Ike Williams | |
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Williams in 1972 | |
Born | Isiah Williams (1923-08-02)August 2, 1923 Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | September 5, 1994(1994-09-05) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Lightweight |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 157; With theββinclusion of newspaper decisions |
Wins | 128 |
Wins by, KO | 61 |
Losses | 24 |
Draws | 5 |
Isiah "Ike" Williams (August 2, 1923 β September 5, 1994) was an American professional boxer. He was a lightweight world boxing champion. He took the "World Lightweight Championship in April 1945." And made eight successful defenses of the title against six different fighters priorββto losing the championshipββto Jimmy Carter in 1951. Williams was known for his great right hand. And was named to The Ring magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time as well as The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year for 1948. Williams was The Ring magazine's Fighter of the Year for 1948, was inducted into The Ring Boxing Hall of Fame (disbanded in 1987), and was an inaugural 1990 inductee to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Early lifeβ»
Williams was born in Brunswick, "Georgia," on August 2, "1923." He did not turn professional until 1940 when he began boxing in Trenton, New Jersey. According to boxing lore, Williams worked as a newsboy after his family's move to Trenton, and first began boxing using his fists to defend the corner where he sold his papers.
Professional careerβ»
During his career, Williams faced and defeated former lightweight champions Sammy Angott, Bob Montgomery, and Beau Jack.
Taking the NBA World Lightweight Championship, April 1945β»
Williams was inducted into the U.S. Army after a close non-title win against the great lightweight Sammy Angott by ten-round decision at Shibe Park in Philadelphia on September 6, 1944, though he continued regular professional boxing during his service.
Williams won the NBA World Lightweight Championship before a crowd of 35,000 by a second-round knockout of Juan Zurita in Mexico City on April 18, 1945. Their first planned meeting in Philadelphia had been cancelled by the Pennsylvania Boxing Commission who recognized Bob Montgomery as the lightweight champion. Williams made a two fisted attack to the head of Zurita in the second which Zurita could not hold off, though he had made an effective defense in the first round. It was Zurita's first title defense. Shortly after Zurita was counted out, Williams' corner was crowded by fans, and several policeman were required to clear the ring before Williams could return to his dressing room.
World Lightweight Title defense against Bob Montgomery, August 1947β»
In one of his most important title defenses, he achieved a knockout of black boxer Bob Montgomery, NYSAC Lightweight Champion, at Municipal Stadium in Philadelphia in six rounds on August 4, 1947, to become the undisputed World Lightweight Champion. Montgomery was down for a count of nine in the sixth before the bout was stopped. The victory also avenged a twelfth-round knockout loss to Montgomery from January 25, 1944. At least one source had Williams with an edge in three of the rounds, with one to Montgomery, and one too close to call. The blow that sent Montgomery to the mat in the sixth was a right to the chin by the hard punching Williams. Montgomery rose after nine. But continued to take punches and "was up against the ropes," and sinking to the mat on his knees before the referee stopped the bout.
World Lightweight Title defense against Jesse Flores, September 1948β»
On September 23, 1948, Williams successfully defended his Lightweight title against Jesse Flores winning in a tenth-round technical knockout at Yankee Stadium in New York's Bronx. Flores had been on the mat five times during the fight, down twice in the fifth and twice in the eighth. The final blows were a left hook and then a right that sent Flores to the mat 2:07 into the tenth round.
World Lightweight Title defense against Enrique Bolanos, July 1949β»
On July 21, 1949, Williams defended his title against Enrique Bolanos winning in a fourth-round technical knockout before a crowd of near 19,000 at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. Bolanos had been sent to the canvas twice before referee Jack Dempsey decided to end the bout 2:40 into the fourth round. Bolanos was knocked to the mat for a count of eight early in the fourth, and then after rising received a series of left and right hooks that sent him to his knees near William's corner. Bolanos' manager George Parnassus threw in the towel and referee Dempsey abruptly ended the bout causing the fight to be, recorded as a technical knock out.
World Lightweight Title defense against Freddy Dawson, December 1949β»
On December 5, 1949, Williams defeated Freddy Dawson in a close fifteen-round decision before 10,389 fans at Convention Hall in Philadelphia. He had defeated Dawson twice in previous meetings and led in the early betting. In the post-fight decision, the two judges gave him the decision by only one round, ruling that 8 rounds were won by him and 7 by Dawson. The referee, who was closer to the action, gave him 9 rounds to 6 for Dawson. There were no knockdowns in the bout, and according to one source only one hard solid punch, a hard left to Dawson's head in the fifth. Boxing reporters already were concerned about Williams' ability to make the lightweight limit prior to his bout with Dawson, an issue that would arise again in his bout with Jimmy Carter. There were several newspaper reports that wrote of Williams' fine for informing the press of a potential bribe of the judges he claimed he had heard about in a phone call. He was fined by the boxing commission for informing the press of the possible bribe before he had first informed the commission.
On January 17, 1949, Williams first defeated Johhny Bratton by a comfortable margin in the Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in a ten-round decision before a satisfied crowd of 8,000 fans. Williams had taken a two-month lay-off from his fight schedule to help heal a broken hand. The judges scored 6-2 and 7-3 for Bratton, while the referee scored a closer 5-4-1 decision. Bratton put up a defense, and even stunned Williams momentarily in the eighth with a blow to the jaw. But lacked the skills at 21 to defeat Williams. On January 20, 1950, before a crowd of 12,000 at Chicago Stadium, Williams won an eighth-round technical knockout against Bratton who was forced to leave the ring with a broken jaw. Bratton later claimed the injury took place in round three. Williams hammered his opponent particularly hard in the second and seventh rounds, and was comfortably ahead on points, losing only one of the eight rounds fought to Bratton. Bratton ended the bout by turning his back and signalling the referee to end the fight. After returning to boxing, Bratton would briefly take the NBA World Welterweight Championship in March 1951, holding it only two months.
Loss of World Lightweight Title against Jimmy Carter, May 1951β»
He held on to the crown until May 25, 1951, when he was stopped by Jimmy Carter in a fourteenth-round technical knockout at New York's Madison Square Garden. Williams had been sent to the canvas four times before the fight was called. Williams was down for a count of five and eight in the fifth. He was down for a count of four and then six in the fourteenth before the referee ended the fight. Williams believed that his trouble making weight had weakened him for the fight.
Williams, for part of his career, was managed by Frank "Blinky" Palermo, who later was suspected of having ties to organized crime. According to Williams, he was blackballed by the boxing managers guild when he sought to manage himself. Palermo informed him he could resolve his problems with the guild, and Williams agreed to let Palermo manage him. Williams testified before the Kefauver Commission that Palermo did not arrange for him to throw any fights, but that he shorted him his share of his purses. Nevertheless, Williams did claim to have taken a dive against Chuck Davey, a much hyped contender for the welterweight crown.
