Jamaica Kid
(Robert Bulkley; Robert Buckley;
James Buckley ?)

BORN   Belize (British Honduras)
DIED June 12 1938; New York, New York (Some sources report June 15 1938)
HEIGHT 5-8 (Some sources report 5-9)
WEIGHT 172-181 lbs
RACE Black
MANAGERS George Moore, Billy Grupp

 

Jamaica Kid was a shifty boxer who was a popular sparring partner for many champions; During his career, he entered the ring against some top men but never ranked as a top contender

During his career, he gained wins over such men as Eddie Palmer, Larry Temple, Jack London, Cleve Hawkins, Theodore "Tiger" Flowers and John Lester Johnson
.
1916
Apr 18 "Young" Gorilla Jones      New Orleans, La                   L 15 
May 19 Eddie Palmer               New Orleans, La                   W 15
          -Colored Middleweight Championship of the World
Oct 21 George Ashe                New York, NY                     ND 10 

1917
Jan  2 Battling Marshall          Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Jan 20 Jack Clifford              Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10 
Jan 22 Charles "Sailor" Grande    Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Feb  5 Bud Clancy                 Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10 
Feb 10 Thomas "Silent" Martin     New York, NY                     ND 10
Feb 19 Val Sontag                 Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Mar 10 Jack Clifford              New York, NY                     ND 10 
Mar 19 Tom O'Leary                Brooklyn, NY                     KO  7
          -Some sources report "Tom Leary";
           Some sources report "KO 6"
May 25 Mike McTigue               New York, NY                     ND 10
Sep 10 Andy Schmader              Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10 
Sep 14 Larry Temple               New York, NY                     WF 10 
Sep 21 Clay Turner                New York, NY                     ND 10
Sep 28 Paul Sampson-Koerner       Freeport, NY                     ND 10
       "Stockyards" Tom Murphy    Perth Amboy, NJ                  ND  8

1918
Jun 27 Jack London                Perth Amboy, NJ                  KO  2
Jul 19 Johnny Saxon               Morgan Station, NJ               ND  8
          -Some sources report "ND 6" at Newark, NJ;
           Some sources report "New York, NY"
           Some sources report 7/20/18
Aug 13 Joe Rivers                 Boston, Ma                        W  8 
Sep  6 Young Fisher               Syracuse, NY                     ND 10 
Nov 28 Jack Thompson              Philadelphia, Pa                 LK  5

1919
Jan  1 Kid Norfolk                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb 24 "Young" Battling Nelson    Hartford, Ct                      L 10 
Mar  3 "Panama" Joe Gans          Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jun  1 Jack Dempsey               Toledo, Oh                       EX   
Jun  2 Jack Dempsey               Toledo, Oh                       EX   
Jun  9 Jack Dempsey               Toledo, Oh                       EX   
Jun 22 Jack Dempsey               Toledo, Oh                       EX  2
Jun 29 Jack Dempsey               Toledo, Oh                       EX  2
       -Jamaica Kid was a sparring partner for Jack Dempsey
         in preparation for his title fight with Jess Willard
Jul 24 Clay Turner                Atlantic City, NJ                ND  8 
Jul 28 Kid Norfolk                Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Aug 18 Clay Turner                Buffalo, NY                      ND 10
Sep 19 Cleve Hawkins              Clinton, Ma                       W 12 
Oct    Jeff Smith                 Atlantic City, NJ                ND  8
Oct 17 "Young" Jack Johnson       Clinton, Ma                       D 12 
Oct 23 Clay Turner                Syracuse, NY                     ND 10
Nov  4 Kid Norfolk                Boston, Ma                        L 12 
Nov 13 Jeff Smith                 Atlantic City, NJ                ND  8
Dec  3 Kid Norfolk                Columbus, Oh                     ND 12 
Dec 11 Jeff Smith                 Binghamton, NY                   ND 10

1920
Mar 29 Sam Langford               Columbus, Oh                     LK  7
May 11 "Panama" Joe Gans          Norfolk, Va                       D 10 
May 17 Kid Norfolk                Toledo, Oh                       ND 12
Sep  3 Kid Norfolk                Baltimore, Md                     L 12
Oct 25 Jeff Smith                 Trenton, NJ                      ND 12
          -Some sources report "ND 10"

1921
Jan  5 Kid Norfolk                Detroit, Mi                      ND 10
May  3 Kid Norfolk                New York, NY                      L 15
Dec 30 Kid Norfolk                New York, NY                      L  8

1922
Mar    Jeff Clark                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  8 
Apr 10 "Panama" Joe Gans          Detroit, Mi                       D 10
Jul  4 Jack Leslie                Waterloo, Ia                     ND 10 
Jul 26 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Covington, Ky                    TK  2
Aug 21 Jeff Smith                 Dayton, Oh                        L 12
Dec  5 John Lester Johnson        New York, NY                      W 12

1923
Jan  9 Willie Walker              New York, NY                      L 12
Feb 19 James "Tut" Jackson        Washington Court House, Oh        L 12
Feb 22 Jeff Smith                 Portland, Me                     ND 12
Feb 26 Jeff Smith                 Buffalo, NY                       L 10
Apr  4 James "Tut" Jackson        Springfield, Oh                  ND 12
          -Some sources report "L 12"
Apr 20 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Toledo, Oh                       ND 12
May 20 James "Tut" Jackson        Cincinnati, Oh                   ND 12
          -Some sources report "L 12"
May 22 Jeff Smith                 Portland, Me                     ND 12
          -Some sources report "L 12"
Jul 14 Kid Norfolk                New York, NY                     LK  2
Jul 30 James "Tut" Jackson        Atlanta, Ga                       L 10
Sep  4 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Atlanta, Ga                       L 10
          -Some sources report "L 12" on 9/03/23
Nov 27 Lee Anderson               Springfield, Il                  ND 12
          -Some sources report "L 12"
Dec 26 James "Tut" Jackson        Zanesville, Oh                   ND 12
          -Reports vary - "W 12" - "D 12"

1924
Jan 21 Lee Anderson               Zanesville, Oh                   ND 12
          -Some sources report "D 12"
Feb 18 Jeff Smith                 New York, NY                      L 12
Mar  3 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Fremont, Oh                      ND 10
May 17 Ted Moore                  New York, NY                      L 12
Jun 27 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Grand Rapids, Mi                 ND 10
Jul 22 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Covington, Ky                    LF  3
          -Some sources report 7/21/24
Jul 27 Sully Montgomery           Muscatine, Ia                    LK  4
Sep 15 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Columbus, Oh                     ND 12
          -Some sources report "L 12"
Oct 11 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   New York, NY                     LK  7
          -Some sources report "LT 8"
1925
Feb  5 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers   Dayton, Oh                       LT 10
Mar  9 Jack Delaney               Buffalo, NY                      LK  2
       "Sunny" Jim Williams                                        LK  8
Aug  8 Roscoe Hall                Brooklyn, NY                     LF  6
Oct 24 "Fighting" Bob Lawson      Brooklyn, NY                      L  6
Oct 30 Bobby Williams             Canton, Oh                       ND 10
          -Some sources report "L 10" against "Joe Williams"

1925-1926
       Jack "Jake" Warren                                           L  6
          -Some sources report "L 10"

1926
Jul  2 Maxie Rosenbloom           Atlantic City, NJ                ND  8
          -Some sources report 7/23/26;
           Some sources report 7/24/26
Aug  6 Maxie Rosenbloom           Long Branch, NJ                  LK  6
          -Some sources report 8/07/26
Nov 29 Kid Rose                   Atlantic City, NJ                 L  6 
Dec 10 Jack Delaney               Waterbury, Ct                    LK  3
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

1927
Aug 12 Jim Maloney                Woodhaven, NY                    LK  4
Sep  5 Jack Gagnon                Franklin, NH                     LK  7 
          -Some sources report "LK 8"
Oct 17 Martin Burke               New Bedford, Ma                  LK  3
       Isaac "Ike" McFowler                                         L  8

1928
Jan    Jack Gagnon                Manchester, NH                   LK  2
          -Some sources report "LK 8"
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