Retirement
Walker opened a restaurant after retirement and his restaurant became a popular dining place in New York City. He became an accomplished painting artist, many of his works being exhibited at New York and London art galleries. During his boxing career, he found golf to be a suitable distraction to his training regimen and he often dragged his manager Doc Kearns and his kids to golf courses to play golf.
Walker was found by police in 1974 lying on a street in Freehold, NJ and taken to a hospital, where he was admitted with doctors initially thinking he was just a drunken man picked up at the streets. But further testing revealed that Walker was suffering from Parkinson's Syndrome, Arteriosclerosis and Anemia; he died on April 28, 1981 in Freehold, NJ.
Walker had a record of 94 wins, 18 losses, 4 draws, 2 no contest and 46 no decisions (Newspaper decisions: 37-7-1) in 163 professional bouts, his 60 knockout wins making him a member of the exclusive group of boxers who have won 50 or more bouts by knockout.
He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990, as an original member of that institution.
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