All boxersBarbados Joe Walcott
“Barbados Demon”
Boxing · Deceased96-31-27 (3 NC)RECORD
57WINS BY KO / TKO
39WINS BY DECISION
157PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Joe Walcott |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Barbados Demon |
| Date of birth | 13 Mar 1873 |
| Died | 4 Oct 1935 |
| Nationality | Not added yet |
| Birthplace | Georgetown, British Guiana |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Welterweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 156 cm (5′1″) |
| Reach | 165 cm (65″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1892–1910 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 15 Oct 1892 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Tom Sawyer, 2 Nov 1910 |
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Titles and honours
- World welterweight champion (1901–1906)
Background
Born in British Guiana and raised in Barbados, Walcott went to sea as a cabin boy and later worked in Boston before turning professional. He became the first Black boxer to win the world welterweight title.
Fight history
157 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Tom Sawyer | TKO | 8 | 2 Nov 1910 | Lowell, Massachusetts, US | Date given as 1911 in article text | |
| Win | Bobby Lee | KO | 2 | 17 Oct 1910 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Loss | Kyle Whitney | TKO | 9 | 13 May 1910 | Brockton, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Loss | Bill MacKinnon | Disqualification | 6 | 25 Apr 1910 | Brockton, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Draw | Jimmy Potts | Decision (points) | 10 | 7 Mar 1910 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | ||
| Draw | Young Jack Johnson | Decision (points) | 6 | 3 Dec 1909 | Haverhill, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Draw | Tom Sawyer | Decision (points) | 6 | 6 Sep 1909 | Portland, Oregon, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Thunderbolt Ed Smith | Decision (points) | 6 | 10 May 1909 | Columbus, Ohio, US | ||
| Loss | Jack Robinson | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Nov 1908 | Easton, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Loss | Larry Temple | TKO | 10 | 11 Nov 1908 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Loss | Bartley Connolly | Decision (points) | 6 | 7 Sep 1908 | Portland, Oregon, US | ||
| Loss | Jack Robinson | Decision (points) | 6 | 15 Jul 1908 | New York City, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Bill Hurley | Decision (points) | 7 | 29 Jun 1908 | Schenectady, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Russell Van Horn | Decision (points) | 6 | 18 Jun 1908 | Columbus, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Mike Lansing | Decision (points) | 6 | 16 Jun 1908 | Charlotte, New York, US | ||
| Win | Charles Kemp | TKO | 5 | 11 Jun 1908 | Springfield, Ohio, US | ||
| Loss | Charley Hitte | Decision (points) | 6 | 3 Apr 1908 | Schenectady, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Mike Donovan | Decision (points) | 6 | 3 Mar 1908 | Canandaigua, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Terry Martin | Decision (points) | 6 | 30 Jan 1908 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Mike Donovan | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Jan 1908 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Win | George Cole | Decision (points) | 6 | 14 Jan 1908 | Troy, New York, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Jimmy Gardner | Decision (points) | 20 | 7 Jan 1908 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | George Cole | Decision (points) | 6 | 26 Dec 1907 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Mike Donovan | Decision (points) | 15 | 24 Oct 1907 | Lymansville, Rhode Island, US | ||
| Win | Billy Payne | KO | 6 | 17 Oct 1907 | Portland, Oregon, US | ||
| Draw | Mike Donovan | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Jun 1907 | Brazil, Indiana, US | ||
| Loss | Mike Donovan | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Jan 1907 | Providence, Rhode Island, US | ||
| Loss | William "Honey" Mellody | TKO | 12 | 29 Nov 1906 | Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | For world welterweight title | |
| Loss | William "Honey" Mellody | Decision (points) | 15 | 16 Oct 1906 | Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | Lost world welterweight title | |
| Draw | Billy Rhodes | Decision (points) | 20 | 29 Sep 1906 | Kansas City, Missouri, US | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Win | Jack Dougherty | KO | 8 | 10 Jul 1906 | Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Win | Dave Holly | Disqualification | 3 | 25 Jan 1906 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Draw | Joe Gans | Decision (points) | 20 | 30 Sep 1904 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Loss | Dave Holly | Decision (points) | 6 | 10 Sep 1904 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Sam Langford | Decision (points) | 15 | 5 Sep 1904 | Manchester, New Hampshire, US | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Draw | Larry Temple | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Jul 1904 | Baltimore, Maryland, US | ||
| Win | Mike Donovan | TKO | 5 | 24 Jun 1904 | Baltimore, Maryland, US | ||
| Loss | Young Peter Jackson | KO | 4 | 10 Jun 1904 | Baltimore, Maryland, US | ||
| Draw | Sandy Ferguson | Decision (points) | 10 | 23 May 1904 | Portland, Oregon, US | ||
| Loss | Dixie Kid | Disqualification | 20 | 29 Apr 1904 | San Francisco, California, US | World welterweight title at stake (disputed) | |
