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Isiah "Ike" Williams

BORN   August 2 1923; Brunswick, Georgia
DIED September 5 1994
HEIGHT 5-9 1/2
WEIGHT 128-155 lbs
MANAGERS Joe Woodman, Eddie Mead, Connie McCarthy, Frankie Palermo

Williams was a talented fighter, pure and simple; He moved quickly, struck fast and hard with devastating blows, and was game; He lost a few key fights but won a lot more; During his career, he won the Lightweight Championship of the World

Ike defeated such men as Kid Gavilan, Beau Jack, Bob Montgomery, Sammy Angott, Juan Zurita, Johnny Bratton, Tippy Larkin, Freddie Dawson, Joe Miceli, Gene Burton, Lulu Constantino, Dave Castilloux, Luther "Slugger" White, Lester Felton, John L. Davis, Charley Salas, Livio Minelli, Eddie Giosa, Enrique Bolanos, Bobby Ruffin, Vic Cardell, Fitzie Pruden, Cleo Shans, Ralph Zanelli, Rudy Cruz and Jesse Flores

Herb Goldman ranked Williams as the #11 All-Time Lightweight; Ike was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1978, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1983 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990

1940
Mar 15 Carmine Fiotti              New Brunswick, NJ                W  4
Mar 29 Billy George                New Brunswick, NJ                W  4
Apr  1 Patsy Gall                  Hazleton, Pa                     D  6
May 10 Billy Hildebrand            Morristown, NJ                   L  6
Jun 17 Billy Hildrbrand            Mt. Freedom, NJ                 KO  6
Jul 19 Joe Romero                  Mt. Freedom, NJ                 TK  2
Sep  9 Pete Kelly                  Trenton, NJ                     KO  2
Nov 11 Tony Maglione               Trenton, NJ                      L  8

1941
Jan  6 Tommy Fontana               Trenton, NJ                      W  8
Feb 19 Carl Zullo                  Perth Amboy, NJ                 KO  2
Mar  5 Joey Zodda                  Perth Amboy, NJ                  L  6
Mar 19 Joe Genovese                Perth Amboy, NJ                  W  5
Apr  9 Johnny Rudolph              Perth Amboy, NJ                  W  6
Apr 14 Hugh Civatte                Trenton, NJ                     KO  3
Oct  1 Freddie Archer              Perth Amboy, NJ                  L  8
Oct 27 Benny Williams              Perth Amboy, NJ                  D  6
Nov  3 Vince DiLeo                 Newark, NJ                       W  6
Dec 16 Eddie Dowl                  Perth Amboy, NJ                  W  6

1942
Jan    Ruby Garcia                 Atlantic City, NJ                W  6
Mar 26 Pedro Firpo                 Atlantic City, NJ                W  8
Apr 10 Angelo Panatellas           Atlantic City, NJ               KO  5
Apr 24 Willie Roache               Perth Amboy, NJ                  W  8
May  7 Abie Kaufman                Atlantic City, NJ                W  8
Jun 29 Ivan Christie               Newark, NJ                      KO  5
Jul 29 Angelo Maglione             Trenton, NJ                     KO  3
Sep 10 Charley Davis               Elizabeth, NJ                    W  8
Oct 20 Gene Burton                 White Plains, NY                KO  4
Dec  7 Bob Gunther                 Trenton, NJ                      W  8
Dec 21 Sammy Daniels               Baltimore, Md                    W  6

1943
Jan 29 Jerry Moore                 New York, NY                     W  6
Feb 22 Sammy Daniels               Philadelphia, Pa                KO  2
Feb 23 Bobby McQuillar             Cleveland, Oh                   KO  3
Mar  8 Bill Speary                 Philadelphia, Pa                KO  2
Apr  2 Rudy Giscombe               New York, NY                    TK  3
Apr  5 Ruby Garcia                 Philadelphia, Pa                 W  8
Apr 21 Joe Genovese                Cleveland, Oh                   TK  4
May  7 Maurice LaChance            Boston, Ma                       W  8
May 17 Ray Brown                   Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Jul 19 Jimmy Hatcher               Philadelphia, Pa                TK  6
Aug 24 Tommy Jessup                Hartford, Ct                    TK  5
Aug 31 Johnny Bellus               Hartford, Ct                     W 10
Sep 13 Jerry Moore                 West Springfield, Ma             W 10
Oct  1 Maurice LaChance            Boston, Ma                      TK  4
Oct 22 Ed Perry                    New Orleans, La                 KO  2
Oct 29 Gene Johnson                New Orleans, La                  W 10
Nov  8 Johnny Hutchinson           Philadelphia, Pa                KO  3
Dec 13 Mayon Padlo                 Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10

1944
Jan 25 Bob Montgomery              Philadelphia, Pa                LK 12
Feb 28 Ellis Phillips              Philadelphia, Pa                TK  1
Mar 13 Leo Francis                 Trenton, NJ                      W  8
Mar 27 Joey Peralta                Philadelphia, Pa                TK  9
Apr 10 Leroy Saunders              Holyoke, Ma                     KO  5
Apr 17 Mike Delia                  Philadelphia, Pa                KO  1
May 16 Luther "Slugger" White      Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Jun  7 Sammy Angott                Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Jun 23 Cleo Shans                  New York, NY                    KO 10
Jul 10 Joey Pirrone                Philadelphia, Pa                KO  1
Jul 20 Julie Kogon                 New York, NY                     W 10
Aug 29 Jimmy Hatcher               Washington, DC                   W 10
Sep  6 Sammy Angott                Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Sep 19 Freddie Dawson              Philadelphia, Pa                KO  4
Oct 18 Johnny Green                Buffalo, NY                     KO  2
Nov  2 Ruby Garcia                 Baltimore, Md                   TK  7
Nov 13 Willie Joyce                Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10
Dec  5 Lulu Costantino             Cleveland, Oh                    W 10
Dec 12 Dave Castilloux             Buffalo, NY                     TK  5

1945
Jan  8 Willie Joyce                Philadelphia, Pa                 W 12
Jan 22 Mike Berger                 Philadelphia, Pa                KO  4
Mar  2 Willie Joyce                New York, NY                     L 12
Mar 26 Dorsey Lay                  Philadelphia, Pa                KO  3
Apr 18 Juan Zurita                 Mexico City, Mx                 KO  2
          -NBA Lightweight Championship of the World
Jun  8 Willie Joyce                New York, NY                     L 10
Aug 14 Charley Smith               Union City, Pa                   W 10
Aug 28 Gene Burton                 Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Sep  7 Nick Moran                  New York, NY                     W 10
Sep 19 Sammy Angott                Pittsburgh, Pa                  LT  6
Nov 26 Wesley Mouzon               Philadelphia, Pa                 D 10

1946
Jan  8 Charley Smith               Trenton, NJ                      W 10
Jan 20 Johnny Bratton              New Orleans, La                  W 10
Jan 28 Freddie Dawson              Philadelphia, Pa                 D 10
Feb 14 Cleo Shans                  Orange, NJ                       W 10
Feb 22 Ace Miller                  Detroit, Mi                      W 10
Mar 11 Eddie Giosa                 Philadelphia, Pa                TK  4
Apr  8 Eddie Giosa                 Philadelphia, Pa                TK  1
Apr 30 Enrique Bolanos             Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  8
          -NBA Lightweight Championship of the World
Jun 12 Bobby Ruffin                Brooklyn, NY                    TK  5
Aug  6 Ivan Christie               Norwalk, Ct                     KO  2
Sep  4 Ronnie James                Cardiff, Wa                     KO  9
          -NBA Lightweight Championship of the World

1947
Jan 27 Gene Burton                 Chicago, Il                      L 10
Apr 14 Frankie Conti               Allentown, Pa                   TK  7
Apr 25 Willie Russell              Columbus, Oh                     W 10
May  9 Ralph Zannelli              Boston, Ma                       W 10
May 26 Juste Fontaine              Philadelphia, Pa                TK  4
Jun 20 Tippy Larkin                New York, NY                    KO  4
Aug  4 Bob Montgomery              Philadelphia, Pa                KO  6
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Sep 29 Doll Rafferty               Philadelphia, Pa                KO  4
Oct 10 Talmadge Bussey             Detroit, Mi                     TK  9
Dec 12 Tony Pellone                New York, NY                     W 10

