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Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 – February 25, 1994), best known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1930 to 1953. He held the NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles from 1951 to 1952, and broke the record for the oldest man to win the title, at the age of 37. That record would eventually be broken in 1994 by 45-year-old George Foreman.
Jersey Joe Walcott was an American world heavyweight boxing champion from July 18, 1951, when he knocked out Ezzard Charles in seven rounds in Pittsburgh, Pa., until Sept. 23, 1952, when he was knocked out by Rocky Marciano in 13 rounds in Philadelphia. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on
Source: James Curl, "Jersey Joe Walcott: A Boxing Biography." 1931-04-20: Carl Mays: 7 1 1: Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City W-KO. event bout wiki. Walcott dropped Mays for the count with a right to the head. From the Philadelphia Inquirer (Jack Kincaid). 1931-03-19: Carl Mays: 6 1 1: Egg Harbor
Feb 27, 1994 · Jersey Joe Walcott, the son of poor immigrants from Barbados who was to slug his way out of poverty and into the record books as the oldest fighter to win the heavyweight championship of the world ...
May 8, 2018 · Walcott, Jersey Joe January 13, 1914February 25, 1994 Boxer Jersey Joe Walcott [1] was born Arnold Raymond Cream and raised in Merchantville, near Camden, New Jersey [2], one of twelve children of Ella and Joseph Cream. His father, an immigrant from Barbados, died when Arnold was fourteen.
Dec 19, 2023 · Jersey Joe Walcott became the Heavyweight Champion of the World with a seventh-round knockout of Ezzard Charles on July 18, 1951. It was his fifth attempt at the title. At the age of 37, Walcott became the oldest boxer to win the World Heavyweight Championship, a record that would stand until George Foreman regained the title at age 45 in 1994.
Born into extreme poverty in 1914, Jersey Joe Walcott began boxing at the age of 16 to help feed his hungry family. After ten years’ boxing, without proper training and with little to show for his efforts beyond some frightful beatings, Walcott quit the ring.
IN THE RING, Jersey Joe Walcott was the picture of perseverance. ... New Jersey, Walcott took the name of his boxing idol, Joe Walcott, the welterweight champion from Barbados. He turned pro in 1930 at the age of 16 and embarked on a slow, but steady, rise to the top.
Trainers: Dan Florio, Charley Goldman, Nick Florio Jersey Joe Walcott Gallery. Jersey Joe Walcott became the Heavyweight Champion of the World with a seventh-round knockout of Ezzard Charles on July 18, 1951. It was his fifth attempt at the title. At the age of 37, Walcott became the oldest boxer to win the World Heavyweight Championship, a ...
The son of immigrants from Barbados, Walcott became a professional boxer in 1930.He won the heavyweight title in 1951 only after losing two title bouts to the aging Joe Louis (including a controversial decision in New York City on Dec. 5, 1947) and two to Ezzard Charles. He was 37 years old when he knocked out Charles to become heavyweight champion.