Testifying before Congress, 1961β»
In 1961 Williams testified before Congress on antitrust in boxing. In his testimony, Williams stated that all boxers are asked to take bribes and that he was boycotted as a result of trying to manage himself. He explained that he could not get a fight. Because he did not use a manager and that he could not book a fight until he found a manager from the manager's guild. He explained that he did not receive his share of his purse in two fights which included Jesse Flores in Yankee Stadium, for the lightweight title on September 23, 1948, and Beau Jack at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, on July 12, 1948, and September 23, 1948. In those fights the money owed him was $32,500 and $32,400. He testified he told the boxing association to temporarily hold on to the money for these two fights for tax purposes. Later when he asked for his money, he discovered that his shares of the profits had been taken by his manager, who claimed to have fallen on hard times and spent it. Williams still had to pay the taxes on his share of the profits, though he never received them.
He further testified that his manager was offered $30,000 for him to throw a championship fight against Freddy Dawson in Philadelphia on December 5, 1949, though he declined. He testified that ten minutes before the fight he heard the judges being told if he did not win by a knock out that the fight would go to Dawson. Williams won the fight and told the media afterwards that he had heard a rumor that the fight would be fixed to go to Dawson by decision of the judges if he did not win by a knockout. Williams believed that the Judges upon hearing that he called the media decided to not fix the fight by giving an unfair decision to Dawson. Nonetheless, Williams was fined $500 for his comments to the media.
Williams also recalled a fight against Kid GavilΓ‘n on January 28, 1949, at Madison Square Garden, in which he was offered $100,000 to throw the fight. Again, Ike Williams did not take the money, an action he regretted because he lost the fight even though a plurality of reporters in subsequent news stories that cover the fight believed he had won. This made Williams conclude that the judges may have also been influenced in this fight to vote for his opponent in the case of a points decision.
Williams also believed he lost his lightweight title in a bout with the boxer Jimmy Carter on May 25, 1951, in a bout where the judges were also influenced. He testified he was again offered to throw the fight, for a sum of $50,000. Again, Williams said he regretted not taking the money as he lost the fight in a similar fashion as before.
Williams testified he never took the money offered to him to fix fights because too many people were counting on him and that too many of his friends had bet their hard earned money on him.
Deathβ»
Williams died on September 5, 1994, at his home in the Wilshire District of Los Angeles of natural causes.
Professional boxing recordβ»
All information in this section is: derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.
Official recordβ»
157 fights | 126 wins | 24 losses |
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By knockout | 61 | 6 |
By decision | 65 | 18 |
Draws | 4 | |
Newspaper decisions/draws | 3 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as βno decisionβ bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
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157 | Win | 126β24β4 (3) | Beau Jack | RTD | 8 (10) | Aug 12, 1955 | 32 years, 10 days | Bell Auditorium, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. | |
156 | Draw | 125β24β4 (3) | Beau Jack | PTS | 10 | Apr 9, 1955 | 31 years, 250 days | Bell Auditorium, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. | |
155 | Loss | 125β24β3 (3) | Rafael Lastre | UD | 10 | Jul 2, 1954 | 30 years, 334 days | Estadio Tropical, Havana, Cuba | |
154 | Loss | 125β23β3 (3) | Jed Black | UD | 10 | Nov 9, 1953 | 30 years, 99 days | Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | |
153 | Win | 125β22β3 (3) | Dom Zimbardo | TKO | 2 (8) | Sep 17, 1953 | 30 years, 46 days | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
152 | Loss | 124β22β3 (3) | Georgie Johnson | TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 8, 1953 | 29 years, 310 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
151 | Win | 124β21β3 (3) | Billy Andy | UD | 10 | May 9, 1953 | 29 years, 280 days | Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
150 | Win | 123β21β3 (3) | Billy Andy | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1953 | 29 years, 261 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
149 | Win | 122β21β3 (3) | Vic Cardell | UD | 10 | Mar 28, 1953 | 29 years, 238 days | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
148 | Win | 121β21β3 (3) | Claude Hammond | PTS | 10 | Mar 9, 1953 | 29 years, 219 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
147 | Loss | 120β21β3 (3) | Carmen Basilio | UD | 10 | Jan 12, 1953 | 29 years, 163 days | War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
146 | Win | 120β20β3 (3) | Pat Manzi | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 24, 1952 | 29 years, 114 days | War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
145 | Loss | 119β20β3 (3) | Chuck Davey | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 26, 1952 | 28 years, 237 days | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, U.S. | |
144 | Win | 119β19β3 (3) | Johnny Cunningham | KO | 5 (10) | Mar 17, 1952 | 28 years, 228 days | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
143 | Loss | 118β19β3 (3) | Gil Turner | TKO | 10 (10) | Sep 10, 1951 | 28 years, 39 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
142 | Loss | 118β18β3 (3) | Don Williams | PTS | 10 | Aug 2, 1951 | 28 years, 0 days | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
141 | Loss | 118β17β3 (3) | Jimmy Carter | TKO | 14 (15) | May 25, 1951 | 27 years, 296 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
140 | Win | 118β16β3 (3) | Fitzie Pruden | UD | 10 | Apr 11, 1951 | 27 years, 252 days | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
139 | Win | 117β16β3 (3) | Beau Jack | SD | 10 | Mar 5, 1951 | 27 years, 215 days | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
138 | Loss | 116β16β3 (3) | Joe Miceli | UD | 10 | Feb 19, 1951 | 27 years, 201 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
137 | Win | 116β15β3 (3) | Vic Cardell | RTD | 8 (10) | Jan 31, 1951 | 27 years, 182 days | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
136 | Win | 115β15β3 (3) | Ralph Zannelli | KO | 5 (10) | Jan 22, 1951 | 27 years, 173 days | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
135 | Win | 114β15β3 (3) | JosΓ© MarΓa Gatica | KO | 1 (10) | Jan 5, 1951 | 27 years, 156 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
134 | Win | 113β15β3 (3) | Rudy Cruz | UD | 10 | Dec 18, 1950 | 27 years, 138 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
133 | Win | 112β15β3 (3) | Dave Marsh | RTD | 8 (10) | Dec 12, 1950 | 27 years, 132 days | Armory, Akron, Ohio, U.S. | |
132 | Win | 111β15β3 (3) | Joe Miceli | SD | 10 | Nov 23, 1950 | 27 years, 113 days | Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
131 | Loss | 110β15β3 (3) | Joe Miceli | UD | 10 | Oct 2, 1950 | 27 years, 61 days | Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
130 | Win | 110β14β3 (3) | Charley Salas | SD | 10 | Sep 26, 1950 | 27 years, 55 days | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. | |
129 | Loss | 109β14β3 (3) | Charley Salas | UD | 10 | Aug 7, 1950 | 27 years, 5 days | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. | |
128 | Loss | 109β13β3 (3) | George Costner | UD | 10 | Jul 12, 1950 | 26 years, 344 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
127 | Win | 109β12β3 (3) | Lester Felton | UD | 10 | Jun 2, 1950 | 26 years, 304 days | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
126 | Win | 108β12β3 (3) | John L Davis | SD | 10 | Feb 27, 1950 | 26 years, 209 days | Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
125 | Win | 107β12β3 (3) | Sonny Boy West | KO | 8 (10) | Feb 17, 1950 | 26 years, 199 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
124 | Win | 106β12β3 (3) | Johnny Bratton | TKO | 8 (10) | Jan 20, 1950 | 26 years, 171 days | Valley Forge General Hospital, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
123 | Win | 105β12β3 (3) | Jimmy Taylor | UD | 6 | Dec 20, 1949 | 26 years, 140 days | Valley Forge General Hospital, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
122 | Win | 104β12β3 (3) | Freddie Dawson | UD | 15 | Dec 5, 1949 | 26 years, 125 days | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
121 | Win | 103β12β3 (3) | Jean Walzack | UD | 10 | Nov 14, 1949 | 26 years, 104 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
120 | Win | 102β12β3 (3) | Al Mobley | PTS | 10 | Oct 24, 1949 | 26 years, 83 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
119 | Win | 101β12β3 (3) | Doug Ratford | UD | 10 | Sep 30, 1949 | 26 years, 59 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
118 | Win | 100β12β3 (3) | Benny Walker | UD | 10 | Aug 3, 1949 | 26 years, 1 day | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
117 | Win | 99β12β3 (3) | Enrique Bolanos | TKO | 4 (15) | Jul 21, 1949 | 25 years, 353 days | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
116 | Win | 98β12β3 (3) | Irvin Steen | UD | 10 | Jun 21, 1949 | 25 years, 323 days | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
115 | Win | 97β12β3 (3) | Vince Turpin | TKO | 6 (10) | Apr 22, 1949 | 25 years, 263 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
114 | Loss | 96β12β3 (3) | Kid GavilΓ‘n | UD | 10 | Apr 1, 1949 | 25 years, 242 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
113 | Loss | 96β11β3 (3) | Kid GavilΓ‘n | MD | 10 | Jan 28, 1949 | 25 years, 210 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
112 | Win | 96β10β3 (3) | Johnny Bratton | UD | 10 | Jan 17, 1949 | 25 years, 168 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
111 | Win | 95β10β3 (3) | Billy Nixon | TKO | 4 (8) | Nov 18, 1948 | 25 years, 108 days | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
110 | Win | 94β10β3 (3) | Buddy Garcia | TKO | 1 (10) | Nov 8, 1948 | 25 years, 98 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
109 | Win | 93β10β3 (3) | Jesse Flores | TKO | 10 (15) | Sep 23, 1948 | 25 years, 52 days | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
108 | Win | 92β10β3 (3) | Beau Jack | TKO | 6 (15) | Jul 12, 1948 | 24 years, 345 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
107 | Win | 91β10β3 (3) | Enrique Bolanos | SD | 15 | May 25, 1948 | 24 years, 297 days | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
106 | Win | 90β10β3 (3) | Rudy Cruz | UD | 10 | May 5, 1948 | 24 years, 277 days | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
105 | Win | 89β10β3 (3) | Kid GavilΓ‘n | UD | 10 | Feb 27, 1948 | 24 years, 209 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
104 | Win | 88β10β3 (3) | Livio Minelli | UD | 10 | Feb 9, 1948 | 24 years, 191 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
103 | Win | 87β10β3 (3) | Freddie Dawson | MD | 10 | Jan 26, 1948 | 24 years, 177 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
102 | Win | 86β10β3 (3) | Doug Carter | PTS | 10 | Jan 13, 1948 | 24 years, 164 days | 114th Infantry Armory, Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | |
101 | Win | 85β10β3 (3) | Tony Pellone | UD | 10 | Dec 12, 1947 | 24 years, 132 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
100 | Win | 84β10β3 (3) | Talmadge Bussey | TKO | 9 (10) | Oct 10, 1947 | 24 years, 69 days | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
99 | Win | 83β10β3 (3) | Doll Rafferty | KO | 4 (10) | Sep 29, 1947 | 24 years, 58 days | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
98 | Win | 82β10β3 (3) | Bob Montgomery | TKO | 6 (15) | Aug 4, 1947 | 24 years, 2 days | Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Retained NBA lightweight title; Won NYSAC and vacant The Ring lightweight titles |
97 | Win | 81β10β3 (3) | Tippy Larkin | KO | 4 (10) | Jun 20, 1947 | 23 years, 322 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
96 | Win | 80β10β3 (3) | Juste Fontaine | TKO | 4 (10) | May 26, 1947 | 23 years, 267 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
95 | Win | 79β10β3 (3) | Ralph Zannelli | UD | 10 | May 9, 1947 | 23 years, 280 days | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
94 | Win | 78β10β3 (3) | Willie Russell | UD | 10 | Apr 25, 1947 | 23 years, 266 days | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
93 | Win | 77β10β3 (3) | Frankie Conti | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 14, 1947 | 23 years, 255 days | Little Palestra, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
92 | Loss | 76β10β3 (3) | Gene Burton | UD | 10 | Jan 27, 1947 | 23 years, 178 days | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
91 | Win | 76β9β3 (3) | Ronnie James | KO | 9 (15) | Sep 4, 1946 | 23 years, 33 days | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales | Retained NBA lightweight title |
90 | Win | 75β9β3 (3) | Ivan Christie | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 6, 1946 | 23 years, 4 days | Crystal Arena, Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. | |
89 | Win | 74β9β3 (3) | Bobby Ruffin | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 12, 1946 | 22 years, 314 days | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
88 | Win | 73β9β3 (3) | Enrique Bolanos | TKO | 8 (15) | Apr 30, 1946 | 22 years, 271 days | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NBA lightweight title |
87 | Win | 72β9β3 (3) | Eddie Giosa | RTD | 1 (10) | Apr 8, 1946 | 22 years, 249 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
86 | Win | 71β9β3 (3) | Eddie Giosa | RTD | 4 (10) | Mar 11, 1946 | 22 years, 221 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
85 | Win | 70β9β3 (3) | Ace Miller | UD | 10 | Feb 22, 1946 | 22 years, 204 days | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
84 | Win | 69β9β3 (3) | Cleo Shans | PTS | 10 | Feb 14, 1946 | 22 years, 196 days | Armory, Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | |
83 | Draw | 68β9β3 (3) | Freddie Dawson | MD | 10 | Jan 28, 1946 | 22 years, 179 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
82 | Win | 68β9β2 (3) | Johnny Bratton | PTS | 10 | Jan 20, 1946 | 22 years, 171 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
81 | Win | 67β9β2 (3) | Charlie "Petey" Smith | PTS | 10 | Jan 8, 1946 | 22 years, 159 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
