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Billy Backus
(Howard William Backus)

BORN   March 5 1943; Canastota, New York
WEIGHT 130 1/2 - 150 3/4 lbs
MANAGER. Tony Graziano

Backus was a left-handed, scrappy battler who had an up-down career but managed to win the WBC Welterweight Championship of the World and the WBA Welterweight Championship of the World - and that ain't half bad !

He defeated such men as Jose Angel Napoles, Danny McAloon, Robert Gallois, Manuel Gonzalez, Pat Murphy, Angel Robinson Garcia, Roger Zami, Percy Pugh, Al Romano, Jacques Kechichian, Gene Herrick, Dick French, Johnny Brooks and Jerry Pelligrini

1961
Sep 16 Ike Anthony                 Syracuse, NY                    TK  2

1962
Mar  9 Randy Sanders               Totowa, NJ                       W  4
Apr 27 Sugar Lawson                Totowa, NJ                       D  4
Jun  6 Steve Gellis                St. Jerome, Que, Canada          W  6
Jun 22 Barney Garnez               Totowa, NJ                       W  4
Nov 24 Luis Aponte Ortiz           Totowa, NJ                       L  4
Dec 22 Mike Cortez                 New York, NY                     D  4

1963
Jan 23 Marcel Bizien               Paterson, NJ                     D  8
Feb 27 Dick French                 Worcester, Ma                    L  8
          -Some sources report 2/28/63
Aug  2 Fernand "Vern" Chretien     New Castle, Pa                   L 10
Dec 19 Billy Anderson              Worcester, Ma                    L  8

1964
Feb  1 Colin Fraser                Syracuse, NY                    TK  5
          -Some sources report "KO 6"
Feb 29 Dave Hilton                 Syracuse, NY                    KO  7
Apr 18 Lou Anderson                Syracuse, NY                    TK  5
May 19 Colin Fraser                Utica, NY                        W 10
Jul 17 Genaro Soto                 New York, NY                     L  6
Oct 30 Bud Anderson                Syracuse, NY                     L 10

1965
Mar  5 Rudy Richardson             Johnstown, Pa                    L  8

1967
Oct 16 Tod Purtell                 Worcester, Ma                   KO  1
Oct 23 Ernie Robbins               Worcester, Ma                   KO  3
Nov 24 Curtis Phillips             Syracuse, NY                    TK  6
Nov 30 Gene Herrick                Portland, Me                    TK  6

1968
Feb 10 Juan Ramos                  Syracuse, NY                     W 10
Apr  6 Danny Andrews               Syracuse, NY                     W 10
May 19 Dick French                 Syracuse, NY                    TK  6
Jun  3 Percy Pugh                  New Orleans, La                  L 10
          -Some sources report 6/04/68
Jul 30 Jerry Pellegrini            New Orleans, La                  W 10
Sep 14 Curtis Phillips             Syracuse, NY                    TK  7
Oct  7 Johnny Brooks               New Orleans, La                  W 10
Nov 12 Vince Shomo                 Syracuse, NY                    TK  8
Dec 14 Freddie Cobb                Syracuse, NY                    TK  5

1969
Jan 24 Percy Pugh                  Syracuse, NY                     W 12
Mar 17 C.L. Lewis                  Syracuse, NY                    TK  7
          -Some sources report "KO 9"
Apr 25 Percy Pugh                  Syracuse, NY                     W 12
Jun 16 Percy Pugh                  New Orleans, La                  L 15
Jul 21 Jerry Pellegrini            New Orleans, La                  L 10
Sep 18 Jerry Pellegrini            Syracuse, NY                     W 10
          -Some sources report 9/19/69
Oct 31 Ricky Ortiz                 Syracuse, NY                     D 10

1970
Jan 30 Ricky Ortiz                 Syracuse, NY                    TK  8
          -Welterweight Championship of New York
Mar 24 Manny Burgo                 Syracuse, NY                     W 10
Jun 15 Frankie Steele              Syracuse, NY                     W 10
Jul 22 Manuel Gonzalez             Syracuse, NY                     W 10
Oct  3 Danny Stiletto              Syracuse, NY                    KO  8
Dec  4 Jose Angel Napoles          Syracuse, NY                    TK  4
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Welterweight Championship of the World

1971
Jan 23 Robert Williams             Syracuse, NY                     W 12
          -Some sources report "W 10 " on 1/24/71
Mar 15 Robert Gallois              Paris, France                    W 10
Jun  4 Jose Angel Napoles          Inglewood, Ca                   LT  8
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World;
          WBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Dec 10 Jose Gabino                 Utica, NY                        W 10

1972
Feb 12 Pat Murphy                  Syracuse, NY                    TK  7
Apr 14 Danny McAloon               Syracuse, NY                     W 12
Jun 16 Hedgemon Lewis              Syracuse, NY                     L 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Sep 23 Dorman Crawford             Syracuse, NY                    KO  8
Dec  8 Hedgemon Lewis              Syracuse, NY                     L 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)

1973
Feb 14 Jack Tillman                Baltimore, Md                    L 12
Aug  4 Miguel Barreto              New York, NY                     L 12
Oct 12 Al Romano                   Syracuse, NY                    KO  3
Dec  6 Zovek Barajas               Los Angeles, Ca                 LT  3
          -Some sources report 12/09/73

1974
Jan 21 Roger Zami                  Paris, France                   TK  9
Mar 18 Roger Menetrey              Paris, France                    L 12
Apr 30 Jacques Kechichian          Paris, France                   TK  6
Jun 20 Eckhard Dagge               Berlin, Germany                 LT  3

1975
Apr 11 Rocky Mattioli              Melbourne, Vic, Australia       LK  5
Aug 23 Marc Gervais                Binghampton, NY                 KO 10

1976
Jan 24 Pablo Rodriguez             Syracuse, NY                     W 10
Apr  3 Angel Robinson Garcia       Utica, NY                        W 10
May 28 Jose Papo Melendez          Albany, NY                       W 10
Sep 11 Pablo Rodriguez             Utica, NY                        W 10
Nov 20 Tony Lopes                  Utica, NY                       TK  9

1977
Jan 27 Justice Ortiz               Syracuse, NY                     W 10
Apr  8 Roy Barrientos              Syracuse, NY                     W 10
Jun  3 Rafael Rodriguez            Syracuse, NY                     W 12
Aug 25 Joe Grier                   Syracuse, NY                     W 10
Nov 18 Everaldo Costa Azevedo      Syracuse, NY                     D 12

1978
May 20 Jose "Pipino" Cuevas        Inglewood, Ca                   LT  2
          -WBA Welterweight Championship of the World

Jul 30 -Backus announced his retirement from the ring


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***
 

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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