SPORT & NOTE
Wilbert McCLURE

Male

"Skeeter"
Middleweight, USA, Toledo, Ohio
Born: October 29, 1938, Toledo, Ohio, USA

as an amateur:
1956 United States National Championships 2nd place, 67 kg
1958 United States National Championships 2nd place, 71 kg
1958 Mexico City, Mexico, Diamond Belt Tournament winner, 71 kg
1959 Intercity Golden Gloves Championships winner, 71 kg
1959 United States National Championships winner, 71 kg
1959 Panamerican Games gold medal, 71 kg
1960 United States National Championships winner, 71 kg
1060 Roma, Italy, Olympic Games gold medal, 71 kg

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

McClure final amateur record was listed as 138-10-0



Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1952
+ Dec. 27Roger BaxterLima, Ohio WTKO 2
- Dec. 27Don CrosbyLima, Ohio LKO 1
1953
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Novice Championships winner
+ Jan. 10Don RoseToledo, Ohio WWO
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves winner
+ Feb. 10Jim SheplerToledo, Ohio WPTS 3
+ Feb. 10Ken DeArmondToledo, Ohio WTKO 2
+ Feb. 17Dick MarvelToledo, Ohio WTKO 2
1954
+ Jan. 11Frank FrymanLouisville, Kentucky WTKO 3
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves 2nd place
+ Feb. 16Shelton HarrisonToledo, Ohio WPTS 3
+ Feb. 16Loren HusseyToledo, Ohio WPTS 3
- Feb. 22Eddie AndersonToledo, Ohio LPTS 3
Chicago, Illinois, US National Golden Gloves 3rd place
+ Mar. 2Charles IronshellChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
+ Mar. 2Bobby PayneChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
+ Mar. 3Ted WrightChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
- Mar. 11Henry WhiteChicago, Illinois LTKO 2
+ June 3Leroy AllenMilwaukee, Wisconsin WPTS 3
1955
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves 3rd place
+ Feb. 15Ted MillerToledo, Ohio WTKO 1
+ Feb. 16Ted MendezToledo, Ohio WTKO 1
- Feb. 18Fred ArneyToledo, Ohio LPTS 3
- Mar. 12Loran HusseyDefiance, Ohio LPTS 3
1956
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves 3rd place
- Feb. 17Willie RussellToledo, Ohio LPTS 3
+ Feb. 23Del WilliamsonSandusky, Ohio WTKO 3
Dayton, Ohio, Ohio AAU winner
+ Mar. 16Ed ThompsonDayton, Ohio WPTS 3
+ Mar. 17Huery ReedDayton, Ohio WPTS 3
Boston, Massachusetts, United States National Championships 2nd place, 67 kg
+ Apr. 10William SullivanBoston, Massachusetts WPTS 3
+ Apr. 11Phil MoyerBoston, Massachusetts WPTS 3
- Apr. 11Frank Davis (USA)Boston, Massachusetts LPTS 3
Louisville, Kentucky, Midwest Olympic Trials 2nd place, 67 kg
+ Sept. 17James YatesLouisville, Kentucky WTKO 1
+ Sept. 18Jack FranklinLouisville, Kentucky WWO
- Sept. 19Ernest HillLouisville, Kentucky LPTS 3
1957
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves winner, 67 kg
+ Feb. 11Charles TisdaleToledo, Ohio WPTS 3
+ Feb. 19Willie KirkToledo, Ohio WKO 2
Chicago, Illinois, Tournament of Champions preliminaries, 67 kg
+ Feb. 26Henry BrownChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
- Feb. 26Guy SumlinChicago, Illinois LPTS 3
1958
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves winner
+ Feb. 11Sam IrbyToledo, Ohio WTKO 2
+ Feb. 18Fred ArneyToledo, Ohio WPTS 3
Chicago, Illinois, Tournament of Champions winner
+ Feb. 25Chauncey HudsonChicago, Illinois WTKO 2
+ Feb. 26Maurice OliverChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
+ Feb. 26Duane HorsmanChicago, Illinois WTKO 2
+ Mar. 5John MartinChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
Chicago, Illinois, Intercity Golden Gloves championships
- Mar. 24Jose Torres (PUR)Chicago, Illinois LPTS 3
Toledo, Ohio, Ohio AAU winner
+ Mar. 28Willie SinclairToledo, Ohio WTKO 3
+ Mar. 28Fred ArneyToledo, Ohio WPTS 3
Boston, Massachusetts, United States National Championships 2nd place, 71 kg
+ Apr. 18Herb LeSeuerBoston, Massachusetts WTKO 3
+ Apr. 19Millard RobertsBoston, Massachusetts WPTS 3
- Apr. 19William PickettBoston, Massachusetts LPTS 3
Mexico City, Mexico, Diamond Belt Tournament winner, 71 kg
+ Aug. 8Arturo VillaMexico City, Mexico WPTS 3
+ Aug. 9Lawrence CardinalMexico City, Mexico WPTS 3
1959
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves winner, 71 kg
+ Feb. 23Leotis MartinToledo, Ohio WPTS 3
+ Feb. 24Sam IrbyToledo, Ohio WTKO 2
Chicago, Illinois, Tournament of Champions winner, 71 kg
+ Mar. 3Charles MorganChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
+ Mar. 3Ernest StaplesChicago, Illinois WTKO 2
+ Mar. 4Cleo HortonChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
+ Mar. 4John MartinChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
+ Mar. 11Herbert WillisChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
Oak Harbor, Ohio, Ohio AAU winner, 71 kg
+ Mar. 20Arnold RushOak Harbor, Ohio WKO 1
+ Mar. 21Leotis MartinOak Harbor, Ohio WPTS 3
Chicago, Illinois, Intercity Golden Gloves Championships winner, 71 kg
+ Mar. 25Melvin FulghamChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
Toledo, Ohio, United States National Championships winner, 71 kg
+ Apr. 3Allen ThomasToledo, Ohio WTKO 3
+ Apr. 3Mannie McCoyToledo, Ohio WTKO 2
+ Apr. 4Price HailToledo, Ohio WKO 1
Madison, Wisconsin, Pan-Am Games Trials winner, 71 kg
+ Apr. 28Charles HoldenMadison, Wisconsin WPTS 3
+ Apr. 29George McCorkleMadison, Wisconsin WTKO 2
+ Apr. 30Terry SmithMadison, Wisconsin WPTS 3
Chicago, Illinois, Panamerican Games exhibition bouts
* Aug. 20Charles HoldenChicago, Illinois ND 3 Exh
Chicago, Illinois, Panamerican Games gold medal, 71 kg
+ Aug. 31Anibal RodriguezChicago, Illinois WTKO 1
+ Sept. 2Helio CrescencioChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
+ Sept. 3Jose Antonio BurgosChicago, Illinois WPTS 3
1960
Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio AAU winner, 71 kg
+ Mar. 26Willie SinclairCincinnati, Ohio WPTS 3
+ Mar. 26James RossCincinnati, Ohio WPTS 3
Toledo, Ohio, United States National Championships winner, 71 kg
+ Apr. 7Osvaldo MarcanoToledo, Ohio WPTS 3
+ Apr. 8Buddy DecarloToledo, Ohio WTKO 2
+ Apr. 9Larry CarneyToledo, Ohio WTKO 2
+ Apr. 9John RademacherToledo, Ohio WPTS 3
San Francisco, United States, US Olympic Trials winner, 71 kg
+ May 18Norman YgnatowiczSan Francisco, California WTKO 2
+ May 19Edward CrookSan Francisco, California WPTS 3
+ May 20James Ellis (USA)San Francisco, California WPTS 3
Roma, Italy, Olympic Games gold medal, 71 kg
+ Aug. 30Francis NyangwesoRoma, Italy WPTS 5:0
+ Sept. 1Celedonio LimaRoma, Italy WPTS 3:2
+ Sept. 3Boris LagutinRoma, Italy WPTS 3:2
+ Sept. 5Carmelo BossiRoma, Italy WPTS 4:1

