Teddy Davis boxer

Teddy Davis boxer
bouts
152
won
71
lost
75
draw
6
Status
inactive
Division
lightweight
Debut
1946-02-27
Height
5′ 6″/168cm
Reach
-
Age
42
Born
1923-06-23
Death
1966-06-04
Nationality
USA

Teddy "Redtop" Davis, alias Murray (Sugar) Cain (June 23, 1923 – June 4, 1966), was a featherweight professional boxer from South Carolina."Redtop" Davis was born in Laurens, South Carolina but at his death was a resident of Brooklyn, New York. He served in the US military, where he made a name for himself fighting under the name "Murray (Sugar) Cain."Redtop's career as a professional boxer might not be believable, were it not so well-documented. He made his professional debut in February 1946 and initially fought at least once a month, sometimes twice. By the end of 1946 he had already amassed a dismal record of 1 win and 6 losses with 2 draws. Nevertheless, he kept plugging away, winning a few fights here and there so that by March 1947 he had been selected as an opponent for Sammy Angott, whose record was 82-23-7. He lost that fight by TKO in the 3rd round. Having begun his career in Ohio in 1947, Redtop made a move to the boxing hotspot of New England, where the quality of his opponents improved - as did his own performances. It wasn't long before Redtop was fighting the best boxers of his day, and not only that, winning with some regularity. In fact before 1948 was over, Redtop had fought the legendary Willie Pep twice - losing both bouts. In 1949 Redtop fought 54-1-3 Eddie Compo and according to Ring Magazine refused to do any punching until the state fight commissioner confronted him in the ring, whereupon Davis peppered Compo at will for two rounds before getting knocked out in the 8th. His purse for that fight was initially withheld, and its resolution is not known. Redtop continued to fight top-flight boxers for money and lower-flight pugs for wins, occasionally stringing together awful losing streaks and impressive winning streaks, and even occasionally pulling off a significant upset, as when he beat Elis Ask (record 31-5-2), Julie Kogon (record 81-37-17), George Dunn (record 33-7-3) and Paddy DeMarco (record 49-4-1) in a three-month period in 1950. Also, in 1952 Redtop put together a six-fight winning streak against a collection of opponents with a combined record of 133-47-5. And yet Redtop continued to pepper these impressive stretches with occasional, even frequent losses. Following another six-fight winning streak, this time against fighters with a combined record of 190-57-15, Redtop was given a shot at the legendary champion Sandy Saddler, whose record was an incredible 138-13-2. Saddler, it was written, "won as he pleased and it pleased him to cuff and belabor Davis and put him to rout in a bout that through the early rounds looked fairly even." Following the Sadler bout, the good times seemed to end, and Redtop finished out his career with a stretch in which he only managed to win 8 out of 33 contests.At the end of Redtop's career, his record was tabulated as 68 wins (22 by knockout), 73 losses, and 5 draws in 146 contests. Along the way he fought a collection of small boxers that included Eddie Compo, Buddy Hayes, Tommy Stenhouse, Nick Stato, Miguel Acevedo, Willie Pep, Dennis Pat Brady, Harry LaSane, Charley Riley, Jackie Graves, Paddy DeMarco, Percy Bassett, Art Aragon, Corky Gonzalez, Arthur King, Federico Plummer, George Araujo, Tommy Collins, Tony DeMarco, Pat Mallane, Paul Jorgensen, Richie Howard, Kenny Lane, and a host of others with impressive records.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1960-11-05 Bonnie Espinosa WWWLWL Besa Boxing Arena - Plaza Lawton, district of Ermita, Manila LOST
Points
1960-10-08 Tommy Romulo LLWLLL Besa Boxing Arena - Plaza Lawton, district of Ermita, Manila WIN
Points
