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 1992

1941
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
 
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