# Elmer Ray

Elmer "Kid Violent" Ray (March 3, 1911 – May 20, 1987) was an American heavyweight boxer who fought from 1926 to 1949. 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. In 2003, Ray made the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all-time at number 44.

## Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, 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 | 11 |
| No contests | 3 | 3 |
| Newspaper decisions/draws | 2 | 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 | 11 |
| No contests | 3 | 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 | |