Cleveland Williams has 13 losses against 11 opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Williams's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Cleveland Williams".
On November 17, 1971 Cleveland Williams faced off against George Chuvalo at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 75-13-1 (57), and Chuvalo was 34 years old and with a record of 63-17-2 (55). Williams lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On September 21, 1971 Cleveland Williams faced off against Jack O'Halloran at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 75-12-1 (57). Williams lost the fight via 10-round split decision.
On October 21, 1970 Cleveland Williams faced off against Al Lewis at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 74-11-1 (57). Williams lost the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On November 18, 1969 Cleveland Williams faced off against Mac Foster at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 71-10-1 (55), and Mac Foster was 27 years old and with a record of 20-0 (20). Williams lost the fight via 3rd-round KO.
On September 13, 1969 Cleveland Williams faced off against Mac Foster at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 71-9-1 (55), and Mac Foster was 27 years old and with a record of 19-0 (19). Williams lost the fight via 5th-round TKO.
On May 20, 1969 Cleveland Williams faced off against Al Jones at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 71-8-1 (55). Williams lost the fight via 8th-round TKO.
On November 21, 1968 Cleveland Williams faced off against Bob Cleroux at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 70-7-1 (55). Williams lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On November 14, 1966 Cleveland Williams fought Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight world-title fight for Ali's WBC and The Ring titles. Williams was 33 years old and with a record of 65-6-1 (51), and Ali was 24 years old and with a record of 26-0 (21). Williams lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On April 13, 1963 Cleveland Williams faced off against Ernie Terrell at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 56-5-1 (46), and Terrell was 24 years old and with a record of 30-4 (16). Williams lost the fight via 10-round split decision.
On March 21, 1960 Cleveland Williams faced off against Sonny Liston at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 45-4 (37), and Liston was 27 years old and with a record of 27-1 (18). Williams lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On April 15, 1959 Cleveland Williams faced off against Sonny Liston at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 43-3 (35), and Liston was 26 years old and with a record of 23-1 (14). Williams lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On June 22, 1954 Cleveland Williams faced off against Bob Satterfield at age 20. He was coming in with a record of 31-2 (27). Williams lost the fight via 3rd-round KO.
On September 24, 1953 Cleveland Williams faced off against Sylvester Jones at age 20. He was coming in with a record of 27-1 (23). Williams lost the fight via 4-round points decision.
