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Billy Wilson
(the "Black Demon")
| BORN |
1859; St.
Paul, Minnesota |
| HEIGHT |
5-11 (Some
sources report 5-10) |
| WEIGHT |
156-200 lbs |
|
Wilson was strong and willing; He
fought the best black fighters of his day as well as the good white men
who would meet him
During his career, he defeated such men as Charles Hadley, Mervine
Thompson, Harry Woodson, the "Black Diamond", and Joe Sheehy |
1883
Apr 20 Charles Hadley Boston, Ma EX 4
1884
Jun 24 McHenry Johnson New York, NY D 3
-Police Gazette Colored Heavyweight Championship;
Johnson was called the "Minneapolis Star";
Members of both camps "broke" onto the stage when
Johnson threw Wilson in the third round; Police
intervened and the bout was declared a draw;
Some sources report 6/28/84
Dec 23 Charles Hadley Winnipeg, Man, Can KO 4
1883-1885
-Wilson beat 14 minor opponents
George Godfrey L
1885
Mar 21 Charles Hadley St. Paul, Mn KO 3
May 26 Mervine Thompson St. Paul, Mn KO 1
Jun 10 George W. Curtis St. Paul, Mn KO 3
Jun 14 Patsy Cardiff St. Paul, Mn LK 9
-Heavyweight Championship of the Northwest;
Some sources report this bout held 6/17/85
Nov 5 Patsy Cardiff Minneapolis, Mn D 4
Nov 20 Joe Lannon St. Paul, Mn L 4
1886
Jun 25 Patsy Cardiff St. Paul, Mn LK 7
-Some sources report "L 7"
Dec 2 McHenry Johnson St. Paul, Mn D 10
1887
Feb McHenry Johnson St. Paul, Mn SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 24 Black Diamond (Harry Woodson) St. Paul, Mn D 9
Mar 28 Black Diamond (Harry Woodson) St. Paul, Mn WF 6
-Police intervened;
Some sources report 3/29/87;
Some sources report "LF 6"
May 1 Black Diamond (Harry Woodson) St. Paul, Mn KO 13
-Some sources report "KO 3" on 5/02/87
1889
Jan 3 Joe Sheehy Duluth, Mn W 6
Jan 25 Black Frank (Frank Taylor) Duluth, Mn W 12
Sep 11 Thomas Jefferson San Francisco, Ca EX
1890
Mar 26 Joe Choynski San Francisco, Ca LK 2
Jack Hall Sacramento, Ca SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1891
Jun 29 Jerry Slattery New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1893
Mar 25 Billy McCarthy Philadelphia, Pa LK 2
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
3.03.06
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