James "Tut" Jackson
(James Johnson Jackson)

BORN    September 21 1900;
Washington Court House, Ohio
DIED    July 17 1960;
Washington Court House, Ohio
HEIGHT  6-1 1/2
WEIGHT  185-198 lbs
MANAGER Billy Palmer

 

Jackson was a good hitter and carried a stiff punch which had to be respected by any foe; His weakness as a fighter lay in his overall skills and the fact that he was not a "taker" of heavy punches

He fought predominately in Washington Court House, Ohio and was greatly respected by his friends there, both black and white; Jackson had a good reach of 80 inches; He also fought out of Worcester, Massachusetts for a while

1921
Jun 16 Pat Smith                  Washington Court House, Oh       KO  2
Jun    Young Webb                 Washington Court House, Oh        W  4
Jul  4 Joe Francis                Washington Court House, Oh        W  4
Aug  4 Floyd Gardner              Washington Court House, Oh        W  6
Aug 22 Knobby Jackson             Washington Court House, Oh       KO  2
Sep  2 Bob Finley                 Washington Court House, Oh       KO  1
Sep 15 Walter Scott               Washington Court House, Oh       KO  1
Sep 22 Ralph Gardner              Washington Court House, Oh        W 10
Sep 26 Young Wills                Washington Court House, Oh        D  5
          -This bout was ruled a "Technical" Draw
Sep 29 Ralph Gardner              Washington Court House, Oh        D 10
Oct 20 John Gray                  Washington Court House, Oh       KO  5
Oct 27 Battling Johnson           Washington Court House, Oh       KO  2
Nov    "Battling" Billy Jones     Memphis, Tn                      KO  1
Dec  1 Battling Randolph          Washington Court House, Oh        W 10
Dec 13 Charles Mitchell           Columbus, Oh                     KO  1
Dec 15 Joe "Kid" Williams         Washington Court House, Oh       KO  2
Dec 26 "Denver" Jack Geyer        Washington Court House, Oh        L 10

1922
Jan  2 "Dandy" Dave Wills         Washington Court House, Wa       KO  4
Jan  2 Kid Harrison               Washington Court House, Oh       KO  1
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan 12 "Denver" Jack Geyer        Washington Court House, Oh       WF  2
Feb  2 Battling Randolph          Washington Court House, Oh       KO  4
Feb  6 Dick O'Brien               Washington Court House, Oh       KO  1
Feb  7 Jack Robinson              Columbus, Oh                     KO  1
Feb 10 Smoke Davis                Hillsborough, Oh                 KO  2
Feb    Frank Mantell              Chillicothe, Oh                  KO  2
Feb 24 Johnny Thompson            Hillsboro, Oh                    KO  2
Mar  6 Bob Martin                 Ashland, Ky                      KO  3
          -Perhaps, this man was "Fighting" Bob Martin
Mar 10 George "Froggy" Higgins    Washington Court House, Oh       KO  1
Mar 13 George "Froggy" Higgins    Dayton, Oh                       KO  3
          -Some sources report this bout held in Jun 1922
Mar 19 Eddie Civil                Washington Court House, Oh       KO  3
Mar 20 "Wild" Bill Jones          Cincinnati, Oh                   KO  1
          -Some sources call this man "Battling Jim Jones"
Apr  2 Darkey Hall                Cincinnati, Oh                   KO  2
          -Some sources report 4/03/22
Apr  6 Sam Langford               Dayton, Oh                       WF  5
          -Some sources report "TK 5";
           Some sources report 4/05/22
Apr 17 "Rough House" Ware         Dayton, Oh                       KO  1
May  4 "Denver" Jack Geyer        Washington Court House, Oh       KO  6
May  8 Jack Eggers                Portsmouth, Oh                   TK  1
May 10 Battling Gross             Indianapolis, In                 TK  2
May 12 "Young" Harry Wills        Cochocton, Oh                    KO  1
May 22 Battling Randolph          Cincinnati, Oh                   KO  4
          -Some sources report "KO 3"
May 22 Young Langford             Cincinnati, Oh                   KO  3
          -The previous 2 bouts appear to have been held
           the same date; Reported separately by different 
           sources
Jun    Charlie Anderson           Washington Court House, Oh        W 10
Aug 29 Harry Wills                Brooklyn, NY                     LK  3
          -Some sources report 4/29/22
Oct 12 Walter Archer              Steubenville, Oh                  W 10
Oct 30 Jack Martin                Washington Court House, Oh       KO  4
          -Some sources report 11/03/22
Nov  7 Jeff Smith                 Dayton, Oh                       KO  5
Nov 16 Clem Johnson               Washington Court House, Oh       KO  2
Nov 22 Carl Morris                Dayton, Oh                       LK  9
Nov 27 "Big" Bill Tate            Toledo, Oh                       LK  4
Dec  4 Walter Archer              Akron, Oh                        KO  4
          -Some sources report "KO 5" at Barberton, Oh