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1961
+ July 10Jonathan WashingtonDetroit, United States W 4
+ July 24Moses LockhartChicago, United States TKO 3
+ Aug. 7Charlie JordanDetroit, United States KO 4
+ Sept. 21Jonathan WashingtonToledo, United States W 6
1962
+ Apr. 7Clarence RileyBoston, United States W 6
+ May 1Ray DraytonBoston, United States TKO 5
+ May 18Julius OwensWorcester, United States KO 3
+ May 26Charlie GloverNew York, United States TKO 2
+ June 30Harold RichardsonNew York, United States W 6
+ Aug. 4Farid SalimNew York, United States W 10
+ Sept. 20Tony MontanoToledo, United States W 10
+ Oct. 13Gomeo BrennanNew York, United States W 10
1963
+ Jan. 26Nic MaricDortmund, Germany TKO 6
+ Apr. 27Ted WrightToledo, United States W 10
- Oct. 18Luis Manuel RodriguezNew York, United States L 10
- Dec. 27Luis Manuel RodriguezMiami Beach, United States L 10
1964
+ Mar. 16Tommy PayneDetroit, United States KO 8
+ Apr. 21Clarence AlfordAkron, United States W 10
- May 15Jose TorresNew York, United States L 10
1965
+ May 20Clarence AlfordToledo, United States W 10
+ Dec. 16Fred TerryAkron, United States TKO 4
1966
- Jan. 8Rubin CarterChicago, United States L 10
= Mar. 8Rubin CarterToledo, United States Draw 10
- July 13Harold RichardsonNew York, United States L 10
+ Nov. 17Brad SilasPortland, United States TKO 2
+ Dec. 1Oscar HayniePortland, United States KO 3
1967
+ Jan. 26Ike WhitePortland, United States W 10
+ Feb. 20Bobby WarthenWorcester, United States W 10
+ May 12Doug McLeodDetroit, United States TKO 3
- Aug. 2John Henry SmithLos Angeles, United States KO by 5
- Dec. 5Johnny PritchettKensington, Great BritainL 10
1968-1969
Inactive
1970
+ Jan. 6Sammy FloydDetroit, United States KO 1
- Jan. 31Billy DouglasDetroit, United States TKO by 10

 

Summary

Total bouts: 33, Won: 24 (12 inside the limit), Lost: 8 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0