American boxer
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.
Professional boxing record [ edit ] 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 Pedro Agosto KO 2 14/06/1973 Roberto Clemente Coliseum , San Juan, Puerto Rico Loss 3-0-1 Donnie Ray Sherman PTS 6 20/05/1968 Philadelphia Arena , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Loss -- Walter Sterling KO 2 10/01/1968 Oakland Auditorium Arena , Oakland, California Loss 14-4-2 Greatest Crawford PTS 6 10/07/1964 Madison Square Garden , New York City Draw 14-8-2 David E. Bailey PTS 6 26/03/1963 Allentown, Pennsylvania Loss 23-10-1 Alex Miteff KO 3 31/08/1961 Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California McCarter knocked out at 1:48 of the third round. Win 7-3-2 Dave Furch UD 10 22/06/1961 Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California 8-5, 5-3, 9-4. Win 14-6-2 Floyd Joyner SD 10 20/04/1961 Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California 5-4, 8-4, 5-6. Loss 42-23-7 Willi Besmanoff UD 10 18/10/1960 Seattle Civic Auditorium , Seattle, Washington Loss 6-10-4 Otis Fuller UD 10 14/06/1960 Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California 93-97, 93-95, 91-96. Draw 6-10-3 Otis Fuller PTS 10 03/05/1960 Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California 95-95, 93-95, 97-96. Win 3-3-1 Eddie Jackson RTD 5 12/04/1960 Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California Win 15-12-6 Yancy D Smith TKO 1 01/03/1960 Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the first round. Win 14-9-1 Duke Sabedong MD 10 26/01/1960 Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California 95-95, 98-94, 97-94. Win 6-10-1 Anthony Emanuel KO 2 22/12/1959 Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California Loss 7-7-2 Jack Jarrod SD 6 14/11/1959 Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California Win 2-6-1 Andy Isaacs PTS 4 10/10/1959 Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California Win 2-3 Herbert Hair KO 3 29/05/1959 Legion Stadium , Hollywood, California Win 0-1-1 Bob Mumford KO 4 16/04/1959 Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
^ "McCarter Wins Split Decision", January 27, 1960, Los Angeles Times