| Obie Walker | |
| Realname: | Obie Dia Walker |
| Nationality: | American |
| Nickname: | Bearcat Obie Black Boxcar |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Cochran, Georgia |
| Death Place: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 124;[1] with the inclusion of newspaper decisions |
| Wins: | 93 |
| Ko: | 62 |
| Losses: | 20 |
| Draws: | 8 |
| No Contests: | 1 |
Obie Walker (September 19, 1911 – May 23, 1989), born Obie Dia Walker in Cochran, Georgia, was a professional boxer. Walker was the penultimate World Colored Heavyweight Champion from October 9, 1933, when he out-decisioned title holder George Godfrey in a 10-round fight at the Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to July 20, 1935, when he lost the title on a decision in a 15-round bout to former colored heavyweight champ Larry Gains in Tigers Rugby Stadium, Leicester, England.
A heavyweight contender of the 1930s, he was avoided by many boxers. Sportswriter Ed Danforth praised the "Bearcat" in the Atlanta Georgian in a column published on July 5, 1938:
"Walker became the toast of Paris. He knocked cold every topnotcher he met on the continent. Max Schmeling shrewdly dodged him, the best of the Englishmen too, sidestepped the squatty brown man who carried lightning bolts in both fists. Competent critics say he could have knocked out Schmeling, Joe Louis and Jim Braddock in one night within the space of 10 rounds."[2]
Though short, Walker was quick on his feet, could take a punch on the chin, and was a strong puncher. Among the top heavyweight contenders he defeated was Two-Ton Tony Galento, who fought Joe Louis for the heavyweight championship. It was Louis's long reign as champ that ended the World Colored Heavyweight Title.
In his career, Walker won 77 fights (53 by K.O.) and lost 16, with 5 draws. He was never K.O.'ed himself.[3]
In 2020 award-winning author Mark Allen Baker published the first comprehensive account of The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876–1937, with McFarland & Company, a leading independent publisher of academic & nonfiction books. This history traces the advent and demise of the Championship, the stories of the talented professional athletes who won it, and the demarcation of the color line both in and out of the ring.
For decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool to combat racial oppression—the existence of the title a leverage mechanism, or tool, used as a technique to counter a social element, "drawing the color line."
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[4] 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, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | Loss | 92–18–7 | Elza Thompson | PTS | 10 | Mar 19, 1946 | ||
| 123 | Loss | 92–17–7 | Elmer Ray | UD | 10 | Jun 24, 1941 | ||
| 122 | Win | 92–16–7 | Frank Lumpkin | SD | 10 | May 1, 1940 | ||
| 121 | Loss | 91–16–7 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1940 | ||
| 120 | Loss | 91–15–7 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 12 | Mar 7, 1940 | ||
| 119 | Loss | 91–14–7 | Henry Taylor | UD | 10 | Feb 1, 1940 | ||
