Harry Wills boxeur
- combats
- 87
- gagnés
- 70
- perdus
- 9
- match nul
- 3
- Situation
- inactive
- Division
- heavyweight
- Début
- 1911-01-02
- Taille
- 6′ 2″/188cm
- Allonge
- 76″/193cm
- âge
- 66
- Né
- 1892-05-15
- Décès
- 1958-12-21
- Nationalité
- USA
Pour les articles homonymes, voir Wills.Harry Wills est un boxeur américain né le 15 mai 1889 à La Nouvelle-Orléans, Louisiane, et mort le 21 décembre 1958.Considéré comme l'un des meilleurs boxeurs poids lourds de sa génération dans les années 1920, il n'a jamais eu l'occasion de se battre pour le titre de champion du monde de la catégorie. En effet, l'Amérique bien pensante de l'époque était réticente à voir un nouvel athlète noir au sommet de la catégorie reine de la discipline après le long règne de Jack Johnson. Wills, un temps pressenti pour affronter Jack Dempsey, devra se contenter du titre de champion du monde poids lourds de couleur. Il affronte ainsi une vingtaine de fois Sam Langford, un autre célèbre boxeur noir américain, et à de nombreuses reprises Sam McVey, George Cotton et Joe Jeannette.
| Date | Adversaire | Derniers résultats des adversaires | Lieu | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932-10-19 | Big John Glover | debut | Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta | WIN KO |
| 1932-08-04 | Vinko Jakasa | LWLDLL | Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn | WIN KO |
| 1931-02-11 | Jack Rose | LLWLLL | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans | WIN KO |
| 1929-12-11 | Andres Castano | WLWLWW | New York Coliseum, Bronx | WIN KO |
| 1929-09-14 | Andres Castano | WLWLWL | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City | LOST |
| 1927-07-13 | Paulino Uzcudun | WWWWWW | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn | LOST KO |
| 1926-10-12 | Jack Sharkey | WWWWWW | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn | LOST |
| 1925-10-26 | Floyd Johnson | DLLWWL | 1st Regiment Armory, Newark | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1925-07-02 | Charley Weinert | WWWWWW | Polo Grounds, New York | WIN KO |
| 1924-09-11 | Luis Angel Firpo | WWLWWW | Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City | WIN |
| 1924-06-09 | Bartley Madden | WWLWWW | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens | WIN Points |
| 1923-11-05 | Jack Thompson | WWLLLL | 1st Regiment Armory, Newark | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1923-10-11 | Homer Smith | WLLLWW | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens | WIN KO |
| 1922-09-29 | Clem Johnson | LLLWLW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1922-08-29 | Tut Jackson | WWWWWW | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn | WIN KO |
| 1922-08-21 | Buddy Jackson | LWL | Broad A.C., Newark | WIN KO |
| 1922-07-17 | Jeff Clark | WWLDLL | Amphitheatre Rink, Winnipeg | WIN KO |
| 1922-06-29 | Jeff Clark | LWWLDL | Trenton | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1922-03-02 | Kid Norfolk | LWLWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN KO |
| 1922-01-17 | Sam Langford | LLWLWW | Arena, Milwaukie | WIN Points |
| 1922-01-06 | Bill Tate | LLLWLW | Arena, Milwaukie | DRAW Points |
| 1922-01-02 | Bill Tate | WLLLWL | Arena, Milwaukie | LOST |
| 1921-12-08 | Bill Tate | LWLLLW | Stockyards Stadium, Denver | WIN Points |
| 1921-11-30 | Jack Thompson | LDWLL | Stockyards Stadium, Denver | NC No Contest |
| 1921-11-18 | Denver Ed Martin | DDLWWW | Arena, Milwaukie | WIN KO |
| 1921-11-10 | Clem Johnson | LLLLLL | Riverside Arena, Covington | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1921-10-10 | Gunboat Smith | WDWLLL | Stadium, Havana | WIN KO |
| 1921-07-02 | Bill Tate | WWLWLL | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1921-06-04 | Ray Bennett | WWLWWL | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens | WIN KO |
| 1921-06-03 | Battling Jim McCreary | WWWLWL | Arena, Syracuse | WIN KO |
| 1921-05-27 | Andy Johnson | LLLLL | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn | WIN KO |
| 1921-04-08 | Jack Thompson | LDLDW | Odeon Theater, Saint Louis | WIN |
| 1921-02-11 | Jeff Clark | LWLLLL | Bob Wright's Coliseum, Highlandtown | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1921-01-17 | Bill Tate | LWWLWL | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo | WIN KO |
| 1920-09-15 | Jeff Clark | WLDLWL | Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1920-09-08 | Sam McVea | LDWLLW | Ice Palace, Philadelphia | NC No Contest |
| 1920-07-26 | Fred Fulton | WWWWWW | 1st Regiment Armory, Newark | WIN KO |
| 1920-06-01 | Ray Bennett | WWLWW | Armory A.A. Hall, Bridgeport | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1920-04-23 | Sam Langford | WDWWWW | Stockyards Stadium, Denver | WIN Points |
| 1920-03-17 | Andy Johnson | WLLLL | Auditorium, Saint Paul | WIN KO |
| 1920-01-12 | Jack Thompson | LDWD | Convention Hall, Tulsa | WIN Points |
| 1920-01-01 | Jack Thompson | WLDWD | Coliseum, San Francisco | NC No Contest |
| 1919-12-04 | Ole Anderson | WDLWDW | Coliseum, San Francisco | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1919-11-20 | K O Kruvosky | WLDDLW | Coliseum, San Francisco | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1919-11-05 | Sam Langford | LDWWLD | Convention Hall, Tulsa | WIN Points |
| 1919-10-20 | Joe Jeannette | WWWWWW | 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City | WIN |
| 1919-09-30 | Sam Langford | WWLDWW | Arena, Syracuse | WIN |
| 1919-08-18 | Jeff Clark | WDLLLW | Arena, Syracuse | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1919-07-04 | Sam Langford | WWLLWW | Sportsman's Park, Saint Louis | WIN |
| 1919-06-10 | John Lester Johnson | LDWWWL | Jersey City | WIN |
| 1918-11-15 | Jack Thompson | LWWWLL | Atlantic City S.C., Atlantic City | DRAW |
| 1918-09-14 | Jack Thompson | LLWWWL | National A.C., Philadelphia | WIN |
| 1918-08-19 | Jeff Clark | WWLLLL | Atlantic City S.C., Atlantic City | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1918-06-16 | Sam McVea | WWWWWL | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City | WIN Points |
| 1918-05-19 | Sam Langford | WWLDWL | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1918-04-14 | Sam Langford | WWWLDW | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City | WIN KO |
| 1918-02-17 | Sam McVea | WWWWWW | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City | WIN KO |
| 1917-12-16 | Jeff Clark | LWWLLL | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1917-11-12 | Sam Langford | LLWWWL | Coliseum, Toledo | DRAW |
| 1917-09-20 | Sam Langford | WLLWWW | Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn | WIN |
| 1917-06-01 | Battling Jim Johnson | DLWLLW | Harlem S.C., New York | WIN |
| 1917-05-11 | Sam Langford | WWLWWW | Cambria A.C., Philadelphia | WIN |
| 1917-04-30 | Jack Thompson | WWLLWL | Vanderbilt A.C., Brooklyn | WIN |
| 1917-02-07 | Battling Jim Johnson | LDLWLL | Future City A.C., Saint Louis | LOST Technical knockout |
| 1916-12-28 | Jack Thompson | LDWWWL | Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn | WIN |
| 1916-11-18 | Jack Thompson | LLDWWW | Fairmont A.C., Bronx | WIN KO |
