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Welterweight · United States
Jack Thompson 82-51-18 50 KO · 1886–1938
Jack Thompson is a welterweight boxer from United States, born Aug 17, 1904. Record 82-51-18 with 50 knockouts over 1886–1938. World titles: WBA welterweight (1931), WBA welterweight (1930). Jack Thompson last fought Obie Walker on Nov 16, 1938 and lost by KO in round 3 of 8.
Also: Джек Томпсон · جاك تومسون · জ্যাক টম্পসন +3 more ヤング・ジャック・トンプソン · Jack WBA · Young Jack Thompson
Born Aug 17, 1904
Died Apr 11, 1946
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Nickname Young Jack
Debut Mar 13, 1886
Career 1886–1938
Rounds boxed 936
KO share 61%
Born in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Titles WBA welterweight 1931
Confirmed bouts 12 of 155
Record and next fight Record
82-51-18, 50 KOs · 1886–1938
Next fight
No next fight confirmed
Last result L
KO 3/8 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
The record 155 bouts, 1886–1938, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
KO 3/8 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Thompson 82-50-18 · Walker 86-12-8
W
Leonard Bennett
PTS 6/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Thompson 81-50-18 · Bennett —
L
Charlie Cobb
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 81-49-18 · Cobb —
W
Al Trulmans
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 80-49-18 · Trulmans —
W
Bermondsey Billy Wells
TKO 6/10 · Stockton, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 79-49-18 · Wells —
L
Jimmy Evans
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 79-48-18 · Evans —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Thompson 79-47-18 · Brouillard 62-7-0
W
Tommy Jones
KO 3/10 · Flint, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Thompson 78-47-18 · Jones —
W
Tommy Jones
KO 5 · Boston, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Thompson 77-47-18 · Jones —
L
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Thompson 77-46-18 · Brouillard 60-7-0
W
Speedball Turner
KO 3/10 · Gordon Gale Arena, North Little Rock, 🇺🇸
Thompson 76-46-18 · Turner —
W
Pete August
PTS 10/10 · Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Thompson 75-46-18 · August —
L
Bucky Lawless
MD 10/10 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Thompson 75-45-18 · Lawless —
W
Won NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 12/15 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 74-45-18 · Freeman 95-11-15
W
Larry Kaufman
KO 3/10 · Moline, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Thompson 73-45-18 · Kaufman —
W
Babe Anderson
KO 9/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 72-45-18 · Anderson —
L
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles PTS 15/15 · League Park, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 72-44-18 · Freeman 87-11-15
L
PTS 10/10 · Ewing Field, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 72-43-18 · III 88-8-19
W
Joe Cardoza
KO 3/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 71-43-18 · Cardoza —
W
Jimmy Dolan
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 70-43-18 · Dolan —
Show all 155 bouts W
Bermondsey Billy Wells
KO 2/10 · City Auditorium, Omaha, 🇺🇸
Thompson 69-43-18 · Wells —
L
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 69-42-18 · III 87-8-19
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles PTS 15/15 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Thompson 68-42-18 · Fields 56-4-1
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Thompson 68-41-18 · McLarnin —
W
Freddie Fitzgerald
MD 10/10 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Thompson 67-41-18 · Fitzgerald —
L
Thomas "Bucky" Lawless
MD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Thompson 67-40-18 · Lawless —
L
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Thompson 67-39-18 · Freeman 79-10-14
W
Bermondsey Billy Wells
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Minnesapolis, 🇺🇸
Thompson 66-39-18 · Wells —
W
Billy White
KO 8/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Thompson 65-39-18 · White —
L
Freddie Fitzgerald
PTS 10/10 · Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 65-38-18 · Fitzgerald —
W
Oakland Jimmy Duffy
TKO 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 64-38-18 · Duffy —
W
Oakland Jimmy Duffy
PTS 10/10 · Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 63-38-18 · Duffy —
W
Jimmy Evans
TKO 9/10 · State Armory, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 62-38-18 · Evans —
L
For vacant NBA welterweight title UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Thompson 62-37-18 · Fields 43-3-1
W
Heavy Andrews
PTS 10/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 61-37-18 · Andrews —
W
Ham Jenkins
PTS 10/10 · Convention Hall, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Thompson 60-37-18 · Jenkins —
W
Harry Dudley
TKO 6/10 · Kansas City, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Thompson 59-37-18 · Dudley —
W
TKO 7/10 · Crescent A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 58-37-18 · Herring —
W
Tommy Red Bragan
KO 4/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 57-37-18 · Bragan —
W
Sam Bruce
KO 10/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 56-37-18 · Bruce —
W
Danny Gordon
TKO 2/10 · Hippodrome, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Thompson 55-37-18 · Gordon —
L
PTS 10/10 · State Armory, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 55-36-18 · Fields 36-3-1
W
TKO 2/10 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Thompson 54-36-18 · Dundee 82-13-10
W
Gene Cardi
TKO 6/10 · Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights, 🇺🇸
Thompson 53-36-18 · Cardi —
W
Eddie Dempsey
KO 4/10 · Shewbridge Field, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Thompson 52-36-18 · Dempsey —
W
Russie LeRoy
TKO 5/10 · American Giants Baseball Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Thompson 51-36-18 · LeRoy —
W
Billy Light
PTS 8/8 · Mills Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Thompson 50-36-18 · Light —
L
Oakland Jimmy Duffy
DQ 9/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 50-35-18 · Duffy —
W
Johnny O'Donnell
TKO 8/10 · Golden Gate Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 49-35-18 · O'Donnell —
L
PTS 10/10 · State Armory, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 49-34-18 · III 70-7-18
W
KO 3/10 · Golden Gate Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 48-34-18 · Fraser —
W
Johnny Adams
TKO 4/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 47-34-18 · Adams —
W
Charlie Feraci
KO 5/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 46-34-18 · Feraci —
D
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 46-34-17 · III 63-7-16
W
Irineo Flores
TKO 2/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 45-34-17 · Flores —
W
Harry Brown
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 44-34-17 · Brown —
W
King Tut
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 43-34-17 · Tut —
W
Harry Brown
TKO 5/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 42-34-17 · Brown —
D
Tommy Cello
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 42-34-16 · Cello —
W
Danny McCoy
PTS 6/6 · Culver City, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 41-34-16 · McCoy —
W
Sanford Risdon
PTS 4/4 · Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 40-34-16 · Risdon —
L
Russell Whalen
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 40-33-16 · Whalen —
D
Sailor Teddy Makegon
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 40-33-15 · Makegon —
W
Billy Alger
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 39-33-15 · Alger —
W
Billy Adams
TKO 5/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 38-33-15 · Adams —
W
TKO 8/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 37-33-15 · Silver —
W
Charley Pitts
TKO 8/10 · Culver City, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 36-33-15 · Pitts —
W
Frankie Tierney
KO 7/8 · Civic Auditorium, Fresno, 🇺🇸
Thompson 35-33-15 · Tierney —
W
Wild Bill Farrell
PTS 6/6 · Lawton Springs Arena, Reno, 🇺🇸
Thompson 34-33-15 · Farrell —
W
Frankie Tierney
PTS 8/8 · El Rio, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 33-33-15 · Tierney —
W
Harry Whybrow
KO 2/6 · Ascot Park, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 32-33-15 · Whybrow —
W
Joe Allesio
KO 3/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 31-33-15 · Allesio —
W
Billy McCann
TKO 8/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 30-33-15 · McCann —
W
Bus Bairie
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 29-33-15 · Bairie —
W
Pete Druid
KO 1 · Culver City, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 28-33-15 · Druid —
W
Ad Ruiz
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 27-33-15 · Ruiz —
L
PTS 6/6 · Civic Auditorium, Fresno, 🇺🇸
Thompson 27-32-15 · III 44-7-14
L
Young Sam Langford
PTS 6/6 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 27-31-15 · Langford —
D
Joe Layman
PTS 6/6 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Thompson 27-31-14 · Layman —
W
Boby Ertle
TKO 1 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 26-31-14 · Ertle —
W
Baby Pete
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 25-31-14 · Pete —
W
Tarzan Joe Lopez
KO 3 · Armory, Pasadena, 🇺🇸
Thompson 24-31-14 · Lopez —
D
Billy Springfield
PTS 6/6 · Civic Auditorium, Fresno, 🇺🇸
Thompson 24-31-13 · Springfield —
W
Billy Springfield
PTS 10/10 · River Street Arena, Santa Cruz, 🇺🇸
Thompson 23-31-13 · Springfield —
L
PTS 6/6 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 23-30-13 · Scott —
D
Young Harry Willis
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 23-30-12 · Willis —
L
Charlie Feraci
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 23-29-12 · Feraci —
W
John Battling Ward
KO 6/10 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 22-29-12 · Ward —
W
John Battling Ward
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 21-29-12 · Ward —
D
Kid Bello
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 21-29-11 · Bello —
W
Sailor Joe Carter
KO 1/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 20-29-11 · Carter —
W
Joe Burns
PTS 10/10 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 19-29-11 · Burns —
W
Eddie Sylvester
KO 3/10 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 18-29-11 · Sylvester —
W
Joe Martinez
TKO 7/10 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 17-29-11 · Martinez —
W
Eddie Eagleton
KO 3/6 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 16-29-11 · Eagleton —
W
Eddie Cortez
KO 1/6 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 15-29-11 · Cortez —
W
Jimmy Brown
KO 2/4 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 14-29-11 · Brown —
W
Harry Young Cumpston
PTS 4/4 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 13-29-11 · Cumpston —
W
Garcia
KO 1/4 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 12-29-11 · Garcia —
W
Garcia
PTS 4/4 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 11-29-11 · Garcia —
L
Dick Hoppe
KO 2/4 · Pasadena, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 11-28-11 · Hoppe —
L
Tommy O'Leary
PTS 4/4 · L Street Arena, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Thompson 11-27-11 · O'Leary —
W
Young Riley
PTS 4/4 · L Street Arena, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Thompson 10-27-11 · Riley —
L
Min Minnich
PTS 4/4 · East Side Arena, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Thompson 10-26-11 · Minnich —
D
Henry Falegano
PTS 4/4 · West Side Arena, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Thompson 10-26-10 · Falegano —
L
Jack Davis
PTS 4/4 · Livermore, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 10-25-10 · Davis —
L
TKO 3/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Thompson 10-24-10 · Godfrey 12-7-1
W
Pete Francis
PTS 4/4 · Livermore, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 9-24-10 · Francis —
D
Pete Francis
PTS 4/4 · San Jose, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 9-24-9 · Francis —
L
George Spencer
PTS 4/4 · Floral A.C., San Mateo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 9-23-9 · Spencer —
L
Young Terry
PTS 4/4 · Floral A.C., San Mateo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 9-22-9 · Terry —
L
George Spencer
PTS 4/4 · Floral A.C., San Mateo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 9-21-9 · Spencer —
W
Sailor George Brandon
PTS 4/4 · Floral A.C., San Mateo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 8-21-9 · Brandon —
D
Young Stanley Ketchell
PTS 4/4 · Venice, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 8-21-8 · Ketchell —
D
Hank Gatton
PTS 4/4 · Chief Petty Officers Club, San Pedro, 🇺🇸
Thompson 8-21-7 · Gatton —
L
George Spencer
PTS 4/4 · East Side Arena, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Thompson 8-20-7 · Spencer —
W
Filipino Kid Martin
KO 2/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 7-20-7 · Martin —
W
Manuel Kid Robinson
PTS 4/4 · East Side Arena, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Thompson 6-20-7 · Robinson —
W
Joe Powell
KO 2/4 · San Jose, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 5-20-7 · Powell —
L
For world colored heavyweight title TKO 4/12 · 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Thompson 5-19-7 · Wills 80-7-7
W
Paul Duarte
PTS 4/4 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Thompson 4-19-7 · Duarte —
L
Hank Gatton
PTS 4/4 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Thompson 4-18-7 · Gatton —
D
Alfred Ells
PTS 4/4 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Thompson 4-18-6 · Ells —
L
12 · Havana, 🇨🇺
Thompson 4-17-6 · Johnson 65-6-10
L
Eddie Morris
KO 2/4 · L Street Arena, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Thompson 4-16-6 · Morris —
L
Billy Springfield
KO 2/4 · Arcadia Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 4-15-6 · Springfield —
L
TKO 5/12 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Thompson 4-14-6 · Godfrey 5-4-1
W
Bud Kelly
KO 2/4 · Association Club, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 3-14-6 · Kelly —
NC
World colored heavyweight title at stake NC 5/12 · Stockyards Stadium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Thompson 3-14-6 · Wills 71-6-6
L
8 · Odeon Theater, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Thompson 3-13-6 · Wills 63-6-6
NC
NC 6/10 · Moose Temple, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Thompson 3-13-6 · McVey 76-20-12
W
KO 4 · Saint Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-13-6 · Godfrey 3-2-1
D
PTS 10/10 · Canada
Thompson 2-13-5 · Langford 164-33-43
L
PTS 8/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-12-5 · Langford 157-33-42
L
PTS 15/15 · Convention Hall, Muskogee, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-11-5 · Langford 146-30-41
L
For world colored heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Convention Hall, Tulsa, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-10-5 · Wills 55-6-6
NC
World colored heavyweight title at stake NC 3/4 · Coliseum, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-10-5 · Wills 55-6-6
NC
NC 6/10 · Shrine Auditorium, Duluth, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-10-5 · Langford 142-30-40
D
PTS 15/15 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-10-4 · Langford 141-29-39
D
PTS 15/15 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-10-3 · Langford 139-28-38
D
8 · Atlantic City S.C., Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-10-2 · Wills 47-6-5
L
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-9-2 · Wills 46-6-5
L
6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-8-2 · Langford 132-24-36
L
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-7-2 · Jeanette 112-21-19
L
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-6-2 · Norfolk 40-14-5
L
10 · Vanderbilt A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-5-2 · Wills 36-6-4
L
10 · Broadway S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-4-2 · Langford 123-19-35
L
10 · Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-3-2 · Wills 35-5-4
L
KO 8/10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-2-2 · Wills 34-5-4
L
KO 3/20 · Elks Opera House, Leadville, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-1-2 · Johnson 31-24-12
W
PTS 8/8 · Future City A.C., Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Thompson 1-1-2 · McVey 65-15-8
D
PTS 10/10 · North Side A.C., Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Thompson 1-1-1 · Johnson 30-24-11
L
TKO 1/15 · National A.C., Denver, 🇺🇸
Thompson 1-0-1 · Langford 111-13-29
W
PTS · United States of America
Thompson 0-0-1 · Jeanette 72-16-13
D
4 · Foley's Hall, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Thompson 0-0-0 · Jackson 5-1-2
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Jack Thompson's record? Jack Thompson's professional record is 82-51-18 with 50 knockouts.
When is Jack Thompson's next fight? No next fight is confirmed as of 12 Oct 2026.
Who did Jack Thompson fight last? Jack Thompson last fought Obie Walker on Nov 16, 1938 and lost by KO in round 3 of 8.
Which world titles has Jack Thompson held? Jack Thompson has held 2 world title reigns: WBA welterweight (1931), WBA welterweight (1930). Sources Boxerbook ID 11052 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11052 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.