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Jamaica Kid

Global ID

35817

sex

male

birthdate

1896-00-00

death date

1938-06-12 (42)

division

light heavyweight

height

5′ 8″ / 173cm

country

Belize

residence

New York, New York, USA

birth place

Belize

birth name

Robert Buckley

won 8 (KO 3) + lost 35 (KO 15) + drawn 3 = 46
rounds boxed 383 Newspaper Decisions won 13 : lost 24 : drawn 6
rounds boxed 428
Total Bouts 89 KO% 3.37

biography

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date opponent W-L-D last 6 location
1928-01-20 Jack Gagnon 24-10-0
Manchester, New Hampshire, USA L KO 2 10
1927-12-01 Ike McFowler 0-1-0
L PTS 8 8
This fight is listed in McFowler's record in Everlast Boxing Record, but location and exact date is not given.
1927-11-08 Battling J.D. 13-3-2
Gowdy Field, Fort Benning, Georgia, USA L KO 2 10
1927-10-17 Martin Burke 46-23-5
Bristol Arena, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA L KO 3 10
1927-09-05 Jack Gagnon 19-7-0
Franklin, New Hampshire, USA L KO 7 10
1927-08-12 Jim Maloney 27-4-0
Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens, New York, USA L KO 4 10
time: 1:04 | referee: Eddie Forbes
Attendance: 8,000
1926-12-10 Jack Delaney 62-7-2
State Armory, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA L TKO 3 15
time: 1:13
NYSAC World light heavyweight title
1926-11-29 Kid Rose
Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA L NWS 6 6
Newspaper decision from the Chester Times
1926-08-06 Maxie Rosenbloom 35-7-6
Ocean Park Casino, Long Branch, New Jersey, USA L KO 6 8
1926-07-23 Maxie Rosenbloom 35-7-6
Bacharach Ball Park, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA L NWS 8 8
A new result for Rosenbloom who easily defeated the Original Jamaica Kid. (Chester Times) According to the Atlantic City Press (Herb Goldman), Rosenbloom won seven of the rounds.
1925-10-30 Sunny Jim Williams 40-8-6
Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, USA L NWS 12 12
Newspaper decision from the Massillon Evening Independent
1925-10-24 Bob Lawson 23-8-2
Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, USA L PTS 6 6
1925-08-08 Roscoe Hall 3-7-0
Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, USA L DQ 6 6
1925-08-01 Jake Warren 0-1-0
L PTS 6 6
This fight is listed in Warren's record in Everlast Boxing Record, but location and exact date is not given. It is possible that the fight occurred in 1926 instead of 1925.
1925-07-01 Sunny Jim Williams 37-8-6
L KO 8
This fight is listed in Williams's record in Everlast Boxing Record, but the location and exact date are not given.
1925-03-09 Jack Delaney 47-6-1
Elmwood Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, USA L KO 2 10
referee: Dick Nugent
1925-02-05 Tiger Flowers 80-9-4
Lakeside Park Pavillion, Dayton, Ohio, USA L TKO 10 12
1924-10-11 Tiger Flowers 66-8-3
Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York, New York, USA L TKO 8 12
1924-09-15 Tiger Flowers 63-8-3
Columbus, Ohio, USA L NWS 12 12
Pittsburgh Post reported that Flowers gave Jamaica Kid another licking.
1924-07-27 Sully Montgomery 15-5-0
Muscatine, Iowa, USA L KO 4 10
1924-07-21 Tiger Flowers 59-8-3
Covington, Kentucky, USA L DQ 3 10
1924-06-27 Tiger Flowers 58-8-3
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA L NWS 10 10
Flowers reported to have the better in Boxing Blade.
1924-05-17 Ted Moore 39-8-0
Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York, New York, USA L PTS 12 12
1924-03-03 Tiger Flowers 50-8-3
Fremont Theatre, Fremont, Ohio, USA L NWS 10 10
Pittsburgh Post reported that Jamaica Kid was floored three times and badly beaten.
1924-02-18 Jeff Smith 78-6-2
Lenox A.C., New York, New York, USA L PTS 12 12
1924-01-21 Lee Anderson 28-18-11
