Cleveland Williams боксёр
- всплеск
- 94
- выигранные
- 80
- проигранные
- 13
- галстук
- 1
- состояние
- inactive
- разделение
- heavyweight
- дебю́т
- 1951-12-11
- высота
- 6′ 2″/188cm
- досягаемость
- 80″/203cm
- возраст
- 66
- рожденный
- 1933-06-30
- смерть
- 1999-09-11
- Национальность
- USA
Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams (June 30, 1933 – September 10, 1999) was a 20th-century American heavyweight boxer. A poll in The Ring magazine rated him as one of the finest boxers never to win a title.Born in Griffin, Georgia, Williams started working at a pulpwood mill at the age of 13, and began his professional boxing career in his home state just a year later. He reported winning four of his first six fights, but was barred from competing until he turned 18 after an official learned of his age. Williams turned professional in 1951 and fought many of the best heavyweights of his era. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the 6 ft 2 in Williams was a top-rated heavyweight. His quest to obtain a title fight, however, was consistently derailed. First he was knocked out by Sonny Liston on April 15, 1959, after hurting Liston early and breaking Liston's nose. Williams recovered from the Liston fight to score more wins, but was again stopped by Liston in two rounds in their rematch on March 21, 1960. His quest for the title was later stalled when he was held to a draw by Eddie Machen on July 10, 1962, and when he dropped a split decision on March 13, 1963 to Ernie Terrell, a fighter he had previously knocked out in seven rounds in 1962. During this time frame, he defeated Billy Daniels.On the evening of November 29, 1964, during the height of the civil unrest of the American Civil Rights Movement, a car driven by Williams was stopped near Houston, Texas, by highway Patrolman Dale Witten, who stated afterwards Williams was speeding. According to the police report Williams resisted arrest, and the officer's .357 magnum revolver went off during an ensuing struggle, hitting Williams in the stomach and lodging in his right hip. Williams had to undergo four operations in the next seven months for colon damage and an injured right kidney. The right kidney had to be removed in June 1965. Doctors could not extract the bullet, which had broken his right hip joint and caused partial paralysis of some of the hip's muscles, he also lost over 10 feet (3.0 m) of his small intestine, and sustained nerve damage which affected his left leg above the knee and caused it to atrophy as a result. Hugh Benbow, his manager, and Sonny Liston, former world champion, visited Cleveland Williams in the hospital. After his partial recovery Williams was fined $50 and briefly jailed after pleading no contest to charges arising from the incident. (Patrolman Witten visited Williams to wish him luck the day before his 1966 fight with Muhammad Ali, with both men saying they had "no hard feelings" toward the other).The injury, surgeries and subsequent convalescence caused Williams to lose over 60 pounds, and over 17 months of his career. He regained his weight and strength by tossing 80-pound bales of hay daily on a cattle ranch till he had regained his fighting weight and physique. On February 8, 1966, Williams received a standing ovation from the Houston crowd as he returned to the ring, and knocked out Ben Black in the first round. Williams competed for the heavyweight championship against Muhammad Ali on November 14, 1966, but was badly outclassed, and was knocked down twice in the third round ending the match. Williams retired from boxing after the 1966 Championship defeat, but later made a comeback. Although able to defeat journeymen fighters, he suffered several knockout losses before retiring permanently in 1972.
Дата | Противник | Последние результаты соперников | Место | Результат |
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1972-10-28 | Roberto Davila | LWLLWW | Coliseum, Denver | WIN Unanimous decision |
1972-07-10 | Bob Mashburn | WLWWWL | Mile High Stadium, Denver | WIN KO |
1972-05-11 | Terry Daniels | WWLWWL | Memorial Auditorium, Dallas | WIN Unanimous decision |
1971-11-17 | George Chuvalo | LWWWWL | Astrodome, Houston | LOST Unanimous decision |
1971-09-21 | Jack O'Halloran | WLLLLW | Houston | LOST Split-decision |
1971-04-28 | Ted Gullick | LLWWWW | Arena, Cleveland | WIN Majority decision |
1970-10-21 | Alvin Blue Lewis | LWWWWW | Cobo Arena, Detroit | LOST Technical knockout |
1970-05-26 | Roberto Davila | LLWLLL | Auditorium, Milwaukee | WIN Unanimous decision |
1970-04-14 | Eddie Brooks | WLLWWW | Auditorium, Milwaukee | WIN KO |
1969-12-09 | Leroy Caldwell | LWWWWL | Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando | WIN Technical knockout |
1969-11-18 | Mac Foster | WWWWWW | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | LOST Technical knockout |
1969-09-13 | Mac Foster | WWWWWW | Selland Arena, Fresno | LOST Technical knockout |
1969-05-20 | Al Jones | WWWDWW | Convention Center, Miami Beach | LOST Technical knockout |
1969-03-18 | Charley Polite | LLWDLW | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN Unanimous decision |
1968-11-21 | Bob Cleroux | WLWWWW | Forum, Montreal | LOST Unanimous decision |
1968-10-07 | Moses Harrell | LWDWWL | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa | WIN Technical knockout |
1968-08-06 | Jean-Claude Roy | WWWLLL | Houston | WIN Unanimous decision |
1968-06-25 | Leslie Borden | LLWLLL | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN KO |
1968-06-11 | Mike Bruce | LLLLLD | Houston | WIN KO |
1968-05-21 | Roy Crear | WWLWLL | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN KO |
1966-11-14 | Muhammad Ali | WWWWWW | Astrodome, Houston | LOST Technical knockout |
1966-06-28 | Tod Herring | WLWWLL | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN Technical knockout |
1966-04-19 | Sonny Moore | LLWLLW | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN Unanimous decision |
1966-03-22 | Mel Turnbow | WWWLLL | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN Unanimous decision |
1966-02-08 | Ben Black | WWDL | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN KO |
1964-09-30 | Billy Daniels | LLLLDW | Houston | WIN Unanimous decision |
1964-07-21 | Sonny Banks | WWWLWW | Houston | WIN Technical knockout |
1964-04-07 | Tommy Fields | LWLWWW | Houston | WIN Unanimous decision |
1963-10-08 | Roger Rischer | WWWWLW | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN KO |
1963-08-13 | Kirk Barrow | WWLWLD | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN KO |
1963-04-13 | Ernie Terrell | WWWWWW | Arena, Philadelphia | LOST Split-decision |
1963-04-02 | Young Jack Johnson | LWLWLL | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN Technical knockout |
1963-03-09 | Billy Daniels | WWWLWW | Convention Center, Miami Beach | WIN Unanimous decision |
1962-10-23 | Dave Bailey | LLLWWW | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN KO |
1962-07-10 | Eddie Machen | LWWWWW | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | DRAW Points |
1962-05-15 | Alonzo Johnson | LLLWWL | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN KO |
1962-04-03 | Ernie Terrell | LWWWWW | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN Technical knockout |
1961-12-19 | James Wiley | LWLLLW | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN KO |
1961-05-16 | Alex Miteff | WWLLWL | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN Technical knockout |
1961-02-07 | Wayne Bethea | LLWWLW | Houston | WIN Unanimous decision |
1960-12-07 | Johnny Hayden | WWLLWW | Auditorium, Miami Beach | WIN KO |
1960-11-01 | George Moore | WWWWWW | Houston | WIN KO |
1960-10-24 | Ben Marshall | LLWLWW | Memorial Auditorium, Dallas | WIN KO |
1960-03-21 | Sonny Liston | WWWWWW | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | LOST Technical knockout |
1959-10-14 | Curley Lee | WWWWWW | Coliseum, Houston | WIN KO |
1959-05-26 | Ernie Cab | WLWWLL | Coliseum, Houston | WIN KO |
1959-04-15 | Sonny Liston | WWWWWW | Auditorium, Miami Beach | LOST Technical knockout |
1959-01-13 | Ollie Wilson | WWLLLL | Houston | WIN KO |
1958-12-09 | Howie Turner | LWLLDL | Houston | WIN Points |
1958-06-03 | Frankie Daniels | WWLWWW | Houston | WIN Unanimous decision |
1958-03-25 | Dick Richardson | WDWLLW | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington | WIN |
1958-02-04 | Gene White | LLWLLL | Houston | WIN Technical knockout |
1957-12-03 | Frankie Daniels | LDLWWW | Auditorium, Miami Beach | WIN Unanimous decision |
1957-10-15 | John Holman | LLLWLL | Houston | WIN KO |
1957-09-17 | Bob Albright | WLLLWL | Houston | WIN KO |
1957-07-23 | Clifford Gray | WDLLLL | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN KO |
1957-07-15 | J.D. Marshall | WWWLWW | Tyler | WIN KO |
1957-06-11 | Johnny Mason | LLLWWL | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston | WIN KO |
1956-08-06 | Johnny Hollins | LLLWWL | City Coliseum, Austin | WIN Technical knockout |
1954-06-22 | Bob Satterfield | WWWLWL | Auditorium, Miami Beach | LOST KO |
1954-06-08 | Sylvester Jones | LWWWWL | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa | WIN KO |
1954-03-09 | Jimmy Walls | WWWWWL | Municipal Auditorium, Tampa | WIN Technical knockout |
1953-11-10 | Jack Walsh | debut | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa | WIN KO |
1953-10-20 | Bo Willis | LLLWWW | Auditorium, Miami Beach | WIN KO |
1953-10-01 | Claude Rolfe | WLDLWW | Charlotte | WIN KO |
1953-09-24 | Sylvester Jones | WWLWWW | Polo Grounds, New York | LOST Points |
1953-09-01 | Keene Simmons | LLLLLL | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa | WIN Unanimous decision |
1953-05-12 | Omelio Agramonte | WLWLLW | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa | WIN Unanimous decision |
1953-03-31 | Bob Garner | LLDLLL | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa | WIN KO |
1953-03-24 | Ponce de Leon | LLDLLL | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa | WIN KO |
1953-03-12 | Terry O'Connor | WLLLWL | Auditorium, Minneapolis | WIN Technical knockout |
1953-03-04 | Ponce de Leon | WLLDLL | Miami Stadium, Miami | WIN Points |
1953-01-13 | Abie Gibson | LL | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa | WIN KO |
1952-12-08 | Graveyard Walters | W | Daytona Beach | WIN KO |
1952-11-25 | Claude Rolfe | LLDLLL | Municipal Auditorium, Tampa | WIN KO |
1952-10-03 | Johnny Hollins | WWDWWW | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans | WIN KO |
1952-09-23 | Joe McFadden | LLWWDL | Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia | WIN Technical knockout |
1952-09-16 | Art Henri | LWLLWW | Auditorium, Miami Beach | WIN Technical knockout |
1952-09-12 | Roosevelt Holmes | LWL | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans | WIN KO |
1952-09-02 | Baby Booze | debut | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa | WIN KO |
1952-08-12 | Candy McDaniels | DWWWWW | Auditorium, Miami Beach | WIN KO |
1952-07-25 | Sam Harold | WWLW | City Auditorium, Macon | WIN KO |
1952-07-22 | Lee Raymond | L | Auditorium, Miami Beach | WIN Technical knockout |
1952-07-08 | Jimmy Felton | debut | Auditorium, Miami Beach | WIN KO |
1952-06-24 | Eddie Joe Williams | D | Daytona Beach | WIN KO |
1952-06-17 | Harry Turner | debut | Municipal Auditorium, Tampa | WIN KO |
1952-06-10 | Paul Favorite | L | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa | WIN KO |
1952-05-28 | Ray Brown | LLW | Auditorium, Miami Beach | WIN KO |
1952-04-15 | Johnny Fowler | WWDWWW | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa | WIN KO |
1952-03-28 | Ray Banks | LWL | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans | WIN KO |
1952-02-29 | Roosevelt Holmes | LW | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans | WIN Unanimous decision |
1952-02-26 | Rudolph Wood | debut | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa | WIN KO |
1952-02-15 | Ray Banks | LW | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans | WIN Technical knockout |
1951-12-11 | Lee Hunt | DLWLLL | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa | WIN KO |