Jersey Joe Walcott - Revision history

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	==Professional Record==		==Professional Record==
	'''Championship Record'''		'''Championship Record'''
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten ~~for the World Heavyweight Title~~.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

Olivares at 03:24, 7 March 2025

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	* '''Managers:''' [[Sonny Banks (manager)\|Sonny Banks]], [[Joe Webster]], [[Vic Marsillo]], [[Felix Bocchicchio]]		* '''Managers:''' [[Sonny Banks (manager)\|Sonny Banks]], [[Joe Webster]], [[Vic Marsillo]], [[Felix Bocchicchio]]
	* '''Trainers:''' [[Dan Florio]], [[Charley Goldman]], Nick Florio and Jack Blackburn		* '''Trainers:''' [[Dan Florio]], [[Charley Goldman]], [[Nick Florio]] and [[Jack Blackburn]]
	* '''[[:Category:Jersey Joe Walcott Gallery\|Jersey Joe Walcott Gallery]]		* '''[[:Category:Jersey Joe Walcott Gallery\|Jersey Joe Walcott Gallery]]
	'''Jersey Joe Walcott''' became the [[World Heavyweight Champion\|Heavyweight Champion of the World]] with a seventh-round knockout of [[Ezzard Charles]] on July 18, 1951. It was his fifth attempt at the title. At the age of 37, Walcott became the oldest boxer to win the World Heavyweight Championship, a record that would stand until [[George Foreman]] regained the title at age 45 in 1994.		'''Jersey Joe Walcott''' became the [[World Heavyweight Champion\|Heavyweight Champion of the World]] with a seventh-round knockout of [[Ezzard Charles]] on July 18, 1951. It was his fifth attempt at the title. At the age of 37, Walcott became the oldest boxer to win the World Heavyweight Championship, a record that would stand until [[George Foreman]] regained the title at age 45 in 1994.

Olivares at 23:59, 19 December 2023

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	* '''Managers:''' [[Sonny Banks (manager)\|Sonny Banks]], [[Joe Webster]], [[Vic Marsillo]], [[Felix Bocchicchio]]		* '''Managers:''' [[Sonny Banks (manager)\|Sonny Banks]], [[Joe Webster]], [[Vic Marsillo]], [[Felix Bocchicchio]]
	* '''Trainers:''' [[Dan Florio]], [[Charley Goldman]], Nick Florio		* '''Trainers:''' [[Dan Florio]], [[Charley Goldman]], Nick Florio and Jack Blackburn
	* '''[[:Category:Jersey Joe Walcott Gallery\|Jersey Joe Walcott Gallery]]		* '''[[:Category:Jersey Joe Walcott Gallery\|Jersey Joe Walcott Gallery]]
	'''Jersey Joe Walcott''' became the [[World Heavyweight Champion\|Heavyweight Champion of the World]] with a seventh-round knockout of [[Ezzard Charles]] on July 18, 1951. It was his fifth attempt at the title. At the age of 37, Walcott became the oldest boxer to win the World Heavyweight Championship, a record that would stand until [[George Foreman]] regained the title at age 45 in 1994.		'''Jersey Joe Walcott''' became the [[World Heavyweight Champion\|Heavyweight Champion of the World]] with a seventh-round knockout of [[Ezzard Charles]] on July 18, 1951. It was his fifth attempt at the title. At the age of 37, Walcott became the oldest boxer to win the World Heavyweight Championship, a record that would stand until [[George Foreman]] regained the title at age 45 in 1994.

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	'''Championship Record'''		'''Championship Record'''
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.

	~~'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Legitimate]] Championship Record'''~~
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between July 18, 1951 and September 23, 1952.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.

	'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|~~Non-Paper~~]] Championship Record'''		'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Legitimate]] Championship Record'''
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between July 18, 1951 and September 23, 1952.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between July 18, 1951 and September 23, 1952.

