HEAVYWEIGHT division
HARRY WILLS
RetiredBorn 1889-05-15, NEW ORLEANS, LA. (died aged 69)· Died 1958-12-21, NEW YORK, NY.· USA
· Stance: orthodox
Debut: 1911-10-25· Career: 1911–1932 (22 years)
Peak
2849
Current
2700
Wins (Official)
84
Losses (Official)
9
Draws (Official)
5
NC
3
Rated Fights
98
Wills retired from boxing in 1932, and ran a successful real estate business in Harlem, New York. He was known for his yearly fast, in which, once a year, he would subsist on water for a month.
Wills admitted that his biggest regret in life was never getting the opportunity to fight Dempsey for the title. Wills was confident that he would have won such a match.
Wills died at Jewish Memorial Hospital in New York City of complications from diabetes on December 21, 1958.
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Complete Record — 103 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 19 OCT 1932 | KO | BIG JOHN GLOVER | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 AUG 1932 | KO | VINKO JAKASA | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 FEB 1931 | KO | JACK ROSE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 DEC 1929 | KO | ANDRES CASTANO | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 SEP 1929 | LOSS | ANDRES CASTANO | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JUL 1927 | LOSS | PAULINO UZCUDUN | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 OCT 1926 | LOSS | JACK SHARKEY | 13 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 OCT 1925 | KO | FLOYD JOHNSON | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JUL 1925 | KO | CHARLIE WEINERT | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 SEP 1924 | NWS-W | LUIS ANGEL FIRPO | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JUN 1924 | DEC | BARTLEY MADDEN | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 NOV 1923 | KO | JACK THOMPSON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 OCT 1923 | KO | HOMER SMITH | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 SEP 1922 | TKO | CLEM JOHNSON | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 AUG 1922 | KO | TUT JACKSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 AUG 1922 | KO | BUDDY JACKSON | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JUL 1922 | KO | JEFF CLARK | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 JUN 1922 | KO | JEFF CLARK | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 MAR 1922 | KO | KID NORFOLK | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JAN 1922 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 JAN 1922 | DRAW | BILL TATE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JAN 1922 | LOSS | BILL TATE | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 DEC 1921 | DEC | BILL TATE | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 NOV 1921 | NC | JACK THOMPSON | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 NOV 1921 | KO | DENVER ED MARTIN | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 NOV 1921 | TKO | CLEM JOHNSON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 OCT 1921 | KO | ED GUNBOAT SMITH | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JUL 1921 | KO | BILL TATE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 JUN 1921 | KO | RAY BENNETT | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1921 | KO | BATTLING JIM MCCREARY | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 MAY 1921 | KO | ANDY JOHNSON | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 APR 1921 | DEC | JACK THOMPSON | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 FEB 1921 | TKO | JEFF CLARK | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JAN 1921 | KO | BILL TATE | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 SEP 1920 | TKO | JEFF CLARK | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 SEP 1920 | NC | SAM MCVEY | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 JUL 1920 | KO | FRED FULTON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUN 1920 | TKO | RAY BENNETT | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 APR 1920 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 MAR 1920 | KO | ANDY JOHNSON | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JAN 1920 | DEC | JACK THOMPSON | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1920 | NC | JACK THOMPSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 DEC 1919 | TKO | OLE ANDERSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 NOV 1919 | KO | KO KRUVOSKY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 NOV 1919 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 OCT 1919 | DEC | JOE JEANNETTE | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 SEP 1919 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 AUG 1919 | KO | JEFF CLARK | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 JUL 1919 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JUN 1919 | DEC | JOHN LESTER JOHNSON | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 NOV 1918 | DRAW | JACK THOMPSON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 SEP 1918 | DEC | JACK THOMPSON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 AUG 1918 | KO | JEFF CLARK | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JUN 1918 | DEC | SAM MCVEY | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 MAY 1918 | KO | SAM LANGFORD | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 APR 1918 | KO | SAM LANGFORD | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 FEB 1918 | KO | SAM MCVEY | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 DEC 1917 | KO | JEFF CLARK | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 NOV 1917 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 SEP 1917 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUN 1917 | DEC | BATTLING JIM JOHNSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAY 1917 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 APR 1917 | DEC | JACK THOMPSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 FEB 1917 | LOSS | BATTLING JIM JOHNSON | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 DEC 1916 | DEC | JACK THOMPSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 NOV 1916 | DEC | JACK THOMPSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 NOV 1916 | KO | JACK THOMPSON | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 NOV 1916 | DEC | BILL TATE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 OCT 1916 | TKO | GEORGE 'KID' COTTON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1916 | TKO | GEORGE 'KID' COTTON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 MAY 1916 | DEC | JEFF CLARK | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 APR 1916 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 APR 1916 | DEC | JOHN LESTER JOHNSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 MAR 1916 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 FEB 1916 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 19 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JAN 1916 | UD | SAM LANGFORD | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 DEC 1915 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 SEP 1915 | DEC | SAM MCVEY | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 JUL 1915 | DEC | BATTLING JIM JOHNSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 MAY 1915 | NWS-L | SAM MCVEY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAR 1915 | DEC | JOHN LESTER JOHNSON | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 DEC 1914 | LOSS | SAM MCVEY | 20 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 NOV 1914 | LOSS | SAM LANGFORD | 14 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 OCT 1914 | DEC | JIM CAMERON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 OCT 1914 | KO | CHARLES HORN | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 OCT 1914 | DEC | SAILOR GRANDE | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 SEP 1914 | KO | CHARLIE MILLER | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 SEP 1914 | DEC | WILLIE MEEHAN | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 AUG 1914 | TKO | BATTLING BRANDT | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 AUG 1914 | KO | MEXICAN PETE EVERETT | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 JUL 1914 | KO | SOLDIER ELDER | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JUN 1914 | DRAW | JOE JEANNETTE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 MAY 1914 | DEC | SAM LANGFORD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 FEB 1914 | KO | ROUGH HOUSE WARE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 JAN 1914 | KO | GEORGE 'KID' COTTON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 DEC 1913 | KO | JIMMY SULLIVAN | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 OCT 1913 | KO | GEORGE 'KID' COTTON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUL 1913 | DRAW | JOE JEANNETTE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JUN 1913 | DRAW | JEFF CLARK | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 NOV 1912 | KO | JACK THOLMER | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 FEB 1912 | LOSS | GEORGE 'KID' COTTON | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 FEB 1912 | KO | SAM COLLIER | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 OCT 1911 | DEC | NAT DEWEY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — |
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