Eddie Booker
Hilton Edward Booker (November 5, 1917 – January 26, 1975) was an American boxer who was active during the 1930s and 1940s.
Booker was one of the famous "Murderers Row" group of black boxers, along with the likes of Charley Burley, Holman Williams and Jack Chase, avoided by other elite fighters of the era because of their ability and their skin colour. Booker compiled a record of 66-5-8, which included a (1-1-1) record vs. Holman Williams, (0-1) record vs. Jack Chase, (1-0) vs. Lloyd Marshall, (0-1) Cocoa Kid. Other Notable Booker fights include a (1-0-2) record vs. Archie Moore (being the first to knock him out) a win over Harry Matthews, a loss to Fritzie Zivic and a (2-1-1) record vs Shorty Hogue. Like all black murderer's row fighters he never got an opportunity to fight for a world title. Booker was forced to retire prematurely due to an eye injury. He was a 2017 inductee of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
World Champion Archie Moore thought the world of Booker saying, “I’ve had some rough fights in my time,” Moore said, “but all things being equal, when I was in my prime, one of my toughest had to have been against Eddie Booker, a fighting machine … who shot out punches with deft precision … [Booker] was one of the great fighters of my time. He had me fighting for dear life.”[1]
Booker was blind later in life due to eye injuries suffered from an illegally doctored glove.[2] He died in San Francisco on January 26, 1975 at 57 years old.
Professional boxing record[]
79 fights | 66 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 33 | 0 |
By decision | 33 | 5 |
Draws | 8 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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79 | Win | 66–5–8 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1944 | ![]() |
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78 | Win | 65–5–8 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Feb 23, 1944 | ![]() |
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77 | Win | 64–5–8 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10) | Jan 21, 1944 | ![]() |
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76 | Win | 63–5–8 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | Jan 5, 1944 | ![]() |
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75 | Loss | 62–5–8 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Nov 19, 1943 | ![]() |
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74 | Win | 62–4–8 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 18, 1943 | ![]() |
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73 | Win | 61–4–8 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 9, 1943 | ![]() |
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72 | Loss | 60–4–8 | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | Jan 11, 1943 | ![]() |
Lost USA California State middleweight title |
71 | Draw | 60–3–8 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | Dec 11, 1942 | ![]() |
Retained USA California State middleweight title |
70 | Win | 60–3–7 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Sep 28, 1942 | ![]() |
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69 | Win | 59–3–7 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (12) | Sep 18, 1942 | ![]() |
Retained USA California State middleweight title |
68 | Win | 58–3–7 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Sep 4, 1942 | ![]() |
Retained USA California State middleweight title |
67 | Win | 57–3–7 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Aug 24, 1942 | ![]() |
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66 | Win | 56–3–7 | ![]() |
RTD | 8 (10) | Aug 14, 1942 | ![]() |
Won USA California State middleweight title |
65 | Win | 55–3–7 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jul 15, 1942 | ![]() |
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64 | Draw | 54–3–7 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | May 1, 1942 | ![]() |
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63 | Win | 54–3–6 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10) | Dec 1, 1941 | ![]() |
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62 | Loss | 53–3–6 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Aug 22, 1941 | ![]() |
Lost USA California State middleweight title |
61 | Win | 53–2–6 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1941 | ![]() |
Retained USA California State middleweight title |
60 | Win | 52–2–6 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 11, 1941 | ![]() |
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59 | Win | 51–2–6 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (10) | Jul 18, 1941 | ![]() |
Retained USA California State middleweight title |
58 | Win | 50–2–6 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jul 10, 1941 | ![]() |
Retained USA California State middleweight title |
57 | Win | 49–2–6 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jul 8, 1941 | ![]() |
Retained USA California State middleweight title |
56 | Win | 48–2–6 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 16, 1941 | ![]() |
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55 | Win | 47–2–6 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | May 2, 1941 | ![]() |
Won vacant USA California State middleweight title |
54 | Win | 46–2–6 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Apr 25, 1941 | ![]() |
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53 | Win | 45–2–6 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Apr 4, 1941 | ![]() |
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52 | Draw | 44–2–6 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 14, 1941 | ![]() |
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51 | Draw | 44–2–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Feb 21, 1941 | ![]() |
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50 | Win | 44–2–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Feb 12, 1941 | ![]() |
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49 | Win | 43–2–4 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8) | Feb 4, 1941 | ![]() |
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48 | Win | 42–2–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Apr 9, 1940 | ![]() |
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47 | Win | 41–2–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Dec 18, 1939 | ![]() |
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46 | Win | 40–2–4 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10) | Nov 29, 1939 | ![]() |
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45 | Win | 39–2–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 13, 1939 | ![]() |
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44 | Win | 38–2–4 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (10) | Oct 3, 1939 | ![]() |
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43 | Loss | 37–2–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 9, 1939 | ![]() |
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42 | Loss | 37–1–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | Feb 10, 1939 | ![]() |
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41 | Draw | 37–0–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Jan 25, 1939 | ![]() |
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40 | Win | 37–0–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | Jan 9, 1939 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 36–0–3 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (6) | Dec 20, 1938 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 35–0–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Dec 9, 1938 | ![]() |
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37 | Win | 34–0–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Nov 18, 1938 | ![]() |
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36 | Win | 33–0–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10) | Jul 1, 1938 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 32–0–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 24, 1938 | ![]() |
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34 | Win | 31–0–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jun 10, 1938 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 30–0–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Mar 3, 1938 | ![]() |
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32 | Draw | 29–0–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jan 14, 1938 | ![]() |
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31 | Draw | 29–0–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Oct 8, 1937 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 29–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 27, 1937 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 28–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10) | Jul 30, 1937 | ![]() |
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28 | Win | 27–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | May 5, 1937 | ![]() |
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27 | Win | 26–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | Mar 12, 1937 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 25–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Jan 26, 1937 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 24–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Nov 24, 1936 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 23–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Sep 29, 1936 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 22–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Sep 1, 1936 | ![]() |
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22 | Draw | 21–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | Aug 4, 1936 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | Jul 21, 1936 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6) | Jul 10, 1936 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | Jun 5, 1936 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | May 1, 1936 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6) | Apr 13, 1936 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | Dec 30, 1935 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Dec 18, 1935 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | Nov 27, 1935 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (?) | Oct 22, 1935 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4) | Oct 16, 1935 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Sep 4, 1935 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Aug 7, 1935 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4) | Jul 16, 1935 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Jul 2, 1935 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | May 28, 1935 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Apr 3, 1935 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Mar 20, 1935 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Mar 6, 1935 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Feb 27, 1935 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (4) | Jan 22, 1935 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Jan 15, 1935 | ![]() |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Hall of Fame Class of 2017: Eddie Booker". The Ring. June 7, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ "The Cyber Boxing Zone". www.cyberboxingzone.com. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
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