John at 09:14, 2 October 2020

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	==Record Anomalies==		==Record Anomalies==
	1935-05-21 / Convention Hall, Camden / W KO 1 / Al Lang / No evidence of this fight in any Camden papers may be a duplicate of the 1935 one-round knockout of Al King, which has been verified. Bob Yalen		1935-05-21 / Convention Hall, Camden / W KO 1 / Al Lang / No evidence of this fight in any Camden papers may be a duplicate of the 1935 one-round knockout of Al King, which has been verified. [[Bob Yalen]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.

	'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship ~~Reigns~~ Record'''		'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship Record'''
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between July 18, 1951 and September 23, 1952.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between July 18, 1951 and September 23, 1952.

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Trivia

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	Walcott served as the head of the [[New Jersey State Boxing Commission]] from 1975 to 1984. He stepped down at the mandatory retirement age of 70.		Walcott served as the head of the [[New Jersey State Boxing Commission]] from 1975 to 1984. He stepped down at the mandatory retirement age of 70.

			==Professional Record==
			'''Championship Record'''
			*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.

			'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship Reigns Record'''
			*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between July 18, 1951 and September 23, 1952.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

Slugger at 14:35, 26 May 2020

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John at 11:42, 23 March 2019

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	~~[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb~~\|~~right\|Class of 1990<br>Modern Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[~~http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/walcottjersey.html ~~click]]]~~		{{ibhof \|url=http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/walcottjersey.html}}
	~~[[File:WBHF Logo.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee]]~~
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	'''Managers:''' [[Sonny Banks (manager)\|Sonny Banks]], [[Joe Webster]], [[Vic Marsillo]], [[Felix Bocchicchio]]~~<br>~~		* '''Managers:''' [[Sonny Banks (manager)\|Sonny Banks]], [[Joe Webster]], [[Vic Marsillo]], [[Felix Bocchicchio]]
	'''Trainers:''' [[Dan Florio]], [[Charley Goldman]], Nick Florio		* '''Trainers:''' [[Dan Florio]], [[Charley Goldman]], Nick Florio
			* '''[[:Category:Jersey Joe Walcott Gallery\|Jersey Joe Walcott Gallery]]
	'''[[:Category:Jersey Joe Walcott Gallery\|Jersey Joe Walcott Gallery]]

	'''Jersey Joe Walcott''' became the [[World Heavyweight Champion\|Heavyweight Champion of the World]] with a seventh-round knockout of [[Ezzard Charles]] on July 18, 1951. It was his fifth attempt at the title. At the age of 37, Walcott became the oldest boxer to win the World Heavyweight Championship, a record that would stand until [[George Foreman]] regained the title at age 45 in 1994.		'''Jersey Joe Walcott''' became the [[World Heavyweight Champion\|Heavyweight Champion of the World]] with a seventh-round knockout of [[Ezzard Charles]] on July 18, 1951. It was his fifth attempt at the title. At the age of 37, Walcott became the oldest boxer to win the World Heavyweight Championship, a record that would stand until [[George Foreman]] regained the title at age 45 in 1994.

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Walcott, whose real name was Arnold Raymond Cream, took the ring name Jersey Joe Walcott as a tribute to [[Joe Walcott]], the Barbados Demon.		* Walcott, whose real name was Arnold Raymond Cream, took the ring name Jersey Joe Walcott as a tribute to [[Joe Walcott]], the Barbados Demon.
	*Walcott acted in the movie ''The Harder They Fall''.		* Walcott acted in the movie ''The Harder They Fall''.

			==Record Anomalies==
			1935-05-21 / Convention Hall, Camden / W KO 1 / Al Lang / No evidence of this fight in any Camden papers may be a duplicate of the 1935 one-round knockout of Al King, which has been verified. Bob Yalen

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.

	'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|~~Non-Paper~~]] Championship Record'''		'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Legitimate]] Championship Record'''
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between July 18, 1951 and September 23, 1952.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between July 18, 1951 and September 23, 1952.

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	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.

	'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship ~~Reigns~~ Record'''		'''[[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics\|Non-Paper]] Championship Record'''
	*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between July 18, 1951 and September 23, 1952.		*[[Most Opponents Beaten for World Heavyweight Title\|1 opponent]] (1 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title between July 18, 1951 and September 23, 1952.