Harry Wills

Harry Wills (May 15, 1889 – December 21, 1958) was an American heavyweight boxer who held the World Colored Heavyweight Championship three times. Many boxing historians consider Wills the most egregious victim of the "color line" drawn by white heavyweight champions. Wills fought for over 20 years (1911–1932), and was ranked as the number-one challenger for the world heavyweight championship, but was denied the opportunity to fight for the title. Of all the black contenders between the heavyweight championship reigns of Jack Johnson and Joe Louis, Wills came closest to securing a title shot. BoxRec ranks him among 10 best heavyweights in the world from 1913 to 1924, and as No.1 heavyweight from 1915 to 1917 and many regard him as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. <ref name=boxrec-hw-annuals>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

His managers included Jim Buckley and Paddy Mullins.<ref name=BR>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=CBZ>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Boxing career

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Wills in France in 1920

Wills fought many of the top heavyweights of his era. He defeated Willie Meehan, who had decisioned Jack Dempsey, Gunboat Smith and Charley Weinart. He also fought Luis Firpo in a match that ended in a no decision. Wills faced future heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey in 1926, and was being decisively beaten when he was disqualified. The next year, Wills was knocked out by heavyweight contender Paolino Uzcudun in a bout that signalled the end of his reign as a serious title contender. His final record was 75 wins (with 47 knockouts), 9 losses and 2 draws. In 2003, he was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.<ref name=BR/>

The top black fighters of Wills' era were forced to continuously fight each other, as many white fighters also drew the "color line". As a result, Wills fought the redoubtable Sam Langford 22 times. His record against Langford was 6 wins, 2 losses and 14 no decisions. The two losses were by knockout. He beat Langford three times for the colored heavyweight title, with Langford winning it back twice. (He was forced to vacate his third title when he fought Jack Sharkey in 1926 and lost the bout due to a disqualification.) Wills also defeated colored heavyweight champ Sam McVey three times and fought two no-decision bouts with Joe Jeanette.<ref name=BR/>

In May 1922, the New York Daily News polled its readers, asking them to choose Dempsey's next title opponent. Over 45,000 readers responded, and Wills finished first with 12,177 votes. Dempsey initially said he was willing to fight Wills, but the bout was never scheduled.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/410294899 New York Daily News, May 19, 1922</ref>

Aborted 1926 Dempsey-Wills heavyweight title match

Midwestern boxing promoter Floyd Fitzsimmons rendered a check to Wills for his fee, but failed to produce even a downpayment for Dempsey's much larger fee for a bout between the two fighters, who had, in July 1925, signed an agreement for a 1926 title match, which never materialized as a result. Disagreement has existed among boxing historians as to whether Dempsey had avoided Wills—though Dempsey swore he was willing to fight him—as having said he would no longer fight Black boxers after winning the title. Wills twice attempted to sue Dempsey for breach of contract over the canceled bout, which had also been barred in New York State on orders from Governor Alfred E. Smith by Athletic Commissioner James Farley,<ref>Dawson, James P."Two Dempsey Bouts Signed By Rickard", The New York Times, July 17, 1925. Retrieved July 28, 2018.</ref><ref>Weingarten, C. "The Myth of Dempsey-Wills", by Carl Weingarten, in The Bittersweet Science: Fifteen Writers in the Gym, in the Corner, and at Ringside, Carlo Rotella and Michael Ezra, Editors, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA, 2017, pages 182 - 186. Retrieved July 28, 2018. Template:ISBN</ref><ref>Barnett, R.E., et al Contracts: Cases and Doctrine, by Randy E. Barnett and Nathan B. Oman. Aspen Casebook Series, Wolters, Kluwer, New York, 2017, pages 88-89. Retrieved July 28, 2018. Template:ISBN</ref> an early champion of African-American equal rights due to his public threats to resign from the Athletic Commission if Wills was not given the fight against the champion Dempsey, as Farley deemed Wills the number one contender.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A deadly race riot in the wake of Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries also created reluctance to promote the match.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>BOXREC "Harry Wills", BOXREC.com, Retrieved July 28, 2018.</ref> The stand taken by Commissioner Farley would help enable Farley to add the African American vote to the New Deal coalition as Franklin D. Roosevelt 's campaign manager and subsequently Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from the Republican Party, which had traditionally up until the 1930s controlled the African American voting block as the party of Lincoln.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Retirement

