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	[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1879891/bio IMDb Bio]<br>		[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1879891/bio IMDb Bio]<br>
	[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-834 The New Georgia Encyclopedia]<br>		[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-834 The New Georgia Encyclopedia]<br>
	[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-04-20/sports/0004200078_1_boxing-history-heavyweight-title-fight-beau-jack "Beau Jack: Heroic, Dignified" by Michael Hirsley, ''Chicago Tribune'', April 20, 2000]		[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-04-20/sports/0004200078_1_boxing-history-heavyweight-title-fight-beau-jack "Beau Jack: Heroic, Dignified" by Michael Hirsley, ''Chicago Tribune'', April 20, 2000]<br>
			''The Ring'' article: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ibro-journal-66.137-140.pdf]

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	'''Managers:''' Joe Caron, Bowman Milligan, Chick Wergeles~~<br>~~		* '''Managers:''' [[Joe Caron]], [[Bowman Milligan]], [[Chick Wergeles]]
	[[:Image:JackBeau.jpg\|Photo #2]]~~<br>~~		* [[:Image:JackBeau.jpg\|Photo #2]] [[:Image:Beau JackPercy Paris in Kelly &Hayse gym Boston 1949 copy.jpg\|Photo #3]]
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	==Career Review==		==Career Review==
	'''Beau Jack''' fought in a swarming style in which he used his great upper body strength and volume of punches to wear down an opponent. During his career, he defeated such fighters as [[Sammy Angott]], [[Henry Armstrong]], [[Johnny Bratton]], [[Tippy Larkin]], [[Bob Montgomery]], [[Fritzie Zivic]] and [[Juan Zurita]].		'''Beau Jack''' fought in a swarming style in which he used his great upper body strength and volume of punches to wear down an opponent. During his career, he defeated such fighters as [[Sammy Angott]], [[Henry Armstrong]], [[Johnny Bratton]], [[Tippy Larkin]], [[Bob Montgomery]], [[Fritzie Zivic]] and [[Juan Zurita]].

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	==Career Review==		==Career Review==
			'''Beau Jack''' fought in a swarming style in which he used his great upper body strength and volume of punches to wear down an opponent. During his career, he defeated such fighters as [[Sammy Angott]], [[Henry Armstrong]], [[Johnny Bratton]], [[Tippy Larkin]], [[Bob Montgomery]], [[Fritzie Zivic]] and [[Juan Zurita]].

	~~In his earlier bouts that took place~~ in ~~Aiken~~, ~~South Carolina~~, the ~~AUGUSTA CHRONICLE listed~~ his ~~name as "Battling" Bo Jack~~, ~~and sometimes "Bo Jack Walker." An article~~ in the ~~AUGUSTA CHRONICLE stated that [[The Ring Magazine]] began using the spelling~~ "Beau Jack." ~~Actually, the spelling "Beau Jack" first appeared just after Beau went north and began fighting at the Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts.~~		Jack was born Sidney Walker in Waynesboro, Georgia on April 1, 1921. After the death of his mother, young Sidney was raised in Augusta by his maternal grandmother, Evie Mixom, who gave him the nickname "Beau Jack."

	~~'''Beau Jack''' (real name Sidney Walker) was~~ a ~~street shoe cleaner~~ and ~~spent his spare time~~ in a ~~Boy's Club where he was~~ to ~~develop~~ a ~~passion for boxing~~. He was ~~to become~~ a ~~great favourite in New York where he was to win that city's version of~~ the ~~World lightweight crown~~. ~~He produced~~ a ~~spectacular three rounds knockout over [[Tippy Larkin]]~~ to ~~win the title~~.		As a youth, he shined shoes at the corner of Ninth and Broad streets. To make extra money, at the age of 15, Jack began fighting in "battle royals," a sports tradition in the Jim Crow-era South that pitted five to ten black youths against each other in a no-holds-barred fight. The fighters were blindfolded, and the last man standing was the winner, receiving a typically meager purse put up by prosperous white men who put on the brutal spectacle for their own entertainment. After winning a battle royal at the Augusta National Golf Club, Jack began shining shoes there. Members of the club, including the legendary golfer Bobby Jones, befriended him and provided funds for his move to Massachusetts for formal boxing training.

