Jersey Joe Walcott vs. Lee Oma

Jersey Joe Walcott 193 lbs beat Lee Oma 192 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1946-05-24
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Johnny Burns 9-1
• Judge: Jack O'Sullivan 7-3
• Judge: Harold Barnes 9-1

"Jersey Joe Walcott was going to get just about coffee and cake money for clobbering Lee Oma thoroughly and frequently all around MSG Friday night. Jersey Joe won this heavyweight decision in 10 rounds for the entertainment of a cozy gathering of 11,760." -Associated Press

• The AP report stated that on their card Oma lost 9 out of the 10 rounds.
• It was reported that the attendance for this fight was low due to a railroad strike.
• In order to make this match between two top 10 contenders, Walcott agreed to a flat purse of $35,000 for Oma, hoping to make up the difference for himself with the gate. Unfortunately, due to the lower attendance than usual, the gross gate came to only $82,702, netting app. $62,000. And Walcott's percentage share came to app. $2,000.