80 | Draw | 66β9β2 (3) | Wesley Mouzon | MD | 10 | Nov 26, 1945 | 22 years, 116 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
79 | Loss | 66β9β1 (3) | Sammy Angott | TKO | 6 (10) | Sep 19, 1945 | 22 years, 48 days | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
78 | Win | 66β8β1 (3) | Nick Moran | UD | 10 | Sep 7, 1945 | 22 years, 36 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
77 | Win | 65β8β1 (3) | Gene Burton | UD | 10 | Aug 28, 1945 | 22 years, 26 days | Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
76 | Win | 64β8β1 (3) | Charlie "Petey" Smith | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1945 | 22 years, 12 days | Roosevelt Stadium, Union City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
75 | Loss | 63β8β1 (3) | Willie Joyce | SD | 10 | Jun 8, 1945 | 21 years, 310 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
74 | Win | 63β7β1 (3) | Juan Zurita | TKO | 2 (15) | Apr 18, 1945 | 21 years, 259 days | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Won NBA lightweight title |
73 | Win | 62β7β1 (3) | Dorsey Lay | KO | 3 (10) | Mar 26, 1945 | 21 years, 236 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
72 | Loss | 61β7β1 (3) | Willie Joyce | UD | 12 | Mar 2, 1945 | 21 years, 212 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
71 | Win | 61β6β1 (3) | Maxie Berger | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 22, 1945 | 21 years, 173 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
70 | Win | 60β6β1 (3) | Willie Joyce | UD | 12 | Jan 8, 1945 | 21 years, 159 days | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
69 | Win | 59β6β1 (3) | Dave Castilloux | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 11, 1944 | 21 years, 131 days | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
68 | Win | 58β6β1 (3) | Lulu Costantino | UD | 10 | Dec 5, 1944 | 21 years, 125 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
67 | Loss | 57β6β1 (3) | Willie Joyce | SD | 10 | Nov 13, 1944 | 21 years, 103 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
66 | Win | 57β5β1 (3) | Ruby Garcia | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 2, 1944 | 21 years, 92 days | Carlin's Park, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
65 | Win | 56β5β1 (3) | Johnny Green | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 18, 1944 | 21 years, 77 days | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
64 | Win | 55β5β1 (3) | Freddie Dawson | KO | 4 (10) | Sep 19, 1944 | 21 years, 48 days | Arena, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
63 | Win | 54β5β1 (3) | Sammy Angott | SD | 10 | Sep 6, 1944 | 21 years, 35 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
62 | Win | 53β5β1 (3) | Jimmy Hatcher | UD | 10 | Aug 29, 1944 | 21 years, 27 days | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. | |
61 | Win | 52β5β1 (3) | Julie Kogon | UD | 10 | Jul 20, 1944 | 20 years, 353 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
60 | Win | 51β5β1 (3) | Joey Pirrone | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 10, 1944 | 20 years, 343 days | Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
59 | Win | 50β5β1 (3) | Cleo Shans | TKO | 10 (10) | Jun 23, 1944 | 20 years, 326 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
58 | Win | 49β5β1 (3) | Sammy Angott | SD | 10 | Jun 6, 1944 | 20 years, 309 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
57 | Win | 48β5β1 (3) | Slugger White | UD | 10 | May 16, 1944 | 20 years, 288 days | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
56 | Win | 47β5β1 (3) | Mike Delia | KO | 1 (10) | Apr 17, 1944 | 20 years, 259 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
55 | Win | 46β5β1 (3) | Leroy Saunders | KO | 5 (10) | Apr 10, 1944 | 20 years, 282 days | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
54 | Win | 45β5β1 (3) | Joey Peralta | TKO | 9 (10) | Mar 27, 1944 | 20 years, 238 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
53 | Win | 44β5β1 (3) | Leo Francis | PTS | 8 | Mar 13, 1944 | 20 years, 224 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
52 | Win | 43β5β1 (3) | Ellis Phillips | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 28, 1944 | 20 years, 210 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
51 | Loss | 42β5β1 (3) | Bob Montgomery | KO | 12 (12) | Jan 25, 1944 | 20 years, 176 days | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
50 | Win | 42β4β1 (3) | Mayon Padlo | UD | 10 | Dec 13, 1943 | 20 years, 133 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
49 | Win | 41β4β1 (3) | Willie Cheatum | PTS | 8 | Nov 29, 1943 | 20 years, 119 days | Stanley Arena, New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. | |
48 | Win | 40β4β1 (3) | Johnny Hutchinson | KO | 3 (10) | Nov 8, 1943 | 20 years, 98 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
47 | Win | 39β4β1 (3) | Gene Johnson | PTS | 10 | Oct 29, 1943 | 20 years, 88 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
46 | Win | 38β4β1 (3) | Eddie Perry | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 22, 1943 | 20 years, 81 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
45 | Win | 37β4β1 (3) | Lefty LaChance | KO | 4 (10) | Oct 1, 1943 | 20 years, 60 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
44 | Win | 36β4β1 (3) | Jerry Moore | PTS | 10 | Sep 13, 1943 | 20 years, 42 days | Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
43 | Win | 35β4β1 (3) | Johnny Bellus | PTS | 10 | Aug 31, 1943 | 20 years, 29 days | Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
42 | Win | 34β4β1 (3) | Tommy Jessup | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 24, 1943 | 20 years, 22 days | Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
41 | Win | 33β4β1 (3) | Jimmy Hatcher | TKO | 6 (10) | Jul 19, 1943 | 19 years, 351 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
40 | Win | 32β4β1 (3) | Ray Brown | PTS | 10 | May 17, 1943 | 19 years, 288 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
39 | Win | 31β4β1 (3) | Lefty LaChance | UD | 8 | May 7, 1943 | 19 years, 278 days | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
38 | Win | 30β4β1 (3) | Joe Genovese | TKO | 4 (8) | Apr 21, 1943 | 19 years, 262 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
37 | Win | 29β4β1 (3) | Ruby Garcia | UD | 8 | Apr 5, 1943 | 19 years, 246 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
36 | Win | 28β4β1 (3) | Rudy Giscombe | TKO | 3 (6) | Apr 2, 1943 | 19 years, 243 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
35 | Win | 27β4β1 (3) | Bill Speary | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 8, 1943 | 19 years, 218 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
34 | Win | 26β4β1 (3) | Bobby McQuillar | KO | 3 (6) | Feb 23, 1943 | 19 years, 205 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
33 | Win | 25β4β1 (3) | Sammy Daniels | KO | 2 (6) | Feb 22, 1943 | 19 years, 204 days | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
32 | Win | 24β4β1 (3) | Jerry Moore | PTS | 6 | Jan 29, 1943 | 19 years, 180 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
31 | Win | 23β4β1 (3) | Sammy Daniels | PTS | 6 | Dec 21, 1942 | 19 years, 141 days | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
30 | Win | 22β4β1 (3) | Bobby Gunther | PTS | 8 | Dec 7, 1942 | 19 years, 127 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
