Young Jack Thompson | |
Realname: | Cecil Lewis Thompson |
Nickname: | Young Jack |
Weight: | Welterweight |
Height: | 5feet |
Birth Date: | 17 August 1904 |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 122 |
Wins: | 79 |
Ko: | 44 |
Losses: | 31 |
Draws: | 12 |
Cecil Lewis "Young Jack" Thompson (August 17, 1904 – April 11, 1946) was an American boxer who twice held the World Welterweight Championship.[1] He was the first African American to gain the World Welterweight Championship. Born Cecil Lewis Thompson, his name was changed when he decided to become a professional fighter. His father, who was training him, did not think "Cecil" was a fighter's name, so he chose "Jack." To avoid confusion with another fighter named "Jack Thompson," his father decided to use the ring name Young Jack Thompson.
Thompson became a professional fighter in 1922. He reeled off a series of wins, but also had a draw and a loss to future welterweight champion Young Corbett III. In 1928 he fought the welterweight champion, Joe Dundee, in a bout over the welterweight limit so that Dundee's title was not at stake. He knocked Dundee out in the second round.
In 1929 he received a shot at the vacant National Boxing Association title stripped from Dundee. However, Jackie Fields beat him in a ten-round decision for the belt. In 1930 Thompson lost to Jimmy McLarnin but, in his next fight, won the welterweight title by beating his old rival Jackie Fields. After four non-title bouts (including a loss to Young Corbett III), Thompson put his title on the line against Tommy Freeman in September 1930 and lost it by a fifteen-round decision.
Freeman gave Thompson a rematch in April 1931 and Thompson regained the title by a twelfth round technical knockout. Thompson again fought a series of non-title bouts. In one of them he lost to Lou Brouillard. That loss prompted a match at the welterweight limit with Thompson's title at stake. Brouillard once again beat Thompson, ending his second reign as champion.
He continued fighting until he announced his retirement on June 2, 1932. He died on April 11, 1946, of a heart attack in Los Angeles.
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
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122 | Win | 79–31–12 | Leonard Bennett | PTS | 6 | May 25, 1932 | ||
121 | Loss | 78–31–12 | Charlie Cobb | PTS | 10 | Mar 25, 1932 | ||
120 | Win | 78–30–12 | Al Trulmans | PTS | 10 | Mar 11, 1932 | ||
119 | Win | 77–30–12 | Bermondsey Billy Wells | TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 4, 1932 | ||
118 | Loss | 76–30–12 | Jimmy Evans | PTS | 10 | Jan 27, 1932 | ||
117 | Loss | 76–29–12 | Lou Brouillard | UD | 15 | Oct 23, 1931 | ||
116 | Win | 76–28–12 | Tommy Jones | KO | 3 (10) | Oct 6, 1931 | ||
115 | Win | 75–28–12 | Tommy Jones | KO | 5 (?) | Sep 5, 1931 | ||
114 | Loss | 74–28–12 | Lou Brouillard | UD | 10 | Jul 23, 1931 | ||
113 | Win | 74–27–12 | Speedball Turner | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 19, 1931 | ||
112 | Win | 73–27–12 | Pete August | PTS | 10 | May 27, 1931 | ||
111 | Loss | 72–27–12 | Bucky Lawless | MD | 10 | May 8, 1931 | ||
110 | Win | 72–26–12 | Tommy Freeman | TKO | 12 (15) | Apr 14, 1931 | ||
109 | Win | 71–26–12 | Larry Kaufman | KO | 3 (10) | Mar 19, 1931 | ||
108 | Win | 70–26–12 | Babe Anderson | KO | 9 (10) | Mar 4, 1931 | ||
107 | Loss | 69–26–12 | Tommy Freeman | PTS | 15 | Sep 5, 1930 | ||
106 | Loss | 69–25–12 | Young Corbett III | PTS | 10 | Jun 4, 1930 | ||
105 | Win | 69–24–12 | Joe Cardoza | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 17, 1930 | ||
104 | Win | 68–24–12 | Jimmy Dolan | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 9, 1930 | ||
103 | Win | 67–24–12 | Bermondsey Billy Wells | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 6, 1930 | ||
102 | Win | 66–24–12 | Jackie Fields | PTS | 15 | May 9, 1930 | ||
101 | Loss | 65–24–12 | Jimmy McLarnin | UD | 10 | Mar 28, 1930 | ||
100 | Win | 65–23–12 | Freddie Fitzgerald | MD | 10 | Mar 1, 1930 | ||
99 | Loss | 64–23–12 | Thomas "Bucky" Lawless | MD | 10 | Feb 3, 1930 | ||
98 | Loss | 64–22–12 | Tommy Freeman | PTS | 10 | Jan 10, 1930 | ||
97 | Win | 64–21–12 | Bermondsey Billy Wells | PTS | 10 | Dec 10, 1929 | ||
96 | Win | 63–21–12 | Billy White | KO | 8 (10) | Nov 18, 1929 | ||
95 | Loss | 62–21–12 | Freddie Fitzgerald | PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1929 | ||
94 | Win | 62–20–12 | Oakland Jimmy Duffy | TKO | 10 (10) | Oct 2, 1929 | ||
93 | Win | 61–20–12 | Oakland Jimmy Duffy | PTS | 10 | Aug 7, 1929 | ||
92 | Win | 60–20–12 | Jimmy Evans | TKO | 9 (10) | Jun 24, 1929 | ||
91 | Loss | 59–20–12 | Jackie Fields | UD | 10 | Mar 25, 1929 | ||
90 | Win | 59–19–12 | Heavy Andrews | PTS | 10 | Mar 8, 1929 | ||
89 | Win | 58–19–12 | Ham Jenkins | PTS | 10 | Feb 18, 1929 | ||
88 | Win | 57–19–12 | Harry Dudley | TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 31, 1929 | ||
87 | Win | 56–19–12 | James Red Herring | TKO | 7 (10) | Jan 25, 1929 | ||
86 | Win | 55–19–12 | Tommy Red Bragan | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 7, 1928 | ||
85 | Win | 54–19–12 | Sam Bruce | KO | 10 (10) | Nov 29, 1928 | ||
84 | Win | 53–19–12 | Danny Gordon | TKO | 2 (10) | Oct 31, 1928 | ||
83 | Loss | 52–19–12 | Jackie Fields | PTS | 10 | Oct 1, 1928 | ||
82 | Win | 52–18–12 | Joe Dundee | TKO | 2 (10) | Aug 30, 1928 | ||
81 | Win | 51–18–12 | Gene Cardi | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 22, 1928 | ||
80 | Win | 50–18–12 | Eddie Dempsey | KO | 4 (10) | Aug 10, 1928 | ||
79 | Win | 49–18–12 | Russie LeRoy | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 11, 1928 | ||
78 | Win | 48–18–12 | Billy Light | PTS | 8 | Jun 8, 1928 | ||
77 | Loss | 47–18–12 | Oakland Jimmy Duffy | DQ | 9 (10) | Apr 11, 1928 | ||
76 | Win | 47–17–12 | Johnny O'Donnell | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 16, 1928 | ||
75 | Loss | 46–17–12 | Young Corbett III | PTS | 10 | Feb 13, 1928 | ||
74 | Win | 46–16–12 | Don Fraser | KO | 3 (10) | Jan 27, 1928 | ||
73 | Win | 45–16–12 | Johnny Adams | TKO | 4 (10) | Jan 17, 1928 | ||
72 | Win | 44–16–12 | Charlie Feraci | KO | 5 (10) | Jul 22, 1927 | ||
71 | Draw | 43–16–12 | Young Corbett III | PTS | 10 | Jun 24, 1927 | ||
70 | Win | 43–16–11 | Irineo Flores | TKO | 2 (10) | Apr 8, 1927 | ||
69 | Win | 42–16–11 | Harry Brown | PTS | 10 | Mar 11, 1927 | ||
68 | Win | 41–16–11 | King Tut | PTS | 10 | Mar 4, 1927 | ||
67 | Win | 40–16–11 | Harry Brown | TKO | 5 (10) | Feb 18, 1927 | ||
66 | Draw | 39–16–11 | Tommy Cello | PTS | 10 | Feb 11, 1927 | ||
65 | Win | 39–16–10 | Danny McCoy | PTS | 6 | Jan 27, 1927 | ||
64 | Win | 38–16–10 | Sanford Risdon | PTS | 4 | Jan 8, 1927 | ||
63 | Loss | 37–16–10 | Russell Whalen | PTS | 10 | Nov 23, 1926 | ||
62 | Draw | 37–15–10 | Sailor Teddy Makegon | PTS | 10 | Nov 12, 1926 | ||
61 | Win | 37–15–9 | Billy Alger | PTS | 10 | Nov 5, 1926 | ||
60 | Win | 36–15–9 | Billy Adams | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 15, 1926 | ||
59 | Win | 35–15–9 | Jack Silver | TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 28, 1926 | ||
58 | Win | 34–15–9 | Charley Pitts | TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 14, 1926 | ||
57 | Win | 33–15–9 | Frankie Tierney | KO | 7 (8) | Aug 24, 1926 | ||
56 | Win | 32–15–9 | Wild Bill Farrell | PTS | 6 | Aug 20, 1926 | ||
55 | Win | 31–15–9 | Frankie Tierney | PTS | 8 | Jul 28, 1926 | ||
54 | Win | 30–15–9 | Harry Whybrow | KO | 2 (6) | Jul 24, 1926 | ||
53 | Win | 29–15–9 | Joe Allesio | KO | 3 (6) | Jun 29, 1926 | ||
52 | Win | 28–15–9 | Billy McCann | TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 18, 1926 | ||
51 | Win | 27–15–9 | Bus Bairie | PTS | 6 | May 28, 1926 | ||
50 | Win | 26–15–9 | Pete Druid | KO | 1 (?) | May 25, 1926 | ||
49 | Win | 25–15–9 | Ad Ruiz | PTS | 6 | May 21, 1926 | ||
48 | Loss | 24–15–9 | Young Corbett III | PTS | 6 | May 18, 1926 | ||
47 | Loss | 24–14–9 | Young Sam Langford | PTS | 6 | Mar 31, 1926 | ||
46 | Draw | 24–13–9 | Joe Layman | PTS | 6 | Mar 9, 1926 | ||
45 | Win | 24–13–8 | Boby Ertle | TKO | 1 (?) | Feb 10, 1926 | ||
44 | Win | 23–13–8 | Baby Pete | PTS | 6 | Jan 22, 1926 | ||
43 | Win | 22–13–8 | Tarzan Joe Lopez | KO | 3 (?) | Jan 14, 1926 | ||
42 | Draw | 21–13–8 | Billy Springfield | PTS | 6 | Dec 22, 1925 | ||
