Английская Википедия:Billy Graham (American boxer)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox boxer Billy Graham (September 9, 1922 – January 22, 1992) was an American boxer from New York City who had an impressive professional record of 102 wins and 15 losses. Though a leading lightweight contender, Graham was never the recipient of a world title. Graham did however, have the remarkable distinction of never having been knocked off his feet in his long career. He was elected into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1987, and is also in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.[1][2]
Early life and career
Graham was born on the East side of Manhattan on September 9, 1922. Graham defeated Sugar Ray Robinson as an amateur, when they were both teenagers in NYC. He was undefeated in his first 58 fights, going 52-0-6, until he fought Tony Pellone, where he lost by a split decision.[1]
Boxing career
Graham was known as a welterweight with stylish and subtle moves that made him a difficult target in the ring.[3] He fought the legendary Kid Gavilán (commonly spelled Kid Gavilan) four times. In the first fight, held at Madison Square Garden, he beat Gavilan by a split decision. In the second fight, he lost at Madison Square Garden by a medical decision. The third fight was for the National Boxing Association World welterweight title and was again held at Madison Square Garden; this time, Gavilan won by a split decision. The final fight was for the World Welterweight Title in Havana, Cuba at Stadium Ball Park; Gavilan was again the victor, winning in a unanimous decision.[1]
In a 2002 interview with The Observer, Budd Schulberg talked about mob involvement in boxing in the 1950s and how Gavilan both won and lost the welterweight championship due to mob interference.
"...Frankie Carbo, the mob's unofficial commissioner for boxing, controlled a lot of the welters and middles.... Not every fight was fixed, of course, but from time to time Carbo and his lieutenants, like Blinky Palermo in Philadelphia, would put the fix in. When the Kid Gavilan-Johnny Saxton fight was won by Saxton on a decision in Philadelphia in 1954, I was covering it for Sports Illustrated and wrote a piece at that time saying boxing was a dirty business and must be cleaned up now. It was an open secret. All the press knew that one - and other fights - were fixed. Gavilan was a mob-controlled fighter, too, and when he fought Billy Graham it was clear Graham had been robbed of the title. The decision would be bought. If it was close, the judges would shade it the way they had been told."[4]
Billy Graham also fought Carmen Basilio three times in his career. The first fight was held at Chicago Stadium; Graham won by a unanimous decision. Basilio won the second fight, held for the New York State Welterweight Title at Memorial Stadium in Syracuse, by a unanimous decision. The third and final fight was deemed a draw; Basilio kept his New York State Welterweight Title.[1]
Life after boxing
After his boxing career, Graham worked for 35 years as a representative for liquor companies, 25 years for Seagram's. While employed by National Distillers, Graham made a guest appearance as an imposter for a police officer on the August 18, 1960 episode of the CBS game show To Tell the Truth. He fooled the panel into thinking he was the officer, garnering two of the four possible votes from Kitty Carlisle and Jim Fleming. After all the votes were cast, Tom Poston recognized Graham's true identity.[5]
Graham also worked as a boxing judge and referee.[3]
Graham died of cancer at his home in West Islip, Long Island, New York, on January 22, 1992.[3]
Professional boxing record
| Шаблон:Abbr | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 102–15–9 | Chico Vejar | UD | 10 | Apr 1, 1955 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 125 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 102–14–9 | Chico Vejar | SD | 10 | Mar 4, 1955 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 124 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 102–13–9 | Ramon Fuentes | UD | 10 | Oct 21, 1954 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 123 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 102–12–9 | Christian Christensen | SD | 10 | Jul 19, 1954 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 122 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 102–11–9 | Charlie Simmons | TKO | 6 (8) | Jun 10, 1954 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 121 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 101–11–9 | Paddy Young | UD | 10 | Dec 18, 1953 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 120 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 100–11–9 | Carmen Basilio | SD | 12 | Jul 25, 1953 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 119 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 100–11–8 | Carmen Basilio | UD | 12 | Jun 6, 1953 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 118 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 100–10–8 | Joey Giardello | UD | 12 | Mar 6, 1953 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 117 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 99–10–8 | Art Aragon | UD | 10 | Jan 29, 1953 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 116 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 98–10–8 | Joey Giardello | SD | 10 | Dec 19, 1952 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 115 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 98–9–8 | Kid Gavilán | UD | 15 | Oct 5, 1952 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 114 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 98–8–8 | Carmen Basilio | UD | 10 | Aug 20, 1952 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 113 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 97–8–8 | Joey Giardello | SD | 10 | Aug 4, 1952 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 112 