One of the greatest boxers never to win a world title and part of the infamous 'Black Murderer's Row' Lloyd Marshall was born in Madison County, Georgia: OnThisDay in 1914.
Raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Marshall took up boxing as a 17-year-old and won two Cleveland Golden Gloves titles (1934, 1935).
He turned professional in Sacramento in 1937 and quickly made a name for himself after beating a slew of top fighters:
Ken Overlin (W 10), Ceferino Garcia (L10, KO by 5), Babe Risko (KO 5), Teddy Yarosz (W10, L10), Lou Brouillard (W 10), Tony Cisco (W 12), Ralph DeJohn (KO 6) and Charley Burley (W 10).
Marshall scored seven knockdowns en route to an 8th-round stoppage of the great Ezzard Charles.
Charles would, however, register two stoppage victories against Marshall to get the better of their rivalry.
A win over Anton Christoforidis (W 10) preceded a thrilling 1943 bout with Cleveland rival Jimmy Bivins. Marshall knocked down Bivins in the 7th but was halted in the 13th.
1944 brought an impressive string of victories including Jake LaMotta (W 10), Holman Williams (W 10) and Joey Maxim (W 10).
He suffered back-to-back losses to Archie Moore in 1945 (L10, KO by 10) before heading back to the West Coast.
Marshall retired in 1951, but not before notching wins over Freddie Mills (KO 5) and Tommy Farr (W 10) among others.
A talented boxer with power in both hands, Marshall defeated nine world champions in his career and lodged a 64-25-4 (32 KOs) record.
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