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Harry and Sarah Willis

Wills retired from boxing in 1932, and ran a successful real estate business in Harlem, New York. He was known for his yearly fast, in which, once a year, he would subsist on water for a month. Wills admitted that his biggest regret in life was never getting the opportunity to fight Dempsey for the title. Wills was confident that he would have won such a match.

Wills died at Jewish Memorial Hospital in New York City of complications from diabetes on December 21, 1958.<ref>"Harry Wills Dies at 66", Democrat and Chronicle", Rochester, New York, pg. 29, 22 December 1968</ref>

Legacy and honors

In 2020 award-winning author Mark Allen Baker published the first comprehensive account of The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937, with McFarland & Company, a leading independent publisher of academic & nonfiction books. This history traces the advent and demise of the Championship, the stories of the talented professional athletes who won it, and the demarcation of the color line both in and out of the ring.

For decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool to combat racial oppression-the existence of the title a leverage mechanism, or tool, used as a technique to counter a social element, “drawing the color line.”

Harry Wills was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> unless otherwise stated.

Official record

Template:BoxingRecordSummary All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
111	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Big John Glover	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Oct 19, 1932	Template:Small
110	Template:Yes2Win	69–9–3 Template:Small	Vinko Jakasa	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Aug 4, 1932	Template:Small
109	Template:Yes2Win	68–9–3 Template:Small	Jack Rose	KO	6 (10)	Feb 11, 1931	Template:Small
108	Template:Yes2Win	67–9–3 Template:Small	Andres Castano	KO	3 (10), Template:Small	Dec 11, 1929	Template:Small
107	Template:No2Loss	66–9–3 Template:Small	Andres Castano	DQ	1 (12)	Sep 14, 1929	Template:Small	Template:Small
106	Template:No2Loss	66–8–3 Template:Small	Paulino Uzcudun	KO	4 (15), Template:Small	Jul 13, 1927	Template:Small
105	Template:No2Loss	66–7–3 Template:Small	Jack Sharkey	DQ	13 (15), Template:Small	Oct 12, 1926	Template:Small	Template:Small
104	Template:Yes2Win	66–6–3 Template:Small	Floyd Johnson	TKO	1 (12), Template:Small	Oct 26, 1925	Template:Small
103	Template:Yes2Win	65–6–3 Template:Small	Charley Weinert	KO	2 (10)	Jul 2, 1925	Template:Small
102	Win	64–6–3 Template:Small	Luis Ángel Firpo	NWS	12	Sep 11, 1924	Template:Small
101	Template:Yes2Win	64–6–3 Template:Small	Bartley Madden	PTS	15	Jun 9, 1924	Template:Small
100	Template:Yes2Win	63–6–3 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	TKO	4 (12), Template:Small	Nov 5, 1923	Template:Small	Template:Small
99	Template:Yes2Win	62–6–3 Template:Small	Homer Smith	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Oct 11, 1923	Template:Small
98	Template:Yes2Win	61–6–3 Template:Small	Clem Johnson	TKO	12 (?), Template:Small	Sep 29, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
97	Template:Yes2Win	60–6–3 Template:Small	Tut Jackson	KO	3 (15), Template:Small	Aug 29, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
96	Template:Yes2Win	59–6–3 Template:Small	Buddy Jackson	KO	2 (12), Template:Small	Aug 21, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