1923
Feb  9 Joe Lohman                 Washington Court House, Oh       ND 10
          -Some sources report 2/10/23
Feb 19 Jamaica Kid                Washington Court House, Oh       ND 12
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Mar 13 Billy Walsh                Washington Court House, Oh       KO  8
          -Some sources report "KO 9"
Mar 20 Harry Krohn                Washington Court House, Oh       ND 10
Apr  4 Jamaica Kid                Springfield, Oh                  ND 12
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Apr 30 Emmet "Silent" Puryear     Buffalo, NY                      KO  6
May 17 Battling Davenport         Washington, DC                   EX  3
          -This bout may have been held at 
           "Washington Court House, Oh"
May 20 Jamaica Kid                Cincinnati, Oh                   ND 12
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Jul  3 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Atlanta, Ga                       L 12
Jul  6 Battling Owens             Nashville, Tn                    KO  3
Jul 18 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Springfield, Oh                  ND 12
Jul 24 John Lester Johnson        Youngstown, Oh                   LK  4
          -This man may have been "Jack Leslie" or "John Leslie"
Jul 26 Billy Myers                Dayton, Oh                        W 10
Jul 30 Jamaica Kid                Atlanta, Ga                       W 10
Aug 13 Joe Lohman                 Washington Court House, Oh       KO  3
Aug 16 "Young" Peter Jackson      Muncie, In                       KO  4
          -Some sources report 8/13/23
Aug 23 Kid Norfolk                Baltimore, Md                    LK  3
          -Some sources report 8/24/23
Dec  5 Walter Archer              Akron, Oh                        KO  5
Dec 26 Jamaica Kid                Zanesville, Oh                   ND 12
          -Reports vary - "L 12" - "D 12"

1924
Jan  7 Jack Taylor                Columbus, Oh                     WF  6
Feb 14 Battling Siki              Columbus, Oh                     ND 10
Mar  1 Battling Gahee             Youngstown, Oh                    W 12
          -Some sources report "Washington Court House, Oh"
Mar    Jack Hawkins               Dayton, Oh                        W 10
Apr    Ralph Gardner              Dayton, Oh                        L 10
Apr    Billy Walsh                Dayton, Oh                       KO  9
May 28 Kid Norfolk                Columbus, Oh                     LK  2
         -Some sources incorrectly report 5/28/23
Jun 30 Charles "Kid" Crutchfield  Mingo Junction, Oh                L 10
Aug 15 Sully Montgomery           Chicago, Il                     SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Aug    Jack Johnson               Hammond, In                     SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled to be held during 
           Aug-Sep 1924 (exact date has not been found) 
           but Governor Branch of Indiana prevented it 
           from taking place
Sep  1 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Martins Ferry, Oh                LK  8
          -Some sources report "KO 8"
Sep 29 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Canton, Oh                       LK  2
          -Some sources report "LK 1"

1925
Feb 16 "Big" Bill Hartwell        Kansas City, Mo                  ND 10
Feb 26 George Godfrey             New York, NY                     LK  5
Mar  4 Pedro Lopez                Ashland, Ky                       W 10
May  2 Billy Hagan                Youngstown, Oh                    W 10
May  7 Battling J.D.              Barberton, Oh                    NC  6
          -Some sources report "NC 7";
           Perhaps, this man was "J.D. Barber"
May 19 Otis Gardner               Huntington, WV                    W 10
May 30 Joe Downey                 Steubenville, Oh                  W 10
Jul 14 "Big" Bill Hartwell        Kansas City, Mo                   D 10
Jul 19 "Topeka" Jack Johnson      Topeka, Ks                       KO  2
Aug 24 Charley Anderson           East Chicago, In                 LF  5
          -Some sources report "NC 5"
Oct    "Big" Jim Stone            Dayton, Oh                        W  8
Nov 25 Ed "Bearcat" Wright        Topeka, Ks                        L 10
Dec 17 Ed "Bearcat" Wright        Topeka, Ks                        D 10
Dec 21 Jack Akin                  Mason City, Ia                   ND  4 

