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Good data research. Another great example of the contenders fighting each other constantly in the quest to get title shots. Jersey Joe was / is underrated....what if he had gotten the decision in Louis No. 1, and had avoided Rocky's late charge to win since he was ahead at the time of the stoppage.
Impressive, I just find it a little strange he chose to fight, the smaller, 10th ranked Joey Maxim twice in the same year?
To get revenge for his controversial first loss to maxim. He won the boring trilogy with him. Interesting to note Walcott took on alot of different styles. Boxerpunchers like Murray, Swarmers like ray, classic counterpuncher like bivins, technical boxer with jab like maxim, big boys like baksi, sluggers like gomez and hatchetman
Also Take Note Jimmy Bivins and Elmer Ray. Both were on the best winning streaks of their career winning their last 45 fights undefeated for 4 years before Walcott upset them both......that is pretty impressive stopping big winning streaks like that these guys were at their peak
I didn't say it, my new york times article did. "the clevelander won a very unpopular decision last night"- New York Times on Maxim-Walcott I
1946-08-29 The New York Times (page 34) Maxim Outpoints Joe Walcott CAMDEN, N. J., Aug. 28 (U.P.)--Joey Maxim, a young Cleveland heavyweight, sidetracked Jersey Joe Walcott from a possible title bout with Joe Louis by outpointing the Merchantville (N. J.) boxer in a ten-round bout tonight. another wire: Maxim Whips Walcott CAMDEN, N.J., Aug. 28 (AP).--Jersey Joe Walcott, Camden heavyweight being boomed for a heavyweight title bout with Joe Louis, lost a surprise ten-round decision to Joey Maxim of Cleveland at the Camden ball park Wednesday night. Walcott weighed 192, Maxim 180.
your little wires say no description about the fight. the new york times gives a full description of walcott-maxim I, and they believed walcott to be the winner
On what day did it give a full description? I'm running a search for either 'Maxim' or 'Walcott' from Aug 28 to Sep 5, and NY Times returns only the wire I posted above.
Walcotts rampage leading up to his showdown with Joe Louis is one of the great untold stories of heavyweight boxing. While Louis was becoming rusty and increasingly inactive the reall action in the heavyweight division was happening around Walcott.
