Heavyweight · United States
Cleveland Williams 82-13-2 62 KO · 1949–1973
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Cleveland Williams was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Jun 6, 1933. Record 82-13-2 with 62 knockouts over 1949–1973. Cleveland Williams last fought Roberto Davila on Oct 28, 1973 and won by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: كليفلاند وليمز · کلیولند ویلیامز · ক্লিভল্যান্ড উইলিয়ামস +2 more クリーブランド・ウィリアムズ · Big Cat Williams
Born Jun 6, 1933
Died Sep 3, 1999
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Height 188 cm
Reach 198 cm
Nickname Big Cat
Debut Mar 25, 1949
Career 1949–1973
Rounds boxed 502
KO share 76%
Born in Griffin, Georgia, U.S.
Titles Texas State heavyweight title 1972
Boxerbook rating 1606 ± 288 · inactive since Oct 1973Why here › Confirmed bouts 7 of 97
Career record Record
82-13-2, 62 KOs · 1949–1973
Last result W
Roberto Davila
UD 10/10 · Denver Coliseum, Denver, 🇺🇸
The record 97 bouts, 1949–1973, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 97, Wikipedia (ja) · 3, Wikipedia (ru) · 2, Wikipedia (es) · 1
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Roberto Davila
UD 10/10 · Denver Coliseum, Denver, 🇺🇸
Williams 81-13-2 · Davila —
W
Bob Mashburn
KO 9/10 · Mile High Stadium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Williams 80-13-2 · Mashburn —
W
Terry Daniels
Won vacant Texas State heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Williams 79-13-2 · Daniels —
L
UD 10/10 · Astrodome, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 79-12-2 · Chuvalo 63-17-2
L
SD 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 79-11-2 · O'Halloran —
W
Ted Gullick
MD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Williams 78-11-2 · Gullick —
L
TKO 4/10 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Williams 78-10-2 · Lewis —
W
Roberto Davila
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Williams 77-10-2 · Davila —
W
Eddie Brooks
TKO 1/12 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Williams 76-10-2 · Brooks —
W
TKO 10/10 · Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Williams 75-10-2 · Caldwell —
L
TKO 3/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 75-9-2 · Foster —
L
TKO 5/10 · Selland Arena, Fresno, 🇺🇸
Williams 75-8-2 · Foster —
L
TKO 8/10 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Williams 75-7-2 · Jones —
W
Charley Polite
UD 10/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 74-7-2 · Polite —
L
UD 10/10 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Williams 74-6-2 · Cleroux —
W
Moses Harrell
TKO 7/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 73-6-2 · Harrell —
W
Jean Roy
UD 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 72-6-2 · Roy —
W
Leslie Borden
KO 1/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 71-6-2 · Borden —
W
Mike Bruce
KO 1/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 70-6-2 · Bruce —
W
Roy Crear
KO 1/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 69-6-2 · Crear —
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For WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 3/15 · Astrodome, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 69-5-2 · Ali 26-0-0
W
Tod Herring
TKO 3/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 68-5-2 · Herring —
W
Sonny Moore
UD 10/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 67-5-2 · Moore —
W
Mel Turnbow
UD 10/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 66-5-2 · Turnbow —
W
Ben Black
KO 1/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 65-5-2 · Black —
W
Billy Daniels
UD 10/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 64-5-2 · Daniels —
W
TKO 6/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 63-5-2 · Banks —
W
Tommy Fields
UD 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 62-5-2 · Fields —
W
Roger Rischer
KO 3/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 61-5-2 · Rischer —
W
Kirk Barrow
KO 3/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 60-5-2 · Barrow —
L
SD 10/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Williams 60-4-2 · Terrell 30-4-0
W
Young Jack Johnson
TKO 10/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 59-4-2 · Johnson —
W
Billy Daniels
UD 10/10 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Williams 58-4-2 · Daniels —
W
KO 5/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 57-4-2 · Bailey —
D
PTS 10/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 57-4-1 · Machen —
W
Alonzo Johnson
KO 1/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 56-4-1 · Johnson —
W
TKO 7/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 55-4-1 · Terrell 24-3-0
W
James Wiley
KO 1/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 54-4-1 · Wiley —
W
TKO 5/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 53-4-1 · Miteff —
W
Wayne Bethea
UD 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 52-4-1 · Bethea —
W
Johnny Hayden
KO 2/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Williams 51-4-1 · Hayden —
W
George Moore
KO 4/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 50-4-1 · Moore —
W
Ben Marshall
KO 2/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Williams 49-4-1 · Marshall —
L
TKO 2/10 · Coliseum, Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 49-3-1 · Liston 29-1-0
W
Curley Lee
KO 10/10 · Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 48-3-1 · Lee —
W
Ernie Cab
KO 8/10 · Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 47-3-1 · Cab —
L
TKO 3/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Williams 47-2-1 · Liston 25-1-0
W
KO 3/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 46-2-1 · Wilson —
W
Howie Turner
PTS 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 45-2-1 · Turner —
W
Frankie Daniels
UD 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 44-2-1 · Daniels —
W
DQ 4/10 · Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Williams 43-2-1 · Richardson —
W
Gene White
TKO 1/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 42-2-1 · White —
W
Frankie Daniels
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Williams 41-2-1 · Daniels —
W
John Holman
KO 7/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 40-2-1 · Holman —
W
Bob Albright
KO 7/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 39-2-1 · Albright —
W
Clifford Gray
KO 1/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 38-2-1 · Gray —
W
J.D. Marshall
TKO 2/10 · Tyler, Texas, 🇺🇸
Williams 37-2-1 · Marshall —
W
Johnny Mason
KO 1/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Williams 36-2-1 · Mason —
W
Johnny Hollins
TKO 3/10 · City Coliseum, Austin, 🇺🇸
Williams 35-2-1 · Hollins —
L
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Williams 35-1-1 · Satterfield 33-17-2
W
Sylvester Jones
KO 6/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 34-1-1 · Jones —
W
Jimmy Walls
TKO 1/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 33-1-1 · Walls —
W
Jack Walsh
KO 8/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 32-1-1 · Walsh —
W
Bo Willis
KO 2/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Williams 31-1-1 · Willis —
W
Claude Rolfe
KO 3/10 · Armory, Charlotte, 🇺🇸
Williams 30-1-1 · Rolfe —
L
Sylvester Jones
PTS 4/4 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Williams 30-0-1 · Jones —
W
Keene Simmons
UD 10/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 29-0-1 · Simmons —
W
Omelio Agramonte
UD 10/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 28-0-1 · Agramonte —
W
Bob Garner
KO 7/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 27-0-1 · Garner —
W
Ponce de Leon
KO 2/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 26-0-1 · Leon —
W
Terry O'Connor
TKO 3/8 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Williams 25-0-1 · O'Connor —
W
Ponce de Leon
PTS 8/8 · Miami Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Williams 24-0-1 · Leon —
W
Abie Gibson
KO 1/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 23-0-1 · Gibson —
W
Graveyard Walters
KO 2/10 · Beach Arena, Daytona Beach, 🇺🇸
Williams 22-0-1 · Walters —
W
Claude Rolfe
KO 9/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 21-0-1 · Rolfe —
W
Johnny Hollins
KO 1/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 20-0-1 · Hollins —
W
Joe McFadden
TKO 3/6 · Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Williams 19-0-1 · McFadden —
W
Art Henri
TKO 8/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Williams 18-0-1 · Henri —
W
Roosevelt Holmes
KO 1/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 17-0-1 · Holmes —
W
Baby Booze
KO 1/6 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 16-0-1 · Booze —
W
Candy McDaniels
KO 2/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Williams 15-0-1 · McDaniels —
W
Sam Harold
KO 4/6 · City Auditorium, Macon, 🇺🇸
Williams 14-0-1 · Harold —
W
Lee Raymond
TKO 5/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Williams 13-0-1 · Raymond —
W
Jimmy Felton
KO 3/8 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Williams 12-0-1 · Felton —
W
Eddie Joe Williams
KO 1/8 · Daytona Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Williams 11-0-1 · Williams —
W
Harry Turner
KO 1/8 · Municipal Auditorium, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 10-0-1 · Turner —
W
Paul Favorite
KO 4/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 9-0-1 · Favorite —
W
Ray Brown
KO 3/6 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Williams 8-0-1 · Brown —
W
Johnny Fowler
KO 5/6 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 7-0-1 · Fowler —
W
Ray Banks
KO 1/6 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 6-0-1 · Banks —
W
Roosevelt Holmes
UD 6/6 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 5-0-1 · Holmes —
W
Rudolph Wood
KO 2/4 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 4-0-1 · Wood —
W
Ray Banks
TKO 1/6 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Williams 3-0-1 · Banks —
W
Lee Hunt
KO 2/4 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Williams 2-0-1 · Hunt —
D
Dan Bolston
PTS 4/4 · City Auditorium, Macon, 🇺🇸
Williams 2-0-0 · Bolston —
W
Phillip Nelson
TKO 3/4 · Griffin High School Gym, Griffin, 🇺🇸
Williams 1-0-0 · Nelson —
W
Al Williams
TKO 2/4 · Griffin High School Gym, Griffin, 🇺🇸
Williams 0-0-0 · Williams —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Cleveland Williams's record? Cleveland Williams's professional record is 82-13-2 with 62 knockouts.
Who did Cleveland Williams fight last? Cleveland Williams last fought Roberto Davila on Oct 28, 1973 and won by UD over 10 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 18989 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18989 . 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.
