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Beau Jack
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BORN |
April 1 1921; Augusta, Georgia |
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DIED.. |
February 9 2000; Augusta, Georgia |
| HEIGHT | 5-6 |
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WEIGHT |
126-147 lbs |
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MANAGERS.. |
Joe Caron, Bowman Milligan, Chick Wergeles |
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 (it usually worked for him); Jack learned to fight in "Battle Royales" which consisted of a group of blacks pitted against each other in the ring to see who would be the last man standing; Jack later got a job shining shoes at the Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters; While working there he impressed golfer Bobby Jones with his fighting ability and Jones paid for his way north for formal boxing training; Jack settled briefly in Holyoke, Massachusetts, honing his skills on their competitive club circuit until he caught the eye of New York fight promoters
In New York, he quickly became one of the most popular fighters to ever fight in the big city; In all, Jack would fight as a headliner a record 21 times, usually selling out in the process; Jack won his first version of the New York Lightweight Championship of the World in 1942 with a win over Tippy Larkin; He then lost, regained, and finally lost the title for good to rival Bob Montgomery, with whom he wound up splitting four fights; Jack's style did not suit him well for longevity, though, and he began to slide after his fights with Montgomery; He attempted without success to win the title from Ike Williams, but was brutally stopped in six rounds; Williams, in his prime, was just too much for the faded Jack and wound up winning 3 out of 4 of their meetings, with one draw; Jack drifted on as a journeyman after the loss to Williams, serving as an opponent for rising contenders like Kid Gavilan, Gil Turner and Del Flanagan; In retirement, Jack returned to shining shoes
Jack was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1979 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991
1939 Apr 12 Battling Henry Aiken, SC KO 5 1940 Feb 8 Battling Burns Aiken, SC W 4 Feb 15 Alvin Stevens Aiken, SC KO 3 Mar 21 Silent Stafford Aiken, SC W 6 Mar 27 Joe James Aiken, SC KO 2 May 20 Frankie Allen Holyoke, Ma D 4 May 27 Billy Bannick Holyoke, Ma KO 3 Jun 17 Jackie Parker Holyoke, Ma L 4 Jul 14 Joe Polowitzer New Haven, Ct L 6 Jul 21 Joe Polowitzer New Haven, Ct W 6 Aug 19 Jackie Parker Holyoke, Ma L 4 Aug 26 Carlo Daponde Holyoke, Ma W 4 Sep 2 Jackie Small Holyoke, Ma KO 4 Sep 16 Ollie Barbour Holyoke, Ma KO 3 Sep 30 Tony Dupre Holyoke, Ma TK 2 Oct 14 Abe Cohen Holyoke, Ma KO 3 Oct 21 Ritchie Jones Holyoke, Ma KO 3 Nov 14 Joey Stack Holyoke, Ma W 6 Dec 2 Jimmy Fox Holyoke, Ma W 6 Dec 16 "Young" Johnny Buff Holyoke, Ma KO 1 Dec 30 Mel Neary Holyoke, Ma KO 5 1941 Jan 27 "Mexican" Joey Silva Holyoke, Ma L 6 Feb 10 "Mexican" Joe Rivers Holyoke, Ma TK 4 Feb 24 Lenny Isrow Holyoke, Ma TK 3 Mar 10 Nicky Jerome Holyoke, Ma KO 3 Mar 24 "Mexican" Joey Silva Holyoke, Ma W 6 Apr 7 Tony Iacovacci Holyoke, Ma KO 6 Apr 21 Bob Reilly Holyoke, Ma TK 7 Apr 28 Harry Gentile Holyoke, Ma TK 1 May 5 Chester Rico Holyoke, Ma D 8 May 19 Georgie Salamone Holyoke, Ma KO 8 Jun 2 Tommy Spiegel Holyoke, Ma W 8 Jun 16 Georgie Zengaras Holyoke, Ma W 8 Aug 5 Minnie DeMore Brooklyn, NY TK 3 Aug 14 Al Roth Brooklyn, NY TK 6 Aug 26 Guillermo Puentes New York, NY W 6 Sep 19 Al Reid New York, NY KO 7 Oct 14 Tommy Spiegel Brooklyn, NY W 8 Oct 31 Guillermo Puentes New York, NY W 8 