Heavyweight · United States
George Godfrey 95-21-2, 5 NC 79 KO · 1920–1937
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George Godfrey was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Jan 25, 1897. Record 95-21-2, 5 NC with 79 knockouts over 1920–1937. George Godfrey last fought Hank Hankinson on Aug 10, 1937 and lost by TKO in round 8 of 10.
Also: Джордж Годфри · جورج غودفري · ジョージ・ゴドフレー +2 more 조지 고드프리 · Feab Smith Williams
Born Jan 25, 1897
Died Aug 13, 1947
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 191 cm
Reach 202 cm
Nickname The Leiperville Shadow
Debut May 1, 1920
Career 1920–1937
Rounds boxed 594
KO share 83%
Born in Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Titles International Boxing Union World Heavyweight title 1935
Confirmed bouts 8 of 123
Career record Record
95-21-2, 5 NC, 79 KOs · 1920–1937
Last result L
Hank Hankinson
TKO 8/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
The record 123 bouts, 1920–1937, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 97-20-3
L
Hank Hankinson
TKO 8/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 95-20-2 · Hankinson —
W
Billy Wells
KO 2/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 94-20-2 · Wells —
W
Won vacant International Boxing Union World Heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Palais des Sports, Schaerbeek, 🇧🇪
Godfrey 93-20-2 · Charles —
L
DQ 4/10 · Roman Arenas, Bucharest, 🇷🇴
Godfrey 93-19-2 · Spakow —
W
Dumitru Pavelescu
KO 2/10 · Venus Arena, Bucharest, 🇷🇴
Godfrey 92-19-2 · Pavelescu —
W
Piet van Gool
PTS 10/10 · Eden Theater, Leuven, 🇧🇪
Godfrey 91-19-2 · Gool —
W
Arthur Meurant
TKO 5/10 · Cinema Imperial, Binche, 🇧🇪
Godfrey 90-19-2 · Meurant —
W
TKO 3/10 · Palais d'Ete, Brussels, 🇧🇪
Godfrey 89-19-2 · Schönrath —
NC
Mauro Galusso
NC 3/10 · Estadio Brasil, Río de Janeiro, 🇧🇷
Godfrey 89-19-2 · Galusso —
W
Giacomo Bergomas
KO 6/10 · Estadio Paulista, Sao Paulo, 🇧🇷
Godfrey 88-19-2 · Bergomas —
NC
Andres Castano
NC · Santos Rink, Santos, 🇧🇷
Godfrey 88-19-2 · Castano —
W
Valentin Campolo
PTS 10/10 · Estadio Brasil, Río de Janeiro, 🇧🇷
Godfrey 87-19-2 · Campolo —
L
Lost world colored heavyweight title PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 87-18-2 · Walker 45-3-5
NC
Bearcat Wright
World colored heavyweight title at stake NC 6/10 · Convention Hall, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 87-18-2 · Wright —
W
Retained world colored heavyweight title PTS 10/10 · Armory, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 86-18-2 · Fox —
L
Walter Cobb
UD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 86-17-2 · Cobb —
W
Walter Cobb
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 85-17-2 · Cobb —
W
Al Fay
TKO 8/20 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 84-17-2 · Fay —
W
Roy Clark
Retained world colored heavyweight title KO 5/20 · Arena Tex Rickard, Nuevo Laredo, 🇲🇽
Godfrey 83-17-2 · Clark —
W
K.O. Willis
KO 2 · Lakeside Stadium, Canton, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 81-17-2 · Willis —
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Gene Stanton
KO 3 · Lakeside Stadium, Canton, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 81-17-2 · Stanton —
W
Texas Tanner
KO 2 · Lakeside Stadium, Canton, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 80-17-2 · Tanner —
W
Billy Williams
KO 1/4 · Barnes Auditorium, Alliance, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 79-17-2 · Williams —
W
KO 1/5 · Pontiac A.C., Pontiac, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 77-17-2 · Johnson —
W
Kid Moran
KO 2/5 · Pontiac A.C., Pontiac, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 77-17-2 · Moran —
W
K.O. Harper
KO 2/10 · Mount Clemens, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 76-17-2 · Harper —
W
Flash Ryser
KO 2/10 · Monroe, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 75-17-2 · Ryser —
L
Jack Gross
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 75-16-2 · Gross —
W
Won vacant world colored heavyweight title KO 2/10 · Arena Gardens, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Godfrey 74-16-2 · Harris —
W
George Gemas
KO 2 · Arena Gardens, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Godfrey 73-16-2 · Gemas —
W
Ricardo Rosel
Won vacant Mexico heavyweight title KO 1/20 · Plaza de Toros, Nuevo Laredo, 🇲🇽
Godfrey 72-16-2 · Rosel —
W
Salvatore Ruggirello
KO 1/10 · El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Godfrey 71-16-2 · Ruggirello —
D
Bearcat Wright
For vacant Black American heavyweight title PTS 10/10 · City Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 71-16-1 · Wright —
W
KO 3/5 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 70-16-1 · Harris —
W
KO 4/10 · Prudden Auditorium, Lansing, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 69-16-1 · Harris —
W
Jack Leslie
KO 3/10 · Columbia Arena, Evansville, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 68-16-1 · Leslie —
W
Arthur De Kuh
KO 4/10 · Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 67-16-1 · Kuh —
W
Elijah Lee
KO 2/10 · Tomlinson Hall, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 66-16-1 · Lee —
W
Frankie Simms
TKO 2/12 · Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 65-16-1 · Simms —
L
DQ 5/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 65-15-1 · Carnera 33-2-0
W
Jack Rozier
TKO 1/10 · Maryland Ball Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 64-15-1 · Rozier —
W
Roy Clark
KO 7/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 63-15-1 · Clark —
W
Jack Gross
TKO 5/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 62-15-1 · Gross —
W
Tom Hawkins
KO 3 · Roanoke, Virginia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 61-15-1 · Hawkins —
NC
Jimmy Byrne
NC 7/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 61-15-1 · Byrne —
L
Long Tom Hawkins
DQ 3/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 61-14-1 · Hawkins —
W
Ralph Smith
TKO 2/10 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 60-14-1 · Smith —
W
Chuck Wiggins
TKO 7/12 · Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 59-14-1 · Wiggins —
W
Jimmy Byrne
TKO 7/10 · Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 58-14-1 · Byrne —
W
Farmer Lodge
KO 2/10 · Jackson, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 57-14-1 · Lodge —
W
Bill Hartwell
KO 2/10 · Tinker Field, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 56-14-1 · Hartwell —
W
Francisco Cruz Coelho
KO 2/10 · Antler's Auditorium, Lorain, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 55-14-1 · Coelho —
L
Al Walker
DQ 3/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 55-13-1 · Walker —
W
Jim Sigman
KO 2/10 · Fremont Theatre, Fremont, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 54-13-1 · Sigman —
W
KO 3 · Richmond, Virginia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 53-13-1 · Johnson —
W
Bud Gorman
TKO 3/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 52-13-1 · Gorman —
W
Benny Hill
KO 1/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 51-13-1 · Hill —
W
KO 2/10 · Navin Field, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 50-13-1 · Charles —
W
TKO 4/10 · Memorial Stadium, Greensboro, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 49-13-1 · Jackson —
L
Lost world colored heavyweight title DQ 3/10 · Maple Leaf Stadium, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Godfrey 49-12-1 · Gains 44-10-3
L
PTS 10/10 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 49-11-1 · Risko —
W
PTS 10/10 · Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 48-11-1 · Uzcudun 32-4-2
W
TKO 1/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 47-11-1 · White —
W
Soldier Jones
KO 1/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 46-11-1 · Jones —
W
Andre DeRosa
KO 2/10 · Canton Auditorium, Canton, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 45-11-1 · DeRosa —
W
Jack Townsend
PTS 4/4 · Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 44-11-1 · Townsend —
W
Retained world colored heavyweight title KO 1/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 43-11-1 · Johnson —
W
Tom Sayers
KO 1/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 42-11-1 · Sayers —
W
Monte Munn
TKO 4/12 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 41-11-1 · Munn —
W
Henry van Patten
KO 2/10 · Culver City Stadium, Culver City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 40-11-1 · Patten —
W
Jim Maloney
KO 1/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 39-11-1 · Maloney —
W
Neil Clisby
Retained world colored heavyweight title KO 7/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 38-11-1 · Clisby —
W
Jake Kilrain
PTS 10/10 · Culver City Stadium, Culver City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 37-11-1 · Kilrain —
W
Long Tom Hawkins
KO 7/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 36-11-1 · Hawkins —
W
Jack Roper
TKO 5/10 · Culver City Stadium, Culver City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 35-11-1 · Roper —
W
Leon Chevalier
KO 4/10 · Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 34-11-1 · Chevalier —
W
Jack Roper
KO 9/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 33-11-1 · Roper —
W
TKO 2/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 32-11-1 · Fuente —
W
Ralph Smith
TKO 9/10 · Armory, Portland, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 31-11-1 · Smith —
W
Cowboy Billy Owens
TKO 8/8 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 30-11-1 · Owens —
NC
Bearcat Wright
World colored heavyweight title at stake NC 10/10 · Armory, Portland, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 30-11-1 · Wright —
W
Won vacant world colored heavyweight title RTD 6/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 29-11-1 · Gains 29-7-2
W
Jack Townsend
DQ 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 28-11-1 · Townsend —
W
Bob Lawson
PTS 6/6 · Sesquicentennial Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 27-11-1 · Lawson —
L
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 27-10-1 · Sharkey 22-6-0
W
Tiny Jim Herman
UD 10/10 · Armory, Portland, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 26-10-1 · Herman —
L
Chuck Wiggins
DQ 7/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 26-9-1 · Wiggins —
W
DQ 7/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 25-9-1 · Montgomery —
W
Martin Burke
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 24-9-1 · Burke —
W
KO 5/10 · Kenwood Armory, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 23-9-1 · Fulton —
W
Battling Owens
KO 3/15 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 22-9-1 · Owens —
W
Martin Burke
PTS 10/10 · Maier Park, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 21-9-1 · Burke —
W
Mike Conroy
TKO 2/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 20-9-1 · Conroy —
W
Tiny Jim Herman
TKO 3/10 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 19-9-1 · Herman —
W
PTS 10/10 · Recreation Park, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 18-9-1 · Dumoulin —
W
Sam Baker
KO 4/10 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 17-9-1 · Baker —
W
Vic Alexander
TKO 6/10 · Wilmington Baseball Park, Wilmington, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 16-9-1 · Alexander —
W
KO 5/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 15-9-1 · Jackson —
W
Soldier George Jones
KO 2/10 · Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 14-9-1 · Jones —
W
TKO 1/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 13-9-1 · White —
L
PTS 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 13-8-1 · Dumoulin —
L
Jack Townsend
DQ 1/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 13-7-1 · Townsend —
W
TKO 3/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 12-7-1 · Thompson 8-14-6
W
Farmer Lodge
KO 3/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 11-7-1 · Lodge —
L
Tom Cowler
DQ 2/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 11-6-1 · Cowler —
L
Battling Owens
DQ 5/12 · Oak Hill Auditorium, Youngstown, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 11-5-1 · Owens —
W
Rough House Ware
KO 1/10 · Golden Gate A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 10-5-1 · Ware —
W
Bill Tate
KO 7/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 9-5-1 · Tate —
W
Buddy Jackson
TKO 2/8 · Smedley Field, Chester, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 8-5-1 · Jackson —
L
KO 11/12 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 8-4-1 · Dumoulin —
W
PTS 12/12 · Knickerbocker A.C. Arena, Albany, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 7-4-1 · Johnson —
W
Jim Pearson
KO 1/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 6-4-1 · Pearson —
W
TKO 5/12 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 5-4-1 · Thompson 2-4-2
W
George Ward
KO 5/8 · Old Reliable A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 4-4-1 · Ward —
W
K.O. Gordon
KO 2 · Exact location unknown, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 3-4-1 · Gordon —
L
KO 1/12 · Riverside Arena, Covington, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 3-3-1 · Langford 168-33-44
L
KO 4 · Saint Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 3-2-1 · Thompson 0-3-2
W
Young Norfolk
KO 1 · Exact location unknown, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 2-2-1 · Norfolk —
L
KO 2/10 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 2-1-1 · Langford 158-33-42
L
Battling Norfolk
KO 5/6 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 2-0-1 · Norfolk —
W
Charlie Jude
KO 1 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 1-0-1 · Jude —
W
Baby Doll Green
KO 5 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Godfrey 0-0-1 · Green —
D
PTS 10/10 · Canada
Godfrey 0-0-0 · Langford 148-31-41
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is George Godfrey's record? George Godfrey's professional record is 95-21-2, 5 NC with 79 knockouts.
Who did George Godfrey fight last? George Godfrey last fought Hank Hankinson on Aug 10, 1937 and lost by TKO in round 8 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 11323 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11323 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
