| 102 | Win | 48–9 | Paul Berlenbach | PTS | 10 | Nov 25, 1927 | ||
| 101 | Win | 47–9 | Mike McTigue | TKO | 1 (10) | Nov 1, 1927 | ||
| 100 | Win | 46–9 | Wilson Yarbo | UD | 12 | Aug 24, 1927 | ||
| 99 | Win | 45–9 | Tommy Milligan | KO | 10 (20) | Jun 30, 1927 | ||
| 98 | Win | 44–9 | Mickey Wallace | TKO | 3 (10) | Feb 1, 1927 | ||
| 97 | Win | 43–9 | Tiger Flowers | PTS | 10 | Dec 3, 1926 | ||
| 96 | Win | 42–9 | Jock Malone | PTS | 10 | Nov 22, 1926 | ||
| 95 | Win | 41–9 | Joe Simonich | PTS | 10 | Nov 1, 1926 | ||
| 94 | Win | 40–9 | Shuffle Callahan | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 4, 1926 | ||
| 93 | Loss | 39–9 | Joe Dundee | TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 24, 1926 | ||
| 92 | Loss | 39–8 | Pete Latzo | UD | 10 | May 20, 1926 | ||
| 91 | Win | 39–7 | Sailor Friedman | NWS | 12 | Nov 25, 1925 | ||
| 90 | Win | 39–7 | Dave Shade | SD | 15 | Sep 21, 1925 | ||
| 89 | Win | 38–7 | Sailor Friedman | NWS | 10 | Aug 24, 1925 | ||
| 88 | Loss | 38–7 | Harry Greb | UD | 15 | Jun 2, 1925 | ||
| 87 | Win | 38–6 | Lefty Cooper | KO | 1 (10) | May 16, 1925 | ||
| 86 | Win | 37–6 | Bert Colima | DQ | 7 (12) | Feb 24, 1925 | ||
| 85 | Win | 36–6 | Mike McTigue | NWS | 12 | Jan 7, 1925 | ||
| 84 | Win | 36–6 | Jock Malone | NWS | 10 | Dec 8, 1924 | ||
| 83 | Win | 36–6 | Jock Malone | NWS | 12 | Oct 29, 1924 | ||
| 82 | Win | 36–6 | Bobby Barrett | KO | 6 (10) | Oct 1, 1924 | ||
| 81 | Win | 35–6 | Lew Tendler | UD | 10 | Jun 2, 1924 | ||
| 80 | Win | 34–6 | Johnny Gill | UD | 10 | Apr 21, 1924 | ||
| 79 | Win | 33–6 | Mike Dempsey | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 10, 1924 | ||
| 78 | Win | 32–6 | Eddie Billings | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 3, 1924 | ||
| 77 | Win | 31–6 | Wildcat Nelson | TKO | 4 (12) | Feb 15, 1924 | ||
| 76 | Win | 30–6 | Moe Herscovitch | KO | 6 (10) | Dec 21, 1923 | ||
| 75 | 29–6 | Jimmy Jones | NC | 9 (12) | Oct 8, 1923 | |||
| 74 | Win | 29–6 | Bobby Green | TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 20, 1923 | ||
| 73 | Win | 28–6 | Nate Siegel | KO | 10 (12) | Jul 16, 1923 | ||
| 72 | Win | 27–6 | Cowboy Padgett | TKO | 11 (12) | Jul 2, 1923 | ||
| 71 | Win | 26–6 | Cowboy Padgett | NWS | 10 | May 16, 1923 | ||
| 70 | Win | 26–6 | Morrie Schlaifer | KO | 6 (10) | May 3, 1923 | ||
| 69 | Win | 25–6 | Johnny Riley | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 4, 1923 | ||
| 68 | Win | 24–6 | Pete Latzo | NWS | 12 | Mar 22, 1923 | ||
| 67 | Win | 24–6 | Charley Nashert | PTS | 12 | Mar 14, 1923 | ||
| 66 | Win | 23–6 | Johnny Gill | NWS | 8 | Mar 5, 1923 | ||
| 65 | Win | 23–6 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 10 | Feb 23, 1923 | ||
| 64 | Win | 23–6 | Steve Latzo | KO | 3 (8) | Jan 15, 1923 | ||
| 63 | Win | 22–6 | Phil Krug | NWS | 12 | Dec 18, 1922 | ||
