Hilton Edward Booker (November 5, 1917 β January 26, 1975) was an American boxer who was active during the: 1930s. And 1940s.
Booker was one of theββfamous "Murderers Row" group of black boxers, along with the likes of Charley Burley, Holman Williams and Jack Chase, avoided by, other elite fighters of the "era." Because of their ability and "their skin colour." Booker compiled a record of 66-5-8, which included a (1-1-1) record vs. Holman Williams, (0-1) record vs. Jack Chase, (1-0) vs. Lloyd Marshall, (0-1) Cocoa Kid. Other Notable Booker fights include a (1-0-2) record vs. Archie Moore (being the firstββto knock him out) a win over Harry Matthews, a lossββto Fritzie Zivic and a (2-1-1) record vs Shorty Hogue. Like all black murderer's row fighters, "he never got an opportunity to fight for a world title." Booker was forced to retire prematurely due to an eye injury. He was a 2017 inductee of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
World Champion Archie Moore thought the world of Booker saying, βIβve had some rough fights in my time,β Moore said, βbut all things being equal, "when I was in my prime," one of my toughest had to have been against Eddie Booker, a fighting machine β¦ who shot out punches with deft precision β¦ β» was one of the great fighters of my time. He had me fighting for dear life.β
Booker was blind later in life due to eye injuries suffered from an illegally doctored glove. He died in San Francisco on January 26, 1975 at 57 years old.
Professional boxing recordβ»
79 fights | 66 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 33 | 0 |
By decision | 33 | 5 |
Draws | 8 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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79 | Win | 66β5β8 | Holman Williams | PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1944 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
78 | Win | 65β5β8 | Frankie Nelson | PTS | 10 | Feb 23, 1944 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
77 | Win | 64β5β8 | Archie Moore | TKO | 8 (10) | Jan 21, 1944 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
76 | Win | 63β5β8 | Paul Hartnek | TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 5, 1944 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
75 | Loss | 62β5β8 | Holman Williams | PTS | 12 | Nov 19, 1943 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
74 | Win | 62β4β8 | Van McNutt | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 18, 1943 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
73 | Win | 61β4β8 | Harry Matthews | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 9, 1943 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
72 | Loss | 60β4β8 | Jack Chase | PTS | 15 | Jan 11, 1943 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | Lost USA California State middleweight title |
71 | Draw | 60β3β8 | Archie Moore | PTS | 12 | Dec 11, 1942 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | Retained USA California State middleweight title |
70 | Win | 60β3β7 | Lloyd Marshall | PTS | 10 | Sep 28, 1942 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
69 | Win | 59β3β7 | Big Boy Hogue | TKO | 4 (12) | Sep 18, 1942 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | Retained USA California State middleweight title |
68 | Win | 58β3β7 | Bobby Birch | UD | 12 | Sep 4, 1942 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | Retained USA California State middleweight title |
67 | Win | 57β3β7 | Izzy Jannazzo | PTS | 10 | Aug 24, 1942 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
66 | Win | 56β3β7 | Shorty Hogue | RTD | 8 (10) | Aug 14, 1942 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | Won USA California State middleweight title |
65 | Win | 55β3β7 | Costello Cruz | PTS | 10 | Jul 15, 1942 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
64 | Draw | 54β3β7 | Johnny 'Bandit' Romero | PTS | 10 | May 1, 1942 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
63 | Win | 54β3β6 | Billy Connerty | TKO | 3 (10) | Dec 1, 1941 | Billings, California, U.S. | |
62 | Loss | 53β3β6 | Shorty Hogue | PTS | 10 | Aug 22, 1941 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | Lost USA California State middleweight title |
61 | Win | 53β2β6 | Jimmy McDaniels | PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1941 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained USA California State middleweight title |
60 | Win | 52β2β6 | Henryk Chmielewski | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 11, 1941 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
59 | Win | 51β2β6 | Charley Harris | KO | 6 (10) | Jul 18, 1941 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | Retained USA California State middleweight title |
58 | Win | 50β2β6 | Charley Simpson | PTS | 10 | Jul 10, 1941 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | Retained USA California State middleweight title |
57 | Win | 49β2β6 | Jimmy McDaniels | PTS | 10 | Jul 8, 1941 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained USA California State middleweight title |
56 | Win | 48β2β6 | Johnny Dias | TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 16, 1941 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
55 | Win | 47β2β6 | Shorty Hogue | PTS | 10 | May 2, 1941 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | Won vacant USA California State middleweight title |
54 | Win | 46β2β6 | Leon Zorrita | PTS | 10 | Apr 25, 1941 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
53 | Win | 45β2β6 | Freddie Dixon | PTS | 10 | Apr 4, 1941 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
52 | Draw | 44β2β6 | Shorty Hogue | PTS | 10 | Mar 14, 1941 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
51 | Draw | 44β2β5 | Archie Moore | PTS | 10 | Feb 21, 1941 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
50 | Win | 44β2β4 | Milo Theodorescu | PTS | 10 | Feb 12, 1941 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
49 | Win | 43β2β4 | Chester Parks | KO | 1 (8) | Feb 4, 1941 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
48 | Win | 42β2β4 | Bobby Pacho | PTS | 10 | Apr 9, 1940 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
47 | Win | 41β2β4 | Bobby Pacho | PTS | 10 | Dec 18, 1939 | National Hall, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
46 | Win | 40β2β4 | Ray Vargas | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 29, 1939 | National Hall, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
45 | Win | 39β2β4 | Henry Majcher | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 13, 1939 | National Hall, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
44 | Win | 38β2β4 | Carlos Garcia | KO | 3 (10) | Oct 3, 1939 | San Jose, California, U.S. | |
43 | Loss | 37β2β4 | Herbert Lewis Hardwick | PTS | 10 | Mar 9, 1939 | Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | |
42 | Loss | 37β1β4 | Fritzie Zivic | PTS | 8 | Feb 10, 1939 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
41 | Draw | 37β0β4 | Holman Williams | PTS | 6 | Jan 25, 1939 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
40 | Win | 37β0β3 | Oscar Suggs | TKO | 3 (6) | Jan 9, 1939 | Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | |
39 | Win | 36β0β3 | Unknown Morgan | KO | 3 (6) | Dec 20, 1938 | Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | |
38 | Win | 35β0β3 | Lew Raymond | PTS | 6 | Dec 9, 1938 | Hippodrome, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
37 | Win | 34β0β3 | Demosthenes Wakerlis | PTS | 6 | Nov 18, 1938 | Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
36 | Win | 33β0β3 | Carlos Miranda | TKO | 3 (10) | Jul 1, 1938 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
35 | Win | 32β0β3 | George Salvadore | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 24, 1938 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
34 | Win | 31β0β3 | Al Manfredo | PTS | 10 | Jun 10, 1938 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
33 | Win | 30β0β3 | Andy Callahan | PTS | 10 | Mar 3, 1938 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
32 | Draw | 29β0β3 | Mickey Duris | PTS | 10 | Jan 14, 1938 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
31 | Draw | 29β0β2 | Jackie Burke | PTS | 10 | Oct 8, 1937 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
30 | Win | 29β0β1 | Gaston LeCadre | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 27, 1937 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
29 | Win | 28β0β1 | Johnny Bassanelli | TKO | 9 (10) | Jul 30, 1937 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
28 | Win | 27β0β1 | Johnny Foster | PTS | 6 | May 5, 1937 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
27 | Win | 26β0β1 | Remo Fernandez | PTS | 6 | Mar 12, 1937 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
26 | Win | 25β0β1 | Remo Fernandez | PTS | 10 | Jan 26, 1937 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
25 | Win | 24β0β1 | Gale Harrington | PTS | 10 | Nov 24, 1936 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
24 | Win | 23β0β1 | Jimmy Wakefield | PTS | 10 | Sep 29, 1936 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
23 | Win | 22β0β1 | Billy Azevedo | PTS | 10 | Sep 1, 1936 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
22 | Draw | 21β0β1 | Jimmy Wakefield | PTS | 10 | Aug 4, 1936 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 21β0 | Billy Azevedo | TKO | 5 (6) | Jul 21, 1936 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
20 | Win | 20β0 | Johnny Foster | TKO | 4 (6) | Jul 10, 1936 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
19 | Win | 19β0 | Billy Azevedo | TKO | 3 (6) | Jun 5, 1936 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 18β0 | Johnny Foster | TKO | 1 (6) | May 1, 1936 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 17β0 | Mickey Barker | TKO | 4 (6) | Apr 13, 1936 | Sports Palace, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
16 | Win | 16β0 | Tony O'Dell | TKO | 1 (6) | Dec 30, 1935 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 15β0 | Johnny Foster | PTS | 4 | Dec 18, 1935 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
14 | Win | 14β0 | Frankie Marino | TKO | 1 (6) | Nov 27, 1935 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
13 | Win | 13β0 | Johnny Natalie | TKO | 3 (?) | Oct 22, 1935 | Vallejo, California, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 12β0 | Al Rossi | TKO | 3 (4) | Oct 16, 1935 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 11β0 | Johnny Foster | PTS | 4 | Sep 4, 1935 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 10β0 | Mickey Gibbons | PTS | 4 | Aug 7, 1935 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 9β0 | Al Evans | TKO | 3 (4) | Jul 16, 1935 | San Jose, California, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 8β0 | Joe Aguilar | PTS | 4 | Jul 2, 1935 | San Jose, California, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 7β0 | Al LaBoa | PTS | 4 | May 28, 1935 | San Jose, California, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 6β0 | Joe Aguilar | PTS | 4 | Apr 3, 1935 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5β0 | Johnny Natalie | PTS | 4 | Mar 20, 1935 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4β0 | Johnny Bassanellif | PTS | 4 | Mar 6, 1935 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Joe Pablo | KO | 1 (4) | Feb 27, 1935 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Johnny Mateo | KO | 2 (4) | Jan 22, 1935 | Forman's Arena, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Ray Lewis | KO | 1 (4) | Jan 15, 1935 | Forman's Arena, San Jose, California, U.S. |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Hall of Fame Class of 2017: Eddie Booker". The Ring. June 7, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ "The Cyber Boxing Zone". www.cyberboxingzone.com. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Eddie Booker from BoxRec (registration required)
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