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 97–7–8 | Rocky Castellani | SD | 10 | May 16, 1952 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 111 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 97–7–7 | Art Soto | UD | 10 | Apr 14, 1952 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 110 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 96–7–7 | Mike Gillo | UD | 10 | Mar 24, 1952 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 109 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 95–7–7 | Jimmy Herring | UD | 10 | Feb 15, 1952 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 108 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 94–7–7 | Danny Stepanovich | UD | 10 | Nov 27, 1951 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 107 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 93–7–7 | Johnny Cesario | SD | 10 | Nov 1, 1951 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 106 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 92–7–7 | Jimmy Brown | KO | 4 (10), Шаблон:Small | Oct 22, 1951 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 105 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 91–7–7 | Mario Trigo | SD | 10 | Oct 8, 1951 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 104 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 91–7–6 | Kid Gavilán | SD | 15 | Aug 29, 1951 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 103 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 91–6–6 | Billy Jenkins | UD | 8 | Aug 2, 1951 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 102 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 90–6–6 | Tommy Ciarlo | UD | 8 | Dec 19, 1950 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 101 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 89–6–6 | Kid Gavilán | MD | 10 | Nov 17, 1950 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 100 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 89–5–6 | Auguste 'Kid' Dussart | UD | 10 | Oct 24, 1950 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 99 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 88–5–6 | Sammy Mastrean | TKO | 7 (10), Шаблон:Small | Aug 14, 1950 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 98 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 87–5–6 | Tommy Bazzano | PTS | 10 | Jul 14, 1950 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 97 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 86–5–6 | Jimmy Sanders | UD | 10 | Apr 18, 1950 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 96 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 85–5–6 | Phil Burton | SD | 10 | Apr 14, 1950 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 95 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 84–5–6 | Kid Gavilán | SD | 10 | Feb 10, 1950 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 94 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 83–5–6 | Tony Pellone | SD | 10 | Jan 18, 1950 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 93 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 82–5–6 | Tony LaBua | UD | 10 | Nov 23, 1949 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 92 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 81–5–6 | Jean Walzack | UD | 10 | Oct 19, 1949 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 91 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 80–5–6 | Jimmy Cox | TKO | 3 (10), Шаблон:Small | Sep 19, 1949 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 90 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 79–5–6 | Jimmy Sanders | UD | 10 | Jul 8, 1949 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 89 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 78–5–6 | Sonny Jim Hampton | UD | 10 | Jun 23, 1949 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 88 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 77–5–6 | Mike Koballa | UD | 8 | Apr 9, 1949 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 87 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 76–5–6 | Paddy DeMarco | UD | 10 | Mar 4, 1949 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 86 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 76–4–6 | Eddie Thomas | PTS | 10 | Feb 7, 1949 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 85 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 76–3–6 | Fitzie Pruden | UD | 10 | Jan 26, 1949 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 84 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 75–3–6 | Billy Lee | PTS | 8 | Dec 13, 1948 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 83 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 74–3–6 | Joe Lucignano | UD | 8 | Dec 2, 1948 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 82 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 73–3–6 | Terry Young | UD | 10 | Aug 26, 1948 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 81 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 72–3–6 | Maxie Starr | PTS | 8 | Jul 16, 1948 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 80 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 71–3–6 | Patsy Brandino | PTS | 8 | Jun 21, 1948 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 79 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 70–3–6 | Patsy Brandino | UD | 10 | Feb 2, 1948 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 78 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 69–3–6 | Jimmy Joyce | TKO | 5 (10) | Jan 20, 1948 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 77 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 68–3–6 | Rocco Rossano | SD | 10 | Nov 21, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 76 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 67–3–6 | Willie Beltram | UD | 10 | Oct 24, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 75 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 66–3–6 | Patsy Giordano | PTS | 10 | Oct 13, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 74 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 65–3–6 | Billy Seep | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 12, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 73 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 64–3–6 | Aldo Minelli | PTS | 10 | Jun 2, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 72 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 63–3–6 | Ernie Petrone | UD | 8 | May 27, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 71 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 62–3–6 | Tippy Larkin | UD | 10 | Mar 21, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 70 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 62–2–6 | Ruby Kessler | UD | 10 | Jan 17, 1947 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 69 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 61–2–6 | Doll Rafferty | UD | 10 | Oct 25, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 68 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 60–2–6 | Cleo Shans | SD | 10 | Oct 15, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 67 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 59–2–6 | Tony Pellone | SD | 10 | Aug 30, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 66 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 59–1–6 | Vic Costa | PTS | 8 | Aug 20, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 65 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 58–1–6 | Jimmy Joyce | UD | 10 | May 20, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 64 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 57–1–6 | Frankie Carto | KO | 9 (10), Шаблон:Small | May 13, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 63 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 56–1–6 | Pedro Biesca | UD | 8 | May 8, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 62 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 55–1–6 | Pat Scanlon | TKO | 5 (10), Шаблон:Small | Apr 15, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 61 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 54–1–6 | Charley Milan | SD | 10 | Mar 25, 1946 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 60 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 53–1–6 | Charley Cabey Lewis | UD | 10 | Oct 8, 1945 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 59 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 52–1–6 | Tony Pellone | SD | 10 | Sep 11, 1945 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 58 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 52–0–6 | Donnie Maes | TKO | 1 (8), Шаблон:Small | Aug 27, 1945 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 57 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 51–0–6 | Johnny Rinaldi | TKO | 4 (8), Шаблон:Small | Aug 13, 1945 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 56 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 50–0–6 | Joey Manfro | PTS | 6 | May 25, 1945 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 55 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 49–0–6 | Johnny Williams | PTS | 8 | Apr 21, 1945 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 54 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 48–0–6 | Jeff Holloway | PTS | 8 | Mar 31, 1945 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 53 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 47–0–6 | Herbert Solomon | PTS | 6 | Mar 17, 1945 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 52 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 46–0–6 | Tommy Mills | PTS | 6 | Mar 5, 1945 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 51 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 45–0–6 | Jackie Connors | TKO | 6 (8), Шаблон:Small | Jul 21, 1944 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 50 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 44–0–6 | Julian Malavez | PTS | 6 | Jul 17, 1944 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 49 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 43–0–6 | Jimmy Pierce | PTS | 6 | Jul 10, 1944 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 48 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 42–0–6 | Johnny Williams | KO | 4 (6), Шаблон:Small | Jun 28, 1944 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 47 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 41–0–6 | George Johnson | TKO | 5 (6) | Jun 26, 1944 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 46 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 40–0–6 | Doug Carter | PTS | 6 | May 31, 1944 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 45 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 39–0–6 | Sammy Mammone | PTS | 6 | May 10, 1944 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 44 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 38–0–6 | Sammy Mammone | PTS | 6 | May 4, 1944 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 43 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 37–0–6 | Jackie Smallwood | KO | 1 (6), Шаблон:Small | Apr 19, 1944 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 42 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 36–0–6 | Prudencio Pacheco | PTS | 6 | Apr 13, 1944 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 41 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 35–0–6 | Joey Varoff | PTS | 6 | Nov 13, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 40 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 35–0–5 | Lew Maxwell | PTS | 6 | Nov 5, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 39 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 34–0–5 | Mickey LaRosa | TKO | 5 (6) | Oct 27, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 38 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 33–0–5 | Thaddeus Caby | KO | 3 (6), Шаблон:Small | Oct 15, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 37 