Jersey Joe Walcott
No Result Record Opponent Type Round , time Date Location
71 Loss 51-18-2 Rocky Marciano KO 1 ( 15 ) , 2:25 May 15 , 1953 Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois , U.S
70 Loss 51-17-2 Rocky Marciano KO 13 ( 15 ) , 0:43 Sep 23 , 1952 Municipal Stadium , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S
69 Win 51-16-2 Ezzard Charles UD 15 Jun 5 , 1952 Municipal Stadium , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S
68 Win 50-16-2 Ezzard Charles KO 7 ( 15 ) , 0:55 Jul 18 , 1951 Forbes Field , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , U.S
67 Loss 49-16-2 Ezzard Charles UD 15 Mar 7 , 1951 Olympia , Detroit , Michigan , U.S
66 Loss 49-15-2 Rex Layne UD 10 Nov 24 , 1950 Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York , U.S
65 Win 49-14-2 Hein ten Hoff UD 10 May 28 , 1950 Rhein-Neckar-Stadion , Mannheim , West Germany
64 Win 48-14-2 Johnny Shkor KO 1 ( 10 ) , 1:34 Mar 13 , 1950 Philadelphia Arena , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S
63 Win 47-14-2 Omelio Agramonte TKO 7 ( 10 ) , 2:11 Mar 3 , 1950 Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York , U.S
62 Win 46-14-2 Harold Johnson KO 3 ( 10 ) , 1:03 Feb 8 , 1950 Philadelphia Arena , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S
61 Win 45-14-2 Olle Tandberg TKO 5 ( 12 ) , 2:30 Aug 14 , 1949 Råsunda Stadium , Stockholm , Sweden
60 Loss 44-14-2 Ezzard Charles UD 15 Jun 22 , 1949 Comiskey Park , Chicago , Illinois , U.S
59 Loss 44-13-2 Joe Louis KO 11 ( 15 ) Jun 25 , 1948 Yankee Stadium , New York City , New York , U.S
58 Loss 44-12-2 Joe Louis SD 15 Dec 5 , 1947 Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York , U.S
57 Win 44-11-2 Joey Maxim SD 10 Jun 23 , 1947 Gilmore Field , Los Angeles , California , U.S
56 Win 43-11-2 Elmer Ray MD 10 Mar 4 , 1947 Burdine Stadium , Miami , Florida , U.S
55 Win 42-11-2 Joey Maxim MD 10 Jan 6 , 1947 Convention Hall , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S
54 Loss 41-11-2 Elmer Ray SD 10 Nov 15 , 1946 Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York , U.S
53 Loss 41-10-2 Joey Maxim PTS 10 Aug 28 , 1946 Public Service Ballpark , Camden , New Jersey , U.S
52 Win 41-9-2 Tommy Gómez TKO 3 ( 10 ) Aug 16 , 1946 Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York , U.S
Professional boxing record
Professional record summary 71 fights 51 wins 18 losses By knockout 32 6 By decision 18 12 By disqualification 1 0 Draws 2
Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 - February 25, 1994), best known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1930 to 1953. He held the world heavyweight title from 1951 to 1952, and broke the record for the oldest man to win the title, at the age of 37. That record would eventually be broken in 1994 by 45-year-old George Foreman. After retiring from boxing, Walcott did some acting, playing small parts in a few movies and television shows. He also refereed several boxing matches, but after the controversial ending to the second fight between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston, Walcott was not asked to referee again. From 1971 to 1974, Walcott held the elected position of Sheriff of Camden County, New Jersey, the first African-American to do so. From 1975 to 1984, he was the chairman of the New Jersey State Athletic Commission.