Barbados Joe Walcott

British boxer (1873-1935)

バルバドス・ジョー・ウォルコット

Born

13 March 1873, Demerara

Died

1 October 1935, Massillon

Citizenship

Barbados

Sport

boxing

Discipline

welterweight

Occupation

boxer

Height

156 cm (5 ft 1 in)

Recorded fight record

92 wins, 25 losses, 24 draws

Joe Walcott (March 13, 1873 – October 1, 1935) was a professional boxer from Barbados who reigned as the World Welterweight Champion from 1901 to 1906, becoming the first black man ever to capture the title. He is retrospectively known as Barbados Joe Walcott to distinguish him from American heavyweight Arnold Cream (1914–1994), who adopted the ring name Jersey Joe Walcott to honor his predecessor.

He was elected to The Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1955 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.

Walcott had an exceptional power to his punch, with 60% of his wins achieved through knockout. His manager was Tom O'Rourke.

Nat Fleischer rated Walcott as the greatest welterweight of all time, and in 2003 he was included in the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. He was elected to The Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1955 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.

Awards and honours

• International Boxing Hall of Fame 1991

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikiquote
• BoxRec
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q1691641 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.