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Ken Overlin

Global ID

10319

sex

male

birthdate

1910-08-15

death date

1969-07-24 (58)

division

middleweight

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 9″ / 175cm

reach

70″ / 178cm

country

USA

residence

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

birth place

Decatur, Illinois, USA

won 135 (KO 23) + lost 19 (KO 2) + drawn 9 = 165
rounds boxed 1411 KO% 13.94

biography

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date opponent W-L-D last 6 location
1944-09-26 RJ Lewis 35-22-3
City Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, USA W PTS 10 10
Overlin "decisively" outpointed Lewis. (Independent Record)
This is former World Champion Overlin's last-known documented bout.
1944-09-20 Paul Hartnek 35-16-6
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA W PTS 10 10
referee: Billy Burke
Overlin took nine out of 10 rounds, according to the Oakland Tribune.
1944-09-12 Al LaBoa 33-18-6
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, USA W TKO 6 10
time: 2:30 | referee: Billy Burke
A cut over LaBoa's left eye, led to the stoppage.
1944-08-31 John Donnelly 11-4-0
Santa Rosa, California, USA W PTS 10 10
Reported as Overlin's comeback bout, after serving in the U. S. Navy the previous 26 months. Tacoma News Tribune
1942-06-26 Fred Apostoli 47-8-0
Foreman Field, Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, USA D PTS 10 10
referee: Elder Craft | judge: Eddie Meyers | judge: George Bertrum
Myers voted for Apostoli, Craft called it a draw and Bertrum voted for Overlin (Washington Post).
1942-03-11 Paulie Mahoney 29-12-1
Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, USA W UD 10 10
referee: Luke Carr
1942-03-02 Ezzard Charles 19-1-0
Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA D PTS 10 10
1942-02-23 Bill McDowell 126-66-21
Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, USA D PTS 10 10
1941-12-15 Mose Brown 18-4-1
Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA W PTS 10 10
referee: Ernie Sesto | judge: Chick Rodgers | judge: Freddie Lux
1941-11-21 Al Hostak 54-5-8
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W UD 10 10
referee: Frank Fullam
1941-11-03 Al Gilbert 24-12-4
Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, USA W PTS 10 10
1941-09-30 Bill McDowell 122-65-21
Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA W PTS 10 10
1941-09-08 Young Crawford 3-8-1
Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA W TKO 3 10
referee: Billy Conn
1941-08-27 Jimmy Young 7-4-2
Newfield Park, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA W KO 8 10
Overlin was knocked down in the 1st for no count, but got up to do a masterful job.."(From The Ring, November 1941, page 62)
1941-08-18 Jimmy Marmon
Municipal Auditorium, Augusta, Georgia, USA W KO 3 10
1941-06-09 Ezzard Charles 15-0-0
Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA W UD 10 10
Charles was knocked down in the 2nd round (AP).
1941-05-09 Billy Soose 31-4-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA L UD 15 15
referee: Arthur Donovan 7-8 | judge: Marty Monroe 7-8 | judge: Bill Healy 5-9
NYSAC World middleweight title
Although the decision was unanimous, "it was a mystifying one, mysteriously arrived at, and so unexpected that it left the onlookers stunned for several minutes. For 11 of the 15 sessions Overlin held an edge over his rival and in several the margin was so great he may as well have been in the ring by himself so little was the damage he suffered at the hands of his foeman. Ken knew all the tricks, and he brought them into play. At times he had Soose looking more puzzled than a retarded high school freshman writing a thesis on the quantum theory... In Soose's favor it must be said he forced the going... In the matter of holding, too, Overlin was often at fault, and it might have been this inclination to cling to his rival in the hope of weathering stormy passages that influenced the arbiters in their decision." New York Times
1941-03-31 Harvey Massey 49-18-15
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA W PTS 10 10
1941-03-27 Larry Kellum 27-23-8
Barre, Vermont, USA W TKO 4 10
Kellum was knocked down once in the 2nd, four times in the 3rd, and once in the 4th.
1941-03-10 Mose Brown 14-1-1
Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA W PTS 10 10
Brown was knocked down in the 3rd round.
1941-02-10 Paulie Walker 67-23-16
Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, USA D PTS 10 10
referee: Paul Cavalier
1941-02-03 Jack Munley 16-13-3
Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA W PTS 10 10
1941-01-21 Tony Cisco 42-21-7
