HEAVYWEIGHT division
WILLI BESMANOFF
RetiredDebut: 1952-08-15· Career: 1952–1967 (16 years)
Wins
38
Losses
27
Draws
7
NC
0
Rated Fights
72
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare WILLI BESMANOFF's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Complete Record — 93 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 01 AUG 1967 | LOSS | DAVE ZYGLEWICZ | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 MAY 1967 | LOSS | GEORGE CHUVALO | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 APR 1967 | LOSS | GEORGE CHUVALO | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JAN 1967 | TKO | MIKE LANUM | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 DEC 1966 | LOSS | MIKE LANUM | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 NOV 1966 | MD | MIKE LANUM | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 SEP 1966 | MD | GENE IDELETTE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 AUG 1966 | UD | WILLIE JOHNSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JUL 1966 | TKO | AARON BEASLEY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 JUL 1966 | DEC | JOE LOUIS WHITE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 DEC 1963 | LOSS | AMOS JOHNSON | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 DEC 1963 | LOSS | BOB FOSTER | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 NOV 1963 | DRAW | DUKE SABEDONG | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 JUL 1963 | TKO | HERB SILER | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 NOV 1961 | LOSS | MUHAMMAD ALI | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 AUG 1961 | LOSS | ALEJANDRO LAVORANTE | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JUN 1961 | LOSS | GEORGE CHUVALO | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 FEB 1961 | LOSS | YOUNG JACK JOHNSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 DEC 1960 | LOSS | PETE RADEMACHER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 NOV 1960 | DEC | HOWARD KING | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 OCT 1960 | UD | JIMMY MCCARTER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 SEP 1960 | LOSS | ZORA FOLLEY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 AUG 1960 | LOSS | GEORGE LOGAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 MAY 1960 | LOSS | ARCHIE MOORE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 MAR 1960 | LOSS | TOM MCNEELEY, JR. | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 FEB 1960 | LOSS | ROBERT CLEROUX | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 DEC 1959 | LOSS | SONNY LISTON | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 SEP 1959 | LOSS | EDDIE MACHEN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 AUG 1959 | DEC | MARTY MARSHALL | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 JUN 1959 | DEC | MIKE DEJOHN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 MAY 1959 | DEC | ALVIN WILLIAMS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 APR 1959 | LOSS | ZORA FOLLEY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 JAN 1959 | LOSS | DONNIE FLEEMAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 NOV 1958 | LOSS | MIKE DEJOHN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 SEP 1958 | KO | ALEX MITEFF | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JUN 1958 | LOSS | HAROLD CARTER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 MAY 1958 | LOSS | ARCHIE MOORE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 FEB 1958 | DEC | PAT MCMURTRY | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 NOV 1957 | LOSS | WILLIE PASTRANO | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 OCT 1957 | LOSS | ROY HARRIS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 SEP 1957 | LOSS | YVON DURELLE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JUN 1957 | LOSS | ALEX MITEFF | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAY 1957 | LOSS | ARCHIE MCBRIDE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 APR 1957 | DEC | BOB BAKER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 FEB 1957 | UD | CALVIN WILSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 OCT 1956 | DEC | DON ELLIS | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 SEP 1956 | TKO | ALBERT WESTPHAL | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 SEP 1956 | DEC | ARTENIO CALZAVARA | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 SEP 1956 | TKO | MAURICE MOLS | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 JUN 1956 | DEC | EUGENE D'ALESSIO | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JUN 1956 | DEC | ERWIN HACK | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAY 1956 | KO | UWE JANSSEN | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 MAR 1956 | DEC | SIMON AYANKIN | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 FEB 1956 | DEC | JACQUES BRO | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JAN 1956 | DEC | ALEX BUXTON | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JAN 1956 | KO | MAURICE DEMULDER | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 DEC 1955 | LOSS | JACQUES BRO | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 NOV 1955 | LOSS | WILLI HOEPNER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 OCT 1955 | KO | HEINZ SACHS | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 SEP 1955 | DEC | JOSE GONZALEZ | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JUL 1955 | DEC | POLLY SMITH | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JUN 1955 | DRAW | HEINZ SACHS | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 JUN 1955 | LOSS | FRANZ SZUZINA | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAY 1955 | KO | ROLAND GUILLE | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 MAR 1955 | DRAW | POLLY SMITH | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAR 1955 | DEC | WIM SNOEK | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 FEB 1955 | KO | CLAIR REDMOND | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 JAN 1955 | TKO | WINFRIED HENNE | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 DEC 1954 | DEC | ARTENIO CALZAVARA | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 SEP 1954 | LOSS | DOMINGO LOPEZ | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 AUG 1954 | DEC | FRANZ SZUZINA | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUL 1954 | DRAW | FRANZ SZUZINA | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JUN 1954 | DEC | MARCEL LIMAGE | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 APR 1954 | DEC | AUSTIN JONES | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 MAR 1954 | DRAW | JOSE GONZALEZ | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JAN 1954 | LOSS | HANS FRIEDRICH | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 JAN 1954 | KO | EMILE DEGREEF | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 DEC 1953 | TKO | JEAN SERRES | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 DEC 1953 | DEC | RAY SCHMIT | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 NOV 1953 | DEC | HANS BAUMANN | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 OCT 1953 | TKO | KARL AMEISBICHLER | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 AUG 1953 | KO | WILLY SCHAGEN | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 JUL 1953 | DEC | PAUL SCHIRRMANN | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 MAY 1953 | DRAW | HANS STRELECKI | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 APR 1953 | DRAW | KARL AMEISBICHLER | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 FEB 1953 | DRAW | OTTO BASTIAN | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 DEC 1952 | KO | HEINZ SCHREIBER | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 NOV 1952 | KO | BRUNO JUNKUHN | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 NOV 1952 | DEC | ROBERT SAPION | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 OCT 1952 | DEC | WILLY SCHMAUSER | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 SEP 1952 | TKO | FRANZ SCHOEPGENS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 SEP 1952 | DEC | EMIL DIMMER | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 AUG 1952 | LOSS | HEINZ SCHREIBER | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — |
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