Heavyweight · United States
Obie Walker 93-20-8, 3 NC 62 KO · 1929–1946
Photo: Associated Press, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Obie Walker was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Sep 19, 1911. Record 93-20-8, 3 NC with 62 knockouts over 1929–1946. Obie Walker last fought Elza Thompson on Mar 19, 1946 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.
Born Sep 19, 1911
Died May 4, 1989
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Nickname Bearcat Obie
Debut Feb 15, 1929
Career 1929–1946
Rounds boxed 789
KO share 67%
Born in Cochran, Georgia
Titles Billed for the Texas state colored heavyweight title 1938
Boxerbook rating 1390 ± 344 · inactive since Mar 1946Why here › Confirmed bouts 17 of 124
Career record Record
93-20-8, 3 NC, 62 KOs · 1929–1946
Last result L
Elza Thompson
PTS 10/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
The record 124 bouts, 1929–1946, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
Elza Thompson
PTS 10/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 93-19-8 · Thompson —
L
UD 10/10 · City Auditorium, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Walker 93-18-8 · Ray 27-17-10
W
Frank Lumpkin
SD 10/10 · Memorial Stadium, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Walker 92-18-8 · Lumpkin —
L
PTS 10/10 · Tinker Field, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Walker 92-17-8 · Ray 18-15-9
L
PTS 12/12 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 92-16-8 · Ray 17-15-9
L
UD 10/10 · Dorsey Park, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 92-15-8 · Taylor —
L
PTS 10/10 · Township Auditorium, Columbia, 🇺🇸
Walker 92-14-8 · Ray 15-12-9
W
Jimmy Harvey
KO 2/8 · Textile Hall, Greenville, 🇺🇸
Walker 91-14-8 · Harvey —
W
Leroy Haynes
UD 10/10 · Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 90-14-8 · Haynes —
L
10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Walker 90-13-8 · Ray 12-12-9
W
Leroy Haynes
PTS 15/15 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 89-13-8 · Haynes —
W
Leroy Haynes
SD 10/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 88-13-8 · Haynes —
L
10 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Walker 88-12-8 · Ray 11-12-9
W
Tiger Jack Wright
Billed for the Texas state colored heavyweight title KO 12/15 · City Auditorium, Galveston, 🇺🇸
Walker 87-12-8 · Wright —
W
KO 3/8 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Walker 86-12-8 · Thompson 80-40-14
W
Charlie Harvey
KO 2/8 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Walker 85-12-8 · Harvey —
W
TKO 6/10 · Warren Arena, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 84-12-8 · Ray 11-11-9
W
PTS 10/10 · Township Auditorium, Columbia, 🇺🇸
Walker 83-12-8 · Ray 11-10-9
W
Jack Ward
TKO 3/10 · Warren Arena, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 82-12-8 · Ward —
W
Oscar Jenkins
KO 10/10 · Fort Benning, Georgia, 🇺🇸
Walker 81-12-8 · Jenkins —
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Jim Howell
PTS 10/10 · Center Brick Warehouse, Darlington, 🇺🇸
Walker 81-11-8 · Howell —
W
Otto McCall
PTS 10/10 · Center Brick Warehouse, Darlington, 🇺🇸
Walker 80-11-8 · McCall —
W
Edward Winston Jr.
KO 5/10 · Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 79-11-8 · Winston Jr. —
L
PTS 10/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 79-10-8 · Ray 10-9-8
W
Charley Douglas
TKO 4/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 78-10-8 · Douglas —
W
Edward Winston Jr.
TKO 5/10 · Lincoln Park Arena, West Palm Beach, 🇺🇸
Walker 77-10-8 · Winston Jr. —
D
Edward Winston Jr.
PTS 10/10 · N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 77-10-7 · Winston Jr. —
L
Jim Howell
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Walker 77-9-7 · Howell —
L
Jack Trammell
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Walker 77-8-7 · Trammell —
W
Al Caldwell
KO 3/10 · Township Auditorium, Columbia, 🇺🇸
Walker 76-8-7 · Caldwell —
W
Al Hart
KO 2/10 · Spring Street Arena, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 75-8-7 · Hart —
W
Simpson Tolliver
KO 4/10 · Township Auditorium, Columbia, 🇺🇸
Walker 74-8-7 · Tolliver —
W
Otto McCall
RTD 4/10 · Township Auditorium, Columbia, 🇺🇸
Walker 73-8-7 · McCall —
W
Jack Rose
KO 1/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Macon, 🇺🇸
Walker 72-8-7 · Rose —
W
Jesse Caldwell
KO 4/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Macon, 🇺🇸
Walker 71-8-7 · Caldwell —
W
Jesse Caldwell
KO 3/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Macon, 🇺🇸
Walker 70-8-7 · Caldwell —
NC
NC 6/10 · N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 70-8-7 · Ray 7-7-8
W
TKO 6/10 · Lincoln Park Arena, West Palm Beach, 🇺🇸
Walker 69-8-7 · Ray 7-6-8
D
PTS 10/10 · Johnson Street Arena, Daytona Beach, 🇺🇸
Walker 69-8-6 · Ray 7-6-7
W
Shorty Ahearn
PTS 10/10 · Lincoln Park Arena, West Palm Beach, 🇺🇸
Walker 68-8-6 · Ahearn —
W
Jesse Caldwell
TKO 4/10 · N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 67-8-6 · Caldwell —
W
Black Eagle
KO 1/10 · N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 66-8-6 · Eagle —
W
Speedy Jackson
KO 3/10 · Johnson Street Arena, Daytona Beach, 🇺🇸
Walker 65-8-6 · Jackson —
W
PTS 10/10 · N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 64-8-6 · Ray 7-5-7
D
PTS 10/10 · N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 64-8-5 · Ray 7-5-6
L
Willie Reddish
PTS 4/4 · Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Walker 64-7-5 · Reddish —
L
PTS 10/10 · Welford Road Stadium, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Walker 64-6-5 · Ozuna —
W
PTS 10/10 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Walker 63-6-5 · Strickland —
W
Norman Baines
PTS 12/12 · Colston Hall, Bristol, 🇬🇧
Walker 62-6-5 · Baines —
W
PTS 10/10 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Walker 61-6-5 · McCorkindale —
W
KO 5/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Walker 60-6-5 · Limousin —
L
For world colored heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Welford Road Stadium, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Walker 60-5-5 · Gains 94-15-4
W
PTS 10/10 · White City, 🇬🇧
Walker 59-5-5 · Cook —
W
Rodolfo Valenti
TKO 5/8 · Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, 🇫🇷
Walker 58-5-5 · Valenti —
W
Albert Di Meglio
KO 8/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Walker 57-5-5 · Meglio —
W
Arthur Meurant
TKO 1/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Walker 56-5-5 · Meurant —
W
UD 10/10 · Palais des Expositions, Geneva, 🇨🇭
Walker 55-5-5 · Porat —
L
PTS 8/8 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Walker 55-4-5 · Limousin —
W
RTD 5/8 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Walker 54-4-5 · Schönrath —
W
Emil Scholz
TKO 1/8 · Stade Roland Garros, Paris, 🇫🇷
Walker 53-4-5 · Scholz —
W
Giuseppe Sanga
KO 1/8 · Stade Roland Garros, Paris, 🇫🇷
Walker 52-4-5 · Sanga —
W
Italo Colonello
TKO 2/8 · Stade Roland Garros, Paris, 🇫🇷
Walker 51-4-5 · Colonello —
W
Saverio Grizzo
TKO 2/10 · Pavillon des Sports, Montreux, 🇨🇭
Walker 50-4-5 · Grizzo —
W
Saverio Grizzo
KO 2/10 · Palais des Expositions, Geneva, 🇨🇭
Walker 49-4-5 · Grizzo —
W
RTD 7/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Walker 48-4-5 · Griselle —
W
Casimir Beszterda
KO 2/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Walker 47-4-5 · Beszterda —
W
Louis Verbeeren
KO 1/10 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
Walker 46-4-5 · Verbeeren —
L
Don "Red" Barry
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Walker 46-3-5 · Barry —
W
Won world colored heavyweight title PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Walker 45-3-5 · Godfrey 87-18-2
W
Salvatore Ruggirello
TKO 3/6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Walker 44-3-5 · Ruggirello —
W
Humberto Arce
PTS 6/6 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Walker 43-3-5 · Arce —
W
Sailor Jack Vernon
KO 1/8 · Shellpot Park, Wilmington, 🇺🇸
Walker 42-3-5 · Vernon —
NC
Humberto Arce
NC 9/10 · Paterson, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Walker 42-3-5 · Arce —
W
Mickey Taylor
TKO 2/10 · Paterson, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Walker 41-3-5 · Taylor —
W
Leonard Dixon
TKO 2/6 · Leiperville Arena, Leiperville, 🇺🇸
Walker 40-3-5 · Dixon —
W
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Walker 39-3-5 · Galento 42-13-2
W
Meyer K.O. Christner
TKO 4/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Walker 38-3-5 · Christner —
W
Joe Doctor
KO 2/8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Walker 37-3-5 · Doctor —
W
Larry Crabtree
TKO 3/6 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Walker 36-3-5 · Crabtree —
W
Humberto Arce
PTS 8/8 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Walker 35-3-5 · Arce —
W
Frankie Simms
TKO 6/6 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Walker 34-3-5 · Simms —
W
Red Tom
KO 4/10 · Roby's Arena, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 33-3-5 · Tom —
W
Willie Bush
PTS 12/12 · Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 32-3-5 · Bush —
W
Ed "Bearcat" Wright
PTS 10/10 · Legion Arena, Lake Worth, 🇺🇸
Walker 31-3-5 · Wright —
W
Tiger Henderson
KO 5/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 30-3-5 · Henderson —
D
Ed "Bearcat" Wright
PTS 10/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 30-3-4 · Wright —
W
Ed "Bearcat" Wright
PTS 10/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 29-3-4 · Wright —
W
Willie Bush
KO 7/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 28-3-4 · Bush —
D
Willie Bush
PTS 10/10 · Lincoln Park Arena, West Palm Beach, 🇺🇸
Walker 28-3-3 · Bush —
W
Tiger Henderson
KO 8/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 27-3-3 · Henderson —
W
Big Boy Burlap
TKO 6/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 26-3-3 · Burlap —
W
Big Boy Burlap
PTS 8/8 · Thames Arena, New London, 🇺🇸
Walker 25-3-3 · Burlap —
W
Eddie Cox
KO 1/4 · New York Coliseum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Walker 24-3-3 · Cox —
W
Ted Coolidge
TKO 4/8 · Thames Arena, New London, 🇺🇸
Walker 23-3-3 · Coolidge —
W
K.O. Brown
KO · Municipal Auditorium, Macon, 🇺🇸
Walker 22-3-3 · Brown —
W
Seldom Heard
KO 3/10 · Roby's Arena, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 21-3-3 · Heard —
NC
Willie McGee
NC 7/10 · Benjamin Field Arena, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Walker 21-3-3 · McGee —
W
Roy Clark
PTS 10/10 · Roby's Arena, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 20-3-3 · Clark —
W
George Cheatham
KO 1/10 · Roby's Arena, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 19-3-3 · Cheatham —
D
Willie Bush
PTS 10/10 · Roby's Arena, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 19-3-2 · Bush —
W
Willie Bush
PTS 10/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 18-3-2 · Bush —
L
Willie Bush
PTS 10/10 · Dixie Theatre, West Palm Beach, 🇺🇸
Walker 18-2-2 · Bush —
W
Al Walker
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 17-2-2 · Walker —
W
Al Walker
TKO 7/10 · Tinker Field, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Walker 16-2-2 · Walker —
W
Seldom Heard
KO · West Palm Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Walker 15-2-2 · Heard —
D
Seldom Heard
PTS 10/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 15-2-1 · Heard —
W
Al Walker
PTS 10/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 14-2-1 · Walker —
W
Bob Lawson
PTS 10/10 · Legion Arena, Lake Worth, 🇺🇸
Walker 13-2-1 · Lawson —
W
Willie McGee
PTS 10/10 · Punch Bowl, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Walker 12-2-1 · McGee —
L
Willie Bush
DQ 2/10 · Dixie Theatre, West Palm Beach, 🇺🇸
Walker 12-1-1 · Bush —
W
Bob Lawson
PTS 10/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 11-1-1 · Lawson —
D
Bob Lawson
10 · Troy, Alabama, 🇺🇸
Walker 11-1-0 · Lawson —
W
Willie McGee
KO 7/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 10-1-0 · McGee —
W
Bob Lawson
10 · City Auditorium, Montgomery, 🇺🇸
Walker 9-1-0 · Lawson —
W
Edward Winston Jr.
KO 4/10 · City Park Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Walker 8-1-0 · Winston Jr. —
W
Speedy Freeman
RTD 3/6 · Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 7-1-0 · Freeman —
W
Charlie King
KO 6/6 · 81 Theatre, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 6-1-0 · King —
L
Happy Hunter
PTS 10/10 · Atlanta Theater, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 6-0-0 · Hunter —
W
Speedy Freeman
TKO 2/6 · Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 5-0-0 · Freeman —
W
Battling Bell
KO 3 · Roby's Gymnasium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 4-0-0 · Bell —
W
Sam Jones
TKO 1/4 · Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 3-0-0 · Jones —
W
Battling Cornell
PTS 4/4 · Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 2-0-0 · Cornell —
W
Battling Cornell
TKO 5/6 · Municipal Auditorium, Macon, 🇺🇸
Walker 1-0-0 · Cornell —
W
Battling Cornell
PTS 4/4 · Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Walker 0-0-0 · Cornell —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Obie Walker's record? Obie Walker's professional record is 93-20-8, 3 NC with 62 knockouts.
Who did Obie Walker fight last? Obie Walker last fought Elza Thompson on Mar 19, 1946 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 17391 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17391 . 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.