| 62 | Win | 22–6 | Jack Britton | UD | 15 | Nov 1, 1922 | ||
| 61 | Win | 21–6 | Artie Bird | KO | 8 (?) | Sep 14, 1922 | ||
| 60 | Loss | 20–6 | Wildcat Nelson | DQ | 2 (8) | Aug 25, 1922 | ||
| 59 | Loss | 20–5 | Jock Malone | PTS | 10 | Aug 2, 1922 | ||
| 58 | Loss | 20–4 | Georgie Ward | NWS | 12 | Jun 29, 1922 | ||
| 57 | Loss | 20–4 | Lou Bogash | PTS | 12 | Jun 26, 1922 | ||
| 56 | Win | 20–3 | Pal Reed | TKO | 4 (10) | May 29, 1922 | ||
| 55 | 19–3 | Harlem Eddie Kelly | NC | 3 (10) | May 9, 1922 | |||
| 54 | Loss | 19–3 | Jack Palmer | DQ | 5 (8) | Mar 14, 1922 | ||
| 53 | Win | 19–2 | Soldier Bartfield | NWS | 12 | Feb 23, 1922 | ||
| 52 | Win | 19–2 | Johnny Griffiths | TKO | 9 (10) | Feb 10, 1922 | ||
| 51 | Win | 18–2 | Soldier Bartfield | NWS | 8 | Jan 31, 1922 | ||
| 50 | Win | 18–2 | Georgie Ward | NWS | 12 | Jan 23, 1922 | ||
| 49 | Win | 18–2 | Soldier Bartfield | NWS | 8 | Jan 10, 1922 | ||
| 48 | Win | 18–2 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 12 | Jan 9, 1922 | ||
| 47 | Win | 18–2 | Nate Siegel | PTS | 10 | Dec 30, 1921 | ||
| 46 | Loss | 17–2 | Dave Shade | NWS | 12 | Dec 21, 1921 | ||
| 45 | Win | 17–2 | Dave Shade | TKO | 8 (12) | Nov 21, 1921 | ||
| 44 | Win | 16–2 | Wildcat Nelson | NWS | 12 | Aug 25, 1921 | ||
| 43 | Win | 16–2 | Shamus O'Brien | NWS | 12 | Aug 19, 1921 | ||
| 42 | Draw | 16–2 | Jack Britton | NWS | 12 | Jul 18, 1921 | ||
| 41 | Win | 16–2 | Johnny Summers | NWS | 10 | May 26, 1921 | ||
| 40 | Win | 16–2 | Marcel Thomas | KO | 4 (12) | May 3, 1921 | ||
| 39 | Win | 15–2 | Kid Green | PTS | 12 | Apr 20, 1921 | ||
| 38 | Win | 14–2 | Terry Brooks | NWS | 12 | Apr 12, 1921 | ||
| 37 | Win | 14–2 | Joe Stefanik | KO | 3 (12) | Apr 6, 1921 | ||
| 36 | Win | 13–2 | Marty Summers | NWS | 12 | Mar 29, 1921 | ||
| 35 | Loss | 13–2 | Charley Pitts | NWS | 12 | Mar 8, 1921 | ||
| 34 | Win | 13–2 | Harlem Eddie Kelly | KO | 5 (12) | Feb 23, 1921 | ||
| 33 | Win | 12–2 | Marcel Thomas | NWS | 12 | Feb 1, 1921 | ||
| 32 | Win | 12–2 | Charley Beck | KO | 2 (12) | Jan 5, 1921 | ||
| 31 | Win | 11–2 | Jimmy Sullivan | NWS | 12 | Nov 26, 1920 | ||
| 30 | Win | 11–2 | Mickey Donley | NWS | 12 | Nov 12, 1920 | ||
| 29 | Loss | 11–2 | Shamus O'Brien | NWS | 12 | Oct 25, 1920 | ||
| 28 | Draw | 11–2 | Jimmy Sullivan | NWS | 12 | Oct 8, 1920 | ||
| 27 | Win | 11–2 | Banty Lewis | KO | 8 (12) | Sep 21, 1920 | ||
| 26 | Loss | 10–2 | Shamus O'Brien | NWS | 12 | Sep 14, 1920 | ||
| 25 | Win | 10–2 | Tommy Speno | NWS | 12 | May 18, 1920 | ||
| 24 | Loss | 10–2 | Willie Gradwell | NWS | 8 | Apr 30, 1920 | ||
| 23 | Win | 10–2 | Willie Condon | KO | 3 (8) | Apr 16, 1920 | ||
| 22 | Win | 9–2 | Joe Gannon | NWS | 8 | Feb 20, 1920 | ||
| 21 | Win | 9–2 | Benny Cohen | NWS | 8 | Jan 20, 1920 | ||
