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Billy Joiner

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Billy Joiner (10 May 1938 – 2019), was an American professional boxer from Cincinnati, U.S.

Early life

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Joiner was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 10 May 1938.[1] His father was a former professional boxer, as was his uncle who had once knocked out Freddie Miller in a bout.[2]

Amateur career

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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), and won the National Golden Gloves with a win over Gerald McClure of Toledo, Ohio. He also fought Cassius Clay twice as an amateur between 1960–61. He made his professional debut in August 1962, stopping Jukius Dickins in two rounds.. Training in the Reading Hill Gym. Sparing partner. Rocky Susshine. Was training for his first bought in the Grater Cincinnati Golden Gloves. Greater Cincinnati included Cincinnati. Kentucky and Indiana. In the first year Rocky Susshine won 38 fights by TKO. Rocky going from Sub-Novice to Open Division in the first year. Soon after Rocky was sent to Vietnam.

Professional career

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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 Larry Holmes.

Later life

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After retiring from the ring Joiner worked for thirty years with the Ohio State Highway Maintenance Department, finishing as a Superintendent. He was also employed as an amateur boxing coach.[2]

Death

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Joiner died at the age of 81 in June 2019.[3]

Professional boxing record

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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 United States Young Louis PTS 10 13/11/1981 United States Northwest Activities Center, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Loss 11-13-3 Uruguay Alfredo Evangelista KO 1 27/05/1978 Spain León, Spain
Win 11-12-3 United States "King" Jim Fletcher TKO 5 19/08/1976 United States Washoe Fairgrounds Pavilion, Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Loss 10-12-3 Argentina Oscar Bonavena UD 10 26/02/1976 United States Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Loss 10-11-3 United States Larry Holmes TKO 3 20/12/1975 Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico Referee stopped the bout at 2:29 of the third round.
Loss 10-10-3 Germany Bernd August PTS 8 28/09/1973 Germany Berlin, Germany
Loss 10-9-3 United States Mac Foster KO 5 29/07/1971 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Joiner knocked out at 2:55 of the fifth round.
Loss 10-8-3 Germany Juergen Blin PTS 10 09/10/1970 Germany Hamburg, Germany
Loss 10-7-3 United States Alvin Lewis UD 10 15/07/1970 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Loss 10-6-3 United States Zora Folley UD 10 05/11/1969 United States Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Win 10-5-3 Canada Bob Cleroux SD 10 31/07/1969 Canada Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 9-5-3 United States Sonny Liston UD 10 28/03/1969 United States Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Loss 9-4-3 United States Sonny Liston RTD 7 23/05/1968 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Draw 9-3-3 United States Chuck Leslie PTS 10 27/03/1968 United States Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Draw 9-3-2 Italy Dante Cane PTS 10 12/02/1968 Italy Bologna, Italy
Draw 9-3-1 Italy Piero Tomasoni PTS 10 26/12/1967 Italy Brescia, Italy
Loss 9-3 United States "King" Jim Fletcher PTS 10 04/12/1967 United States Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Loss 9-2 United States Hubert Hilton TKO 9 08/09/1966 United States Freeport Stadium, Freeport, New York
Win 9-1 United States Mert Brownfield KO 2 13/06/1966 United States Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Win 8-1 United States Lee Wallace Carr UD 10 13/11/1964 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Loss 7-1 United States Amos Johnson SD 10 11/09/1964 United States Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Ohio Heavyweight Title.
Win 7-0 United States Oron Johnson TKO 8 22/05/1964 United States Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the eighth round.
Win 6-0 United States Harvey C. Jones UD 8 17/04/1964 United States Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Win 5-0 United States Lloyd Washington UD 10 11/03/1964 United States Painesville Armory, Painesville, Ohio, U.S.
Win 4-0 United States Lou Bailey PTS 10 17/01/1964 United States Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Win 3-0 United States Amos Johnson PTS 10 19/11/1963 United States Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Win 2-0 United States Marion Connor TKO 5 06/02/1963 United States Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the fifth round.
Win 1-0 United States Julius Dickens KO 2 25/08/1962 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Dickens knocked out at 1:24 of the second round.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Billy Joiner". BoxRec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07.
  2. ^ a b 'The man who fought Liston and Cassius Clay four times', 'Boxing.com', 28 July 2016. http://www.boxing.com/the_man_who_fought_liston_and_cassius_clayfour_times.html Archived 2019-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Obituary for Joiner, 'Boxing 247.com', 14 June 2019. https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/r-i-p-billy-joiner-1938-2019/120566
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