Weller Theater, Zanesville, Ohio, USA D NWS 12 12
referee: Billy Hutch
Newspaper decision from the Zanesville Signal
1923-12-26 Tut Jackson 54-9-3
Weller Theater, Zanesville, Ohio, USA W NWS 12 12
referee: Billy Hutch
Newspaper decision from the Zanesville Times Recorder
1923-11-27 Lee Anderson 27-18-11
Springfield, Illinois, USA L NWS 12 12
Chicago Tribune reported that Anderson had the better of the fight.
1923-09-04 Tiger Flowers 44-7-2
Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA L PTS 10 10
referee: Fuzzy Woodruff
1923-07-30 Tut Jackson 48-8-3
Atlanta, Georgia, USA L PTS 10 10
1923-07-14 Kid Norfolk 67-16-6
Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York, New York, USA L KO 2 12
time: 2:38 | referee: Joe Jeanette
1923-06-27 Tut Jackson 46-5-2
Elmwood Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA D PTS 12 12
1923-05-22 Jeff Smith 75-6-2
Exposition Hall, Portland, Maine, USA L NWS 12 12
Boston Globe reported that Smith gave Jamaica Kid a licking.
1923-05-20 Tut Jackson 46-5-2
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA L NWS 12 12
This fight comes from a record for Tut Jackson by Tim Leone. The date is probably wrong, but Tim's source is uncertain.
1923-04-20 Tiger Flowers 40-6-2
Coliseum, Toledo, Ohio, USA L NWS 12 12
The Toledo News-Bee reported that the Toledo fans had seldom seen a fighter 'fight so fast, so aggressively, so willingly and so thoroly as did this Tiger Boy.'
1923-04-04 Tut Jackson 44-5-2
Springfield, Ohio, USA L PTS 12 12
This was a decision fight per Sandusky Register.
1923-02-26 Jeff Smith 73-6-2
Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, USA L PTS 10 10
1923-02-22 Jeff Smith 73-6-2
Exposition Hall, Portland, Maine, USA L NWS 12 12
Boston Globe reported that Smith had much the better of this fight.
1923-02-19 Tut Jackson 42-5-2
Washington Court House, Ohio, USA L PTS 12 12
1923-01-09 Willie Walker 9-1-1
15th Regiment Armory, New York, New York, USA L PTS 12 12
New York State National Guard Light Heavyweight Title
1922-12-05 John Lester Johnson 19-9-0
15th Regiment Armory, New York, New York, USA W PTS 12 12
New York State National Guard Light Heavyweight Title
1922-08-21 Jeff Smith 66-6-2
McCabe Arena, Dayton, Ohio, USA L PTS 12 12
1922-07-26 Tiger Flowers 30-5-2
Covington, Kentucky, USA W TKO 2 10
1922-07-04 Jack Leslie 3-1-0
Cattle Congress Hippodrome, Waterloo, Iowa, USA W NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from the Waterloo Evening Courier which reported that the 'the Jamaica Kid is fast, mighty fast, and he put up flashes of speed against an opponent outweighing him by 30 pounds, which called for admiration.'
1922-04-10 Panama Joe Gans 57-7-4
Danceland Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA D NWS 10 10
Detroit Free Press (Herb Goldman) eported the fight as even. Gans was floored in the second round from a left hook to the body. Jamaica Kid was hurt in the seventh round and Gans then appeared to start "pulling his punches."
1922-03-01 Jeff Clark 92-29-15
Golden Gate A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA W NWS 8 8
Philadelphia Public Ledger reported that Jamaica Kid had the better of fight.
1921-12-30 Kid Norfolk 58-13-4
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA L PTS 8 8
Norfolk is the Colored Light-Heavyweight Champion at this time.
1921-05-03 Kid Norfolk 57-12-4
Manhattan Casino, New York, New York, USA L PTS 15 15
1921-01-05 Kid Norfolk 52-12-4
Roller Palace Rink, Detroit, Michigan, USA L NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from the Detroit Free Press (Herb Goldman). Jamaica Kid put up a good fight but Norfolk (who was heavier) won decisively. Jamaica was hurt only once, in round eight.
1920-10-25 Jeff Smith 53-3-1
Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, USA L NWS 12 12