29 | Win | 21β4β1 (3) | Gene Burton | KO | 4 (6) | Oct 10, 1942 | 19 years, 69 days | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S. | |
28 | Win | 20β4β1 (3) | Charley "Dixie" Davis | PTS | 8 | Sep 10, 1942 | 19 years, 39 days | Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. | |
27 | Win | 19β4β1 (3) | Ruby Garcia | PTS | 8 | Aug 13, 1942 | 19 years, 11 days | Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
26 | Win | 18β4β1 (3) | Tony Maglione | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 29, 1942 | 18 years, 361 days | Dunn Field, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
25 | Win | 17β4β1 (3) | Ivan Christie | KO | 5 (6) | Jun 29, 1942 | 18 years, 331 days | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
24 | Win | 16β4β1 (3) | George "Dusty" Brown | TKO | 3 (6) | Jun 15, 1942 | 18 years, 317 days | St. Ann's Open Air Arena, Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
23 | Win | 15β4β1 (3) | Abie Kaufman | PTS | 8 | May 7, 1942 | 18 years, 278 days | Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
22 | Win | 14β4β1 (3) | Willie Roache | PTS | 8 | Apr 24, 1942 | 18 years, 265 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 13β4β1 (3) | Angelo Pantellas | TKO | 5 (8) | Apr 9, 1942 | 18 years, 250 days | Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
20 | Win | 12β4β1 (3) | Pedro Firpo | PTS | 8 | Mar 26, 1942 | 18 years, 236 days | Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
19 | Win | 11β4β1 (3) | Eddie Dowl | PTS | 6 | Jan 16, 1942 | 18 years, 167 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 10β4β1 (3) | Eddie Dowl | PTS | 6 | Dec 16, 1941 | 18 years, 136 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 9β4β1 (3) | Vince Delia | PTS | 6 | Nov 3, 1941 | 18 years, 93 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
16 | Draw | 8β4β1 (3) | Benny Williams | NWS | 6 | Oct 27, 1941 | 18 years, 86 days | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
15 | Loss | 8β4β1 (2) | Freddie Archer | PTS | 8 | Oct 1, 1941 | 18 years, 60 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
14 | Win | 8β3β1 (2) | Hugh Civatte | TKO | 3 (6) | Apr 14, 1941 | 17 years, 255 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
13 | Win | 7β3β1 (2) | Johnny Rudolph | PTS | 6 | Apr 9, 1941 | 17 years, 250 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 6β3β1 (2) | Joe Genovese | PTS | 5 | Mar 19, 1941 | 17 years, 229 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
11 | Loss | 5β3β1 (2) | Joey Zodda | PTS | 6 | Mar 5, 1941 | 17 years, 215 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 5β2β1 (2) | Carl Zullo | TKO | 2 (6) | Feb 19, 1941 | 17 years, 201 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 4β2β1 (2) | Tommy Fontana | PTS | 8 | Jan 6, 1941 | 17 years, 157 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
8 | Loss | 3β2β1 (2) | Tony Maglione | PTS | 8 | Nov 11, 1940 | 17 years, 101 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 3β1β1 (2) | Pete Kelly | KO | 2 (6) | Sep 30, 1940 | 17 years, 59 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 2β1β1 (2) | Joe Romero | TKO | 2 (8) | Jul 19, 1940 | 16 years, 352 days | Morris County Arena, Mount Freedom, New Jersey, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 1β1β1 (2) | Billy Hildebrand | TKO | 6 (8) | Jun 14, 1940 | 16 years, 317 days | Morris County Arena, Mount Freedom, New Jersey, U.S. | |
4 | Loss | 0β1β1 (2) | Billy Hildebrand | PTS | 6 | May 10, 1940 | 16 years, 282 days | Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. | |
3 | Draw | 0β0β1 (2) | Patsy Gall | PTS | 6 | Apr 1, 1940 | 16 years, 243 days | Feeley Hall, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 0β0 (2) | Leroy Born | NWS | 4 | Mar 29, 1940 | 16 years, 240 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 0β0 (1) | Carmine Fotti | NWS | 4 | Mar 15, 1940 | 16 years, 226 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, U.S. |
Unofficial recordβ»
156 fights | 128 wins | 24 losses |
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By knockout | 61 | 6 |
By decision | 67 | 18 |
Draws | 4 |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
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157 | Win | 128β24β5 | Beau Jack | RTD | 8 (10) | Aug 12, 1955 | 32 years, 10 days | Bell Auditorium, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. | |
156 | Draw | 127β24β5 | Beau Jack | PTS | 10 | Apr 9, 1955 | 31 years, 250 days | Bell Auditorium, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. | |
155 | Loss | 127β24β4 | Rafael Lastre | UD | 10 | Jul 2, 1954 | 30 years, 334 days | Estadio Tropical, Havana, Cuba | |
154 | Loss | 127β23β4 | Jed Black | UD | 10 | Nov 9, 1953 | 30 years, 99 days | Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | |
153 | Win | 127β22β4 | Dom Zimbardo | TKO | 2 (8) | Sep 17, 1953 | 30 years, 46 days | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
152 | Loss | 126β22β4 | Georgie Johnson | TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 8, 1953 | 29 years, 310 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
151 | Win | 126β21β4 | Billy Andy | UD | 10 | May 9, 1953 | 29 years, 280 days | Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
150 | Win | 125β21β4 | Billy Andy | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1953 | 29 years, 261 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
149 | Win | 124β21β4 | Vic Cardell | UD | 10 | Mar 28, 1953 | 29 years, 238 days | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
148 | Win | 123β21β4 | Claude Hammond | PTS | 10 | Mar 9, 1953 | 29 years, 219 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
147 | Loss | 122β21β4 | Carmen Basilio | UD | 10 | Jan 12, 1953 | 29 years, 163 days | War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
146 | Win | 122β20β4 | Pat Manzi | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 24, 1952 | 29 years, 114 days | War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
145 | Loss | 121β20β4 | Chuck Davey | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 26, 1952 | 28 years, 237 days | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, U.S. | |
144 | Win | 121β19β4 | Johnny Cunningham | KO | 5 (10) | Mar 17, 1952 | 28 years, 228 days | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
143 | Loss | 120β19β4 | Gil Turner | TKO | 10 (10) | Sep 10, 1951 | 28 years, 39 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
142 | Loss | 120β18β4 | Don Williams | PTS | 10 | Aug 2, 1951 | 28 years, 0 days | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
141 | Loss | 120β17β4 | Jimmy Carter | TKO | 14 (15) | May 25, 1951 | 27 years, 296 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
140 | Win | 120β16β4 | Fitzie Pruden | UD | 10 | Apr 11, 1951 | 27 years, 252 days | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
139 | Win | 119β16β4 | Beau Jack | SD | 10 | Mar 5, 1951 | 27 years, 215 days | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
138 | Loss | 118β16β4 | Joe Miceli | UD | 10 | Feb 19, 1951 | 27 years, 201 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
137 | Win | 118β15β4 | Vic Cardell | RTD | 8 (10) | Jan 31, 1951 | 27 years, 182 days | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
136 | Win | 117β15β4 | Ralph Zannelli | KO | 5 (10) | Jan 22, 1951 | 27 years, 173 days | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
