Cleveland Williams Record

Cleveland Williams (Big Cat) was an American professional boxer. In a career spanning 20 years, 10 months, and 17 days, Williams amassed a record of 78-13-1, which includes 58 wins via KO.

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LEGEND

Boxing Career

Cleveland Williams was born in Griffin, Georgia on June 30, 1933. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on December 11, 1951 against Lee Hunt. Williams defeated Hunt via 3rd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Williams got his first world-title fight at the age of 33 after 71 professional fights. On November 14, 1966 Williams challenged Muhammad Ali's WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles but lost via 3rd round TKO. Williams never got a world-title shot again.

Williams' last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Roberto Davila at age 39, on October 28, 1972.

Some of Cleveland Williams' best fights were against Ernie Terrell. For a top-10 list of Williams' best performances, refer to "Best fights of Cleveland Williams".

Williams has 13 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Cleveland Williams Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
92	Oct 28, 1972	39	Roberto Davila	win	UD 10
91	Jul 10, 1972	39	Bob Mashburn	win	KO 9
90	May 11, 1972	38	Terry Daniels	win	UD 12
89	Nov 17, 1971	38	George Chuvalo 34 63-17-2	loss	UD 10
88	Sep 21, 1971	38	Jack O'Halloran	loss	SD 10
87	Apr 28, 1971	37	Ted Gullick	win	MD 10
86	Oct 21, 1970	37	Al Lewis	loss	TKO 4
85	May 26, 1970	36	Roberto Davila	win	UD 10
84	Apr 14, 1970	36	Eddie Brooks	win	KO 1
83	Dec 09, 1969	36	Leroy Caldwell	win	TKO 10
82	Nov 18, 1969	36	Mac Foster 27 20-0	loss	KO 3
81	Sep 13, 1969	36	Mac Foster 27 19-0	loss	TKO 5
80	May 20, 1969	35	Al Jones	loss	TKO 8
79	Mar 18, 1969	35	Charley Polite	win	UD 10
78	Nov 21, 1968	35	Bob Cleroux	loss	UD 10
77	Oct 07, 1968	35	Moses Harrell	win	TKO 7
76	Aug 06, 1968	35	Jean-Claude Roy	win	UD 10
75	Jun 25, 1968	34	Leslie Borden	win	KO 1
74	Jun 11, 1968	34	Mike Bruce	win	KO 1
73	May 21, 1968	34	Roy Crear	win	KO 1
72	Nov 14, 1966	33	Muhammad Ali 24 26-0	loss	TKO 3
71	Jun 28, 1966	32	Tod Herring	win	TKO 3
70	Apr 19, 1966	32	Sonny Moore	win	PTS 10
69	Mar 22, 1966	32	M.J. Turnbow	win	UD 10
68	Feb 08, 1966	32	Ben Black	win	KO 1
67	Sep 30, 1964	31	Billy Daniels	win	PTS 10
66	Jul 21, 1964	31	Sonny Banks	win	KO 6
65	Apr 07, 1964	30	Tommy Fields	win	PTS 10
64	Oct 08, 1963	30	Roger Rischer	win	KO 3
63	Aug 13, 1963	30	Kirk Barrow	win	KO 3
62	Apr 13, 1963	29	Ernie Terrell 24 30-4	loss	SD 10
61	Apr 02, 1963	29	Young Jack Johnson	win	TKO 10
60	Mar 09, 1963	29	Billy Daniels	win	UD 10
59	Oct 23, 1962	29	David E. Bailey	win	KO 5
58	Jul 10, 1962	29	Eddie Machen	draw	MD 10
57	May 15, 1962	28	Alonzo Johnson	win	KO 1
56	Apr 03, 1962	28	Ernie Terrell 22 24-3	win	TKO 7
55	Dec 19, 1961	28	Jim Wyley	win	KO 1
54	May 16, 1961	27	Alex Miteff	win	TKO 5
53	Feb 07, 1961	27	Wayne Bethea	win	PTS 10
52	Dec 07, 1960	27	Johnny Hayden	win	KO 2
51	Nov 01, 1960	27	George Moore	win	KO 4
50	Oct 24, 1960	27	Ben Marshall	win	KO 2
49	Mar 21, 1960	26	Sonny Liston 27 27-1	loss	TKO 2
48	Oct 14, 1959	26	Curley Lee	win	KO 10
47	May 26, 1959	25	Ernie Cab	win	KO 3
46	Apr 15, 1959	25	Sonny Liston 26 23-1	loss	TKO 3
45	Jan 13, 1959	25	Ollie Wilson	win	KO 3
44	Dec 09, 1958	25	Howie Turner	win	PTS 10
43	Jun 03, 1958	24	Frankie Daniels	win	UD 10
42	Mar 25, 1958	24	Dick Richardson	win	DQ 4
41	Feb 04, 1958	24	Gene White	win	TKO 1
40	Dec 03, 1957	24	Frankie Daniels	win	UD 10
39	Oct 15, 1957	24	John Holman	win	KO 7
38	Sep 17, 1957	24	Bob Albright	win	KO 7
37	Jul 23, 1957	24	Clifford Gray	win	KO 1
36	Jul 15, 1957	24	J.D. Marshall	win	KO 2
35	Jun 11, 1957	23	Johnny Mason	win	KO 1
34	Aug 06, 1956	23	Johnny Hollins	win	KO 3
33	Jun 22, 1954	20	Bob Satterfield	loss	KO 3
32	Jun 08, 1954	20	Sylvester Jones	win	KO 7
31	Mar 09, 1954	20	Jimmy Walls	win	TKO 1
30	Oct 21, 1953	20	Claude Rolfe	win	KO 3
29	Oct 20, 1953	20	Bo Willis	win	KO 2
28	Sep 24, 1953	20	Sylvester Jones	loss	PTS 4
27	Sep 02, 1953	20	Keene Simmons	win	PTS 10
26	May 12, 1953	19	Omelio Agramonte	win	PTS 10
25	Mar 24, 1953	19	Ponce DeLeon Taylor	win	KO 2
24	Mar 12, 1953	19	Terry O'Connor	win	KO 3
23	Mar 04, 1953	19	Ponce DeLeon Taylor	win	PTS 8
22	Jan 13, 1953	19	Abie Gibson	win	KO 1
21	Dec 08, 1952	19	Graveyard Walters	win	KO 2
20	Nov 25, 1952	19	Claude Rolfe	win	KO 9
19	Oct 03, 1952	19	Johnny Hollins	win	KO 1
18	Sep 23, 1952	19	J.J. McFadden	win	KO 6
17	Sep 16, 1952	19	Art Henri	win	TKO 8
16	Sep 12, 1952	19	Roosevelt Holmes	win	KO 1
15	Sep 02, 1952	19	Baby Booze	win	KO 1
14	Aug 12, 1952	19	Candy McDaniels	win	KO 2
13	Jul 25, 1952	19	Sam Harold	win	KO 4
12	Jul 22, 1952	19	Lee Raymond	win	TKO 5
11	Jul 08, 1952	19	Jimmy Felton	win	KO 3
10	Jun 24, 1952	18	Eddie Lee Williams	win	KO 1
9	Jun 17, 1952	18	Harry Turner	win	KO 1
8	Jun 10, 1952	18	Paul Favrot	win	KO 4
7	May 28, 1952	18	Ray Brown	win	KO 3
6	Apr 15, 1952	18	Johnny Fowler	win	KO 5
5	Mar 28, 1952	18	Ray Banks	win	KO 1
4	Feb 29, 1952	18	Roosevelt Holmes	win	UD 6
3	Feb 26, 1952	18	Rudolph Wood	win	KO 2
2	Feb 15, 1952	18	Ray Banks	win	TKO 1
1	Dec 11, 1951	18	Lee Hunt	win	KO 3