Eddie Booker
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Hilton Edward "Eddie" Booker (5 November 1917 – 26 January 1975) was an American
boxer
who was active during the 1930s and 1940s.
Booker was one of the famous "Murderers Row" group of black
boxers, along with the likes of Charley Burley
, Holman Williams
and Jack Chase
, avoided by other elite fighters of the era because of their ability and their skin colour. Booker compiled a record of 66-5-8, which included wins over Williams, Chase, Archie Moore
and Lloyd Marshall
, although he never fought for a world title, and was forced to retire prematurely due to an eye injury. He is an inductee of the World Boxing Hall of Fame
.
United States
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boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who was active during the 1930s and 1940s.
Booker was one of the famous "Murderers Row" group of black
Black people
The term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a...
boxers, along with the likes of Charley Burley
Charley Burley
Charley Burley was a boxer of the 1940s, compiling a record of 83 wins , 12 losses, and 2 draws with 1 "no contest"...
, Holman Williams
Holman Williams
Holman Williams was a world welterweight boxing contender.-Boxing career:Williams began boxing as an amateur in 1928 as a bantamweight and had a successful 38-bout career...
and Jack Chase
Jack Chase (American Boxer)
Jack Chase was an African-American middleweight, who boxed in the 1930s and 40s. 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...
, avoided by other elite fighters of the era because of their ability and their skin colour. Booker compiled a record of 66-5-8, which included wins over Williams, Chase, Archie Moore
Archie Moore
Archie Moore, born Archibald Lee Wright , was light heavyweight world boxing champion who had one of the longest professional careers in the history of that sport....
and Lloyd Marshall
Lloyd Marshall
Lloyd Marshall was a light heavyweight boxer who was inducted posthumously into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 2010.-Pro career:...
, although he never fought for a world title, and was forced to retire prematurely due to an eye injury. He is an inductee of the World Boxing Hall of Fame
World Boxing Hall of Fame
The World Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Riverside, California, United States, in Southern California. The WBHF is one of two recognized international boxing halls of fame with the other being the International Boxing Hall of Fame , with the IBHOF being the more widely recognized...
.