| Loss | Black Bill | Decision (points) | 6 | 26 Feb 1904 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Charlie Haghey | KO | 3 | 18 Jan 1904 | New Bedford, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Larry Temple | Decision (points) | 15 | 29 Dec 1903 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Loss | Sandy Ferguson | Decision (points) | 15 | 10 Nov 1903 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Kid Carter | Decision (points) | 15 | 3 Nov 1903 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Kid Carter | Decision (points) | 15 | 13 Oct 1903 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Tom Carey | KO | 5 | 21 Sep 1903 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Joe Grim | Decision (points) | 6 | 12 Sep 1903 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Tom Carey | KO | 8 | 13 Aug 1903 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Mose LaFontise | KO | 3 | 3 Jul 1903 | Portland, Oregon, US | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Draw | Young Peter Jackson | Decision (points) | 20 | 18 Jun 1903 | Portland, Oregon, US | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Win | Mysterious Billy Smith | TKO | 4 | 28 May 1903 | Portland, Oregon, US | ||
| Draw | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | Decision (points) | 10 | 20 Apr 1903 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Mike Donovan | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 Apr 1903 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Draw | Billy Woods | Decision (points) | 20 | 2 Apr 1903 | Los Angeles, California, US | ||
| Win | George Cole | KO | 4 | 18 Mar 1903 | Allegheny, New York, US | ||
| Win | Charlie Haghey | KO | 5 | 11 Mar 1903 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Mike Donovan | Decision (points) | 10 | 9 Mar 1903 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Loss | Frank Childs | TKO | 3 | 9 Oct 1902 | Chicago, Illinois, US | For world colored heavyweight title claim | |
| No contest | George Cole | No contest | 4 | 6 Oct 1902 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Win | Tommy West | Decision (points) | 15 | 23 Jun 1902 | London, England | Retained world welterweight title | |
| Loss | George Gardiner | Decision (points) | 20 | 25 Apr 1902 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Loss | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | Decision (points) | 6 | 11 Apr 1902 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Fred Russell | Decision (points) | 6 | 4 Apr 1902 | Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| Win | Billy Stift | Decision (points) | 6 | 15 Mar 1902 | Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| Draw | Young Peter Jackson | Decision (points) | 10 | 13 Mar 1902 | Baltimore, Maryland, US | ||
| Win | Jimmy Handler | KO | 2 | 14 Feb 1902 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Win | Young Peter Jackson | Decision (points) | 6 | 13 Jan 1902 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Rube Ferns | TKO | 5 | 18 Dec 1901 | Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada | Won world welterweight title | |
| Win | Young Peter Jackson | Decision (points) | 20 | 28 Nov 1901 | Baltimore, Maryland, US | ||
| Loss | Kid Carter | KO | 7 | 15 Oct 1901 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Win | George Gardiner | Decision (points) | 20 | 27 Sep 1901 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Win | Jack Bonner | Decision (points) | 15 | 26 Jul 1901 | Bridgeport, Connecticut, US | ||
| Win | Charlie McKeever | TKO | 6 | 21 Mar 1901 | Waterbury, Connecticut, US | ||
| Loss | Kid Carter | Disqualification | 19 | 17 Jan 1901 | Hartford, Connecticut, US | ||
| Win | Wild Bill Hanrahan | KO | 12 | 13 Dec 1900 | Hartford, Connecticut, US | ||
| Win | Mysterious Billy Smith | Disqualification | 10 | 24 Sep 1900 | Hartford, Connecticut, US | ||
| Loss | Tommy West | TKO | 11 | 27 Aug 1900 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Jack Bonner | Decision (points) | 6 | 11 May 1900 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Mysterious Billy Smith | Decision (points) | 25 | 4 May 1900 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Dick Moore | KO | 4 | 10 Apr 1900 | Baltimore, Maryland, US | ||
| Win | Andy Walsh | Decision (points) | 20 | 29 Mar 1900 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Joe Choynski | TKO | 7 | 23 Feb 1900 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Bobby Dobbs | KO | 6 | 5 Dec 1899 | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Dan Creedon | Decision (points) | 20 | 29 Nov 1899 | Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| Win | Dan Creedon | Decision (points) | 6 | 25 Nov 1899 | Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| Win | Dan Creedon | Decision (points) | 20 | 23 Jun 1899 | Baltimore, Maryland, US | ||
| Win | Harry Fisher | TKO | 12 | 12 Jun 1899 | Baltimore, Maryland, US | ||
| Win | Jimmy Watts | KO | 8 | 30 May 1899 | Louisville, Kentucky, US | ||
| Win | Dick O'Brien | KO | 14 | 19 May 1899 | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Charley Johnson | TKO | 10 | 8 May 1899 | Athens, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Win | Dan Creedon | KO | 1 | 25 Apr 1899 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Jim Judge | KO | 11 | 8 Apr 1899 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Win | Australian Billy Edwards | KO | 13 | 16 Mar 1899 | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Australian Jim Ryan | KO | 14 | 4 Feb 1899 | Cincinnati, Ohio, US | ||
| Loss | Mysterious Billy Smith | Decision (points) | 20 | 6 Dec 1898 | New York City, New York, US | For world welterweight title | |
| Win | Bob Montgomery | Decision (points) | 6 | 14 Nov 1898 | Detroit, Michigan, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Kid McPartland | Decision (points) | 8 | 28 Apr 1898 | Detroit, Michigan, US | ||
