# Eddie Perkins

Eddie Perkins (March 3, 1937 – May 10, 2012) was an American light welterweight boxer. He compiled an amateur boxing record of 26–10.

## Professional career

Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Perkins turned professional in 1956. He was managed by Johnny Coulon and captured the Lineal and WBA light welterweight titles with a decision win over Duilio Loi in 1962, but lost the belt in a rematch later that year. In 1963 he then captured the Lineal, WBA and World Boxing Council light welterweight titles with a decision win over Roberto Cruz. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Carlos Morocho Hernández in 1965. He never challenged for a major title again, and retired in 1975. His record was 74-20-3 with 21 knockouts.

## Death

Perkins, who suffered from dementia and diabetes, died on May 10, 2012.

## Honors

Perkins was elected into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.

## Professional boxing record

| 98 fights | 74 wins | 20 losses |
| By knockout | 21 | 1 |
| By decision | 53 | 19 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 98 | Loss | 74–20–3 (1) | Franz Csandl | PTS | 8 | May 31, 1975 | Cologne, Germany | |
| 97 | Loss | 74–19–3 (1) | Shoji Tsujimoto | UD | 10 | Nov 11, 1974 | Japan | |
| 96 | Loss | 74–18–3 (1) | Maxwell Malinga | PTS | 10 | Oct 26, 1974 | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 95 | Loss | 74–17–3 (1) | Rocky Mattioli | UD | 10 | Aug 16, 1974 | Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 94 | Win | 74–16–3 (1) | Ryu Sorimachi | UD | 10 | May 13, 1974 | Korakuen Hall, Japan | |
| 93 | Win | 73–16–3 (1) | Angel Robinson Garcia | UD | 10 | Apr 27, 1974 | Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, US | |
| 92 | Win | 72–16–3 (1) | Armando Muñíz | UD | 12 | Mar 22, 1974 | Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, US | Retained NABF welterweight title |
| 91 | Win | 71–16–3 (1) | Eddie Blay | PTS | 10 | May 26, 1973 | Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | |
| 90 | Win | 70–16–3 (1) | Johnny Rico | UD | 10 | Apr 21, 1973 | Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, US | |
| 89 | Win | 69–16–3 (1) | Aristeo Castro | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 24, 1973 | Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, US | |
| 88 | Win | 68–16–3 (1) | Armando Muñíz | SD | 12 | Jan 30, 1973 | Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, US | Won NABF welterweight title |
| 87 | Win | 67–16–3 (1) | Nelson Ruiz | KO | 10 (?) | Dec 15, 1972 | Domo Bolivariano, Barquisimeto, Venezuela | |
| 86 | Loss | 66–16–3 (1) | Victor Ortiz | PTS | 10 | Jul 8, 1972 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 85 | Win | 66–15–3 (1) | Frankie Lewis | UD | 10 | May 13, 1972 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 84 | Win | 65–15–3 (1) | Jesse Avalos | UD | 10 | Apr 17, 1972 | Mill Run Theater, Niles, Illinois, US | |
| 83 | Win | 64–15–3 (1) | Frank Flores | UD | 10 | Apr 8, 1972 | Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, US | |
| 82 | Win | 63–15–3 (1) | Ángel Espada | UD | 10 | Oct 19, 1971 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 81 | Win | 62–15–3 (1) | Dorman Crawford | TKO | 10 (12) | Mar 9, 1971 | Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San Jose, Costa Rica | |
| 80 | Win | 61–15–3 (1) | Domingo Rubio | TKO | 6 (10) | Dec 18, 1970 | Teatro Circo Caupolicán, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
| 79 | Win | 60–15–3 (1) | Don Davis | PTS | 10 | Nov 20, 1970 | Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | |
| 78 | NC | 59–15–3 (1) | Raul Rodriguez | NC | 5 (10) | Sep 19, 1970 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 77 | Win | 59–15–3 | Johann Orsolics | KO | 4 (10) | Sep 3, 1970 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | |
| 76 | Win | 58–15–3 | Hidemori Tsujimoto | RTD | 8 (10) | Aug 8, 1970 | Japan | |
| 75 | Loss | 57–15–3 | Bunny Grant | MD | 10 | Jul 25, 1970 | National Arena, Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 74 | Win | 57–14–3 | Pedro Adigue Jr. | TKO | 5 (10) | Jul 21, 1970 | Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, US | |
| 73 | Win | 56–14–3 | Clyde Gray | UD | 10 | Apr 27, 1970 | Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 72 | Win | 55–14–3 | Lion Furuyama | PTS | 10 | Mar 25, 1970 | Korakuen Hall, Japan | |
| 71 | Win | 54–14–3 | Dino Del Cid | PTS | 10 | Feb 16, 1970 | Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 70 | Loss | 53–14–3 | Joao Henrique | UD | 10 | Jul 11, 1969 | Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 69 | Win | 53–13–3 | Maurice Cullen | UD | 8 | Jun 5, 1969 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 68 | Win | 52–13–3 | Joseph Sishi | PTS | 10 | Mar 29, 1969 | Curries Fountain, Durban, South Africa | |
| 67 | Win | 51–13–3 | Richard Kid Borias | PTS | 10 | Mar 15, 1969 | Curries Fountain, Durban, South Africa | |
| 66 | Win | 50–13–3 | Børge Krogh | PTS | 10 | Jan 2, 1969 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 65 | Win | 49–13–3 | Mackeed Mofokeng | PTS | 10 | Oct 19, 1968 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 64 | Win | 48–13–3 | Fernand Simard | KO | 6 (10) | Sep 30, 1968 | The Tower, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| 63 | Draw | 47–13–3 | Joao Henrique | PTS | 10 | Dec 19, 1967 | Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 62 | Win | 47–13–2 | Angel Robinson Garcia | PTS | 10 | Dec 5, 1967 | Milan, Italy | |
| 61 | Win | 46–13–2 | Adolph Pruitt | UD | 10 | Oct 2, 1967 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| 60 | Loss | 45–13–2 | Nicolino Locche | PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1967 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 59 | Win | 45–12–2 | Paul Armstead | UD | 10 | May 29, 1967 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| 58 | Win | 44–12–2 | Adolph Pruitt | MD | 10 | Apr 3, 1967 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| 57 | Win | 43–12–2 | Joe N'Gidi | PTS | 10 | Mar 4, 1967 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 56 | Win | 42–12–2 | Vic Andreetti | TKO | 8 (10), 0:58 | Feb 14, 1967 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
| 55 | Draw | 41–12–2 | Eugenio Espinoza | PTS | 10 | Sep 25, 1966 | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 54 | Loss | 41–12–1 | Lennox Beckles | UD | 10 | Jul 31, 1966 | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 53 | Win | 41–11–1 | Mel Ferguson | TKO | 8 (10), 3:00 | May 2, 1966 | Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| 52 | Win | 40–11–1 | Kenny Lane | UD | 12 | Oct 25, 1965 | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, US | |
| 51 | Loss | 39–11–1 | José Nápoles | UD | 10 | Aug 3, 1965 | Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico | |
| 50 | Win | 39–10–1 | Johnny DePeiza | PTS | 10 | May 28, 1965 | Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | |
| 49 | Loss | 38–10–1 | Carlos Hernández | SD | 15 | Jan 18, 1965 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles |
| 48 | Win | 38–9–1 | Mario Rossito | UD | 10 | Sep 18, 1964 | Plaza de Toros Santamaria, Bogota, Colombia | |
| 47 | Win | 37–9–1 | Mauro Vazquez | TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 5, 1964 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 46 | Win | 36–9–1 | Les Sprague | UD | 10 | Jun 24, 1964 | Exhibition Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 45 | Win | 35–9–1 | Bunny Grant | UD | 15 | Apr 18, 1964 | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles |
| 44 | Win | 34–9–1 | Yoshinori Takahashi | KO | 13 (15), 1:35 | Jan 4, 1964 | Kokugikan, Japan | Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles |
| 43 | Win | 33–9–1 | Joey Limas | TKO | 10 (10), 1:07 | Oct 1, 1963 | Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, US | |
| 42 | Win | 32–9–1 | Bobby Scanlon | UD | 10 | Aug 27, 1963 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, US | |
| 41 | Win | 31–9–1 | Roberto Cruz | UD | 15 | Jun 15, 1963 | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines | Won WBA light welterweight title; Won inaugural WBC and vacant The Ring light welterweight titles |
| 40 | Win | 30–9–1 | Angel Robinson Garcia | PTS | 10 | Feb 25, 1963 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
| 39 | Win | 29–9–1 | Omrane Sadok | KO | 6 (10) | Jan 14, 1963 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
| 38 | Loss | 28–9–1 | Duilio Loi | PTS | 15 | Dec 15, 1962 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Italy | Lost WBA and NYSAC light welterweight titles; For vacant The Ring light welterweight title |
| 37 | Win | 28–8–1 | Duilio Loi | UD | 15 | Sep 14, 1962 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy | Won WBA and NYSAC light welterweight titles |
| 36 | Win | 27–8–1 | Dick Gilford | PTS | 10 | Jun 6, 1962 | Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana, US | |
