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George Godfrey

3829 KOs

94 KOs

1Draws

Last six: W-W-W-W-W-W

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

48

rounds

256

KO %

76.3%

KO wins

29

KO losses

4

career

1919–1935

debut

1919-12-01

last fight

1935-03-01

Profile

birth name

Feab Smith Williams

alias

Black Shadow of Leiperville

trainer

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 3″ / 191cm

nationality

United States

origin

Mobile, Alabama, United States

city / state / zip

Leiperville, Pennsylvania

dob

1897-01-25

death

1947-08-13

Latest news

Duran And Whitaker Among Inductees To Boxing Hall Of Fame

2006-12-07 · All Headline News

The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced its 2006 class on Thursday and its most celebrated names included Roberto Duran and Pernell Whitaker. Mexican fighter Ricardo Lopez and old-timers Pedro Montanez and George Godfrey were also recipients of the honor.…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

0 15 1

W-PTS

Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium

10 of 10

5 17 1

W-KO

Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Godfrey defends his World 'colored' heavyweight title

5 of 20 · 257 / 248 lbs

0 1 0

W-KO

Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States

2

0 0 0

W-KO

Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States

2

29 6 0

W-KO

Taylor Bowl, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

4 of 10

4 11 1

W-KO

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

7 of 10 · 248 / 237 lbs

Francisco Cruz Coelho

3 2 0

W-KO

Antler's Auditorium, Lorain, Ohio, USA

2 of 10

Referee: Matt Hinkel

12 6 2

L-DQ

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3 of 10 · 243 / 200 lbs

Referee: Bryan Hayes

Paulino Uzcudun

27 4 2

W-PTS

Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, USA

10 of 10 · 237 / 192 lbs

Referee: George Blake

16 3 0

W-KO

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1 of 10 · 237 / 200 lbs

2 3 1

W-KO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States

9 of 10

12 1 1

W-TKO

Armory, Portland, Oregon, United States

9 of 10 · 230 / 225 lbs

Cowboy Billy Owens

12 3 0

W-TKO

Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

8 of 8

21 3 2

W-TKO

Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States

Godfrey wins World 'colored' heavyweight title

6 · 223 / 184 lbs

4 6 0

W-DQ

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

6 of 10 · 220 / 198 lbs

Referee: Jim Crowley

22 6 0

L-PTS

Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

10 of 10 · 220 / 187 lbs

10 1 1

L-DQ

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

7 of 10

Sully Montgomery

20 6 0

W-DQ

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

7 of 10

Referee: Frank Holborow

20 5 1

W-PTS

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 222 / 178 lbs

5 5 0

W-KO

Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

3 of 15 · 225 / 251 lbs

20 4 1

W-PTS

Arena, Vernon, California, United States

10 of 10

28 8 0

W-TKO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

2 of 10

3 0 0

W-TKO

Arena, Vernon, California, United States

4

7 4 1

W-KO

Wilmington, California, United States

6

7 3 0

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

5 · 230 / 192 lbs

14 8 0

W-KO

Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States

2 of 10

9 15 4

W-TKO

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

1 of 10

1 2 0

L-DQ

Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York, New York, United States

1

10 11 5

W-TKO

Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3 of 10 · 213 / 206 lbs

10 8 2

W-KO

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

3 of 10

2 4 0

L-DQ

Youngstown, Ohio, United States

5 of 12

Roughhouse Ware

5 11 7

W-KO

Golden Gate A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

1 of 10

26 18 2

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

7 of 12 · 226 / 234 lbs

2 2 0

W-TKO

Smedley Field, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

2

20 3 2

L-KO

Pioneer Sporting Club, New York, New York, United States

11 of 12

5 5 2

W-PTS

Knickerbocker A.C. Arena, Albany, New York, United States

12 of 12

0 1 0

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

1 · 205 / 185 lbs

10 9 5

W-TKO

Pioneer Sporting Club, New York, New York, United States

5

0 0 0

W-KO

Old Reliable A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

5

0 0 0

W-KO

2

7 7 5

L-KO

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

4

2 0 0

W-KO

1

42 7 7

L-KO

Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

2

Battling Norfolk

5 2 1

L-KO

Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, United States

4

19 16 2

W-PTS

10 of 10

5 1 2

W-PTS

15 of 15

41 4 6

D-PTS

10 of 10

0 0 0

W-KO

1