Billy Graham
(William Walter Graham Jr.)
BORN September 9 1922; New York, New York DIED January 22 1992 HEIGHT 5-7 (Some sources report 5-8) WEIGHT 127-156 lbs MANAGER Irving Cohen TRAINER Whitey Bimstein RECORD 102-15-9 (27 KO, 2 EX)
Graham was as good as they get without being great; He won over 100 bouts during his ring tenure and was unbeaten in his first 58 contests, although there were some draws; Billy was never knocked down
Among those he defeated during his career were Kid Gavilan, Joey Giardello, Carmen Basilio, Art Aragon, Paddy Young, Arto Soto, Johnny Cesario, Jimmy Herring, Terry Young, Tony LaBua, Jimmy Sanders, Tony Pellone, Jean Walzack, Pat Scanlon, Cleo Shans, Willie Beltram, Frankie Carto, Ted Christie and Charley "Cabey" Lewis
Herb Goldman ranked Graham as the #9 All-Time Welterweight; He was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1989 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 19921941 Apr 14 Connie Savoie New York, NY TK 4 -Some sources report "KO 1" May 5 Frankie Van New York, NY W 4 May 19 Jimmy Kemp New York, NY D 4 Jun 9 Joey Manfro Bronx, NY D 4 Jun 24 Bobby Henry Long Island City, NY W 4 Jul 30 Joey Agro New York, NY D 4 Sep 30 Bobby Henry White Plains, NY W 4 Oct 13 Bobby Henderson Brooklyn, NY W 4 Nov 10 Bobby Henderson New York, NY W 4 Nov 18 Bobby Henderson White Plains, NY W 4 Nov 24 Mike Martinez New York, NY TK 3 Dec 9 Louis LaSalle White Plains, NY D 4 Dec 18 Al Guido New York, NY W 4 -Some sources report 12/19/41 1942 Jan 19 Joe Maldonado New York, NY W 4 Jan 26 Julian Malavez New York, NY KO 3 Feb 2 Bobby Henry New York, NY KO 2 Feb 17 Harry Diduck Brooklyn, NY W 6 Feb 19 Terry Amico Elizabeth, NJ KO 2 Feb 24 Harry Diduck White Plains, NY W 6 -Some sources report "New York, NY" Mar 3 Al Guido Brooklyn, NY W 6 Mar 23 Al Guido New York, NY W 6 Apr 1 Lew Maxwell Elizabeth, NJ W 6 Apr 7 Davey Crawford White Plains, NY W 6 -Some sources report "New York, NY" Apr 16 Tom Sawyer Elizabeth, NJ KO 1 Apr 27 Al Simmons New York, NY KO 1 Apr 30 Lew Maxwell Elizabeth, NJ W 6 May 15 Moe Weiss New York, NY W 4 Jun 1 Bob Root New York, NY W 6 Jun 5 Jimmy Anest Elizabeth, NJ W 6 Jun 9 Wallace Brown Long Island City, NY D 6 Jul 3 Bobby Henderson Elizabeth, NJ W 6 Jul 9 Jeff Holloway Brooklyn, NY TK 5 Jul 23 Ted Christie Newark, NJ KO 2 Aug 1 Cedric Flournoy Long Island City, NY KO 3 Sep 14 Gus "Coen" Levine New York, NY W 8 Sep 19 Julian Malavez Brooklyn, NY W 6 Oct 12 Johnny Rudd New York, NY TK 2 Oct 15 Thaddeus Cabey Elizabeth, NJ KO 3 Oct 27 Mickey LaRosa Brooklyn, NY TK 5 Nov 5 Lew Maxwell Jersey City, NJ W 6 Nov 13 Joey Varoff New York, NY D 6 1944 Apr 13 Prudencio Pacheco Highland Park, NJ W 6 -Some sources report "Ralph Pacheco" at "Hyde Park, NY" Apr 19 Jackie Smallwood Elizabeth, NJ KO 1 May 4 Sammy Mammone Highland Park, NJ W 6 -Some sources report "Hyde Park, NY" May 10 Sammy Mammone Elizabeth, NJ W 6 May 31 Doug Carter Elizabeth, NJ W 6 Jun 26 George Johnson Long Island City, NY TK 5 Jun 28 Johnny Williams Elizabeth, NJ KO 4 Jul 10 Jimmy Pierce Long Island City, NY W 6 Jul 17 Julian Malavez Newark, NJ W 6 Jul 21 Jackie Connor Long Branch, NJ TK 6 1945 Mar 5 Tommy Mills New York, NY W 6 Mar 17 Herbert Solomon Brooklyn, NY W 6 Mar 31 Jeff Holloway Brooklyn, NY W 8 Apr 21 Johnny Williams