| 118 | Loss | 91–13–7 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Dec 4, 1939 | ||
| 117 | Win | 91–12–7 | Jimmy Harvey | KO | 2 (8) | Nov 7, 1939 | ||
| 116 | Win | 90–12–7 | Leroy Haynes | UD | 10 | Jun 19, 1939 | ||
| 115 | Loss | 89–12–7 | Elmer Ray | NWS | 10 | Apr 13, 1939 | ||
| 114 | Win | 89–12–7 | Leroy Haynes | PTS | 15 | Mar 16, 1939 | ||
| 113 | Win | 88–12–7 | Leroy Haynes | SD | 10 | Mar 2, 1939 | ||
| 112 | Loss | 87–12–7 | Elmer Ray | NWS | 10 | Feb 23, 1939 | ||
| 111 | Win | 87–12–7 | Tiger Jack Wright | KO | 12 (15), | Nov 30, 1938 | ||
| 110 | Win | 86–12–7 | Jack Thompson | KO | 3 (8) | Nov 16, 1938 | ||
| 109 | Win | 85–12–7 | Charlie Harvey | KO | 2 (8) | Oct 27, 1938 | ||
| 108 | Win | 84–12–7 | Elmer Ray | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 3, 1938 | ||
| 107 | Win | 83–12–7 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Sep 15, 1938 | ||
| 106 | Win | 82–12–7 | Jack Ward | TKO | 3 (10) | Aug 29, 1938 | ||
| 105 | Win | 81–12–7 | Oscar Jenkins | KO | 10 (10) | Jul 13, 1938 | ||
| 104 | Loss | 80–12–7 | Jim Howell | PTS | 10 | Jun 30, 1938 | ||
| 103 | Win | 80–11–7 | Otto McCall | PTS | 10 | Jun 10, 1938 | ||
| 102 | Win | 79–11–7 | Edward Winston Jr. | KO | 5 (10) | May 19, 1938 | ||
| 101 | Loss | 78–11–7 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Apr 27, 1938 | ||
| 100 | Win | 78–10–7 | Charley Douglas | TKO | 4 (10) | Apr 6, 1938 | ||
| 99 | Win | 77–10–7 | Edward Winston Jr. | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 30, 1938 | ||
| 98 | Draw | 76–10–7 | Edward Winston Jr. | PTS | 10 | Mar 23, 1938 | ||
| 97 | Loss | 76–10–6 | Jim Howell | PTS | 10 | Mar 1, 1938 | ||
| 96 | Loss | 76–9–6 | Jack Trammell | PTS | 10 | Jan 18, 1938 | ||
| 95 | Win | 76–8–6 | Al Caldwell | KO | 3 (10) | Dec 2, 1937 | ||
| 94 | Win | 75–8–6 | Al Hart | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 18, 1937 | ||
| 93 | Win | 74–8–6 | Simpson Tolliver | KO | 4 (10) | Oct 11, 1937 | ||
| 92 | Win | 73–8–6 | Otto McCall | RTD | 4 (10) | Sep 16, 1937 | ||
| 91 | Win | 72–8–6 | Jack Rose | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 31, 1937 | ||
| 90 | Win | 71–8–6 | Jesse Caldwell | KO | 4 (10) | Aug 24, 1937 | ||
| 89 | Win | 70–8–6 | Jesse Caldwell | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 26, 1937 | ||
| 88 | NC | 69–8–6 | Elmer Ray | NC | 6 (10) | Apr 20, 1937 | ||
| 87 | Win | 69–8–6 | Elmer Ray | TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 25, 1937 | ||
| 86 | Draw | 68–8–6 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1937 | ||
| 85 | Win | 68–8–5 | Shorty Ahearn | PTS | 10 | Mar 15, 1937 | ||
| 84 | Win | 67–8–5 | Jesse Caldwell | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 2, 1937 | ||
| 83 | Win | 66–8–5 | Black Eagle | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 23, 1937 | ||
| 82 | Win | 65–8–5 | Speedy Jackson | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 1, 1937 | ||
| 81 | Win | 64–8–5 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Jan 26, 1937 | ||
| 80 | Draw | 63–8–5 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Jan 19, 1937 | ||
