Jersey Joe Walcott
E518248
Jersey Joe Walcott was an American heavyweight boxing champion known for his crafty, unorthodox style and late-career success in the 1940s and early 1950s.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
professional boxer ⓘ world heavyweight boxing champion ⓘ |
| birthName | Arnold Raymond Cream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipEnd | 1952-09-23 ⓘ |
| championshipStart | 1951-07-18 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-02-25 ⓘ |
| debutInProfessionalBoxing | 1930 ⓘ |
| draws | 2 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Cream ⓘ |
| fought |
Elmer Ray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ezzard Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Bivins NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ Joey Maxim NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Q. Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Marciano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| hasChild | Arnold Cream Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
becoming the oldest heavyweight champion of his era
ⓘ
crafty boxing style ⓘ late-career success ⓘ unorthodox footwork ⓘ |
| losses | 18 ⓘ |
| lostTitleTo | Rocky Marciano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Jersey Joe Walcott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
boxer
ⓘ
referee ⓘ sheriff ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Merchantville, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Camden, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refereedBout | Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Camden, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromBoxing | 1953 ⓘ |
| servedAs | sheriff of Camden County, New Jersey ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| titleHeld | World Heavyweight Champion ⓘ |
| totalFights | 71 ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
| wins | 51 ⓘ |
| winsByKO | 32 ⓘ |
| wonTitleAgainst | Ezzard Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.