Jack Chase (1914–1972) was an African-American middleweight, who boxed in the 1930s and 1940s. He was born in Texas and fought mainly on the west coast of the United States. He boxed under the name ‘Young Joe Lewis’ for the first part of his career, before changing to Jack Chase in 1942. His official fight count stands at 122, but it is believed he competed in an additional 40 plus fights prior to 1936, during which time his full record is unknown.Boxrec, http://www.boxrec.com

He was ranked second in the world in his division, but never took part in a world title fight. He is included in the set remembered as ‘Murderers’ Row’, a term used by Budd Schulberg to describe those boxers of the era who were so feared that they were avoided by title holders and so were unable to ever secure a title shot.Charles Burely and the Black Murderers Row, Harry Otty

Jack Chase did win several regional belts in the US, including the Colorado state title, the Rocky Mountain Regional Middleweight and Welterweight Titles in the 1930s and the California State's Middlweight and Light Heavyweight titles in the 1940s. He retired from boxing in 1948.

Chase had several run ins with the law during his life, including serving jail time in Colorado on a few occasions and was arrested for shooting fellow boxer Aaron Wade in California.Murderers' Row by Springs Toledo, https://www.amazon.com/Murderers-Row-boxings-greatest-outcasts/dp/0954392493

Chase was married to actress Lillian Randolph in the 1940s. The two were victims of discrimination when they bought a house in the West Adams district in Los Angeles in 1946. The house had a restrictive covenant that barred them from moving into it. The US Supreme Court declared the practice unconstitutional in 1948.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes119DrawHenry LeePTS6Aug 31, 1948118Win81–24–11 Joe LoveKO2 (6)Aug 20, 1948117Win80–24–11 Eddie KellerRTD4 (6)Aug 3, 1948116Loss79–24–11 Jack SnappPTS10Jul 3, 1948115Draw79–23–11 Bob WardPTS6Jun 22, 1948114Win79–23–10 Johnny JanisKO2 (6)Apr 6, 1948113Win78–23–10 Fred WallaceTKO3 (8)Mar 11, 1948112NC77–23–10 Deacon LoganNC6 (10)Aug 26, 1947111Loss77–23–10 Oakland Billy SmithUD10Jun 9, 1947110Loss77–22–10 Archie MooreKO9 (10)Mar 18, 1947109Loss77–21–10 Ray AugustusPTS10Jan 16, 1947108Draw77–20–10 Archie MoorePTS10Nov 6, 1946107Win77–20–9 Costello CruzPTS10Oct 18, 1946106Win76–20–9 Jimmy ColemanPTS10Sep 13, 1946105Win75–20–9 Kenny WatkinsSD10Aug 30, 1946104Draw74–20–9 Bobby ZanderPTS10Apr 12, 1946103Win74–20–8 Anthony JonesTKO7 (10)Feb 22, 1946102Win73–20–8 Bobby ZanderUD10Jan 11, 1946101Win72–20–8 Kenny WatkinsUD10Nov 23, 1945100Loss71–20–8 Kenny WatkinsUD12Aug 7, 194599Loss71–19–8 Kenny WatkinsUD10Jul 17, 194598Win71–18–8 Titus HawkinsKO5 (10)May 25, 194597Loss70–18–8 Oakland Billy SmithPTS10Jan 3, 194596Win70–17–8 Watson JonesUD15Dec 12, 194495Win69–17–8 Kid HermosilloKO6 (10)Dec 1, 194494Loss68–17–8 Herbert Lewis HardwickUD10Oct 20, 194493Win68–16–8 Oakland Billy SmithPTS10Oct 9, 194492Loss67–16–8 Lloyd MarshallUD10Sep 30, 194491Loss67–15–8 Charley BurleyTKO12 (15)Sep 11, 194490Win67–14–8 Larry AnzaloneKO1 (10)Sep 1, 194489Draw66–14–8 Aaron WadePTS10Aug 9, 194488Win66–14–7 Jimmy HaydenPTS10Jul 31, 194487Win65–14–7 Paul LewisPTS10Jul 19, 194486Win64–14–7 Aaron WadeTKO10 (10)Jun 28, 194485Loss63–14–7 Holman WilliamsPTS12May 24, 194484Loss63–13–7 Holman WilliamsPTS15Apr 27, 194483Loss63–12–7 Charley BurleyKO9 (15)Apr 6, 194482Win63–11–7 Paul LewisPTS10Mar 29, 194481Win62–11–7 Kid HermosilloKO1 (10)Mar 7, 194480Loss61–11–7 Holman WilliamsPTS12Feb 21, 194479Loss61–10–7 Holman WilliamsPTS10Feb 7, 194478Loss61–9–7 Costello CruzDQ4 (10)Jan 28, 194477Win61–8–7 Lloyd MarshallUD15Dec 13, 194376Loss60–8–7 Archie MooreMD10Nov 26, 194375Draw60–7–7 Lloyd MarshallPTS15Nov 8, 194374Win60–7–6 George HenryPTS10Oct 19, 194373Win59–7–6 Paulie PetersPTS10Oct 11, 194372Win58–7–6 Jimmy McDanielsUD10Aug 24, 194371Win57–7–6 Archie MooreUD15Aug 2, 194370Win56–7–6 Harry MatthewsUD10Jul 23, 194369Win55–7–6 Kid HermosilloKO3 (10)Jun 29, 194368Win54–7–6 Aaron WadePTS10Jun 21, 194367Win53–7–6 Billy McCoyTKO6 (10)Jun 11, 194366Loss52–7–6 Archie MooreUD15May 8, 194365Draw52–6–6 Jimmy GarrisonPTS10Apr 30, 194364Win52–6–5 Leon ZorritaTKO15 (15)Apr 19, 194363Loss51–6–5 Charley BurleyUD10Feb 19, 194362Draw51–5–5 Costello CruzPTS10Feb 2, 194361Win51–5–4 Jackie ByrdTKO5 (10)Jan 26, 194360Win50–5–4 Eddie BookerPTS15Jan 11, 194359Loss49–5–4 Archie MooreUD10Nov 27, 194258Win49–4–4 Amado RodriguezPTS10Nov 17, 194257Win48–4–4 Costello CruzUD10Nov 6, 194256Win47–4–4 Sebastian GonzalezTKO1 (10)Oct 23, 194255Win46–4–4 Tabby RomeroTKO8 (10)Oct 16, 194254Win45–4–4 Bobby BirchPTS8Sep 29, 194253Win44–4–4 Bobby BirchUD8Aug 4, 194252Win43–4–4 Big Boy HogueUD8Jul 21, 194251Draw42–4–4 Jimmy BrooksPTS10Jul 13, 194250Win42–4–3 Costello CruzUD10Jun 5, 194249Win41–4–3 Jorge MoreliaPTS6May 13, 194248Win40–4–3 Costello CruzMD10Apr 24, 194247Win39–4–3 Bernie CardenasPTS8Apr 2, 194246Draw38–4–3 Costello CruzPTS6Mar 6, 194245Win38–4–2 Tony CanelliTKO5 (6)Feb 13, 194244Win37–4–2 Roscoe SmithPTS6Jan 26, 194243Win36–4–2 Lalo RodriguezPTS4Jan 23, 194242Loss35–4–2 Billy PryorPTS12Nov 6, 194141Win35–3–2 Reuben ShankPTS8Oct 12, 194140Win34–3–2 Billy PryorPTS10Oct 6, 194139Win33–3–2 Roy Jack GillespieTKO6 (10)Jun 30, 194138Win32–3–2 Chief Vidal BallardKO10 (?)Dec 7, 193737Win31–3–2 Chief Vidal BallardPTS10Nov 1, 193736Win30–3–2 Bobby CortezKO3 (?)Oct 1, 193735Win29–3–2 Sammy WeissKO1 (?)Sep 30, 193734Win28–3–2 Bobby CortezKO3 (10)Sep 6, 193733Win27–3–2 Teddy WilliamsKO1 (8)Aug 17, 193732Win26–3–2 Mo HammonsKO4 (10)Jul 1, 193731Win25–3–2 Joe JaramilloPTS10Jun 20, 19373024–3–2 Phil McQuillanNC7 (?)Jun 1, 193729Loss24–3–2George BlackPTS6May 21, 193728Win24–2–2Ralph ChongKO5 (10)May 4, 193727Win23–2–2Gale HarringtonPTS6Mar 30, 193726Loss22–2–2Joe JaramilloPTS10Feb 2, 193725Win22–1–2Eddie CerdaKO5 (10)Jan 25, 193724Loss21–1–2Ernest PeircePTS10Dec 28, 193623Win21–0–2Eddie MurdockKO7 (10)Dec 23, 193622Win20–0–2George BlackPTS10Dec 18, 193621Win19–0–2Sonny Boy AckersTKO4 (10)Dec 9, 193620Win18–0–2Billy AzevedoTKO7 (10)Nov 27, 193619Win17–0–2Buster ConnorKO5 (10)Nov 19, 193618Win16–0–2Dixie TaylorKO7 (10)Nov 11, 193617Win15–0–2Battling ChicoKO1 (10)Oct 23, 193616Win14–0–2Dick PruePTS10Sep 24, 193615Win13–0–2Jackie BurkePTS10Sep 15, 193614Win12–0–2Mike MontoyaPTS10Sep 7, 193613Win11–0–2Joe JaramilloPTS10Aug 20, 193612Win10–0–2Joe SkubePTS10Aug 6, 193611Win9–0–2Johnny JohnsonPTS10Jul 24, 193610Win8–0–2Dick PruePTS10Jul 3, 19369Draw7–0–2Joe GarciaPTS10Jul 1, 19368Win7–0–1Mike MontoyaKO6 (10)Jun 26, 19367Win6–0–1June HackKO4 (6)Jun 11, 19366Win5–0–1Lee MedinaPTS10May 26, 19365Win4–0–1Dick PruePTS10Apr 1, 19364Win3–0–1Nick BroglioPTS10Mar 18, 19363Draw2–0–1Billy PryorPTS6Feb 25, 19362Win2–0Buster JohnsonKO3 (6)Feb 3, 19361Win1–0Billy PryorPTS4Jan 30, 1936

See also

Murderers' Row (Boxing)

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