| Win | Tommy West | Decision (points) | 6 | 22 Apr 1898 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Mysterious Billy Smith | Decision (points) | 25 | 14 Apr 1898 | Bridgeport, Connecticut, US | ||
| Draw | Tom Tracey | Decision (points) | 6 | 27 Dec 1897 | Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| Loss | George "Kid" Lavigne | TKO | 12 | 29 Oct 1897 | San Francisco, California, US | For world lightweight title | |
| Win | George "Young Corbett" Green | KO | 18 | 26 Aug 1897 | San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Win | Tom Tracey | Decision (points) | 6 | 14 Jun 1897 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Jimmy Watts | Decision (points) | 4 | 20 Apr 1897 | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Tommy West | Decision (points) | 20 | 3 Mar 1897 | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Bobby Dobbs | Decision (points) | 6 | 16 Jan 1897 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Tommy West | Decision (points) | 19 | 9 Dec 1896 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Scaldy Bill Quinn | KO | 17 | 12 Oct 1896 | Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Dick O'Brien | Decision (points) | 6 | 24 Aug 1896 | Lewiston, Maine, US | ||
| Win | Scaldy Bill Quinn | Decision (points) | 20 | 29 May 1896 | Woburn, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Scott Bright Eyes Collins | KO | 7 | 16 Mar 1896 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Jim Jackson | Decision (points) | 4 | 30 Jan 1896 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Teddy McMahon | KO | 1 | 7 Jan 1896 | Syracuse, New York, US | ||
| Loss | George "Kid" Lavigne | Decision (points) | 15 | 21 Dec 1895 | Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, US | For American lightweight title | |
| Win | Dick O'Brien | TKO | 1 | 28 Aug 1895 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Mick Dunn | TKO | 8 | 3 Apr 1895 | Coney Island, New York, US | ||
| Win | Charley Chapman | Decision (points) | 4 | 6 Mar 1895 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Draw | Mysterious Billy Smith | Decision (points) | 15 | 1 Mar 1895 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Billy Green | KO | 2 | 15 Nov 1894 | Louisville, Kentucky, US | ||
| Win | George Thomas | KO | 1 | 14 Nov 1894 | Louisville, Kentucky, US | ||
| Win | Shorty Ahearn | KO | 3 | 3 Nov 1894 | Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| Win | Frank Neil | TKO | 3 | 2 Nov 1894 | Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| Win | Frank Carpenter | Decision (points) | 3 | 1 Nov 1894 | Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| Win | Austin Gibbons | KO | 4 | 15 Oct 1894 | Coney Island, New York, US | ||
| Win | Jim Bagley | KO | 2 | 20 Sep 1894 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Win | Dick O'Brien | Decision (points) | 12 | 6 Jul 1894 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Mike Harris | KO | 6 | 22 Jun 1894 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| No contest | Charley Holcombe | No contest | 4 | 10 May 1894 | Washington, D.C., US | ||
| Win | Tom Tracey | TKO | 16 | 19 Apr 1894 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Mike Welsh | KO | 2 | 26 Feb 1894 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Tommy West | Decision (points) | 3 | 11 Jan 1894 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Ed Russell | KO | 2 | 28 Dec 1893 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| No contest | Harry Tracy | No contest | 1 | 1 Dec 1893 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Jack Hall | KO | 1 | 22 Aug 1893 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Mike Harris | Decision (points) | 4 | 17 Jun 1893 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Paddy McGuigan | Decision (points) | 10 | 5 Jun 1893 | Newark, New Jersey, US | ||
| Win | Patrick Conlon | TKO | 2 | 17 Feb 1893 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Lewllyn Wetzell Brown | TKO | 3 | 17 Feb 1893 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Thomas Chase | TKO | 1 | 16 Feb 1893 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Al Hagen | TKO | 3 | 15 Feb 1893 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | William Quinn | KO | 2 | 14 Feb 1893 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Jack Friesse | TKO | 10 Feb 1893 | New York City, New York, US | |||
| Win | Jim Carroll | TKO | 1 | 9 Feb 1893 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Harrity | KO | 3 | 2 Feb 1893 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Tom McCarthy | TKO | 1 | 31 Jan 1893 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Billy Harris | KO | 2 | 8 Dec 1892 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Draw | Sam Bolen | Decision (points) | 4 | 5 Dec 1892 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Jack Connors | KO | 1 | 5 Dec 1892 | New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Johnny Lyman | KO | 1 | 12 Nov 1892 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Win | Charley Jones | Decision (points) | 3 | 11 Nov 1892 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Win | Stonewall Allen | TKO | 3 | 5 Nov 1892 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Draw | Harry Tracy | Decision (points) | 5 | 4 Nov 1892 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Draw | Andy Watson | Decision (points) | 4 | 29 Oct 1892 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Joe Jarg | Decision (points) | 3 | 22 Oct 1892 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Draw | Fred Morris | Decision (points) | 4 | 22 Oct 1892 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Black Pearl | Decision (points) | 4 | 15 Oct 1892 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Pro debut |
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