Barbados Joe Walcott

Joe Walcott ( born March 13, 1873 Demarara, British Guiana; † October 1, 1935 ) was a boxer from Barbados. He is not to be confused with the heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott, who named themselves after him.

The diminutive black Barbados Demon was founded in 1890 in the U.S. pro. He defeated weakened by boiling in 1897 in a duel to the lightweight title and subject Mysterious Billy Smith in 1898 to the welter title, but in 1901 but welterweight world champion.

Since he was so superior in his weight class, he was battling against light heavyweight and heavyweight. Against Dixie Kid, he was initially disqualified for no reason in 1905, but the shift became known and there was a rematch that ended in a draw.

As Dixie then punched against bigger fighters, Walcott was generally regarded as a world champion again.

He boxed a draw within a month, in September 1905 against Sam Langford and Joe Gans. He also hit the most as a heavyweight fighting Joe Choynski knockout and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, 1906 he lost the welterweight world title at Honey Mellody.

The founder of the "Ring Magazine " Nat Fleischer thought he was the best welterweight of all time. 1991 Walcott was induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.