Jack "Kid" Wolfe

Jack "Kid" Wolfe
Wolfe circa 1922
Born
Jackson Kenneth Wolfe

(1895-06-11)June 11, 1895
DiedApril 22, 1975(1975-04-22) (aged 79)
NationalityAmerican
Statistics
Weight(s)Super bantamweight
Junior featherweight
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights138;[1] with the inclusion of newspaper decisions
Wins81
Wins by KO11
Losses28
Draws26
No contests3

Jack "Kid" Wolfe, (June 11, 1895 – April 22, 1975) was an American professional boxer. He was the first World Champion in the Junior Featherweight division.[2] During his career he had no decision newspaper victories over reigning bantamweight champions Johnny Ertle, Joe Lynch, Kid Williams and Pete Herman, and fought future lightweight champion Sammie Mandell. Wolfe also fought the talented boxers Frankie Jerome, 1918 world bantamweight champion "Memphis" Pal Moore, Young Montreal, Pete Zivic, Dick Loadman, Al Shubert, John "K.O." Eggers, Terry Martin, Danny Frush and Eddie O'Dowd.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Please login".
  2. ^ Donovan, Jake (August 14, 2007). "Boxing's Super Bantamweight Heat Wave". BoxingScene. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  3. ^ Silver, Mike (2016). Stars of the Ring, Published by Rowman and Littlefield, Los Angeles, pps. 88-89.
  4. ^ "Jack Wolfe Boxing Record". BoxRec. Retrieved 14 June 2018.