Brooklyn, NY W 8 May 25 Joey Manfro New York, NY W 6 Aug 13 Johnny Rinaldi Long Island City, NY TK 4 Aug 27 Donnie Maes Long Island City, NY TK 1 Sep 11 Tony Pellone Long Island City, NY L 10 Oct 8 Charley "Cabey" Lewis New York, NY W 10 1946 Mar 25 Charley Milan Baltimore, Md W 10 Apr 15 Pat Scanlon New York, NY TK 5 -Some sources report "TK 6" May 8 Pedro Biesca Jamaica, NY W 8 May 13 Frankie Carto New York, NY KO 9 May 20 Jimmy Joyce Baltimore, Md W 10 Aug 20 Vic Costa Brooklyn, NY W 8 Aug 30 Tony Pellone New York, NY L 10 Oct 15 Cleo Shans Brooklyn, NY W 10 Oct 25 Doll Rafferty New York, NY W 10 1947 Jan 17 Ruby Kessler New York, NY W 10 Mar 21 Tippy Larkin New York, NY L 10 May 27 Ernie Petrone Sunnyside, NY W 8 Jun 2 Aldo Minelli Long Island City, NY W 8 Sep 12 Billy Seep Worcester, Ma KO 2 Oct 13 Pat Giordano Rochester, NY W 10 Oct 24 Willie Beltram New York, NY W 10 Nov 21 Rocco Rossano New York, NY W 10 1948 Jan 20 Jimmy Joyce Bronx, NY TK 5 Feb 2 Patsy Brandino Brooklyn, NY W 10 Jun 21 Patsy Brandino Bronx, NY W 8 Jul 16 Maxie Starr Long Beach, NY W 8 Aug 26 Terry Young New York, NY W 10 Dec 2 Joe Lucignano Sunnyside, NY W 8 Dec 13 Billy Lee Newark, NJ W 8 1949 Jan 26 Fitzie Pruden New York, NY W 10 Feb 7 Eddie Thomas London, Eng L 10 Mar 4 Paddy DeMarco New York, NY L 10 Apr 9 Mike Koballa Brooklyn, NY W 8 Jun 7 Jimmy "Sonny" Hampton Wilkes-Barre, Pa W 10 Jul 8 Jimmy Sanders Long Beach, NY W 10 Sep 19 James Cox Coral Gables, Fl KO 3 -Some sources report "Miami, Fl" Oct 19 Jean Walczak New York, NY W 10 -Some sources report "Jean Walzack" Nov 23 Tony LaBua New York, NY W 10 1950 Jan 18 Tony Pellone New York, NY W 10 Feb 10 Kid Gavilan New York, NY W 10 Apr 14 Phil Burton Wilkes-Barre, Pa W 10 Apr 18 Jimmy Sanders Cleveland, Oh W 10 Jul 14 Tommy Bazzano Long Beach, NY W 10 Aug 14 Sammy Mastrean Brooklyn, NY TK 7 -Some sources report "W 10" Oct 24 Kid Dussart Toledo, Oh W 10 Nov 17 Kid Gavilan New York, NY L 10 Dec 19 Tommy Ciarlo White Plains, NY W 8 -Some sources report "New York, NY" 1951 Aug 9 Billy Jenkins North Adams, Ma W 8 -Some sources report 8/09/51 Aug 29 Kid Gavilan New York, NY L 15 -NBA Welterweight Championship of the World Oct 8 Mario Trigo Milwaukee, Wi D 10 Oct 22 Jimmy Brown Holyoke, Ma KO 4 Nov 1 Johnny Cesario Canton, Oh W 10 Nov 27 Danny Stepanovich Cincinnati, Oh W 10 1952 Feb 15 Jimmy Herring New York, NY W 10 Mar 24 Mike Gillo Holyoke, Ma W 10 Apr 14 Art Soto San Francisco, Ca W 10 May 16 Attilio "Rocky" Castellani New York, NY D 10 Aug 4 Joey Giardello Brooklyn, NY L 10 Aug 20 Carmen Basilio Chicago, Il W 10 Oct 5 Kid Gavilan Havana, Cu L 15 -Welterweight Championship of the World Dec 19 Joey Giardello New York, NY L 10 1953 Jan 29 Art Aragon Los Angeles, Ca W 10 Mar 6 Joey Giardello New York, NY W 12 Jun 6 Carmen Basilio Syracuse, NY L 12 -Welterweight Championship of New York Jul 25 Carmen Basilio Syracuse, NY D 12 -Welterweight Championship of New York Dec 18 Paddy Young New York, NY W 10 1954 Jun 10 Charlie Simmons Danbury, Ct TK 6 Jul 19 Chris Christensen Brooklyn, NY L 10 Oct 21 Ramon Fuentes Los Angeles, Ca L 10 1955 Mar 4 Chico Vejar New York, NY L 10 Apr 1 Chico Vejar Syracuse, NY L 10 1975 Willie Pep in Connecticut EX Willie Pep Orange, NJ EX
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization