Middleweight · United States
Billy Soose 35-6-2 13 KO · 1938–1942
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Billy Soose was a middleweight boxer from United States, born Aug 2, 1915. Record 35-6-2 with 13 knockouts over 1938–1942. Billy Soose last fought Jimmy Bivins on Jan 13, 1942 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: ビリー・スーズ
Born Aug 2, 1915
Died Sep 5, 1998
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 184 cm
Debut Mar 15, 1938
Career 1938–1942
Rounds boxed 333
KO share 37%
Born in Farrell, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Titles NYSAC middleweight title 1941
Boxerbook rating 1751 ± 344 · inactive since Jan 1942Why here › Confirmed bouts 8 of 43
Career record Record
35-6-2, 13 KOs · 1938–1942
Last result L
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
The record 43 bouts, 1938–1942, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 34-6-1
L
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Soose 35-5-2 · Bivins 24-4-0
W
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Soose 34-5-2 · Reeves —
D
TD 8/12 · Gilmore Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Soose 34-5-1 · Garcia 117-27-14
D
TD 8/12 · Gilmore Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Soose 34-4-0 · Garcia 116-27-13
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Soose 34-4-0 · Abrams 41-4-2
W
Tony Celli
TKO 2/10 · Sportman's Park, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Soose 33-4-0 · Celli —
W
Won NYSAC middleweight title UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Soose 32-4-0 · Overlin 123-20-7
W
Won NYSAC middleweight title UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Soose 31-4-0 · Overlin 120-19-7
W
Ernie Vigh
PTS 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Soose 30-4-0 · Vigh —
W
Ernie Vigh
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Soose 29-4-0 · Vigh —
W
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Soose 28-4-0 · Mauriello —
W
Jimmy Casino
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Soose 27-4-0 · Casino —
W
Vince Pimpinella
UD 10/10 · South Main Street Armory, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Soose 26-4-0 · Pimpinella —
W
UD 10/10 · Civic Stadium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Soose 25-4-0 · Zale 43-14-2
W
SD 10/10 · Scranton Stadium, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Soose 24-4-0 · Overlin 113-18-6
W
Jack Ennis
PTS 10/10 · Memorial Field, Williamsport, 🇺🇸
Soose 23-4-0 · Ennis —
W
PTS 10/10 · Scranton Stadium, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Soose 22-4-0 · Peirce —
W
Frankie Nelson
PTS 10/10 · Rayen-Wood Auditorium, Youngstown, 🇺🇸
Soose 21-4-0 · Nelson —
W
Enzo Iannozzi
KO 4/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Soose 20-4-0 · Iannozzi —
L
UD 10/10 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Soose 20-3-0 · Abrams 28-3-1
Show all 43 bouts W
Bud Mignault
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Soose 19-3-0 · Mignault —
W
TKO 3/10 · Town Hall, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Soose 18-3-0 · Clark —
W
Vince Pimpinella
PTS 8/8 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Soose 17-3-0 · Pimpinella —
W
Jimmy Jones
TKO 5/6 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Soose 16-3-0 · Jones —
W
Paul Pirrone
PTS 6/6 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Soose 15-3-0 · Pirrone —
W
Butch Lynch
KO 4/10 · South Main Street Armory, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Soose 14-3-0 · Lynch —
W
Johnny Duca
UD 10/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Soose 13-3-0 · Duca —
W
Jack Munley
TKO 5/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Soose 12-3-0 · Munley —
L
UD 8/8 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Soose 12-2-0 · Abrams 25-3-0
W
Joe Fedz
TKO 1/10 · Rochester, New York, 🇺🇸
Soose 11-2-0 · Fedz —
W
Johnny Duca
PTS 10/10 · Youngstown, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Soose 10-2-0 · Duca —
L
UD 10/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Soose 10-1-0 · Burley 21-2-0
L
Johnny Duca
MD 10/10 · Maple Grove Field House, Lancaster, 🇺🇸
Soose 10-0-0 · Duca —
W
KO 3/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Soose 9-0-0 · Risko 65-23-12
W
Charley Weise
KO 2/10 · Farrell High Athletic Field, Farrell, 🇺🇸
Soose 8-0-0 · Weise —
W
Freddie Lenn
UD 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Soose 7-0-0 · Lenn —
W
Eric Lawson
TKO 5/8 · Clearfield Park, Clearfield, 🇺🇸
Soose 6-0-0 · Lawson —
W
Al Quaill
UD 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Soose 5-0-0 · Quaill —
W
Johnny Foster
PTS 4/4 · Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Soose 4-0-0 · Foster —
W
Joe Lujan
TKO 3/6 · Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, 🇺🇸
Soose 3-0-0 · Lujan —
W
Sewell Hipps
TKO 4/4 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Soose 2-0-0 · Hipps —
W
Jimmy Brent
PTS 4/4 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Soose 1-0-0 · Brent —
W
Marine Johnny Dean
TKO 4/4 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Soose 0-0-0 · Dean —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Billy Soose's record? Billy Soose's professional record is 35-6-2 with 13 knockouts.
Who did Billy Soose fight last? Billy Soose last fought Jimmy Bivins on Jan 13, 1942 and lost by UD over 10 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 6769 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/6769 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