41 | Win | 21–13–7 | Billy Springfield | PTS | 10 | Oct 30, 1925 | ||
40 | Loss | 20–13–7 | Harry Scott | PTS | 6 | Oct 7, 1925 | ||
39 | Draw | 20–12–7 | Young Harry Willis | PTS | 10 | Jul 24, 1925 | ||
38 | Loss | 20–12–6 | Charlie Feraci | PTS | 10 | May 1, 1925 | ||
37 | Win | 20–11–6 | John Battling Ward | KO | 6 (10) | Apr 13, 1925 | ||
36 | Win | 19–11–6 | John Battling Ward | PTS | 6 | Apr 3, 1925 | ||
35 | Draw | 18–11–6 | Kid Bello | PTS | 6 | Mar 20, 1925 | ||
34 | Win | 18–11–5 | Sailor Joe Carter | KO | 1 (6) | Mar 13, 1925 | ||
33 | Win | 17–11–5 | Joe Burns | PTS | 10 | Mar 11, 1925 | ||
32 | Win | 16–11–5 | Eddie Sylvester | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 18, 1925 | ||
31 | Win | 15–11–5 | Joe Martinez | TKO | 7 (10) | Feb 4, 1925 | ||
30 | Win | 14–11–5 | Eddie Eagleton | KO | 3 (6) | Jan 28, 1925 | ||
29 | Win | 13–11–5 | Eddie Cortez | KO | 1 (6) | Jan 21, 1925 | ||
28 | Win | 12–11–5 | Jimmy Brown | KO | 2 (4) | Dec 17, 1924 | ||
27 | Win | 11–11–5 | Harry Young Cumpston | PTS | 4 | Dec 10, 1924 | ||
26 | Win | 10–11–5 | Garcia | KO | 1 (4) | Dec 3, 1924 | ||
25 | Win | 9–11–5 | Garcia | PTS | 4 | Nov 26, 1924 | ||
24 | Loss | 8–11–5 | Dick Hoppe | KO | 2 (4) | Nov 20, 1924 | ||
23 | Loss | 8–10–5 | Tommy O'Leary | PTS | 4 | Oct 21, 1924 | ||
22 | Win | 8–9–5 | Young Riley | PTS | 4 | Sep 12, 1924 | ||
21 | Loss | 7–9–5 | Min Minnich | PTS | 4 | Aug 19, 1924 | ||
20 | Draw | 7–8–5 | Henry Falegano | PTS | 4 | Aug 7, 1924 | ||
19 | Loss | 7–8–4 | Jack Davis | PTS | 4 | Jun 29, 1924 | ||
18 | Win | 7–7–4 | Pete Francis | PTS | 4 | Jun 15, 1924 | ||
17 | Draw | 6–7–4 | Pete Francis | PTS | 4 | May 29, 1924 | ||
16 | Loss | 6–7–3 | George Spencer | PTS | 4 | Apr 24, 1924 | ||
15 | Loss | 6–6–3 | Young Terry | PTS | 4 | Apr 22, 1924 | ||
14 | Loss | 6–5–3 | George Spencer | PTS | 4 | Apr 10, 1924 | ||
13 | Win | 6–4–3 | Sailor George Brandon | PTS | 4 | Mar 27, 1924 | ||
12 | Draw | 5–4–3 | Young Stanley Ketchell | PTS | 4 | Jan 30, 1924 | ||
11 | Draw | 5–4–2 | Hank Gatton | PTS | 4 | Jan 17, 1924 | ||
10 | Loss | 5–4–1 | George Spencer | PTS | 4 | Jan 10, 1924 | ||
9 | Win | 5–3–1 | Filipino Kid Martin | KO | 2 (4) | Jan 4, 1924 | ||
8 | Win | 4–3–1 | Manuel Kid Robinson | PTS | 4 | Dec 20, 1923 | ||
7 | Win | 3–3–1 | Joe Powell | KO | 2 (4) | Dec 6, 1923 | ||
6 | Win | 2–3–1 | Paul Duarte | PTS | 4 | Oct 23, 1923 | ||
5 | Loss | 1–3–1 | Hank Gatton | PTS | 4 | Oct 2, 1923 | ||
4 | Draw | 1–2–1 | Alfred Ells | PTS | 4 | Sep 18, 1923 | ||
3 | Loss | 1–2 | Eddie Morris | KO | 2 (4) | Feb 23, 1923 | ||
2 | Loss | 1–1 | Billy Springfield | KO | 2 (4) | Feb 13, 1923 | ||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Bud Kelly | KO | 2 (4) | Nov 29, 1922 | ||