1960-08-25 Keiichi Ishikawa WWLWWL Besa Boxing Arena - Plaza Lawton, district of Ermita, Manila LOST
Points
1959-09-01 Eddie Chavez LWLLWW Civic Auditorium, San Jose LOST
Unanimous decision
1959-08-22 Jimmy Grow WWWLLW Bengal Field, Lewiston LOST
Points
1959-04-23 Hilario Morales WWWWWW Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles LOST
Unanimous decision
1959-03-31 Flash Elorde WWWWWL Civic Auditorium, Stockton LOST
Unanimous decision
1959-02-26 Bobby Hicks WWWWWW Auditorium, Portland LOST
Unanimous decision
1959-02-25 Al Nevarez LWLWWL Mexicali LOST
Points
1959-01-07 Tony Dupas LLLWLL Civic Auditorium, Stockton LOST
Points
1958-12-09 Javellana Kid DLWWWW Civic Auditorium, Stockton WIN
Points
1958-10-21 Rudy Jordan WWDLLW Memorial Auditorium, Fresno LOST
Points
1958-09-09 Johnny Wills DWWWWW Auditorium, Richmond LOST
Points
1958-02-25 Steve Ward LLWWDW Auditorium, Hartford LOST
Points
1958-02-03 Barry Allison LLLLDW Valley Arena, Holyoke LOST
Unanimous decision
1957-12-02 Larry Armstead WWLWLW Coliseum Arena, New Orleans LOST
Unanimous decision
1957-10-21 Willie Stevenson WLWWWL Arcadia Ballroom, Providence LOST
Unanimous decision
1957-08-03 Kenny Lane WWWWWW Muskegon LOST
Unanimous decision
1957-06-29 Gerald Gray WWWWWW Sabina Park, Kingston LOST
Unanimous decision
1957-06-04 Richie Howard LWWLLL Forum, Halifax WIN
Technical knockout
1957-04-06 Victor Tato Menendez WWWWLW Palacio de Deportes, Havana WIN
Points
1957-02-18 Felix Chiocca WWDWLW Palais des Sports, Paris LOST
Points
1956-11-26 Alex Vargas WWWLWW City Auditorium, Galveston DRAW
Points
1956-10-20 Baby Vasquez WLWWWW Arena Mexico, Mexico City LOST
Points
1956-10-09 Joey Lopes WWWWLW Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento LOST
Unanimous decision
1956-09-04 Richie Howard WWWWWL Forum, Halifax LOST
Points
1956-08-14 Richie Howard LWWWWW Forum, Halifax WIN
Points
1956-07-12 Rudy Jordan WWWLWW Cashman Field, Las Vegas WIN
Split-decision
1956-07-03 Richie Howard WLWWWW Forum, Halifax LOST
Unanimous decision
1956-04-09 Eddie Chavez WWLWWW Civic Auditorium, San Jose WIN
Split-decision
1956-03-20 Aldo Mente LLWLLW City Auditorium, Houston LOST
Split-decision
1956-02-07 Paul Jorgensen LWWWWW Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston LOST
Split-decision
1955-08-30 Paul Jorgensen WWWWWW Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston WIN
Split-decision
1955-02-25 Sandy Saddler WWWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Unanimous decision
1954-11-26 Percy Bassett WWWLLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1954-10-09 Jose Francisco Ramos WLWWLL Mechanics Hall, Worcester WIN
KO
1954-09-06 Armand Savoie LWLLWL St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1954-06-30 Pat Mallane WWLWWW Waterbury WIN
Technical knockout
1954-05-25 George Monroe DLLWWW Arena, New Haven WIN
Technical knockout
1954-01-25 Jose Morell LWLLWL Arcadia Ballroom, Providence WIN
Unanimous decision
1953-12-12 Tony DeMarco WWWWWW Boston Garden, Boston LOST
Unanimous decision
1953-10-30 George Araujo WWWWLL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1953-10-03 Cecil Schoonmaker DLDLLL New Britain WIN
KO
1953-09-10 George Araujo LWWWWL Boston Garden, Boston WIN
Unanimous decision
1953-06-25 Tommy Collins WWWWWL Boston Garden, Boston WIN
Technical knockout
1953-03-25 George Araujo WDLWWW Arena, Cleveland LOST
Unanimous decision
1953-02-25 Charley Riley WWWWLW Arena, Saint Louis WIN
Split-decision
1953-01-02 Fabela Chavez LWWLLL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1952-11-17 Percy Bassett LWWDLW Arena, Philadelphia LOST
Majority decision
1952-10-20 Percy Bassett WWLWWD Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
Split-decision
1952-08-11 Eddie Compo WWWWWL Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn LOST
Split-decision
1952-07-19 Ray Rogers WLWLLL Westerly WIN
KO
1952-06-20 Raul Esqueda LLWWLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Points
1952-05-17 Stoney Godet L Sports Center, Waterbury WIN
KO
1952-04-28 Billy Hazel WWLWWW Valley Arena, Holyoke WIN
Unanimous decision
1952-02-17 Federico Plummer WWWWWL Estadio Olimpico, Panama City WIN
Split-decision
1952-02-04 Charley Riley WLLWLL Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence WIN
Unanimous decision
1952-01-21 Wallace Bud Smith LDLDLL St. Nicholas Arena, New York LOST
Split-decision
1951-12-10 Federico Plummer WWWWWW St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1951-11-12 Cliff Anderson WDLLWD Valley Arena, Holyoke LOST
Unanimous decision
1951-10-24 Arthur King LWWLWW St. Nicholas Arena, New York LOST
Split-decision
1951-09-26 Corky Gonzales WWWWWL Polo Grounds, New York WIN
Points
1951-08-09 Gene Robnett WWWWWW Thompsonville Arena, Thompsonville WIN
Points
1951-07-27 Nat Jackson WWWWWW Coliseum Arena, New Orleans LOST
Split-decision
1951-06-01 Nat Jackson LWWWWW Coliseum Arena, New Orleans LOST
Split-decision
1951-05-22 Art Aragon WWDWWW Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles LOST
Unanimous decision
1951-04-13 Joe Brown WWWLW Coliseum Arena, New Orleans LOST
Unanimous decision
1951-02-05 Reggie Martina LLDLLD Valley Arena, Holyoke WIN
Unanimous decision
1951-01-04 Percy Bassett WWWWWW Uline Arena, Washington LOST
Unanimous decision
1950-11-13 Durante Coletti WLDWWD Valley Arena, Holyoke WIN
Unanimous decision
1950-10-31 Dennis Pat Brady WWLWWW Auditorium, Hartford WIN
Points
1950-10-23 Massimo Sanna LWWLLW Coliseum, Baltimore WIN
Technical knockout
1950-10-13 Jimmy Watkins Jr WWWLWL Ocean Beach Auditorium, New London DRAW
Points
1950-09-15 Jose Aponte Torres LLDLLL Ocean Beach Auditorium, New London WIN
Technical knockout
1950-08-16 Reggie Martina LLWLLD Crystal Arena, Norwalk WIN
Points
1950-08-02 Paddy DeMarco WWWWWW Crystal Arena, Norwalk WIN
Points
1950-07-11 George Dunn DWWLWL Auditorium, Hartford WIN
Points
1950-06-29 Bobby Lloyd WLWWWW Meadowbrook Arena, North Adams LOST
Unanimous decision
1950-05-22 Julie Kogon LWDWWD Auditorium, Hartford WIN
Points
1950-05-08 Elis Ask WLDWWL Auditorium, Hartford WIN
Points
1950-02-27 Harry Smith WWWLWL Valley Arena, Holyoke LOST
Split-decision
1950-01-23 Harold Jones LWWLLW Coliseum, Baltimore LOST
Technical knockout
1949-12-22 Paddy DeMarco WDWWWL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn LOST
Unanimous decision
1949-12-05 Tommy Sheppard WWWWDL Coliseum, Baltimore WIN
Unanimous decision
1949-11-24 Aaron Joshua LWWWLL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn WIN
KO
1949-10-27 Del Flanagan WWWWWW Auditorium, Minneapolis LOST
Unanimous decision
1949-09-26 Sonny Boy West WWLWWW Coliseum, Baltimore LOST
Unanimous decision
1949-09-12 Tommy Sheppard WWWWWD Coliseum, Baltimore WIN
Split-decision
1949-08-15 Tommy Sheppard DWWWWW Coliseum, Baltimore DRAW
Points
1949-05-16 Eddie Compo WWDWWW Arena, New Haven LOST
KO
1949-05-02 Jimmy Warren WWLLLL Valley Arena, Holyoke LOST
Split-decision
1949-04-25 Al Highers LWWDWL Coliseum, Baltimore WIN
Technical knockout
1949-03-30 Jackie Graves DWWWWW Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis LOST
Unanimous decision
1949-03-21 Maxie Starr WLWLLL Coliseum, Baltimore WIN
Technical knockout
1949-03-14 Joey Angelo WLLLWL Arena, New Haven WIN
Points
1949-02-28 Jimmy McAllister WLWWLL Coliseum, Baltimore WIN
Technical knockout
1949-02-14 Dennis Pat Brady LWWWLW Arena, New Haven LOST
Points
1949-02-07 Mel Neary WWWWLW Arena, New Haven WIN
Technical knockout
1949-01-17 Willie Pep WWWWLW Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis LOST
Unanimous decision
1948-12-08 Charley Riley WLLDWL Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis LOST
Points
1948-11-22 George Dunn WWWWWW Valley Arena, Holyoke LOST
Unanimous decision
1948-11-15 Dennis Pat Brady WWWLWW Arena, Boston LOST
Unanimous decision
1948-11-10 George Dunn WWWWWW State Armory, Bridgeport LOST
Points
1948-10-25 Harry LaSane WWWWWW Valley Arena, Holyoke LOST
Unanimous decision
1948-10-04 Harry LaSane LWWWWW Valley Arena, Holyoke LOST
Unanimous decision
1948-09-30 Jackie Solomon LWLLLW Casino, Fall River WIN
Technical knockout
1948-09-13 Harry LaSane LLWWWW Valley Arena, Holyoke LOST
Unanimous decision
1948-08-31 Dennis Pat Brady WDWWWW Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford LOST
Points
1948-08-17 Willie Pep WWWWWW Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford LOST
Points
1948-08-03 Willie Pep WWWWWW Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford LOST
Points
1948-07-22 Sonny Bentley LLLLLL Stadium, Fall River WIN
KO
1948-07-12 Miguel Acevedo WLDWLL Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence LOST
Split-decision
1948-06-29 Romeo Ouimet LWDWWW Cawley Stadium, New Bedford WIN
KO
1948-06-21 Johnny LaRusso LWDDWW Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence WIN
Split-decision
1948-06-08 Spider Armstrong WWWLWW Cawley Stadium, New Bedford WIN
Points
1948-05-17 Bobby Timpson WLLLLL Valley Arena, Holyoke WIN
Unanimous decision
1948-04-29 Nick Stato LLDDWW Casino, Fall River WIN
Points
1948-04-07 Tommy Stenhouse WWWWDL Kalurah Temple, Binghamton LOST
Unanimous decision
1948-03-29 Lou Cassiano LWLWWL Valley Arena, Holyoke LOST
Unanimous decision
1948-03-15 Johnny Juliano DLWLWL Valley Arena, Holyoke WIN
Majority decision
1948-03-01 Johnny Juliano WWDLWL Valley Arena, Holyoke LOST
Unanimous decision
1948-02-23 Buddy Hayes WLWLDW Valley Arena, Holyoke WIN
Split-decision
1948-01-30 Earl Huff LWWLWL Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Points
1948-01-12 Young Junior WWWWLW Valley Arena, Holyoke WIN
Unanimous decision
1947-12-26 Harry LaSane WWWWWW St. Nicholas Arena, New York WIN
Points
1947-12-15 Eddie Compo WWWWWW Valley Arena, Holyoke LOST
Split-decision
1947-11-17 Archie Goodbee WLLLLL Valley Arena, Holyoke WIN
Unanimous decision
1947-10-27 Johnny Priest WLWDLW Valley Arena, Holyoke WIN
Unanimous decision
1947-09-08 Charlie Baxter WLLLWW Parkway Arena, Cincinnati LOST
KO
1947-08-13 Wayne Dillon W Lake Park Arena, Coshocton LOST
Points
1947-06-27 Bobby McIntire LLLLLL Zanesville Stadium, Zanesville WIN
Split-decision
1947-05-25 Todd Doughty LLLLWL Cambridge WIN
Technical knockout
1947-05-01 Buddy Welch WW Auditorium, Zanesville DRAW
Points
1947-04-28 Al Gualteri LLWWWW Armory, Canton LOST
Points
1947-04-09 Cliff Barkley LL Auditorium, Zanesville WIN
KO
1947-03-24 Sammy Angott LLWWWW Auditorium, Wheeling LOST
Technical knockout
1947-02-24 Young Kid Chocolate LLLLD Armory, Canton WIN
Unanimous decision
1947-02-17 Tally Jones debut Auditorium, Wheeling WIN
KO
1947-01-27 Cliff Barkley debut Armory, Canton WIN
KO
1947-01-01 Todd Doughty LWLLLL Armory, Canton WIN
Technical knockout
1946-12-19 Buddy Welch debut Auditorium, Zanesville LOST
Points
1946-10-14 Al Ingram LLLLWL Market House Auditorium, Wheeling WIN
Points
1946-09-17 Tiger Wills LWLDDD Moose Hall, Portsmouth WIN
Unanimous decision
1946-09-06 Harry Hart WWWWWW Springfield LOST
Points
1946-08-19 Jimmy Woods LWLWWW Parkway Arena, Cincinnati LOST
Points
1946-08-08 Tiger Wills WWLWLD Moxahalia Park, Zanesville DRAW
Points
1946-06-11 Willie Russell WWWWWW Columbus LOST
KO
1946-05-24 Harry Hart DWWDWW Auditorium, Zanesville DRAW
Points
1946-04-29 Bobby McIntire LLWLWL Auditorium, Zanesville LOST
Split-decision
1946-04-03 Ray Jackson WWWWLW Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati LOST
Points
1946-03-13 Bobby McIntire LDLDLL Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati LOST
Points
1946-02-27 Tiger Wills WLLWWD Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati WIN
Points