| 1916-11-11 | Bill Tate | WWWWLW | Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn | WIN |
| 1916-10-13 | George Kid Cotton | WLLLWL | Harlem S.C., New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1916-06-03 | George Kid Cotton | LWLLLW | Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1916-05-19 | Jeff Clark | WWWWLL | Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans | WIN Points |
| 1916-04-25 | Sam Langford | WWLWWW | Coliseum, Saint Louis | WIN |
| 1916-04-07 | John Lester Johnson | WWWWWW | Harlem S.C., New York | WIN |
| 1916-03-07 | Sam Langford | DLLWWW | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn | WIN |
| 1916-02-11 | Sam Langford | WDWDLL | Tommy Burns Arena, New Orleans | LOST KO |
| 1916-01-03 | Sam Langford | LWDWDL | Tulane A.C., New Orleans | WIN Points |
| 1915-12-03 | Sam Langford | WLWDWD | Harlem S.C., New York | WIN |
| 1915-09-07 | Sam McVea | WDWWWW | Atlas A.A., Boston | WIN Points |
| 1915-07-05 | Battling Jim Johnson | WDLLLL | Sacandaga Park, Gloversville | WIN |
| 1915-05-19 | Sam McVea | WWWWWD | St. Nicholas Arena, New York | LOST |
| 1915-03-12 | John Lester Johnson | WWWLDW | Tommy Burns Arena, New Orleans | WIN Points |
| 1914-12-20 | Sam McVea | DWWWWW | McDonoghville Park, New Orleans | LOST Points |
| 1914-11-26 | Sam Langford | DWWLWW | Arena, Vernon | LOST KO |
| 1914-10-30 | Jim Cameron | WWLLLW | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco | WIN Points |
| 1914-10-16 | Charlie Horn | DWWLLL | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco | WIN KO |
| 1914-10-09 | Sailor Grande | WWWLWW | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco | WIN Points |
| 1914-09-18 | Charley Miller | WLLDWD | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco | WIN KO |
| 1914-09-04 | Willie Meehan | DDWDWW | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco | WIN Points |
| 1914-08-21 | Battling Brandt | LLL | Pavilion Rink, San Francisco | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1914-08-02 | Mexican Pete Everett | WLLLLL | Sonora | WIN KO |
| 1914-07-04 | Soldier Elder | LWLDWD | El Paso | WIN KO |
| 1914-06-09 | Joe Jeannette | LWWWWW | National Baseball Park, New Orleans | DRAW |
| 1914-05-01 | Sam Langford | WWWWWW | National Baseball Park, New Orleans | DRAW |
| 1914-02-07 | Rough House Ware | DWDLDL | New Orleans | WIN KO |
| 1914-01-08 | George Kid Cotton | WLLLDW | Northside A.C., New Orleans | WIN KO |
| 1913-12-09 | Jimmy Sullivan | debut | Northside A.C., New Orleans | WIN KO |
| 1913-10-03 | George Kid Cotton | WWDWLL | Pelican Stadium, New Orleans | WIN KO |
| 1913-07-01 | Joe Jeannette | WWWWW | Northside A.C., New Orleans | DRAW Points |
| 1913-06-18 | Jeff Clark | WDWWWW | New Orleans | DRAW Points |
| 1913-02-02 | Kid Brown | LL | New Orleans | WIN KO |
| 1913-01-01 | Jack Graves | debut | NC |
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| 1912-11-20 | Jack Tholmer | WWWWWD | Northside A.C., New Orleans | WIN KO |
| 1912-08-13 | Dave Mills | WWDDWL | Elks Club, El Paso | NC |
| 1912-05-05 | Kid Brown | L | New Orleans | WIN KO |
| 1912-04-04 | Ben Peden | debut | New Orleans | WIN KO |
| 1912-02-14 | George Kid Cotton | LLWWD | Louisiana A.C., New Orleans | LOST KO |
| 1912-02-02 | Sam Collier | D | New Orleans | WIN KO |
| 1912-01-01 | Harry Brown | debut | New Orleans | WIN KO |
| 1911-10-25 | Nat Dewey | LLWDDD | Louisiana A.C., New Orleans | WIN |
| 1911-03-01 | Kid Navarro | debut | New Orleans | WIN KO |
| 1911-02-02 | Battling Taylor | debut | Rock Island | WIN KO |
| 1911-01-02 | Casey White | debut | Chicago | WIN KO |