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Kid Norfolk boxeador
- combates
- 118
- ganados
- 86
- perdidos
- 25
- empates
- 7
- Estado
- inactive
- División
- light heavyweight
- Debut
- 1910-11-29
- Altura
- 5′ 8″/173cm
- Alcanza
- 74″/188cm
- Edad
- 72
- Nacimiento
- 1895-09-20
- Muerte
- 1968-04-15
- Nacionalidad
- USA
Kid Norfolk (born William Ward, 10 July 1893 – 15 April 1968) was an American professional boxer who fought as a Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight from 1910 through 1926, holding wins over many notable boxers of his day including Joe Jeanette, Billy Miske, Jack Blackburn, Harry Greb, Tiger Flowers, Battling Siki, and Gunboat Smith. Norfolk was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2007.Born William Ward in Belmont, Virginia, Norfolk moved with his family to Panama as a youngster. He made his professional boxing debut on 29 November 1910 at the Albaugh Theater in Baltimore, Maryland, losing a six-rounder to Kid Jasper on points. He fought in Baltimore through 1913, then began campaigning in Panama in 1914. He took his name from having been born on Norfolk Street back in Belmont.Norfolk defeated Abraham Hollandersky decisively in January 1914 in Colon, Panama. Hollandersky had briefly held the Panamanian Heavyweight title from May 1913. Norfolk first officially fought for the Heavyweight Title on 16 May 1915, taking on Jeff Clark at the Vista Allegre Bull Ring in Panama City. Clark (who weighed 173) gave Kid Norfolk (weighing in at 174) a beating, and won the 20-rounder on points. Their weights properly classed them as light heavies. In a rematch on 12 November 1916, Kid Nortolk took Clark's title away from him on points in 20 rounds. The Kid defended the title against one time world heavyweight contender Arthur Pelkey, a Canadian who had held the Dominion's heavyweight title and the White Heavyweight Championship during the latter days of Jack Johnson reign. The Kid K.O.-ed Pelkey in the 13th round.Norfolk fought Sam Langford for the World Colored Heavyweight Championship on 17 December 1917 at Stockyards Stadium in Denver, Colorado, and was K.O.-ed in the second round of the scheduled 20-round bout. On 30 May 1921, The Kid fought Lee Anderson for the colored light heavyweight title in a scheduled 10-round bout in Phoenix, Arizona. Anderson won on a technical knock out when Norfolk returned to his corner in the ninth round, being unable to continue to fight. (They would meet another three times in non-title bouts between 1922 and 1924, and The Kid prevailed each time.) Of their first meeting in Phoenix for the "Colored World Championship", there was surprisingly little coverage, though the Arizona Republic wrote "two thousand fans watched the fights and every one of the 2000 is will to admit it was the best fight ever staged in the state". Norfolk was unable to return to battle at the opening of the ninth round, claiming blindness, as his "left eye was completely closed."His next fight was against future world middleweight champ Harry Greb on 29 August 1921 in a 10-rounder at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Kid, who at 178¾ lbs. outweighed Greb by 17 1/2 lbs., won four of the first five rounds and knocked Greb down in the third. Greb, however, won all of the last five rounds. Greb won a newspaper decision, when two of the three newspaper covering the fight and the Associated Press gave him the win. During the fight, The Kid apparently landed a punch that caused a detachment of the retina in Greb's eye that later led to Greb going blind in that eye.When Norfolk fought The Jamaica Kid on 20 December 1921 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, he had claimed the world colored light heavyweight title. He beat the Jamaica Kid on points in an eight-round bout. In Atlanta on 30 January 1922, Norfolk faced Tiger Flowers, the boxer who would dethrone Greb and become the first African American world middleweight champ in 1926, K.O.-ing him in third round of a 10-rounder. He met reigning colored heavyweight champ Harry Wills on 2 March 1922 in Madison Square Garden in New York City for a 15-round non-title bout, losing to the great champion via a K.O. in the second round. Wills outweighed him by 25¾ lbs.