95	Template:Yes2Win	58–6–3 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	KO	3 (10)	Jul 17, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
94	Template:Yes2Win	57–6–3 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	TKO	2 (12)	Jun 30, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
93	Template:Yes2Win	56–6–3 Template:Small	Kid Norfolk	KO	2 (15)	Mar 2, 1922	Template:Small
92	Template:Yes2Win	55–6–3 Template:Small	Sam Langford	PTS	10	Jan 17, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
91	Template:DrawDraw	54–6–3 Template:Small	Bill Tate	PTS	10	Jan 6, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
90	Template:No2Loss	54–6–2 Template:Small	Bill Tate	DQ	1 (10), Template:Small	Jan 2, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
89	Template:Yes2Win	54–5–2 Template:Small	Bill Tate	PTS	12	Dec 8, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
88	NC	53–5–2 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NC	5 (12)	Nov 30, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
87	Template:Yes2Win	53–5–2 Template:Small	Denver Ed Martin	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Nov 18, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
86	Template:Yes2Win	52–5–2 Template:Small	Clem Johnson	TKO	6 (12)	Nov 10, 1921	Template:Small
85	Template:Yes2Win	51–5–2 Template:Small	Edward "Gunboat" Smith	KO	1 (20), Template:Small	Oct 10, 1921	Template:Small
84	Template:Yes2Win	50–5–2 Template:Small	Bill Tate	TKO	6 (15)	Jul 2, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
83	Template:Yes2Win	49–5–2 Template:Small	Ray Bennett	KO	1 (15), Template:Small	Jun 4, 1921	Template:Small
82	Template:Yes2Win	48–5–2 Template:Small	Battling Jim McCreary	KO	7 (10)	Jun 3, 1921	Template:Small
81	Template:Yes2Win	47–5–2 Template:Small	Andy Johnson	KO	1 (?)	May 27, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
80	Win	46–5–2 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NWS	8	Apr 8, 1921	Template:Small
79	Template:Yes2Win	46–5–2 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	TKO	2 (12)	Feb 11, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
78	Template:Yes2Win	45–5–2 Template:Small	Bill Tate	KO	2 (15), Template:Small	Jan 17, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
77	Template:Yes2Win	44–5–2 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	TKO	4 (10)	Sep 15, 1920	Template:Small
76	NC	43–5–2 Template:Small	Sam McVea	NC	6 (8)	Sep 8, 1920	Template:Small	Template:Small
75	Template:Yes2Win	43–5–2 Template:Small	Fred Fulton	KO	3 (12), Template:Small	Jul 26, 1920	Template:Small
74	Template:Yes2Win	42–5–2 Template:Small	Ray Bennett	TKO	1 (4)	Jun 1, 1920	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	41–5–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	PTS	15	Apr 23, 1920	Template:Small	Template:Small
72	Template:Yes2Win	40–5–2 Template:Small	Andy Johnson	KO	1 (10)	Mar 17, 1920	Template:Small	Template:Small
71	Template:Yes2Win	39–5–2 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	PTS	15	Jan 12, 1920	Template:Small	Template:Small
70	Template:Abbr	38–5–2 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NC	3 (4)	Jan 1, 1920	Template:Small	Template:Small
69	Template:Yes2Win	38–5–2 Template:Small	Ole Anderson	TKO	3 (4)	Dec 4, 1919	Template:Small
68	Template:Yes2Win	37–5–2 Template:Small	Edward K.O. Kruvosky	TKO	1 (4)	Nov 20, 1919	Template:Small
67	Template:Yes2Win	36–5–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	PTS	15	Nov 5, 1919	Template:Small	Template:Small
66	Win	35–5–2 Template:Small	Joe Jennette	NWS	8	Oct 20, 1919	Template:Small	Template:Small