	~~Five months~~ later ~~he defended it against~~ [[~~Bob Montgomery~~]], but ~~lost on points~~ in ~~a return match~~.		At the beginning of his career, when he was fighting in Georgia and South Carolina, ''The Augusta Chronicle'' listed his name as "Battling" Bo Jack, and sometimes "Bo Jack Walker." An article in the paper later stated that ''[[The Ring Magazine]]'' began using the spelling "Beau Jack," but the spelling "Beau Jack" actually first appeared just after Jack went north and began fighting at the Valley Arena in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

	~~According~~ to ''The ~~Ring'' (October 1950, page 62),~~ [[~~Sonny Boy West~~]] ~~and Beau~~ Jack ~~fought an exhibition on 7/8/50 in Springfield, MA~~. ~~"This really was an exhibition on a program otherwise composed of amateur affairs. Jack did have the better of the going."~~		Jack knocked out [[Tippy Larkin]] in three rounds on December 18, 1942 to win the [[New York State Athletic Commission\|NYSAC]] World Lightweight Championship. The fight took place at [[Madison Square Garden]], where Jack would headline a record 21 times.

	~~He shined shoes~~ at the ~~Fountainbleu Hotel on Collins Avenue~~ in Miami ~~Beach~~, Florida ~~for over 20 years~~. Famous entertainers such as [[Frank Sinatra]], Sammy Davis Jr., Eddie Cantor, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis, and Sid Caesar had their shoes shined by the former ring great.		Jack lost the title in his first defense, dropping a fifteen-round unanimous decision to [[Bob Montgomery]] on May 21, 1943. Jack regained the title from Montgomery with a fifteen-round unanimous decision on November 19, 1943. In their third meeting, which took place on March 3, 1944, Montgomery regained the title from Jack with a fifteen-round split decision.

			The fourth meeting between Jack and Montgomery was a non-title fight that took place on August 4, 1944 at Madison Square Garden. The bout was proclaimed "The War Bonds Fight." Tickets were only made available to interested parties who purchased war bonds. Jack and Montgomery were enlisted men in the U.S. Army at the time of the contest, and both refused to take purses for the fight. The bout raised $35,864,900 for the World War II national bond drive. Jack won by a ten-round majority decision.

			Jack was named ''[[The Ring Magazine]]'' [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year\|Fighter of the Year]] in 1944.

			On July 12, 1948, Jack fought [[Ike Williams]] for the Undisputed World Lightweight Championship and was stopped in six rounds.

			After retirement, Jack operated a drive-in barbecue stand near Augusta, tended a small farm, and refereed wrestling matches in South Carolina. He later moved to Miami, Florida. His ring earnings depleted, Jack returned to shining shoes, operating a shoeshine concession at the famous Fontainebleau Hotel. Famous entertainers such as [[Frank Sinatra]], Sammy Davis Jr., Eddie Cantor, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis, and Sid Caesar had their shoes shined by the former ring great. He also managed the legendary [[5th Street Gym (Miami)\|Fifth Street Gym]] and trained fighters, including his step-son, heavyweight [[Virgil McFarland]].

			Jack was inducted into the [[Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame\|''The Ring Magazine'' Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1972, the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1979, the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1986, and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1991.

			The Associated Press named Jack the ninth best lightweight of the 20th century in 1999.

			In the [[:Ring Magazine: September 2001\|September 2001]] issue of ''The Ring Magazine'', Jack was named the 10th [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest lightweight of all-time]].

			==External Links==
			[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1879891/bio IMDb Bio]<br>
			[http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-834 The New Georgia Encyclopedia]<br>
			[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-04-20/sports/0004200078_1_boxing-history-heavyweight-title-fight-beau-jack "Beau Jack: Heroic, Dignified" by Michael Hirsley, ''Chicago Tribune'', April 20, 2000]

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	~~In his senior years, Beau Jack trained and managed his step-son, heavyweight [[Virgil McFarland]], and trained numerous amateurs at the [[5th Street Gym (Miami)]].~~

	*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]] in 1944
	*Inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1979

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	In his earlier bouts that took place in Aiken, South Carolina, the AUGUSTA CHRONICLE listed his name as "Battling" Bo Jack, and sometimes "Bo Jack Walker." An article in the AUGUSTA CHRONICLE stated that [[The Ring Magazine]] began using the spelling "Beau Jack." Actually, the spelling "Beau Jack" first appeared just after Beau went north and began fighting at the Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts.		In his earlier bouts that took place in Aiken, South Carolina, the AUGUSTA CHRONICLE listed his name as "Battling" Bo Jack, and sometimes "Bo Jack Walker." An article in the AUGUSTA CHRONICLE stated that [[The Ring Magazine]] began using the spelling "Beau Jack." Actually, the spelling "Beau Jack" first appeared just after Beau went north and began fighting at the Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts.