| 79 | Loss | 63–8–4 | Willie Reddish | PTS | 4 | Sep 22, 1936 | ||
| 78 | Loss | 63–7–4 | Jack London | PTS | 10 | Jun 15, 1936 | ||
| 77 | Win | 63–6–4 | Maurice Strickland | PTS | 10 | Feb 9, 1936 | ||
| 76 | Win | 62–6–4 | Norman Baines | PTS | 12 | Jan 27, 1936 | ||
| 75 | Win | 61–6–4 | Don McCorkindale | PTS | 10 | Nov 11, 1935 | ||
| 74 | Win | 60–6–4 | Gustave Limousin | KO | 5 (10) | Oct 5, 1935 | ||
| 73 | Loss | 59–6–4 | Larry Gains | PTS | 15 | Jul 20, 1935 | ||
| 72 | Win | 59–5–4 | George Cook | PTS | 10 | May 8, 1935 | ||
| 71 | Win | 58–5–4 | Rodolfo Valenti | TKO | 5 (8) | Mar 26, 1935 | ||
| 70 | Win | 57–5–4 | Albert Di Meglio | KO | 8 (10) | Mar 15, 1935 | ||
| 69 | Win | 56–5–4 | Arthur Meurant | TKO | 1 (10), | Feb 15, 1935 | ||
| 68 | Win | 55–5–4 | Otto von Porat | UD | 10 | Nov 17, 1934 | ||
| 67 | Loss | 54–5–4 | Gustave Limousin | PTS | 8 | Oct 29, 1934 | ||
| 66 | Win | 54–4–4 | Hans Schönrath | RTD | 5 (8) | Sep 13, 1934 | ||
| 65 | Win | 53–4–4 | Emil Scholz | TKO | 1 (8) | Sep 3, 1934 | ||
| 64 | Win | 52–4–4 | Giuseppe Sanga | KO | 1 (8) | Jul 25, 1934 | ||
| 63 | Win | 51–4–4 | Italo Colonello | TKO | 2 (8) | Jul 11, 1934 | ||
| 62 | Win | 50–4–4 | Saverio Grizzo | TKO | 2 (10) | Jun 2, 1934 | ||
| 61 | Win | 49–4–4 | Saverio Grizzo | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 7, 1934 | ||
| 60 | Win | 48–4–4 | Maurice Griselle | RTD | 7 (10) | Mar 2, 1934 | ||
| 59 | Win | 47–4–4 | Casimir Beszterda | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 19, 1934 | ||
| 58 | Win | 46–4–4 | Louis Verbeeren | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 2, 1934 | ||
| 57 | Loss | 45–4–4 | Don "Red" Barry | PTS | 10 | Nov 27, 1933 | ||
| 56 | Win | 45–3–4 | George Godfrey | PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1933 | ||
| 55 | Win | 44–3–4 | Salvatore Ruggirello | TKO | 3 (6) | Sep 27, 1933 | ||
| 54 | Win | 43–3–4 | Humberto Arce | PTS | 6 | Sep 4, 1933 | ||
| 53 | Win | 42–3–4 | Sailor Jack Vernon | KO | 1 (8) | Aug 22, 1933 | ||
| 52 | 41–3–4 | Humberto Arce | NC | 9 (10) | Aug 17, 1933 | |||
| 51 | Win | 41–3–4 | Mickey Taylor | TKO | 2 (10) | Jul 20, 1933 | ||
| 50 | Win | 40–3–4 | Leonard Dixon | TKO | 2 (6) | Jun 29, 1933 | ||
| 49 | Win | 39–3–4 | Tony Galento | PTS | 10 | Apr 17, 1933 | ||
| 48 | Win | 38–3–4 | Meyer K.O. Christner | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 13, 1933 | ||
| 47 | Win | 37–3–4 | Joe Doctor | KO | 2 (8) | Feb 13, 1933 | ||
| 46 | Win | 36–3–4 | Larry Crabtree | TKO | 3 (6) | Jan 30, 1933 | ||
| 45 | Win | 35–3–4 | Humberto Arce | PTS | 8 | Dec 12, 1932 | ||
| 44 | Win | 34–3–4 | Frankie Simms | TKO | 6 (6) | Nov 4, 1932 | ||
| 43 | Win | 33–3–4 | Red Tom | KO | 4 (10) | Aug 22, 1932 | ||
| 42 | Win | 32–3–4 | Willie Bush | PTS | 12 | Jul 25, 1932 | ||
| 41 | Win | 31–3–4 | Ed "Bearcat" Wright | PTS | 10 | Apr 15, 1932 | ||
| 40 | Win | 30–3–4 | Tiger Henderson | KO | 5 (10) | Apr 12, 1932 | ||
| 39 | Draw | 29–3–4 | Ed "Bearcat" Wright | PTS | 10 | Apr 5, 1932 | ||
| 38 | Win | 29–3–3 | Ed "Bearcat" Wright | PTS | 10 | Mar 22, 1932 | ||
| 37 | Win | 28–3–3 | Willie Bush | KO | 7 (10) | Mar 15, 1932 | ||
| 36 | Draw | 27–3–3 | Willie Bush | PTS | 10 | Mar 2, 1932 | ||
| 35 | Win | 27–3–2 | Tiger Henderson | KO | 8 (10) | Feb 26, 1932 | ||
| 34 | Win | 26–3–2 | Big Boy Burlap | TKO | 6 (10) | Feb 17, 1932 | ||
| 33 | Win | 25–3–2 | Big Boy Burlap | PTS | 8 | Jan 15, 1932 | ||
| 32 | Win | 24–3–2 | Eddie Cox | KO | 1 (4), | Dec 21, 1931 | ||
| 31 | Win | 23–3–2 | Ted Coolidge | TKO | 4 (8) | Nov 20, 1931 | ||
| 30 | Win | 22–3–2 | K.O. Brown | KO | ? (10) | Sep 14, 1931 | ||
| 29 | Win | 21–3–2 | Seldom Heard | KO | 3 (10) | Aug 31, 1931 | ||
| 28 | 20–3–2 | Willie McGee | NC | 7 (10) | Aug 12, 1931 | |||
| 27 | Win | 20–3–2 | Roy Clark | PTS | 10 | Jul 27, 1931 | ||
| 26 | Win | 19–3–2 | George Cheatham | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 20, 1931 | ||
| 25 | Draw | 18–3–2 | Willie Bush | PTS | 10 | Jun 22, 1931 | ||
| 24 | Win | 18–3–1 | Willie Bush | PTS | 10 | May 20, 1931 | ||
| 23 | Loss | 17–3–1 | Willie Bush | PTS | 10 | Apr 30, 1931 | ||
| 22 | Win | 17–2–1 | Al Walker | PTS | 10 | Apr 24, 1931 | ||
| 21 | Win | 16–2–1 | Al Walker | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 9, 1931 | ||
| 20 | Win | 15–2–1 | Seldom Heard | KO | ? | Mar 26, 1931 | ||
| 19 | Draw | 14–2–1 | Seldom Heard | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1931 | ||
| 18 | Win | 14–2 | Al Walker | PTS | 10 | Mar 11, 1931 | ||
| 17 | Win | 13–2 | Bob Lawson | PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1931 | ||
| 16 | Win | 12–2 | Willie McGee | PTS | 10 | Feb 23, 1931 | ||
| 15 | Loss | 11–2 | Willie Bush | DQ | 2 (10) | Feb 5, 1931 | ||
| 14 | Win | 11–1 | Bob Lawson | PTS | 10 | Jan 28, 1931 | ||
| 13 | Draw | 10–1 | Bob Lawson | NWS | 10 | Dec 31, 1930 | ||
| 12 | Win | 10–1 | Willie McGee | KO | 7 (10) | Dec 17, 1930 | ||
| 11 | Win | 9–1 | Bob Lawson | NWS | 10 | Dec 8, 1930 | ||
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Edward Winston Jr. | KO | 4 (10) | Nov 5, 1930 | ||
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Speedy Freeman | RTD | 3 (6) | Jun 17, 1930 | ||
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Charlie King | KO | 6 (6) | May 23, 1930 | ||
| 7 | Loss | 6–1 | Happy Hunter | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1930 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Speedy Freeman | TKO | 2 (6) | Dec 27, 1929 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Battling Bell | KO | 3 (?) | Jul 1, 1929 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Sam Jones | TKO | 1 (4) | Jun 7, 1929 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Battling Cornell | PTS | 4 | Apr 2, 1929 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Battling Cornell | TKO | 5 (6) | Mar 26, 1929 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Battling Cornell | PTS | 4 | Feb 15, 1929 | ||
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | Loss | 93–20–8 | Elza Thompson | PTS | 10 | Mar 19, 1946 | ||
| 123 | Loss | 93–19–8 | Elmer Ray | UD | 10 | Jun 24, 1941 | ||
| 122 | Win | 93–18–8 | Frank Lumpkin | SD | 10 | May 1, 1940 | ||
| 121 | Loss | 92–18–8 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1940 | ||
| 120 | Loss | 92–17–8 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 12 | Mar 7, 1940 | ||
| 119 | Loss | 92–16–8 | Henry Taylor | UD | 10 | Feb 1, 1940 | ||
| 118 | Loss | 92–15–8 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Dec 4, 1939 | ||
| 117 | Win | 92–14–8 | Jimmy Harvey | KO | 2 (8) | Nov 7, 1939 | ||
| 116 | Win | 91–14–8 | Leroy Haynes | UD | 10 | Jun 19, 1939 | ||
| 115 | Loss | 90–14–8 | Elmer Ray | NWS | 10 | Apr 13, 1939 | ||
| 114 | Win | 90–13–8 | Leroy Haynes | PTS | 15 | Mar 16, 1939 | ||
| 113 | Win | 89–13–8 | Leroy Haynes | SD | 10 | Mar 2, 1939 | ||
| 112 | Loss | 88–13–8 | Elmer Ray | NWS | 10 | Feb 23, 1939 | ||
| 111 | Win | 88–12–8 | Tiger Jack Wright | KO | 12 (15), | Nov 30, 1938 | ||
| 110 | Win | 87–12–8 | Jack Thompson | KO | 3 (8) | Nov 16, 1938 | ||
| 109 | Win | 86–12–8 | Charlie Harvey | KO | 2 (8) | Oct 27, 1938 | ||
| 108 | Win | 85–12–8 | Elmer Ray | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 3, 1938 | ||
| 107 | Win | 84–12–8 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Sep 15, 1938 | ||
| 106 | Win | 83–12–8 | Jack Ward | TKO | 3 (10) | Aug 29, 1938 | ||
| 105 | Win | 82–12–8 | Oscar Jenkins | KO | 10 (10) | Jul 13, 1938 | ||
| 104 | Loss | 81–12–8 | Jim Howell | PTS | 10 | Jun 30, 1938 | ||
| 103 | Win | 81–11–8 | Otto McCall | PTS | 10 | Jun 10, 1938 | ||
| 102 | Win | 80–11–8 | Edward Winston Jr. | KO | 5 (10) | May 19, 1938 | ||
| 101 | Loss | 79–11–8 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Apr 27, 1938 | ||
| 100 | Win | 79–10–8 | Charley Douglas | TKO | 4 (10) | Apr 6, 1938 | ||
| 99 | Win | 78–10–8 | Edward Winston Jr. | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 30, 1938 | ||
| 98 | Draw | 77–10–8 | Edward Winston Jr. | PTS | 10 | Mar 23, 1938 | ||
| 97 | Loss | 77–10–7 | Jim Howell | PTS | 10 | Mar 1, 1938 | ||
| 96 | Loss | 77–9–7 | Jack Trammell | PTS | 10 | Jan 18, 1938 | ||
| 95 | Win | 77–8–7 | Al Caldwell | KO | 3 (10) | Dec 2, 1937 | ||
| 94 | Win | 76–8–7 | Al Hart | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 18, 1937 | ||
| 93 | Win | 75–8–7 | Simpson Tolliver | KO | 4 (10) | Oct 11, 1937 | ||
| 92 | Win | 74–8–7 | Otto McCall | RTD | 4 (10) | Sep 16, 1937 | ||
| 91 | Win | 73–8–7 | Jack Rose | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 31, 1937 | ||
| 90 | Win | 72–8–7 | Jesse Caldwell | KO | 4 (10) | Aug 24, 1937 | ||
| 89 | Win | 71–8–7 | Jesse Caldwell | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 26, 1937 | ||
| 88 | NC | 70–8–7 | Elmer Ray | NC | 6 (10) | Apr 20, 1937 | ||
| 87 | Win | 70–8–7 | Elmer Ray | TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 25, 1937 | ||
| 86 | Draw | 69–8–7 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1937 | ||
| 85 | Win | 69–8–6 | Shorty Ahearn | PTS | 10 | Mar 15, 1937 | ||
| 84 | Win | 68–8–6 | Jesse Caldwell | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 2, 1937 | ||
| 83 | Win | 67–8–6 | Black Eagle | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 23, 1937 | ||
| 82 | Win | 66–8–6 | Speedy Jackson | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 1, 1937 | ||
