Mickey Walker
(Edward Patrick Walker)
(the "Toy Bulldog")
BORN July 13 1901; Elizabeth, New Jersey DIED April 28 1981; Freehold, New Jersey HEIGHT 5-7 WEIGHT 140-179 lbs RACE White; Irish-American MANAGERS Johnny Anthes (1919-1920), Jack Bulger (1920-1923), Joe Diegnan (1923-1925), Jack Kearns (1925-1934), Bill Duffy (1934-1935) Walker was one of the greatest boxers "pound-for-pound" who ever fought in the ring; He was strong, rugged and durable; He fought everyone - even men much heavier and did excellent work; Against men who weighed 9-19 pounds more than he, his record was 11-1; Against men who weighed at least 20 pounds more than he, his record was 10-1-2
Mickey won the Welterweight Championship and the Middleweight Championship during his career; He also fought for the Light-Heavyweight ChampionshipCharley Rose ranked Walker as the #3 All-Time Middleweight; Nat Fleischer ranked him as the #4 All-Time Middleweight; Herb Goldman ranked Mickey as the #4 All-Time Middleweight; Walker was elected to the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1955 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
Walker Newsreel Footage 1929 Walker-Schmeling 1932 Fight Video Clip (Press the button at the top of the screen to return)
1919 Feb 10 Dominic "Young" Orsini Elizabeth, NJ ND 4 Feb 24 Jimmy McCrann Elizabeth, NJ KO 2 Mar 3 Sailor Kirch Elizabeth, NJ KO 2 Mar 17 Young Frenchy Elizabeth, NJ ND 6 Apr 7 Eddie Summers Elizabeth, NJ ND 6 Apr 14 Johnny Saas Elizabeth, NJ KO 1 Apr 21 Charley Hance Elizabeth, NJ ND 6 Apr 29 "K.O." Phil Delmont Elizabeth, NJ LK 1 May 7 Young Dempsey Elizabeth, NJ ND 6 May 16 Young Frenchy Elizabeth, NJ KO 3 May 31 Dominic "Young" Orsini Elizabeth, NJ KO 5 Jun 13 George Adams Elizabeth, NJ ND 6 Sep 12 Mickey Sullivan Elizabeth, NJ KO 1 Oct 3 Willie Herman Elizabeth, NJ ND 6 Oct 24 Young Dempsey Elizabeth, NJ KO 7 Nov 13 Harold Anthony Elizabeth, NJ ND 8 Dec 12 Jimmy Vallon Elizabeth, NJ KO 6 Dec 19 Young Thompson Newark, NJ KO 5 1920 Jan 2 Tommy Speno Elizabeth, NJ ND 8 Jan 20 Benny Cohen Newark, NJ ND 8 Feb 20 Joe Gannon Elizabeth, NJ ND 8 Apr 16 Willie Condon Elizabeth, NJ KO 3 Apr 30 Willie "Young" Gradwell Elizabeth, NJ ND 8 May 18 Tommy Speno Newark, NJ ND 8 Sep 15 Shamus O'Brien Newark, NJ ND 12 Sep 21 Banty Lewis Newark, NJ KO 8 Oct 8 Jimmy Sullivan Elizabeth, NJ ND 8 Oct 25 Shamus O'Brien Elizabeth, NJ ND 12 Nov 12 Mickey Donley Elizabeth, NJ ND 12 Nov 26 Jimmy Sullivan Elizabeth, NJ ND 12 1921 Jan 2 Charley Beck Elizabeth, NJ KO 2 Feb 3 Marcel Thomas Newark, NJ ND 12 Feb 23 "Harlem" Eddie Kelly Newark, NJ KO 5 -Some sources report 2/24/21 Mar 8 Charley Pitts Newark, NJ ND 12 Mar 29 Marty Summers Newark, NJ ND 12 Apr 6 Joe Stefanik Providence, RI KO 3 -Some sources incorrectly report "LF 3" Apr 12 Terry Brooks Newark, NJ ND 12 Apr 20 Kid Green Providence, RI W 12 May 3 Marcel Thomas Newark, NJ KO 4 May 26 Johnny Summers Newark, NJ ND 10 Jul 18 Jack Britton Newark, NJ ND 12 Aug 19 Shamus O'Brien Long Branch, NJ ND 12 Aug 25 Wildcat Nelson Newark, NJ ND 12 -This man was "Owen Phelps" Nov 21 Dave Shade Newark, NJ TK 8 Dec 21 Dave Shade Newark, NJ ND 12 Dec 30 Nate Siegal Boston, Ma W 10 1922 Jan 9 Johnny Griffiths