1926
Mar 17 Ed "Bearcat" Wright        Wichita, Ks                      LK  5
Jun 14 Elzear Rioux               Manchester, NH                    D  6
Aug  2 Ed "Bearcat" Wright        Cedar Rapids, Ia                 LK  7
Aug 21 Benny King                 Albert Lea, Mn                    D   
Sep  1 Ed "Bearcat" Wright        Omaha, Ne                        LK  7
Oct 15 "Big" Jim Stone            Dayton, Oh                        L  8

1927
Jan  6 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Grand Rapids, Mi                 LK 10
          -Some sources report 01/07/27;
           Some sources report "LK 2"
Feb 10 "Fighting" Bob Lawson      Atlanta, Ga                      LK  2
Aug 22 Bill Goethe                Kansas City, Mo                  ND 10
Sep 15 "Big" Bill Hartwell        Kansas City, Mo                  LK  2
Nov  9 Roberto Roberti            Philadelphia, Pa                 LK  4
Nov 24 Harry Williams             Hamilton, Oh                      L 10
Dec 21 "Big" Bill Hartwell        Kansas City, Mo                   L 10

1928
Apr  5 Battling Johnson           Washington Court House, Oh       KO  9
May 29 "Big" Jim Stone            Washington Court House, Oh       KO  2
Jul 24 Dave "Battling" Thornton   Lancaster, Oh                     D 10
Aug 21 George Godfrey             Greensboro, NC                   LT  4
          -Some sources incorrectly report 4/21/28
Oct  1 Dave "Battling" Thornton   Newark, Oh                        D 10
Nov  7 Johnny Risko               Fremont, Oh                       L 10
          -Some sources report 11/08/28

1929
Jan 24 Johnny Risko               Jackson, Mi                       L 10
Mar    Harry Williams             Washington Court House, Oh       KO  1
       Isaac "Ike" McFowler       Alliance, Oh                      D   
          -This bout probably was held during Apr-Jun 1929
May  9 Numb Meyers                Kenton, Oh                       KO  1
Aug  1 Tom Kirby                  Waterbury, Ct                     L 10
Aug 15 Dave Thornton              Louisville, Ky                   KO  4

1930
Mar 20 Jimmy Mendes               Waterbury, Ct                    KO  6
Mar 31 Leroy Bryant               Washington Court House, Oh        L 10
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Apr 21 Leroy Bryant               Washington Court House, Oh       KO  5
May  9 Jimmy Mathews              Washington Court House, Oh        L 10
May 15 Jimmy Mathews              Washington Court House, Oh        W 10
May 22 Leroy Bryant               Washington Court House, Oh        W 10
Jul 14 Bob Moody                  Cleveland, Oh                    LF  5
          -Some sources report "NC 5"
Sep  5 Larry James                Waterbury, Ct                    KO  3
Sep 15 Mickey Fedor               New Haven, Ct                    NC  4
Sep 19 Humberto Arce              New Haven, Ct                     L 10

1931
Aug 13 "Wild" Bill Eck            Circleville, Oh                   L 10

1933
Jul  4 "Wild" Bill Eck            Washington Court House, Oh        D 10
Sep    Al Boros                   Walnut Beach, Ct                 LK  5


*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1922
Nov 21 Sam Langford               in Mexico                        LK  1

1923
Jul 23 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Atlanta, Ga                       L 12
          -Perhaps, this is the 7/03/23 bout

1924
Feb  6 Sam Langford               in Mexico                        LK  9

1926
       Joe Sekyra                 Dayton, Oh                        L  8

1928
Aug 21 George Godfrey             Winston-Salem, NC                LT  2
          -Perhaps, this is the 8/21/28 bout

1930
       Tony Shucco                                                  L 10

Record courtesy of Tim Leone, late Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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