Turner's Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA W UD 10 10
1940-12-13 Steve Belloise 31-3-1
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W SD 15 15
referee: Arthur Donovan
NYSAC World middleweight title
Scores, in rounds : 9-4-2 (Belloise), 10-4-1 (Overlin), 9-4-2 (Overlin).
1940-11-01 Steve Belloise 31-2-1
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W MD 15 15
referee: George Walsh 7-7 | judge: George Kelly | judge: George LeCron
NYSAC World middleweight title
Official scoring: 9-6, 7-7-1, 11-4.
1940-09-30 Larry Lane 34-6-1
Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, USA W PTS 10 10
referee: Benny Leonard 6-2
1940-09-18 Eddie Peirce 56-18-13
Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, Virginia, USA W PTS 10 10
1940-08-08 Ben Brown 64-10-4
Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, Georgia, USA W PTS 12 12
referee: James J. Braddock
Scoring: 6-2-4 (by Braddock)
1940-07-24 Billy Soose 24-4-0
Scranton Stadium, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA L SD 10 10
referee: Jack Walton
This decision was very unpopular, characterized as "outrageous."
1940-07-09 Harry Balsamo 42-5-2
Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA W TKO 9 10
time: 2:38 | referee: Billy Cavanaugh
According to the New York Times, Balsamo motinoned to the referee that he did not continue, following a body attack from Overlin, which had bent him over. Balsamo had also suffered a bad cut over his right eye.
1940-06-28 Ben Brown 64-9-4
City Stadium, Richmond, Virginia, USA W PTS 10 10
1940-06-13 Ralph DeJohn 39-6-3
State Fair Coliseum, Syracuse, New York, USA W PTS 10 10
1940-05-23 Ceferino Garcia 114-25-13
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA W UD 15 15
referee: Arthur Donovan
NYSAC World middleweight title
Garcia "was a disappointment to his fans. Expected to blast his foe to the ground with his famed right hand punch, the defending champion instead allowed the challenger to dictate the procedure of warfare, then his foe proceeded to outpoint him at every turn." The New York Times The official scorecards, round-by-round, were 10-5, 7-6-2, and 9-5-1, all in favor of Overlin.
1940-04-25 Steve Wilkerson 2-2-2
Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee, USA W KO 9 10
1940-04-15 Frankie Nelson 9-3-0
Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, USA W PTS 10 10
Overlin was knocked down by a left-right combo in the 1st round, for a seven count. He was wobbly for the remainer of the round, but came back strongly over the remained of the bout. Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME)
1940-03-28 Jerry Maloni 32-11-7
Polish National Home, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA W UD 10 10
1940-03-15 Butch Lynch 14-18-5
State Armory, Cumberland, Maryland, USA W KO 8 10
1940-02-21 Enzo Iannozzi 0-11-1
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA W PTS 10 10
1939-12-11 Ben Brown 61-8-3
City Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA D PTS 10 10
referee: Battling Budd
1939-12-04 Babe Orgovan 6-14-0
Turner's Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA W PTS 10 10
1939-11-27 Ben Brown 61-7-3
Miami, Florida, USA W PTS 10 10
1939-11-21 Honey Boy Jones 37-16-2
Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA W UD 10 10
From St. Louis Globe-Democrat (Jack Kincaid).
1939-10-23 Ben Brown 59-7-2
Warren Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, USA D PTS 10 10
referee: Tom McCarthy
1939-10-18 Allen Matthews 83-17-4
Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA W UD 10 10
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat (Jack Kincaid).
1939-08-28 Al Wardlow 5-0-1
Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA W UD 10 10
referee: Ernie Sesto | judge: Johnny Fundy | judge: Chick Rodgers
Overlin scored two knockdowns in this "one-sided contest." The New York Times
1939-07-07 Eddie Peirce 53-13-11
Long Branch, New Jersey, USA D PTS 10 10
Incorrectly recorded by other sources as a win for Overlin. New York Times
1939-06-26 Honey Boy Jones 37-15-2
Hickey Park, Millvale, Pennsylvania, USA W PTS 10 10
1939-06-08 Erich Seelig 40-12-6
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA W PTS 10 10
Seelig was the aggressor and the fans got on is side. However, Overlin landed effective punches whenever Seelig caught him.
1939-05-18 Harvey Massey 32-7-12
Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA W PTS 10 10
1939-05-02 Jimmy Webb 27-8-2
Olympiad Arena, Houston, Texas, USA W PTS 10 10
1939-04-17 Jack Riley 1-5-3
Olympiad Arena, Houston, Texas, USA W KO 2 10
time: 0:50
1939-03-27 Teddy Yarosz 96-10-3