| 20 | Win | 9–2 | Tommy Speno | NWS | 8 | Jan 2, 1920 | ||
| 19 | Win | 9–2 | Young Thompson | TKO | 5 (8) | Dec 19, 1919 | ||
| 18 | Loss | 8–2 | Johnny Smith | KO | 2 (6) | Dec 19, 1919 | ||
| 17 | Win | 8–1 | Jimmy Vallon | TKO | 6 (8) | Dec 12, 1919 | ||
| 16 | Win | 7–1 | Harold Anthony | NWS | 8 | Nov 13, 1919 | ||
| 15 | Win | 7–1 | Young Dempsey | TKO | 7 (8) | Oct 24, 1919 | ||
| 14 | Win | 6–1 | Willie Herman | NWS | 6 | Oct 3, 1919 | ||
| 13 | Win | 6–1 | Mickey Sullivan | KO | 1 (6) | Sep 12, 1919 | ||
| 12 | Win | 5–1 | George Adams | NWS | 6 | Jun 13, 1919 | ||
| 11 | Win | 5–1 | Dominic Orsini | KO | 5 (6) | May 31, 1919 | ||
| 10 | Win | 4–1 | Young Frenchy | KO | 3 (6) | May 16, 1919 | ||
| 9 | Win | 3–1 | Kid Dempsey | NWS | 6 | May 7, 1919 | ||
| 8 | Loss | 3–1 | Phil Delmont | TKO | 1 (6) | Apr 29, 1919 | ||
| 7 | Win | 3–0 | Charley Hance | NWS | 6 | Apr 21, 1919 | ||
| 6 | Win | 3–0 | Johnny Saas | KO | 1 (6) | Apr 14, 1919 | ||
| 5 | Win | 2–0 | Eddie Summers | NWS | 6 | Apr 7, 1919 | ||
| 4 | Win | 2–0 | Young Frenchy | NWS | 6 | Mar 17, 1919 | ||
| 3 | Win | 2–0 | Sailor Kirch | KO | 1 (4) | Mar 3, 1919 | ||
| 2 | Win | 1–0 | Jimmy McCrann | KO | 2 (4) | Feb 24, 1919 | ||
| 1 | Win | 0–0 | Dominic Orsini | NWS | 4 | Feb 10, 1919 | ||
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | Loss | 131–25–6 | Erich Seelig | TKO | 7 (10) | Dec 2, 1935 | ||
| 163 | Win | 131–24–6 | Mickey McAvoy | KO | 2 (8) | Oct 25, 1935 | ||
| 162 | Win | 130–24–6 | Eddie Whalen | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 26, 1935 | ||
| 161 | Win | 129–24–6 | Charley Weise | PTS | 6 | Sep 20, 1935 | ||
| 160 | Win | 128–24–6 | Joe Gorman | PTS | 8 | Sep 12, 1935 | ||
| 159 | Win | 127–24–6 | Thys Menger | KO | 2 (8) | Aug 29, 1935 | ||
| 158 | Win | 126–24–6 | Lou Poster | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 12, 1935 | ||
| 157 | Loss | 125–24–6 | John Andersson | PTS | 6 | Jul 29, 1935 | ||
| 156 | Loss | 125–23–6 | Paul Pirrone | KO | 11 (12) | Dec 3, 1934 | ||
| 155 | Win | 125–22–6 | Tait Littman | PTS | 10 | Nov 26, 1934 | ||
| 154 | Loss | 124–22–6 | Paul Pirrone | MD | 10 | Nov 12, 1934 | ||
| 153 | Draw | 124–21–6 | Natie Brown | PTS | 10 | Oct 24, 1934 | ||
| 152 | Loss | 124–21–5 | Young Corbett III | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1934 | ||
| 151 | Win | 124–20–5 | Maxie Rosenbloom | PTS | 10 | May 8, 1934 | ||
| 150 | Draw | 123–20–5 | Bob Godwin | PTS | 10 | Apr 13, 1934 | ||
| 149 | Win | 123–20–4 | Maxie Maxwell | TKO | 5 (10) | Apr 6, 1934 | ||
| 148 | Win | 122–20–4 | Tom Patrick | PTS | 10 | Mar 29, 1934 | ||
| 147 | Draw | 121–20–4 | Bob Godwin | PTS | 10 | Jan 29, 1934 | ||
| 146 | Win | 121–20–3 | Les Kennedy | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 4, 1933 | ||
| 145 | Loss | 120–20–3 | Maxie Rosenbloom | UD | 15 | Nov 3, 1933 | ||
| 144 | Loss | 120–19–3 | Lou Brouillard | PTS | 10 | Jul 6, 1933 | ||
| 143 | Win | 120–18–3 | George Manley | PTS | 10 | Apr 24, 1933 | ||
| 142 | Win | 119–18–3 | Arthur De Kuh | KO | 1 (10) | Dec 6, 1932 | ||
| 141 | Loss | 118–18–3 | Max Schmeling | TKO | 8 (15) | Sep 26, 1932 | ||
| 140 | Win | 118–17–3 | Salvatore Ruggirello | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 25, 1932 | ||
| 139 | Loss | 117–17–3 | Johnny Risko | UD | 12 | Jun 24, 1932 | ||
| 138 | Win | 117–16–3 | Paulino Uzcudun | PTS | 10 | May 26, 1932 | ||
| 137 | Win | 116–16–3 | King Levinsky | SD | 10 | Apr 29, 1932 | ||
| 136 | Win | 115–16–3 | Jimmy Mahoney | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 11, 1932 | ||
| 135 | Win | 114–16–3 | Jackie Williams | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 8, 1932 | ||
| 134 | Win | 113–16–3 | Jack Gagnon | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 17, 1931 | ||
| 133 | Draw | 112–16–3 | Jack Sharkey | PTS | 15 | Jul 22, 1931 | ||
| 132 | Win | 112–16–2 | Bearcat Wright | PTS | 10 | Apr 10, 1931 | ||
| 131 | Win | 111–16–2 | Johnny Risko | UD | 10 | Feb 25, 1931 | ||
| 130 | Win | 110–16–2 | Joe Lohman | TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 23, 1931 | ||
| 129 | Win | 109–16–2 | Herman Weiner | KO | 1 (10) | Jan 19, 1931 | ||
| 128 | Win | 108–16–2 | Matt Adgie | TKO | 1 (10) | Jan 12, 1931 | ||
| 127 | Win | 107–16–2 | KO Christner | KO | 1 (10) | Nov 28, 1930 | ||
| 126 | Win | 106–16–2 | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Nov 7, 1930 | ||
| 125 | Win | 105–16–2 | Homer Sheridan | KO | 1 (10) | Oct 22, 1930 | ||
| 124 | Win | 104–16–2 | Tiger Johnny Cline | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 17, 1930 | ||
| 123 | Win | 103–16–2 | Mike Mandell | TKO | 1 (10) | Oct 13, 1930 | ||
| 122 | Win | 102–16–2 | Del Fontaine | KO | 4 (10) | Oct 3, 1930 | ||
| 121 | Win | 101–16–2 | Paul Swiderski | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 24, 1930 | ||
| 120 | Win | 100–16–2 | Vincent Forgione | KO | 3 (10) | Aug 20, 1930 | ||
| 119 | Win | 99–16–2 | Willie Oster | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 30, 1930 | ||
| 118 | Win | 98–16–2 | Charley Belanger | PTS | 10 | May 23, 1930 | ||
| 117 | Win | 97–16–2 | Paul Swiderski | NWS | 10 | May 16, 1930 | ||
| 116 | Win | 96–16–2 | K.O. White | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 28, 1930 | ||
| 115 | Win | 95–16–2 | Charley Arthurs | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 24, 1930 | ||
| 114 | Win | 94–16–2 | Jimmy Mahoney | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 17, 1930 | ||
| 113 | Win | 93–16–2 | Leo Lomski | PTS | 10 | Feb 14, 1930 | ||
| 112 | Win | 92–16–2 | Ace Hudkins | PTS | 10 | Oct 29, 1929 | ||
| 111 | Win | 91–16–2 | Leo Lomski | PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1929 | ||
| 110 | Loss | 90–16–2 | Tommy Loughran | SD | 10 | Mar 28, 1929 | ||
| 109 | Win | 90–15–2 | Cowboy Jack Willis | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1929 | ||
| 108 | Win | 89–15–2 | Armand Emanuel | KO | 7 (10) | Aug 27, 1928 | ||
| 107 | Win | 88–15–2 | Ace Hudkins | SD | 10 | Jun 21, 1928 | ||
| 106 | Win | 87–15–2 | Jock Malone | NWS | 10 | Jun 5, 1928 | ||
| 105 | Win | 86–15–2 | Tony Marullo | PTS | 10 | May 28, 1928 | ||
| 104 | Win | 85–15–2 | George Smith | KO | 4 (10) | May 21, 1928 | ||
| 103 | Win | 84–15–2 | Cowboy Jack Willis | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1928 | ||
| 102 | Win | 83–15–2 | Paul Berlenbach | PTS | 10 | Nov 25, 1927 | ||
| 101 | Win | 82–15–2 | Mike McTigue | TKO | 1 (10) | Nov 1, 1927 | ||
| 100 | Win | 81–15–2 | Wilson Yarbo | UD | 12 | Aug 24, 1927 | ||
| 99 | Win | 80–15–2 | Tommy Milligan | KO | 10 (20) | Jun 30, 1927 | ||
| 98 | Win | 79–15–2 | Mickey Wallace | TKO | 3 (10) | Feb 1, 1927 | ||
| 97 | Win | 78–15–2 | Tiger Flowers | PTS | 10 | Dec 3, 1926 | ||
| 96 | Win | 77–15–2 | Jock Malone | PTS | 10 | Nov 22, 1926 | ||
| 95 | Win | 76–15–2 | Joe Simonich | PTS | 10 | Nov 1, 1926 | ||
| 94 | Win | 75–15–2 | Shuffle Callahan | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 4, 1926 | ||
| 93 | Loss | 74–15–2 | Joe Dundee | TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 24, 1926 | ||
| 92 | Loss | 74–14–2 | Pete Latzo | UD | 10 | May 20, 1926 | ||
| 91 | Win | 74–13–2 | Sailor Friedman | NWS | 12 | Nov 25, 1925 | ||
| 90 | Win | 73–13–2 | Dave Shade | SD | 15 | Sep 21, 1925 | ||
| 89 | Win | 72–13–2 | Sailor Friedman | NWS | 10 | Aug 24, 1925 | ||
| 88 | Loss | 71–13–2 | Harry Greb | UD | 15 | Jun 2, 1925 | ||
| 87 | Win | 71–12–2 | Lefty Cooper | KO | 1 (10) | May 16, 1925 | ||
| 86 | Win | 70–12–2 | Bert Colima | DQ | 7 (12) | Feb 24, 1925 | ||
| 85 | Win | 69–12–2 | Mike McTigue | NWS | 12 | Jan 7, 1925 | ||
| 84 | Win | 68–12–2 | Jock Malone | NWS | 10 | Dec 8, 1924 | ||
| 83 | Win | 67–12–2 | Jock Malone | NWS | 12 | Oct 29, 1924 | ||
| 82 | Win | 66–12–2 | Bobby Barrett | KO | 6 (10) | Oct 1, 1924 | ||
| 81 | Win | 65–12–2 | Lew Tendler | UD | 10 | Jun 2, 1924 | ||
| 80 | Win | 64–12–2 | Johnny Gill | UD | 10 | Apr 21, 1924 | ||
| 79 | Win | 63–12–2 | Mike Dempsey | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 10, 1924 | ||
| 78 | Win | 62–12–2 | Eddie Billings | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 3, 1924 | ||
| 77 | Win | 61–12–2 | Wildcat Nelson | TKO | 4 (12) | Feb 15, 1924 | ||
| 76 | Win | 60–12–2 | Moe Herscovitch | KO | 6 (10) | Dec 21, 1923 | ||
| 75 | NC | 59–12–2 | Jimmy Jones | NC | 9 (12) | Oct 8, 1923 | ||
| 74 | Win | 59–12–2 | Bobby Green | TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 20, 1923 | ||
| 73 | Win | 58–12–2 | Nate Siegel | KO | 10 (12) | Jul 16, 1923 | ||
| 72 | Win | 57–12–2 | Cowboy Padgett | TKO | 11 (12) | Jul 2, 1923 | ||
| 71 | Win | 56–12–2 | Cowboy Padgett | NWS | 10 | May 16, 1923 | ||
| 70 | Win | 55–12–2 | Morrie Schlaifer | KO | 6 (10) | May 3, 1923 | ||
| 69 | Win | 54–12–2 | Johnny Riley | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 4, 1923 | ||
| 68 | Win | 53–12–2 | Pete Latzo | NWS | 12 | Mar 22, 1923 | ||
| 67 | Win | 52–12–2 | Charley Nashert | PTS | 12 | Mar 14, 1923 | ||
| 66 | Win | 51–12–2 | Johnny Gill | NWS | 8 | Mar 5, 1923 | ||
| 65 | Win | 50–12–2 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 10 | Feb 23, 1923 | ||
| 64 | Win | 49–12–2 | Steve Latzo | KO | 3 (8) | Jan 15, 1923 | ||
| 63 | Win | 48–12–2 | Phil Krug | NWS | 12 | Dec 18, 1922 | ||
| 62 | Win | 47–12–2 | Jack Britton | UD | 15 | Nov 1, 1922 | ||
| 61 | Win | 46–12–2 | Artie Bird | KO | 8 (?) | Sep 14, 1922 | ||
| 60 | Loss | 45–12–2 | Wildcat Nelson | DQ | 2 (8) | Aug 25, 1922 | ||
| 59 | Loss | 45–11–2 | Jock Malone | PTS | 10 | Aug 2, 1922 | ||
| 58 | Loss | 45–10–2 | Georgie Ward | NWS | 12 | Jun 29, 1922 | ||
| 57 | Loss | 45–9–2 | Lou Bogash | PTS | 12 | Jun 26, 1922 | ||
| 56 | Win | 45–8–2 | Pal Reed | TKO | 4 (10) | May 29, 1922 | ||
| 55 | 44–8–2 | Harlem Eddie Kelly | NC | 3 (10) | May 9, 1922 | |||
| 54 | Loss | 44–8–2 | Jack Palmer | DQ | 5 (8) | Mar 14, 1922 | ||
| 53 | Win | 44–7–2 | Soldier Bartfield | NWS | 12 | Feb 23, 1922 | ||
| 52 | Win | 43–7–2 | Johnny Griffiths | TKO | 9 (10) | Feb 10, 1922 | ||
| 51 | Win | 42–7–2 | Soldier Bartfield | NWS | 8 | Jan 31, 1922 | ||
| 50 | Win | 41–7–2 | Georgie Ward | NWS | 12 | Jan 23, 1922 | ||
| 49 | Win | 40–7–2 | Soldier Bartfield | NWS | 8 | Jan 10, 1922 | ||
| 48 | Win | 39–7–2 | Johnny Griffiths | NWS | 12 | Jan 9, 1922 | ||
| 47 | Win | 38–7–2 | Nate Siegel | PTS | 10 | Dec 30, 1921 | ||
| 46 | Loss | 37–7–2 | Dave Shade | NWS | 12 | Dec 21, 1921 | ||
| 45 | Win | 37–6–2 | Dave Shade | TKO | 8 (12) | Nov 21, 1921 | ||
| 44 | Win | 36–6–2 | Wildcat Nelson | NWS | 12 | Aug 25, 1921 | ||
| 43 | Win | 35–6–2 | Shamus O'Brien | NWS | 12 | Aug 19, 1921 | ||
| 42 | Draw | 34–6–2 | Jack Britton | NWS | 12 | Jul 18, 1921 | ||
| 41 | Win | 34–6–1 | Johnny Summers | NWS | 10 | May 26, 1921 | ||
| 40 | Win | 33–6–1 | Marcel Thomas | KO | 4 (12) | May 3, 1921 | ||
| 39 | Win | 32–6–1 | Kid Green | PTS | 12 | Apr 20, 1921 | ||
| 38 | Win | 31–6–1 | Terry Brooks | NWS | 12 | Apr 12, 1921 | ||
| 37 | Win | 30–6–1 | Joe Stefanik | KO | 3 (12) | Apr 6, 1921 | ||
| 36 | Win | 29–6–1 | Marty Summers | NWS | 12 | Mar 29, 1921 | ||
| 35 | Loss | 28–6–1 | Charley Pitts | NWS | 12 | Mar 8, 1921 | ||
| 34 | Win | 28–5–1 | Harlem Eddie Kelly | KO | 5 (12) | Feb 23, 1921 | ||