Jersey City, NJ ND 12 Jan 11 Jacob "Soldier" Bartfield Philadelphia, Pa ND 8 Jan 23 Georgie Ward Newark, NJ ND 12 -Some sources report 1/28/22 Jan 31 Jacob "Soldier" Bartfield Philadelphia, Pa ND 8 Feb 10 Johnny Griffiths Boston, Ma KO 9 Feb 23 Jacob "Soldier" Bartfield Newark, NJ ND 12 -Some sources report 2/28/22 Mar 14 Jack Palmer Newark, NJ LF 5 -Some sources report "Philadelphia, Pa" May 9 "Harlem" Eddie Kelly Holyoke, Ma NC 3 May 30 Pal Reed Boston, Ma KO 4 Jun 26 Lou Bogash Boston, Ma L 12 Jun 29 Georgie Ward Newark, NJ ND 12 Aug 2 Jock Malone Boston, Ma L 10 Aug 25 Wildcat Nelson Long Branch, NJ LF 2 -This man was "Owen Phelps" Sep 14 Artie Bird New York, NY KO 8 Nov 1 Jack Britton New York, NY W 15 -Welterweight Championship of the World Dec 18 Phil Krug Newark, NJ ND 12 1923 Jan 15 Steve Latzo Philadelphia, Pa KO 3 Feb 23 Johnny Griffiths Scranton, Pa ND 10 Mar 5 Johnny Gill Philadelphia, Pa ND 8 Mar 14 Charlie Nashert Buffalo, NY W 12 Mar 22 Pete Latzo Newark, NJ ND 12 -Welterweight Championship of the World Apr 5 Johnny Riley Wilkes-Barre, Pa KO 2 May 3 Morrie Schlaifer Chicago, Il KO 6 May 16 Cowboy Padgett Chicago, Il ND 10 Jul 2 Cowboy Padgett Newark, NJ KO 11 Jul 16 Nate Siegal Newark, NJ KO 10 Sep 20 Bobby Green Davenport, Ia TK 8 Oct 8 Jimmy Jones Newark, NJ NC 10 -NBA Welterweight Championship of the World Dec 21 Moe Herscowitz Toronto, Ont, Can KO 6 -Some sources report 12/23/23 1924 Feb 11 Charley Triano Harrison, NJ ND 10 Feb 15 Wildcat Nelson Norfolk, Va TK 4 -This man was "Owen Phelps" Mar 3 Eddie "Kid" Billings Detroit, Mi TK 5 Mar 10 Mike Dempsey Pittsburgh, Pa WF 5 -Some sources report "TK 4" Apr 21 Johnny Gill Philadelphia, Pa W 10 Jun 2 Lew Tendler Philadelphia, Pa W 10 -NBA Welterweight Championship of the World Oct 1 Bobby Barrett Philadelphia, Pa KO 6 -NBA Welterweight Championship of the World Oct 29 Jock Malone Newark, NJ ND 12 Dec 8 Jock Malone Milwaukee, Wi ND 10 1925 Jan 7 Mike McTigue Newark, NJ ND 12 Feb 24 Bert Colima Vernon, Ca WF 7 -Some sources report "TK 7" May 16 Virgil "Lefty" Cooper San Francisco, Ca TK 1 Jul 2 Harry Greb New York, NY L 15 -Middleweight Championship of the World Aug 24 "Sailor" Al Friedman East Chicago, In ND 10 Sep 21 Dave Shade Bronx, NY W 15 -Welterweight Championship of the World Nov 25 "Sailor" Al Friedman Newark, NJ ND 12 1926 May 20 Pete Latzo Scranton, Pa L 10 -Welterweight Championship of the World Jun 24 Joe Dundee New York, NY LT 8 Oct 4 Shuffle Callahan Chicago, Il TK 5 -Some sources report "TK 8" Nov 1 Joe Simonich Philadelphia, Pa W 10 Nov 22 Jock Malone Boston, Ma W 10 Dec 3 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers Chicago, Il W 10 -Middleweight Championship of the World 1927 Feb 1 Mickey Wallace Fresno, Ca TK 3 Jun 30 Tommy Milligan London, Eng KO 10 -Middleweight Championship of the World Aug 24 Wilson Yarbo Cleveland, Oh W 12 Nov 1 Mike McTigue Chicago, Il TK 1 Nov 25 Paul Berlenbach Chicago, Il W 10 1928 Feb 22 "Cowboy" Jack Willis San Francisco, Ca W 10 May 21 Georgie Smith Elizabeth, NJ KO 4 May 28 "Young" Tony Marullo Cleveland, Oh W 10 Jun 5 Jock Malone St. Paul, Mn ND 10 Jun 21 Asa "Ace" Hudkins Chicago, Il W 10 -Middleweight Championship of the World Aug 27 Armand Emanuel San Francisco, Ca KO 7 1929 Feb 22 "Cowboy" Jack Willis San Francisco, Ca W 10 Mar 28 Tommy Loughran Chicago, Il L 10 -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Aug 19 Leo Lomski Philadelphia, Pa W 10 Oct 29 Asa "Ace" Hudkins Los Angeles, Ca W 10 -Middleweight Championship of the World 1930 Feb 14 Leo Lomski Detroit, Mi W 10 Mar 17 Jimmy Mahoney Chicago, Il KO 2 Mar 24 Charles Arthurs Flint, Mi KO 4 Mar 28 K.O. White Davenport, Ia KO 2 May 16 Paul Swiderski Louisville, Ky ND 10 May 23 Charley Belanger Detroit, Mi W 10 Jul 30 Willie Oster Newark, NJ TK 3 Aug 20 Vincent Forgione Newark, NJ W 10 Sep 24 Paul Swiderski Newark, NJ W 10 Oct 3 Del Fontaine St. Paul, Mn KO 4 Oct 13 Mike Mandell Des Moines, Ia TK 1 Oct 17 Johnny Cline St. Louis, Mo KO 2 Oct 22 Homer Sheridan Wichita, Ks KO 1 Nov 7 Johnny Risko Detroit, Mi W 10 Nov 28 Meyer "K.O." Christner Chicago, Il TK 1 Dec 8 Chief Wilbur Little Rock, Ar EX 5 1931 Jan 12 Matt Adgie Philadelphia, Pa KO 1 Jan 19 Herman Weiner Baltimore, Md KO 1 Jan 23 Joe Lohman Grand Rapids, Mi TK 6 Feb 25 Johnny Risko Miami, Fl W 10 Apr 10 Ed "Bearcat" Wright Omaha, Ne W 10 -Wright knocked Walker down with his first punch in round one; Walker knocked Wright down in the second round; Weights: 168-210 Jun 19 -Walker relinquished the Middleweight Championship of the World Jul 22 Jack Sharkey Brooklyn, NY D 15 Aug 17 Jack Gagnon Buffalo, NY KO 1 1932 Mar 8 Jackie Williams Denver, Co KO 2 Mar 11 Jim Mahoney Salt Lake City, Ut TK 2 Apr 29 King Levinsky Chicago, Il W 10 May 26 Paolino Uzcudun New York, NY W 10 Jun 24 Johnny Risko Cleveland, Oh L 12 Jul 25 Salvatore Ruggirello Newark, NJ KO 1 Sep 26 Max Schmeling Long Island City, NY LT 8 Dec 6 Arthur DeKuh Los Angeles, Ca KO 1 1933 Apr 24 George Manley San Francisco, Ca W 10 Jul 6 Lou Brouillard Boston, Ma L 10 Nov 3 Maxie Rosenbloom New York, NY L 15 -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Dec 4 Les Kennedy Newark, NJ KO 2 1934 Jan 29 Bob Godwin West Palm Beach, Fl D 10 Mar 29 Tom Patrick Hollywood, Ca W 10 -Some sources report 3/30/34 Apr 6 Maxie Maxwell San Diego, Ca TK 5 Apr 13 Bob Godwin San Francisco, Ca D 10 May 8 Maxie Rosenbloom Los Angeles, Ca W 10 Aug 14 Young Corbett III San Francisco, Ca L 10 Oct 24 Natie Brown Washington, DC D 10 Nov 12 Paul Pirrone Philadelphia, Pa L 10 Nov 26 Tait Littman Pittsburgh, Pa W 10 Dec 3 Paul Pirrone Philadelphia, Pa LK 11 1935 Jul 29 John Anderson Woodhaven, NY L 6 -Some sources report "L 8" Aug 11 Lou Poster Philadelphia, Pa KO 2 -Some sources report 8/12/35 Aug 29 Thyrs Menger Brooklyn, NY KO 2 Sep 12 Joe Gorman Brooklyn, NY W 8 Sep 20 Charley Weise Brooklyn, NY W 6 Sep 26 "Irish" Eddie Whalen Albany, NY TK 3 Oct 25 Mickey McAvoy Binghamton, NY KO 2 Dec 1 Eric Seelig New York, NY LT 7 -Some sources report 12/02/35 1939 Jun 22 Red Bush Hagerstown, Md EX 2 -Walker knocked Bush out*** NCR ALL-TIME MIDDLEWEIGHT COMPUTER TOURNAMENT ***1969 Dick Tiger KO 9 Harry Greb W 15 "Sugar" Ray Robinson L 15 *** Some Data Provided By Sergei Yurchenko ***
Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
The Cyber Boxing Zone WAIL ! Article on Pound-For-Pound (August 1998)
Tracy Callis All-Time Rankings