Olympiad Arena, Houston, Texas, USA L PTS 10 10
1939-02-14 Al Bernard 36-1-2
Olympiad Arena, Houston, Texas, USA W UD 10 10
1939-02-06 Al Quaill 30-13-2
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, USA W PTS 10 10
Overlin and Quail did not meet on January 2, 1939 in Chicago, as previously shown. The Chicago Tribune reports a program on that date, but Overlin and Quaill were not on it. Overlin won this fight decisively.
1939-01-16 Billy Celebron 51-8-1
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, USA W PTS 10 10
Overlin won "outboxing his opponent all the way." (Associated Press)
1938-12-20 Erich Seelig 39-11-5
New York Coliseum, Bronx, New York, USA L UD 10 10
1938-12-17 Jack Moran 14-29-3
Armory, Akron, Ohio, USA W PTS 10 10
1938-12-02 Nate Bolden 10-4-1
White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA W UD 10 10
From the Chicago Tribune (Bob Soderman). Although Overlin won unanimously, "it was a near thing for Overlin." A left hook from Bolden opened a cut alongside Ken's right eye in the fourth round. Overlin then won the fifth, Bolden the sixth, and then Overlin three of the last four rounds. Bob Soderman was present and said it was "a dandy main event." However, he couldn't remember a thing about the undercard. The undercard was to have consisted of a six-rounder and three fours, including Gene Spencer v. Earl Gibbs, Joe Law v. Babe Savino, and Johnny Boyd v. Eddie Sparrow.
1938-11-16 Milton Shivers 13-2-0
Park Casino, Chicago, Illinois, USA W UD 10 10
According to the Chicago Tribune (Bob Soderman), "Overlin's win was unanimous and inability to solve Overlin's jumping jack style cost Milton (the verdict)."
1938-11-04 Nate Bolden 10-3-1
White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA W PTS 10 10
Overlin built up a good lead in the first six rounds. But then he suffered a "sizable mouse over his right eye, which for the last two or three rounds was just about closed. Overlin's superiority in experience stood him in good stead, and he was able to offset his limited vision to still bang out the decision." (Bob Soderman) Bolden made a good showing.
1938-10-17 Jack Moran 14-28-3
Peoria, Illinois, USA W KO 6 10
1938-10-07 Jimmy Clark 19-13-0
White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA W TKO 4 10
Bob Soderman attended this program. He wrote that Overlin "looked like a million; he dazzled Jimmy Clark, moving from side to side and landing at will." Clark was down in the second and third rounds and twice more in the fourth.
1938-09-19 Billy Celebron 49-7-1
Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA W PTS 10 10
1938-09-01 Lloyd Marshall 13-2-1
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA L PTS 10 10
1938-07-15 Atilio Sabatino 52-14-8
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia NC NC 7 12
1938-06-23 Atilio Sabatino 52-14-7
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia D PTS 12 12
referee: Joe Wallis
1938-05-30 Fred Henneberry 55-11-5
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia L PTS 12 12
1938-03-16 Dick Foster 29-5-3
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA W PTS 10 10
referee: Joe Gorman
Foster was knocked down seven times.
1938-01-26 Walter Woods 36-3-0
Hippodrome, New York, New York, USA L UD 10 10
1937-12-06 Jack Moran 14-22-2
Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA W PTS 6 6
1937-11-15 Bobby Birch 3-1-1
Odd Fellows' Hall, Albany, New York, USA W PTS 8 8
1937-10-25 Butch Lynch 11-8-3
Odd Fellows' Hall, Albany, New York, USA W KO 7 8
time: 2:10
1937-10-18 Tiger Roy Williams 45-37-7
Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, USA W TKO 4 10
time: 1:26 | referee: Arthur Donovan
1937-09-11 Freddie Steele 121-2-11
Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA L KO 4 15
referee: Tommy Clark
National Boxing Association World middleweight title
NYSAC World middleweight title
After 10 seconds of the fourth round Steele "took advantage of his first real opening. He hit Overlin with a left to the chin that staggered him, followed up with another left that sent the challenger falling and then finished him with two bullet-like rights as he was dropping." (Associated Press). This was Steele's first bout without his longtime manager and mentor Dave Miller, who had died suddenly two weeks before. More than 9,000 people packed the venue--the largest crowd ever to see an indoor boxing match in the Pacific Northwest to date. Tacoma News Tribune
1937-07-30 Young Stuhley 46-24-3
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA W PTS 10 10
Overlin's first bout in months, after suffering from a serious illness.
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