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George Godfrey

9981 KOs
206 KOs
2Draws
No contest: 3
Last six: W-W-W-W-W-L
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
124
rounds
598
KO %
81.8%
KO wins
81
KO losses
6
career
1919–1937
debut
1919-12-01
last fight
1937-08-10
Profile
birth name
Feab Smith Williams
alias
Black Shadow of Leiperville
trainer
Jack Blackburn
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
Aug 10
Hank Hankinson
44 14 1
L-TKO
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
8 of 10 · 265 / 215 lbs · 0:52
Referee: Max Baer
Event →
Aug 11
Billy Wells
0 0 0
W-KO
Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
2 of 10 · 253 / 196 lbs · 1:34
Event →
Oct 2
Pierre Charles
66 21 6
W-PTS
Palais des Sports, Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium
IBU (1913 - 1946) heavyweight title
15 of 15
Event →
Aug 1
Gogea Mitu
2 0 0
W-KO
Bucharest, Romania
4
Event →
Jul 1
Dumitri Pavelescu
0 0 0
W-KO
Bucharest, Romania
2
Event →
May 10
Giuseppe Sanga
0 3 0
W-KO
5
Event →
May 2
Jose Santa
49 16 4
W-KO
Paris, Paris, France
2
Event →
May 1
Arthur Meurant
0 11 0
W-KO
3
Event →
Apr 10
Arthur Meurant
0 10 0
W-KO
5
Event →
Mar 1
Piet Van Gool
1 16 1
W-PTS
Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium
10 of 10
Event →
Nov 14
Hans Schoenrath
19 26 9
W-TKO
Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium
3
Event →
Jun 30
Valentin Campolo
7 0 0
W-PTS
Río de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
10 of 10
Event →
Oct 9
Obie Walker
30 1 2
L-PTS
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Godfrey loses his World 'colored' heavyweight title
10 of 10 · 251 / 219 lbs
Event →
Feb 10
Bearcat Wright
62 19 18
?-NC
Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Godfrey defends his World 'colored' heavyweight title
6 of 10 · 255 / 218 lbs
Referee: Walter Bates
Event →
Jan 31
Tiger Fox
45 5 5
W-PTS
Northside Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Godfrey defends his World 'colored' heavyweight title
10 of 10 · 257 / 181 lbs
Event →
Dec 29
Walter Cobb
26 13 1
L-PTS
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 253 / 228 lbs
Event →
Dec 12
Walter Cobb
26 12 1
W-PTS
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 258 / 235 lbs
Event →
Oct 24
Al Fay
15 2 2
W-TKO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
8 of 10 · 261 / 200 lbs
Event →
Sep 5
Roy Clark
5 18 2
W-KO
Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Godfrey defends his World 'colored' heavyweight title
5 of 20 · 257 / 248 lbs
Event →
Jun 3
Harry Johnson
0 2 0
W-KO
Sandusky, Ohio, United States
2
Event →
May 30
Texas Tanner
1 3 0
W-KO
Lakeside Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States
2
Event →
May 24
Billy Williams
0 0 0
W-KO
Alliance, Ohio, United States
1
Event →
May 19
Harry Johnson
0 1 0
W-KO
Pontiac, Michigan, United States
1
Event →
May 10
K O Harper
0 1 0
W-KO
Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States
2
Event →
May 3
Flash Ryser
0 1 0
W-KO
Monroe, Michigan, United States
2
Event →
Apr 15
Gene Stanton
13 15 1
W-KO
Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States
3
Event →
Apr 10
K O Willis
0 0 0
W-KO
Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States
2
Event →
Apr 7
Bob Lawson
48 31 6
W-KO
Auditorium, Wilmington, Delaware, United States
2 of 8 · 269 / 184 lbs
Event →
Nov 17
Jack Gross
46 6 1
L-PTS
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
10 of 10 · 263 / 202 lbs
Referee: Freddie Gilmore
Event →
Aug 24
Seal Harris
13 12 3
W-KO
Arena Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2 of 10 · 1:35
Event →
Jul 13
George Gemas
26 38 2
W-KO
Arena Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2 · 268 / 200 lbs · 1:22
Event →
Feb 23
Ricardo Rosel
0 0 0
W-KO
Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Mexico heavyweight title
1 of 20 · 245 / 240 lbs
Event →
Jan 1
Salvatore Ruggirello
16 17 0
W-KO
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
1 of 10
Event →
Dec 19
Bearcat Wright
55 14 12
D-PTS
City Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Dec 8
Seal Harris
13 10 3
W-KO
Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
3 of 10
Event →
Nov 7
Seal Harris
13 8 3
W-KO
Lansing, Michigan, United States
4 of 10
Event →
Aug 26
Arthur Kuh
32 7 1
W-KO
Taylor Bowl, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
4 of 10
Event →
Aug 20
Elijah Lee
1 0 0
W-KO
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
2 of 10
Event →
Jul 8
Frankie Simms
23 20 3
W-TKO
Taylor Bowl, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
2 of 12
Event →
Jun 23
Primo Carnera
33 2 0
L-DQ
Phillies Ballpark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
5 of 10 · 250 / 262 lbs
Event →
May 16
Jack Rozier
1 5 0
W-TKO
Maryland Ball Park, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1 of 10 · 250 / 231 lbs
Event →
Mar 24
Roy Clark
4 12 2
W-KO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
7 of 10 · 248 / 237 lbs
Event →
Mar 10
Jack Gross
39 2 1
W-TKO
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
5 of 10 · 250 / 211 lbs
Event →
Dec 23
Leonard Dixon
5 4 0
W-KO
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
3
Event →
Nov 7
Jimmy Byrne
44 14 8
?-NC
Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
7 of 10 · 255 / 194 lbs
Event →
Aug 13
Tom Hawkins
20 14 7
L-DQ
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
3
Event →
Jul 15
Ralph Smith
23 8 2
W-TKO
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
2 of 10
Event →
Jun 26
Chuck Wiggins
98 48 20
W-TKO
Taylor Bowl, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
7 of 12
Event →
Jun 3
Jimmy Byrne
41 13 8
W-TKO
Phillies Ballpark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
7 of 10 · 250 / 200 lbs
Event →
Apr 15
Farmer Lodge
12 23 2
W-KO
Jackson, Michigan, United States
2 of 10 · 255 / 238 lbs
Event →