California Jackie Wilson
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Name: California Jackie Wilson
Birth Name: George Dudley Wilson
Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthplace: Spencer, North Carolina, USA
Died: 1956-03-10 (Age:38)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 179cm
Reach: 193cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Manager: Walter Melrose
Trainer: George Nicholson
- 1936 Jackie Wilson won the Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at flyweight vs. Sam Zaczek.
- 1936 he won the Intercity Golden Gloves championship at flyweight vs. Joe Wall.
- 1936 he won the National AAU in the flyweight division by decision vs. Jimmy Urso.
- 1936 at the Berlin Olympiad, Wilson was the silver medalist at bantamweight with the verdict for the gold medal being awarded to Ulderico Sergo of Italy.
- 1936 in New York representing the United States vs. Europe he was awarded the verdict vs. Ulderico Sergo of Italy at bantamweight.
- Wilson was reported to have left the amateurs with a record of 50-1. (https://olympics.com/en/athletes/jack-wilson)
- Wilson went on to have a successful pro career, and was ranked #2 in the world at lightweight by Ring Magazine in 1940, and #2 in 1941 at welterweight. Wilson was also the first African-American boxer to fight a main event at Hollywood Legion Stadium, when he won the verdict vs. Tony Chavez on April 26, 1940.
- He was a sergeant in the United States Army during World War II.
According to his obituary in the March 11, 1956 edition of the Los Angeles Times, California Jackie Wilson died at the age of 38 after a bout with cancer in a hospital in Cleveland, Ohio on March 10, 1956. "He had been a patient in the hospital since last November."
Olympic Games Results
1936 (as a bantamweight)
- Defeated Leonardo Gula (Argentina) PTS
- Defeated Alfredo Petrone (Uruguay) PTS
- Defeated Oscar Larrazabal (Philippines) KO 1
- Defeated Fidel Ortiz Tovar (Mexico) PTS
- Lost to Ulderico Sergo (Italy) PTS (gold medal match)
| Preceded by: Patsy Urso |
Chicago Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions Flyweight Champion 1936 |
Succeeded by: Jimmy Urso |
| Preceded by: George Coyle |
Intercity Golden Gloves Flyweight Champion 1936 |
Succeeded by: Bill Speary |
| Preceded by: Johnny Marcelline |
National AAU Flyweight Champion 1936 |
Succeeded by: Bill Speary |
| Preceded by: Hans Ziglarski |
Olympic Silver Medalist Bantamweight Champion 1936 |
Succeeded by: Giovanni Zuddas |