65	Win	35–5–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	10	Sep 30, 1919	Template:Small	Template:Small
64	Template:Yes2Win	35–5–2 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	TKO	4 (10)	Aug 18, 1919	Template:Small	Template:Small
63	Win	34–5–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	8	Jul 4, 1919	Template:Small	Template:Small
62	Win	34–5–2 Template:Small	John Lester Johnson	NWS	8	Jun 10, 1919	Template:Small	Template:Small
61	Draw	34–5–2 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NWS	8	Nov 15, 1918	Template:Small
60	Win	34–5–2 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NWS	6	Sep 14, 1918	Template:Small
59	Template:Yes2Win	34–5–2 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	TKO	5 (8)	Aug 19, 1918	Template:Small	Template:Small
58	Template:Yes2Win	33–5–2 Template:Small	Sam McVea	PTS	20	Jun 16, 1918	Template:Small	Template:Small
57	Template:Yes2Win	32–5–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	TKO	8 (20)	May 19, 1918	Template:Small	Template:Small
56	Template:Yes2Win	31–5–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	KO	6 (20)	Apr 14, 1918	Template:Small	Template:Small
55	Template:Yes2Win	30–5–2 Template:Small	Sam McVea	KO	5 (20)	Feb 17, 1918	Template:Small
54	Template:Yes2Win	29–5–2 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	TKO	5 (15)	Dec 16, 1917	Template:Small
53	Draw	28–5–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	12	Nov 12, 1917	Template:Small	Template:Small
52	Win	28–5–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	10	Sep 20, 1917	Template:Small	Template:Small
51	Win	28–5–2 Template:Small	Battling Jim Johnson	NWS	10	Jun 1, 1917	Template:Small
50	Win	28–5–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	6	May 11, 1917	Template:Small
49	Win	28–5–2 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NWS	10	Apr 30, 1917	Template:Small
48	Template:No2Loss	28–5–2 Template:Small	Battling Jim Johnson	TKO	2 (12)	Feb 7, 1917	Template:Small
47	Win	28–4–2 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NWS	10	Nov 28, 1916	Template:Small
46	Template:Yes2Win	28–4–2 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	KO	8 (10)	Nov 18, 1916	Template:Small
45	Win	27–4–2 Template:Small	Bill Tate	NWS	10	Nov 11, 1916	Template:Small
44	Template:Yes2Win	27–4–2 Template:Small	George Kid Cotton	TKO	4 (10)	Oct 13, 1916	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	26–4–2 Template:Small	George Kid Cotton	TKO	4 (10)	Jun 3, 1916	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	25–4–2 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	PTS	20	May 19, 1916	Template:Small
41	Win	24–4–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	8	Apr 25, 1916	Template:Small
40	Win	24–4–2 Template:Small	John Lester Johnson	NWS	10	Apr 7, 1916	Template:Small
39	Win	24–4–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	10	Mar 7, 1916	Template:Small	Template:Small
38	Template:No2Loss	24–4–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	KO	19 (20)	Feb 11, 1916	Template:Small	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	24–3–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	PTS	20	Jan 3, 1916	Template:Small	Template:Small
36	Win	23–3–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	10	Dec 3, 1915	Template:Small	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	23–3–2 Template:Small	Sam McVea	PTS	12	Sep 7, 1915	Template:Small	Template:Small
34	Win	22–3–2 Template:Small	Battling Jim Johnson	NWS	10	Jul 5, 1915	Template:Small
