Jim McCarter

Jim "Jimmy" McCarter (born March 30, 1936, in Chester, Pennsylvania) was an American football fullback and amateur heavyweight boxer.

Background

McCarter was a

fullback for the University of Washington football team.^[1]

Amateur career

McCarter fought out of the

National AAU Heavyweight Championship in 1956, reportedly with a decision vs. Sonny Liston

.

Pro career

McCarter turned pro in 1959 and enjoyed far less success than as an amateur. Fighting mostly journeymen, McCarter's pro career was largely over by 1961. He continued to fight sporadically over the next several years without winning a bout, and finally retired in 1973.

Preceded by George Moore	National AAU Heavyweight Champion 1956	Succeeded by Lee Williams

Professional boxing record

9 Wins (5 knockouts, 4 decisions), 8 Losses (3 knockouts, 5 decisions), 2 Draws [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	25-4	Pedro Agosto	KO	2	14/06/1973	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Loss	3-0-1	Donnie Ray Sherman	PTS	6	20/05/1968	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss	--	Walter Sterling	KO	2	10/01/1968	Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, California
Loss	14-4-2	Greatest Crawford	PTS	6	10/07/1964	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Draw	14-8-2	David E. Bailey	PTS	6	26/03/1963	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Loss	23-10-1	Alex Miteff	KO	3	31/08/1961	Los Angeles, California	McCarter knocked out at 1:48 of the third round.
Win	7-3-2	Dave Furch	UD	10	22/06/1961	Los Angeles, California	8-5, 5-3, 9-4.
Win	14-6-2	Floyd Joyner	SD	10	20/04/1961	Los Angeles, California	5-4, 8-4, 5-6.
Loss	42-23-7	Willi Besmanoff	UD	10	18/10/1960	Seattle, Washington
Loss	6-10-4	Otis Fuller	UD	10	14/06/1960	Los Angeles, California	93-97, 93-95, 91-96.
Draw	6-10-3	Otis Fuller	PTS	10	03/05/1960	Los Angeles, California	95-95, 93-95, 97-96.
Win	3-3-1	Eddie Jackson	RTD	5	12/04/1960	Los Angeles, California
Win	15-12-6	Yancy D Smith	TKO	1	01/03/1960	Los Angeles, California	Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the first round.
Win	14-9-1	Duke Sabedong	MD	10	26/01/1960	Los Angeles, California	95-95, 98-94, 97-94.
Win	6-10-1	Anthony Emanuel	KO	2	22/12/1959	Los Angeles, California
Loss	7-7-2	Jack Jarrod	SD	6	14/11/1959	Los Angeles, California
Win	2-6-1	Andy Isaacs	PTS	4	10/10/1959	Los Angeles, California
Win	2-3	Herbert Hair	KO	3	29/05/1959	Hollywood, California
Win	0-1-1	Bob Mumford	KO	4	16/04/1959	Los Angeles, California

References

^ "McCarter Wins Split Decision", January 27, 1960, Los Angeles Times

External links

Boxing record for Jim McCarter from BoxRec (registration required)

[1] "McCarter Wins Split Decision", January 27, 1960, Los Angeles Times

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