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Billy Joiner was an American boxer from Cincinnati .
Amateur career
Joiner was the 1962 National Golden Gloves and National AAU Light-Heavyweight Champion and compiled an Amateur record of 86-6 (The Ring, March 1964). Joiner won the National Golden Gloves with a win over Gerald McClure of Toledo, Ohio . Joiner also fought Muhammad Ali twice as an amateur. He made his pro debut in Aug 1962 stopping Jukius Dickins in two rounds.
Professional career
He was a promising heavyweight prospect in the 1960s who failed to live up to his promise. A slick boxer with little punch, Joiner is best remembered for lasting the distance with former world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston on March 28, 1969, during Liston's comeback. This was in fact their second fight. They'd fought in May the year before with Liston winning a seventh round stoppage.
He also fought (and lost) to top heavyweight contenders Zora Folley , Oscar Bonavena , Mac Foster , Alfredo Evangelista , and future heavyweight champion Larry Holmes .
Professional boxing record
12 Wins (5 knockouts, 7 decisions), 13 Losses (5 knockouts, 8 decisions), 3 Draws [1]
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Win
13-2
PTS
10
13/11/1981
Northwest Activities Center , Detroit, Michigan
Loss
19-2-1
Alfredo Evangelista
KO
1
27/05/1978
Leon, Spain
Win
14-8-3
TKO
5
19/08/1976
Washoe Fairgrounds Pavilion , Reno, Nevada
Loss
57-9-1
Oscar Bonavena
UD
10
26/02/1976
Reno, Nevada
44-49, 45-48, 42-49.
Loss
18-0
Larry Holmes
TKO
3
20/12/1975
Roberto Clemente Coliseum , Hato Rey
Referee stopped the bout at 2:29 of the third round.
Loss
6-0
PTS
8
28/09/1973
Berlin
Loss
26-1
Mac Foster
KO
5
29/07/1971
Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
Joiner knocked out at 2:55 of the fifth round.
Loss
20-8-6
Juergen Blin
PTS
10
09/10/1970
Hamburg
Loss
24-2
Alvin Lewis
UD
10
15/07/1970
Madison Square Garden , New York City
Loss
78-10-6
Zora Folley
UD
10
05/11/1969
Silver Slipper , Las Vegas, Nevada
Win
48-5-1
SD
10
31/07/1969
Paul Sauve Arena , Montreal, Quebec
47-45, 48-47, 47-48.
Loss
46-3
Sonny Liston
UD
10
28/03/1969
Kiel Auditorium , Saint Louis, Missouri
Loss
40-3
Sonny Liston
RTD
7
23/05/1968
Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
Draw
15-15-3
PTS
10
27/03/1968
Silver Slipper , Las Vegas, Nevada
Draw
19-3-2
PTS
10
12/02/1968
Bologna , Emilia-Romagna
Draw
30-6-4
PTS
10
26/12/1967
Brescia , Lombardy
Loss
9-6-3
PTS
10
04/12/1967
Silver Slipper , Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss
14-4-2
TKO
9
08/09/1966
Freeport Stadium , Freeport, New York
Win
7-4
KO
2
13/06/1966
Cincinnati, Ohio
Win
6-0
UD
10
13/11/1964
Madison Square Garden , New York City
Loss
16-3-1
SD
10
11/09/1964
Cleveland Arena , Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio Heavyweight Title .
Win
5-2
TKO
8
22/05/1964
Cleveland Arena , Cleveland, Ohio
Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the eighth round.
Win
12-3-2
UD
8
17/04/1964
Cleveland Arena , Cleveland, Ohio
Win
2-7
UD
10
11/03/1964
Painesville Armory , Painesville, Ohio
98-89, 97-92, 98-90.
Win
11-19-5
PTS
10
17/01/1964
Cleveland Arena , Cleveland, Ohio
Win
9-1-1
PTS
10
19/11/1963
Akron, Ohio
Win
4-1
TKO
5
06/02/1963
Canton Auditorium , Canton, Ohio
Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the fifth round.
Win
3-3
KO
2
25/08/1962
Madison Square Garden , New York City
Dickens knocked out at 1:24 of the second round.
References
Boxing record for Billy Joiner from BoxRec (registration required)
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