Error creating thumbnail: McCarter, circa 1960 Jim "Jimmy" McCarter (born March 30, 1936, in Chester, Pennsylvania ) was an American football fullback and professional heavyweight boxer .
McCarter was a fullback for the University of Washington football team.[ 1]
McCarter fought out of the Lloyd Athletic Club and won the Diamond Belt in Philadelphia and went on to win the National AAU Heavyweight Championship in 1956, reportedly with a decision vs. Sonny Liston .
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.
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
Puerto Rico Pedro Agosto
KO
2
14/06/1973
Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Coliseum , San Juan, Puerto Rico
Loss
3-0-1
United States Donnie Ray Sherman
PTS
6
20/05/1968
United States Philadelphia Arena , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss
--
United States Walter Sterling
KO
2
10/01/1968
United States Oakland Auditorium Arena , Oakland, California
Loss
14-4-2
United States Greatest Crawford
PTS
6
10/07/1964
United States Madison Square Garden , New York City
Draw
14-8-2
United States David E. Bailey
PTS
6
26/03/1963
United States Allentown, Pennsylvania
Loss
23-10-1
Argentina Alex Miteff
KO
3
31/08/1961
United States Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
McCarter knocked out at 1:48 of the third round.
Win
7-3-2
United States Dave Furch
UD
10
22/06/1961
United States Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
8-5, 5-3, 9-4.
Win
14-6-2
United States Floyd Joyner
SD
10
20/04/1961
United States Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
5-4, 8-4, 5-6.
Loss
42-23-7
Germany Willi Besmanoff
UD
10
18/10/1960
United States Seattle Civic Auditorium , Seattle, Washington
Loss
6-10-4
United States Otis Fuller
UD
10
14/06/1960
United States Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
93-97, 93-95, 91-96.
Draw
6-10-3
United States Otis Fuller
PTS
10
03/05/1960
United States Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
95-95, 93-95, 97-96.
Win
3-3-1
United States RTD
5
12/04/1960
United States Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
Win
15-12-6
United States Yancy D Smith
TKO
1
01/03/1960
United States Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the first round.
Win
14-9-1
United States Duke Sabedong
MD
10
26/01/1960
United States Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
95-95, 98-94, 97-94.
Win
6-10-1
United States Anthony Emanuel
KO
2
22/12/1959
United States Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
Loss
7-7-2
United States Jack Jarrod
SD
6
14/11/1959
United States Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
Win
2-6-1
United States Andy Isaacs
PTS
4
10/10/1959
United States Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
Win
2-3
United States Herbert Hair
KO
3
29/05/1959
United States Legion Stadium , Hollywood, California
Win
0-1-1
United States Bob Mumford
KO
4
16/04/1959
United States Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
^ "McCarter Wins Split Decision", January 27, 1960, Los Angeles Times
