Lloyd Marshall

Lloyd Marshall (June 4, 1914 – August 4, 1997) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1936 to 1951. Marshall was a member of the Black Murderers’ Row, a designation for a group of highly skilled African-American boxers active primarily during the 1940s who were often avoided by leading champions of the era. Owing in part to this circumstance, Marshall was never afforded an opportunity to fight for a world championship.

Hall of Fame boxer Archie Moore cited Lloyd Marshall as one of the two hardest punchers he ever fought, a notable assessment given Moore’s bouts with many of the hardest punchers in boxing history. Also known for his heart and ring intelligence, Marshall recorded victories over elite opposition, including Ezzard Charles — widely regarded as one of the greatest pound-for-pound boxers in history — as well as Charley Burley, Lou Brouillard, Jake LaMotta, and Joey Maxim.

In June 2010, Marshall was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Pro career Marshall began his boxing career at the age of 17 and became a pro in 1936. In 1943, Marshall fought for the "Duration" Light Heavyweight Title against Jimmy Bivins. During the bout, Bivins was knocked down in the 7th for a 2-count, and then Marshall was down for nine in the 9th, and at the bell in the 12th. Marshall was then counted out in the 13th to lose the bout. In 1944, he captured the Vacant "Duration" World Light Heavyweight Title with a victory over Nate Bolden. Due to the fact that he fought at his peak during World War II, Marshall never fought for an officially recognized world title. He retired at age 37 in 1951 after KO losses to Bobo Olson and then Harry Matthews.

He fought 4 fights against other black murder's row fighters: all within the 2-year period of September 1942- September 1944.

Honors

*Denotes Hall of Famer

Marshall was inducted to World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996. He was posthumously inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in June 2010.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes99Loss Harry MatthewsKO5 (10)Jul 27, 1951 98Loss70–24–4 Bobo OlsonKO5 (10)May 8, 1951 97Loss70–23–4 Don CockellKO1 (10)Feb 27, 1951 96Win70–22–4 Tommy FarrPTS10Dec 4, 1950 95Loss69–22–4 Don CockellDQ7 (10)Nov 14, 1950 94Draw69–21–4 Hans StreleckiPTS6Oct 15, 1950 93Win69–21–3 Heinz SachsPTS6Oct 8, 1950 92Loss68–21–3 Willi HoepnerPTS8Sep 6, 1950 91Win68–20–3 Dietrich HucksTKO7 (10)Jul 2, 1950 90Loss67–20–3 Conny RuxTKO3 (10)May 14, 1950 89Win67–19–3 Babe EdwardsTKO6 (10)Feb 28, 1950 88Win66–19–3 Frankie DanielsKO8 (10)Feb 15, 1950 87Loss65–19–3 Irish Bob MurphyTKO4 (10)Nov 8, 1949 86Win65–18–3 Watson JonesKO3 (10)Oct 24, 1949 85Win64–18–3 John L. SullivanTKO6 (10)Sep 20, 1949 84Win63–18–3 Bob DunlapPTS10Aug 5, 1949 83Loss62–18–3 Grant ButcherUD10Jun 30, 1949 82Loss62–17–3 Roy TaylorMD10Feb 8, 1949 81Win62–16–3 Ernie RiosTKO3 (10)Jun 15, 1948 80Win61–16–3 George MillichUD10May 18, 1948 79Loss60–16–3 Ezzard CharlesKO2 (10)Sep 29, 1947 78Win60–15–3 Freddie MillsKO5 (10)Jun 3, 1947 77Win59–15–3 George HenryPTS10Dec 17, 1946 76Loss58–15–3 Ezzard CharlesKO6 (10)Jul 29, 1946 75Loss58–14–3 Oakland Billy SmithKO9 (15)Mar 20, 1946 74Win58–13–3 Bobby ZanderTKO5 (10)Dec 17, 1945 73Win57–13–3 Nate BoldenPTS12Nov 12, 1945 72Win56–13–3 Fitzie FitzpatrickKO5 (10)Sep 24, 1945 71Loss55–13–3 Archie MooreTKO10 (10)Jun 26, 1945 70Loss55–12–3 Archie MooreUD10May 21, 1945 69Win55–11–3 Willie BarrowUD8Apr 16, 1945 68Win54–11–3 Teddy RandolphUD10Mar 19, 1945 67Win53–11–3 Joe CarterSD10Oct 18, 1944 66Win52–11–3 Jack ChaseUD10Sep 30, 1944 65Win51–11–3 Joey MaximUD10Jul 27, 1944 64Loss50–11–3 Holman WilliamsMD10Jul 11, 1944 63Win50–10–3 Holman WilliamsPTS10Jun 7, 1944 62Win49–10–3 Joe KahutPTS10May 26, 1944 61Win48–10–3 Joe ReddickPTS10May 19, 1944 60Win47–10–3 Jake LaMottaUD10Apr 21, 1944 59Win46–10–3 Joe CarterSD12Mar 6, 1944 58Win45–10–3 Bob GarnerKO1 (10)Feb 16, 1944 57Win44–10–3 Nate BoldenUD10Jan 18, 1944 56Loss43–10–3 Jack ChaseUD15Dec 13, 1943 55Win43–9–3 Bobby BergerTKO4 (10)Dec 3, 1943 54Draw42–9–3 Jack ChasePTS15Nov 8, 1943 53Loss42–9–2 Holman WilliamsPTS10Sep 3, 1943 52Win42–8–2 Bill McDowellTKO6 (10)Aug 19, 1943 51Win41–8–2 Curtis SheppardPTS10Jul 21, 1943 50Loss40–8–2 Jimmy BivinsKO13 (15)Jun 8, 1943 49Win40–7–2 Anton ChristoforidisUD10Apr 21, 1943 48Win39–7–2 Ezzard CharlesTKO8 (10)Mar 31, 1943 47Win38–7–2 Harvey MasseyKO8 (10)Mar 12, 1943 46Win37–7–2 Costello CruzKO2 (10)Feb 12, 1943 45Win36–7–2 Harvey MasseyPTS10Jan 21, 1943 44Win35–7–2 Charley BurleySD10Dec 11, 1942 43Win34–7–2 Harvey MasseyKO10 (10)Oct 15, 1942 42Loss33–7–2 Eddie BookerPTS10Sep 28, 1942 41Win33–6–2 Al GilbertKO5 (10)Jul 6, 1942 40Win32–6–2 Newsboy MillichKO3 (10)Jun 19, 1942 39Win31–6–2 Newsboy MillichTKO7 (10)May 1, 1942 38Win30–6–2 Johnny RomeroPTS10Mar 27, 1942 37Win29–6–2 Ernest PeircePTS10Feb 27, 1942 36Win28–6–2 Billy PryorKO4 (10)Dec 10, 1941 35Win27–6–2 Shorty HoguePTS10Jun 9, 1941 34Win26–6–2 Ralph DeJohnKO6 (10)Apr 28, 1941 33Win25–6–2 Jimmy CasinoTKO8 (10)Apr 3, 1941 32Loss24–6–2 Shorty HoguePTS10Feb 7, 1941 31Loss24–5–2 Teddy YaroszPTS10Oct 21, 1940 30Win24–4–2 Tony CiscoPTS12Jun 13, 1940 29Draw23–4–2 Tony CiscoPTS10May 21, 1940 28Win23–4–1 George GanoTKO2 (10)May 3, 1940 27Win22–4–1 Tiger Red LewisKO3 (10)Mar 29, 1940 26Win21–4–1 Lou BrouillardUD10Dec 6, 1939 25Win20–4–1 Teddy YaroszPTS10Sep 29, 1939 24Win19–4–1 Harold DettmanTKO8 (10)Jun 23, 1939 23Win18–4–1 Jack HibbardTKO3 (10)May 19, 1939 22Win17–4–1 Eddie Babe RiskoKO5 (10)May 17, 1939 21Loss16–4–1 Ceferino GarciaTKO5 (10)Mar 17, 1939 20Loss16–3–1 Ceferino GarciaPTS10Feb 22, 1939 19Win16–2–1 Johnny ErjavecKO5 (10)Dec 14, 1938 18Win15–2–1 Ben ValentinePTS6Nov 18, 1938 17Win14–2–1 Ken OverlinPTS10Sep 1, 1938 16Win13–2–1 Johnny RomeroPTS10Jul 21, 1938 15Win12–2–1 Charley CoatesPTS10Jun 16, 1938 14Win11–2–1 Johnny RossiKO3 (10)Jun 1, 1938 13Win10–2–1 Angelo PuglisiKO4 (10)Mar 4, 1938 12Loss9–2–1 Johnny RomeroPTS10Dec 17, 1937 11Draw9–1–1 Swede BerglundPTS10Nov 12, 1937 10Win9–1 Al LaBoaTKO8 (10)Oct 27, 1937 9Win8–1 Joe SmallwoodTKO7 (10)Aug 27, 1937 8Win7–1 Pietro GeorgiKO2 (10)Jul 30, 1937 7Win6–1 Freddie GrahamKO2 (6)Jun 11, 1937 6Win5–1 Pietro GeorgiPTS6Jan 29, 1937 5Win4–1 Gunner FroinesKO2 (4)Dec 18, 1936 4Win3–1 Leonard BennettPTS6Nov 27, 1936 3Win2–1 Billy AzevedoTKO2 (4)Nov 6, 1936 2Win1–1 Joe RicciottiPTS6Oct 9, 1936 1Loss0–1 Al LaBoaPTS6Sep 11, 1936

Lloyd Marshall

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