Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 – February 25, 1994), better known as Jersey Joe Walcott, he was an American pro boxer who competed from 1930 to 1953. He held the NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring Magazine's heavyweight world title from 1951 to 1952, and broke the record for the oldest man to win the world heavyweight title, at the age of 37. That record would eventually be broken in 1994 by 45-year-old George Foreman. Despite holding the world heavyweight title for a relatively short period of time, Walcott was regarded among the best heavyweights in the world during the 1940s and 1950s. Especially for giving Louis and Marciano hell on the first fight he fought with them.
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