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 Championship

Charley 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

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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

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