Lightweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)
Beau Jack
83
Wins
24
Losses
5
Draws
40
KOs
48%
KO %
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 2000
- Nationality
- USA
- Career
- 1940–1955
A former shoeshine boy who headlined Madison Square Garden 21 times.
Titles & Honours
- NY World Lightweight Champion (two reigns)
Career Timeline
1940–1955- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Battling Henry · W KO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Bob Reilly · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Fritzie Zivic · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Henry Armstrong
W UD · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Signature fight
vs Bob Montgomery
W UD · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Signature fight
vs Lew Jenkins
W TKO · Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Ike Williams · L RTD. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939-04-12 | W | Battling Henry | KO | 5 | Reynolds Street Arena, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| 1940-01-18 | W | Unknown | PTS | 4 | Municipal Auditorium, Aiken, South Carolina, U.S. |
| 1940-02-01 | W | Jack Moseley | PTS | 4 | Municipal Auditorium, Aiken, South Carolina, U.S. |
| 1940-02-08 | W | Battling Burns | PTS | 4 | Municipal Auditorium, Aiken, South Carolina, U.S. |
| 1940-02-15 | W | Alvin Stevens | KO | 3 | Municipal Auditorium, Aiken, South Carolina, U.S. |
| 1940-03-21 | W | Silent Stafford | PTS | 6 | Municipal Auditorium, Aiken, South Carolina, U.S. |
| 1940-03-27 | W | Joe James | KO | 2 | Municipal Auditorium, Aiken, South Carolina, U.S. |
| 1940-05-20 | D | Frankie Allen | PTS | 4 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1940-05-27 | W | Billy Bannick | TKO | 3 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1940-06-17 | L | Jackie Parker | SD | 4 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1940-08-02 | L | Joe Polowitzer | PTS | 6 | White City Stadium, West Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1940-08-12 | W | Joe Polowitzer | PTS | 6 | White City Stadium, West Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1940-08-19 | L | Jackie Parker | UD | 4 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1940-08-26 | W | Carlo Daponde | UD | 4 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1940-09-02 | W | Jackie Small | TKO | 2 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1940-09-16 | W | Oliver Barbour | TKO | 3 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1940-09-30 | W | Tony Dupre | TKO | 2 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1940-10-14 | W | Abe Cohen | KO | 3 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1940-10-21 | W | Ritchie Jones | KO | 3 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1940-11-04 | W | Joey Stack | UD | 6 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1940-12-02 | W | Jimmy Fox | PTS | 6 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1940-12-16 | W | Young Johnny Buff | KO | 1 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1940-12-30 | W | Mel Neary | TKO | 5 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1941-01-27 | L | Joey Silva | SD | 6 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1941-02-10 | W | Mexican Joe Rivers | TKO | 4 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1941-02-24 | W | Lenny Isrow | TKO | 3 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1941-03-10 | W | Nicky Jerome | TKO | 3 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1941-03-24 | W | Joey Silva | UD | 6 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1941-04-07 | W | Tony Iacovacci | KO | 6 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1941-04-22 | W | Bob Reilly | TKO | 7 | Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1941-04-28 | W | Harry Gentile | TKO | 1 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1941-05-05 | D | Chester Rico | PTS | 8 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1941-05-19 | W | George Salamone | KO | 8 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1941-06-02 | W | Tommy Speigal | PTS | 8 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1941-06-16 | W | George Zengaras | UD | 8 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1941-08-05 | W | Minnie DeMore | TKO | 3 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1941-08-14 | W | Al Roth | RTD | 5 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1941-08-26 | W | Guillermo Puentes | PTS | 6 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1941-09-19 | W | Al Reid | KO | 8 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1941-10-14 | W | Tommy Speigal | PTS | 8 | Broadway Arena , Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1941-10-31 | W | Guillermo Puentes | PTS | 8 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1941-12-01 | W | Sammy Rivers | TKO | 3 | Ridgewood Grove , Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1941-12-08 | L | Freddie Archer | UD | 8 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1941-12-29 | L | Freddie Archer | PTS | 8 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1942-01-05 | W | Carmelo Fenoy | UD | 10 | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1942-05-22 | W | Bobby Ivy | PTS | 8 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1942-06-23 | W | Guillermo Puentes | KO | 1 | MacArthur Stadium, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1942-07-03 | W | Bobby McIntire | TKO | 6 | Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1942-07-07 | W | Cosby Linson | TKO | 8 | Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1942-08-01 | W | Ruby Garcia | TKO | 6 | Twin City Arena, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1942-08-18 | W | Carmine Fatta | KO | 1 | MacArthur Stadium, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1942-08-28 | W | Billy Murray | PTS | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1942-09-28 | W | Joe De Jesus | KO | 4 | Turner's Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 1942-10-02 | W | Chester Rico | PTS | 8 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1942-10-12 | W | Terry Young | UD | 10 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1942-11-13 | W | Allie Stolz | TKO | 7 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1942-12-18 | W | Tippy Larkin | KO | 3 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1943-02-05 | W | Fritzie Zivic | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1943-03-05 | W | Fritzie Zivic | UD | 12 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1943-04-02 | W | Henry Armstrong | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1943-05-21 | L | Bob Montgomery | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1943-06-21 | W | Maxie Starr | TKO | 6 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 1943-07-19 | W | Johnny Hutchinson | TKO | 6 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1943-10-04 | L | Bobby Ruffin | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1943-11-19 | W | Bob Montgomery | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1944-01-07 | W | Lulu Costantino | SD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1944-01-28 | D | Sammy Angott | PTS | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1944-02-15 | W | Maxie Berger | UD | 10 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1944-03-03 | L | Bob Montgomery | SD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1944-03-17 | W | Al Davis | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1944-03-31 | W | Juan Zurita | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1944-08-04 | W | Bob Montgomery | MD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1945-12-14 | W | Willie Joyce | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1946-01-04 | W | Morris Reif | KO | 4 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1946-02-08 | D | Johnny Greco | PTS | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1946-05-31 | W | Johnny Greco | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1946-07-08 | W | Sammy Angott | TKO | 7 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 1946-08-19 | W | Danny Kapilow | UD | 10 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 1946-10-22 | L | Buster Tyler | PTS | 10 | Armory, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1947-02-21 | L | Tony Janiro | TKO | 4 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1947-11-03 | W | Humberto Zavala | KO | 4 | Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| 1947-12-16 | W | Frankie Vigeant | PTS | 10 | Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1947-12-29 | W | Billy Kearns | UD | 10 | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| 1948-01-05 | W | Jimmy Collins | KO | 2 | Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1948-01-23 | W | Johnny Bratton | TKO | 8 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1948-02-20 | L | Terry Young | SD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1948-04-09 | W | Johnny Greco | MD | 10 | Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 1948-05-24 | W | Tony Janiro | UD | 10 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 1948-07-12 | L | Ike Williams | TKO | 6 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1948-10-28 | W | Eric Boon | TKO | 3 | Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 1948-11-23 | W | Chuck Taylor | TKO | 3 | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1948-12-17 | W | Leroy Willis | UD | 10 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1949-01-17 | W | Jackie Weber | UD | 10 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1949-03-28 | L | Johnny Greco | UD | 10 | Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 1949-07-13 | W | Eddie Giosa | UD | 10 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 1949-08-31 | W | Johnny Gonsalves | SD | 10 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1949-09-06 | W | Tote Martinez | UD | 10 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1949-09-30 | W | Livio Minelli | SD | 10 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1949-10-14 | L | Kid Gavilán | UD | 10 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1949-12-16 | L | Tuzo Portuguez | SD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1950-04-03 | L | Joey Carkido | PTS | 10 | Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1950-04-14 | W | Lew Jenkins | TKO | 5 | Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 1950-05-08 | W | Jackie Weber | RTD | 6 | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| 1950-05-22 | W | Johnny Potenti | UD | 10 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1950-06-28 | W | Ronnie Harper | TKO | 5 | Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| 1950-07-17 | W | Bobby Timpson | TKO | 6 | City Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| 1950-10-03 | W | Philip Kim | MD | 10 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 1950-11-14 | L | Frankie Fernandez | UD | 10 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 1951-01-01 | L | Fitzie Pruden | SD | 10 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 1951-01-18 | L | Del Flanagan | UD | 10 | Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| 1951-01-31 | W | Emil Barao | UD | 10 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1951-03-05 | L | Ike Williams | SD | 10 | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| 1951-03-30 | W | Leroy Willis | UD | 10 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1951-04-16 | L | Gil Turner | UD | 10 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1951-05-21 | L | Gil Turner | TKO | 8 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1955-01-20 | W | Eddie Green | UD | 10 | Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| 1955-04-09 | D | Ike Williams | PTS | 10 | Bell Auditorium, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| 1955-07-04 | W | Willie Kid Johnson | SD | 10 | Beach Arena, Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| 1955-08-12 | L | Ike Williams | RTD | 8 | Bell Auditorium, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
Showing 119 of 119 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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