| 35 | Win | 26–8–1 | Mel Middleton | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 26, 1962 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 34 | Draw | 25–8–1 | Duilio Loi | SD | 15 | Oct 21, 1961 | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Italy | For NBA and NYSAC light welterweight titles |
| 33 | Win | 25–8 | Mauro Vazquez | UD | 10 | Jul 10, 1961 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 32 | Win | 24–8 | Carlos Hernández | PTS | 10 | Jun 12, 1961 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 31 | Win | 23–8 | Baby Vasquez | SD | 10 | May 6, 1961 | Monterrey, Mexico | |
| 30 | Win | 22–8 | Chuck Taylor | UD | 10 | Feb 27, 1961 | Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 29 | Loss | 21–8 | LC Morgan | UD | 10 | Jan 12, 1961 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
| 28 | Win | 21–7 | Chico Santos | UD | 10 | Nov 18, 1960 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, US | |
| 27 | Win | 20–7 | Gene Gresham | UD | 10 | Sep 28, 1960 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 26 | Win | 19–7 | Joey Lopes | TKO | 7 (10), 0:40 | Aug 10, 1960 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 25 | Win | 18–7 | Chico Rollins | UD | 10 | May 18, 1960 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 24 | Win | 17–7 | Chico Rollins | TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 30, 1960 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 23 | Win | 16–7 | Larry Boardman | UD | 10 | Jan 12, 1960 | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US | |
| 22 | Loss | 15–7 | Alfredo Urbina | RTD | 6 (10) | Nov 28, 1959 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 21 | Loss | 15–6 | Carl Hubbard | UD | 10 | Sep 24, 1959 | Alhambra A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 20 | Win | 15–5 | Hilario Morales | SD | 10 | Jun 4, 1959 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US | |
| 19 | Win | 14–5 | Paul Armstead | SD | 10 | Apr 8, 1959 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 18 | Loss | 13–5 | Lahouari Godih | SD | 10 | Jan 21, 1959 | Capitol Arena, Washington, D.C., US | |
| 17 | Win | 13–4 | Baby Vasquez | TKO | 7 (10), 2:40 | Dec 17, 1958 | Capitol Arena, Washington, D.C., US | |
| 16 | Win | 12–4 | Frankie Ryff | UD | 10 | Nov 12, 1958 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 15 | Win | 11–4 | Cecil Shorts | TKO | 2 (8) | Sep 24, 1958 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 14 | Win | 10–4 | Candy McFarland | SD | 8 | Jun 25, 1958 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 13 | Loss | 9–4 | Cecil Shorts | UD | 8 | May 14, 1958 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 12 | Win | 9–3 | Joey Parks | UD | 6 | Apr 16, 1958 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 11 | Win | 8–3 | Willie Dillon | TKO | 5 (8) | Mar 4, 1958 | Joe Louis Gymnasium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 10 | Win | 7–3 | Alan Kennedy | UD | 6 | Jan 29, 1958 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 9 | Win | 6–3 | Chuck Adkins | TKO | 1 (8) | Jan 14, 1958 | Joe Louis Gymnasium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 8 | Win | 5–3 | Don Ward | UD | 6 | Dec 18, 1957 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 7 | Win | 4–3 | Carlo Sarlo | UD | 6 | Oct 30, 1957 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 6 | Win | 3–3 | Jimmy McCoy | UD | 6 | Sep 11, 1957 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 5 | Loss | 2–3 | Solomon Boysaw | PTS | 6 | Aug 9, 1957 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
| 4 | Win | 2–2 | Billy Williams | PTS | 4 | May 3, 1957 | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, US | |
| 3 | Win | 1–2 | Jerry Jordan | SD | 4 | Apr 17, 1957 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 2 | Loss | 0–2 | Jerry Jordan | SD | 6 | Jan 23, 1957 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Norman Johnson | UD | 6 | Dec 27, 1956 | Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | |

## Titles in boxing
### Major world titles

* NYSAC light welterweight champion (140 lbs)
* WBA light welterweight champion (140 lbs) (2×)
* WBC light welterweight champion (140 lbs)

### The Ring magazine titles

* The Ring light welterweight champion (140 lbs)

### Regional/International titles

* NABF welterweight champion (147 lbs)

### Undisputed titles

* Undisputed light welterweight champion (2×)