BOXER

Jersey Joe Walcott

1914 - 1994

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Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 – February 25, 1994), best known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1930 to 1953. He held the NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles from 1951 to 1952, and broke the record for the oldest man to win the title, at the age of 37. That record would hold for over three decades until it was eventually broken in 1994 by 45-year-old George Foreman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jersey Joe Walcott has received more than 1,029,666 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jersey Joe Walcott is the 41st most popular boxer (up from 42nd in 2019), the 3,696th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,181st in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Jersey Joe Walcott ranks 41 out of 496. Before him are Ezzard Charles, Oscar Bonavena, Max Baer, Henry Armstrong, Earnie Shavers, and Leon Spinks. After him are Wladimir Klitschko, Tommy Morrison, Éder Jofre, Ernesto Hoost, Roy Jones Jr., and Georges Carpentier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Jersey Joe Walcott ranks 154. Before him are Kenny Clarke, Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, Sándor Képíró, Budd Schulberg, Baba Amte, and Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin. After him are Howard Fast, Alfred Andersch, Taizo Kawamoto, Andrzej Panufnik, Gretel Bergmann, and Max Wünsche. Among people deceased in 1994, Jersey Joe Walcott ranks 147. Before him are Mai Zetterling, Sarah Kofman, Cameron Mitchell, Leonid Leonov, Jiří Sobotka, and Stuart Roosa. After him are Ales Adamovich, Cyprien Ntaryamira, Maria Carta, Russell Bufalino, Agathe Uwilingiyimana, and Jack Sharkey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jersey Joe Walcott ranks 3,696 out of 20,380. Before him are David Rasche (1944), Jim Bridger (1804), Glen Cook (1944), Will Patton (1954), Kamehameha IV (1834), and Eve Arnold (1912). After him are Holland Smith (1882), Chuck Feeney (1931), David Cassidy (1950), Syd Mead (1933), Timothy Hutton (1960), and Peter Senge (1947).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Jersey Joe Walcott ranks 27. Before him are Archie Moore (1916), Ezzard Charles (1921), Max Baer (1909), Henry Armstrong (1912), Earnie Shavers (1944), and Leon Spinks (1953). After him are Tommy Morrison (1969), Roy Jones Jr. (1969), James J. Corbett (1866), Rocky Graziano (1919), Buster Douglas (1960), and Gene Tunney (1897).

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