| 81 | Win | 65–8–6 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Jan 26, 1937 | ||
| 80 | Draw | 64–8–6 | Elmer Ray | PTS | 10 | Jan 19, 1937 | ||
| 79 | Loss | 64–8–5 | Willie Reddish | PTS | 4 | Sep 22, 1936 | ||
| 78 | Loss | 64–7–5 | Jack London | PTS | 10 | Jun 15, 1936 | ||
| 77 | Win | 64–6–5 | Maurice Strickland | PTS | 10 | Feb 9, 1936 | ||
| 76 | Win | 63–6–5 | Norman Baines | PTS | 12 | Jan 27, 1936 | ||
| 75 | Win | 62–6–5 | Don McCorkindale | PTS | 10 | Nov 11, 1935 | ||
| 74 | Win | 61–6–5 | Gustave Limousin | KO | 5 (10) | Oct 5, 1935 | ||
| 73 | Loss | 60–6–5 | Larry Gains | PTS | 15 | Jul 20, 1935 | ||
| 72 | Win | 60–5–5 | George Cook | PTS | 10 | May 8, 1935 | ||
| 71 | Win | 59–5–5 | Rodolfo Valenti | TKO | 5 (8) | Mar 26, 1935 | ||
| 70 | Win | 58–5–5 | Albert Di Meglio | KO | 8 (10) | Mar 15, 1935 | ||
| 69 | Win | 57–5–5 | Arthur Meurant | TKO | 1 (10), | Feb 15, 1935 | ||
| 68 | Win | 56–5–5 | Otto von Porat | UD | 10 | Nov 17, 1934 | ||
| 67 | Loss | 55–5–5 | Gustave Limousin | PTS | 8 | Oct 29, 1934 | ||
| 66 | Win | 55–4–5 | Hans Schönrath | RTD | 5 (8) | Sep 13, 1934 | ||
| 65 | Win | 54–4–5 | Emil Scholz | TKO | 1 (8) | Sep 3, 1934 | ||
| 64 | Win | 53–4–5 | Giuseppe Sanga | KO | 1 (8) | Jul 25, 1934 | ||
| 63 | Win | 52–4–5 | Italo Colonello | TKO | 2 (8) | Jul 11, 1934 | ||
| 62 | Win | 51–4–5 | Saverio Grizzo | TKO | 2 (10) | Jun 2, 1934 | ||
| 61 | Win | 50–4–5 | Saverio Grizzo | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 7, 1934 | ||
| 60 | Win | 49–4–5 | Maurice Griselle | RTD | 7 (10) | Mar 2, 1934 | ||
| 59 | Win | 48–4–5 | Casimir Beszterda | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 19, 1934 | ||
| 58 | Win | 47–4–5 | Louis Verbeeren | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 2, 1934 | ||
| 57 | Loss | 46–4–5 | Don "Red" Barry | PTS | 10 | Nov 27, 1933 | ||
| 56 | Win | 46–3–5 | George Godfrey | PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1933 | ||
| 55 | Win | 45–3–5 | Salvatore Ruggirello | TKO | 3 (6) | Sep 27, 1933 | ||
| 54 | Win | 44–3–5 | Humberto Arce | PTS | 6 | Sep 4, 1933 | ||
| 53 | Win | 43–3–5 | Sailor Jack Vernon | KO | 1 (8) | Aug 22, 1933 | ||
| 52 | 42–3–5 | Humberto Arce | NC | 9 (10) | Aug 17, 1933 | |||
| 51 | Win | 42–3–5 | Mickey Taylor | TKO | 2 (10) | Jul 20, 1933 | ||
| 50 | Win | 41–3–5 | Leonard Dixon | TKO | 2 (6) | Jun 29, 1933 | ||
| 49 | Win | 40–3–5 | Tony Galento | PTS | 10 | Apr 17, 1933 | ||
| 48 | Win | 39–3–5 | Meyer K.O. Christner | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 13, 1933 | ||
| 47 | Win | 38–3–5 | Joe Doctor | KO | 2 (8) | Feb 13, 1933 | ||
| 46 | Win | 37–3–5 | Larry Crabtree | TKO | 3 (6) | Jan 30, 1933 | ||
| 45 | Win | 36–3–5 | Humberto Arce | PTS | 8 | Dec 12, 1932 | ||
| 44 | Win | 35–3–5 | Frankie Simms | TKO | 6 (6) | Nov 4, 1932 | ||
| 43 | Win | 34–3–5 | Red Tom | KO | 4 (10) | Aug 22, 1932 | ||
| 42 | Win | 33–3–5 | Willie Bush | PTS | 12 | Jul 25, 1932 | ||
| 41 | Win | 32–3–5 | Ed "Bearcat" Wright | PTS | 10 | Apr 15, 1932 | ||
| 40 | Win | 31–3–5 | Tiger Henderson | KO | 5 (10) | Apr 12, 1932 | ||
| 39 | Draw | 30–3–5 | Ed "Bearcat" Wright | PTS | 10 | Apr 5, 1932 | ||
| 38 | Win | 30–3–4 | Ed "Bearcat" Wright | PTS | 10 | Mar 22, 1932 | ||
| 37 | Win | 29–3–4 | Willie Bush | KO | 7 (10) | Mar 15, 1932 | ||
| 36 | Draw | 28–3–4 | Willie Bush | PTS | 10 | Mar 2, 1932 | ||
| 35 | Win | 28–3–3 | Tiger Henderson | KO | 8 (10) | Feb 26, 1932 | ||
| 34 | Win | 27–3–3 | Big Boy Burlap | TKO | 6 (10) | Feb 17, 1932 | ||
| 33 | Win | 26–3–3 | Big Boy Burlap | PTS | 8 | Jan 15, 1932 | ||
| 32 | Win | 25–3–3 | Eddie Cox | KO | 1 (4), | Dec 21, 1931 | ||
| 31 | Win | 24–3–3 | Ted Coolidge | TKO | 4 (8) | Nov 20, 1931 | ||
| 30 | Win | 23–3–3 | K.O. Brown | KO | ? (10) | Sep 14, 1931 | ||
| 29 | Win | 22–3–3 | Seldom Heard | KO | 3 (10) | Aug 31, 1931 | ||
| 28 | 21–3–3 | Willie McGee | NC | 7 (10) | Aug 12, 1931 | |||
| 27 | Win | 21–3–3 | Roy Clark | PTS | 10 | Jul 27, 1931 | ||
| 26 | Win | 20–3–3 | George Cheatham | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 20, 1931 | ||
| 25 | Draw | 19–3–3 | Willie Bush | PTS | 10 | Jun 22, 1931 | ||
| 24 | Win | 19–3–2 | Willie Bush | PTS | 10 | May 20, 1931 | ||
| 23 | Loss | 18–3–2 | Willie Bush | PTS | 10 | Apr 30, 1931 | ||
| 22 | Win | 18–2–2 | Al Walker | PTS | 10 | Apr 24, 1931 | ||
| 21 | Win | 17–2–2 | Al Walker | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 9, 1931 | ||
| 20 | Win | 16–2–2 | Seldom Heard | KO | ? | Mar 26, 1931 | ||
| 19 | Draw | 15–2–2 | Seldom Heard | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1931 | ||
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Al Walker | PTS | 10 | Mar 11, 1931 | ||
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Bob Lawson | PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1931 | ||
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Willie McGee | PTS | 10 | Feb 23, 1931 | ||
| 15 | Loss | 12–2–1 | Willie Bush | DQ | 2 (10) | Feb 5, 1931 | ||
| 14 | Win | 12–1–1 | Bob Lawson | PTS | 10 | Jan 28, 1931 | ||
| 13 | Draw | 11–1–1 | Bob Lawson | NWS | 10 | Dec 31, 1930 | ||
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Willie McGee | KO | 7 (10) | Dec 17, 1930 | ||
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Bob Lawson | NWS | 10 | Dec 8, 1930 | ||
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Edward Winston Jr. | KO | 4 (10) | Nov 5, 1930 | ||
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Speedy Freeman | RTD | 3 (6) | Jun 17, 1930 | ||
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Charlie King | KO | 6 (6) | May 23, 1930 | ||
| 7 | Loss | 6–1 | Happy Hunter | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1930 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Speedy Freeman | TKO | 2 (6) | Dec 27, 1929 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Battling Bell | KO | 3 (?) | Jul 1, 1929 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Sam Jones | TKO | 1 (4) | Jun 7, 1929 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Battling Cornell | PTS | 4 | Apr 2, 1929 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Battling Cornell | TKO | 5 (6) | Mar 26, 1929 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Battling Cornell | PTS | 4 | Feb 15, 1929 | ||