Jack Thompson (boxer)

For other people with the same name, see Jack Thompson (disambiguation).

Young Jack Thompson
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Born	Cecil Lewis Thompson (1904-08-17)August 17, 1904 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	April 11, 1946(1946-04-11) (aged 41) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Young Jack
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	114
Wins	71
Wins by KO	44
Losses	30
Draws	13
No contests	0

Cecil Lewis "Jack" Thompson (August 17, 1904 – April 11, 1946) was an American boxer who twice held the World Welterweight Championship. Born Cecil Thompson, his name was changed when he decided to become a professional fighter. His father, who was training him, did not think "Cecil" was a fighter's name, so he chose "Jack." To avoid confusion with another fighter named "Jack Thompson," his father decided to use the ring name Young Jack Thompson.

Boxing career

Thompson became a professional fighter in 1922. He reeled off a series of wins, but also had a draw and a loss to future welterweight champion Young Corbett III. In 1928 he fought the welterweight champion, Joe Dundee, in a bout over the welterweight limit so that Dundee's title was not at stake. He knocked Dundee out in the second round.

In 1929 he received a shot at the vacant National Boxing Association title stripped from Dundee. However, Jackie Fields beat him in a ten-round decision for the belt. In 1930 Thompson lost to Jimmy McLarnin but, in his next fight, won the welterweight title by beating his old rival Jackie Fields. After four non-title bouts (including a loss to Young Corbett III), Thompson put his title on the line against Tommy Freeman in September 1930 and lost it by a fifteen-round decision.

Freeman gave Thompson a rematch in April 1931 and Thompson regained the title by a twelfth round technical knockout. Thompson again fought a series of non-title bouts. In one of them he lost to Lou Brouillard. That loss prompted a match at the welterweight limit with Thompson's title at stake. Brouillard once again beat Thompson, ending his second reign as champion.

He continued fighting until he announced his retirement on June 2, 1932. He died on April 11, 1946, of a heart attack in Los Angeles.

Professional boxing record (incomplete)

122 fights	79 wins	31 losses
By knockout	49	3
By decision	30	27
By disqualification	0	1
Draws	12

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
83	Win	51–19–12	Danny Gordon	TKO	2 (10)	Oct 31, 1928	Hippodrome, Chicago
82	Loss	51–19–12	Jackie Fields	PTS	10	Oct 01, 1928	State Armory, San Francisco
81	Win	51–18–12	Joe Dundee	TKO	2 (10)	Aug 30, 1928	Comiskey Park, Chicago
80	Win	50–18–12	Gene Cardi	TKO	6 (10)	Aug 22, 1928	Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights
79	Win	49–18–12	Eddie Dempsey	KO	4 (10)	Aug 10, 1928	Shewbridge Field, Chicago
78	Win	48–18–12	Russie LeRoy	TKO	5 (10)	Jul 11, 1928	American Giants Baseball Park, Chicago
77	Win	47–18–12	Billy Light	PTS	8	Jun 08, 1928	Mills Stadium, Chicago
76	Loss	46–18–12	Oakland Jimmy Duffy	DQ	9 (10)	Apr 11, 1928	Auditorium, Oakland
75	Win	46–17–12	Johnny O'Donnell	TKO	8 (10)	Mar 16, 1928	Golden Gate Arena, San Francisco
74	Loss	45–17–12	Young Corbett III	PTS	10	Feb 13, 1928	State Armory, San Francisco
73	Win	45–16–12	Don Fraser	KO	3 (10)	Jan 27, 1928	Golden Gate Arena, San Francisco
72	Win	44–16–12	Johnny Adams	TKO	4 (10)	Jan 17, 1928	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
71	Win	43–16–12	Charlie Feraci	KO	5 (10)	Jul 22, 1927	Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
70	Draw	42–16–12	Young Corbett III	PTS	10	Jun 24, 1927	Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
69	Win	42–16–11	Irineo Flores	TKO	2 (10)	Apr 08, 1927	Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
68	Win	41–16–11	Harry Brown	PTS	10	Mar 11, 1927	Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
67	Win	40–16–11	King Tut	PTS	10	Mar 04, 1927	Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
66	Win	39–16–11	Harry Brown	TKO	5 (10)	Feb 18, 1927	Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
65	Draw	38–16–11	Danny McCoy	PTS	10	Feb 11, 1927	Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
64	Win	38–16–10	Danny McCoy	PTS	6	Jan 27, 1927	Culver City
63	Win	37–16–10	Sanford Risdon	PTS	4	Jan 08, 1927	Main Street Athletic Club, Los Angeles
62	Loss	36–16–10	Russell Whalen	PTS	10	Nov 23, 1926	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
61	Draw	36–15–10	Sailor Teddy Makegon	PTS	10	Nov 12, 1926	Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
60	Win	36–15–9	Billy Alger	PTS	10	Nov 05, 1926	Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
59	Win	35–15–9	Billy Adams	TKO	5 (10)	Oct 15, 1926	Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
58	Win	34–15–9	Jack Silver	TKO	8 (10)	Sep 28, 1926	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
57	Win	33–15–9	Charley Pitts	TKO	8 (10)	Sep 14, 1926	Culver City
56	Win	32–15–9	Frankie Tierney	KO	7 (8)	Aug 24, 1926	Civic Auditorium, Fresno
55	Win	31–15–9	Wild Bill Farrell	PTS	6	Aug 20, 1926	Lawton Springs Arena, Reno
54	Win	30–15–9	Frankie Tierney	PTS	8	Jul 28, 1926	El Rio
53	Win	29–15–9	Harry Whybrow	KO	2 (6)	Jul 24, 1926	Ascot Park, Los Angeles
52	Win	28–15–9	Joe Allesio	KO	3 (6)	Jun 29, 1926	Coliseum, San Diego
51	Win	27–15–9	Billy McCann	TKO	8 (10)	Jun 18, 1926	Coliseum, San Diego
50	Win	26–15–9	Bus Bairie	PTS	6	May 28, 1926	Coliseum, San Diego
49	Win	25–15–9	Pete Druid	KO	1 (?)	May 25, 1926	Culver City
48	Win	24–15–9	Ad Ruiz	PTS	6	May 21, 1926	Coliseum, San Diego
47	Loss	23–15–9	Young Corbett III	PTS	6	May 18, 1926	Civic Auditorium, Fresno
46	Loss	23–14–9	Young Sam Langford	PTS	6	Mar 31, 1926	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
45	Draw	23–13–9	Joe Layman	PTS	6	Mar 09, 1926	Arena, Vernon
44	Win	23–13–8	Boby Ertle	TKO	1 (?)	Feb 10, 1926	Auditorium, Oakland
43	Win	22–13–8	Baby Pete	PTS	6	Jan 22, 1926	Coliseum, San Diego
42	Win	21–13–8	Tarzan Joe Lopez	KO	3 (?)	Jan 14, 1926	Armory, Pasadena
41	Win	21–13–8	Tarzan Joe Lopez	KO	3 (?)	Jan 14, 1926	Armory, Pasadena
40	Draw	20–13–8	Billy Springfield	PTS	6	Dec 22, 1925	Civic Auditorium, Fresno
39	Win	20–13–7	Billy Springfield	PTS	10	Oct 30, 1925	River Street Arena, Santa Cruz
38	Loss	19–13–7	Harry Scott	PTS	6	Oct 07, 1925	Auditorium, Oakland
37	Draw	19–12–7	Young Harry Willis	PTS	10	Jul 24, 1925	Coliseum, San Diego
36	Loss	19–12–6	Charlie Feraci	PTS	10	May 01, 1925	Coliseum, San Diego
35	Win	19–11–6	John Battling Ward	KO	6 (10)	Apr 13, 1925	Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles
34	Win	18–11–6	John Battling Ward	PTS	6	Apr 03, 1925	Coliseum, San Diego
33	Draw	17–11–6	Kid Bello	PTS	6	Mar 20, 1925	Coliseum, San Diego
32	Win	17–11–5	Sailor Joe Carter	KO	1 (6)	Mar 13, 1925	Coliseum, San Diego
31	Win	16–11–5	Joe Burns	PTS	10	Mar 11, 1925	Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles
30	Win	15–11–5	Eddie Sylvester	KO	3 (10)	Feb 18, 1925	Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles
29	Win	14–11–5	Joe Martinez	TKO	7 (10)	Feb 04, 1925	Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles
28	Win	13–11–5	Eddie Eagleton	KO	3 (6)	Jan 28, 1925	Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles
27	Win	12–11–5	Eddie Cortez	KO	1 (6)	Jan 21, 1925	Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles
26	Win	11–11–5	Jimmy Brown	KO	2 (4)	Dec 17, 1924	Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles
25	Win	10–11–5	Harry Young Cumpston	PTS	4	Dec 10, 1924	Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles
24	Win	9–11–5	Garcia	KO	1 (4)	Dec 03, 1924	Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles
23	Win	8–11–5	Garcia	PTS	4	Nov 26, 1924	Assembly Athletic Club, Los Angeles
22	Loss	7–11–5	Dick Hoppe	KO	2 (4)	Nov 20, 1924	Pasadena
21	Loss	7–10–5	Tommy O'Leary	PTS	4	Oct 21, 1924	L Street Arena, Sacramento
20	Win	7–9–5	Young Riley	PTS	4	Sep 12, 1924	L Street Arena, Sacramento
19	Draw	6–8–5	Henry Falegano	PTS	4	Aug 07, 1924	West Side Arena, San Jose
18	Loss	6–8–4	Jack Davis	PTS	4	Jun 29, 1924	Livermore
17	Win	6–7–4	Pete Francis	PTS	4	Jun 15, 1924	Livermore
16	Loss	5–7–3	George Spencer	PTS	4	Apr 24, 1924	Floral A.C., San Mateo
15	Loss	5–6–3	Young Terry	PTS	4	Apr 22, 1924	Floral A.C., San Mateo
14	Loss	5–5–3	George Spencer	PTS	4	Apr 10, 1924	Floral A.C., San Mateo
13	Win	5–4–3	Sailor George Brandon	PTS	4	Mar 27, 1924	Floral A.C., San Mateo
12	Draw	4–4–3	Young Stanley Ketchell	PTS	4	Jan 30, 1924	Venice
11	Draw	4–4–2	Hank Gatton	PTS	4	Jan 17, 1924	Chief Petty Officers Club, San Pedro
10	Loss	4–4–1	George Spencer	PTS	4	Jan 10, 1924	East Side Arena, San Jose
9	Win	4–3–1	Filipino Kid Martin	KO	2 (4)	Jan 04, 1924	Dreamland Rink, San Francisco
8	Win	3–3–1	Manuel Kid Robinson	PTS	4	Dec 20, 1923	East Side Arena, San Jose
7	Win	2–3–1	Joe Powell	KO	2 (4)	Dec 06, 1923	San Jose
6	Win	2–3–1	Paul Duarte	PTS	4	Oct 23, 1923	Arena, Vernon
5	Loss	1–3–1	Hank Gatton	PTS	4	Oct 02, 1923	Arena, Vernon
4	Draw	1–2–1	Alfred Ells	PTS	4	Sep 18, 1923	Arena, Vernon
3	Loss	1–2	Eddie Morris	KO	2 (4)	Feb 23, 1923	L Street Arena, Sacramento
2	Loss	1–1	Billy Springfield	KO	2 (4)	Feb 13, 1923	Arcadia Pavilion, San Francisco
1	Win	1–0	Bud Kelly	KO	2 (4)	Nov 29, 1922	Association Club, San Francisco

See also

• List of welterweight boxing champions

External links

• Boxing record for Jack Thompson from BoxRec (registration required)
• Cyber Boxing Zone biography