Willie Palms

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Willie Palms
Timur Ibragiomv vs Willie Palms 2009 by Ray Bailey.jpeg
Palms (left) fights Timur Ibragimov
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Real nameWilliam L. Palms
Nickname(s)Mr. P
Weight(s)Heavyweight
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1972-10-06) October 6, 1972 (age 49)
Jersey City, New Jersey
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins10
Wins by KO5
Losses11
Draws1
No contests0

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 United States TKO 5 23/04/2011 United States Washington, District of Columbia, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fifth round.
Loss 24-15-1 United States UD 4 04/12/2009 Pennsylvania Reading, Pennsylvania, United States 37-38, 36-38, 36-39.
Loss 24-2-1 Uzbekistan Timur Ibragimov TKO 5 31/07/2009 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the fifth round.
Loss 9-1 Puerto Rico UD 6 19/06/2009 New Jersey Dover, New Jersey, United States 53-59, 55-57, 55-57.
Loss 15-1 United States Adam "The Swamp Donkey" Richards TKO 6 20/01/2007 Mississippi Tunica, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the sixth round.
Loss 24-3 Nigeria Duncan Dokiwari TKO 4 01/12/2006 Nevada Laughlin, Nevada, United States WBC USNBC Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:39 of the fourth round.
Loss 11-0-1 United States UD 6 10/06/2006 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 54-58, 55-56, 55-57.
Loss 22-2-2 Cuba Elieser Castillo MD 6 07/06/2002 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 56-58, 56-58, 57-57.
Loss 16-14-1 United States Sedreck "Big Buck" Fields UD 6 29/03/2002 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 55-59, 55-59, 56-58.
Win 8-0 United States UD 6 18/01/2002 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 60-54, 60-54, 58-56.
Draw 21-19-4 United States PTS 6 13/10/2001 Nevada Stateline, Nevada, United States
Loss 10-0 Canada Jean Francois Bergeron UD 6 28/09/2001 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 56-58, 56-58, 56-58.
Win 12-4 United States Derrell "Double D" Dixon KO 5 20/07/2001 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Dixon knocked out at 1:39 of the fifth round.
Win 9-1 United States TKO 3 28/04/2001 New York (state) New York City, United States
Win 6-0 United States UD 4 10/03/2001 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 4-7 North Macedonia TKO 3 04/11/2000 New York (state) New York City, United States
Win 5-0 Belarus UD 4 14/09/2000 New York (state) New York City, United States
Win 4-0 United States DQ 3 27/07/2000 New York (state) New York City, United States
Win 2-1 United States MD 4 29/06/2000 New York (state) New York City, United States
Win 1-1 United States TKO 3 11/09/1997 Connecticut Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win 2-0 Puerto Rico TKO 1 02/08/1997 Connecticut Uncasville, Connecticut, United States

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Preceded by United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion
1997
Succeeded by
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