Bert Lytell

Calvin Coolidge Lytle (January 24, 1924 – January 26, 1990), better known by his professional names Bert Lytell and Chocolate Kid, was an American boxer and middleweight contender in the 1940s and early 1950s. Recognized as a member of the famous Murderers' Row, the 5'8" Lytell fought (and often won) against other top black middleweights of his time, including Charley Burley, Herbert "Cocoa Kid" Lewis Hardwick, Holman Williams, and Charley Doc Williams, as well as other notable fighters including Archie Moore and Sam Baroudi.

Lytell was born in Victoria, Texas. He enlisted in the Naval reserves in 1942 in San Antonio, Texas, and was discharged in 1944. He resided in New York City He was one of the members of the famous Black Murderers' Row, 69 Win 51–13–5

UD 10 Apr 5, 1948

68 Win 50–13–5

TKO 5 (10) Mar 24, 1948

67 Draw 49–13–5

PTS 10 Feb 16, 1948

66 Loss 49–13–4

SD 10 Feb 11, 1948

65 Win 49–12–4

PTS 10 Jan 21, 1948

64 Win 48–12–4

PTS 8 Jan 9, 1948

63 Win 47–12–4

SD 10 Nov 25, 1947

62 Loss 46–12–4

UD 10 Jul 14, 1947

61 Win 46–11–4

UD 12 Jul 4, 1947

60 Win 45–11–4

TKO 5 (10) Jun 21, 1947

59 Win 44–11–4

RTD 6 (10) May 18, 1947

58 Win 43–11–4

KO 6 (10) Apr 21, 1947

57 Win 42–11–4

UD 10 Apr 7, 1947

56 Win 41–11–4

UD 10 Mar 18, 1947

55 Win 40–11–4

TKO 9 (10) Mar 3, 1947

54 Win 39–11–4

UD 10 Feb 17, 1947

53 Win 38–11–4

TKO 3 (8) Jan 21, 1947

52 Win 37–11–4

PTS 10 Jan 13, 1947

51 Win 36–11–4

PTS 8 Nov 8, 1946

50 Win 35–11–4

KO 3 (10) Oct 28, 1946

49 Win 34–11–4

UD 10 Oct 17, 1946

48 Loss 33–11–4

TKO 2 (10) Sep 2, 1946

47 Win 33–10–4

UD 10 Aug 30, 1946

46 Loss 32–10–4

UD 10 Aug 5, 1946

45 Win 32–9–4

PTS 10 Jul 30, 1946

44 Win 31–9–4

PTS 10 Jun 28, 1946

43 Win 30–9–4

UD 10 Apr 15, 1946

42 Draw 29–9–4

PTS 10 Apr 5, 1946

41 Win 29–9–3

PTS 10 Apr 2, 1946

40 Win 28–9–3

PTS 10 Mar 25, 1946

39 Loss 27–9–3

PTS 10 Feb 4, 1946

38 Win 27–8–3

KO 2 (10) Jan 21, 1946

37 Win 26–8–3

KO 3 (10) Jan 7, 1946

36 Loss 25–8–3

SD 10 Oct 1, 1945

35 Win 25–7–3

UD 10 Sep 24, 1945

34 Loss 24–7–3

PTS 12 Aug 31, 1945

33 Draw 24–6–3

PTS 10 Aug 17, 1945

32 Win 24–6–2

KO 9 (10) Aug 6, 1945

31 Win 23–6–2

TKO 10 (10) Jul 9, 1945

30 Win 22–6–2

PTS 10 Jul 2, 1945

29 Win 21–6–2

PTS 10 Jun 25, 1945

28 Loss 20–6–2

PTS 10 Jun 8, 1945

27 Win 20–5–2

UD 10 May 28, 1945

26 Win 19–5–2

TKO 4 (10) May 21, 1945

25 Loss 18–5–2

SD 10 Apr 27, 1945

24 Win 18–4–2

PTS 10 Apr 20, 1945

23 Win 17–4–2

KO 3 (10) Apr 12, 1945

22 Win 16–4–2

TKO 3 (10) Apr 4, 1945

21 Win 15–4–2

UD 10 Mar 1, 1945

20 Win 14–4–2

DQ 9 (10) Feb 26, 1945

19 Win 13–4–2

PTS 10 Feb 19, 1945

18 Loss 12–4–2

SD 10 Feb 5, 1945

17 Win 12–3–2

UD 10 Jan 12, 1945

16 Win 11–3–2

RTD 3 (8) Jan 6, 1945

15 Loss 10–3–2

UD 10 Jan 4, 1945

14 Win 10–2–2

RTD 7 (10) Dec 11, 1944

13 Loss 9–2–2

SD 10 Nov 17, 1944

12 Win 9–1–2

PTS 8 Nov 13, 1944

11 Draw 8–1–2

PTS 10 Nov 3, 1944

10 Win 8–1–1

PTS 8 Oct 30, 1944

9 Win 7–1–1

PTS 8 Oct 16, 1944

8 Win 6–1–1

PTS 10 Sep 29, 1944

7 Draw 5–1–1

PTS 10 Sep 15, 1944

6 Win 5–1

UD 10 Sep 1, 1944

5 Win 4–1

PTS 10 Aug 18, 1944

4 Win 3–1

TKO 5 (10) Aug 4, 1944

3 Win 2–1

KO 4 (6) Jul 31, 1944

2 Win 1–1

PTS 6 Jul 24, 1944

1 Loss 0–1

PTS 6 Jul 17, 1944