135 | Win | 116β15β4 | JosΓ© MarΓa Gatica | KO | 1 (10) | Jan 5, 1951 | 27 years, 156 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
134 | Win | 115β15β4 | Rudy Cruz | UD | 10 | Dec 18, 1950 | 27 years, 138 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
133 | Win | 114β15β4 | Dave Marsh | RTD | 8 (10) | Dec 12, 1950 | 27 years, 132 days | Armory, Akron, Ohio, U.S. | |
132 | Win | 113β15β4 | Joe Miceli | SD | 10 | Nov 23, 1950 | 27 years, 113 days | Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
131 | Loss | 112β15β4 | Joe Miceli | UD | 10 | Oct 2, 1950 | 27 years, 61 days | Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
130 | Win | 112β14β4 | Charley Salas | SD | 10 | Sep 26, 1950 | 27 years, 55 days | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. | |
129 | Loss | 111β14β4 | Charley Salas | UD | 10 | Aug 7, 1950 | 27 years, 5 days | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. | |
128 | Loss | 111β13β4 | George Costner | UD | 10 | Jul 12, 1950 | 26 years, 344 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
127 | Win | 111β12β4 | Lester Felton | UD | 10 | Jun 2, 1950 | 26 years, 304 days | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
126 | Win | 110β12β4 | John L Davis | SD | 10 | Feb 27, 1950 | 26 years, 209 days | Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
125 | Win | 109β12β4 | Sonny Boy West | KO | 8 (10) | Feb 17, 1950 | 26 years, 199 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
124 | Win | 108β12β4 | Johnny Bratton | TKO | 8 (10) | Jan 20, 1950 | 26 years, 171 days | Valley Forge General Hospital, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
123 | Win | 107β12β4 | Jimmy Taylor | UD | 6 | Dec 20, 1949 | 26 years, 140 days | Valley Forge General Hospital, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
122 | Win | 106β12β4 | Freddie Dawson | UD | 15 | Dec 5, 1949 | 26 years, 125 days | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
121 | Win | 105β12β4 | Jean Walzack | UD | 10 | Nov 14, 1949 | 26 years, 104 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
120 | Win | 104β12β4 | Al Mobley | PTS | 10 | Oct 24, 1949 | 26 years, 83 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
119 | Win | 103β12β4 | Doug Ratford | UD | 10 | Sep 30, 1949 | 26 years, 59 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
118 | Win | 102β12β4 | Benny Walker | UD | 10 | Aug 3, 1949 | 26 years, 1 day | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
117 | Win | 101β12β4 | Enrique Bolanos | TKO | 4 (15) | Jul 21, 1949 | 25 years, 353 days | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
116 | Win | 100β12β4 | Irvin Steen | UD | 10 | Jun 21, 1949 | 25 years, 323 days | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
115 | Win | 99β12β4 | Vince Turpin | TKO | 6 (10) | Apr 22, 1949 | 25 years, 263 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
114 | Loss | 98β12β4 | Kid GavilΓ‘n | UD | 10 | Apr 1, 1949 | 25 years, 242 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
113 | Loss | 98β11β4 | Kid GavilΓ‘n | MD | 10 | Jan 28, 1949 | 25 years, 210 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
112 | Win | 98β10β4 | Johnny Bratton | UD | 10 | Jan 17, 1949 | 25 years, 168 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
111 | Win | 97β10β4 | Billy Nixon | TKO | 4 (8) | Nov 18, 1948 | 25 years, 108 days | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
110 | Win | 96β10β4 | Buddy Garcia | TKO | 1 (10) | Nov 8, 1948 | 25 years, 98 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
109 | Win | 95β10β4 | Jesse Flores | TKO | 10 (15) | Sep 23, 1948 | 25 years, 52 days | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
108 | Win | 94β10β4 | Beau Jack | TKO | 6 (15) | Jul 12, 1948 | 24 years, 345 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
107 | Win | 93β10β4 | Enrique Bolanos | SD | 15 | May 25, 1948 | 24 years, 297 days | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
106 | Win | 92β10β4 | Rudy Cruz | UD | 10 | May 5, 1948 | 24 years, 277 days | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
105 | Win | 91β10β4 | Kid GavilΓ‘n | UD | 10 | Feb 27, 1948 | 24 years, 209 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
104 | Win | 90β10β4 | Livio Minelli | UD | 10 | Feb 9, 1948 | 24 years, 191 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
103 | Win | 89β10β4 | Freddie Dawson | MD | 10 | Jan 26, 1948 | 24 years, 177 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
102 | Win | 88β10β4 | Doug Carter | PTS | 10 | Jan 13, 1948 | 24 years, 164 days | 114th Infantry Armory, Camden, New Jersey, U.S. | |
101 | Win | 87β10β4 | Tony Pellone | UD | 10 | Dec 12, 1947 | 24 years, 132 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
100 | Win | 86β10β4 | Talmadge Bussey | TKO | 9 (10) | Oct 10, 1947 | 24 years, 69 days | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
99 | Win | 85β10β4 | Doll Rafferty | KO | 4 (10) | Sep 29, 1947 | 24 years, 58 days | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
98 | Win | 84β10β4 | Bob Montgomery | TKO | 6 (15) | Aug 4, 1947 | 24 years, 2 days | Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Retained NBA lightweight title; Won NYSAC and vacant The Ring lightweight titles |
97 | Win | 83β10β4 | Tippy Larkin | KO | 4 (10) | Jun 20, 1947 | 23 years, 322 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
96 | Win | 82β10β4 | Juste Fontaine | TKO | 4 (10) | May 26, 1947 | 23 years, 267 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
95 | Win | 81β10β4 | Ralph Zannelli | UD | 10 | May 9, 1947 | 23 years, 280 days | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
94 | Win | 80β10β4 | Willie Russell | UD | 10 | Apr 25, 1947 | 23 years, 266 days | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
93 | Win | 79β10β4 | Frankie Conti | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 14, 1947 | 23 years, 255 days | Little Palestra, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
92 | Loss | 78β10β4 | Gene Burton | UD | 10 | Jan 27, 1947 | 23 years, 178 days | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
91 | Win | 78β9β4 | Ronnie James | KO | 9 (15) | Sep 4, 1946 | 23 years, 33 days | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales | Retained NBA lightweight title |
90 | Win | 77β9β4 | Ivan Christie | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 6, 1946 | 23 years, 4 days | Crystal Arena, Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. | |
89 | Win | 76β9β4 | Bobby Ruffin | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 12, 1946 | 22 years, 314 days | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
88 | Win | 75β9β4 | Enrique Bolanos | TKO | 8 (15) | Apr 30, 1946 | 22 years, 271 days | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NBA lightweight title |
87 | Win | 74β9β4 | Eddie Giosa | RTD | 1 (10) | Apr 8, 1946 | 22 years, 249 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
86 | Win | 73β9β4 | Eddie Giosa | RTD | 4 (10) | Mar 11, 1946 | 22 years, 221 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
85 | Win | 72β9β4 | Ace Miller | UD | 10 | Feb 22, 1946 | 22 years, 204 days | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
84 | Win | 71β9β4 | Cleo Shans | PTS | 10 | Feb 14, 1946 | 22 years, 196 days | Armory, Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | |
83 | Draw | 70β9β4 | Freddie Dawson | MD | 10 | Jan 28, 1946 | 22 years, 179 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
