This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Willi Besmanoff" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

51 Wins (19 knockouts, 32 decisions), 34 Losses (11 knockouts, 23 decisions), 8 Draws[3] Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Loss 53–32–8 Dave Zyglewicz TKO 3 01/08/1967 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas Referee stopped the bout at 2:47 of the third round. Loss 53–31–8 George Chuvalo RTD 2 27/05/1967 Cocoa Expo Sports Center, Cocoa, Florida Loss 53–30–8 George Chuvalo TKO 3 04/04/1967 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida Win 53–29–8 Mike Lanum KO 9 09/12/1966 Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, Florida Loss 52–29–8 Mike Lanum PTS 10 09/11/1966 Melbourne, Florida Win 52–28–8 Mike Lanum SD 10 01/11/1966 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida Win 51–28–8 Gene Idelette SD 10 22/09/1966 Melbourne, Florida Win 50–28–8 Willie Johnson UD 10 12/08/1966 Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, Florida Win 49–28–8 Aaron Beasley KO 1 22/07/1966 Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, Florida Win 48–28–8 Joe Louis White SD 10 01/07/1966 Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, Florida Loss 47–28–8 Amos Johnson TKO 6 17/12/1963 Akron Armory, Akron, Ohio Loss 47–27–8 Bob Foster KO 3 11/12/1963 Norfolk, Virginia Draw 47–26–8 Duke Sabedong PTS 10 14/11/1963 Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts Win 47–26–7 Herb Siler TKO 4 05/07/1963 Jacksonville Beach, Florida Loss 46–26–7 Cassius Clay TKO 7 29/11/1961 Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the seventh round. Loss 46–25–7 Alejandro Lavorante TKO 7 28/08/1961 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California Loss 46–24–7 George Chuvalo TKO 4 27/06/1961 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario Loss 46–23–7 Young Jack Johnson SD 10 18/02/1961 Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah Loss 46–22–7 Pete Rademacher UD 10 13/12/1960 Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Win 46–21–7 Howard King SD 10 21/11/1960 Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Win 45–21–7 Jimmy McCarter UD 10 18/10/1960 Seattle Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington Loss 44–21–7 Zora Folley UD 10 16/09/1960 Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, Centralia, Washington Loss 44–20–7 George Logan UD 10 08/08/1960 Boise, Idaho Loss 44–19–7 Archie Moore TKO 10 25/05/1960 Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Non-title bout.[4] Referee stopped the bout at 1:32 of the tenth round. Loss 44–18–7 Tom McNeeley PTS 10 14/03/1960 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Loss 44–17–7 Bob Cleroux UD 10 05/02/1960 Madison Square Garden, New York City Loss 44–16–7 Sonny Liston TKO 7 09/12/1959 Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Loss 44–15–7 Eddie Machen UD 10 16/09/1959 Auditorium, Portland, Oregon Win 44–14–7 Marty Marshall UD 10 01/08/1959 Harding Stadium, Steubenville, Ohio Win 43–14–7 Mike DeJohn UD 10 16/06/1959 Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Win 42–14–7 Alvin Williams UD 10 18/05/1959 Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Loss 41–14–7 Zora Folley UD 10 07/04/1959 Denver, Colorado Loss 41–13–7 Donnie Fleeman UD 10 26/01/1959 Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Loss 41–12–7 Mike DeJohn UD 10 28/11/1958 Madison Square Garden, New York City Win 41–11–7 Alex Miteff RTD 1 23/09/1958 Seattle Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington Loss 40–11–7 Hal Carter UD 10 13/06/1958 Madison Square Garden, New York City Loss 40–10–7 Archie Moore SD 10 02/05/1958 Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky Win 40–9–7 Pat McMurtry SD 10 04/02/1958 Seattle Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington Loss 39–9–7 Willie Pastrano UD 10 27/11/1957 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida Loss 39–8–7 Roy Harris UD 10 29/10/1957 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas Loss 39–7–7 Yvon Durelle UD 10 25/09/1957 Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan Loss 39–6–7 Alex Miteff UD 10 10/06/1957 St. Nicholas Arena, New York City Loss 39–5–7 Archie McBride UD 10 20/05/1957 St. Nicholas Arena, New York City Win 39–4–7 Bob Baker UD 10 01/04/1957 St. Nicholas Arena, New York City Win 38–4–7 Calvin Wilson UD 10 