33	Loss	22–3–2 Template:Small	Sam McVea	NWS	10	May 19, 1915	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	22–3–2 Template:Small	John Lester Johnson	PTS	20	Mar 12, 1915	Template:Small
31	Template:No2Loss	21–3–2 Template:Small	Sam McVea	PTS	20	Dec 20, 1914	Template:Small
30	Template:No2Loss	21–2–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	KO	14 (20)	Nov 26, 1914	Template:Small	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	21–1–2 Template:Small	Jim Cameron	PTS	4	Oct 30, 1914	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	20–1–2 Template:Small	Charles Horn	KO	1 (4)	Oct 16, 1914	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	19–1–2 Template:Small	Charles "Sailor" Grande	PTS	4	Oct 9, 1914	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	18–1–2 Template:Small	Charlie Miller	KO	1 (4)	Sep 18, 1914	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	17–1–2 Template:Small	Willie Meehan	PTS	4	Sep 4, 1914	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	16–1–2 Template:Small	Battling Brandt	TKO	4 (4)	Aug 21, 1914	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	15–1–2 Template:Small	Mexican Pete Everett	KO	2 (?)	Aug 2, 1914	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	14–1–2 Template:Small	Soldier Elder	KO	1 (?)	Jul 4, 1914	Template:Small
21	Draw	13–1–2 Template:Small	Joe Jennette	NWS	10	Jun 9, 1914	Template:Small
20	Draw	13–1–2 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	10	May 1, 1914	Template:Small	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	13–1–2 Template:Small	Rough House Ware	KO	10 (20)	Feb 7, 1914	Template:Small	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	12–1–2 Template:Small	George Kid Cotton	KO	4 (10)	Jan 8, 1914	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	11–1–2 Template:Small	Jimmy Sullivan	KO	1 (10)	Dec 9, 1913	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	10–1–2 Template:Small	George Kid Cotton	KO	3 (10)	Oct 3, 1913	Template:Small
15	Template:DrawDraw	9–1–2 Template:Small	Joe Jennette	PTS	10	Jul 1, 1913	Template:Small
14	Template:DrawDraw	9–1–1 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	PTS	10	Jun 18, 1913	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	9–1 Template:Small	Kid Brown	KO	2 (?)	Feb 2, 1913	Template:Small	Template:Small
12	ND	8–1 Template:Small	Jack Graves	ND	10	Jan 1, 1913	Template:Small	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	8–1 Template:Small	Jack Tholmer	KO	5 (10)	Nov 20, 1912	Template:Small
10	Template:Abbr	7–1 Template:Small	Dave Mills	ND	10	Aug 13, 1912	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	7–1 Template:Small	Kid Brown	KO	6 (?)	May 5, 1912	Template:Small	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	6–1 Template:Small	Ben Peden	KO	3 (?)	Apr 4, 1912	Template:Small	Template:Small
7	Template:No2Loss	5–1 Template:Small	George Kid Cotton	KO	2 (10)	Feb 14, 1912	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	5–0 Template:Small	Sam Collier	KO	7 (?)	Feb 2, 1912	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	4–0 Template:Small	Harry Brown	KO	2 (?)	Jan 1, 1912	Template:Small	Template:Small
4	Win	3–0 Template:Small	Nat Dewey	NWS	10	Oct 25, 1911	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Kid Navarro	KO	1 (?)	Mar 1, 1911	Template:Small	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Battling Taylor	KO	4 (?)	Feb 2, 1911	Template:Small	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Casey White	KO	4 (?)	Jan 2, 1911	Template:Small	Template:Small

Unofficial record

Template:BoxingRecordSummary Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
111	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Big John Glover	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Oct 19, 1932	Template:Small
110	Template:Yes2Win	88–10–7 Template:Small	Vinko Jakasa	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Aug 4, 1932	Template:Small
109	Template:Yes2Win	87–10–7 Template:Small	Jack Rose	KO	6 (10)	Feb 11, 1931	Template:Small
108	Template:Yes2Win	86–10–7 Template:Small	Andres Castano	KO	3 (10), Template:Small	Dec 11, 1929	Template:Small
107	Template:No2Loss	85–10–7 Template:Small	Andres Castano	DQ	1 (12)	Sep 14, 1929	Template:Small	Template:Small
106	Template:No2Loss	85–9–7 Template:Small	Paulino Uzcudun	KO	4 (15), Template:Small	Jul 13, 1927	Template:Small
105	Template:No2Loss	85–8–7 Template:Small	Jack Sharkey	DQ	13 (15), Template:Small	Oct 12, 1926	Template:Small	Template:Small
104	Template:Yes2Win	85–7–7 Template:Small	Floyd Johnson	TKO	1 (12), Template:Small	Oct 26, 1925	Template:Small
103	Template:Yes2Win	84–7–7 Template:Small	Charley Weinert	KO	2 (10)	Jul 2, 1925	Template:Small
102	Template:Yes2Win	83–7–7 Template:Small	Luis Ángel Firpo	NWS	12	Sep 11, 1924	Template:Small
101	Template:Yes2Win	82–7–7 Template:Small	Bartley Madden	PTS	15	Jun 9, 1924	Template:Small
100	Template:Yes2Win	81–7–7 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	TKO	4 (12), Template:Small	Nov 5, 1923	Template:Small	Template:Small
99	Template:Yes2Win	80–7–7 Template:Small	Homer Smith	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Oct 11, 1923	Template:Small
98	Template:Yes2Win	79–7–7 Template:Small	Clem Johnson	TKO	12 (?), Template:Small	Sep 29, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
97	Template:Yes2Win	78–7–7 Template:Small	Tut Jackson	KO	3 (15), Template:Small	Aug 29, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
96	Template:Yes2Win	77–7–7 Template:Small	Buddy Jackson	KO	2 (12), Template:Small	Aug 21, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
95	Template:Yes2Win	76–7–7 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	KO	3 (10)	Jul 17, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
94	Template:Yes2Win	75–7–7 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	TKO	2 (12)	Jun 30, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
93	Template:Yes2Win	74–7–7 Template:Small	Kid Norfolk	KO	2 (15)	Mar 2, 1922	Template:Small
92	Template:Yes2Win	73–7–7 Template:Small	Sam Langford	PTS	10	Jan 17, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
91	Template:DrawDraw	72–7–7 Template:Small	Bill Tate	PTS	10	Jan 6, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
90	Template:No2Loss	72–7–6 Template:Small	Bill Tate	DQ	1 (10), Template:Small	Jan 2, 1922	Template:Small	Template:Small
89	Template:Yes2Win	72–6–6 Template:Small	Bill Tate	PTS	12	Dec 8, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
88	NC	71–6–6 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NC	5 (12)	Nov 30, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
87	Template:Yes2Win	71–6–6 Template:Small	Denver Ed Martin	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Nov 18, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
86	Template:Yes2Win	70–6–6 Template:Small	Clem Johnson	TKO	6 (12)	Nov 10, 1921	Template:Small
85	Template:Yes2Win	69–6–6 Template:Small	Edward "Gunboat" Smith	KO	1 (20), Template:Small	Oct 10, 1921	Template:Small
84	Template:Yes2Win	68–6–6 Template:Small	Bill Tate	TKO	6 (15)	Jul 2, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
83	Template:Yes2Win	67–6–6 Template:Small	Ray Bennett	KO	1 (15), Template:Small	Jun 4, 1921	Template:Small
82	Template:Yes2Win	66–6–6 Template:Small	Battling Jim McCreary	KO	7 (10)	Jun 3, 1921	Template:Small
81	Template:Yes2Win	65–6–6 Template:Small	Andy Johnson	KO	1 (?)	May 27, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
80	Template:Yes2Win	64–6–6 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NWS	8	Apr 8, 1921	Template:Small
79	Template:Yes2Win	63–6–6 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	TKO	2 (12)	Feb 11, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
78	Template:Yes2Win	62–6–6 Template:Small	Bill Tate	KO	2 (15), Template:Small	Jan 17, 1921	Template:Small	Template:Small
