LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT division
JIMMY BIVINS
RetiredBorn JAMES LOUIS BIVINS
Born 1919-12-06, DRY BRANCH, GA. (died aged 92)· Died 2012-07-04· USA
Residence: CLEVELAND, OH.· Stance: orthodox· Height: 175 cm (5'9")· aka CLEVELAND SPIDER-MAN
IBHOF · Class of 1999(Old-Timer)
IBHOF · Class of 1999Debut: 1940-01-15· Career: 1940–1955 (16 years)
Wins
88
Losses
26
Draws
1
NC
0
Rated Fights
115
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare JIMMY BIVINS's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Complete Record — 115 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 28 OCT 1955 | DEC | MIKE DEJOHN | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 AUG 1955 | TKO | DAN MORAY | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JUN 1953 | DEC | CHUBBY WRIGHT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 APR 1953 | UD | CLAUDE ROLFE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 APR 1953 | LOSS | TOMMY HARRISON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 NOV 1952 | LOSS | EZZARD CHARLES | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 NOV 1952 | LOSS | TOMMY HARRISON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 OCT 1952 | MD | WES BASCOM | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 SEP 1952 | KO | COLEY WALLACE | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 MAR 1952 | KO | AARON WILSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 NOV 1951 | SD | CHARLEY DOC WILLIAMS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 NOV 1951 | LOSS | BOB BAKER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 AUG 1951 | LOSS | JOE LOUIS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 JUN 1951 | LOSS | CLARENCE HENRY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 MAY 1951 | DEC | WILLIE BEAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 MAY 1951 | DEC | RALPH KO HOOKER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 MAY 1951 | DEC | WILLIE BEAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 FEB 1951 | LOSS | ARCHIE MOORE | 9 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 FEB 1951 | DEC | TED LOWRY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JAN 1951 | KO | YOUNG HARRY WILLS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 FEB 1950 | LOSS | SID PEAKS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 FEB 1950 | DEC | WILLIS APPLEGATE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 FEB 1950 | UD | WILLIS APPLEGATE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 OCT 1949 | LOSS | HAROLD JOHNSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 SEP 1949 | KO | CLARENCE HENRY | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 SEP 1949 | DEC | LEONARD MORROW | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 JUL 1949 | KO | WATSON JONES | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 JUL 1949 | LOSS | LEONARD MORROW | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 JUN 1949 | DEC | WILLIE BEAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 APR 1949 | LOSS | ARCHIE MOORE | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 MAR 1949 | DEC | RUSTY PAYNE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 DEC 1948 | LOSS | JOEY MAXIM | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 OCT 1948 | DEC | JOHNNY FLYNN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 SEP 1948 | LOSS | EZZARD CHARLES | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 JUN 1948 | LOSS | ARCHIE MOORE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 APR 1948 | DEC | PAT VALENTINO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 MAR 1948 | DEC | TURKEY THOMPSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 MAR 1948 | KO | JOHNNY HAYNES | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JAN 1948 | DEC | JOHNNY SHKOR | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 NOV 1947 | UD | SID PEAKS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 SEP 1947 | LOSS | ARCHIE MOORE | 9 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUL 1947 | DEC | BOBBY ZANDER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JUN 1947 | DEC | LEE Q MURRAY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JUN 1947 | KO | OMELIO AGRAMONTE | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 MAY 1947 | LOSS | LEE Q MURRAY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 APR 1947 | DEC | CURTIS SHEPPARD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 MAR 1947 | LOSS | EZZARD CHARLES | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 FEB 1947 | DEC | CURTIS SHEPPARD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 FEB 1947 | KO | BOOKER BECKWITH | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JAN 1947 | DEC | JOHNNY FLYNN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 DEC 1946 | KO | COLION CHANEY | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 NOV 1946 | LOSS | EZZARD CHARLES | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JUN 1946 | LOSS | LEE Q MURRAY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 FEB 1946 | LOSS | JERSEY JOE WALCOTT | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 FEB 1946 | KO | YANCEY HENRY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 JAN 1946 | DEC | OAKLAND BILLY SMITH | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JAN 1946 | DEC | OAKLAND BILLY SMITH | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JAN 1946 | KO | JOHNNY HAYNES | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 JAN 1946 | TKO | WATSON JONES | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 SEP 1945 | UD | YANCEY HENRY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 AUG 1945 | KO | ARCHIE MOORE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 JUL 1945 | DEC | CURTIS SHEPPARD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JUN 1945 | KO | BUDDY SCOTT | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 MAR 1945 | DRAW | MELIO BETTINA | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 FEB 1945 | DEC | JOHNNY FLYNN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 FEB 1945 | KO | BUDDY WALKER | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 FEB 1945 | TKO | GEORGE PARKS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 FEB 1944 | DEC | LEE Q MURRAY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1943 | UD | LEE Q MURRAY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 SEP 1943 | DEC | MELIO BETTINA | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 AUG 1943 | KO | HERBERT MARSHALL | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 JUN 1943 | KO | LLOYD MARSHALL | 13 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 APR 1943 | DEC | PAT VALENTINO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 APR 1943 | UD | WATSON JONES | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAR 1943 | UD | TAMI MAURIELLO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 FEB 1943 | UD | ANTON CHRISTOFORIDIS | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 JAN 1943 | UD | EZZARD CHARLES | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 NOV 1942 | DEC | LEE SAVOLD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 OCT 1942 | SD | BOB PASTOR | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 SEP 1942 | SD | TAMI MAURIELLO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 JUL 1942 | KO | JOE MUSCATO | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 JUN 1942 | DEC | JOEY MAXIM | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 APR 1942 | LOSS | BOB PASTOR | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAR 1942 | UD | GUS LESNEVICH | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JAN 1942 | UD | BILLY SOOSE | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 NOV 1941 | LOSS | MELIO BETTINA | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 OCT 1941 | UD | NATE BOLDEN | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 SEP 1941 | LOSS | TONY MUSTO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 SEP 1941 | LOSS | TONY MUSTO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JUL 1941 | LOSS | LEM FRANKLIN | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 JUL 1941 | DEC | CURTIS SHEPPARD | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 APR 1941 | DEC | BUDDY KNOX | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 MAR 1941 | DEC | TEDDY YAROSZ | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 FEB 1941 | TKO | PETE TAMALONIS | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 DEC 1940 | LOSS | ANTON CHRISTOFORIDIS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 NOV 1940 | UD | ANTON CHRISTOFORIDIS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 OCT 1940 | UD | VINCE PIMPINELLA | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 SEP 1940 | KO | LARRY KELLUM | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 SEP 1940 | TKO | JOHNNY BARBARA | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 SEP 1940 | UD | CHARLEY BURLEY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 AUG 1940 | KO | JOHNNY BARBARA | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 JUL 1940 | DEC | PAUL FRAZIER | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUL 1940 | DEC | MOSE BROWN | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JUN 1940 | DEC | FRANKIE HUGHES | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JUN 1940 | TKO | STONEY JACKSON | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 MAY 1940 | KO | PAUL FRAZIER | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 APR 1940 | KO | ENZO IANNOZZI | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 APR 1940 | KO | MARINE JOHNNY DEAN | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 APR 1940 | DEC | NATE BOLDEN | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 MAR 1940 | TKO | YOUNG FLOWERS | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 MAR 1940 | DEC | GEORGE SUTKA | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 MAR 1940 | DEC | JOE SUTKA | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 FEB 1940 | DEC | JOE SUTKA | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 FEB 1940 | DEC | TITO TAYLOR | 4 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 JAN 1940 | TKO | EMORY MORGAN | 2 | WELTERWEIGHT | — |
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