American boxer
Willie Palms Real name William L. Palms Nickname(s) Mr. P Weight(s) Heavyweight Nationality American Born (1972-10-06 ) October 6, 1972 (age 49) Jersey City, New Jersey Stance Orthodox Total fights 22 Wins 10 Wins by KO 5 Losses 11 Draws 1 No contests 0
William L. Palms (born October 6, 1972), known as Willie Palms , is an American professional boxer .
Amateur career [ ]
Palms had a stellar amateur career, and won the U.S. National Championships as Super Heavyweight champion in 1997.
Professional career [ ]
Palms turned pro in 1997 and won his first nine bouts, before losing a decision to Jean-Francois Bergeron in 2001. Palms evolved from amateur prospect to heavyweight journeyman, later losing a decision to Elieser Castillo in 2002 and Duncan Dokiwari in 2006.
On July 31, 2009 he was defeated by Timur Ibragimov by technical knockout in the 5th round and which he was down twice in the 3rd and once in the 5th before the referee stopped the fight.
Professional boxing record [ ]
10 Wins (5 knockouts, 5 decisions), 10 Losses (4 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Loss
10-0
TKO
5
23/04/2011
Washington, District of Columbia , United States
Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fifth round.
Loss
24-15-1
UD
4
04/12/2009
Reading, Pennsylvania , United States
37-38, 36-38, 36-39.
Loss
24-2-1
Timur Ibragimov
TKO
5
31/07/2009
Atlantic City, New Jersey , United States
Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the fifth round.
Loss
9-1
UD
6
19/06/2009
Dover, New Jersey , United States
53-59, 55-57, 55-57.
Loss
15-1
Adam "The Swamp Donkey" Richards
TKO
6
20/01/2007
Tunica, Mississippi , United States
Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the sixth round.
Loss
24-3
Duncan Dokiwari
TKO
4
01/12/2006
Laughlin, Nevada , United States
WBC USNBC Heavyweight Title . Referee stopped the bout at 1:39 of the fourth round.
Loss
11-0-1
UD
6
10/06/2006
Atlantic City, New Jersey , United States
54-58, 55-56, 55-57.
Loss
22-2-2
Elieser Castillo
MD
6
07/06/2002
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
56-58, 56-58, 57-57.
Loss
16-14-1
Sedreck "Big Buck" Fields
UD
6
29/03/2002
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
55-59, 55-59, 56-58.
Win
8-0
UD
6
18/01/2002
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
60-54, 60-54, 58-56.
Draw
21-19-4
PTS
6
13/10/2001
Stateline, Nevada , United States
Loss
10-0
Jean Francois Bergeron
UD
6
28/09/2001
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
56-58, 56-58, 56-58.
Win
12-4
Derrell "Double D" Dixon
KO
5
20/07/2001
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Dixon knocked out at 1:39 of the fifth round.
Win
9-1
TKO
3
28/04/2001
New York City , United States
Win
6-0
UD
4
10/03/2001
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Win
4-7
TKO
3
04/11/2000
New York City , United States
Win
5-0
UD
4
14/09/2000
New York City , United States
Win
4-0
DQ
3
27/07/2000
New York City , United States
Win
2-1
MD
4
29/06/2000
New York City , United States
Win
1-1
TKO
3
11/09/1997
Mashantucket, Connecticut , United States
Win
2-0
TKO
1
02/08/1997
Uncasville, Connecticut , United States
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Preceded by
United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion 1997
Succeeded by