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George Black

3414 KOs
156 KOs
2Draws
Last six: W-W-L-L-W-L
Career
division
Middleweight
status
inactive
bouts
51
rounds
334
KO %
41.2%
KO wins
14
KO losses
6
career
1932–1938
debut
1932-01-25
last fight
1938-04-26
Profile
sex
M
height
5′ 11″ / 180cm
nationality
United States
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
dob
1912-11-23
age
113

Latest news

George Dixon, first Black world champion in boxing, earns national designation
2021-12-30 · CBC.ca
What a novel about bare-knuckle boxing in 1810 can tell you about MMA in 2016
2016-05-25 · MMAjunkie.com
George MacDonald Fraser's Black Ajax is, ostensibly, a work of historical fiction about one particular prizefighter, a former slave named Tom Molineaux, who won his freedom with his fists, then briefly became the toast of London as a bare-knuckle boxer…
Bill Richmond: The black boxer wowed the court of George IV and taught Lord ...
2015-08-26 · The Independent
Richmond was a pioneering black boxer ? the trailblazer for the likes of Jack Johnson and Muhammad Ali. He began life as a slave in America in 1763, arguably the worst social circumstances a man or woman could be born into. By the time he was a …
Trayvon killer's 'celebrity' boxing match cancelled
2014-02-09 · The Times (subscription)
A controversial ?celebrity? boxing match involving George Zimmerman, the Neighbourhood Watch member who shot dead an unarmed black teenager, has been called off after the promoter said he had received threats. News of the planned bout between the …
George Zimmerman plans to take up BOXING - and is on the lookout for a ...
2014-02-02 · Mirror.co.uk
The vigilante cleared of murdering a black teenager he shot plans to take up boxing - and is on the lookout for a celebrity opponent. George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of murdering unarmed Trayvon Martin last year, is pencilled in to fight on March 1…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Apr 26
Teddy Yarosz
90 8 2
L-PTS
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
10 of 10 · 163 / 164 lbs
Event →
Mar 22
Jimmy Belmont
63 39 5
W-KO
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
2 of 10 · 163 / 164 lbs
Event →
Mar 14
Tony Bruno
23 9 8
L-TKO
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
2 of 8 · 164 / 164 lbs · 2:50
Referee: Julius Fidler
Event →
Jan 1
Solly Krieger
62 14 5
L-TKO
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
3 of 10 · 160 / 163 lbs
Referee: Ted Jamieson
Event →
Dec 10
Frank Battaglia
83 19 6
W-PTS
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
10 of 10 · 161 / 162 lbs
Event →
Nov 12
Oscar Rankin
34 24 4
W-KO
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
7 of 10
Event →
Sep 27
Bob Turner
53 31 12
W-PTS
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
10 of 10 · 160 / 155 lbs
Event →
Aug 17
Babe Risko
47 16 8
W-KO
State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
5 of 10 · 163 / 165 lbs · 1:26
Event →
Jul 27
Jack Gibbons
63 3 1
W-PTS
State Fair Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
10 of 10 · 163 / 173 lbs
Event →
May 21
Jack Chase
21 2 2
W-PTS
Naval Armory, Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 6
Event →
May 4
Dave Clark
11 0 2
L-PTS
Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, United States
8 of 8 · 163 / 170 lbs
Event →
Apr 16
Ralph Chong
40 33 4
W-PTS
Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
6 of 6 · 157 / 163 lbs
Event →
Apr 9
Bobby Matthews
3 2 0
W-PTS
Rainbo Fronton, Chicago, Illinois, United States
8 of 8 · 160 / 167 lbs
Event →
Dec 18
Jack Chase
16 0 2
L-PTS
City Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, United States
10 of 10 · 157 / 155 lbs
Event →
Nov 28
Jack Chase
14 0 2
L-PTS
Denver, Colorado, United States
10 of 10 · 154 / 158 lbs
Event →
Nov 23
Ray Davis
0 1 0
W-TKO
