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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
12-13-3
Young Louis
PTS
10
13/11/1981
Northwest Activities Center , Detroit, Michigan
Loss
11-13-3
Alfredo Evangelista
KO
1
27/05/1978
Leon, Spain
Win
11-12-3
"King" Jim Fletcher
TKO
5
19/08/1976
Washoe Fairgrounds Pavilion , Reno, Nevada
Loss
10-12-3
Oscar Bonavena
UD
10
26/02/1976
Reno, Nevada
44-49, 45-48, 42-49.
Loss
10-11-3
Larry Holmes
TKO
3
20/12/1975
Roberto Clemente Coliseum , Hato Rey
Referee stopped the bout at 2:29 of the third round.
Loss
10-10-3
Bernd August
PTS
8
28/09/1973
Berlin
Loss
10-9-3
Mac Foster
KO
5
29/07/1971
Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
Joiner knocked out at 2:55 of the fifth round.
Loss
10-8-3
Juergen Blin
PTS
10
09/10/1970
Hamburg
Loss
10-7-3
Alvin Lewis
UD
10
15/07/1970
Madison Square Garden , New York City
Loss
10-6-3
Zora Folley
UD
10
05/11/1969
Silver Slipper , Las Vegas, Nevada
Win
10-5-3
Bob Cleroux
SD
10
31/07/1969
Paul Sauve Arena , Montreal , Quebec
47-45, 48-47, 47-48.
Loss
9-5-3
Sonny Liston
UD
10
28/03/1969
Kiel Auditorium , Saint Louis, Missouri
Loss
9-4-3
Sonny Liston
RTD
7
23/05/1968
Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California
Draw
9-3-3
Chuck Leslie
PTS
10
27/03/1968
Silver Slipper , Las Vegas, Nevada
Draw
9-3-2
Dante Cane
PTS
10
12/02/1968
Bologna , Emilia-Romagna
Draw
9-3-1
Piero Tomasoni
PTS
10
26/12/1967
Brescia , Lombardy
Loss
9-3
"King" Jim Fletcher
PTS
10
04/12/1967
Silver Slipper , Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss
9-2
Hubert Hilton
TKO
9
08/09/1966
Freeport Stadium , Freeport, New York
Win
9-1
Mert Brownfield
KO
2
13/06/1966
Cincinnati, Ohio
Win
8-1
Lee Wallace Carr
UD
10
13/11/1964
Madison Square Garden , New York City
Loss
7-1
Amos Johnson
SD
10
11/09/1964
Cleveland Arena , Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio Heavyweight Title .
Win
7-0
Oron Johnson
TKO
8
22/05/1964
Cleveland Arena , Cleveland, Ohio
Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the eighth round.
Win
6-0
Harvey C. Jones
UD
8
17/04/1964
Cleveland Arena , Cleveland, Ohio
Win
5-0
Lloyd Washington
UD
10
11/03/1964
Painesville Armory , Painesville, Ohio
98-89, 97-92, 98-90.
Win
4-0
Lou Bailey
PTS
10
17/01/1964
Cleveland Arena , Cleveland, Ohio
Win
3-0
Amos Johnson
PTS
10
19/11/1963
Akron, Ohio
Win
2-0
Marion Connor
TKO
5
06/02/1963
Canton Auditorium , Canton, Ohio
Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the fifth round.
Win
1-0
Julius Dickens
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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