| 33 | Win | 27–5–1 | Marcel Thomas | NWS | 12 | Feb 1, 1921 | ||
| 32 | Win | 26–5–1 | Charley Beck | KO | 2 (12) | Jan 5, 1921 | ||
| 31 | Win | 25–5–1 | Jimmy Sullivan | NWS | 12 | Nov 26, 1920 | ||
| 30 | Win | 24–5–1 | Mickey Donley | NWS | 12 | Nov 12, 1920 | ||
| 29 | Loss | 23–5–1 | Shamus O'Brien | NWS | 12 | Oct 25, 1920 | ||
| 28 | Draw | 23–4–1 | Jimmy Sullivan | NWS | 12 | Oct 8, 1920 | ||
| 27 | Win | 23–4 | Banty Lewis | KO | 8 (12) | Sep 21, 1920 | ||
| 26 | Loss | 22–4 | Shamus O'Brien | NWS | 12 | Sep 14, 1920 | ||
| 25 | Win | 22–3 | Tommy Speno | NWS | 12 | May 18, 1920 | ||
| 24 | Loss | 21–3 | Willie Gradwell | NWS | 8 | Apr 30, 1920 | ||
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Willie Condon | KO | 3 (8) | Apr 16, 1920 | ||
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Joe Gannon | NWS | 8 | Feb 20, 1920 | ||
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | Benny Cohen | NWS | 8 | Jan 20, 1920 | ||
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Tommy Speno | NWS | 8 | Jan 2, 1920 | ||
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Young Thompson | TKO | 5 (8) | Dec 19, 1919 | ||
| 18 | Loss | 16–2 | Johnny Smith | KO | 2 (6) | Dec 19, 1919 | ||
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Jimmy Vallon | TKO | 6 (8) | Dec 12, 1919 | ||
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Harold Anthony | NWS | 8 | Nov 13, 1919 | ||
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Young Dempsey | TKO | 7 (8) | Oct 24, 1919 | ||
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Willie Herman | NWS | 6 | Oct 3, 1919 | ||
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Mickey Sullivan | KO | 1 (6) | Sep 12, 1919 | ||
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | George Adams | NWS | 6 | Jun 13, 1919 | ||
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Dominic Orsini | KO | 5 (6) | May 31, 1919 | ||
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Young Frenchy | KO | 3 (6) | May 16, 1919 | ||
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Kid Dempsey | NWS | 6 | May 7, 1919 | ||
| 8 | Loss | 7–1 | Phil Delmont | TKO | 1 (6) | Apr 29, 1919 | ||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Charley Hance | NWS | 6 | Apr 21, 1919 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Johnny Saas | KO | 1 (6) | Apr 14, 1919 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Eddie Summers | NWS | 6 | Apr 7, 1919 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Young Frenchy | NWS | 6 | Mar 17, 1919 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Sailor Kirch | KO | 1 (4) | Mar 3, 1919 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jimmy McCrann | KO | 2 (4) | Feb 24, 1919 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Dominic Orsini | NWS | 4 | Feb 10, 1919 | ||