	Beau Jack (real name Sidney Walker) was a street shoe cleaner and spent his spare time in a Boy's Club where he was to develop a passion for boxing. He was to become a great favourite in New York where he was to win that city's version of the World lightweight crown. He produced a spectacular three rounds knockout over [[Tippy Larkin]] to win the title.		'''Beau Jack''' (real name Sidney Walker) was a street shoe cleaner and spent his spare time in a Boy's Club where he was to develop a passion for boxing. He was to become a great favourite in New York where he was to win that city's version of the World lightweight crown. He produced a spectacular three rounds knockout over [[Tippy Larkin]] to win the title.

	Five months later he defended it against [[Bob Montgomery]], but lost on points in a return match.		Five months later he defended it against [[Bob Montgomery]], but lost on points in a return match.

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	He shined shoes at the Fountainbleu Hotel on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida for over 20 years. Famous entertainers such as [[Frank Sinatra]], Sammy Davis Jr., Eddie Cantor, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis, and Sid Caesar had their shoes shined by the former ring great.		He shined shoes at the Fountainbleu Hotel on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida for over 20 years. Famous entertainers such as [[Frank Sinatra]], Sammy Davis Jr., Eddie Cantor, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis, and Sid Caesar had their shoes shined by the former ring great.

	In his senior years, Beau Jack trained and managed his step-son, heavyweight [[~~Boxer:~~Virgil ~~McFarland:029643\|Virgil Ray~~ McFarland]], and trained numerous amateurs at the [[5th Street Gym (Miami)]].		In his senior years, Beau Jack trained and managed his step-son, heavyweight [[Virgil McFarland]], and trained numerous amateurs at the [[5th Street Gym (Miami)]].

	*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]] in 1944		*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]] in 1944

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==Career Review==

In his earlier bouts that took place in Aiken, South Carolina, the AUGUSTA CHRONICLE listed his name as "Battling" Bo Jack, and sometimes "Bo Jack Walker." An article in the AUGUSTA CHRONICLE stated that [[The Ring Magazine]] began using the spelling "Beau Jack." Actually, the spelling "Beau Jack" first appeared just after Beau went north and began fighting at the Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Beau Jack (real name Sidney Walker) was a street shoe cleaner and spent his spare time in a Boy's Club where he was to develop a passion for boxing. He was to become a great favourite in New York where he was to win that city's version of the World lightweight crown. He produced a spectacular three rounds knockout over [[Tippy Larkin]] to win the title.

Five months later he defended it against [[Bob Montgomery]], but lost on points in a return match.

According to ''The Ring'' (October 1950, page 62), [[Sonny Boy West]] and Beau Jack fought an exhibition on 7/8/50 in Springfield, MA. "This really was an exhibition on a program otherwise composed of amateur affairs. Jack did have the better of the going."

He shined shoes at the Fountainbleu Hotel on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida for over 20 years. Famous entertainers such as [[Frank Sinatra]], Sammy Davis Jr., Eddie Cantor, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis, and Sid Caesar had their shoes shined by the former ring great.

In his senior years, Beau Jack trained and managed his step-son, heavyweight [[Boxer:Virgil McFarland:029643|Virgil Ray McFarland]], and trained numerous amateurs at the [[5th Street Gym (Miami)]].

*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]] in 1944
*Inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1979

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Jack, Beau]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Jack, Beau]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Jack, Beau]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Jack, Beau]]

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In his earlier bouts that took place in Aiken, South Carolina, the AUGUSTA CHRONICLE listed his name as "Battling" Bo Jack, and sometimes "Bo Jack Walker." An article in the AUGUSTA CHRONICLE stated that [[The Ring Magazine]] began using the spelling "Beau Jack." Actually, the spelling "Beau Jack" first appeared just after Beau went north and began fighting at the Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Beau Jack (real name Sidney Walker) was a street shoe cleaner and spent his spare time in a Boy's Club where he was to develop a passion for boxing. He was to become a great favourite in New York where he was to win that city's version of the World lightweight crown. He produced a spectacular three rounds knockout over [[Tippy Larkin]] to win the title.

Five months later he defended it against [[Bob Montgomery]] but lost on points in a return match.

According to ''The Ring'' from October 1950, page 62, Sonny Boy West and Beau Jack fought an exhibition on 7/8/50 in Springfield, MA. "This really was an exhibition on a program otherwise composed of amateur affairs. Jack did have the better of the going."

He shined shoes at the Fountainbleu Hotel on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida for over 20 years. Famous entertainers such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Eddie Cantor, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis, and Sid Caesar had their shoes shined by the former ring great.

In his senior years, Beau Jack trained and managed his step-son, heavyweight [[Virgil Ray McFarland]], and trained numerous amateurs at the 5th Street Gym.

*Named [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]] in 1944
*Inducted into the [[Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1979

[[Category:World Lightweight Champions|Jack, Beau]]
[[Category:American World Champions|Jack, Beau]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members|Jack, Beau]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members|Jack, Beau]]