Roy "Ace" Clark
(Lashane Clarkell)

BORN   (Fought out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
HEIGHT 6-4 (Some sources report 6-5 1/2)
WEIGHT 215-255 lbs

Not much is known about Clark; Except for a few bouts out west, he fought mostly in the eastern United States; He ventured west in 1932 and fought George Godfrey for the Negro Heavyweight Championship

Clark was big and strong but was not a fancy boxer; However, during his career, he did post wins over "Ike" McFowler, "Big Boy" Peterson, Elzear Rioux, "Young" Bob Fitzsimmons and "Big" Sid Terris

1926
Apr  6 Elzear Rioux               Holyoke, Ma                       L  8
          -Some sources report "L 10"
May 13 Elzear Rioux               Lowell, Ma                        L 10
May 21 Al Friedman                Salem, Ma                        LT  4
Jun  9 Elzear Rioux               Stamford, Ct                     LK  3
Jun    Ed "Bearcat" Wright        Galveston, Tx                     L 12

1927
Jun 30 Cecil "Seal" Harris        Chicago, Il                       D  4

1928
Mar 12 Arthur DeKuh               New York, NY                     LK  3
          -Some sources report "LK 1"
May  7 Oscar "Moon" Baker         New York, NY                     KO  2
Jun  8 Ed "Bearcat" Wright        Galveston, Tx                     L 12
          -Some sources report 5/15/28
Jul  4 "Big" Bill Hartwell        Akron, Oh                        LK  6

1929
May  3 Isaac "Ike" McFowler       Allentown, Pa                    KO  3
Jun 17 Clayton "Big Boy" Peterson Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  7
          -Some sources report "TK 6"
Oct  7 Elzear Rioux               Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  3
Oct 14 Knute Hansen               Philadelphia, Pa                 LF  9

1930
Mar  3 Primo Carnera              Philadelphia, Pa                 LK  6
Mar 24 George Godfrey             Philadelphia, Pa                 LK  7

1931
Jan  5 Jack Gross                 Philadelphia, Pa                 LK  6
          -Some soucres report 1/06/31
Mar  3 Mack House                 Wilkes-Barre, Pa                 LT  2
Jun 29 "Young" Bob Fitzsimmons    Englewood, NJ                     W 10
Sep 30 George Panka               North Braddock, Pa                L 10

1932
Sep  1 George Godfrey             Nuevo Laredo, Mx                 LK  3
          -Negro Heavyweight Championship of the World;
          Some sources report "LK 5" on 9/05/32
Oct 17 Leonard Dixon              Philadelphia, Pa                  L  6
Nov  3 Charley Massera            Paterson, NJ                      L 10

1933
Apr  7 Tony Galento               Orange, NJ                       LK  2

1934
Jan 10 "Big" Sid Terris           Oakland, Ca                       W 10
Jun    "Italian" Jack Herman      Bennington, Vt                   KO  2
Aug  2 Charley Retzlaff           St. Paul, Mn                     LK  3
          -Some sources report "LK 8"

1938
Jun 14 Johnny Whiters             Detroit, Mi                       L  6
1950
Jan 23 Leon McClinton             Chicago, Il                      LK  1

*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1943
Jul 19 Verne Escoe                Springfield, Ma                   L  6
          -Escoe fought "Ace Clark";
           Perhaps, he fought this "Ace Clark" 

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization