Born October 17, 1947, in Newark, New Jersey, James Scott’s early life isn’t well documented outside of time in a reformatory.
With several years to stay out of trouble and rehabilitate, Scott decided on the prison’s boxing program as an active competitor.
James Scott was incredibly active from 1974 to 1975 going 11-0-1 in his fights from the Miami Beach Auditorium.
Scott managed to dodge the murder charge with a hung jury but would have to do time for robbery.
The World Boxing Association decided to recognize Scott’s career in prison so all fights from 1978 until his 1981 retirement took place at Rahway Prison.
