Jim McCarter

Jim "Jimmy" McCarter (born March 30, 1936 in Chester, PA) had a very successful career as an amateur heavyweight boxer.

Background

Although a successful amateur boxer, McCarter was also a fullback for the University of Washington football team.^[1]

Amateur career

McCarter fought out of the Lloyd Athletic Club and won the Diamond Belt in Philadelphia and went on to win the National AAU Heavyweight Championship in 1956, reportedly with a decision vs. Sonny Liston.

Pro career

McCarter turned pro in 1959 and enjoyed far less success than as an amateur. Fighting mostly journeymen, McCarter's pro career was largely over by 1961. He continued to fight sporadically over the next several years without winning a bout, and finally retired in 1973.

Professional boxing record

9 Wins (5 knockouts, 4 decisions), 8 Losses (3 knockouts, 5 decisions), 2 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	25-4	Pedro Agosto	KO	2	14/06/1973	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	3-0-1	Donnie Ray Sherman	PTS	6	20/05/1968	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	--	Walter Sterling	KO	2	10/01/1968	Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, California
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	14-4-2	Greatest Crawford	PTS	6	10/07/1964	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Draw	14-8-2	David E. Bailey	PTS	6	26/03/1963	Allentown, Pennsylvania
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	23-10-1	Alex Miteff	KO	3	31/08/1961	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	McCarter knocked out at 1:48 of the third round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-3-2	Dave Furch	UD	10	22/06/1961	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	8-5, 5-3, 9-4.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-6-2	Floyd Joyner	SD	10	20/04/1961	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	5-4, 8-4, 5-6.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	42-23-7	Willi Besmanoff	UD	10	18/10/1960	Seattle Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	6-10-4	Otis Fuller	UD	10	14/06/1960	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	93-97, 93-95, 91-96.
Draw	6-10-3	Otis Fuller	PTS	10	03/05/1960	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	95-95, 93-95, 97-96.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-3-1	Eddie Jackson	RTD	5	12/04/1960	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-12-6	Yancy D Smith	TKO	1	01/03/1960	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-9-1	Duke Sabedong	MD	10	26/01/1960	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	95-95, 98-94, 97-94.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-10-1	Anthony Emanuel	KO	2	22/12/1959	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	7-7-2	Jack Jarrod	SD	6	14/11/1959	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-6-1	Andy Isaacs	PTS	4	10/10/1959	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-3	Herbert Hair	KO	3	29/05/1959	Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	0-1-1	Bob Mumford	KO	4	16/04/1959	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Jim McCarter from BoxRec