25/02/1957 St. Nicholas Arena, New York City Win 37–4–7 Don Ellis PTS 8 20/10/1956 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia Win 36–4–7 Albert Westphal TKO 5 21/09/1956 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg Win 35–4–7 Artenio Calzavara PTS 8 15/09/1956 Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardy Win 34–4–7 Maurice Mols TKO 9 07/09/1956 Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein Win 33–4–7 Eugene D'Alessio PTS 8 28/06/1956 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Win 32–4–7 Erwin Hack PTS 8 09/06/1956 Rheinlandhalle, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia Win 31–4–7 Uwe Janssen KO 8 11/05/1956 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg Win 30–4–7 Simon Ayankin PTS 8 02/03/1956 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg Win 29–4–7 Jacques Bro PTS 8 04/02/1956 Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse Win 28–4–7 Alex Buxton PTS 8 22/01/1956 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia Win 27–4–7 Maurice DeMulder KO 4 13/01/1956 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Loss 26–4–7 Jacques Bro PTS 6 05/12/1955 Luxembourg City Loss 26–3–7 Willi Hoepner PTS 10 25/11/1955 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg Germany BDB Light Heavyweight Title. Win 26–2–7 Heinz Sachs KO 6 14/10/1955 Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein Win 25–2–7 José González Sales PTS 8 09/09/1955 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Win 24–2–7 Ed Smith PTS 8 22/07/1955 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg Draw 23–2–7 Heinz Sachs PTS 8 12/06/1955 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia Loss 23–2–6 Franz Szuzina PTS 8 04/06/1955 Eisstadion, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia Win 23–1–6 Roland Guille KO 3 20/05/1955 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Draw 22–1–6 Ed Smith PTS 8 27/03/1955 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia Win 22–1–5 Wim Snoek PTS 8 11/03/1955 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg Win 21–1–5 Clair Redmond KO 2 11/02/1955 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Win 20–1–5 Winfried Henne TKO 4 21/01/1955 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg Win 19–1–5 Artenio Calzavara PTS 8 10/12/1954 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Win 18–1–5 Domingo Lopez DQ 8 25/09/1954 Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony Win 17–1–5 Franz Szuzina PTS 10 27/08/1954 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Draw 16–1–5 Franz Szuzina PTS 8 11/07/1954 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia Win 16–1–4 Marcel Limage PTS 8 10/06/1954 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Win 15–1–4 Austin Jones PTS 8 09/04/1954 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg Draw 14–1–4 José González Sales PTS 8 05/03/1954 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Loss 14–1–3 Hans Friedrich PTS 8 22/01/1954 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Win 14–0–3 Emile DeGreef KO 3 15/01/1954 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg Win 13–0–3 Jean Serres TKO 5 27/12/1953 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Win 12–0–3 Ray Schmit PTS 6 04/12/1953 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Win 11–0–3 Hans Baumann PTS 6 13/11/1953 Seeback Saal, Bremerhaven, Bremen Win 10–0–3 Karl Ameisbichler TKO 8 07/10/1953 Ernst-Merck-Halle, Hamburg Win 9–0–3 Willy Schagen KO 2 28/08/1953 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Win 8–0–3 Paul Schirrmann PTS 4 05/07/1953 Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin Draw 7–0–3 Hans Strelecki PTS 6 16/05/1953 Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin Draw 7–0–2 Karl Ameisbichler PTS 6 17/04/1953 Funkturmhalle, Westend, Berlin Draw 7–0–1 Otto Bastian PTS 6 15/02/1953 Ausstellungshalle, Berlin Win 7–0 Heinz Schreiber KO 2 26/12/1952 Funkturmhalle, Westend, Berlin Win 6–0 Bruno Junkuhn KO 2 21/11/1952 Winterhalle, Munich, Bavaria Win 5–0 Robert Sapion PTS 6 09/11/1952 Funkturmhalle, Westend, Berlin Win 4–0 Willy Schmauser PTS 6 17/10/1952 Messehalle, Munich, Bavaria Win 3–0 Franz Schoepgens TKO 2 14/09/1952 Praelat Schoeneberg, Schoeneberg, Berlin Win 2–0 Emil Dimmer PTS 4 05/09/1952 Ausstellungshalle, Munich, Bavaria Win 1–0 Heinz Schreiber KO 4 15/08/1952 Funkturmhalle, Westend, Berlin