Light heavyweight · United States
Jimmy Bivins 86-25-1 31 KO · 1940–1953
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Updated Oct 12, 2026 · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia, Wikipedia (ru)
Jimmy Bivins was a light heavyweight boxer from United States, born Dec 6, 1919. Record 86-25-1 with 31 knockouts over 1940–1953. Jimmy Bivins last fought Mike DeJohn on Oct 28, 1953 and won by PTS over 6 rounds.
Also: جيمى بيفينس · جيمي بيفينس · جیمی بیوینس +2 more ジミー・ビヴィンズ · James Louis Bivins
Born Dec 6, 1919
Died Jul 4, 2012
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 175 cm
Debut Jan 15, 1940
Career 1940–1953
Rounds boxed 910
KO share 36%
Born in Dry Branch, Georgia, U.S.
Titles duration light heavyweight title 1943
Boxerbook rating 1594 ± 322 · inactive since Oct 1953Why here › Confirmed bouts 24 of 112
Career record Record
86-25-1, 31 KOs · 1940–1953
Last result W
Mike DeJohn
PTS 6/6 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
The record 112 bouts, 1940–1953, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 112, Wikipedia (ru) · 6
W
Mike DeJohn
PTS 6/6 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 85-25-1 · DeJohn —
W
Dan Moray
RTD 3/8 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 84-25-1 · Moray —
W
Chubby Wright
PTS 10/10 · Huntington, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Bivins 83-25-1 · Wright —
W
Claude Rolfe
UD 10/10 · Latin-American Arena, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Bivins 82-25-1 · Rolfe —
L
Tommy Harrison
UD 10/10 · Dinner Key Auditorium, Coconut Grove, 🇺🇸
Bivins 82-24-1 · Harrison —
L
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 82-23-1 · Charles 78-8-1
L
Tommy Harrison
UD 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Bivins 82-22-1 · Harrison —
W
Wes Bascom
MD 10/10 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Bivins 81-22-1 · Bascom —
W
KO 9/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bivins 80-22-1 · Wallace —
W
Aaron Wilson
TKO 3/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Bivins 79-22-1 · Wilson —
W
SD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bivins 78-22-1 · Williams —
L
UD 10/10 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Bivins 78-21-1 · Baker —
L
UD 10/10 · Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Bivins 78-20-1 · Louis 65-2-0
L
Clarence Henry
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Bivins 78-19-1 · Henry —
W
Willie Bean
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Bivins 77-19-1 · Bean —
W
Ralph Hooker
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Bivins 76-19-1 · Hooker —
W
Willie Bean
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Bivins 75-19-1 · Bean —
L
TKO 9/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bivins 75-18-1 · Moore 114-18-7
W
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Bivins 74-18-1 · Lowry —
W
Young Harry Wills
KO 4/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Bivins 73-18-1 · Wills —
Show all 112 bouts L
Sid Peaks
PTS 10/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Bivins 73-17-1 · Peaks —
W
UD 10/10 · Miami Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Bivins 72-17-1 · Applegate —
L
UD 10/10 · Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bivins 72-16-1 · Johnson 26-1-0
W
TKO 8/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Bivins 71-16-1 · Henry —
W
Leonard Morrow
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 70-16-1 · Morrow —
W
Watson Jones
KO 2/10 · Last Frontier Sportsdrome, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Bivins 69-16-1 · Jones —
L
Leonard Morrow
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Bivins 69-15-1 · Morrow —
W
Willie Bean
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 68-15-1 · Bean —
L
KO 8/10 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Bivins 68-14-1 · Moore 102-17-7
W
Rusty Payne
SD 10/10 · Aragon Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Bivins 67-14-1 · Payne —
L
SD 10/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Bivins 67-13-1 · Maxim 62-15-4
W
Johnny Flynn
MD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bivins 66-13-1 · Flynn —
L
UD 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., 🇺🇸
Bivins 66-12-1 · Charles 57-5-1
L
MD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Bivins 66-11-1 · Moore 92-15-7
W
Pat Valentino
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 65-11-1 · Valentino —
W
TKO 7/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bivins 64-11-1 · Thompson —
W
Turkey Thompson
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Bivins 63-11-1 · Thompson —
W
Johnny Haynes
TKO 4/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Bivins 62-11-1 · Haynes —
W
Johnny Shkor
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Bivins 61-11-1 · Shkor —
W
Sid Peaks
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 60-11-1 · Peaks —
L
TKO 8/10 · 5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Bivins 60-10-1 · Moore 87-13-7
W
Bobby Zander
SD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Bivins 59-10-1 · Zander —
W
Lee Q Murray
SD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Bivins 58-10-1 · Murray —
W
Omelio Agramonte
TKO 2/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Bivins 57-10-1 · Agramonte —
L
Lee Q Murray
UD 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Bivins 57-9-1 · Murray —
W
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Bivins 56-9-1 · Sheppard —
L
KO 4/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 56-8-1 · Charles 43-4-1
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bivins 55-8-1 · Sheppard —
W
Booker Beckwith
KO 4/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 54-8-1 · Beckwith —
W
Johnny Flynn
UD 10/10 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Bivins 53-8-1 · Flynn —
W
Colion Chaney
KO 5/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Bivins 52-8-1 · Chaney —
L
UD 10/10 · Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Bivins 52-7-1 · Charles 41-4-1
L
Lee Q Murray
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 52-6-1 · Murray —
L
SD 10/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Bivins 52-5-1 · Walcott 35-11-1
W
Yancey Henry
KO 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Bivins 51-5-1 · Henry —
W
Oakland Billy Smith
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 50-5-1 · Smith —
W
Johnny Haynes
KO 2/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Bivins 49-5-1 · Haynes —
W
Watson Jones
TKO 6/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Bivins 48-5-1 · Jones —
W
Yancey Henry
UD 10/10 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Bivins 47-5-1 · Henry —
W
KO 6/10 · Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 46-5-1 · Moore 73-9-5
W
UD 10/10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Bivins 45-5-1 · Sheppard —
W
KO 4/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Bivins 44-5-1 · Scott —
D
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bivins 44-5-0 · Bettina —
W
Johnny Flynn
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 43-5-0 · Flynn —
W
Buddy Walker
KO 2/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Bivins 42-5-0 · Walker —
W
George Parks
TKO 4/10 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Bivins 41-5-0 · Parks —
W
Lee Q Murray
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 40-5-0 · Murray —
W
Lee Q Murray
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 39-5-0 · Murray —
W
UD 10/10 · Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 38-5-0 · Bettina —
W
Herbert Marshall
KO 6/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Bivins 37-5-0 · Marshall —
W
For duration light heavyweight title KO 13/15 · Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 36-5-0 · Marshall 40-7-2
W
Pat Valentino
UD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Bivins 35-5-0 · Valentino —
W
Watson Jones
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Bivins 34-5-0 · Jones —
W
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bivins 33-5-0 · Mauriello —
W
For vacant "duration" light heavyweight title UD 15/15 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 32-5-0 · Christoforidis 49-11-8
W
UD 10/10 · Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 31-5-0 · Charles 30-2-1
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Bivins 30-5-0 · Savold 81-34-2
W
SD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 29-5-0 · Pastor —
W
Won vacant duration heavyweight title SD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 28-5-0 · Mauriello —
W
Joe Muscato
KO 5/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 27-5-0 · Muscato —
W
SD 10/10 · Lakefront Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Bivins 26-5-0 · Maxim 14-3-0
L
SD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 26-4-0 · Pastor —
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 25-4-0 · Lesnevich 53-8-5
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 24-4-0 · Soose 35-5-2
L
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 24-3-0 · Bettina —
W
Nate Bolden
UD 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 23-3-0 · Bolden —
L
Tony Musto
SD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 23-2-0 · Musto —
L
Lem Franklin
TKO 9/10 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 23-1-0 · Franklin —
W
PTS 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Bivins 22-1-0 · Sheppard —
W
Buddy Knox
PTS 10/10 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 21-1-0 · Knox —
W
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 20-1-0 · Yarosz 107-14-3
W
Pete Tamalonis
TKO 1/10 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 19-1-0 · Tamalonis —
L
MD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 19-0-0 · Christoforidis 37-9-7
W
UD 10/10 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 18-0-0 · Christoforidis 37-8-7
W
Vince Pimpinella
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 17-0-0 · Pimpinella —
W
Larry Kellum
KO 1/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Bivins 16-0-0 · Kellum —
W
Johnny Barbara
TKO 7/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 15-0-0 · Barbara —
W
UD 10/10 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Bivins 14-0-0 · Burley 31-4-1
W
Johnny Barbara
KO 2/10 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 13-0-0 · Barbara —
W
Paul Frazier
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 12-0-0 · Frazier —
W
Mose Brown
PTS 6/6 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Bivins 11-0-0 · Brown —
W
Frankie Hughes
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 10-0-0 · Hughes —
W
Stoney Jackson
TKO 1/6 · Hickey Park, Millvale, 🇺🇸
Bivins 9-0-0 · Jackson —
W
Paul Frazier
KO 1/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 8-0-0 · Frazier —
W
Enzo Iannozzi
KO 1/8 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 7-0-0 · Iannozzi —
W
Marine Johnny Dean
KO 3/6 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 6-0-0 · Dean —
W
Nate Bolden
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 5-0-0 · Bolden —
W
Young Flowers
TKO 3/4 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 4-0-0 · Flowers —
W
Joe Sutka
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 3-0-0 · Sutka —
W
Joe Sutka
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 2-0-0 · Sutka —
W
Tito Taylor
PTS 4/4 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Bivins 1-0-0 · Taylor —
W
Emory Morgan
TKO 2/4 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Bivins 0-0-0 · Morgan —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Jimmy Bivins's record? Jimmy Bivins's professional record is 86-25-1 with 31 knockouts.
Who did Jimmy Bivins fight last? Jimmy Bivins last fought Mike DeJohn on Oct 28, 1953 and won by PTS over 6 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 17568 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17568 . 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.
