Jim Boyd

Jim Boyd with his Olympic Gold Medal

Name: Jim Boyd
Birth Name: James Felton Boyd
Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Birthplace: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Died: 1997-01-25 (Age:66)
Height: 180cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Boyd joined the U.S. Army in 1947 and learned to box while stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. He fought in countless matches during a 10-year military career and seldom lost.

Cus D'Amato was Boyd's manager and trainer during his brief professional career.

In the early 1960s, Boyd moved to Baltimore, Maryland, and began working as a nursing assistant at the Veterans Administration Hospital.

Boyd died of cancer in 1997.

Amateur Highlights

• Won the 1956 Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at 175 pounds vs. Ernie Terrell.
• Won the Gold Medal at 178 pounds at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
  Results:
  • Quarterfinals: Defeated Gheorghe Negrea (Romania) PTS
  • Semifinals: Defeated Romualdas Murauskas (Soviet Union) PTS
  • Finals: Defeated Rodolfo Luciano Diaz (Argentina) PTS

Preceded by: Eddie Jenkins	Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions Light Heavyweight Champion 1956	Succeeded by: Ernie Terrell
Preceded by: Norvel Lee	Olympic Gold Medalist Light Heavyweight Champion 1956	Succeeded by: Cassius Clay

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