Heavyweight · United States
Elmer Ray 98-23-11, 3 NC 69 KO · 1933–1949
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Elmer Ray was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Mar 3, 1911. Record 98-23-11, 3 NC with 69 knockouts over 1933–1949. Elmer Ray last fought John Holman on Mar 8, 1949 and lost by KO in round 8 of 10.
Also: إلمر راي
Born Mar 3, 1911
Died May 20, 1987
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Nickname Kid Violent · Violent · The Florida Thumper
Debut Oct 31, 1933
Career 1933–1949
Rounds boxed 835
KO share 70%
Born in Hastings, Florida
Titles 'Colored' Florida State heavyweight title 1938
Boxerbook rating 1651 ± 331 · inactive since Mar 1949Why here › Confirmed bouts 21 of 135
Career record Record
98-23-11, 3 NC, 69 KOs · 1933–1949
Last result L
John Holman
KO 8/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
The record 135 bouts, 1933–1949, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 135, Wikipedia (ru) · 2
L
John Holman
KO 8/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 98-22-11 · Holman —
L
Kid Riviera
UD 10/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Ray 98-21-11 · Riviera —
W
Sid Peaks
KO 9/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 97-21-11 · Peaks —
W
Tex Boddie
KO 4/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 96-21-11 · Boddie —
L
KO 9/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ray 96-20-11 · Charles 55-5-1
W
Al Smith
TKO 3/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 95-20-11 · Smith —
W
Sandy McPherson
KO 5/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 94-20-11 · McPherson —
W
Willie Brown
KO 4/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 93-20-11 · Brown —
W
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Ray 92-20-11 · Charles 47-4-1
W
Howard Chard
TKO 7/10 · MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Ray 91-20-11 · Chard —
W
Pete Louthis
KO 2/10 · MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Ray 90-20-11 · Louthis —
W
Colion Chaney
KO 3/10 · Century Stadium, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Ray 89-20-11 · Chaney —
L
MD 10/10 · Burdine Stadium, Miami, Florida, 🇺🇸
Ray 89-19-11 · Walcott 40-13-1
W
George Parks
TKO 2/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 88-19-11 · Parks —
W
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ray 87-19-11 · Walcott 39-12-1
W
Clifford Mann
KO 2/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Ray 86-19-11 · Mann —
W
George Parks
KO 3/10 · Rainbo Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ray 85-19-11 · Parks —
W
Earl Lowman
RTD 2/10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Ray 84-19-11 · Lowman —
W
KO 2/10 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ray 83-19-11 · Savold 96-40-2
W
George Fitch
TKO 5/10 · Century Stadium, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Ray 82-19-11 · Fitch —
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Larry Lane
KO 2/10 · Zivic Arena, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Ray 81-19-11 · Lane —
W
Earl Lowman
KO 3/10 · Century Stadium, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Ray 80-19-11 · Lowman —
W
KO 3/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Ray 79-19-11 · Escoe —
W
Art McAlpine
TKO 9/10 · Century Stadium, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Ray 78-19-11 · McAlpine —
W
Colion Chaney
KO 1/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Ray 77-19-11 · Chaney —
W
Dixie Oliver
KO 1/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 76-19-11 · Oliver —
W
Hubert Hood
TKO 4/12 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 75-19-11 · Hood —
W
Al Patterson
KO 3/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 74-19-11 · Patterson —
W
Dan Merritt
KO 4/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 73-19-11 · Merritt —
W
Grant Shade
KO 1/10 · Bismarck, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Ray 72-19-11 · Shade —
W
Cyclone Lynch
KO 1/10 · City Auditorium, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Ray 71-19-11 · Lynch —
W
Grant Shade
KO 2/10 · City Auditorium, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Ray 70-19-11 · Shade —
W
Hubert Hood
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ray 69-19-11 · Hood —
W
Jimmy Gardner
KO 1/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Ray 68-19-11 · Gardner —
W
Henry Cooper
TKO 3/10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Ray 67-19-11 · Cooper —
W
Larry Lane
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ray 66-19-11 · Lane —
W
Perk Daniels
KO 8/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Ray 65-19-11 · Daniels —
W
Vince Pimpinella
TKO 5/10 · 5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Ray 64-19-11 · Pimpinella —
W
Bob Jacobs
TKO 3/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 63-19-11 · Jacobs —
W
Jimmy O'Brien
TKO 5/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ray 62-19-11 · O'Brien —
W
Johnny White
KO 1/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ray 61-19-11 · White —
W
Henry Jones
TKO 9/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Ray 60-19-11 · Jones —
W
Mickey Hayes
KO 3/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Ray 59-19-11 · Hayes —
W
Kid Riviera
TKO 6/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Ray 58-19-11 · Riviera —
W
Earl Lowman
UD 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Ray 57-19-11 · Lowman —
W
Claudio Villar
KO 1/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ray 56-19-11 · Villar —
W
Bill Petersen
KO 2/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ray 55-19-11 · Petersen —
W
Perk Daniels
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ray 54-19-11 · Daniels —
W
Larry Lovett
TKO 3/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ray 53-19-11 · Lovett —
W
Colion Chaney
KO 5/10 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ray 52-19-11 · Chaney —
W
Freddie Hudson
KO 1/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ray 51-19-11 · Hudson —
W
Bob Smith
KO 2/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ray 50-19-11 · Smith —
W
Jay D. Turner
KO 5/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ray 49-19-11 · Turner —
W
Buddy Millard
KO 4/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ray 48-19-11 · Millard —
W
Bob Smith
KO 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ray 47-19-11 · Smith —
W
Al Ware
KO 3/10 · Gilmore Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ray 46-19-11 · Ware —
W
Al Jordan
TKO 3/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ray 45-19-11 · Jordan —
W
Mike Alfano
TKO 2/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ray 44-19-11 · Alfano —
W
Bob Smith
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ray 43-19-11 · Smith —
W
Ernie Rios
TKO 5/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ray 42-19-11 · Rios —
W
Jimmy Grinnage
TKO 3/10 · Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, 🇺🇸
Ray 41-19-11 · Grinnage —
W
Lorenzo Pedro
TKO 8/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ray 40-19-11 · Pedro —
W
Gene Felton
KO 2/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ray 39-19-11 · Felton —
L
Turkey Thompson
KO 1/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ray 39-18-11 · Thompson —
NC
Turkey Thompson
NC 6/10 · Lane Field, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ray 39-18-11 · Thompson —
W
Phil Johnson
PTS 6/6 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ray 38-18-11 · Johnson —
W
George Fitch
PTS 10/10 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Ray 37-18-11 · Fitch —
W
Moise Howard
KO 3/10 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Ray 36-18-11 · Howard —
L
Larry Lovett
Billed for the colored heavyweight title of the south PTS 10/10 · Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, 🇺🇸
Ray 36-17-11 · Lovett —
W
Louis Moulton
KO 3/10 · Jacksonville, Florida, 🇺🇸
Ray 35-17-11 · Moulton —
W
Ben Reed
KO 3/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 34-17-11 · Reed —
W
Willie Snell
TKO 5 · Location unknown
Ray 33-17-11 · Snell —
W
Otis Thomas
PTS 10/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 32-17-11 · Thomas —
W
Bob Smith
PTS 10/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 31-17-11 · Smith —
D
Dixie Oliver
PTS 8/8 · Davis Islands Coliseum, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Ray 31-17-10 · Oliver —
W
Battling Monroe
PTS 10/10 · City Auditorium, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Ray 30-17-10 · Monroe —
W
Cyclone Lynch
KO 3/10 · City Auditorium, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Ray 29-17-10 · Lynch —
W
Wilbert Bassett
TKO 6/10 · City Auditorium, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Ray 28-17-10 · Bassett —
W
UD 10/10 · City Auditorium, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Ray 27-17-10 · Walker 93-18-8
W
Sam Morris
PTS 10/10 · American Legion Arena, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Ray 26-17-10 · Morris —
W
Willie Reddish
PTS 10/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 25-17-10 · Reddish —
D
Dixie Oliver
PTS 10/10 · American Legion Arena, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Ray 25-17-9 · Oliver —
L
Willie Reddish
TKO 3/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 25-16-9 · Reddish —
W
Dixie Oliver
SD 10/10 · American Legion Arena, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Ray 24-16-9 · Oliver —
W
Dixie Oliver
KO 2/10 · American Legion Arena, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Ray 23-16-9 · Oliver —
W
Dixie Oliver
PTS 10/10 · American Legion Arena, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Ray 22-16-9 · Oliver —
W
Kenny Blackshere
KO 1/10 · Jacksonville, Florida, 🇺🇸
Ray 21-16-9 · Blackshere —
W
Earl Bethal
KO 1/10 · Jacksonville, Florida, 🇺🇸
Ray 20-16-9 · Bethal —
W
Jack Lewis
KO 3/10 · American Legion Arena, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Ray 19-16-9 · Lewis —
L
Frank Lumpkin
SD 15/15 · American Legion Arena, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Ray 19-15-9 · Lumpkin —
W
PTS 10/10 · Tinker Field, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Ray 18-15-9 · Walker 92-17-8
W
PTS 12/12 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 17-15-9 · Walker 92-16-8
L
SD 10/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 17-14-9 · Taylor —
L
Frank Lumpkin
PTS 10/10 · American Legion Arena, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Ray 17-13-9 · Lumpkin —
L
Frank Lumpkin
For vacant Southern US heavyweight title PTS 10/10 · American Legion Arena, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Ray 17-12-9 · Lumpkin —
W
Tiger Jack Wright
PTS 10/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 16-12-9 · Wright —
W
PTS 10/10 · Township Auditorium, Columbia, 🇺🇸
Ray 15-12-9 · Walker 92-14-8
W
Leroy Haynes
UD 10/10 · Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Ray 14-12-9 · Haynes —
W
Otto McCall
TKO 3 · Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Ray 13-12-9 · McCall —
W
10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Ray 12-12-9 · Walker 90-13-8
W
10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Ray 11-12-9 · Walker 88-12-8
L
TKO 6/10 · Warren Arena, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Ray 11-11-9 · Walker 84-12-8
L
PTS 10/10 · Township Auditorium, Columbia, 🇺🇸
Ray 11-10-9 · Walker 83-12-8
D
Jim Howell
PTS 8/8 · Dyckman Oval, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ray 11-10-8 · Howell —
L
KO 12/15 · Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Ray 11-9-8 · Lewis 97-10-5
W
PTS 10/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 10-9-8 · Walker 79-10-8
W
Larry Lovett
Retained 'Colored' Florida State heavyweight title PTS 10/10 · Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, 🇺🇸
Ray 9-9-8 · Lovett —
W
Larry Lovett
Won 'Colored' Florida State heavyweight title PTS 10/10 · Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, 🇺🇸
Ray 8-9-8 · Lovett —
L
KO 3/6 · Rockland Palace, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ray 8-8-8 · Walcott 15-6-1
W
Joe St. Peter
KO 1/4 · Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach, 🇺🇸
Ray 7-8-8 · Peter —
L
Earl Bethal
PTS 4/4 · Jacksonville, Florida, 🇺🇸
Ray 7-7-8 · Bethal —
NC
NC 6/10 · N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 7-7-8 · Walker 70-8-7
L
TKO 6/10 · Lincoln Park Arena, West Palm Beach, 🇺🇸
Ray 7-6-8 · Walker 69-8-7
D
PTS 10/10 · Johnson Street Arena, Daytona Beach, 🇺🇸
Ray 7-6-7 · Walker 69-8-6
L
PTS 10/10 · N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 7-5-7 · Walker 64-8-6
D
PTS 10/10 · N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 7-5-6 · Walker 64-8-5
D
Ben McCoy
PTS 10/10 · Nassau, 🇧🇸
Ray 7-5-5 · McCoy —
D
Billy Jones
PTS 10/10 · Rockland Ballroom, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 7-5-4 · Jones —
W
Jonas Cobb
TKO 4/10 · Rockland Ballroom, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 6-5-4 · Cobb —
L
Big Fast Black
KO 2/6 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Ray 6-4-4 · Black —
L
RC Holloman
DQ 9/10 · Recreation Park, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Ray 6-3-4 · Holloman —
W
Ben McCoy
PTS 10/10 · Recreation Park, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Ray 5-3-4 · McCoy —
W
Henry Johnson
TKO 2/10 · Recreation Park, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Ray 4-3-4 · Johnson —
L
Singapore Joe
PTS 10/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 4-2-4 · Joe —
D
RC Holloman
PTS 10/10 · Recreation Park, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Ray 4-2-3 · Holloman —
L
Willie Bush
DQ 7/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Ray 4-1-3 · Bush —
NC
Willie Bush
NC 2/10 · Recreation Park, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Ray 4-1-3 · Bush —
L
Battling Chauffeur
UD 10/10 · Recreation Park, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Ray 4-0-3 · Chauffeur —
W
Willie Bush
KO 7/10 · Recreation Park, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Ray 3-0-3 · Bush —
W
Willie Bush
TKO 4/10 · Recreation Park, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Ray 2-0-3 · Bush —
W
Walter King
UD 10/10 · Recreation Park, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Ray 1-0-3 · King —
D
Willie Bush
SD 10/10 · Recreation Park, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Ray 1-0-2 · Bush —
D
Singapore Joe
PTS 10/10 · Daytona Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Ray 1-0-1 · Joe —
W
Young Jack Johnson
KO 5/10 · Recreation Park, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Ray 0-0-1 · Johnson —
D
Walter King
MD 10/10 · American Legion Arena, Tallahassee, 🇺🇸
Ray 0-0-0 · King —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Elmer Ray's record? Elmer Ray's professional record is 98-23-11, 3 NC with 69 knockouts.
Who did Elmer Ray fight last? Elmer Ray last fought John Holman on Mar 8, 1949 and lost by KO in round 8 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 13323 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/13323 . 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.