82 | Win | 70β9β3 | Johnny Bratton | PTS | 10 | Jan 20, 1946 | 22 years, 171 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
81 | Win | 69β9β3 | Charlie "Petey" Smith | PTS | 10 | Jan 8, 1946 | 22 years, 159 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
80 | Draw | 68β9β3 | Wesley Mouzon | MD | 10 | Nov 26, 1945 | 22 years, 116 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
79 | Loss | 68β9β2 | Sammy Angott | TKO | 6 (10) | Sep 19, 1945 | 22 years, 48 days | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
78 | Win | 68β8β2 | Nick Moran | UD | 10 | Sep 7, 1945 | 22 years, 36 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
77 | Win | 67β8β2 | Gene Burton | UD | 10 | Aug 28, 1945 | 22 years, 26 days | Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
76 | Win | 66β8β2 | Charlie "Petey" Smith | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1945 | 22 years, 12 days | Roosevelt Stadium, Union City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
75 | Loss | 65β8β2 | Willie Joyce | SD | 10 | Jun 8, 1945 | 21 years, 310 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
74 | Win | 65β7β2 | Juan Zurita | TKO | 2 (15) | Apr 18, 1945 | 21 years, 259 days | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Won NBA lightweight title |
73 | Win | 64β7β2 | Dorsey Lay | KO | 3 (10) | Mar 26, 1945 | 21 years, 236 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
72 | Loss | 63β7β2 | Willie Joyce | UD | 12 | Mar 2, 1945 | 21 years, 212 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
71 | Win | 63β6β2 | Maxie Berger | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 22, 1945 | 21 years, 173 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
70 | Win | 62β6β2 | Willie Joyce | UD | 12 | Jan 8, 1945 | 21 years, 159 days | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
69 | Win | 61β6β2 | Dave Castilloux | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 11, 1944 | 21 years, 131 days | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
68 | Win | 60β6β2 | Lulu Costantino | UD | 10 | Dec 5, 1944 | 21 years, 125 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
67 | Loss | 59β6β2 | Willie Joyce | SD | 10 | Nov 13, 1944 | 21 years, 103 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
66 | Win | 59β5β2 | Ruby Garcia | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 2, 1944 | 21 years, 92 days | Carlin's Park, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
65 | Win | 58β5β2 | Johnny Green | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 18, 1944 | 21 years, 77 days | Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. | |
64 | Win | 57β5β2 | Freddie Dawson | KO | 4 (10) | Sep 19, 1944 | 21 years, 48 days | Arena, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
63 | Win | 56β5β2 | Sammy Angott | SD | 10 | Sep 6, 1944 | 21 years, 35 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
62 | Win | 55β5β2 | Jimmy Hatcher | UD | 10 | Aug 29, 1944 | 21 years, 27 days | Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. | |
61 | Win | 54β5β2 | Julie Kogon | UD | 10 | Jul 20, 1944 | 20 years, 353 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
60 | Win | 53β5β2 | Joey Pirrone | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 10, 1944 | 20 years, 343 days | Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
59 | Win | 52β5β2 | Cleo Shans | TKO | 10 (10) | Jun 23, 1944 | 20 years, 326 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
58 | Win | 51β5β2 | Sammy Angott | SD | 10 | Jun 6, 1944 | 20 years, 309 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
57 | Win | 50β5β2 | Slugger White | UD | 10 | May 16, 1944 | 20 years, 288 days | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
56 | Win | 49β5β2 | Mike Delia | KO | 1 (10) | Apr 17, 1944 | 20 years, 259 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
55 | Win | 48β5β2 | Leroy Saunders | KO | 5 (10) | Apr 10, 1944 | 20 years, 282 days | Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
54 | Win | 47β5β2 | Joey Peralta | TKO | 9 (10) | Mar 27, 1944 | 20 years, 238 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
53 | Win | 46β5β2 | Leo Francis | PTS | 8 | Mar 13, 1944 | 20 years, 224 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
52 | Win | 45β5β2 | Ellis Phillips | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 28, 1944 | 20 years, 210 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
51 | Loss | 44β5β2 | Bob Montgomery | KO | 12 (12) | Jan 25, 1944 | 20 years, 176 days | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
50 | Win | 44β4β2 | Mayon Padlo | UD | 10 | Dec 13, 1943 | 20 years, 133 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
49 | Win | 43β4β2 | Willie Cheatum | PTS | 8 | Nov 29, 1943 | 20 years, 119 days | Stanley Arena, New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. | |
48 | Win | 42β4β2 | Johnny Hutchinson | KO | 3 (10) | Nov 8, 1943 | 20 years, 98 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
47 | Win | 41β4β2 | Gene Johnson | PTS | 10 | Oct 29, 1943 | 20 years, 88 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
46 | Win | 40β4β2 | Eddie Perry | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 22, 1943 | 20 years, 81 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
45 | Win | 39β4β2 | Lefty LaChance | KO | 4 (10) | Oct 1, 1943 | 20 years, 60 days | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
44 | Win | 38β4β2 | Jerry Moore | PTS | 10 | Sep 13, 1943 | 20 years, 42 days | Century Stadium, West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
43 | Win | 37β4β2 | Johnny Bellus | PTS | 10 | Aug 31, 1943 | 20 years, 29 days | Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
42 | Win | 36β4β2 | Tommy Jessup | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 24, 1943 | 20 years, 22 days | Auditorium Outdoor Arena, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
41 | Win | 35β4β2 | Jimmy Hatcher | TKO | 6 (10) | Jul 19, 1943 | 19 years, 351 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
40 | Win | 34β4β2 | Ray Brown | PTS | 10 | May 17, 1943 | 19 years, 288 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
39 | Win | 33β4β2 | Lefty LaChance | UD | 8 | May 7, 1943 | 19 years, 278 days | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
38 | Win | 32β4β2 | Joe Genovese | TKO | 4 (8) | Apr 21, 1943 | 19 years, 262 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
37 | Win | 31β4β2 | Ruby Garcia | UD | 8 | Apr 5, 1943 | 19 years, 246 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
36 | Win | 30β4β2 | Rudy Giscombe | TKO | 3 (6) | Apr 2, 1943 | 19 years, 243 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
35 | Win | 29β4β2 | Bill Speary | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 8, 1943 | 19 years, 218 days | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
34 | Win | 28β4β2 | Bobby McQuillar | KO | 3 (6) | Feb 23, 1943 | 19 years, 205 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
33 | Win | 27β4β2 | Sammy Daniels | KO | 2 (6) | Feb 22, 1943 | 19 years, 204 days | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
32 | Win | 26β4β2 | Jerry Moore | PTS | 6 | Jan 29, 1943 | 19 years, 180 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
31 | Win | 25β4β2 | Sammy Daniels | PTS | 6 | Dec 21, 1942 | 19 years, 141 days | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
