Welterweight · United States
Willie Joyce 71-21-10, 1 NC 16 KO · 1937–1947
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Willie Joyce was a welterweight boxer from United States, born Sep 2, 1917. Record 71-21-10, 1 NC with 16 knockouts over 1937–1947. Willie Joyce last fought Johnny Cesario on Mar 24, 1947 and lost by SD over 10 rounds.
Also: William Joyce
Born Sep 2, 1917
Died 1996
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Debut Nov 10, 1937
Career 1937–1947
Rounds boxed 879
KO share 23%
Born in Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Titles USA California State lightweight title 1944
Boxerbook rating 1530 ± 331 · inactive since Mar 1947Why here › Confirmed bouts 20 of 103
Career record Record
71-21-10, 1 NC, 16 KOs · 1937–1947
Last result L
Johnny Cesario
SD 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
The record 103 bouts, 1937–1947, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
Johnny Cesario
SD 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Joyce 71-20-10 · Cesario —
D
Ernie Petrone
PTS 10/10 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Joyce 71-20-9 · Petrone —
L
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 71-19-9 · Bratton 22-6-1
W
Nick Castiglione
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 70-19-9 · Castiglione —
L
SD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 70-18-9 · Bratton 21-6-1
L
For NYSAC and NBA light-welterweight titles UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Joyce 70-17-9 · Larkin 110-9-1
W
Danny Kapilow
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Joyce 69-17-9 · Kapilow —
W
Maxie Starr
UD 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Joyce 68-17-9 · Starr —
L
For vacant NYSAC and NBA light-welterweight titles UD 12/12 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Joyce 68-16-9 · Larkin 107-9-1
NC
Jimmy Hatcher
NC 6/10 · Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Joyce 68-16-9 · Hatcher —
W
Ruby Garcia
KO 2/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Joyce 67-16-9 · Garcia —
W
Bobby Zollo
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Joyce 66-16-9 · Zollo —
D
Danny Kapilow
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Joyce 66-16-8 · Kapilow —
W
TKO 5/10 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Joyce 65-16-8 · Wilson —
W
Allie Stolz
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Joyce 64-16-8 · Stolz —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Joyce 64-15-8 · Jack 61-9-3
W
Joey Barnum
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 63-15-8 · Barnum —
L
Allie Stolz
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Joyce 63-14-8 · Stolz —
D
Joey Barnum
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 63-14-7 · Barnum —
W
Danny Bartfield
RTD 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Joyce 62-14-7 · Bartfield —
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Morris Reif
UD 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Joyce 61-14-7 · Reif —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Joyce 61-13-7 · Larkin 102-9-1
W
Bobby Ruffin
SD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Joyce 60-13-7 · Ruffin —
W
Dave Freeman
UD 10/10 · Arena Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Joyce 59-13-7 · Freeman —
W
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Joyce 58-13-7 · Williams 65-7-2
W
Genaro Rojo
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Joyce 57-13-7 · Rojo —
L
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Joyce 57-12-7 · Wright 162-38-18
W
UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Joyce 56-12-7 · Williams 63-6-2
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Joyce 55-12-7 · Wright 162-37-18
L
UD 12/12 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Joyce 55-11-7 · Williams 61-6-2
W
SD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Joyce 54-11-7 · Williams 59-5-2
W
Chester Slider
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Joyce 53-11-7 · Slider —
W
Chester Slider
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Joyce 52-11-7 · Slider —
L
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Joyce 52-10-7 · Armstrong 147-22-9
L
UD 10/10 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 52-9-7 · Pep 73-1-0
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 51-9-7 · Armstrong 145-20-8
W
Pete Lello
RTD 7/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Joyce 50-9-7 · Lello —
W
Ray Lunny
Won USA California State lightweight title KO 8/12 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Joyce 49-9-7 · Lunny —
L
John Thomas
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Joyce 49-8-7 · Thomas —
L
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Joyce 49-7-7 · Rodak —
W
Jerry Moore
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Joyce 48-7-7 · Moore —
W
Vic Grupico
TKO 5/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Joyce 47-7-7 · Grupico —
L
UD 10/10 · Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Joyce 47-6-7 · Armstrong 131-19-8
W
MD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Joyce 46-6-7 · Armstrong 125-17-8
W
John Thomas
MD 12/12 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Joyce 45-6-7 · Thomas —
L
Slugger White
For vacant Maryland world lightweight title UD 15/15 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Joyce 45-5-7 · White —
W
TKO 4/10 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Joyce 44-5-7 · Rodak —
W
Carmen Notch
MD 10/10 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Joyce 43-5-7 · Notch —
W
Slugger White
Won vacant 'Negro' lightweight title PTS 12/12 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Joyce 42-5-7 · White —
W
Joey Peralta
PTS 10/10 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 41-5-7 · Peralta —
W
Harvey Dubs
UD 12/12 · Northside Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 40-5-7 · Dubs —
W
Harvey Dubs
UD 10/10 · Northside Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 39-5-7 · Dubs —
W
Carmelo Fenoy
PTS 10/10 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 38-5-7 · Fenoy —
W
Matt Dougherty
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 37-5-7 · Dougherty —
W
Mike Evans
PTS 10/10 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 36-5-7 · Evans —
W
Tony Ferrara
PTS 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 35-5-7 · Ferrara —
W
Sammy Secreet
PTS 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 34-5-7 · Secreet —
W
Jimmy Maddox
TKO 1/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 33-5-7 · Maddox —
L
Tony Motisi
UD 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 33-4-7 · Motisi —
W
Billy Davis
PTS 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 32-4-7 · Davis —
L
Sammy Secreet
SD 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 32-3-7 · Secreet —
D
PTS 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 32-3-6 · Spoldi —
W
Ted Christie
KO 2/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 31-3-6 · Christie —
W
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 30-3-6 · Breese —
W
Leonard Bennett
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 29-3-6 · Bennett —
W
Harvey Dubs
PTS 10/10 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 28-3-6 · Dubs —
W
Nick Castiglione
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 27-3-6 · Castiglione —
L
Joe Ghnouly
MD 10/10 · Civic Center, Hammond, 🇺🇸
Joyce 27-2-6 · Ghnouly —
D
Jorge Morelia
PTS 8/8 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 27-2-5 · Morelia —
W
Jorge Morelia
KO 1/8 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 26-2-5 · Morelia —
W
Joey Silva
TKO 8/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 25-2-5 · Silva —
L
Jorge Morelia
MD 10/10 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 25-1-5 · Morelia —
W
Nick Castiglione
PTS 8/8 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 24-1-5 · Castiglione —
D
Young Kid McCoy
SD 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 24-1-4 · McCoy —
W
Félix Garcia
PTS 8/8 · Rockland Palace, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Joyce 23-1-4 · Garcia —
D
Willie Cheatum
PTS 8/8 · Rockland Palace, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Joyce 23-1-3 · Cheatum —
W
Herbie Gilmore
KO 2/8 · Rockland Palace, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Joyce 22-1-3 · Gilmore —
W
Frankie Terranova
PTS 8/8 · Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Joyce 21-1-3 · Terranova —
W
Joe De Jesus
PTS 8/8 · Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Joyce 20-1-3 · Jesus —
W
Maxie Fisher
KO 2/10 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 19-1-3 · Fisher —
W
Earl Gibbs
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 18-1-3 · Gibbs —
W
SD 8/8 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 17-1-3 · Jenkins 28-10-4
W
SD 8/8 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 16-1-3 · Jenkins 28-9-4
D
SD 10/10 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 16-1-2 · Jenkins 26-9-3
W
Bobby McIntire
PTS 10/10 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 15-1-2 · McIntire —
D
Bobby McIntire
PTS 10/10 · Park Casino, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 15-1-1 · McIntire —
W
Sammy Scully
PTS 8/8 · Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Joyce 14-1-1 · Scully —
W
Armando Sicilia
PTS 10/10 · Park Casino, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 13-1-1 · Sicilia —
L
SD 10/10 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 13-0-1 · Covelli —
W
UD 10/10 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 12-0-1 · Covelli —
W
Billy Miller
TKO 5/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 11-0-1 · Miller —
W
George van der Heyden
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 10-0-1 · Heyden —
W
George van der Heyden
PTS 5/5 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 9-0-1 · Heyden —
W
Frankie Agnes
PTS 5/5 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 8-0-1 · Agnes —
W
Frankie Agnes
PTS 5/5 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 7-0-1 · Agnes —
W
Billy Sparks
TKO 4/5 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 6-0-1 · Sparks —
W
Gene Spencer
TKO 3/5 · Rainbo Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 5-0-1 · Spencer —
W
Sammy Scully
PTS 5/5 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 4-0-1 · Scully —
W
Gene Spencer
PTS 4/4 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 3-0-1 · Spencer —
W
Sammy Scully
PTS 5/5 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 2-0-1 · Scully —
D
Sammy Scully
PTS 4/4 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 2-0-0 · Scully —
W
Ray Harris
PTS 4/4 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Joyce 1-0-0 · Harris —
W
Battling Raymond
PTS 4/4 · Memorial Auditorium, Gary, 🇺🇸
Joyce 0-0-0 · Raymond —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Willie Joyce's record? Willie Joyce's professional record is 71-21-10, 1 NC with 16 knockouts.
Who did Willie Joyce fight last? Willie Joyce last fought Johnny Cesario on Mar 24, 1947 and lost by SD over 10 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 18443 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18443 . 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.