77	Template:Yes2Win	61–6–6 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	TKO	4 (10)	Sep 15, 1920	Template:Small
76	NC	60–6–6 Template:Small	Sam McVea	NC	6 (8)	Sep 8, 1920	Template:Small	Template:Small
75	Template:Yes2Win	60–6–6 Template:Small	Fred Fulton	KO	3 (12), Template:Small	Jul 26, 1920	Template:Small
74	Template:Yes2Win	59–6–6 Template:Small	Ray Bennett	TKO	1 (4)	Jun 1, 1920	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	58–6–6 Template:Small	Sam Langford	PTS	15	Apr 23, 1920	Template:Small	Template:Small
72	Template:Yes2Win	57–6–6 Template:Small	Andy Johnson	KO	1 (10)	Mar 17, 1920	Template:Small	Template:Small
71	Template:Yes2Win	56–6–6 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	PTS	15	Jan 12, 1920	Template:Small	Template:Small
70	Template:Abbr	55–6–6 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NC	3 (4)	Jan 1, 1920	Template:Small	Template:Small
69	Template:Yes2Win	55–6–6 Template:Small	Ole Anderson	TKO	3 (4)	Dec 4, 1919	Template:Small
68	Template:Yes2Win	54–6–6 Template:Small	Edward K.O. Kruvosky	TKO	1 (4)	Nov 20, 1919	Template:Small
67	Template:Yes2Win	53–6–6 Template:Small	Sam Langford	PTS	15	Nov 5, 1919	Template:Small	Template:Small
66	Template:Yes2Win	52–6–6 Template:Small	Joe Jennette	NWS	8	Oct 20, 1919	Template:Small	Template:Small
65	Template:Yes2Win	51–6–6 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	10	Sep 30, 1919	Template:Small	Template:Small
64	Template:Yes2Win	50–6–6 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	TKO	4 (10)	Aug 18, 1919	Template:Small	Template:Small
63	Template:Yes2Win	49–6–6 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	8	Jul 4, 1919	Template:Small	Template:Small
62	Template:Yes2Win	48–6–6 Template:Small	John Lester Johnson	NWS	8	Jun 10, 1919	Template:Small	Template:Small
61	Template:DrawDraw	47–6–6 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NWS	8	Nov 15, 1918	Template:Small
60	Template:Yes2Win	47–6–5 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NWS	6	Sep 14, 1918	Template:Small
59	Template:Yes2Win	46–6–5 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	TKO	5 (8)	Aug 19, 1918	Template:Small	Template:Small
58	Template:Yes2Win	45–6–5 Template:Small	Sam McVea	PTS	20	Jun 16, 1918	Template:Small	Template:Small
57	Template:Yes2Win	44–6–5 Template:Small	Sam Langford	TKO	8 (20)	May 19, 1918	Template:Small	Template:Small
56	Template:Yes2Win	43–6–5 Template:Small	Sam Langford	KO	6 (20)	Apr 14, 1918	Template:Small	Template:Small
55	Template:Yes2Win	42–6–5 Template:Small	Sam McVea	KO	5 (20)	Feb 17, 1918	Template:Small
54	Template:Yes2Win	41–6–5 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	TKO	5 (15)	Dec 16, 1917	Template:Small
53	Template:DrawDraw	40–6–5 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	12	Nov 12, 1917	Template:Small	Template:Small
52	Template:Yes2Win	40–6–4 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	10	Sep 20, 1917	Template:Small	Template:Small
51	Template:Yes2Win	39–6–4 Template:Small	Battling Jim Johnson	NWS	10	Jun 1, 1917	Template:Small
50	Template:Yes2Win	38–6–4 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	6	May 11, 1917	Template:Small
49	Template:Yes2Win	37–6–4 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NWS	10	Apr 30, 1917	Template:Small
48	Template:No2Loss	36–6–4 Template:Small	Battling Jim Johnson	TKO	2 (12)	Feb 7, 1917	Template:Small
47	Template:Yes2Win	36–5–4 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	NWS	10	Nov 28, 1916	Template:Small
46	Template:Yes2Win	35–5–4 Template:Small	Jack Thompson	KO	8 (10)	Nov 18, 1916	Template:Small
45	Template:Yes2Win	34–5–4 Template:Small	Bill Tate	NWS	10	Nov 11, 1916	Template:Small
44	Template:Yes2Win	33–5–4 Template:Small	George Kid Cotton	TKO	4 (10)	Oct 13, 1916	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	32–5–4 Template:Small	George Kid Cotton	TKO	4 (10)	Jun 3, 1916	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	31–5–4 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	PTS	20	May 19, 1916	Template:Small
41	Template:Yes2Win	30–5–4 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	8	Apr 25, 1916	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	29–5–4 Template:Small	John Lester Johnson	NWS	10	Apr 7, 1916	Template:Small
