All boxersWilli Besmanoff
Boxing · Deceased51-34-8RECORD
19WINS BY KO / TKO
32WINS BY DECISION
93PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | William David Besmanoff |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Not added yet |
| Date of birth | 4 Oct 1932 |
| Died | 20 Oct 2010 |
| Nationality | German |
| Birthplace | Munich, Germany |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Heavyweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 180 cm (5′11″) |
| Reach | Not added yet |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1952–1967 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Last fight | Loss vs Dave Zyglewicz, 1 Aug 1967 |
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Background
German-born heavyweight contender of the 1950s and 1960s who fought mainly in Germany before moving to the United States, where he became an American citizen. He faced Sonny Liston, Archie Moore, George Chuvalo, Zora Folley and a young Cassius Clay.
Fight history
93 fights on file. More fights can be added when this profile is claimed.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Dave Zyglewicz | TKO | 3 | 2:47 | 1 Aug 1967 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US | |
| Loss | George Chuvalo | TKO (corner retirement) | 2 | 27 May 1967 | Cocoa Expo Sports Center, Cocoa, Florida, US | ||
| Loss | George Chuvalo | TKO | 3 | 4 Apr 1967 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Mike Lanum | KO | 9 | 9 Dec 1966 | Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, Florida, US | ||
| Loss | Mike Lanum | Decision (points) | 10 | 9 Nov 1966 | Melbourne, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Mike Lanum | Decision (split) | 10 | 1 Nov 1966 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Gene Idelette | Decision (split) | 10 | 22 Sep 1966 | Melbourne, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Willie Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 12 Aug 1966 | Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Aaron Beasley | KO | 1 | 22 Jul 1966 | Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, Florida, US | ||
| Win | Joe Louis White | Decision (split) | 10 | 1 Jul 1966 | Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, Florida, US | ||
| Loss | Amos Johnson | TKO | 6 | 17 Dec 1963 | Akron Armory, Akron, Ohio, US | ||
| Loss | Bob Foster | KO | 3 | 11 Dec 1963 | Norfolk, Virginia, US | ||
| Draw | Duke Sabedong | Decision (points) | 10 | 14 Nov 1963 | Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Herb Siler | TKO | 4 | 5 Jul 1963 | Jacksonville Beach, Florida, US | ||
| Loss | Cassius Clay | TKO | 7 | 1:55 | 29 Nov 1961 | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, US | |
| Loss | Alejandro Lavorante | TKO | 7 | 28 Aug 1961 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Loss | George Chuvalo | TKO | 4 | 27 Jun 1961 | Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Loss | Young Jack Johnson | Decision (split) | 10 | 18 Feb 1961 | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | ||
| Loss | Pete Rademacher | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 13 Dec 1960 | Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Howard King | Decision (split) | 10 | 21 Nov 1960 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | ||
| Win | Jimmy McCarter | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 18 Oct 1960 | Seattle Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, US | ||
| Loss | Zora Folley | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 16 Sep 1960 | Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, Centralia, Washington, US | ||
| Loss | George Logan | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 8 Aug 1960 | Boise, Idaho, US | ||
| Loss | Archie Moore | TKO | 10 | 1:32 | 25 May 1960 | Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana, US | |
| Loss | Tom McNeeley | Decision (points) | 10 | 14 Mar 1960 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Loss | Bob Cleroux | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 5 Feb 1960 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Sonny Liston | TKO | 7 | 9 Dec 1959 | Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US | ||
| Loss | Eddie Machen | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 16 Sep 1959 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, US | ||
| Win | Marty Marshall | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 1 Aug 1959 | Harding Stadium, Steubenville, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Mike DeJohn | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 16 Jun 1959 | Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | ||
| Win | Alvin Williams | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 18 May 1959 | Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | ||
| Loss | Zora Folley | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 7 Apr 1959 | Denver, Colorado, US | ||
| Loss | Donnie Fleeman | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 26 Jan 1959 | Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | ||
| Loss | Mike DeJohn | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 28 Nov 1958 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Alex Miteff | TKO (corner retirement) | 1 | 23 Sep 1958 | Seattle Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, US | ||
| Loss | Hal Carter | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 13 Jun 1958 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Archie Moore | Decision (split) | 10 | 2 May 1958 | Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, US | ||
| Win | Pat McMurtry | Decision (split) | 10 | 4 Feb 1958 | Seattle Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, US | ||
| Loss | Willie Pastrano | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 27 Nov 1957 | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, US | ||
| Loss | Roy Harris | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 29 Oct 1957 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, US | ||
| Loss | Yvon Durelle | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 25 Sep 1957 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US | ||
| Loss | Alex Miteff | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 10 Jun 1957 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Archie McBride | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 20 May 1957 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Bob Baker | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 1 Apr 1957 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Calvin Wilson | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 25 Feb 1957 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Don Ellis | Decision (points) | 8 | 20 Oct 1956 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany | ||
| Win | Albert Westphal | TKO | 5 | 21 Sep 1956 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Win | Artenio Calzavara | Decision (points) | 8 | 15 Sep 1956 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy | ||
| Win | Maurice Mols | TKO | 9 | 7 Sep 1956 | Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany | ||
| Win | Eugene D'Alessio | Decision (points) | 8 | 28 Jun 1956 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Erwin Hack | Decision (points) | 8 | 9 Jun 1956 | Rheinlandhalle, Krefeld, Germany | ||
| Win | Uwe Janssen | KO | 8 | 11 May 1956 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Win | Simon Ayankin | Decision (points) | 8 | 2 Mar 1956 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Win | Jacques Bro | Decision (points) | 8 | 4 Feb 1956 | Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Win | Alex Buxton | Decision (points) | 8 | 22 Jan 1956 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany | ||
| Win | Maurice DeMulder | KO | 4 | 13 Jan 1956 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Loss | Jacques Bro | Decision (points) | 6 | 5 Dec 1955 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| Loss | Willi Hoepner | Decision (points) | 10 | 25 Nov 1955 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany | For German BDB light heavyweight title | |
| Win | Heinz Sachs | KO | 6 | 14 Oct 1955 | Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany | ||
| Win | José González Sales | Decision (points) | 8 | 9 Sep 1955 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Ed Smith | Decision (points) | 8 | 22 Jul 1955 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Draw | Heinz Sachs | Decision (points) | 8 | 12 Jun 1955 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany | ||
| Loss | Franz Szuzina | Decision (points) | 8 | 4 Jun 1955 | Eisstadion, Cologne, Germany | ||
| Win | Roland Guille | KO | 3 | 20 May 1955 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Draw | Ed Smith | Decision (points) | 8 | 27 Mar 1955 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany | ||
| Win | Wim Snoek | Decision (points) | 8 | 11 Mar 1955 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Win | Clair Redmond | KO | 2 | 11 Feb 1955 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Winfried Henne | TKO | 4 | 21 Jan 1955 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Win | Artenio Calzavara | Decision (points) | 8 | 10 Dec 1954 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Domingo Lopez | Disqualification | 8 | 25 Sep 1954 | Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Germany | ||
| Win | Franz Szuzina | Decision (points) | 10 | 27 Aug 1954 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Draw | Franz Szuzina | Decision (points) | 8 | 11 Jul 1954 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany | ||
| Win | Marcel Limage | Decision (points) | 8 | 10 Jun 1954 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Austin Jones | Decision (points) | 8 | 9 Apr 1954 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Draw | José González Sales | Decision (points) | 8 | 5 Mar 1954 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Loss | Hans Friedrich | Decision (points) | 8 | 22 Jan 1954 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Emile DeGreef | KO | 3 | 15 Jan 1954 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Win | Jean Serres | TKO | 5 | 27 Dec 1953 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Ray Schmit | Decision (points) | 6 | 4 Dec 1953 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Hans Baumann | Decision (points) | 6 | 13 Nov 1953 | Seeback Saal, Bremerhaven, Germany | ||
| Win | Karl Ameisbichler | TKO | 8 | 7 Oct 1953 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Win | Willy Schagen | KO | 2 | 28 Aug 1953 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Paul Schirrmann | Decision (points) | 4 | 5 Jul 1953 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Draw | Hans Strelecki | Decision (points) | 6 | 16 May 1953 | Sportpalast, Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Draw | Karl Ameisbichler | Decision (points) | 6 | 17 Apr 1953 | Funkturmhalle, Westend, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Draw | Otto Bastian | Decision (points) | 6 | 15 Feb 1953 | Ausstellungshalle, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Heinz Schreiber | KO | 2 | 26 Dec 1952 | Funkturmhalle, Westend, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Bruno Junkuhn | KO | 2 | 21 Nov 1952 | Winterhalle, Munich, Germany | ||
| Win | Robert Sapion | Decision (points) | 6 | 9 Nov 1952 | Funkturmhalle, Westend, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Willy Schmauser | Decision (points) | 6 | 17 Oct 1952 | Messehalle, Munich, Germany | ||
| Win | Franz Schoepgens | TKO | 2 | 14 Sep 1952 | Praelat Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Emil Dimmer | Decision (points) | 4 | 5 Sep 1952 | Ausstellungshalle, Munich, Germany | ||
| Win | Heinz Schreiber | KO | 4 | 15 Aug 1952 | Funkturmhalle, Westend, Berlin, Germany | Pro debut |
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