Holman Williams
Middleweight · United States

Holman Williams

146-32-11, 1 NC 36 KO · 1932–1948

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Holman Williams was a middleweight boxer from United States, born Jan 30, 1915. Record 146-32-11, 1 NC with 36 knockouts over 1932–1948. Holman Williams last fought Daniel James on Jun 30, 1948 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.

Also: فرنسيس وليامز · ホルマン・ウィリアムズ
BornJan 30, 1915
DiedJul 2, 1967
Country🇺🇸 United States, 🇲🇽 Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Height179 cm
Reach180.5 cm
DebutAug 12, 1932
Career1932–1948
Rounds boxed1637
KO share25%
Born inPensacola, Florida
TitlesWorld colored middleweight title 1942
Boxerbook rating1585 ± 330 · inactive since Jun 1948Why here ›
Confirmed bouts45 of 190

Career record

Record
146-32-11, 1 NC, 36 KOs · 1932–1948

Last result

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Daniel James
PTS 10/10 · Mucurapo Stadium, Port-of-Spain, 🇹🇹
1948-06-30 ›
✓ one source

The record

190 bouts, 1932–1948, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.Wikidata: 145-30-11
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Daniel James
PTS 10/10 · Mucurapo Stadium, Port-of-Spain, 🇹🇹
Williams 146-31-11 · James —
1948-06-30 ›
✓ one source
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Jose Basora
TKO 4/10 · Ashland Blvd. Auditorium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 146-30-11 · Basora —
1948-03-03 ›
✓ one source
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O'Neill Bell
SD 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 145-30-11 · Bell —
1947-11-28 ›
✓ one source
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Jose Basora
PTS 10/10 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Williams 145-29-11 · Basora —
1947-11-03 ›
✓ one source
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Bert Lytell 🇺🇸
UD 12/12 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 145-28-11 · Lytell 45-12-4
1947-07-04 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Jean Walzack
UD 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Williams 145-27-11 · Walzack —
1947-05-18 ›
✓ one source
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Henry Hall
UD 12/12 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 144-27-11 · Hall —
1947-03-28 ›
✓ one source
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Henry Hall
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 144-27-10 · Hall —
1947-03-14 ›
✓ one source
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Henry Brimm 🇺🇸
SD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Williams 144-26-10 · Brimm —
1947-02-25 ›
✓ one source
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Wylie Burns
UD 8/8 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Williams 143-26-10 · Burns —
1947-01-23 ›
✓ one source
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Deacon Johnny Brown
UD 10/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Williams 142-26-10 · Brown —
1946-11-25 ›
✓ one source
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Sam Baroudi 🇺🇸
SD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 142-25-10 · Baroudi 26-4-2
1946-10-14 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Eddie O'Neill
UD 10/10 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 141-25-10 · O'Neill —
1946-09-17 ›
✓ one source
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Jake LaMotta 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 141-23-10 · LaMotta 58-10-3
1946-08-07 ›
✓✓ two sources
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UD 10/10 · University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 141-23-10 · LaMotta 57-6-3
1946-08-07 ›
✓ one source
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Marcel Cerdan 🇫🇷
PTS 10/10 · Stade Roland Garros, Paris, 🇫🇷
Williams 141-22-10 · Cerdan 94-2-0
1946-07-07 ›
✓✓ two sources
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SD 10/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 140-22-10 · Satterfield 12-1-1
1946-04-25 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Bert Lytell 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Williams 140-21-10 · Lytell 29-10-4
1946-04-15 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Johnny Carter
TKO 7/10 · Coliseum Annex, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 139-21-10 · Carter —
1946-04-04 ›
✓ one source
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George Henry
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum North Hall, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 138-21-10 · Henry —
1946-02-14 ›
✓ one source
Show all 190 bouts
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Aaron Wade 🇺🇸
KO 4/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 137-21-10 · Wade 63-12-6
1946-02-04 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Butch Lynch
TKO 3/10 · Coliseum North Hall, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 136-21-10 · Lynch —
1946-01-24 ›
✓ one source
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Archie Moore 🇺🇸
TKO 11/12 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 136-20-10 · Moore 75-11-5
1945-11-26 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Archie Moore 🇺🇸
MD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 135-20-10 · Moore 74-10-5
1945-10-22 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Len Wadsworth 🇨🇦
UD 10/10 · Windsor Arena, Windsor, 🇨🇦
Williams 134-20-10 · Wadsworth —
1945-10-10 ›
✓ one source
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Sampson Powell
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Williams 133-20-10 · Powell —
1945-10-02 ›
✓ one source
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Berlie Lanier
UD 10/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Williams 132-20-10 · Lanier —
1945-09-27 ›
✓ one source
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Bert Lytell 🇺🇸
PTS 12/12 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 131-20-10 · Lytell 24-7-3
1945-08-31 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Forest Gee
KO 6/10 · Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Williams 130-20-10 · Gee —
1945-08-22 ›
✓ one source
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Bert Lytell 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 130-20-9 · Lytell 24-7-2
1945-08-17 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Johnny Green
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Williams 129-20-9 · Green —
1945-08-01 ›
✓ one source
