Heavyweight · Germany

Willi Besmanoff

Willi Besmanoff was a heavyweight boxer from Germany, born Oct 4, 1932. Willi Besmanoff last fought George Chuvalo on May 27, 1967 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 10.

Also: ويلي بيسمانوف · ویلی بسمانوف · ウィリー・ベスマノフ
+1 moreWilliam David Besmanoff
BornOct 4, 1932
DiedOct 20, 2010
Country🇩🇪 Germany
StanceOrthodox
DebutNov 27, 1957
Career1957–1967
Rounds boxed66
Born inMunich, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
Boxerbook rating1206 ± 335 · inactive since May 1967Why here ›
Confirmed bouts0 of 10

Career record

Record
No record compiled yet

Last result

L
George Chuvalo 🇨🇦
TKO 3/10
1967-05-27 ›
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The record

Known bouts: 10, 1957–1967

Record not yet compiled — only bouts reported from opponents' records are shown

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 7, Wikipedia (es) · 3, Wikipedia (ja) · 2, Wikipedia (ru) · 1

L
George Chuvalo 🇨🇦
TKO 3/10
Besmanoff — · Chuvalo 45-13-2
1967-05-27 ›
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L
George Chuvalo 🇨🇦
TKO 3/10
Besmanoff — · Chuvalo 44-13-2
1967-04-04 ›
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L
Bob Foster 🇺🇸
KO 3/10 · Arena, Norfolk, 🇺🇸
Besmanoff — · Foster 11-2-0
1963-12-11 ›
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L
Muhammad Ali 🇺🇸
TKO 7/10 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Besmanoff — · Ali 9-0-0
1961-11-29 ›
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L
George Chuvalo 🇨🇦
TKO 4/10
Besmanoff — · Chuvalo 19-5-1
1961-06-27 ›
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L
Pete Rademacher 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Besmanoff — · Rademacher 9-3-1
1960-12-13 ›
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L
Archie Moore 🇺🇸
Promoted as for "American Heavyweight Title"
TKO 10/15 · Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Besmanoff — · Moore 177-21-9
1960-05-25 ›
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L
Sonny Liston 🇺🇸
RTD 6/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Besmanoff — · Liston 27-1-0
1959-12-09 ›
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L
Archie Moore 🇺🇸
SD 10/10 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Besmanoff — · Moore 170-21-8
1958-05-02 ›
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L
Willie Pastrano 🇺🇸
UD 10/10 · Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Besmanoff — · Pastrano 42-5-5
1957-11-27 ›
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Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

Who did Willi Besmanoff fight last?
Willi Besmanoff last fought George Chuvalo on May 27, 1967 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 10.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 18424 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18424. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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