Welterweight · United States
Willie Ritchie 47-15-17, 1 NC 9 KO · 1906–1927
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Willie Ritchie was a welterweight boxer from United States, born Feb 13, 1891. Record 47-15-17, 1 NC with 9 knockouts over 1906–1927. Willie Ritchie last fought Dick Hoppe on Aug 29, 1927 and won by PTS over 6 rounds.
Also: ويلى ريتشى · ウィリー・リッチー · Gerhardt Anthony Steffen
Born Feb 13, 1891
Died Mar 24, 1975
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 171 cm
Nickname Willie
Debut Jul 19, 1906
Career 1906–1927
Rounds boxed 390
KO share 19%
Born in San Francisco, California
Titles World lightweight title at stake 1915
Confirmed bouts 16 of 80
Career record Record
47-15-17, 1 NC, 9 KOs · 1906–1927
Last result W
Dick Hoppe
PTS 6/6 · Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
The record 80 bouts, 1906–1927, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 37-8-12
W
Dick Hoppe
PTS 6/6 · Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 46-15-17 · Hoppe —
W
Bobby LaSalle
PTS 6/6 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 45-15-17 · LaSalle —
W
Tommy Comiskey
KO 4/4 · Golden Gate Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 44-15-17 · Comiskey —
L
Joe Simonich
PTS 4/4 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 44-14-17 · Simonich —
W
Buck Holley
PTS 4/4 · Stockton, California, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 43-14-17 · Holley —
W
DQ 8/10 · Town Hall, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 42-14-17 · Chaney 106-24-5
L
10 · Town Hall, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 42-13-17 · Latzo 15-5-0
W
10 · Town Hall, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 41-13-17 · Latzo 13-3-0
L
TKO 8/8 · 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 41-12-17 · Leonard 121-20-8
W
4 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 40-12-17 · Leonard 120-19-8
W
Frankie Jones
PTS 4/4 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 39-12-17 · Jones —
L
Marty Farrell
PTS 4/4 · Arena, Emeryville, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 39-11-17 · Farrell —
W
Battling Ortega
PTS 4/4 · Arena, Emeryville, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 38-11-17 · Ortega —
W
Frank Barrieau
PTS 4/4 · Arena, Emeryville, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 37-11-17 · Barrieau —
D
Frank Barrieau
PTS 4/4 · Arena, Emeryville, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 37-11-16 · Barrieau —
W
Johnny McCarthy
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 36-11-16 · McCarthy —
W
Sid Mitchell
KO 4/4 · Dreamland Pavilion, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 35-11-16 · Mitchell —
W
Sid Mitchell
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Pavilion, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 34-11-16 · Mitchell —
D
Johnny McCarthy
PTS 10/10 · Stone Arena, Ciudad Juarez, 🇲🇽
Ritchie 34-11-15 · McCarthy —
W
Johnny McCarthy
PTS 10/10 · Goldfield, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 33-11-15 · McCarthy —
Show all 80 bouts W
Willie Hoppe
PTS 4/4 · Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 32-11-15 · Hoppe —
D
Willie Hoppe
PTS 4/4 · Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 32-11-14 · Hoppe —
W
Ralph Gruman
6 · Ice Hippodrome, Portland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 31-11-14 · Gruman —
L
World welterweight title at stake 10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 31-10-14 · Lewis 143-16-9
W
Eddie McAndrews
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 30-10-14 · McAndrews —
W
Eddie McAndrews
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 29-10-14 · McAndrews —
L
10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 29-9-14 · Dundee 78-18-21
D
PTS 12/12 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 29-9-13 · Baldwin —
W
Johnny Griffiths
6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 28-9-13 · Griffiths —
W
World lightweight title at stake 10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 27-9-13 · Welsh 96-14-11
D
PTS 4/4 · Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 27-9-12 · Dundee 67-17-18
L
Lost world lightweight title PTS 20/20 · Olympia, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Ritchie 27-8-12 · Welsh 87-10-11
L
World lightweight title at stake 10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 27-7-12 · White 55-8-6
W
Retained world lightweight title PTS 20/20 · Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 26-7-12 · Murphy 10-14-4
W
World lightweight title at stake 10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 25-7-12 · Wolgast 72-12-15
W
Leach Cross
10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 24-7-12 · Cross —
W
Retained world lightweight title KO 11/20 · Eighth Street Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 23-7-12 · Rivers —
W
Won world lightweight title DQ 16/20 · Coffroth's Mission Street Arena, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 22-7-12 · Wolgast 67-8-13
D
10 · New Orleans A.C., New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 22-7-11 · Mandot —
W
4 · Coffroth's Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 21-7-11 · Wolgast 64-7-10
D
Phil Brock
PTS 10/10 · Luna Park Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 21-7-10 · Brock —
L
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 21-6-10 · Turner —
W
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 20-6-10 · Erne 155-40-43
W
Harry Trendall
6 · Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 19-6-10 · Trendall —
W
Yankee Schwartz
KO 2/10 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 18-6-10 · Schwartz —
W
Milburn Saylor
6 · Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 17-6-10 · Saylor —
D
Paul Köhler
PTS 12/12 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 17-6-9 · Köhler —
L
PTS 20/20 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 17-5-9 · Welsh 55-9-9
W
Jerry Murphy
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 16-5-9 · Murphy —
W
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 15-5-9 · Britton 51-14-17
D
Johnny McCarthy
PTS 10/10 · Wheelmen's Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 15-5-8 · McCarthy —
W
Tommy McFarland
KO 4/20 · Coalinga, California, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 14-5-8 · McFarland —
L
PTS 20/20 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 14-4-8 · Baldwin —
D
Johnny McCarthy
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 14-4-7 · McCarthy —
W
Charley Reilly
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 13-4-7 · Reilly —
D
Johnny McCarthy
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 13-4-6 · McCarthy —
D
Charley Reilly
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 13-4-5 · Reilly —
W
Guy Lee
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 12-4-5 · Lee —
W
Abe Label
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 11-4-5 · Label —
W
Abe Label
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 10-4-5 · Label —
D
Jimmy Fitton
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 10-4-4 · Fitton —
W
Anton LaGrave
PTS 6/6 · West Oakland Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 9-4-4 · LaGrave —
W
Kid French
KO 8 · Marysville, California, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 8-4-4 · French —
L
Oakland Frankie Burns
PTS 6/6 · Piedmont Pavilion, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 8-3-4 · Burns —
W
Jim Ford
PTS 4/4 · West Oakland Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 7-3-4 · Ford —
L
Charley Reilly
PTS 6/6 · West Oakland Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 7-2-4 · Reilly —
W
Tony Joseph
KO 3 · Marysville, California, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 6-2-4 · Joseph —
NC
Eddie Menney
NC 6/6 · West Oakland Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 6-2-4 · Menney —
W
Willie O'Neill
PTS 6/6 · West Oakland Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 5-2-4 · O'Neill —
D
Tommy McCarthy
PTS 4/4 · West Oakland Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 5-2-3 · McCarthy —
D
Tommy McCarthy
PTS 6/6 · Reliance A.C., Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 5-2-2 · McCarthy —
W
PTS 6/6 · Reliance A.C., Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 4-2-2 · Reagan 4-0-0
W
Alex McDonald
PTS 6/6 · West Oakland Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 3-2-2 · McDonald —
W
Harry Dell
PTS 4/4 · West Oakland Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 2-2-2 · Dell —
D
Oakland Eddie Murphy
PTS 4/4 · West Oakland Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 2-2-1 · Murphy —
L
Jack Davis
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 2-1-1 · Davis —
W
Deacon Jones
KO 3 · Stockton, California, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 1-1-1 · Jones —
D
Kid Austin
PTS 4/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 1-1-0 · Austin —
W
Monk Enoch
TKO 2/4 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 0-1-0 · Enoch —
L
Eddie Steele
KO 1 · West Oakland Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ritchie 0-0-0 · Steele —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Willie Ritchie's record? Willie Ritchie's professional record is 47-15-17, 1 NC with 9 knockouts.
Who did Willie Ritchie fight last? Willie Ritchie last fought Dick Hoppe on Aug 29, 1927 and won by PTS over 6 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 11041 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11041 . 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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