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Mickey Walker | |
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| Born | Edward Patrick Walker July 13, 1901 |
| Died | April 28, 1981 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Toy Bulldog |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight Middleweight Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 164 |
| Wins | 131 |
| Wins by KO | 60 |
| Losses | 25 |
| Draws | 6 |
| No contests | 2 |
Edward Patrick "Mickey" Walker (July 13, 1903 (some sources indicate 1901) – April 28, 1981) was an American professional boxer who held both the world welterweight and world middleweight championships at different points in his career.[1][2] Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he was also an avid golfer and would later be recognized as a renowned artist. Walker is widely considered one of the greatest fighters ever, with ESPN ranking him 17th on their list of the 50 Greatest Boxers of All-Time and boxing historian Bert Sugar placing him 11th in his Top 100 Fighters catalogue.[3][4] Statistical website BoxRec rates Walker as the 6th best boxer to have ended his career at middleweight, while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at No. 4 among greatest middleweights of all time.[5] The International Boxing Research Organization ranked Walker as the No. 4 middleweight and the No. 16 pound-for-pound fighter of all-time.[6] Walker was inducted into the Ring magazine Hall of Fame in 1957 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a first-class member in 1990.[7]
- ^ "The Lineal Welterweight Champs". Cyber Boxing Zone.
- ^ "The Lineal Middleweight Champs". Cyber Boxing Zone.
- ^ "50 Greatest Boxers of All-Time". ESPN. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Bert Sugar's All-Time Greatest Fighters". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "All-Time Middleweight Rankings". BoxRec. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "All-Time Middleweight Rankings". International Boxing Research Organization. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia – Mickey Walker CyberBoxingZone.com. Retrieved 30 April 2014