39	Template:Yes2Win	28–5–4 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	10	Mar 7, 1916	Template:Small	Template:Small
38	Template:No2Loss	27–5–4 Template:Small	Sam Langford	KO	19 (20)	Feb 11, 1916	Template:Small	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	27–4–4 Template:Small	Sam Langford	PTS	20	Jan 3, 1916	Template:Small	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	26–4–4 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	10	Dec 3, 1915	Template:Small	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	25–4–4 Template:Small	Sam McVea	PTS	12	Sep 7, 1915	Template:Small	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	24–4–4 Template:Small	Battling Jim Johnson	NWS	10	Jul 5, 1915	Template:Small
33	Template:No2Loss	23–4–4 Template:Small	Sam McVea	NWS	10	May 19, 1915	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	23–3–4 Template:Small	John Lester Johnson	PTS	20	Mar 12, 1915	Template:Small
31	Template:No2Loss	22–3–4 Template:Small	Sam McVea	PTS	20	Dec 20, 1914	Template:Small
30	Template:No2Loss	22–2–4 Template:Small	Sam Langford	KO	14 (20)	Nov 26, 1914	Template:Small	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	22–1–4 Template:Small	Jim Cameron	PTS	4	Oct 30, 1914	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	21–1–4 Template:Small	Charles Horn	KO	1 (4)	Oct 16, 1914	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	20–1–4 Template:Small	Charles "Sailor" Grande	PTS	4	Oct 9, 1914	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	19–1–4 Template:Small	Charlie Miller	KO	1 (4)	Sep 18, 1914	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	18–1–4 Template:Small	Willie Meehan	PTS	4	Sep 4, 1914	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	17–1–4 Template:Small	Battling Brandt	TKO	4 (4)	Aug 21, 1914	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	16–1–4 Template:Small	Mexican Pete Everett	KO	2 (?)	Aug 2, 1914	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	15–1–4 Template:Small	Soldier Elder	KO	1 (?)	Jul 4, 1914	Template:Small
21	Template:DrawDraw	14–1–4 Template:Small	Joe Jennette	NWS	10	Jun 9, 1914	Template:Small
20	Template:DrawDraw	14–1–3 Template:Small	Sam Langford	NWS	10	May 1, 1914	Template:Small	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	14–1–2 Template:Small	Rough House Ware	KO	10 (20)	Feb 7, 1914	Template:Small	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	13–1–2 Template:Small	George Kid Cotton	KO	4 (10)	Jan 8, 1914	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	12–1–2 Template:Small	Jimmy Sullivan	KO	1 (10)	Dec 9, 1913	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	11–1–2 Template:Small	George Kid Cotton	KO	3 (10)	Oct 3, 1913	Template:Small
15	Template:DrawDraw	10–1–2 Template:Small	Joe Jennette	PTS	10	Jul 1, 1913	Template:Small
14	Template:DrawDraw	10–1–1 Template:Small	Jeff Clark	PTS	10	Jun 18, 1913	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	10–1 Template:Small	Kid Brown	KO	2 (?)	Feb 2, 1913	Template:Small	Template:Small
12	ND	9–1 Template:Small	Jack Graves	ND	10	Jan 1, 1913	Template:Small	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	9–1 Template:Small	Jack Tholmer	KO	5 (10)	Nov 20, 1912	Template:Small
10	Template:Abbr	8–1 Template:Small	Dave Mills	ND	10	Aug 13, 1912	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	8–1	Kid Brown	KO	6 (?)	May 5, 1912	Template:Small	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	7–1	Ben Peden	KO	3 (?)	Apr 4, 1912	Template:Small	Template:Small
7	Template:No2Loss	6–1	George Kid Cotton	KO	2 (10)	Feb 14, 1912	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	6–0	Sam Collier	KO	7 (?)	Feb 2, 1912	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	5–0	Harry Brown	KO	2 (?)	Jan 1, 1912	Template:Small	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	Nat Dewey	NWS	10	Oct 25, 1911	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Kid Navarro	KO	1 (?)	Mar 1, 1911	Template:Small	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Battling Taylor	KO	4 (?)	Feb 2, 1911	Template:Small	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Casey White	KO	4 (?)	Jan 2, 1911	Template:Small	Template:Small

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