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 32–0–5 | Johnny Rudd | TKO | 2 (6) | Oct 12, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 36 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 31–0–5 | Julian Malavez | PTS | 6 | Sep 19, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 35 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 30–0–5 | Gus Coen Levine | PTS | 8 | Sep 14, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 34 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 29–0–5 | Cedric Flournoy | KO | 3 (6) | Aug 1, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 33 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 28–0–5 | Ted Christie | TKO | 2 (6), Шаблон:Small | Jul 23, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 32 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 27–0–5 | Jeff Holloway | TKO | 5 (6), Шаблон:Small | Jul 9, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 31 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 26–0–5 | Bobby Henderson | PTS | 6 | Jul 3, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 30 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 25–0–5 | Wallace Brown | PTS | 6 | Jun 9, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 29 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 25–0–4 | Jimmy Anest | PTS | 6 | Jun 5, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 28 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 24–0–4 | Bobby Root | PTS | 6 | Jun 1, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 27 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 23–0–4 | Moe Weiss | PTS | 4 | May 15, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 26 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 22–0–4 | Lew Maxwell | PTS | 6 | Apr 30, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 25 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 21–0–4 | Al Simmons | KO | 1 (6), Шаблон:Small | Apr 27, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 24 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 20–0–4 | Russell Sawyer | KO | 1 (6), Шаблон:Small | Apr 16, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 23 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 19–0–4 | Davey Crawford | PTS | 6 | Apr 7, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 22 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 18–0–4 | Lew Maxwell | PTS | 6 | Apr 1, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 21 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 17–0–4 | Al Guido | PTS | 6 | Mar 23, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 20 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 16–0–4 | Al Guido | PTS | 6 | Mar 3, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 19 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 15–0–4 | Harry Diduck | PTS | 6 | Feb 24, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 18 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 14–0–4 | Terry Amico | KO | 2 (6), Шаблон:Small | Feb 19, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 17 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 13–0–4 | Harry Diduck | PTS | 6 | Feb 17, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 16 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 12–0–4 | Bob Henry | KO | 2 (4), Шаблон:Small | Feb 2, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 15 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 11–0–4 | Julian Malavez | KO | 3 (4), Шаблон:Small | Jan 26, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 14 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 10–0–4 | Joe Maldonado | PTS | 4 | Jan 19, 1942 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 13 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 9–0–4 | Al Guido | PTS | 4 | Dec 19, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 12 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 8–0–4 | Louis La Salle | PTS | 4 | Dec 9, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 11 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 8–0–3 | Mike Martinez | TKO | 3 (4), Шаблон:Small | Nov 24, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 10 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 7–0–3 | Bobby Henderson | PTS | 4 | Nov 18, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 9 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 6–0–3 | Bobby Henderson | PTS | 4 | Nov 10, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 8 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 5–0–3 | Bobby Henderson | PTS | 4 | Oct 13, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 7 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 4–0–3 | Bob Henry | PTS | 4 | Sep 30, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 6 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 3–0–3 | Joey Agro | PTS | 4 | Jul 30, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 5 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 3–0–2 | Bob Henry | PTS | 4 | Jun 24, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 4 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 2–0–2 | Joey Manfro | PTS | 4 | Jun 9, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 3 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 2–0–1 | Jimmy Kemp | PTS | 4 | May 19, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 2 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 2–0 | Frankie Van | PTS | 4 | May 5, 1941 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 1 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 1–0 | Connie Savoie | TKO | 4 (4), Шаблон:Small | Apr 14, 1941 | Шаблон:Small |
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 New York Times, "Obituaries, Billy Graham, 70, Welterweight Boxer", New York, New York, 24 January 1992
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite webШаблон:Cbignore
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