Dec 1 "Mexican" Joe Rivers Brooklyn, NY KO 3 Dec 8 Freddie Archer New York, NY L 8 Dec 29 Freddie Archer New York, NY L 8 1942 Jan 5 Carmelo Fenoy Holyoke, Ma W 10 May 22 Bobby "Poison" Ivy New York, NY W 8 Jun 23 Guillermo Puentes New York, NY KO 1 Jul 3 Bobby McIntyre Fort Hamilton, NY TK 6 Jul 7 Cosby Linson New York, NY TK 8 Aug 1 Ruby Garcia Elizabeth, NJ KO 6 Aug 18 Carmine Fatta New York, NY KO 1 Aug 28 Billy Murray New York, NY W 10 Sep 22 Joe Torres Washington, DC KO 4 Oct 2 Chester Rico New York, NY W 8 Oct 12 Terry Young New York, NY W 10 Nov 13 Allie Stolz New York, NY TK 7 Dec 18 Tippy Larkin New York, NY KO 3 -Lightweight Championship of the World (as recognized by New York state) 1943 Feb 5 Fritzie Zivic New York, NY W 10 Mar 5 Fritzie Zivic New York, NY W 12 Apr 2 Henry Armstrong New York, NY W 10 May 21 Bob Montgomery New York, NY L 15 -Lightweight Championship of the World (as recognized by New York state) Jun 21 Maxie Starr Washington, DC KO 6 Jul 19 Johnny Hutchinson Philadelphia TK 6 Oct 4 Bobby Ruffin New York, NY L 10 Nov 19 Bob Montgomery New York, NY W 15 -Lightweight Championship of the World (as recognized by New York state) 1944 Jan 7 Lulu Constantino New York, NY W 10 Jan 28 Sammy Angott New York, NY D 10 Feb 15 Maxie Berger Cleveland, Oh W 10 Mar 3 Bob Montgomery New York, NY L 15 -Lightweight Championship of the World (as recognized by New York state) Mar 17 Al "Bummy" Davis New York, NY W 10 Mar 31 Juan Zurita New York, NY W 10 Aug 4 Bob Montgomery New York, NY W 10 1945 Dec 14 Willie Joyce New York, NY W 10 1946 Jan 4 Morris Reif New York, NY KO 4 Feb 8 Johnny Greco New York, NY D 10 May 31 Johnny Greco New York, NY W 10 Jul 8 Sammy Angott Washington, DC TK 7 Aug 19 Danny Kapilow Washington, DC W 10 Oct 22 Buster Tyler Elizabeth, NJ L 10 1947 Feb 21 Tony Janiro New York, NY LT 4 Nov 3 Humberto Zavala St. Louis, Mo KO 4 Dec 16 Frankie Vigeant Hartford, Ct W 10 Dec 29 Billy Kearns Providence, RI W 10 1948 Jan 5 Jimmy Collins New Haven, Ct KO 2 Jan 23 Johnny Bratton Chicago, Il TK 8 Feb 20 Terry Young New York, NY L 10 Apr 9 Johnny Greco Montreal, Que, Canada W 10 May 24 Tony Janiro Washington, DC W 10 Jul 12 Ike Williams Philadelphia, Pa LT 6 -Lightweight Championship of the World Oct 28 Eric Boon Washington, DC TK 3 Nov 23 Chuck Taylor Philadelphia, Pa TK 3 Dec 17 Leroy Willis Detroit, Mi W 10 1949 Jan 17 Jackie Weber Boston, Ma W 10 Mar 28 Johnny Greco Montreal, Que, Canada L 10 Jul 13 Eddie Giosa Washington, DC W 10 Aug 31 Johnny Gonsalves Oakland, Ca W 10 Sep 6 Tote Martinez Los Angeles, Ca W 10 Sep 30 Livio Minelli Chicago, Il W 10 Oct 14 Kid Gavilan Chicago, Il L 10 Dec 16 Tuzo "Kid" Portuguez New York, NY L 10 1950 Apr 3 Joey Carkido Hartford, Ct L 10 Apr 14 Lew Jenkins Washington, DC TK 5 -Some sources report "TK 6" May 8 Jackie Weber Providence, RI KO 7 May 22 Johnny Potenti Boston, Ma W 10 Jun 28 Ronnie Harper Indianapolis, In KO 5 Jul 8 Al "Sonny Boy" West West Springfield, Ma EX 3 -Some sources report "ND 3" Jul 17 Bobby Timpson Atlanta, Ga TK 6 Oct 4 Phil Kim Honolulu, Oahu, Hi W 10 Nov 14 Frankie Fernandez Honolulu, Oahu, Hi L 10 1951 Jan 1 Fitzie Pruden Milwaukee, Wi L 10 Jan 18 Del Flanagan Minneapolis, Mn L 10 Jan 31 Emil Barao Oakland, Ca W 10 Mar 5 Ike Williams Providence, RI L 10 Mar 30 Leroy Willis New Orleans, La W 10 Apr 16 Gil Turner Philadelphia, Pa L 10 May 21 Gil Turner Philadelphia, Pa LT 8 1955 Jan 20 Eddie Green Columbia, SC W 10 Apr 9 Ike Williams Augusta, Ga D 10 Jul 4 Willie Johnson Daytona Beach, Fl W 10 Aug 12 Ike Williams Augusta, Ga LT 9 *** Some Data Was Provided By Barry Deskins ***
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization