# Lloyd Marshall

Lloyd Marshall (June 4, 1914 – August 4, 1997) was an American light heavyweight boxer who competed from 1936 to 1951. Although he never fought for a world title, Marshall was a skilled fighter who faced tough opposition throughout his career (including victories over several former and future title holders). Marshall was considered a member of the Murderers' Row, a group of the most feared black fighters of the 1940s, who were often avoided by contemporary champions.
In June 2010 Marshall was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

## Pro career

Marshall began his boxing career at the age of 17 and turned pro in 1936. In 1943 Marshall fought for the "Duration" Light Heavyweight Title against Jimmy Bivins. During the bout, Bivins was knocked down in the 7th for a 2-count, and then Marshall was down for nine in the 9th, and at the bell in the 12th. Marshall was then counted out in the 13th to lose the bout. In 1944 he captured the Vacant "Duration" World Light Heavyweight Title with a victory over Nate Bolden. Due to the fact that he fought at his peak during World War II, Marshall never fought for an officially recognized world title. He retired in 1951 after KO losses to Bobo Olson and then Harry Matthews.
He fought 4 fights against other black murder's row fighters: all within the 2-year period of September 1942- September 1944.

## Honors

*Denotes Hall of Famer
Marshall was inducted to World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996. He was posthumously inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in June 2010.

