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Willie Harmon
(Herman Eisman)

BORN   April 20 1899; New York, New York
HEIGHT 5-7
WEIGHT 139-148 lbs

Harmon was a scrappy competitor during a very talented period of fighters; He was a top welterweight contender for several years and was ranked #6 in the world at one time during his career; He lost only 13 of 89 bouts but scored just 24 knockouts

Willie defeated such men as Canada Lee, "Sargeant" Sammy Baker, Hilario Martinez, Barney Adair, Young Saylor, Clyde Hull, Jack Zivic, Eddie Shevlin, Pete Hartley, Eddie Burnbrook and Clarence "Sailor" Darden in official verdicts as well as besting Pete Latzo, Myron "Pinkey" Mitchell, Alf Mancini and Billy Alger in newspaper verdicts ("No Decision" bouts)

1920
       K.O. Clay                   New York, NY                    KO  7

1921
Feb 21 Ralph Brady                 Troy, NY                         W 15
Mar 14 Sammy Good                  Troy, NY                         W 15
Apr 18 Harry Thiel                 Brooklyn, NY                    TK  2
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
Nov 11 Patsy Bogash                Boston, Ma                       W  8

1922
Mar  6 Al Sears                    Boston, Ma                       W  8
Mar 14 Jim Kirke                   Marieville, RI                  TK  8
          -Some sources report "KO 6"
Jun 23 Frankie Quill               Brockton, Ma                     W  8
Jul 21 Frankie Quill               Boston, Ma                       W 10
Jul 29 Babe Smith                  New York, NY                    TK  9
Aug 19 Marty Summers               New York, NY                     W 10
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Sep  7 Phil Bloom                  Brooklyn, NY                     L 12
Oct  3 Frankie Weston              New York, NY                    KO  4
          -Some sources report "KO 3"
Oct 19 Willie Fentour              Brooklyn, NY                    KO  1
          -Some sources report "KO 2"
Nov  9 Barney Adair                Lowell, Ma                       W 10
Dec  8 "Young" Jack Britton        Salem, Ma                       KO  3

1923
Feb  6 Frankie Murphy              Boston, Ma                       W 10
Feb 15 Sailor Friedman             Boston, Ma                       L 10
Apr 30 Jack Green                  Woonsocket, RI                   W 10
May 14 Ernie Kohler                Brooklyn, NY                    TK  3
May 21 Harry Summers               Brooklyn, NY                    WF  6
Jul 20 Vic Hirsch                  Boston, Ma                      LT  7
          -Some sources report "LK 6"
Sep  1 Frankie Quill               Brooklyn, NY                     W 12
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Sep 22 "Cowboy" Lee Williams       Brooklyn, NY                    KO  7
          -Some sources report "KO 9"
Oct 30 Tim Droney                  Portland, Me                    ND 12
Nov 24 Johnny Summers              Brooklyn, NY                     W 12
Dec 11 Jimmy McMullen              Brooklyn, NY                    KO  1
Dec 19 Johnny Summers              Brooklyn, NY                    KO  4

1924
Jan  7 Eddie "Kid" Black           Buffalo, NY                      W  6
Feb 25 Mickey Brennan              Detroit, Mi                     KO  5
Mar 27 Willie Doyle                Brooklyn, NY                     W 10
Apr  8 Paul Doyle                  New York, NY                     L 12
May  1 Willie Shaw                 Brooklyn, NY                    KO  3
May 19 Mike Dempsey                Troy, NY                         W 12
Jun  6 Barney Adair                Rockaway Beach, NY               D 12
Jul  7 Mike Dempsey                Rochester, NY                    L 10
Aug 28 Georgie Ward                Long Island City, NY             W 10
Sep  8 Pete Latzo                  Newark, NJ                      ND 12
Oct 14 Eddie Burnbrook             New York, NY                     W 10
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Oct 23 Pete Hartley                Brooklyn, NY                     W 10
Oct 29 Harry Martone               Newark, NJ                      KO  6
Nov 18 Paul Doyle                  New York, NY                     W 12
Nov 24 Eddie Shevlin               Pittsburgh, Pa                   W 10
Dec  3 Billy Ramsey                Newark, NJ                      TK  5
          -Some sources report "ND 12"
Dec 16 Frankie Venchel             Wilkes-Barre, Pa                 W 10

