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Welterweight · United States
Jack Thompson 80-41-14, 4 NC 50 KO · 1919–1938
Jack Thompson was a welterweight boxer from United States, born Aug 17, 1904. Record 80-41-14, 4 NC with 50 knockouts over 1919–1938. 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 Oct 21, 1919
Career 1919–1938
Rounds boxed 891
KO share 63%
Born in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Titles WBA welterweight · 1930–1931
Confirmed bouts 12 of 139
Career record Record
80-41-14, 4 NC, 50 KOs · 1919–1938
Last result L
KO 3/8 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
The record 139 bouts, 1919–1938, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
KO 3/8 · City Auditorium, Birmingham, 🇺🇸
Thompson 80-40-14 · Walker 86-12-8
W
Leonard Bennett
PTS 6/6 · Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Thompson 79-40-14 · Bennett —
L
Charlie Cobb
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 79-39-14 · Cobb —
W
Al Trulmans
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 78-39-14 · Trulmans —
W
Bermondsey Billy Wells
TKO 6/10 · Stockton, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 77-39-14 · Wells —
L
Jimmy Evans
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 77-38-14 · Evans —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Thompson 77-37-14 · Brouillard 62-7-0
W
Tommy Jones
KO 3/10 · Flint, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Thompson 76-37-14 · Jones —
W
Tommy Jones
KO 5 · Boston, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Thompson 75-37-14 · Jones —
L
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Thompson 75-36-14 · Brouillard 60-7-0
W
Speedball Turner
KO 3/10 · Gordon Gale Arena, North Little Rock, 🇺🇸
Thompson 74-36-14 · Turner —
W
Pete August
PTS 10/10 · Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Thompson 73-36-14 · August —
L
Bucky Lawless
MD 10/10 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Thompson 73-35-14 · Lawless —
W
Won NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 12/15 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 72-35-14 · Freeman 95-11-15
W
Larry Kaufman
KO 3/10 · Moline, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Thompson 71-35-14 · Kaufman —
W
Babe Anderson
KO 9/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 70-35-14 · Anderson —
L
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles PTS 15/15 · League Park, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 70-34-14 · Freeman 87-11-15
L
PTS 10/10 · Ewing Field, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 70-33-14 · Corbett III 88-8-19
W
Joe Cardoza
KO 3/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 69-33-14 · Cardoza —
W
Jimmy Dolan
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 68-33-14 · Dolan —
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Bermondsey Billy Wells
KO 2/10 · City Auditorium, Omaha, 🇺🇸
Thompson 67-33-14 · Wells —
L
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 67-32-14 · Corbett III 87-8-19
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles PTS 15/15 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Thompson 66-32-14 · Fields 56-4-1
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Thompson 66-31-14 · McLarnin —
W
Freddie Fitzgerald
MD 10/10 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Thompson 65-31-14 · Fitzgerald —
L
Thomas "Bucky" Lawless
MD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Thompson 65-30-14 · Lawless —
L
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Thompson 65-29-14 · Freeman 79-10-14
W
Bermondsey Billy Wells
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Minnesapolis, 🇺🇸
Thompson 64-29-14 · Wells —
W
Billy White
KO 8/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Thompson 63-29-14 · White —
L
Freddie Fitzgerald
PTS 10/10 · Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 63-28-14 · Fitzgerald —
W
Oakland Jimmy Duffy
TKO 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 62-28-14 · Duffy —
W
Oakland Jimmy Duffy
PTS 10/10 · Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 61-28-14 · Duffy —
W
Jimmy Evans
TKO 9/10 · State Armory, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 60-28-14 · Evans —
L
For vacant NBA welterweight title UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Thompson 60-27-14 · Fields 43-3-1
W
Heavy Andrews
PTS 10/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 59-27-14 · Andrews —
W
Ham Jenkins
PTS 10/10 · Convention Hall, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Thompson 58-27-14 · Jenkins —
W
Harry Dudley
TKO 6/10 · Kansas City, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Thompson 57-27-14 · Dudley —
W
TKO 7/10 · Crescent A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 56-27-14 · Herring —
W
Tommy Red Bragan
KO 4/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 55-27-14 · Bragan —
W
Sam Bruce
KO 10/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 54-27-14 · Bruce —
W
Danny Gordon
TKO 2/10 · Hippodrome, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Thompson 53-27-14 · Gordon —
L
PTS 10/10 · State Armory, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 53-26-14 · Fields 36-3-1
W
TKO 2/10 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Thompson 52-26-14 · Dundee 81-13-10
W
Gene Cardi
TKO 6/10 · Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights, 🇺🇸
Thompson 51-26-14 · Cardi —
W
Eddie Dempsey
KO 4/10 · Shewbridge Field, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Thompson 50-26-14 · Dempsey —
W
Russie LeRoy
TKO 5/10 · American Giants Baseball Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Thompson 49-26-14 · LeRoy —
W
Billy Light
PTS 8/8 · Mills Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Thompson 48-26-14 · Light —
L
Oakland Jimmy Duffy
DQ 9/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 48-25-14 · Duffy —
W
Johnny O'Donnell
TKO 8/10 · Golden Gate Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 47-25-14 · O'Donnell —
L
PTS 10/10 · State Armory, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 47-24-14 · Corbett III 70-7-18
W
Don Fraser
KO 3/10 · Golden Gate Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 46-24-14 · Fraser —
W
Johnny Adams
TKO 4/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 45-24-14 · Adams —
W
Charlie Feraci
KO 5/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 44-24-14 · Feraci —
D
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 44-24-13 · Corbett III 63-7-16
W
Irineo Flores
TKO 2/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 43-24-13 · Flores —
W
Harry Brown
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 42-24-13 · Brown —
W
King Tut
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 41-24-13 · Tut —
W
Harry Brown
TKO 5/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 40-24-13 · Brown —
D
Tommy Cello
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 40-24-12 · Cello —
W
Danny McCoy
PTS 6/6 · Culver City, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 39-24-12 · McCoy —
W
Sanford Risdon
PTS 4/4 · Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 38-24-12 · Risdon —
L
Russell Whalen
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 38-23-12 · Whalen —
D
Sailor Teddy Makegon
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 38-23-11 · Makegon —
W
Billy Alger
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 37-23-11 · Alger —
W
Billy Adams
TKO 5/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 36-23-11 · Adams —
W
TKO 8/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 35-23-11 · Silver —
W
Charley Pitts
TKO 8/10 · Culver City, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 34-23-11 · Pitts —
W
Frankie Tierney
KO 7/8 · Civic Auditorium, Fresno, 🇺🇸
Thompson 33-23-11 · Tierney —
W
Wild Bill Farrell
PTS 6/6 · Lawton Springs Arena, Reno, 🇺🇸
Thompson 32-23-11 · Farrell —
W
Frankie Tierney
PTS 8/8 · El Rio, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 31-23-11 · Tierney —
W
Harry Whybrow
KO 2/6 · Ascot Park, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 30-23-11 · Whybrow —
W
Joe Allesio
KO 3/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 29-23-11 · Allesio —
W
Billy McCann
TKO 8/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 28-23-11 · McCann —
W
Bus Bairie
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 27-23-11 · Bairie —
W
Pete Druid
KO 1 · Culver City, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 26-23-11 · Druid —
W
Ad Ruiz
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 25-23-11 · Ruiz —
L
PTS 6/6 · Civic Auditorium, Fresno, 🇺🇸
Thompson 25-22-11 · Corbett III 44-7-14
L
Young Sam Langford
PTS 6/6 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 25-21-11 · Langford —
D
Joe Layman
PTS 6/6 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Thompson 25-21-10 · Layman —
W
Boby Ertle
TKO 1 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 24-21-10 · Ertle —
W
Baby Pete
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 23-21-10 · Pete —
W
Tarzan Joe Lopez
KO 3 · Armory, Pasadena, 🇺🇸
Thompson 22-21-10 · Lopez —
D
Billy Springfield
PTS 6/6 · Civic Auditorium, Fresno, 🇺🇸
Thompson 22-21-9 · Springfield —
W
Billy Springfield
PTS 10/10 · River Street Arena, Santa Cruz, 🇺🇸
Thompson 21-21-9 · Springfield —
L
Harry Scott
PTS 6/6 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Thompson 21-20-9 · Scott —
D
Young Harry Willis
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 21-20-8 · Willis —
L
Charlie Feraci
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 21-19-8 · Feraci —
W
John Battling Ward
KO 6/10 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 20-19-8 · Ward —
W
John Battling Ward
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 19-19-8 · Ward —
D
Kid Bello
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 19-19-7 · Bello —
W
Sailor Joe Carter
KO 1/6 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Thompson 18-19-7 · Carter —
W
Joe Burns
PTS 10/10 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 17-19-7 · Burns —
W
Eddie Sylvester
KO 3/10 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 16-19-7 · Sylvester —
W
Joe Martinez
TKO 7/10 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 15-19-7 · Martinez —
W
Eddie Eagleton
KO 3/6 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 14-19-7 · Eagleton —
W
Eddie Cortez
KO 1/6 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 13-19-7 · Cortez —
W
Jimmy Brown
KO 2/4 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 12-19-7 · Brown —
W
Harry Young Cumpston
PTS 4/4 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 11-19-7 · Cumpston —
W
Garcia
KO 1/4 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 10-19-7 · Garcia —
W
Garcia
PTS 4/4 · Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Thompson 9-19-7 · Garcia —
L
Dick Hoppe
KO 2/4 · Pasadena, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 9-18-7 · Hoppe —
L
Tommy O'Leary
PTS 4/4 · L Street Arena, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Thompson 9-17-7 · O'Leary —
W
Young Riley
PTS 4/4 · L Street Arena, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Thompson 8-17-7 · Riley —
L
Min Minnich
PTS 4/4 · East Side Arena, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Thompson 8-16-7 · Minnich —
D
Henry Falegano
PTS 4/4 · West Side Arena, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Thompson 8-16-6 · Falegano —
L
Jack Davis
PTS 4/4 · Livermore, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 8-15-6 · Davis —
L
TKO 3/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Thompson 8-14-6 · Godfrey 12-7-1
W
Pete Francis
PTS 4/4 · Livermore, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 7-14-6 · Francis —
D
Pete Francis
PTS 4/4 · San Jose, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 7-14-5 · Francis —
L
George Spencer
PTS 4/4 · Floral A.C., San Mateo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 7-13-5 · Spencer —
L
Young Terry
PTS 4/4 · Floral A.C., San Mateo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 7-12-5 · Terry —
L
George Spencer
PTS 4/4 · Floral A.C., San Mateo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 7-11-5 · Spencer —
W
Sailor George Brandon
PTS 4/4 · Floral A.C., San Mateo, 🇺🇸
Thompson 6-11-5 · Brandon —
D
Young Stanley Ketchell
PTS 4/4 · Venice, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 6-11-4 · Ketchell —
D
Hank Gatton
PTS 4/4 · Chief Petty Officers Club, San Pedro, 🇺🇸
Thompson 6-11-3 · Gatton —
L
George Spencer
PTS 4/4 · East Side Arena, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Thompson 6-10-3 · Spencer —
W
Filipino Kid Martin
KO 2/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 5-10-3 · Martin —
W
Manuel Kid Robinson
PTS 4/4 · East Side Arena, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Thompson 4-10-3 · Robinson —
W
Joe Powell
KO 2/4 · San Jose, California, 🇺🇸
Thompson 3-10-3 · Powell —
L
For world colored heavyweight title TKO 4/12 · 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Thompson 3-9-3 · Wills 80-7-7
W
Paul Duarte
PTS 4/4 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-9-3 · Duarte —
L
Hank Gatton
PTS 4/4 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-8-3 · Gatton —
D
Alfred Ells
PTS 4/4 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-8-2 · Ells —
L
NWS 12 · Havana, 🇨🇺
Thompson 2-7-2 · Johnson 65-6-10
L
Eddie Morris
KO 2/4 · L Street Arena, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-6-2 · Morris —
L
Billy Springfield
KO 2/4 · Arcadia Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-5-2 · Springfield —
L
TKO 5/12 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Thompson 2-4-2 · Godfrey 5-4-1
W
Bud Kelly
KO 2/4 · Association Club, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 1-4-2 · Kelly —
NC
World colored heavyweight title at stake NC 5/12 · Stockyards Stadium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Thompson 1-4-2 · Wills 71-6-6
L
8 · Odeon Theater, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Thompson 1-3-2 · Wills 63-6-6
NC
NC 6/10 · Moose Temple, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Thompson 1-3-2 · McVey 76-20-12
W
KO 4 · Saint Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Thompson 0-3-2 · Godfrey 3-2-1
D
PTS 10/10 · Canada
Thompson 0-3-1 · Langford 164-33-43
L
PTS 8/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Thompson 0-2-1 · Langford 157-33-42
L
PTS 15/15 · Convention Hall, Muskogee, 🇺🇸
Thompson 0-1-1 · Langford 146-30-41
L
For world colored heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Convention Hall, Tulsa, 🇺🇸
Thompson 0-0-1 · Wills 55-6-6
NC
World colored heavyweight title at stake NC 3/4 · Coliseum, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Thompson 0-0-1 · Wills 55-6-6
NC
NC 6/10 · Shrine Auditorium, Duluth, 🇺🇸
Thompson 0-0-1 · Langford 142-30-40
D
PTS 15/15 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Thompson 0-0-0 · Langford 141-29-39
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Jack Thompson's record? Jack Thompson's professional record is 80-41-14, 4 NC with 50 knockouts.
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.