Fecha | Oponente | Resultados últimos oponentes | Lugar | Resultado |
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1926-03-19 | Ted Moore | LLLLWD | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco | LOST |
1925-09-21 | Frank Moody | DLLWL | Yankee Stadium, Bronx | LOST KO |
1925-06-17 | Floyd Johnson | LLDDLL | Auditorium, Oakland | LOST |
1925-06-01 | Frank Farmer | LLWWWW | Armory, Portland | WIN Majority decision |
1925-05-25 | Jack Reddick | WWWLWD | Stadium Rink, Moose Jaw | WIN Points |
1925-05-06 | Ray Pelkey | DLDLLW | Auditorium, Oakland | WIN KO |
1925-03-14 | Bob Lawson | WWWWWW | Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York | LOST KO |
1924-12-09 | Tommy Gibbons | WWWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Technical knockout |
1924-09-27 | Dan Bright | LWLD | Cambria Fairgrounds, Ebensburg | WIN KO |
1924-09-09 | Battling Jim McCreary | WWWDWW | Mechanics Building, Boston | WIN Points |
1924-07-17 | Mexican Joe Lawson | WWWLWL | Bacharach Ball Park, Atlantic City | WIN KO |
1924-05-28 | Tut Jackson | WWWLLW | Columbus | WIN KO |
1924-05-17 | Smiling Kid Nolan | LLWDLL | Norfolk | WIN KO |
1924-05-12 | Bob Lawson | DWLLLD | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo | LOST |
1924-04-19 | Harry Greb | WLWWWW | Mechanics Building, Boston | WIN |
1924-02-23 | Lee Anderson | LDWWWD | Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York | WIN Points |
1924-02-08 | Battling Jim McCreary | WWWWWL | Mechanics Building, Boston | WIN Points |
1924-01-09 | Sydney Grant | debut | Gayety Theater, Baltimore | WIN KO |
1923-11-20 | Battling Siki | WWLLWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Points |
1923-09-10 | Smiling Kid Nolan | WLLLWD | Maryland Baseball Park, Baltimore | WIN KO |
1923-08-24 | Tut Jackson | LWWWWW | Gayety Theater, Baltimore | WIN Technical knockout |
1923-07-14 | Jamaica Kid | LLLLLD | Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York | WIN KO |
1923-05-08 | Tiger Flowers | WWWWWW | Springfield | WIN KO |
1923-04-24 | Battling Jim McCreary | WWWLWW | Grand Opera House, Boston | LOST Points |
1923-03-31 | Wolf Larsen | LLWLWL | Portland | WIN KO |
1923-03-27 | Jack Taylor | DWLLWW | Pioneer Sporting Club, New York | WIN Points |
1923-01-30 | Wolf Larsen | LWLLWL | Knickerbocker A.C. Arena, Albany | LOST |
1922-12-22 | Lee Anderson | WLLLWL | Mechanics Building, Boston | WIN Points |
1922-09-25 | Jamaica Kid | W | North Side Field, Dayton | WIN Points |
1922-09-11 | Lee Anderson | WWWLWW | Arena, Boston | WIN Points |
1922-07-04 | Tiger Flowers | WWWLWL | Memphis | DRAW Points |
1922-06-23 | Jack Taylor | LLWLDW | Omaha | DRAW Points |
1922-06-02 | John Lester Johnson | LLLWWW | Riverside Arena, Covington | WIN |
1922-04-07 | Al Smaulding | WLDLLL | El Paso | WIN Points |
1922-03-02 | Harry Wills | WWLDW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST KO |
1922-02-20 | Young Jack Johnson | LLLLWW | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo | WIN Technical knockout |
1922-01-30 | Tiger Flowers | WWWLWW | Auditorium, Atlanta | WIN KO |
1921-12-30 | Jamaica Kid | DLLLLL | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Points |
1921-08-29 | Harry Greb | WWWDDW | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh | LOST |
1921-06-08 | Clem Johnson | DLLLLL | Auditorium, Saint Paul | WIN |
1921-05-30 | Lee Anderson | WDDLWW | Arizona A.C., Phoenix | LOST Technical knockout |
1921-05-03 | Jamaica Kid | LDLLLL | Manhattan Casino, New York | WIN Points |
1921-04-18 | Phil McNeil | WL | Auditorium, Freeport | WIN KO |
1921-03-21 | Jack Ward | LLLLLL | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN KO |
1921-03-10 | Pinky Lewis | LLWDL | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN KO |
1921-02-18 | Pinky Lewis | LLWD | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN |
1921-02-02 | John Lester Johnson | LLWLLL | Roller Palace Rink, Detroit | WIN |
1921-01-24 | Battling Gahee | WLLWWD | Southern A.C., Memphis | WIN Points |
