Elmer Ray
Born
Elmo John Ray

(1911-03-03)March 3, 1911
Hastings, Florida
DiedMay 20, 1987(1987-05-20) (aged 76)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesKid Violent
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights135;[1] with the inclusion of newspaper decisions
Wins98
Wins by KO69
Losses23
Draws11
No contests1

Elmer "Kid Violent" Ray (March 3, 1911 – May 20, 1987) was an American heavyweight boxer who fought from 1926 to 1949.[2] He was born in Federal Point, Florida. Ray was known as a hard puncher and had a career record of 86 (with 70 knockouts)-13-1. Ray never fought for the title, but did fight future heavyweight champions Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott. In three fights with Walcott, Ray suffered a three round knockout on September 25, 1937, rebounded to outpoint Walcott on November 15, 1946, and lost the third fight by decision (April 3, 1947). He defeated Charles on a split decision on July 25, 1947, but was knocked out in the 9th round of their rematch on May 7, 1948. He also boxed light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis, but was stopped in the 12th round on May 19, 1938.[2] In 2003, Ray made the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all-time at number 44.[3]

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[4] unless otherwise stated.

Official record

135 fights 96 wins 23 losses
By knockout 69 9
By decision 27 12
By disqualification 0 2
Draws 11
No contests 3
Newspaper decisions/draws 2

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
135 Loss 96–23–11 (5) John Holman KO 8 (10), 1:37 Mar 8, 1949 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
134 Loss 96–22–11 (5) Kid Riviera UD 10 Feb 22, 1949 Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, US
133 Win 96–21–11 (5) Sid Peaks KO 9 (10), 2:55 Feb 8, 1949 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
132 Win 95–21–11 (5) Tex Boddie KO 4 (10) Jan 11, 1949 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
131 Loss 94–21–11 (5) Ezzard Charles KO 9 (10), 2:43 May 7, 1948 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
130 Win 94–20–11 (5) Al Smith TKO 3 (10) Mar 26, 1948 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
129 Win 93–20–11 (5) Sandy McPherson KO 5 (10), 2:05 Mar 16, 1948 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
128 Win 92–20–11 (5) Willie Brown KO 4 (10), 2:18 Mar 2, 1948 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
127 Win 91–20–11 (5) Ezzard Charles SD 10 Jul 25, 1947 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
126 Win 90–20–11 (5) Howard Chard TKO 7 (10), 2:55 Jul 14, 1947 MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, New York, US
125 Win 89–20–11 (5) Pete Louthis KO 2 (10), 2:37 Jul 8, 1947 MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, New York, US
124 Win 88–20–11 (5) Colion Chaney KO 3 (10), 0:50 Jun 30, 1947 Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, US
123 Loss 87–20–11 (5) Jersey Joe Walcott MD 10 Mar 4, 1947 Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, US
122 Win 87–19–11 (5) George Parks TKO 2 (10) Feb 6, 1947 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
121 Win 86–19–11 (5) Jersey Joe Walcott SD 10 Nov 15, 1946 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
120 Win 85–19–11 (5) Clifford Mann KO 2 (10), 1:12 Nov 4, 1946 Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, US
119 Win 84–19–11 (5) George Parks KO 3 (10) Oct 25, 1946 Rainbo Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US
118 Win 83–19–11 (5) Earl Lowman RTD 2 (10) Oct 15, 1946 Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
117 Win 82–19–11 (5) Lee Savold KO 2 (10), 1:39 Aug 28, 1946 Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, US
116 Win 81–19–11 (5) George Fitch TKO 5 (10), 1:43 Aug 5, 1946 Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, US
115 Win 80–19–11 (5) Larry Lane KO 2 (10), 2:35 Jul 23, 1946 Zivic Arena, Millvale, Pennsylvania, US
114 Win 79–19–11 (5) Earl Lowman KO 3 (10) Jul 1, 1946 Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, US
113 Win 78–19–11 (5) Vern Escoe KO 3 (10) Jun 17, 1946 Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, US
112 Win 77–19–11 (5) Art McAlpine TKO 9 (10), 0:12 Jun 3, 1946 Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, US
111 Win 76–19–11 (5) Colion Chaney KO 1 (10), 1:00 Apr 15, 1946 Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, US
110 Win 75–19–11 (5) Dixie Oliver KO 1 (10) Apr 2, 1946 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
109 Win 74–19–11 (5) Hubert Hood TKO 4 (12) Mar 19, 1946 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
108 Win 73–19–11 (5) Al Patterson KO 3 (10) Mar 5, 1946 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
107 Win 72–19–11 (5) Dan Merritt KO 4 (10) Feb 19, 1946 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
106 Win 71–19–11 (5) Grant Shade KO 1 (10), 1:45 Dec 10, 1945 Bismarck, North Dakota, US
105 Win 70–19–11 (5) Cyclone Lynch KO 1 (10) Dec 6, 1945 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US
104 Win 69–19–11 (5) Grant Shade KO 2 (10), 1:25 Nov 29, 1945 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US
103 Win 68–19–11 (5) Hubert Hood PTS 10 Oct 19, 1945 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
102 Win 67–19–11 (5) Jimmy Gardner KO 1 (10), 0:46 Oct 11, 1945 Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US
101 Win 66–19–11 (5) Henry Cooper TKO 3 (10) Sep 14, 1945 Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
100 Win 65–19–11 (5) Larry Lane UD 10 Jun 1, 1945 Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US
99 Win 64–19–11 (5) Perk Daniels KO 8 (10) May 4, 1945 Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, US
98 Win 63–19–11 (5) Vince Pimpinella TKO 5 (10) Apr 13, 1945 5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, US
97 Win 62–19–11 (5) Bob Jacobs TKO 3 (10) Apr 3, 1945 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
96 Win 61–19–11 (5) Jimmy O'Brien TKO 5 (8), 2:41 Mar 23, 1945 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
95 Win 60–19–11 (5) Johnny White KO 1 (10), 2:19 Feb 5, 1945 St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US
94 Win 59–19–11 (5) Henry Jones TKO 9 (10), 0:25 Jan 25, 1945 Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, US
93 Win 58–19–11 (5) Mickey Hayes KO 3 (10), 1:55 Jan 11, 1945 Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, US
92 Win 57–19–11 (5) Kid Riviera TKO 6 (10) Dec 8, 1944 Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
91 Win 56–19–11 (5) Earl Lowman UD 10 Nov 30, 1944 Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, US
90 Win 55–19–11 (5) Claudio Villar KO 1 (8), 0:35 Nov 24, 1944 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
89 Win 54–19–11 (5) Bill Petersen KO 2 (8) Oct 27, 1944 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
88 Win 53–19–11 (5) Perk Daniels PTS 10 Oct 17, 1944 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US
87 Win 52–19–11 (5) Larry Lovett TKO 3 (10) Oct 3, 1944 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US
86 Win 51–19–11 (5) Colion Chaney KO 5 (10) Jul 17, 1944 Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US
85 Win 50–19–11 (5) Freddie Hudson KO 1 (10), 2:55 May 15, 1944 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US
84 Win 49–19–11 (5) Bob Smith KO 2 (10) May 5, 1944 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US
83 Win 48–19–11 (5) Jay D. Turner KO 5 (10) Apr 28, 1944 Coliseum, San Diego, California, US
82 Win 47–19–11 (5) Buddy Millard KO 4 (10), 2:20 Mar 31, 1944 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US
81 Win 46–19–11 (5) Bob Smith KO 10 (10) Mar 15, 1944 Auditorium, Oakland, California, US
80 Win 45–19–11 (5) Al Ware KO 3 (10) Mar 8, 1944 Gilmore Field, Los Angeles, California, US
79 Win 44–19–11 (5) Al Jordan TKO 3 (10) Feb 25, 1944 Coliseum, San Diego, California, US
78 Win 43–19–11 (5) Mike Alfano TKO 2 (10) Feb 18, 1944 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US
77 Win 42–19–11 (5) Bob Smith PTS 10 Dec 3, 1943 Coliseum, San Diego, California, US
76 Win 41–19–11 (5) Ernie Rios TKO 5 (10), 2:40 Nov 12, 1943 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US
75 Win 40–19–11 (5) Jimmy Grinnage TKO 3 (10) Oct 18, 1943 Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, California, US
74 Win 39–19–11 (5) Lorenzo Pedro TKO 8 (10) Oct 15, 1943 Coliseum, San Diego, California, US
73 Win 38–19–11 (5) Gene Felton KO 2 (10) Oct 1, 1943 Coliseum, San Diego, California, US
72 Loss 37–19–11 (5) Turkey Thompson KO 1 (10), 2:55 Aug 24, 1943 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US
71 NC 37–18–11 (5) Turkey Thompson NC 6 (10) Aug 9, 1943 Lane Field, San Diego, California, US
70 Win 37–18–11 (4) Phil Johnson PTS 6 Apr 26, 1943 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
69 Win 36–18–11 (4) George Fitch PTS 10 Apr 19, 1943 Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
68 Win 35–18–11 (4) Moise Howard KO 3 (10) Jan 24, 1943 Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
67 Loss 34–18–11 (4) Larry Lovett PTS 10 Jan 15, 1943 Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, US Billed for the colored heavyweight title of the south
66 Win 34–17–11 (4) Louis Moulton KO 3 (10) Jun 12, 1942 Jacksonville, Florida, US
65 Win 33–17–11 (4) Ben Reed KO 3 (10) Mar 3, 1942 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
64 Win 32–17–11 (4) Willie Snell TKO 5 (?) Feb 20, 1942 Location unknown Date & location uncertain
63 Win 31–17–11 (4) Otis Thomas PTS 10 Feb 17, 1942 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
62 Win 30–17–11 (4) Bob Smith PTS 10 Feb 10, 1942 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
61 Draw 29–17–11 (4) Dixie Oliver PTS 8 Jan 26, 1942 Davis Islands Coliseum, Tampa, Florida, US
60 Win 29–17–10 (4) Battling Monroe PTS 10 Oct 29, 1941 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US
59 Win 28–17–10 (4) Cyclone Lynch KO 3 (10), 2:23 Aug 6, 1941 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US
58 Win 27–17–10 (4) Wilbert Bassett TKO 6 (10), 1:35 Jul 23, 1941 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US
57 Win 26–17–10 (4) Obie Walker UD 10 Jun 24, 1941 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US
56 Win 25–17–10 (4) Sam Morris PTS 10 May 12, 1941 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
55 Win 24–17–10 (4) Willie Reddish PTS 10 Apr 1, 1941 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
54 Draw 23–17–10 (4) Dixie Oliver PTS 10 Mar 5, 1941 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
53 Loss 23–17–9 (4) Willie Reddish TKO 3 (10) Feb 27, 1941 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
52 Win 23–16–9 (4) Dixie Oliver SD 10 Dec 30, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
51 Win 22–16–9 (4) Dixie Oliver KO 2 (10) Dec 9, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
50 Win 21–16–9 (4) Dixie Oliver PTS 10 Dec 2, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
49 Win 20–16–9 (4) Kenny Blackshere KO 1 (10) Jul 11, 1940 Jacksonville, Florida, US
48 Win 19–16–9 (4) Earl Bethal KO 1 (10) Jul 4, 1940 Jacksonville, Florida, US
47 Win 18–16–9 (4) Jack Lewis KO 3 (10) Apr 29, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
46 Loss 17–16–9 (4) Frank Lumpkin SD 15 Apr 11, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
45 Win 17–15–9 (4) Obie Walker PTS 10 Apr 1, 1940 Tinker Field, Orlando, Florida, US
44 Win 16–15–9 (4) Obie Walker PTS 12 Mar 7, 1940 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
43 Loss 15–15–9 (4) Henry Taylor SD 10 Feb 16, 1940 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
42 Loss 15–14–9 (4) Frank Lumpkin PTS 10 Feb 5, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
41 Loss 15–13–9 (4) Frank Lumpkin PTS 10 Jan 22, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US For vacant Southern US (Negro) heavyweight title
40 Win 15–12–9 (4) Tiger Jack Wright PTS 10 Jan 11, 1940 City Park Arena, Miami, Florida, US
39 Win 14–12–9 (4) Obie Walker PTS 10 Dec 4, 1939 Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina, US
38 Win 13–12–9 (4) Leroy Haynes UD 10 Jul 17, 1939 Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, Georgia, US
37 Win 12–12–9 (4) Otto McCall TKO 3 (?) Jun 19, 1939 Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, Georgia, US
36 Win 11–12–9 (4) Obie Walker NWS 10 Apr 13, 1939 City Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama, US
35 Win 11–12–9 (3) Obie Walker NWS 10 Feb 23, 1939 City Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama, US
34 Loss 11–12–9 (2) Obie Walker TKO 6 (10) Oct 3, 1938 Warren Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, US
33 Loss 11–11–9 (2) Obie Walker PTS 10 Sep 15, 1938 Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina, US
32 Draw 11–10–9 (2) Jim Howell PTS 8 Jul 25, 1938 Dyckman Oval, New York City, New York, US
31 Loss 11–10–8 (2) John Henry Lewis KO 12 (15) May 19, 1938 Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, Georgia, US
30 Win 11–9–8 (2) Obie Walker PTS 10 Apr 27, 1938 City Park Arena, Miami, Florida, US
29 Win 10–9–8 (2) Larry Lovett PTS 10 Apr 1, 1938 Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, US Retained 'Colored' Florida State heavyweight title
28 Win 9–9–8 (2) Larry Lovett PTS 10 Mar 4, 1938 Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, US Won 'Colored' Florida State heavyweight title
27 Loss 8–9–8 (2) Jersey Joe Walcott KO 3 (6), 0:43 Sep 25, 1937 Rockland Palace, New York City, New York, US
26 Win 8–8–8 (2) Joe St. Peter KO 1 (4), 1:52 Aug 6, 1937 Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach, Florida, US
25 Loss 7–8–8 (2) Earl Bethal PTS 4 Jul 27, 1937 Jacksonville, Florida, US
24 NC 7–7–8 (2) Obie Walker NC 6 (10) Apr 20, 1937 N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, Florida, US The bout was called off when Ray refused to continue after being accidentally hit low
23 Loss 7–7–8 (1) Obie Walker TKO 6 (10) Mar 25, 1937 Lincoln Park Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, US
22 Draw 7–6–8 (1) Obie Walker PTS 10 Mar 18, 1937 Johnson Street Arena, Daytona Beach, Florida, US
21 Loss 7–6–7 (1) Obie Walker PTS 10 Jan 26, 1937 N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, Florida, US
20 Draw 7–5–7 (1) Obie Walker PTS 10 Jan 19, 1937 N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, Florida, US
19 Draw 7–5–6 (1) Ben McCoy PTS 10 Mar 15, 1936 Nassau, Bahamas There are missing bouts that he took part in while in the Bahamas
18 Draw 7–5–5 (1) Billy Jones PTS 10 Jan 21, 1936 Rockland Ballroom, Miami, Florida, US
17 Win 7–5–4 (1) Jonas Cobb TKO 4 (10) Jan 14, 1936 Rockland Ballroom, Miami, Florida, US
16 Loss 6–5–4 (1) Big Fast Black KO 2 (6) Nov 8, 1935 Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
15 Loss 6–4–4 (1) RC Holloman DQ 9 (10) Nov 5, 1935 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
14 Win 6–3–4 (1) Ben McCoy PTS 10 Oct 15, 1935 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
13 Win 5–3–4 (1) Henry Johnson TKO 2 (10) Oct 8, 1935 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
12 Loss 4–3–4 (1) Singapore Joe PTS 10 Apr 17, 1935 City Park Arena, Miami, Florida, US
11 Draw 4–2–4 (1) RC Holloman PTS 10 Apr 2, 1935 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
10 Loss 4–2–3 (1) Willie Bush DQ 7 (10) Mar 20, 1935 City Park Arena, Miami, Florida, US Ray DQ'd for hitting Bush after a knockdown
9 NC 4–1–3 (1) Willie Bush NC 2 (10) Feb 26, 1935 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
8 Loss 4–1–3 Battling Chauffeur UD 10 Oct 2, 1934 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
7 Win 4–0–3 Willie Bush KO 7 (10) Sep 18, 1934 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
6 Win 3–0–3 Willie Bush TKO 4 (10) Aug 21, 1934 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
5 Win 2–0–3 Walter King UD 10 Jul 17, 1934 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
4 Draw 1–0–3 Willie Bush SD 10 Jun 19, 1934 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
3 Draw 1–0–2 Singapore Joe PTS 10 Feb 8, 1934 Daytona Beach, Florida, US
2 Win 1–0–1 Young Jack Johnson KO 5 (10) Nov 7, 1933 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
1 Draw 0–0–1 Walter King MD 10 Oct 31, 1933 American Legion Arena, Tallahassee, Florida, US

Unofficial record

135 fights 98 wins 23 losses
By knockout 69 9
By decision 29 12
By disqualification 0 2
Draws 11
No contests 3

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.

No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
135 Loss 98–23–11 (3) John Holman KO 8 (10), 1:37 Mar 8, 1949 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
134 Loss 98–22–11 (3) Kid Riviera UD 10 Feb 22, 1949 Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, US
133 Win 98–21–11 (3) Sid Peaks KO 9 (10), 2:55 Feb 8, 1949 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
132 Win 97–21–11 (3) Tex Boddie KO 4 (10) Jan 11, 1949 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
131 Loss 96–21–11 (3) Ezzard Charles KO 9 (10), 2:43 May 7, 1948 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
130 Win 96–20–11 (3) Al Smith TKO 3 (10) Mar 26, 1948 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
129 Win 95–20–11 (3) Sandy McPherson KO 5 (10), 2:05 Mar 16, 1948 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
128 Win 94–20–11 (3) Willie Brown KO 4 (10), 2:18 Mar 2, 1948 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
127 Win 93–20–11 (3) Ezzard Charles SD 10 Jul 25, 1947 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
126 Win 92–20–11 (3) Howard Chard TKO 7 (10), 2:55 Jul 14, 1947 MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, New York, US
125 Win 91–20–11 (3) Pete Louthis KO 2 (10), 2:37 Jul 8, 1947 MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, New York, US
124 Win 90–20–11 (3) Colion Chaney KO 3 (10), 0:50 Jun 30, 1947 Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, US
123 Loss 89–20–11 (3) Jersey Joe Walcott MD 10 Mar 4, 1947 Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, US
122 Win 89–19–11 (3) George Parks TKO 2 (10) Feb 6, 1947 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
121 Win 88–19–11 (3) Jersey Joe Walcott SD 10 Nov 15, 1946 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
120 Win 87–19–11 (3) Clifford Mann KO 2 (10), 1:12 Nov 4, 1946 Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, US
119 Win 86–19–11 (3) George Parks KO 3 (10) Oct 25, 1946 Rainbo Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US
118 Win 85–19–11 (3) Earl Lowman RTD 2 (10) Oct 15, 1946 Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
117 Win 84–19–11 (3) Lee Savold KO 2 (10), 1:39 Aug 28, 1946 Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, US
116 Win 83–19–11 (3) George Fitch TKO 5 (10), 1:43 Aug 5, 1946 Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, US
115 Win 82–19–11 (3) Larry Lane KO 2 (10), 2:35 Jul 23, 1946 Zivic Arena, Millvale, Pennsylvania, US
114 Win 81–19–11 (3) Earl Lowman KO 3 (10) Jul 1, 1946 Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, US
113 Win 80–19–11 (3) Vern Escoe KO 3 (10) Jun 17, 1946 Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, US
112 Win 79–19–11 (3) Art McAlpine TKO 9 (10), 0:12 Jun 3, 1946 Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, US
111 Win 78–19–11 (3) Colion Chaney KO 1 (10), 1:00 Apr 15, 1946 Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, US
110 Win 77–19–11 (3) Dixie Oliver KO 1 (10) Apr 2, 1946 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
109 Win 76–19–11 (3) Hubert Hood TKO 4 (12) Mar 19, 1946 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
108 Win 75–19–11 (3) Al Patterson KO 3 (10) Mar 5, 1946 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
107 Win 74–19–11 (3) Dan Merritt KO 4 (10) Feb 19, 1946 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
106 Win 73–19–11 (3) Grant Shade KO 1 (10), 1:45 Dec 10, 1945 Bismarck, North Dakota, US
105 Win 72–19–11 (3) Cyclone Lynch KO 1 (10) Dec 6, 1945 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US
104 Win 71–19–11 (3) Grant Shade KO 2 (10), 1:25 Nov 29, 1945 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US
103 Win 70–19–11 (3) Hubert Hood PTS 10 Oct 19, 1945 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
102 Win 69–19–11 (3) Jimmy Gardner KO 1 (10), 0:46 Oct 11, 1945 Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US
101 Win 68–19–11 (3) Henry Cooper TKO 3 (10) Sep 14, 1945 Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
100 Win 67–19–11 (3) Larry Lane UD 10 Jun 1, 1945 Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US
99 Win 66–19–11 (3) Perk Daniels KO 8 (10) May 4, 1945 Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, US
98 Win 65–19–11 (3) Vince Pimpinella TKO 5 (10) Apr 13, 1945 5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, US
97 Win 64–19–11 (3) Bob Jacobs TKO 3 (10) Apr 3, 1945 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
96 Win 63–19–11 (3) Jimmy O'Brien TKO 5 (8), 2:41 Mar 23, 1945 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
95 Win 62–19–11 (3) Johnny White KO 1 (10), 2:19 Feb 5, 1945 St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US
94 Win 61–19–11 (3) Henry Jones TKO 9 (10), 0:25 Jan 25, 1945 Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, US
93 Win 60–19–11 (3) Mickey Hayes KO 3 (10), 1:55 Jan 11, 1945 Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, US
92 Win 59–19–11 (3) Kid Riviera TKO 6 (10) Dec 8, 1944 Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
91 Win 58–19–11 (3) Earl Lowman UD 10 Nov 30, 1944 Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, US
90 Win 57–19–11 (3) Claudio Villar KO 1 (8), 0:35 Nov 24, 1944 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
89 Win 56–19–11 (3) Bill Petersen KO 2 (8) Oct 27, 1944 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US
88 Win 55–19–11 (3) Perk Daniels PTS 10 Oct 17, 1944 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US
87 Win 54–19–11 (3) Larry Lovett TKO 3 (10) Oct 3, 1944 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US
86 Win 53–19–11 (3) Colion Chaney KO 5 (10) Jul 17, 1944 Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US
85 Win 52–19–11 (3) Freddie Hudson KO 1 (10), 2:55 May 15, 1944 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US
84 Win 51–19–11 (3) Bob Smith KO 2 (10) May 5, 1944 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US
83 Win 50–19–11 (3) Jay D. Turner KO 5 (10) Apr 28, 1944 Coliseum, San Diego, California, US
82 Win 49–19–11 (3) Buddy Millard KO 4 (10), 2:20 Mar 31, 1944 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US
81 Win 48–19–11 (3) Bob Smith KO 10 (10) Mar 15, 1944 Auditorium, Oakland, California, US
80 Win 47–19–11 (3) Al Ware KO 3 (10) Mar 8, 1944 Gilmore Field, Los Angeles, California, US
79 Win 46–19–11 (3) Al Jordan TKO 3 (10) Feb 25, 1944 Coliseum, San Diego, California, US
78 Win 45–19–11 (3) Mike Alfano TKO 2 (10) Feb 18, 1944 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US
77 Win 44–19–11 (3) Bob Smith PTS 10 Dec 3, 1943 Coliseum, San Diego, California, US
76 Win 43–19–11 (3) Ernie Rios TKO 5 (10), 2:40 Nov 12, 1943 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US
75 Win 42–19–11 (3) Jimmy Grinnage TKO 3 (10) Oct 18, 1943 Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, California, US
74 Win 41–19–11 (3) Lorenzo Pedro TKO 8 (10) Oct 15, 1943 Coliseum, San Diego, California, US
73 Win 40–19–11 (3) Gene Felton KO 2 (10) Oct 1, 1943 Coliseum, San Diego, California, US
72 Loss 39–19–11 (3) Turkey Thompson KO 1 (10), 2:55 Aug 24, 1943 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US
71 NC 39–18–11 (3) Turkey Thompson NC 6 (10) Aug 9, 1943 Lane Field, San Diego, California, US
70 Win 39–18–11 (2) Phil Johnson PTS 6 Apr 26, 1943 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
69 Win 38–18–11 (2) George Fitch PTS 10 Apr 19, 1943 Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
68 Win 37–18–11 (2) Moise Howard KO 3 (10) Jan 24, 1943 Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
67 Loss 36–18–11 (2) Larry Lovett PTS 10 Jan 15, 1943 Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, US Billed for the colored heavyweight title of the south
66 Win 36–17–11 (2) Louis Moulton KO 3 (10) Jun 12, 1942 Jacksonville, Florida, US
65 Win 35–17–11 (2) Ben Reed KO 3 (10) Mar 3, 1942 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
64 Win 34–17–11 (2) Willie Snell TKO 5 (?) Feb 20, 1942 Location unknown Date & location uncertain
63 Win 33–17–11 (2) Otis Thomas PTS 10 Feb 17, 1942 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
62 Win 32–17–11 (2) Bob Smith PTS 10 Feb 10, 1942 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
61 Draw 31–17–11 (2) Dixie Oliver PTS 8 Jan 26, 1942 Davis Islands Coliseum, Tampa, Florida, US
60 Win 31–17–10 (2) Battling Monroe PTS 10 Oct 29, 1941 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US
59 Win 30–17–10 (2) Cyclone Lynch KO 3 (10), 2:23 Aug 6, 1941 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US
58 Win 29–17–10 (2) Wilbert Bassett TKO 6 (10), 1:35 Jul 23, 1941 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US
57 Win 28–17–10 (2) Obie Walker UD 10 Jun 24, 1941 City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US
56 Win 27–17–10 (2) Sam Morris PTS 10 May 12, 1941 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
55 Win 26–17–10 (2) Willie Reddish PTS 10 Apr 1, 1941 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
54 Draw 25–17–10 (2) Dixie Oliver PTS 10 Mar 5, 1941 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
53 Loss 25–17–9 (2) Willie Reddish TKO 3 (10) Feb 27, 1941 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
52 Win 25–16–9 (2) Dixie Oliver SD 10 Dec 30, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
51 Win 24–16–9 (2) Dixie Oliver KO 2 (10) Dec 9, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
50 Win 23–16–9 (2) Dixie Oliver PTS 10 Dec 2, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
49 Win 22–16–9 (2) Kenny Blackshere KO 1 (10) Jul 11, 1940 Jacksonville, Florida, US
48 Win 21–16–9 (2) Earl Bethal KO 1 (10) Jul 4, 1940 Jacksonville, Florida, US
47 Win 20–16–9 (2) Jack Lewis KO 3 (10) Apr 29, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
46 Loss 19–16–9 (2) Frank Lumpkin SD 15 Apr 11, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
45 Win 19–15–9 (2) Obie Walker PTS 10 Apr 1, 1940 Tinker Field, Orlando, Florida, US
44 Win 18–15–9 (2) Obie Walker PTS 12 Mar 7, 1940 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
43 Loss 17–15–9 (2) Henry Taylor SD 10 Feb 16, 1940 Dorsey Park, Miami, Florida, US
42 Loss 17–14–9 (2) Frank Lumpkin PTS 10 Feb 5, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US
41 Loss 17–13–9 (2) Frank Lumpkin PTS 10 Jan 22, 1940 American Legion Arena, Orlando, Florida, US For vacant Southern US (Negro) heavyweight title
40 Win 17–12–9 (2) Tiger Jack Wright PTS 10 Jan 11, 1940 City Park Arena, Miami, Florida, US
39 Win 16–12–9 (2) Obie Walker PTS 10 Dec 4, 1939 Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina, US
38 Win 15–12–9 (2) Leroy Haynes UD 10 Jul 17, 1939 Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, Georgia, US
37 Win 14–12–9 (2) Otto McCall TKO 3 (?) Jun 19, 1939 Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, Georgia, US
36 Win 13–12–9 (2) Obie Walker NWS 10 Apr 13, 1939 City Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama, US
35 Win 12–12–9 (2) Obie Walker NWS 10 Feb 23, 1939 City Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama, US
34 Loss 11–12–9 (2) Obie Walker TKO 6 (10) Oct 3, 1938 Warren Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, US
33 Loss 11–11–9 (2) Obie Walker PTS 10 Sep 15, 1938 Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina, US
32 Draw 11–10–9 (2) Jim Howell PTS 8 Jul 25, 1938 Dyckman Oval, New York City, New York, US
31 Loss 11–10–8 (2) John Henry Lewis KO 12 (15) May 19, 1938 Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, Georgia, US
30 Win 11–9–8 (2) Obie Walker PTS 10 Apr 27, 1938 City Park Arena, Miami, Florida, US
29 Win 10–9–8 (2) Larry Lovett PTS 10 Apr 1, 1938 Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, US Retained 'Colored' Florida State heavyweight title
28 Win 9–9–8 (2) Larry Lovett PTS 10 Mar 4, 1938 Legion Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, US Won 'Colored' Florida State heavyweight title
27 Loss 8–9–8 (2) Jersey Joe Walcott KO 3 (6), 0:43 Sep 25, 1937 Rockland Palace, New York City, New York, US
26 Win 8–8–8 (2) Joe St. Peter KO 1 (4), 1:52 Aug 6, 1937 Long Beach Stadium, Long Beach, Florida, US
25 Loss 7–8–8 (2) Earl Bethal PTS 4 Jul 27, 1937 Jacksonville, Florida, US
24 NC 7–7–8 (2) Obie Walker NC 6 (10) Apr 20, 1937 N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, Florida, US The bout was called off when Ray refused to continue after being accidentally hit low
23 Loss 7–7–8 (1) Obie Walker TKO 6 (10) Mar 25, 1937 Lincoln Park Arena, West Palm Beach, Florida, US
22 Draw 7–6–8 (1) Obie Walker PTS 10 Mar 18, 1937 Johnson Street Arena, Daytona Beach, Florida, US
21 Loss 7–6–7 (1) Obie Walker PTS 10 Jan 26, 1937 N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, Florida, US
20 Draw 7–5–7 (1) Obie Walker PTS 10 Jan 19, 1937 N.W. Second Avenue Arena, Miami, Florida, US
19 Draw 7–5–6 (1) Ben McCoy PTS 10 Mar 15, 1936 Nassau, Bahamas There are missing bouts that he took part in while in the Bahamas
18 Draw 7–5–5 (1) Billy Jones PTS 10 Jan 21, 1936 Rockland Ballroom, Miami, Florida, US
17 Win 7–5–4 (1) Jonas Cobb TKO 4 (10) Jan 14, 1936 Rockland Ballroom, Miami, Florida, US
16 Loss 6–5–4 (1) Big Fast Black KO 2 (6) Nov 8, 1935 Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
15 Loss 6–4–4 (1) RC Holloman DQ 9 (10) Nov 5, 1935 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
14 Win 6–3–4 (1) Ben McCoy PTS 10 Oct 15, 1935 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
13 Win 5–3–4 (1) Henry Johnson TKO 2 (10) Oct 8, 1935 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
12 Loss 4–3–4 (1) Singapore Joe PTS 10 Apr 17, 1935 City Park Arena, Miami, Florida, US
11 Draw 4–2–4 (1) RC Holloman PTS 10 Apr 2, 1935 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
10 Loss 4–2–3 (1) Willie Bush DQ 7 (10) Mar 20, 1935 City Park Arena, Miami, Florida, US Ray DQ'd for hitting Bush after a knockdown
9 NC 4–1–3 (1) Willie Bush NC 2 (10) Feb 26, 1935 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
8 Loss 4–1–3 Battling Chauffeur UD 10 Oct 2, 1934 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
7 Win 4–0–3 Willie Bush KO 7 (10) Sep 18, 1934 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
6 Win 3–0–3 Willie Bush TKO 4 (10) Aug 21, 1934 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
5 Win 2–0–3 Walter King UD 10 Jul 17, 1934 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
4 Draw 1–0–3 Willie Bush SD 10 Jun 19, 1934 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
3 Draw 1–0–2 Singapore Joe PTS 10 Feb 8, 1934 Daytona Beach, Florida, US
2 Win 1–0–1 Young Jack Johnson KO 5 (10) Nov 7, 1933 Recreation Park, Tallahassee, Florida, US
1 Draw 0–0–1 Walter King MD 10 Oct 31, 1933 American Legion Arena, Tallahassee, Florida, US

See also

References

  1. ^ "BoxRec: Login".
  2. ^ a b Elmer Ray's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
  3. ^ Ring Magazine's 100 Greatest Punchers Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine. Boxing.About.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
  4. ^ "BoxRec: Elmer Ray".

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