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UD 12/12 · Civic Stadium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Williams 128-20-9 · Burley 67-9-2
1945-07-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Sampson Powell
UD 10/10 · Arcadia Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 127-20-9 · Powell —
1945-05-28 ›
✓ one source
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Joe Carter
PTS 15/15 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 126-20-9 · Carter —
1945-05-20 ›
✓ one source
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UD 12/12 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 125-20-9 · Hardwick 165-46-9
1945-05-14 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Prentiss Hall
UD 8/8 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Williams 124-20-9 · Hall —
1945-05-08 ›
✓ one source
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Oscar Boyd
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Williams 123-20-9 · Boyd —
1945-04-24 ›
✓ one source
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SD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 123-19-9 · Hardwick 163-45-9
1945-03-26 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Joe Carter
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 123-19-8 · Carter —
1944-12-22 ›
✓ one source
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Kid Tunero
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 122-19-8 · Tunero —
1944-11-06 ›
✓ one source
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Aaron Wade 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Williams 121-19-8 · Wade 59-9-6
1944-10-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Jose Basora
PTS 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Williams 121-19-7 · Basora —
1944-10-02 ›
✓ one source
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For vacant duration middleweight title
PTS 12/12 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 121-19-6 · Hardwick 161-42-8
1944-09-15 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Joe Reddick
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 120-19-6 · Reddick —
1944-08-14 ›
✓ one source
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Anthony Jones
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 119-19-6 · Jones —
1944-07-21 ›
✓ one source
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MD 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Williams 118-19-6 · Marshall 51-10-3
1944-07-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
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PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Williams 118-18-6 · Marshall 50-10-3
1944-06-07 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Jack Chase 🇺🇸
PTS 12/12 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Williams 117-18-6 · Chase 63-13-7
1944-05-24 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Paul Lewis
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Williams 116-18-6 · Lewis —
1944-05-10 ›
✓ one source
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Jack Chase 🇺🇸
PTS 15/15 · City Auditorium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Williams 115-18-6 · Chase 63-12-7
1944-04-27 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Jose Basora
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Williams 114-18-6 · Basora —
1944-04-10 ›
✓ one source
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Battling Monroe
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Williams 113-18-6 · Monroe —
1944-03-17 ›
✓ one source
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Eddie Booker 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Williams 113-17-6 · Booker 65-5-8
1944-03-06 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Jack Chase 🇺🇸
PTS 12/12 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Williams 112-17-6 · Chase 61-10-7
1944-02-21 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Jack Chase 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Williams 111-17-6 · Chase 61-9-7
1944-02-07 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Young Gene Buffalo
PTS 10/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Williams 110-17-6 · Buffalo —
1944-01-24 ›
✓ one source
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Tommy Hubert
UD 10/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Williams 109-17-6 · Hubert —
1944-01-11 ›
✓ one source
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Steve Belloise
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Williams 108-17-6 · Belloise —
1943-12-06 ›
✓ one source
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Eddie Booker 🇺🇸
PTS 12/12 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Williams 107-17-6 · Booker 62-4-8
1943-11-19 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Joe Carter
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 106-17-6 · Carter —
1943-10-11 ›
✓ one source
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John Garner
PTS 10/10 · Turner's Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Williams 105-17-6 · Garner —
1943-09-27 ›
✓ one source
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PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 104-17-6 · Marshall 42-8-2
1943-09-03 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Jose Basora
SD 10/10 · Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Williams 104-16-6 · Basora —
1943-08-09 ›
✓ one source
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Kid Tunero
PTS 10/10 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Williams 104-15-6 · Tunero —
1943-07-31 ›
✓ one source
NC
NC 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Williams 104-15-6 · Burley 57-9-2
1943-05-14 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Roosevelt Thomas
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Williams 103-15-6 · Thomas —
1943-05-03 ›
✓ one source
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Mario Raul Ochoa
PTS 10/10 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Williams 102-15-6 · Ochoa —
1943-04-03 ›
✓ one source
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Anthony Jones
PTS 10/10 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 101-15-6 · Jones —
1943-03-26 ›
✓ one source
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Joe Carter
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Williams 100-15-6 · Carter —
1943-03-15 ›
✓ one source
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Roosevelt Thomas