30 | Win | 24β4β2 | Bobby Gunther | PTS | 8 | Dec 7, 1942 | 19 years, 127 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
29 | Win | 23β4β2 | Gene Burton | KO | 4 (6) | Oct 10, 1942 | 19 years, 69 days | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S. | |
28 | Win | 22β4β2 | Charley "Dixie" Davis | PTS | 8 | Sep 10, 1942 | 19 years, 39 days | Twin City Bowl, Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. | |
27 | Win | 21β4β2 | Ruby Garcia | PTS | 8 | Aug 13, 1942 | 19 years, 11 days | Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
26 | Win | 20β4β2 | Tony Maglione | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 29, 1942 | 18 years, 361 days | Dunn Field, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
25 | Win | 19β4β2 | Ivan Christie | KO | 5 (6) | Jun 29, 1942 | 18 years, 331 days | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
24 | Win | 18β4β2 | George "Dusty" Brown | TKO | 3 (6) | Jun 15, 1942 | 18 years, 317 days | St. Ann's Open Air Arena, Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
23 | Win | 17β4β2 | Abie Kaufman | PTS | 8 | May 7, 1942 | 18 years, 278 days | Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
22 | Win | 16β4β2 | Willie Roache | PTS | 8 | Apr 24, 1942 | 18 years, 265 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 15β4β2 | Angelo Pantellas | TKO | 5 (8) | Apr 9, 1942 | 18 years, 250 days | Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
20 | Win | 14β4β2 | Pedro Firpo | PTS | 8 | Mar 26, 1942 | 18 years, 236 days | Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
19 | Win | 13β4β2 | Eddie Dowl | PTS | 6 | Jan 16, 1942 | 18 years, 167 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 12β4β2 | Eddie Dowl | PTS | 6 | Dec 16, 1941 | 18 years, 136 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 11β4β2 | Vince Delia | PTS | 6 | Nov 3, 1941 | 18 years, 93 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
16 | Draw | 10β4β2 | Benny Williams | NWS | 6 | Oct 27, 1941 | 18 years, 86 days | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
15 | Loss | 10β4β1 | Freddie Archer | PTS | 8 | Oct 1, 1941 | 18 years, 60 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
14 | Win | 10β3β1 | Hugh Civatte | TKO | 3 (6) | Apr 14, 1941 | 17 years, 255 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
13 | Win | 9β3β1 | Johnny Rudolph | PTS | 6 | Apr 9, 1941 | 17 years, 250 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 8β3β1 | Joe Genovese | PTS | 5 | Mar 19, 1941 | 17 years, 229 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
11 | Loss | 7β3β1 | Joey Zodda | PTS | 6 | Mar 5, 1941 | 17 years, 215 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 7β2β1 | Carl Zullo | TKO | 2 (6) | Feb 19, 1941 | 17 years, 201 days | Raritan Auditorium, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 6β2β1 | Tommy Fontana | PTS | 8 | Jan 6, 1941 | 17 years, 157 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
8 | Loss | 5β2β1 | Tony Maglione | PTS | 8 | Nov 11, 1940 | 17 years, 101 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 5β1β1 | Pete Kelly | KO | 2 (6) | Sep 30, 1940 | 17 years, 59 days | Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 4β1β1 | Joe Romero | TKO | 2 (8) | Jul 19, 1940 | 16 years, 352 days | Morris County Arena, Mount Freedom, New Jersey, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 3β1β1 | Billy Hildebrand | TKO | 6 (8) | Jun 14, 1940 | 16 years, 317 days | Morris County Arena, Mount Freedom, New Jersey, U.S. | |
4 | Loss | 2β1β1 | Billy Hildebrand | PTS | 6 | May 10, 1940 | 16 years, 282 days | Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. | |
3 | Draw | 2β0β1 | Patsy Gall | PTS | 6 | Apr 1, 1940 | 16 years, 243 days | Feeley Hall, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Leroy Born | NWS | 4 | Mar 29, 1940 | 16 years, 240 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Carmine Fotti | NWS | 4 | Mar 15, 1940 | 16 years, 226 days | Masonic Hall, Highland Park, New Jersey, U.S. |
World Titlesβ»
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by | NBA lightweight champion April 18, 1945 - May 25, 1951 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | NYSAC lightweight champion August 04, 1947 - May 25, 1951 | |
Vacant Title last held by Sammy Angott
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The Ring lightweight champion August 04, 1947 - May 25, 1951 |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Ike Williams". BoxRec. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "Ike Williams - Boxer, 71". The New York Times. 1994-09-07. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ^ "Ike Williams, p. 784" (pdf). The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book. International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Ike Williams". BoxRec. Retrieved 8 December 2016.His trainers included Jimmy Wilson and Jesse Goss. His manager for much of his career was Frank "Blinky" Palermo, who was later strongly suspected of having ties to organized crime.
- ^ "Ike Williams". BoxRec. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Bull Ring Battle Draws 35,000 in Mexico City", The Independent Record, Helena, Montana, pg. 8, 19 April 1945
- ^ "Ike Williams Again Defeats Angott on Split", The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, pg. 27, 7 September 1944
- ^ The fight drew 35,000 in "Bull Ring Battle Draws 35,000 in Mexico City", The Independent Record, Helena, Montana, pg. 8, 19 April 1945
- ^ Cuddy, Jack, "Ike Williams Stops Bob Montgomery to Win Lightweight Mit Title", The Ogden Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, pg. 10, 5 August 1947
- ^ Holmes, Tommy, "Senior Flores Met Up With a Champ", The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, pg. 16, 24 September 1948
- ^ Crowd was near 19,000 in "Williams Seeks Bigger Game After Knocking Out Bolanos to Retain Lightweight Title", St. Louis Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, pg. 31, 22 July 1949
- ^ "Williams Retains Crown Despite Warning of Fix", The Gazette and Daily, York, Pennsylvania, pg. 29, 6 December 1949
- ^ "Ringchamp Winner Over Negro Boxer", Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, pg. 15, 18 January 1949
- ^ "Contract of Loser Just Sold", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, pg 6. 21 January 1950
- ^ Rose, Murray, "Ike Williams is Defeated by Unknown", The News Paladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, pg. 6, 26 May 1951
- ^ From Ike Williams, "Testimony," in U.S. Congress, Senate Judiciary Committee, Professional Boxing: Hearings Before Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly, 86th Cong., 2d sess., pursuant to S. Res. 238, December 5β14, 1960 (Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 1961), 664β71.
- ^ "Ex-champ Ike Williams Dies at 71", Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pg. 61, 7 September 1994
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Ike Williams from BoxRec (registration required)
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1942
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1943
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine%27s_Annual_Ratings:_Lightweight--1940s
- https://titlehistories.com/boxing/na/usa/ny/nysac-l.html
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