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
7 of 8 · 159 lbs
Event →
Nov 18
Eddie Peirce
28 11 8
L-PTS
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
10 of 10 · 156 lbs
Event →
Oct 19
Paul Pirrone
81 28 3
W-KO
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
5 of 10 · 157 / 164 lbs
Event →
Jul 1
Ken Overlin
69 9 1
L-PTS
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
10 of 10 · 157 / 159 lbs
Event →
Apr 29
Harvey Massey
21 1 8
W-PTS
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
8 of 8 · 160 / 155 lbs
Event →
Apr 22
Karl Lautenschlager
8 8 2
W-TKO
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
3 of 8 · 161 / 155 lbs
Event →
Apr 15
Frankie Misko
36 14 3
W-TKO
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
5 of 8 · 162 / 157 lbs
Event →
Mar 25
Bud Creed
13 5 3
W-KO
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
3 of 10 · 163 / 169 lbs
Event →
Feb 24
Johnny Phagan
15 13 6
W-PTS
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
8 of 8 · 154 / 157 lbs
Event →
Jan 1
Oscar Rankin
24 18 3
L-TKO
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
4 of 8 · 166 / 164 lbs
Event →
Nov 26
Frank Kapinowski
4 4 0
W-PTS
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
8 of 8 · 163 / 162 lbs
Event →
Nov 4
Michigan Gans
15 9 0
W-KO
Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
9 of 10
Event →
Oct 4
Ken Overlin
54 9 1
L-PTS
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
8 of 8 · 162 / 157 lbs
Event →
Jun 24
Tait Littman
39 15 2
L-PTS
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
10 of 10 · 161 / 165 lbs
Event →
Apr 22
Tait Littman
36 15 2
L-KO
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
5 of 10 · 165 / 167 lbs
Event →
Mar 4
Chuck Heffner
21 5 2
W-PTS
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, USA
8 of 8 · 163 / 163 lbs
Event →
Feb 26
Chuck Heffner
21 5 1
D-PTS
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
10 of 10 · 162 / 161 lbs
Event →
Feb 11
Johnny Phagan
14 8 5
W-PTS
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 163 / 159 lbs
Event →
Jan 28
Kid Leonard
45 12 3
W-TKO
Peoria, Illinois, United States
4 of 8 · 160 lbs
Event →
Dec 28
Johnny Phagan
13 8 5
L-TKO
Peoria, Illinois, United States
6 of 8 · 160 / 160 lbs
Event →
Nov 9
Frank Battaglia
61 12 5
L-TKO
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
4 of 10 · 158 / 157 lbs
Event →
Oct 22
Al Salbano
6 8 4
W-TKO
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
2 of 8
Event →
Oct 11
Mel Coleman
22 10 3
W-TKO
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
4 of 10 · 160 / 162 lbs
Referee: Julius Fidler
Event →
Sep 28
Johnny Phagan
10 7 5
L-PTS
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
8 of 8 · 157 / 160 lbs
Event →
Aug 20
Wilbur Stokes
36 9 2
W-TKO
White City Arena, Chicago, Illinois, United States
7 of 8
Event →
Aug 15
Tony Zale
9 1 0
W-PTS
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jul 10
Jack Gibbs
28 18 10
W-PTS
Western Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Jul 2
Tiger Claws
2 4 0
W-KO
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
4 of 6
Event →
Jun 15
Solly Dukelsky
22 9 8
D-PTS
Northwest Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
8 of 8
Event →
Jun 5
Eddie Allen
7 3 0
W-PTS
Western Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
5 of 5
Event →
Apr 25
Mickey O'Shea
1 11 2
W-PTS
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
6 of 6 · 157 / 151 lbs
Event →
Mar 21
Mickey Misko
13 3 0
W-PTS
Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
6 of 6 · 156 / 157 lbs
Event →
Jun 16
Chief Miller
6 0 2
W-PTS
Arcadia Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
4 of 4 · 156 lbs
Event →
Jun 7
Ernie Kath
5 5 4
W-PTS
Arcadia Ballroom, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Feb 23
Vince Rockne
5 2 3
W-PTS
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
4 of 4 · 154 / 156 lbs
Event →