PTS 10/10 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 99-15-6 · Thomas —
1943-02-19 ›
✓ one source
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Harold Smith
PTS 10/10 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 98-15-6 · Smith —
1943-01-24 ›
✓ one source
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For world colored middleweight title
PTS 12/12 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 98-14-6 · Hardwick 150-39-7
1943-01-15 ›
✓✓ two sources
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RJ Lewis
PTS 12/12 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 97-14-6 · Lewis —
1942-12-13 ›
✓ one source
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Won world colored middleweight title
UD 15/15 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 96-14-6 · Burley 53-7-1
1942-10-16 ›
✓✓ two sources
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For vacant world colored middleweight title
TKO 9/15 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 96-13-6 · Burley 52-7-1
1942-08-14 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Johnny Jackson
PTS 10/10 · Legion Field, Baton Rouge, 🇺🇸
Williams 95-13-6 · Jackson —
1942-07-27 ›
✓ one source
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Lorenzo Strickland
PTS 10/10 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 94-13-6 · Strickland —
1942-07-24 ›
✓ one source
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Randy Brown
KO 5/10 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 93-13-6 · Brown —
1942-07-10 ›
✓ one source
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PTS 10/10 · Crosley Field, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Williams 93-12-6 · Burley 51-6-1
1942-06-23 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Kid Tunero
UD 12/12 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 92-12-6 · Tunero —
1942-04-27 ›
✓ one source
L
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 92-11-6 · Hardwick 140-38-7
1942-03-27 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Kid Tunero
UD 12/12 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 91-11-6 · Tunero —
1942-03-09 ›
✓ one source
L
UD 15/15 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 91-10-6 · Hardwick 139-38-7
1942-03-02 ›
✓✓ two sources
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UD 10/10 · Armory, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Williams 91-9-6 · Burley 45-5-1
1942-02-26 ›
✓✓ two sources
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UD 12/12 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 90-9-6 · Hardwick 138-37-7
1942-01-19 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Jose Basora
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 89-9-6 · Basora —
1942-01-09 ›
✓ one source
D
SD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 89-9-5 · Hardwick 137-37-6
1941-12-22 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Howell King
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 88-9-5 · King —
1941-11-21 ›
✓ one source
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Ernest Robinson
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 87-9-5 · Robinson —
1941-11-07 ›
✓ one source
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Rand Jackson
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 86-9-5 · Jackson —
1941-10-31 ›
✓ one source
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Raul Carabantes
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 85-9-5 · Carabantes —
1941-10-06 ›
✓ one source
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Jose Basora
PTS 6/6 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 84-9-5 · Basora —
1941-09-29 ›
✓ one source
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Jack Dubois
KO 6/10 · Bridgeport, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Williams 83-9-5 · Dubois —
1941-07-28 ›
✓ one source
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Antonio Fernandez
PTS 6/6 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 82-9-5 · Fernandez —
1941-06-18 ›
✓ one source
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Jimmy Leto
PTS 6/6 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Williams 81-9-5 · Leto —
1941-05-23 ›
✓ one source
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Antonio Fernandez
PTS 8/8 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Williams 80-9-5 · Fernandez —
1941-05-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Gene Buffalo
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 79-9-5 · Buffalo —
1941-03-27 ›
✓ one source
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Young Gene Buffalo
PTS 8/8 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 78-9-5 · Buffalo —
1941-03-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Britt
TKO 4/6 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Williams 77-9-5 · Britt —
1941-02-17 ›
✓ one source
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Ernest Robinson
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 76-9-5 · Robinson —
1941-01-31 ›
✓ one source
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Frankie Britt
UD 6/6 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Williams 75-9-5 · Britt —
1940-12-16 ›
✓ one source
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Mansfield Driskell
TKO 6/8 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 74-9-5 · Driskell —
1940-12-06 ›
✓ one source
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Eddie Dolan
SD 10/10 · Town Hall, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Williams 73-9-5 · Dolan —
1940-10-29 ›
✓ one source
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Izzy Jannazzo 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Williams 73-8-5 · Jannazzo 34-20-13
1940-09-04 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Bill McDowell
PTS 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Williams 72-8-5 · McDowell —
1940-07-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Vinnie Vines
TKO 4/6 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 71-8-5 · Vines —
1940-07-17 ›
✓ one source
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Milo Theodorescu
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 70-8-5 · Theodorescu —
1940-07-04 ›
✓ one source
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Joe Legon
PTS 6/6 · Yankee Stadium, Bronx, 🇺🇸
Williams 69-8-5 · Legon —
1940-06-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Durso
TKO 4/6 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 68-8-5 · Durso —
1940-06-05 ›
✓ one source
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Izzy Jannazzo 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Williams 67-8-5 · Jannazzo 33-19-13
1940-03-27 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Eddie Dolan
PTS 10/10 · Fair Grounds Coliseum, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 66-8-5 · Dolan —
1940-02-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Steve Mamakos
PTS 12/12 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 65-8-5 · Mamakos —
1940-01-25 ›
✓ one source
L
For vacant world colored welterweight title
UD 15/15 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 65-7-5 · Hardwick 115-32-6
1940-01-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
D
Izzy Jannazzo 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Williams 65-7-4 · Jannazzo 32-19-12
1939-12-13 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
PTS 15/15 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 64-7-4 · Burley 26-3-0
1939-12-01 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Tommy Mollis
KO 3/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 63-7-4 · Mollis —
1939-10-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Carl Dell
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 62-7-4 · Dell —
1939-10-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Gene Buffalo
TKO 6/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 61-7-4 · Buffalo —
1939-08-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Jackson
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 60-7-4 · Jackson —
1939-07-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Ralph Gizzy
KO 4/10 · Clarksburg, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Williams 59-7-4 · Gizzy —
1939-05-30 ›
✓ one source
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Bobby Seaman
PTS 6/6 · Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Williams 58-7-4 · Seaman —
1939-04-17 ›
✓ one source
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Jackie Burke 🇨🇦
UD 10/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Williams 57-7-4 · Burke —
1939-03-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Andre Jessurun
PTS 10/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Williams 56-7-4 · Jessurun —
1939-02-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Francesco Montanari
UD 10/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Williams 55-7-4 · Montanari —
1939-02-07 ›
✓ one source
D
Eddie Booker 🇺🇸
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 55-7-3 · Booker 37-0-3
1939-01-25 ›
✓✓ two sources
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Wildcat O'Connor
UD 10/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Williams 54-7-3 · O'Connor —
1939-01-18 ›
✓ one source
D
Tony Rock
PTS 4/4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 54-7-2 · Rock —
1938-11-25 ›
✓ one source
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Johnny Jackson
UD 10/10 · City Park Baseball Field, Baton Rouge, 🇺🇸
Williams 53-7-2 · Jackson —
1938-10-14 ›
✓ one source
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Michele Palermo
PTS 10/10 · Carlin's Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 53-6-2 · Palermo —
1938-07-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Portney
UD 10/10 · Carlin's Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 52-6-2 · Portney —
1938-06-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Paulie Walker
UD 10/10 · Carlin's Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 51-6-2 · Walker —
1938-05-16 ›
✓ one source
W
PTS 10/10 · Carlin's Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Williams 50-6-2 · Turiello —
1938-04-25 ›
✓ one source
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Jimmy Berres
PTS 6/6 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Williams 49-6-2 · Berres —
1938-02-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Manuel Victoria
PTS 6/6 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Williams 48-6-2 · Victoria —
1938-01-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Remo Fernandez
PTS 10/10 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 47-6-2 · Fernandez —
1937-10-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Gene Buffalo
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 46-6-2 · Buffalo —
1937-10-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Tony Rock
PTS 10/10 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Williams 45-6-2 · Rock —
1937-10-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Penna Randezell
RTD 3/8 · Riverview Rink, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Williams 44-6-2 · Randezell —
1937-10-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Remo Fernandez
PTS 8/8 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 43-6-2 · Fernandez —
1937-10-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Gallito Ramirez
TKO 3/10 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 42-6-2 · Ramirez —
1937-09-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Vince Pimpinella
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 41-6-2 · Pimpinella —
1937-09-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Paulie Walker
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 40-6-2 · Walker —
1937-08-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Lucas
PTS 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Williams 39-6-2 · Lucas —
1937-07-06 ›
✓ one source
L
For world colored welterweight title
PTS 15/15 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 39-5-2 · Hardwick 91-23-5
1937-06-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Bobby Pacho 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Williams 38-5-2 · Pacho —
1937-04-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Slugger White
KO 4/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 37-5-2 · White —
1937-03-22 ›
✓ one source
W
PTS 12/12 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 36-5-2 · Hardwick 88-21-5
1937-03-12 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Johnny Lucas
PTS 8/8 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Williams 36-4-2 · Lucas —
1937-02-08 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Nealon
UD 8/8 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Williams 35-4-2 · Nealon —
1937-01-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Tony Falco
PTS 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Williams 34-4-2 · Falco —
1937-01-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Ray Nash
TKO 3/6 · Rockland Palace, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 33-4-2 · Nash —
1936-11-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Wesley Martin
TKO 5/10 · Islam Grotto, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Williams 32-4-2 · Martin —
1936-10-19 ›
✓ one source
D
Richie Fontaine
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 32-4-1 · Fontaine —
1936-10-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Roger Shea
TKO 2/8 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Williams 31-4-1 · Shea —
1936-08-31 ›
✓ one source
L
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 31-3-1 · Hardwick 77-20-5
1936-04-17 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
MD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 31-2-1 · Hardwick 75-20-5
1936-03-13 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Andy Bundy
PTS 8/8 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Williams 30-2-1 · Bundy —
1935-10-31 ›
✓ one source
W
Chuck Woods
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 29-2-1 · Woods —
1935-10-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Lew Massey
UD 10/10 · Mills Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 28-2-1 · Massey —
1935-08-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Baby Tiger Flowers
Won vacant Negro lightweight title
TKO 8/15 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 27-2-1 · Flowers —
1935-07-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Darcey White
PTS 12/12 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 26-2-1 · White —
1935-05-31 ›
✓ one source
W
Wesley Farrell
TKO 8/15 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 25-2-1 · Farrell —
1935-05-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Wesley Farrell
UD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 24-2-1 · Farrell —
1935-04-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Paul 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 23-2-1 · Paul —
1935-03-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Vaughn
PTS 8/8 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Williams 22-2-1 · Vaughn —
1935-02-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Mack
KO 4/8 · Midway Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 21-2-1 · Mack —
1935-02-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Booker
TKO 4/8 · Midway Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 20-2-1 · Booker —
1935-02-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Booker
PTS 8/8 · Midway Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 19-2-1 · Booker —
1935-01-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Lee Sheppard
KO 2/8 · Midway Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Williams 18-2-1 · Sheppard —
1935-01-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Eddie Carroll
TKO 2/6 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Williams 17-2-1 · Carroll —
1935-01-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Charlie Bochio
TKO 6/8 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Williams 16-2-1 · Bochio —
1934-12-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Battling Gizzy
TKO 1/6 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Williams 15-2-1 · Gizzy —
1934-11-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Corbett
TKO 3/6 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Williams 14-2-1 · Corbett —
1934-10-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Chick Watson
KO 3 · Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Williams 13-2-1 · Watson —
1934-05-04 ›
✓ one source
D
Harry Robertson
PTS 6/6 · Hazel Park Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 13-2-0 · Robertson —
1934-02-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Cecil Lothery
PTS 6/6 · Mount Clemens, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Williams 12-2-0 · Lothery —
1934-02-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Moore
KO 2 · Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Williams 11-2-0 · Moore —
1934-01-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Pallo
KO 3/6 · Hazel Park Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 10-2-0 · Pallo —
1933-11-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Gerace
PTS 10/10 · Saginaw, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Williams 9-2-0 · Gerace —
1933-10-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Mickey O'Brien
KO 3/6 · Hazel Park Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 8-2-0 · O'Brien —
1933-10-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Wilbur Chevalier
PTS 8/8 · Outdoor Arena, Mount Clemens, 🇺🇸
Williams 7-2-0 · Chevalier —
1933-08-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Dombrowski
PTS 6/6 · Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Williams 6-2-0 · Dombrowski —
1933-08-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Jackie Young
KO 4 · Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Williams 5-2-0 · Young —
1933-08-18 ›
✓ one source
L
Chuck Woods
PTS 10/10 · Naval Armory, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 5-1-0 · Woods —
1933-05-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Len Hendrickson
PTS 8/8 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 4-1-0 · Hendrickson —
1932-11-16 ›
✓ one source
L
Chuck Woods
PTS 8/8 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 4-0-0 · Woods —
1932-10-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Henry Pacer
KO 2/6 · Shea Gymnasium, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Williams 3-0-0 · Pacer —
1932-10-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Eddie Isaacs
PTS 6/6 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 2-0-0 · Isaacs —
1932-09-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Art Smith
KO 2/6 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 1-0-0 · Smith —
1932-09-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Lynn
TKO 3/6 · State Fairgrounds Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 0-0-0 · Lynn —
1932-08-12 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

What is Holman Williams's record?
Holman Williams's professional record is 146-32-11, 1 NC with 36 knockouts.
Who did Holman Williams fight last?
Holman Williams last fought Daniel James on Jun 30, 1948 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 10479 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10479. 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.

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