1925
Jan 10 Buddy Saunders              New York, NY                     W 10
Jan 23 Jimmy Jones                 Youngstown, Oh                  ND 12
Feb 16 Danny "Irish" Fagan         Scranton, Pa                    KO  1
Mar 10 Joe Saviola                 New York, NY                    KO  1
Mar 23 Jack Green                  Newark, NJ                      KO  1
Mar 30 Cowboy Padgett              Scranton, Pa                    TK  5
Apr 22 Jack Palmer                 New York, NY                    KO  2
Apr 27 Myron "Pinkey" Mitchell     Newark, NJ                      ND 12
          -Some sources report 4/29/25
May 11 Pete Latzo                  Scranton, Pa                     L 10
          -Some sources report "Newark, NJ"
Jun 22 "Sergeant" Sammy Baker      Long Island City, NY             W 10
Jul 14 Paul Doyle                  Brooklyn, NY                     W 10
          -Some sources report 7/13/25
Jul 20 Harry Galfund               Long Island City, NY             W 10
Aug 14 Myron "Pinkey" Mitchell     Milwaukee, Wi                   ND 10
Aug 27 Ray Mitchell                Woodhaven, NY                    W 12
Sep 14 "K.O." Phil Kaplan          Long Island City, NY             D 10
          -Some sources report "D 12"
Sep 21 Jack Zivic                  Bronx, NY                        L 12
Nov 26 Meyer Grace                 Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
          -Some sources report "Young Jack Dempsey"
Dec 25 Paul Doyle                  Pittsburgh, Pa                   L 10

1926
Jan  1 Nate Goldman                New York, NY                    KO  2
Jan 22 Harry Dudley                New York, NY                     W 10
May  5 Clarence "Sailor" Darden    Mineola, NY                      W  8
          -Some sources report "W 12" in "Staten Island, NY"
May 17 Jack Zivic                  New York, NY                     D 10
May 28 Joe Dundee                  Brooklyn, NY                     L 10
Jun 29 Pete Latzo                  Newark, NJ                      LK  5
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 18 Billy Leonard               Albany, NY                       W 12
Nov  5 Morris Meola                New York, NY                     W 10
Nov 12 Aramis Del Pino             Tampa, Fl                        W 10
Nov 27 "Sergeant" Sammy Baker      Brooklyn, NY                     W 10

1927
Jan  1 Alf Mancini                 Newark, NJ                      ND 10
Jan 14 Meyer Cohen                 New York, NY                    TK  7
Mar 11 Paul Doyle                  New Haven, Ct                   NC  7
Apr  5 Tommy White                 New York, NY                     D 10
May 18 Clarence "Sailor" Darden    West New York, NJ               ND 10
Jul 20 Billy Alger                 Newark, NJ                      ND 10
Aug  1 Vince Dundee                Baltimore, Md                    L 10
Aug 12 Andy Garry                  Long Beach, NY                  TK  4
Oct 27 Clyde Hull                  Boston, Ma                       W 10
Nov  4 Bucky Lawless               Syracuse, NY                     L  6
Nov 28 Young Saylor                Pittsburgh, Pa                  TK  5
Dec 12 Jack Zivic                  Pittsburgh, Pa                   W 10

1928
Feb  6 Hilario Martinez            Brooklyn, NY                     W 10
Feb 13 Canada Lee                  Brooklyn, NY                     W  6
Feb 27 Chris "Cuddy" DeMarco       Pittsburgh, Pa                   W 10
Mar 29 Tommy Freeman               Cleveland, Oh                   LK  3


*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1920
       Soldier Legarie                                             KO  5
       Jack Thomas                                                 WF  3
       K.O. Clay                                                   ND  6
       Harry Pierce                                                ND 10

1921
      "Harlem" Eddie Kelly                                          D 15
      Ruby Cohen                                                    D 10
      Vince Coffey                                                  L 15
      Dick Starch                                                   L 10

1922
      Young Grula                                                  KO  5
      Patsy Bogash                                                  W  8
      Terry Brooks                                                  W  8
      Young Tansey                                                  L  8

1923
      Johnny Hermann                                               KO  7
      Mickey Kirst                                                  W  8
      "Wild Man" Gould                                              W 10
      Jack Green                                                    W 10
      "Wild Man" Gould                                              W 10
      Tracy Ferguson                                                W 10
      "Porky" Diggins                                               W 10
      "Porky" Diggins                                               W 10
      Eddie Dempsey                                                ND  8
      Tony Julian                                                  ND 12

1924
Dec 25 Paul Doyle                  Pittsburgh, Pa                   L 10

1925
       Spug Myers                                                   L 10

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization