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Joe WalcottJoe Walcott, "The Barbados Demon" was born in Demarara, British Guyana on March 13, 1873, and died October 1, 1935. Walcott, who stood 5'1 1/2 tall, was a formidable fighter who fought all comers from lightweights to heavyweights from 1890 to 1911. Nat Fleischer rated him as the greatest welterweight of all time, and he is included in the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. Walcott first challenged for the lightweight crown on October 29, 1897, but was TKO'ed by the champion George "Kid" Lavigne in the 12th round. He was also unsuccessful in his first attempt to win the world welterweight title when he was outpointed by Mysterious Billy Smith on December 6, 1898. Walcott won the title on December 15, 1901 from James "Rube" Ferris via a 5 round TKO. On April 4, 1904 Walcott defended his title against Dixie Kid. He was winning the fight handily when the referee disqualified Walcott for no apparent reason in the 20th round. The match was disregarded as a title bout when it was discovered that the referee had bet on Dixie Kid to win the match. Walcott also fought legendary great Sam Langford to a draw, and met Joe Gans in a non-title fight. The Gans fight occurred on September 30, 1904, and was scored a draw after 20 rounds. After the Gans fight, Walcott accidently shot himself in the hand and was out of action until mid 1906. Walcott lost the welterweight crown to Billy "Honey" Melody via 15 round decision on October 16, 1906. Walcott, Joe Walcott, Joe
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