Wire service reports said that Smith had the better of fight.
1920-09-03 Kid Norfolk 47-12-4
5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, USA L PTS 12 12
1920-05-17 Kid Norfolk 43-11-4
Coliseum, Toledo, Ohio, USA L NWS 12 12
Newspaper decision from the Toledo News-Bee, which reported that Norfolk scored an easy win and could have halted his opponent at any given time.
1920-05-11 Panama Joe Gans 28-6-3
Norfolk, Virginia, USA D PTS 10 10
1920-03-29 Sam Langford 116-18-28
Columbus, Ohio, USA L TKO 7 12
1919-12-11 Jeff Smith 44-3-1
State Armory, Binghamton, New York, USA D NWS 10 10
Binghamton Press reported that this was a poor fight which was even.
1919-12-03 Kid Norfolk 41-11-4
Columbus, Ohio, USA L NWS 12 12
Philadelphia Record reported Norfolk as having had the better of fight in its annual summary.
1919-11-13 Jeff Smith 44-3-1
Atlantic City S.C., Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA L NWS 8 8
Smith reported by Philadelphia Public Ledger to have had the better of fight.
1919-11-04 Kid Norfolk 40-11-4
Grand Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts, USA L PTS 12 12
1919-10-23 Clay Turner 18-2-0
Arena, Syracuse, New York, USA L NWS 10 10
referee: Jack Lewis
Syracuse Herald reported that Turner had the better of fight.
1919-10-17 Young Jack Johnson 12-10-6
Wachusett A.C., Clinton, Massachusetts, USA D PTS 12 12
1919-09-19 Cleve Hawkins 8-14-3
Clinton, Massachusetts, USA W PTS 12 12
1919-08-18 Clay Turner 17-2-0
Bison Stadium, Buffalo, New York, USA D NWS 10 10
Buffalo Courier reported that the fight was even.
1919-07-28 Kid Norfolk 39-11-4
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA L NWS 6 6
Norfolk reported to have had the better of it in wire service reports and by the Philadelphoa Inquirer.
1919-07-24 Clay Turner 17-2-0
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA L NWS 8 8
Philadelphia Record shows Turner as having the better of fight in its annual list of results.
1919-03-03 Panama Joe Gans 23-6-3
Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA L NWS 6 6
The Philadelphia Public Ledger (Paul Zabala) reported that Gans had the better of the fight, as did also the Philadelphia Inquirer (Jack Kincaid).
1919-02-24 Young Battling Nelson 2-1-0
Hartford, Connecticut, USA L PTS 10 10
1919-01-01 Kid Norfolk 36-11-4
Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA L NWS 6 6
hiladelphia Public Ledger reported that Norfolk had the better of the fight, as also did the Record. The Inquirer called it a draw.
1918-11-28 Jack Thompson 9-3-1
Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA L KO 5 6
One of six bouts on a Thanksgiving Day boxing show. The main event featured Jack Dempsey.
1918-09-06 Young Fisher 15-8-0
Arena, Syracuse, New York, USA W NWS 10 10
referee: Tommy Ryan
Syracuse Herald (Paul Zabala) reported that Jamaica Kid had the better of the fight.
1918-08-13 Joe Rivers 12-14-8
Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, USA W PTS 8 8
1918-07-20 Johnny Saxon 0-2-0
Morgan Station, New Jersey, USA L NWS 8 8
New Jersey newspapers reported that Saxon had the better of the fight.
1918-06-27 Jack London 1-3-0
Globe A.C., Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA W KO 2 8
1917-09-28 Paul Samson Koerner 2-0-0
Freeport S.C., Freeport, New York, USA W NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid).
1917-09-21 Clay Turner 9-0-0
Harlem S.C., New York, New York, USA L NWS 10 10
New York City newspapers reported that Turner had the better of the fight.
1917-09-14 Larry Temple 22-11-8
Freeport S.C., Freeport, New York, USA W NWS 10 10
Newspaper decision from New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid).
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