1948
Jan 13 Doug Carter                 Camden, NJ                       W 10
Jan 26 Freddie Dawson              Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Feb  9 Livio Minelli               Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Feb 27 Kid Gavilan                 New York, NY                     W 10
May  5 Rudy Cruz                   Oakland, Ca                      W 10
May 25 Enrique Bolanos             Los Angeles, Ca                  W 15
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Jul 12 Beau Jack                   Philadelphia, Pa                TK  6
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Sep 23 Jesse Flores                New York, NY                    KO 10
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Nov  8 Buddy Garcia                Philadelphia, Pa                KO  1
Nov 18 Billy Nixon                 Philadelphia, Pa                TK  4

1949
Jan 17 Johnny Bratton              Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Jan 28 Kid Gavilan                 New York, NY                     L 10
Apr  1 Kid Gavilan                 New York, NY                     L 10
Apr 23 Vince Turpin                Cleveland, Oh                   TK  6
Jun 21 Irvin Steen                 Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Jul 21 Enrique Bolanos             Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  4
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Aug  3 Benny Walker                Oakland, Ca                      W 10
Sep 30 Doug Ratford                Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Oct 24 Al Mobley                   Trenton, NJ                      W 10
Nov 14 Jean Walzack                Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Dec  5 Freddie Dawson              Philadelphia, Pa                 W 15
          -Lightweight Championship of the World

1950
Jan 20 Johnny Bratton              Chicago, Il                     TK  8
Feb 17 Sonny Boy West              New York, NY                    KO  8
Feb 27 John L. Davis               Seattle, Wa                      W 10
Jun  2 Lester Felton               Detroit, Mi                      W 10
Jul 12 George "Sugar" Costner      Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10
Aug  7 Charley Salas               Washington, DC                   L 10
Sep 26 Charley Salas               Washington, DC                   W 10
Oct  2 Joe Miceli                  Milwaukee, Wi                    L 10
Nov 23 Joe Miceli                  Milwaukee, Wi                    W 10
Dec 12 Dave Marsh                  Akron, Oh                       TK  9
Dec 18 Rudy Cruz                   Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10

1951
Jan  5 Jose Maria Gatica           New York, NY                    TK  1
Jan 22 Ralph Zannelli              Providence, RI                  KO  5
Jan 31 Vic Cardell                 Detroit, Mi                     TK  9
Feb 19 Joe Miceli                  Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10
Mar  5 Beau Jack                   Providence, RI                   W 10
Apr 11 Fitzie Pruden               Chicago, Il                      W 10
May 25 Jimmy Carter                New York, NY                    LT 14
          -Lightweight Championship of the World
Aug  2 Don Williams                Worcester, Ma                    L 10
Sep 10 Gil Turner                  Philadelphia, Pa                LT 10

1952
Mar 17 Johnny Cunningham           Baltimore, Md                   KO  5
Mar 26 Chuck Davey                 Chicago, Il                     LT  5
Nov 24 Pat Manzi                   Syracuse, NY                    TK  7

1953
Jan 12 Carmen Basilio              Syracuse, NY                     L 10
Mar  9 Claude Hammond              Trenton, NJ                      W 10
Mar 28 Vic Cardell                 Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Apr 20 Billy Andy                  Trenton, NJ                      W 10
May 18 Billy Andy                  Erie, Pa                         W 10
Jun  8 George Johnson              Trenton, NJ                     LT  8
Sep 17 Don Zimbardo                Newark, NJ                      TK  2
Nov  9 Jed Black                   Fort Wayne, In                   L 10

1954
Jul  2 Rafael Lastre               Havana, Cu                       L 10
 
1955
Apr  9 Beau Jack                   Augusta, Ga                      D 10
Apr 12 Beau Jack                   Augusta, Ga                     TK  9


*** Assistance Provided By
Seth Callis ***

 

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

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