James Bennett Williamson (born December 18, 1956) is an American former professional boxer who held the World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight title in 1985.
Williamson was also a veteran, serving with the United States Marine Corps.https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/JB_Williamson
Professional career
Williamson turned pro in 1979 after a successful amateur career and won the Vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Title in 1985 in a decision over Prince Mama Mohammed. He lost the title in his first defense against Dennis Andries. Although he never challenged again for another major title, he moved up to heavyweight and continued fighting until 1995, losing matches against notable heavyweights Henry Akinwande, Peter McNeeley, Jimmy Thunder, and George Foreman.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes43Loss26–16 Keith McKnight 42Loss26–15 Peter McNeeley 41Loss26–14 Peter McNeeley 40Loss26–13 Bobby Crabtree 39Loss26–12 James Heath 38Loss26–11 Kenny Keene 37Loss26–10 Alexander Zolkin 36Loss26–9 Art Tucker 35Loss26–8 Henry Akinwande 34Loss26–7 Pierre Coetzer 33Loss26–6 Jimmy Thunder 32Win26–5 Cleveland Woods 31Win25–5 Gary Steiger 30Win24–5 Danny Blake 29NC23–5 Dicky Ryan 28Loss23–5 George Foreman 27Win23–4 Eddie Blevins 26Loss22–4 Jesse Shelby 25Loss22–3 Juan Roldán 24Loss22–2 Dennis Andries 23Win22–1 Prince Mama Mohammed 22Win21–1 Grover Robinson 21Win20–1 Jimmy Bills 20Win19–1 Grover Robinson 19Win18–1 Chris Schwenke 18Win17–1 Pete McIntyre 17Win16–1 James Salerno 16Win15–1 James Williams 15Win14–1 Dale Grant 14Loss13–1 Alex Ramos 13Win13–0 Murray Sutherland 12Win12–0 Lee Burkey 11Win11–0 Raham Muhammed 10Win10–0 Ted Sanders 9Win9–0 Antonio Adame 8Win8–0 Antonio Adame 7Win7–0 Jamie Thomas 6Win6–0 Lander Clark 5Win5–0 Danny Kirk 4Win4–0 Jose Martinez 3Win3–0 Ernie Rabotte 2Win2–0 Mike Hickman 1Win1–0 Dennis Mancino
See also List of world light-heavyweight boxing champions
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