1921-01-05 | Jamaica Kid | DLDLLL | Roller Palace Rink, Detroit | WIN |
1921-01-03 | Jack Ward | LLLLL | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo | WIN KO |
1920-12-14 | Bill Tate | LLWWLW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Points |
1920-11-26 | Jeff Clark | DLWLLL | Eureka A.C., Baltimore | WIN Technical knockout |
1920-10-25 | Jeff Clark | LDLWLL | Columbus | WIN Points |
1920-09-03 | Jamaica Kid | LLDLDL | 5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore | WIN Points |
1920-08-18 | Larry Williams | WLLLLL | Arena, Syracuse | WIN |
1920-06-22 | Jack Blackburn | WWLWWW | Madison A.C., Philadelphia | WIN KO |
1920-06-21 | Jeff Clark | LWLDLW | Fairmont Arena, Columbus | WIN Points |
1920-06-18 | Cliff Patillo | LWWWL | National A.C., Philadelphia | WIN |
1920-06-14 | John Lester Johnson | WLLLLW | Convention Hall, Rochester | WIN KO |
1920-06-07 | John Lester Johnson | WWLLLL | Flower City A.C., Rochester | LOST |
1920-05-31 | Silas Green | LLWLLL | Colonial Theater, Baltimore | WIN KO |
1920-05-17 | Jamaica Kid | LLLDLD | Coliseum, Toledo | WIN |
1920-05-07 | Cleve Hawkins | LLWLLL | Moose Temple, Detroit | WIN |
1920-01-12 | Harry Lindsay | LLDWWD | Southern A.C., Memphis | WIN KO |
1919-12-19 | Jack Ward | L | Moose Temple, Detroit | WIN KO |
1919-12-03 | Jamaica Kid | DWDLLL | Columbus | WIN |
1919-11-04 | Jamaica Kid | LLDWDL | Grand Opera House, Boston | WIN Points |
1919-10-24 | Jeff Clark | DLLLWL | Moose Temple, Detroit | WIN |
1919-10-03 | John Lester Johnson | DWWWLL | Lyric Theater, Baltimore | WIN Points |
1919-07-28 | Jamaica Kid | WLLLLL | Shibe Park, Philadelphia | WIN |
1919-06-30 | Larry Williams | LLWDDL | Open-Air Arena, Jersey City | WIN KO |
1919-06-21 | Jack Ward | debut | Oriole Park, Baltimore | WIN KO |
1919-06-09 | Billy Miske | WWWLWW | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh | WIN |
1919-05-26 | Larry Williams | LLLWDD | Casino Hall, Bridgeport | WIN |
1919-05-22 | Bert Kenny | LDWLLL | Atlantic City | WIN |
1919-03-20 | Jim Hosic | WLWWWL | Atlantic City | WIN |
1919-03-07 | Battling Dungy | debut | Albaugh Theater, Baltimore | WIN KO |
1919-01-20 | Clay Turner | WWWLW | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo | LOST |
1919-01-08 | Clay Turner | LWWWW | Armory A.A., Boston | WIN KO |
1919-01-01 | Jamaica Kid | WWLWWL | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia | WIN |
1918-11-19 | Clay Turner | WLLLWW | Armory A.A., Boston | LOST Points |
1918-10-11 | Joe Jeannette | LDWWL | Spring A.C., West Hoboken | WIN |
1918-07-19 | Joe Jeannette | WWLDWW | International League Ballpark, Jersey City | WIN |
1918-07-16 | Battling Jim Johnson | LLLWLL | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN |
1918-05-14 | George Ashe | WLLDL | Armory A.A., Boston | WIN KO |
1918-04-22 | Bill Tate | WWLLWW | Lyric Theater, Baltimore | WIN Technical knockout |
1918-04-16 | Porky Dan Flynn | DLLLLL | Armory A.A., Boston | WIN Points |
1918-04-15 | George Christian | DLWLLL | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia | WIN KO |
1918-04-05 | George Robinson | WLWWWW | Commercial A.C., Boston | WIN Points |
1918-04-04 | Cleve Hawkins | WDLWLL | North Adams | WIN Points |
1918-03-25 | Jack Thompson | LLWWWW | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia | WIN |
1917-12-17 | Sam Langford | LWWWLD | Stockyards Stadium, Denver | LOST KO |
1917-12-04 | Zulu Kid | LLLLLL | North Adams | WIN Points |
1917-11-06 | Tom Cowler | WLLLLW | Rhode Island A.C., Thornton | WIN |
1917-10-26 | Johnny Espen | LLLWL | Harlem S.C., New York | WIN |
1917-10-16 | Billy Miske | WLWWWW | Arena (Armory A.A.), Boston | WIN Points |
1917-09-24 | George Ashe | WLDWW | Genesee Arena, Rochester | WIN |
1917-08-20 | Gunboat Smith | DLDWWW | Airdome A.C., Rochester | WIN |
1917-08-16 | Gus Christie | LDWWLW | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo | LOST |
1917-08-03 | Gunboat Smith | LLDLDW | Urban Liberty Park, Buffalo | LOST |
1917-07-30 | Bert Kenny | LLLDLL | Airdome A.C., Rochester | WIN |
1917-07-20 | Bert Kenny | DLLLDL | Harlem S.C., New York | WIN |
1917-07-19 | Tom Cowler | WWWLLL | Urban Liberty Park, Buffalo | WIN Technical knockout |
1917-06-25 | Tom Cowler | WWWWLL | Airdome A.C., Rochester | WIN |
1917-06-04 | Tom Cowler | LWWWWL | Airdome A.C., Rochester | WIN |
1917-05-09 | Morris Tasco | WWWWW | Monumental Theater, Baltimore | WIN KO |
1917-04-29 | Sailor Grande | WWDLWD | Rochester | WIN Technical knockout |
1917-02-11 | Arthur Pelkey | LLLWWL | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City | WIN KO |
1916-12-17 | Arthur Pelkey | LLLLWW | Santa Ana Plaza, Panama City | WIN KO |
1916-11-12 | Jeff Clark | WLLLWW | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City | WIN Points |
1916-09-10 | Jim Briggs | WLWWWW | Garden Theater, Colon | WIN Technical knockout |
1916-06-11 | Bill Tate | WLWWWW | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City | WIN Points |
1916-05-14 | Milton Durant | LLDLWL | Garden Theater, Colon | WIN KO |
1916-03-12 | Rough House Ware | LDLWLW | American Theater, Colon | WIN Points |
1916-01-15 | Black Gunboat Smith | WW | Garden Theater, Colon | WIN KO |
1915-12-12 | Gerald Best | DWWWWW | American Theater, Colon | WIN KO |
1915-05-16 | Jeff Clark | WWWWWD | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City | LOST Points |
1915-04-11 | Jack Herrick | WWWLWL | American Theater, Colon | WIN Points |
1915-03-14 | Rough House Ware | DLLLLW | American Theater, Colon | WIN Points |
1915-02-22 | Bobby Loudon | debut | American Theater, Colon | WIN KO |
1914-09-13 | Jack Livingstone | LLLLW | Colon | WIN Points |
1914-08-14 | Nat Dewey | DDLLLD | Panama City | WIN Points |
1914-05-30 | Tommy Connors | LWWDW | Bull Ring, Vista Allegre | LOST Points |
1914-05-17 | Jack Taylor | WWLLWW | Panama City | DRAW Points |
1914-01-18 | Abe Hollandersky | LLWWWW | Skating Rink, Colon | WIN Points |
1913-12-25 | Jack Livingstone | LL | Colon | WIN Technical knockout |
1913-11-27 | Jack Livingstone | L | Colon | WIN Technical knockout |
1913-04-08 | Battling Haley | WWWLWW | Monumental Theater, Baltimore | WIN Technical knockout |
1913-02-07 | Frank Hunter | DWWDD | Bohemian Hall, Baltimore | WIN Points |
1913-01-16 | Morris Tasco | WWWW | Westport A.C., Baltimore | LOST Points |
1912-10-08 | Battling Spriggs | LLL | Albaugh Theater, Baltimore | WIN Technical knockout |
1912-10-01 | Howard Johnson | DDWWLW | Albaugh Theater, Baltimore | WIN Technical knockout |
1912-05-31 | Larry Temple | DLLWWW | Albaugh Theater, Baltimore | DRAW Points |
1912-05-13 | Kid Jasper | DWLLDW | Albaugh Theater, Baltimore | DRAW Points |
1912-04-09 | Frank Hunter | DDWW | Albaugh Theater, Baltimore | DRAW Points |
1912-03-07 | Black Bill | LLLWWL | Monumental Theater, Baltimore | LOST Points |
1912-03-06 | Howard Johnson | LDDWWL | Albaugh Theater, Baltimore | LOST Points |
1912-02-06 | Kid Tasker | WD | St. Patrick's Gymnasium, Baltimore | DRAW Points |
1912-02-02 | Battling Spriggs | LL | Albaugh Theater, Baltimore | WIN KO |
1911-10-18 | Black Kid Williams | LDLDDW | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore | LOST Points |
1911-08-28 | Battling Spriggs | L | Savoy Theater, Baltimore | WIN Technical knockout |
1911-07-10 | Kid Dale | Ford Opera House, Baltimore | WIN Points |
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1911-05-05 | Battling Spriggs | debut | Albaugh Theater, Baltimore | WIN KO |
1911-02-24 | Kid Jasper | WDWWWD | Lyceum Theater, Baltimore | LOST Points |
1911-02-10 | Kid Stanley | debut | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore | LOST Technical knockout |
1911-01-13 | Jim Williams | WW | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore | WIN Points |
1910-12-26 | Kid Jasper | WLWDWW | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore | LOST Points |
1910-12-14 | Kid Jasper | DWLWDW | Junior Hall, Frederick | LOST Points |
1910-12-09 | Kid Cummings | debut | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore | LOST Points |
1910-11-29 | Kid Jasper | LDWLWD | Albaugh Theater, Baltimore | LOST Points |