## Professional boxing record

| 99 fights | 70 wins | 25 losses |
| By knockout | 36 | 11 |
| By decision | 34 | 13 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 4 | 4 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 99 | Loss | 70–25–4 | Harry Matthews | KO | 5 (10) | Jul 27, 1951 | Civic Ice Arena, Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
| 98 | Loss | 70–24–4 | Bobo Olson | KO | 5 (10) | May 8, 1951 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 97 | Loss | 70–23–4 | Don Cockell | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 27, 1951 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, England | |
| 96 | Win | 70–22–4 | Tommy Farr | PTS | 10 | Dec 4, 1950 | Market Hall, Carmarthen, Wales | |
| 95 | Loss | 69–22–4 | Don Cockell | DQ | 7 (10) | Nov 14, 1950 | Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, England | |
| 94 | Draw | 69–21–4 | Hans Strelecki | PTS | 6 | Oct 15, 1950 | Rote Erde Stadion, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany | |
| 93 | Win | 69–21–3 | Heinz Sachs | PTS | 6 | Oct 8, 1950 | Waldbuehne, Westend, Berlin, West Germany | |
| 92 | Loss | 68–21–3 | Willi Hoepner | PTS | 8 | Sep 6, 1950 | Planten un Blomen, Hamburg, West Germany | |
| 91 | Win | 68–20–3 | Dietrich Hucks | TKO | 7 (10) | Jul 2, 1950 | Waldbuehne, Westend, West Berlin, West Germany | |
| 90 | Loss | 67–20–3 | Conny Rux | TKO | 3 (10) | May 14, 1950 | Waldbuehne, Westend, West Berlin, West Germany | |
| 89 | Win | 67–19–3 | Babe Edwards | TKO | 6 (10) | Feb 28, 1950 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 88 | Win | 66–19–3 | Frankie Daniels | KO | 8 (10) | Feb 15, 1950 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 87 | Loss | 65–19–3 | Irish Bob Murphy | TKO | 4 (10) | Nov 8, 1949 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 86 | Win | 65–18–3 | Watson Jones | KO | 3 (10) | Oct 24, 1949 | Sports Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 85 | Win | 64–18–3 | John L. Sullivan | TKO | 6 (10) | Sep 20, 1949 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, U.S. | |
| 84 | Win | 63–18–3 | Bob Dunlap | PTS | 10 | Aug 5, 1949 | National Hall, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 83 | Loss | 62–18–3 | Grant Butcher | UD | 10 | Jun 30, 1949 | Edmonds Field, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 82 | Loss | 62–17–3 | Roy Taylor | MD | 10 | Feb 8, 1949 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 81 | Win | 62–16–3 | Ernie Rios | TKO | 3 (10) | Jun 15, 1948 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 80 | Win | 61–16–3 | George Millich | UD | 10 | May 18, 1948 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 79 | Loss | 60–16–3 | Ezzard Charles | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 29, 1947 | Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 78 | Win | 60–15–3 | Freddie Mills | KO | 5 (10) | Jun 3, 1947 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, England | |
| 77 | Win | 59–15–3 | George Henry | PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1946 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 76 | Loss | 58–15–3 | Ezzard Charles | KO | 6 (10) | Jul 29, 1946 | Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 75 | Loss | 58–14–3 | Oakland Billy Smith | KO | 9 (15) | Mar 20, 1946 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | For USA California State light heavyweight title |
| 74 | Win | 58–13–3 | Bobby Zander | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 17, 1945 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 73 | Win | 57–13–3 | Nate Bolden | PTS | 12 | Nov 12, 1945 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 72 | Win | 56–13–3 | Fitzie Fitzpatrick | KO | 5 (10) | Sep 24, 1945 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 71 | Loss | 55–13–3 | Archie Moore | TKO | 10 (10) | Jun 26, 1945 | Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 70 | Loss | 55–12–3 | Archie Moore | UD | 10 | May 21, 1945 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 69 | Win | 55–11–3 | Willie Barrow | UD | 8 | Apr 16, 1945 | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
| 68 | Win | 54–11–3 | Teddy Randolph | UD | 10 | Mar 19, 1945 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 67 | Win | 53–11–3 | Joe Carter | SD | 10 | Oct 18, 1944 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 66 | Win | 52–11–3 | Jack Chase | UD | 10 | Sep 30, 1944 | Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 65 | Win | 51–11–3 | Joey Maxim | UD | 10 | Jul 27, 1944 | Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 64 | Loss | 50–11–3 | Holman Williams | MD | 10 | Jul 11, 1944 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 63 | Win | 50–10–3 | Holman Williams | PTS | 10 | Jun 7, 1944 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 62 | Win | 49–10–3 | Joe Kahut | PTS | 10 | May 26, 1944 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, U.S. | |
| 61 | Win | 48–10–3 | Joe Reddick | PTS | 10 | May 19, 1944 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| 60 | Win | 47–10–3 | Jake LaMotta | UD | 10 | Apr 21, 1944 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 46–10–3 | Joe Carter | SD | 12 | Mar 6, 1944 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 58 | Win | 45–10–3 | Bob Garner | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 16, 1944 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 44–10–3 | Nate Bolden | UD | 10 | Jan 18, 1944 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | Won vacant duration light heavyweight title |
| 56 | Loss | 43–10–3 | Jack Chase | UD | 15 | Dec 13, 1943 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | For USA California State middleweight title |
| 55 | Win | 43–9–3 | Bobby Berger | TKO | 4 (10) | Dec 3, 1943 | L Street Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 54 | Draw | 42–9–3 | Jack Chase | PTS | 15 | Nov 8, 1943 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | For USA California State middleweight title |
| 53 | Loss | 42–9–2 | Holman Williams | PTS | 10 | Sep 3, 1943 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
| 52 | Win | 42–8–2 | Bill McDowell | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 19, 1943 | Armory, Akron, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 41–8–2 | Curtis Sheppard | PTS | 10 | Jul 21, 1943 | Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 50 | Loss | 40–8–2 | Jimmy Bivins | KO | 13 (15) | Jun 8, 1943 | Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | For duration light heavyweight title |
| 49 | Win | 40–7–2 | Anton Christoforidis | UD | 10 | Apr 21, 1943 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 48 | Win | 39–7–2 | Ezzard Charles | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 31, 1943 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 47 | Win | 38–7–2 | Harvey Massey | KO | 8 (10) | Mar 12, 1943 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 37–7–2 | Costello Cruz | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 12, 1943 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 36–7–2 | Harvey Massey | PTS | 10 | Jan 21, 1943 | Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 35–7–2 | Charley Burley | SD | 10 | Dec 11, 1942 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 43 | Win | 34–7–2 | Harvey Massey | KO | 10 (10) | Oct 15, 1942 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 42 | Loss | 33–7–2 | Eddie Booker | PTS | 10 | Sep 28, 1942 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 41 | Win | 33–6–2 | Al Gilbert | KO | 5 (10) | Jul 6, 1942 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 32–6–2 | Newsboy Millich | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 19, 1942 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 31–6–2 | Newsboy Millich | TKO | 7 (10) | May 1, 1942 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 30–6–2 | Johnny Romero | PTS | 10 | Mar 27, 1942 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 29–6–2 | Ernest Peirce | PTS | 10 | Feb 27, 1942 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 28–6–2 | Billy Pryor | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 10, 1941 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 35 | Win | 27–6–2 | Shorty Hogue | PTS | 10 | Jun 9, 1941 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 26–6–2 | Ralph DeJohn | KO | 6 (10) | Apr 28, 1941 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 25–6–2 | Jimmy Casino | TKO | 8 (10) | Apr 3, 1941 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 32 | Loss | 24–6–2 | Shorty Hogue | PTS | 10 | Feb 7, 1941 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 31 | Loss | 24–5–2 | Teddy Yarosz | PTS | 10 | Oct 21, 1940 | Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 24–4–2 | Tony Cisco | PTS | 12 | Jun 13, 1940 | Hickey Park, Millvale, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 29 | Draw | 23–4–2 | Tony Cisco | PTS | 10 | May 21, 1940 | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 23–4–1 | George Gano | TKO | 2 (10) | May 3, 1940 | Butler Street Sports Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 22–4–1 | Tiger Red Lewis | KO | 3 (10) | Mar 29, 1940 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 21–4–1 | Lou Brouillard | UD | 10 | Dec 6, 1939 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 20–4–1 | Teddy Yarosz | PTS | 10 | Sep 29, 1939 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 19–4–1 | Harold Dettman | TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 23, 1939 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 18–4–1 | Jack Hibbard | TKO | 3 (10) | May 19, 1939 | Olympic Arena, Reno, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 17–4–1 | Eddie Babe Risko | KO | 5 (10) | May 17, 1939 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 21 | Loss | 16–4–1 | Ceferino Garcia | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 17, 1939 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 20 | Loss | 16–3–1 | Ceferino Garcia | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1939 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Johnny Erjavec | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 14, 1938 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Ben Valentine | PTS | 6 | Nov 18, 1938 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Ken Overlin | PTS | 10 | Sep 1, 1938 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Johnny Romero | PTS | 10 | Jul 21, 1938 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Charley Coates | PTS | 10 | Jun 16, 1938 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 11–2–1 | Johnny Rossi | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 1, 1938 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 10–2–1 | Angelo Puglisi | KO | 4 (10) | Mar 4, 1938 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 12 | Loss | 9–2–1 | Johnny Romero | PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1937 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 11 | Draw | 9–1–1 | Swede Berglund | PTS | 10 | Nov 12, 1937 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Al LaBoa | TKO | 8 (10) | Oct 27, 1937 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Joe Smallwood | TKO | 7 (10) | Aug 27, 1937 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Pietro Georgi | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 30, 1937 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Freddie Graham | KO | 2 (6) | Jun 11, 1937 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Pietro Georgi | PTS | 6 | Jan 29, 1937 | L Street Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Gunner Froines | KO | 2 (4) | Dec 18, 1936 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Leonard Bennett | PTS | 6 | Nov 27, 1936 | L Street Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Billy Azevedo | TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 6, 1936 | L Street Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Joe Ricciotti | PTS | 6 | Oct 9, 1936 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Al LaBoa | PTS | 6 | Sep 11, 1936 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |