Billy Joiner
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 | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 13-2 |  Young Louis |
PTS | 10 | 13/11/1981 | Northwest Activities Center, Detroit, Michigan |
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| Loss | 19-2-1 |  Alfredo Evangelista |
KO | 1 | 27/05/1978 |  Leon, Spain |
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| Win | 14-8-3 | "King" Jim Fletcher |
TKO | 5 | 19/08/1976 | Washoe Fairgrounds Pavilion, Reno, Nevada |
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| 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 |  Bernd August |
PTS | 8 | 28/09/1973 | Berlin |
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| 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 |
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| Loss | 24-2 | Alvin Lewis |
UD | 10 | 15/07/1970 | Madison Square Garden, New York City |
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| Loss | 78-10-6 | Zora Folley |
UD | 10 | 05/11/1969 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Win | 48-5-1 |  Bob Cleroux |
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 |
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| Loss | 40-3 | Sonny Liston |
RTD | 7 | 23/05/1968 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California |
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| Draw | 15-15-3 | Chuck Leslie |
PTS | 10 | 27/03/1968 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Draw | 19-3-2 |  Dante Cane |
PTS | 10 | 12/02/1968 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna |
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| Draw | 30-6-4 | Piero Tomasoni |
PTS | 10 | 26/12/1967 | Brescia, Lombardy |
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| Loss | 9-6-3 | "King" Jim Fletcher |
PTS | 10 | 04/12/1967 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Loss | 14-4-2 | Hubert Hilton |
TKO | 9 | 08/09/1966 | Freeport Stadium, Freeport, New York |
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| Win | 7-4 | Mert Brownfield |
KO | 2 | 13/06/1966 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Win | 6-0 | Lee Wallace Carr |
UD | 10 | 13/11/1964 | Madison Square Garden, New York City |
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| Loss | 16-3-1 | Amos Johnson |
SD | 10 | 11/09/1964 | Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
Ohio Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 5-2 | Oron Johnson |
TKO | 8 | 22/05/1964 | Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 12-3-2 | Harvey C. Jones |
UD | 8 | 17/04/1964 | Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Win | 2-7 | Lloyd Washington |
UD | 10 | 11/03/1964 | Painesville Armory, Painesville, Ohio |
98-89, 97-92, 98-90. |
| Win | 11-19-5 | Lou Bailey |
PTS | 10 | 17/01/1964 | Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Win | 9-1-1 | Amos Johnson |
PTS | 10 | 19/11/1963 | Akron, Ohio |
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| Win | 4-1 | Marion Connor |
TKO | 5 | 06/02/1963 | Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 3-3 | Julius Dickens |
KO | 2 | 25/08/1962 | Madison Square Garden, New York City |
Dickens knocked out at 1:24 of the second round. |
References
Professional boxing record for Billy Joiner from BoxRec