Record details

Wilbert McCLURE

"Skeeter"

Middleweight

Male

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


1952
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Dec. 27	Roger Baxter	Lima, Ohio	WTKO 2
- Dec. 27	Don Crosby	Lima, Ohio	LKO 1

1953
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Novice Championships winner
+ Jan. 10	Don Rose	Toledo, Ohio	WWO
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves winner
+ Feb. 10	Jim Shepler	Toledo, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 10	Ken DeArmond	Toledo, Ohio	WTKO 2
+ Feb. 17	Dick Marvel	Toledo, Ohio	WTKO 2

1954
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 11	Frank Fryman	Louisville, Kentucky	WTKO 3
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves 2nd place
+ Feb. 16	Shelton Harrison	Toledo, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 16	Loren Hussey	Toledo, Ohio	WPTS 3
- Feb. 22	Eddie Anderson	Toledo, Ohio	LPTS 3
Chicago, Illinois, US National Golden Gloves 3rd place
+ Mar. 2	Charles Ironshell	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 2	Bobby Payne	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 3	Ted Wright (USA)	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
- Mar. 11	Henry White	Chicago, Illinois	LTKO 2
+ June 3	Leroy Allen	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	WPTS 3

1955
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves 3rd place
+ Feb. 15	Ted Miller	Toledo, Ohio	WTKO 1
+ Feb. 16	Ted Mendez	Toledo, Ohio	WTKO 1
- Feb. 18	Fred Arney	Toledo, Ohio	LPTS 3
- Mar. 12	Loran Hussey	Defiance, Ohio	LPTS 3

1956
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves 3rd place
- Feb. 17	Willie Russell	Toledo, Ohio	LPTS 3
+ Feb. 23	Del Williamson	Sandusky, Ohio	WTKO 3
Dayton, Ohio, Ohio AAU winner
+ Mar. 16	Ed Thompson	Dayton, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 17	Huery Reed	Dayton, Ohio	WPTS 3
Boston, Massachusetts, United States National Championships 2nd place, 67 kg
+ Apr. 10	William Sullivan	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 11	Phil Moyer (USA)	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
- Apr. 11	Frank Davis (USA)	Boston, Massachusetts	LPTS 3
Louisville, Kentucky, Midwest Olympic Trials 2nd place, 67 kg
+ Sept. 17	James Yates	Louisville, Kentucky	WTKO 1
+ Sept. 18	Jack Franklin	Louisville, Kentucky	WWO
- Sept. 19	Ernest Hill	Louisville, Kentucky	LPTS 3

1957
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves winner, 67 kg
+ Feb. 11	Charles Tisdale	Toledo, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 19	Willie Kirk	Toledo, Ohio	WKO 2
Chicago, Illinois, Tournament of Champions preliminaries, 67 kg
+ Feb. 26	Henry Brown	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
- Feb. 26	Guy Sumlin (USA)	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 3

1958
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves winner
+ Feb. 11	Sam Irby	Toledo, Ohio	WTKO 2
+ Feb. 18	Fred Arney	Toledo, Ohio	WPTS 3
Chicago, Illinois, Tournament of Champions winner
+ Feb. 25	Chauncey Hudson	Chicago, Illinois	WTKO 2
+ Feb. 26	Maurice Oliver	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 26	Duane Horsman (USA)	Chicago, Illinois	WTKO 2
+ Mar. 5	John Martin	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
Chicago, Illinois, Intercity Golden Gloves championships
- Mar. 24	Jose Torres (PUR)	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 3
Toledo, Ohio, Ohio AAU winner
+ Mar. 28	Willie Sinclair	Toledo, Ohio	WTKO 3
+ Mar. 28	Fred Arney	Toledo, Ohio	WPTS 3
Boston, Massachusetts, United States National Championships 2nd place, 71 kg
+ Apr. 18	Herb LeSeuer	Boston, Massachusetts	WTKO 3
+ Apr. 19	Millard Roberts	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
- Apr. 19	William Pickett (USA)	Boston, Massachusetts	LPTS 3
Mexico City, Mexico, Diamond Belt Tournament winner, 71 kg
+ Aug. 8	Arturo Villa	Mexico City, Mexico	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 9	Lawrence Cardinal	Mexico City, Mexico	WPTS 3

1959
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Golden Gloves winner, 71 kg
+ Feb. 23	Leotis Martin (USA)	Toledo, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 24	Sam Irby	Toledo, Ohio	WTKO 2
Chicago, Illinois, Tournament of Champions winner, 71 kg
+ Mar. 3	Charles Morgan	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 3	Ernest Staples	Chicago, Illinois	WTKO 2
+ Mar. 4	Cleo Horton	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 4	John Martin	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 11	Herbert Willis	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
Oak Harbor, Ohio, Ohio AAU winner, 71 kg
+ Mar. 20	Arnold Rush	Oak Harbor, Ohio	WKO 1
+ Mar. 21	Leotis Martin (USA)	Oak Harbor, Ohio	WPTS 3
Chicago, Illinois, Intercity Golden Gloves Championships winner, 71 kg
+ Mar. 25	Melvin Fulgham	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
Toledo, Ohio, United States National Championships winner, 71 kg
+ Apr. 3	Allen Thomas (USA)	Toledo, Ohio	WTKO 3
+ Apr. 3	Mannie McCoy	Toledo, Ohio	WTKO 2
+ Apr. 4	Price Hail	Toledo, Ohio	WKO 1
Madison, Wisconsin, Pan-Am Games Trials winner, 71 kg
+ Apr. 28	Charles Holden	Madison, Wisconsin	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 29	George McCorkle	Madison, Wisconsin	WTKO 2
+ Apr. 30	Terry Smith	Madison, Wisconsin	WPTS 3
Chicago, Illinois, Panamerican Games exhibition bouts
* Aug. 20	Charles Holden	Chicago, Illinois	ND 3 Exh
Chicago, Illinois, Panamerican Games gold medal, 71 kg
+ Aug. 31	Anibal Rodriguez	Chicago, Illinois	WTKO 1
+ Sept. 2	Helio Crescencio (BRA)	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3
+ Sept. 3	Jose Antonio Burgos (VEN)	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 3

1960
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio AAU winner, 71 kg
+ Mar. 26	Willie Sinclair	Cincinnati, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 26	James Ross	Cincinnati, Ohio	WPTS 3
Toledo, Ohio, United States National Championships winner, 71 kg
+ Apr. 7	Osvaldo Marcano	Toledo, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 8	Buddy Decarlo	Toledo, Ohio	WTKO 2
+ Apr. 9	Larry Carney (USA)	Toledo, Ohio	WTKO 2
+ Apr. 9	John Rademacher	Toledo, Ohio	WPTS 3
San Francisco, United States, US Olympic Trials winner, 71 kg
+ May 18	Norman Ygnatowicz	San Francisco, California	WTKO 2
+ May 19	Edward Crook (USA)	San Francisco, California	WPTS 3
+ May 20	James Ellis (USA)	San Francisco, California	WPTS 3
Roma, Italy, Olympic Games gold medal, 71 kg
+ Aug. 30	Francis Nyangweso	Roma, Italy	WPTS 5:0
+ Sept. 1	Celedonio Lima (ARG)	Roma, Italy	WPTS 3:2
+ Sept. 3	Boris Lagutin (RUS)	Roma, Italy	WPTS 3:2
+ Sept. 5	Carmelo Bossi (ITA)	Roma, Italy	WPTS 4:1

Professional record


1961
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 10	Jonathan Washington	Detroit, United States	W 4
+ July 24	Moses Lockhart	Chicago, United States	TKO 3
+ Aug. 7	Charlie Jordan	Detroit, United States	KO 4
+ Sept. 21	Jonathan Washington	Toledo, United States	W 6

1962
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 7	Clarence Riley	Boston, United States	W 6
+ May 1	Ray Drayton	Boston, United States	TKO 5
+ May 18	Julius Owens	Worcester, United States	KO 3
+ May 26	Charlie Glover	New York, United States	TKO 2
+ June 30	Harold Richardson	New York, United States	W 6
+ Aug. 4	Farid Salim	New York, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 20	Tony Montano	Toledo, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 13	Gomeo Brennan	New York, United States	W 10

1963
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 26	Nic Maric	Dortmund, Germany	TKO 6
+ Apr. 27	Ted Wright	Toledo, United States	W 10
- Oct. 18	Luis Manuel Rodriguez	New York, United States	L 10
- Dec. 27	Luis Manuel Rodriguez	Miami Beach, United States	L 10

1964
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 16	Tommy Payne	Detroit, United States	KO 8
+ Apr. 21	Clarence Alford	Akron, United States	W 10
- May 15	Jose Torres	New York, United States	L 10

1965
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 20	Clarence Alford	Toledo, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 16	Fred Terry	Akron, United States	TKO 4

1966
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 8	Rubin Carter	Chicago, United States	L 10
= Mar. 8	Rubin Carter	Toledo, United States	Draw 10
- July 13	Harold Richardson	New York, United States	L 10
+ Nov. 17	Brad Silas	Portland, United States	TKO 2
+ Dec. 1	Oscar Haynie	Portland, United States	KO 3

1967
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 26	Ike White	Portland, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 20	Bobby Warthen	Worcester, United States	W 10
+ May 12	Doug McLeod	Detroit, United States	TKO 3
- Aug. 2	John Henry Smith	Los Angeles, United States	KO by 5
- Dec. 5	Johnny Pritchett	Kensington, Great Britain	L 10


1968-1969 Inactive

1970
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 6	Sammy Floyd	Detroit, United States	KO 1
- Jan. 31	Billy Douglas	Detroit, United States	TKO by 10

Summary