William "Dynamite" Douglas (21 March 1940 – 7 October 1999) was an American boxer. His son is former world heavyweight champion, James "Buster" Douglas.[1]
Bill Douglas | |
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| Born | William Lee Douglas March 21, 1940 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 1999 (aged 59) |
| Other names |
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| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Reach | ? |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 59 |
| Wins | 42 |
| Wins by KO | 32 |
| Losses | 16 |
| Draws | 1 |
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Douglas was a contender in the middleweight and light-heavyweight divisions during the 1970s, fighting such opponents as Bennie Briscoe,[2] Marvin Johnson and Matthew Saad Muhammad.[3] He retired in 1980 with a record of 41-16-1.
Douglas was trained by fellow Ohio native Gary H. Brown, who is a former professional boxer.
Professional boxing record
edit| 59 fights | 42 wins | 16 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 32 | 7 |
| By decision | 10 | 9 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Win | 42–16–1 | William Kince | TKO | 4 (8), 2:20 | Aug 21, 1980 | National Guard Armory, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 58 | Loss | 41–16–1 | Jerry Martin | TKO | 10 (10) | Feb 18, 1980 | Forum, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 57 | Win | 41–15–1 | Freddie Groves | TKO | 2 (10) | Nov 27, 1979 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 56 | Win | 40–15–1 | Bob Robinson | TKO | 2 (10) | Sep 18, 1979 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 55 | Win | 39–15–1 | Harold Riggins | KO | 5 (15) | Jul 2, 1979 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 54 | Win | 38–15–1 | Sylvester Wilder | KO | 3 (10) | May 9, 1979 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 53 | Loss | 37–15–1 | Paul Ramos | SD | 10 | Feb 7, 1979 | Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, US | |
| 52 | Win | 37–14–1 | Charles Smith | PTS | 10 | Dec 6, 1978 | Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
| 51 | Win | 36–14–1 | Pete Henry | KO | 3 (10) | Dec 15, 1977 | Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 50 | Loss | 35–14–1 | Marvin Johnson | TKO | 5 (10), 2:35 | Nov 1, 1977 | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 49 | Loss | 35–13–1 | Matthew Saad Muhammad | TKO | 6 (12), 2:44 | Sep 17, 1977 | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | For NABF light heavyweight title |
| 48 | Win | 35–12–1 | Al Bell | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 16, 1977 | Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 47 | Win | 34–12–1 | Don Rucker | KO | 1 (12) | Jun 11, 1977 | Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 46 | Loss | 33–12–1 | Víctor Galíndez | UD | 10 | Aug 21, 1976 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 45 | Win | 33–11–1 | Angel Oquendo | TKO | 7 (10) | Jul 14, 1976 | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 44 | Loss | 32–11–1 | Karl Zurheide | TKO | 8 (12), 0:45 | May 8, 1976 | Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, US | For NABF light heavyweight title |
| 43 | Loss | 32–10–1 | Tom Bethea | MD | 10 | Mar 8, 1976 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 42 | Win | 32–9–1 | Pedro Soto | UD | 10 | Feb 6, 1976 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 41 | Win | 31–9–1 | Dave Lee Royster | TKO | 6 (10), 2:36 | Dec 19, 1975 | Lausche Building, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 40 | Win | 30–9–1 | Karl Zurheide | TKO | 3 (10) | Feb 15, 1975 | Lausche Building, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 39 | Win | 29–9–1 | Danny Brewer | KO | 2 (15), 1:07 | Nov 25, 1974 | State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | Won inaugural world junior heavyweight title |
| 38 | Loss | 28–9–1 | Willie Monroe | UD | 10 | Aug 19, 1974 | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 37 | Loss | 28–8–1 | Elijah Makhathini | UD | 10 | Dec 22, 1973 | Curries Fountain, Durban, South Africa | |
| 36 | Win | 28–7–1 | Octavio Romero | TKO | 10 (10), 2:47 | Nov 15, 1973 | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, US | |
| 35 | Loss | 27–7–1 | Bennie Briscoe | TKO | 8 (12), 2:42 | Jun 25, 1973 | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | For NABF middleweight title |
| 34 | Win | 27–6–1 | Steven Smith | KO | 3 (10) | May 21, 1973 | Japan | |
| 33 | Win | 26–6–1 | Ricky Ortiz | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 18, 1973 | Lausche Building, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 32 | Win | 25–6–1 | Nate Collins | RTD | 8 (10) | Jan 15, 1973 | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 31 | Win | 24–6–1 | Marion Conner | TKO | 8 (10) | Nov 29, 1972 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
| 30 | Win | 23–6–1 | Al Quinney | TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 12, 1972 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 29 | Win | 22–6–1 | Carlos Marks | PTS | 10 | May 15, 1972 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 28 | Win | 21–6–1 | Sydney Young Hoho | PTS | 10 | Apr 26, 1972 | Athlone Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 27 | Win | 20–6–1 | Carlos Marks | TKO | 10 (10), 2:31 | Mar 21, 1972 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 26 | Win | 19–6–1 | Billy Lloyd | KO | 1 (10), 1:01 | Feb 7, 1972 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 25 | Loss | 18–6–1 | Jose Gonzalez | PTS | 10 | Dec 4, 1971 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 24 | Win | 18–5–1 | Michael Paul | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 29, 1971 | Pointe-à-Pitre, France | |
| 23 | Loss | 17–5–1 | Bunny Sterling | PTS | 10 | Apr 27, 1971 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England, UK | |
| 22 | Win | 17–4–1 | Dave Wyatt | KO | 5 (?) | Dec 19, 1970 | Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 21 | Win | 16–4–1 | Nojeen Adigun | KO | 4 (10), 1:09 | Nov 18, 1970 | State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 20 | Win | 15–4–1 | Tom Bethea | UD | 10 | Sep 12, 1970 | Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 19 | Draw | 14–4–1 | Don Fullmer | PTS | 10 | Jul 11, 1970 | Lausche Building, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 18 | Win | 14–4 | James Parks | UD | 8 | Apr 29, 1970 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
| 17 | Win | 13–4 | Willie Warren | UD | 10 | Mar 4, 1970 | Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 16 | Win | 12–4 | Wilbert McClure | TKO | 10 (10), 2:47 | Jan 31, 1970 | Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan, US | |
| 15 | Win | 11–4 | Sonny Floyd | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 19, 1969 | Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 14 | Loss | 10–4 | Pedro Miranda | TKO | 7 (10) | Jul 21, 1969 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | Win | 10–3 | Luis Vinales | KO | 1 (10), 2:40 | Jun 11, 1969 | Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 12 | Win | 9–3 | Kenny Partlow | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 21, 1969 | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 11 | Win | 8–3 | Tommy Shaffer | UD | 10 | Feb 15, 1969 | Municipal Auditorium, Zanesville, Ohio, US | |
| 10 | Loss | 7–3 | Leon Washington | PTS | 6 | Aug 16, 1968 | Union Hall, New York City, New York, US | |
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Charley Lewis | KO | 2 (10) | May 18, 1968 | Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 8 | Win | 6–2 | Hilton Whitaker | UD | 10 | Jan 27, 1968 | Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 7 | Win | 5–2 | Larry Tatum | UD | 8 | Dec 2, 1967 | Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 6 | Loss | 4–2 | Larry Tatum | TKO | 5 (8) | Oct 3, 1967 | Palisades Rink, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Dawson Smith | TKO | 4 (?) | Sep 30, 1967 | Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Art James | KO | 3 (?) | Sep 25, 1967 | Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, US | |
| 3 | Loss | 2–1 | Conrad Williams | PTS | 6 | Jun 6, 1967 | Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, US | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Arnold Bushman | KO | 2 (6) | May 27, 1967 | Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Arnold Bushman | TKO | 2 (?) | Mar 18, 1967 | Armory, Newark, New Jersey, US |
References
edit- ^ Smith, Gary (October 22, 1990). "The Fight of His Life". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ McGuffie, Felicia (January 16, 2011). "Obituary: Bennie Briscoe, welterweight/middleweight champ, Boxing Hall of Fame recipient". The Philadelphia Sunday Sun. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ Raffo, Dave (October 29, 1990). "'Dynamite' Douglas back with his son". United Press International. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
External links
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