Sport & Note

Jay LAMBERT

Male

(Elbert Jay Lambert)
Heavyweight, USA, West Jordan, Utah
Born: November 21, 1925, Helper, Utah, USA
Died: February 6, 2012, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

as an amateur:
1947 won Intermountain Golden Gloves heavyweight title
1948 London, England, Olympic Games heavyweight

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

After leaving professional boxing,
Lambert went to medical school at the University of Utah
and became a general surgeon and volunteered
as a ringside physician the next 40 years

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1942
Salt Lake City, Utah, Intermountain AAU Novice winner
+ Mar. 25	Jack Martinez	Salt Lake City, Utah	WPTS 3
1943
Salt Lake City, Utah, Intermountain AAU Junior winner
+ Mar. 30	Columbus Herriman	Salt Lake City, Utah	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 31	Pete Hayward	Salt Lake City, Utah	WTKO 2
+ Apr. 23	Rex Losee	Provo, Utah	WTKO 2
+ May 14	Elmer Crawford	Salt Lake City, Utah	WPTS 3
+ June 30	Kayo Taturzack	Salt Lake City, Utah	WWO
+ Sept. 24	George Hull	Salt Lake City, Utah	WKO 1
1944-1945 No activity recorded
1946
+ Feb. 4	Max Horrocks	Salt Lake City, Utah	WTKO 1
Salt Lake City, Utah, Intermountain AAU Open 2nd place
- Apr. 9	Pete Liapis	Salt Lake City, Utah	LKO 1
+ July 4	Pete Liapis	Price, Utah	WPTS 4
1947
= Jan. 18	Floyd Richardson	Arthur, Utah	Draw 3
Ogden, Utah, Utah Golden Gloves winner
+ Feb. 7	Norman Bridgewater	Ogden, Utah	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 8	Lyngby Stoker	Ogden, Utah	WPTS 3
= Mar. 1	Floyd Richardson	Lehi, Utah	Draw 3
Pocatello, Idaho, Intermountain Intercollegiate winner
+ Mar. 14	Jay Ferguson	Pocatello, Idaho	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 15	Frank Williams	Pocatello, Idaho	WPTS 3
Salt Lake City, Utah, Intermountain AAU Open 2nd place
- Mar. 26	Pete Liapis	Salt Lake City, Utah	LPTS 3
+ May 1	Norman Bridgewater	West Jordan, Utah	WKO 3
1948
Ogden, Utah, Utah Golden Gloves winner
+ Feb. 18	Dale Panter	Ogden, Utah	WKO 1
+ Feb. 19	Ken Bennion	Ogden, Utah	WTKO 3
Pocatello, Idaho, Intermountain Intercollegiate winner
+ Feb. 26	Charles Masten	Pocatello, Idaho	WTKO 1
+ Feb. 28	Lyle Kerby	Pocatello, Idaho	WTKO 1
Salt Lake City, Utah, Intermountain AAU Open winner
+ Mar. 23	Pete Liapis	Salt Lake City, Utah	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 24	Ken Bennion	Salt Lake City, Utah	WTKO 2
Boston, Massachusetts, United States National Championships 3rd place, +79.400 kg
+ Apr. 6	John Vingar	Boston, Massachusetts	WTKO 1
+ Apr. 6	Joseph Sanchez	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
- Apr. 7	Coley Wallace	Boston, Massachusetts	LPTS 3
Salt Lake City, Utah, Sub-Regional Olympic Trials winner, +79,400 kg
+ May 25	Rex Lyman	Salt Lake City, Utah	WPTS 3
San Francisco, California, Far-West Region Olympic Trials winner, +79,400 kg
+ June 17	Johnny Contrades	San Francisco, California	WKO 1
+ June 17	Clarence Henry	San Francisco, California	WPTS 3
Boston, Massachusetts, US Olympic Trials winner, +79.400 kg
+ June 28	Al Micatrotta	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
+ June 29	James Motley	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
+ June 29	Norvel Lee	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
London, England, Olympic Games quarter-finals, +79,400 kg
+ Aug. 9	Vicente dos Santos	London, England	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 10	Fernand Bothy	London, England	WPTS 3
- Aug. 11	John Arthur	London, England	LPTS 3
+ Oct. 25	Junior Payne	Salt Lake City, Utah	WPTS 5

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1948
+ Nov. 22	Bob McDowell	Salt Lake City, United States	TKO 3
+ Dec. 6	Billy Pappas	Salt Lake City, United States	W 6
1949
+ May 23	Johnny Denson	Salt Lake City, United States	W 10
= July 12	Remo Polidori	Salt Lake City, United States	Draw 10
+ July 21	Cyclone Joe Williams	Logan, United States	TKO 1
+ Aug. 11	Billy Davis	Salina, United States	KO 2
+ Aug. 18	Billy Davis	Midvale, United States	KO 2
- Sept. 2	Clarence Henry	Hollywood, United States	KO by 3
1950
+ Feb. 6	Remo Polidori	Salt Lake City, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 24	Gene Pearce	Logan, United States	KO 6
- Mar. 7	Frank Buford	Salt Lake City, United States	L 10
- Mar. 16	Bob Dunlap	San Francisco, United States	TKO by 6

Summary

Total bouts: 12, Won: 8 (5 inside the limit), Lost: 3 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0