HEAVYWEIGHT division
GEORGE GODFREY
RetiredBorn FEAB SYLVESTER WILLIAMS
Born 1897-01-25, MOBILE, AL. (died aged 50)· Died 1947-08-13, LOS ANGELES, CA.· USA
Residence: LEIPERVILLE, PA.· Stance: orthodox· Height: 191 cm (6'3")· Reach: 202 cm (6'7.5")· aka THE LEIPERVILLE SHADOW
Debut: 1912-08-27· Career: 1912–1937 (26 years)
Wins
93
Losses
22
Draws
1
NC
5
Rated Fights
116
We have 1 record for this boxer that is unconfirmed — excluded from the record and rating while we research it.
Godfrey died on August 13, 1947, in his home and was found a week later, aged 50.
In 2007, he was elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Godfrey had a brief career in movies making five motion pictures from 1926 to 1937. His most famous role was as the cook in Paramount Pictures's 1926 Old Ironsides. His final role was as himself in MGM's Big City which starred Spencer Tracy.
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare GEORGE GODFREY's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Complete Record — 121 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 10 AUG 1937 | LOSS | HANK HANKINSON | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 11 AUG 1936 | KO | BILLY WELLS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 02 OCT 1935 | DEC | PIERRE CHARLES | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 JUN 1935 | LOSS | MOTZI SPAKOW | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 JUN 1935 | KO | DUMITRU PAVELESCU | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1934 | DEC | PIET VAN GOOL | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 DEC 1934 | TKO | ARTHUR MEURANT | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 NOV 1934 | TKO | HANS SCHÖNRATH | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 25 AUG 1934 | NC | MAURO GALUSSO | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 AUG 1934 | KO | GIACOMO BERGOMAS | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 JUL 1934 | NC | ANDRES CASTANO | — | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 JUN 1934 | DEC | VALENTIN CAMPOLO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 09 OCT 1933 | LOSS | OBIE WALKER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 FEB 1933 | NC | BEARCAT WRIGHT | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 31 JAN 1933 | DEC | TIGER JACK FOX | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 DEC 1932 | LOSS | WALTER COBB | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1932 | DEC | WALTER COBB | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 OCT 1932 | TKO | AL FAY | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 SEP 1932 | KO | ROY CLARK | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 31 MAY 1932 | KO | K.O. WILLIS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 31 MAY 1932 | KO | GENE STANTON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 MAY 1932 | KO | TEXAS TANNER | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 MAY 1932 | KO | BILLY WILLIAMS | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 MAY 1932 | KO | HARRY JOHNSON | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 MAY 1932 | KO | KID MORAN | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 MAY 1932 | KO | K.O. HARPERUNCONFIRMED | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 03 MAY 1932 | KO | FLASH RYSER | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 NOV 1931 | LOSS | JACK GROSS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 AUG 1931 | KO | SEAL HARRIS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 13 JUL 1931 | KO | GEORGE GEMAS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 FEB 1931 | KO | RICARDO ROSEL | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1931 | KO | SALVATORE RUGGIRELLO | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 DEC 1930 | DRAW | BEARCAT WRIGHT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 08 DEC 1930 | KO | SEAL HARRIS | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 NOV 1930 | KO | SEAL HARRIS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 AUG 1930 | KO | JACK LESLIE | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 AUG 1930 | KO | ARTHUR DE KUH | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 AUG 1930 | KO | ELIJAH LEE | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 08 JUL 1930 | TKO | FRANKIE SIMMS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 JUN 1930 | LOSS | PRIMO CARNERA | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 16 MAY 1930 | TKO | JACK ROZIER | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 MAR 1930 | KO | ROY CLARK | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 MAR 1930 | KO | JACK GROSS | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 DEC 1929 | KO | TOM HAWKINS | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 NOV 1929 | NC | JIMMY BYRNE | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 13 AUG 1929 | LOSS | LONG TOM HAWKINS | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 JUL 1929 | TKO | RALPH SMITH | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 JUN 1929 | KO | CHUCK WIGGINS | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1929 | KO | JIMMY BYRNE | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 APR 1929 | KO | FARMER LODGE | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 APR 1929 | KO | BILL HARTWELL | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 JAN 1929 | KO | FRANCISCO CRUZ COELHO | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 JAN 1929 | LOSS | AL WALKER | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1928 | KO | JIM SIGMAN | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 03 DEC 1928 | KO | CLEM JOHNSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 12 NOV 1928 | KO | BUD GORMAN | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 12 OCT 1928 | KO | BENNY HILL | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 31 AUG 1928 | KO | PIERRE CHARLES | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 AUG 1928 | KO | TUT JACKSON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 AUG 1928 | LOSS | LARRY GAINS | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 JUN 1928 | LOSS | JOHNNY RISKO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 28 FEB 1928 | DEC | PAULINO UZCUDUN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 JAN 1928 | TKO | JOE WHITE | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 DEC 1927 | KO | SOLDIER HORACE JONES | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 DEC 1927 | KO | ANDRE DEROSA | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 22 NOV 1927 | DEC | JACK TOWNSEND | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 NOV 1927 | KO | CLEM JOHNSON | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 31 OCT 1927 | KO | TOM SAYERS | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 SEP 1927 | TKO | MONTE MUNN | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 08 SEP 1927 | KO | HENRY VAN PATTEN | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 AUG 1927 | KO | JIM MALONEY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 JUL 1927 | KO | NEIL CLISBY | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 JUN 1927 | DEC | JAKE KILRAIN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 13 MAY 1927 | KO | LONG TOM HAWKINS | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 MAY 1927 | KO | JACK ROPER | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 APR 1927 | KO | LEON CHEVALIER | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 APR 1927 | KO | JACK ROPER | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 MAR 1927 | KO | TONY FUENTE | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 08 MAR 1927 | TKO | RALPH SMITH | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 03 DEC 1926 | TKO | COWBOY BILLY OWENS | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 NOV 1926 | NC | BEARCAT WRIGHT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 08 NOV 1926 | KO | LARRY GAINS | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 NOV 1926 | WF | JACK TOWNSEND | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 SEP 1926 | DEC | BOB LAWSON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 SEP 1926 | LOSS | JACK SHARKEY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 AUG 1926 | DEC | TINY JIM HERMAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 09 JUN 1926 | LOSS | CHUCK WIGGINS | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 JAN 1926 | WF | SULLY MONTGOMERY | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 DEC 1925 | DEC | MARTIN BURKE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 DEC 1925 | KO | FRED FULTON | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 DEC 1925 | KO | BATTLING OWENS | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 SEP 1925 | DEC | MARTIN BURKE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 AUG 1925 | KO | MIKE CONROY | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 04 AUG 1925 | KO | TINY JIM HERMAN | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 JUN 1925 | DEC | JACK RENAULT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 APR 1925 | KO | SAM BAKER | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 MAR 1925 | KO | VICTOR ALEXANDER | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 FEB 1925 | KO | TUT JACKSON | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 JAN 1925 | KO | SOLDIER HORACE JONES | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1924 | TKO | JOE WHITE | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 08 SEP 1924 | LOSS | JACK RENAULT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 JUL 1924 | LOSS | JACK TOWNSEND | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 JUN 1924 | KO | JACK THOMPSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 12 MAY 1924 | KO | FARMER LODGE | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 31 MAR 1924 | LOSS | TOM COWLER | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 13 DEC 1923 | LOSS | BATTLING OWENS | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 DEC 1923 | KO | ROUGH HOUSE WARE | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 02 NOV 1923 | KO | BILL TATE | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 SEP 1923 | TKO | BUDDY JACKSON | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 09 MAR 1923 | LOSS | JACK RENAULT | 11 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 FEB 1923 | DEC | CLEM JOHNSON | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 FEB 1923 | KO | JIM PEARSON | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 DEC 1922 | KO | JACK THOMPSON | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 OCT 1922 | KO | GEORGE WARD | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 AUG 1921 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 FEB 1921 | LOSS | JACK THOMPSON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 NOV 1920 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 NOV 1920 | LOSS | BATTLING NORFOLK | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 AUG 1920 | KO | CHARLIE JUDE | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 JUL 1920 | KO | BABY DOLL GREEN | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 AUG 1912 | LOSS | ED GUNBOAT SMITH | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT |
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