Light heavyweight · United States
Joey Maxim 82-29-4 21 KO · 1941–1958
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Joey Maxim was a light heavyweight boxer from United States, born Mar 28, 1922. Record 82-29-4 with 21 knockouts over 1941–1958. World titles: WBA light heavyweight (1950–1952). Joey Maxim last fought Ulli Ritter on May 17, 1958 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.
Also: Джои Максим · جوى مكسيم · جوي مكسيم +3 more جوی ماکسیم · ジョーイ・マキシム · Giuseppi Antonio Berardinelli
Born Mar 28, 1922
Died Jun 2, 2001
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 185 cm
Reach 184 cm
Debut Jan 13, 1941
Career 1941–1958
Rounds boxed 1051
KO share 26%
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Titles WBA light heavyweight · 1950–1952
Boxerbook rating 1612 ± 314 · inactive since May 1958Why here › Confirmed bouts 22 of 115
Career record Record
82-29-4, 21 KOs · 1941–1958
Last result L
Ulli Ritter
PTS 10/10 · Eisstadion am Friedrichspark, Mannheim
The record 115 bouts, 1941–1958, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 115, Wikipedia (ru) · 4
L
Ulli Ritter
PTS 10/10 · Eisstadion am Friedrichspark, Mannheim
Maxim 82-28-4 · Ritter —
L
PTS 10/10 · Milan, Lombardy
Maxim 82-27-4 · Bozzano —
L
PTS 10/10 · Killesbergpark, Stuttgart
Maxim 82-26-4 · Neuhaus —
L
SD 10/10 · Portland Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸
Maxim 82-25-4 · Olson 71-9-0
L
UD 10/10 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
Maxim 82-24-4 · Machen —
L
UD 10/10 · Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Maxim 82-23-4 · Machen —
W
Edgardo Romero
PTS 10/10 · Vancouver, British Columbia
Maxim 81-23-4 · Romero —
L
UD 10/10 · New Orleans Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
Maxim 81-22-4 · Pastrano 29-4-4
L
UD 10/10 · Cow Palace, Daly City, California, 🇺🇸
Maxim 81-21-4 · Olson 68-6-0
W
Paul Andrews
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 80-21-4 · Andrews —
W
UD 8/8 · Boxing From Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York, 🇺🇸
Maxim 79-21-4 · Patterson 13-0-0
L
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, 🇺🇸
Maxim 79-20-4 · Moore 143-19-8
L
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Ogden Stadium, Ogden, Utah, 🇺🇸
Maxim 79-19-4 · Moore 140-19-8
W
UD 10/10 · Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida
Maxim 78-19-4 · Nardico —
L
Lost NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Maxim 78-18-4 · Moore 133-19-8
W
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles RTD 13 · Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Maxim 77-18-4 · Robinson 132-2-2
W
UD 10/10 · Saint Paul Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Maxim 76-18-4 · Lowry —
L
UD 12/12 · Cow Palace, Daly City, California, 🇺🇸
Maxim 76-17-4 · Charles 72-6-1
W
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City
Maxim 75-17-4 · Murphy —
L
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Maxim 75-16-4 · Charles 70-5-1
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Hubert Hood
KO 3 · Indianapolis Naval Reserve Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana
Maxim 74-16-4 · Hood —
W
Dave Whitlock
KO 4 · Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California
Maxim 73-16-4 · Whitlock —
W
Big Boy Brown
UD 10/10 · Wharton Field House, Moline, Illinois
Maxim 72-16-4 · Brown —
W
Bill Petersen
PTS 10/10 · Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah
Maxim 71-16-4 · Petersen —
W
Jackie Swanson
KO 3 · Radio Center Arena, Huntington, West Virginia
Maxim 70-16-4 · Swanson —
W
Bill Petersen
KO 6 · Memphis, Tennessee
Maxim 69-16-4 · Petersen —
W
KO 2 · Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska
Maxim 68-16-4 · Dawson —
W
Won NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles KO 10/15 · Empress Hall, Earl's Court, Kensington, London, 🇬🇧
Maxim 67-16-4 · Mills 76-17-6
W
Bill Petersen
PTS 10/10 · Grand Rapids, Michigan
Maxim 66-16-4 · Petersen —
W
Pat McCafferty
TKO 4 · Wichita, Kansas
Maxim 65-16-4 · McCafferty —
W
Joe Kahut
TKO 5 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio
Maxim 64-16-4 · Kahut —
W
Won U.S. light heavyweight title UD 15/15 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Maxim 63-16-4 · Lesnevich 61-12-5
L
MD 15/15 · Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Maxim 63-15-4 · Charles 61-5-1
W
SD 10/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Maxim 62-15-4 · Bivins 67-13-1
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Maxim 61-15-4 · Satterfield 20-7-2
L
Joe Kahut
SD 15/15 · Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
Maxim 61-14-4 · Kahut —
W
Bill Petersen
Won Pacific Northwest heavyweight title UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
Maxim 60-14-4 · Petersen —
W
Bill Petersen
UD 10/10 · Seattle Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington
Maxim 59-14-4 · Petersen —
W
Joe Kahut
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Portland, Oregon
Maxim 58-14-4 · Kahut —
D
Pat Valentino
PTS 10/10 · San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
Maxim 58-14-3 · Valentino —
W
Roy Hawkins
PTS 10/10 · Tacoma Ice Palace, Tacoma, Washington
Maxim 57-14-3 · Hawkins —
W
Francisco de la Cruz
PTS 10/10 · El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
Maxim 56-14-3 · Cruz —
W
Whitey Berlier
PTS 10/10 · Houston, Texas
Maxim 55-14-3 · Berlier —
D
Pat Valentino
PTS 10/10 · San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
Maxim 55-14-2 · Valentino —
W
Tony Bosnich
UD 10/10 · San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
Maxim 54-14-2 · Bosnich —
W
Robert Lee Sikes Jr.
PTS 10/10 · Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, Arkansas
Maxim 53-14-2 · Sikes Jr. —
W
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City
Maxim 52-14-2 · Tandberg —
W
UD 10/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Maxim 51-14-2 · Thompson —
W
Bob Foxworth
SD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 50-14-2 · Foxworth —
W
John Thomas
PTS 10/10 · Cleveland, Ohio
Maxim 49-14-2 · Thomas —
W
Clarence Jones
KO 5 · Wheeling Island Stadium, Wheeling, West Virginia
Maxim 48-14-2 · Jones —
L
SD 10/10 · Gilmore Field, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸
Maxim 48-13-2 · Walcott 41-13-1
W
Charley Roth
KO 4 · Louisville, Kentucky
Maxim 47-13-2 · Roth —
W
Marty Clark
TKO 7 · Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Maxim 46-13-2 · Clark —
L
MD 10/10 · Philadelphia Convention Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Maxim 46-12-2 · Walcott 39-13-1
W
Jack Marshall
PTS 10/10 · Houston, Texas
Maxim 45-12-2 · Marshall —
W
Dolph Quijano
PTS 10/10 · El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
Maxim 44-12-2 · Quijano —
W
Jimmy Webb
TKO 6 · Houston, Texas
Maxim 43-12-2 · Webb —
D
Jimmy Richie
PTS 10/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri
Maxim 43-12-1 · Richie —
W
Bearcat Jones
KO 5 · Rollercade, Toledo, Ohio
Maxim 42-12-1 · Jones —
W
Clarence Jones
PTS 10/10 · Akron Armory, Akron, Ohio
Maxim 41-12-1 · Jones —
W
PTS 10/10 · Public Service Ball Park, Camden, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Maxim 40-12-1 · Walcott 39-11-1
W
Henry Cooper
PTS 10/10 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 39-12-1 · Cooper —
W
Phil Muscato
UD 10/10 · Red Wing Stadium, Rochester, New York
Maxim 38-12-1 · Muscato —
W
Phil Muscato
SD 12/12 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
Maxim 37-12-1 · Muscato —
D
Charley Eagle
PTS 10/10 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
Maxim 37-12-0 · Eagle —
L
Phil Muscato
UD 10/10 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
Maxim 37-11-0 · Muscato —
W
Buddy Walker
UD 10/10 · Baltimore Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland
Maxim 36-11-0 · Walker —
W
Ralph DeJohn
TKO 1 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
Maxim 35-11-0 · DeJohn —
L
John Thomas
PTS 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City
Maxim 35-10-0 · Thomas —
W
Panther Williams
UD 10/10 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan
Maxim 34-10-0 · Williams —
W
Cleo Everett
UD 10/10 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan
Maxim 33-10-0 · Everett —
W
Clarence Brown
UD 10/10 · Arcadia Gardens, Detroit, Michigan
Maxim 32-10-0 · Brown —
W
Johnny Flanagan
PTS 8/8 · Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 31-10-0 · Flanagan —
L
John Kowalczyk
SD 10/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Maxim 31-9-0 · Kowalczyk —
L
UD 10/10 · Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Maxim 31-8-0 · Marshall 51-11-3
W
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 30-8-0 · Androff —
W
Bob Garner
PTS 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 29-8-0 · Garner —
W
Buddy Walker
UD 10/10 · Detroit, Michigan
Maxim 28-8-0 · Walker —
W
George Parks
PTS 10/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Maxim 27-8-0 · Parks —
W
Claudio Villar
TKO 6 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Maxim 26-8-0 · Villar —
W
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 25-8-0 · Scott —
W
Nate Bolden
PTS 10/10 · Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 24-8-0 · Bolden —
W
Al Jordan
PTS 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 23-8-0 · Jordan —
W
UD 10/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Maxim 22-8-0 · Sheppard —
L
KO 1 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Maxim 22-7-0 · Sheppard —
W
Clarence Brown
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 21-7-0 · Brown —
W
Clarence Brown
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 20-7-0 · Brown —
L
UD 10/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Maxim 20-6-0 · Charles 29-2-1
L
UD 10/10 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Maxim 20-5-0 · Charles 28-2-1
W
Larry Lane
PTS 10/10 · Akron Armory, Akron, Ohio
Maxim 19-5-0 · Lane —
W
Hubert Hood
UD 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 18-5-0 · Hood —
W
Shelton Bell
PTS 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, Pennsylvania
Maxim 17-5-0 · Bell —
W
Jack Marshall
KO 9 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 16-5-0 · Marshall —
L
Altus Allen
MD 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 16-4-0 · Allen —
W
PTS 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Maxim 15-4-0 · Sheppard —
W
Lou Brooks
SD 10/10 · Wilmington Park, Wilmington, Delaware
Maxim 14-4-0 · Brooks —
L
SD 10/10 · Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Maxim 14-3-0 · Bivins 26-5-0
W
Charley Roth
KO 4 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 13-3-0 · Roth —
L
Charley Roth
DQ 2 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 13-2-0 · Roth —
W
Frank Greene
KO 2 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 12-2-0 · Greene —
W
Lou Brooks
SD 10/10 · Baltimore Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland
Maxim 11-2-0 · Brooks —
W
Herbie Katz
KO 6 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Maxim 10-2-0 · Katz —
L
Booker Beckwith
UD 10/10 · Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 10-1-0 · Beckwith —
W
PTS 10/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Maxim 9-1-0 · Burman —
W
KO 5 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 8-1-0 · Shanks —
W
Bill Petersen
UD 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 7-1-0 · Petersen —
W
Nate Bolden
UD 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 6-1-0 · Bolden —
W
Lee Oma
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 5-1-0 · Oma —
W
Johnny Trotter
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 4-1-0 · Trotter —
W
Tony Paoli
PTS 10/10 · Sportsman's Park, Cleveland, Ohio
Maxim 3-1-0 · Paoli —
W
Bobby Berry
PTS 6/6 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Maxim 2-1-0 · Berry —
L
Orlando Trotter
SD 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 2-0-0 · Trotter —
W
Frank McBride
UD 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Maxim 1-0-0 · McBride —
W
Bobby Berry
PTS 4/4 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Maxim 0-0-0 · Berry —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Joey Maxim's record? Joey Maxim's professional record is 82-29-4 with 21 knockouts.
Who did Joey Maxim fight last? Joey Maxim last fought Ulli Ritter on May 17, 1958 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Joey Maxim held? Joey Maxim has held 1 world title reign: WBA light heavyweight (1950–1952). Sources Boxerbook ID 18179 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18179 . 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.
