About Billy Joiner
Lived 1938 – 2019 (aged 80–81). Billy Joiner was an American boxer.
Billy Joiner (10 May 1938 – June 2019), was an American professional boxer from Cincinnati, U.S.
Early life Joiner was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 10 May 1938.
Amateur career Joiner was the 1962 National Golden Gloves and National AAU Light-Heavyweight Champion and compiled an Amateur record of 86–6 (The Ring, March 1964). He won the National Golden Gloves with a win over Gerald McClure of Toledo, Ohio. He fought Cassius Clay twice as an amateur between 1960 and 1961. He made his professional debut in August 1962, stopping Jukius Dickins in two rounds.
Professional career A promising heavyweight prospect in the 1960s, Joiner is largely regarded as having failed to reach true notoriety. Joiner is best remembered for his fight with former world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston on March 28, 1969. This was their second fight. They had fought in May the year before with Liston winning a seventh-round TKO.
He also fought and lost to top heavyweight contenders Zora Folley, Oscar Bonavena, Mac Foster, Alfredo Evangelista and Larry Holmes.
Later life After retiring from the ring, Joiner for the Ohio State Highway Maintenance Department for thirty years, ending his career as a Superintendent. He was also employed as an amateur boxing coach.
Professional boxing record
Win
PTS 10 13/11/1981
Loss
KO 1 27/05/1978
Win
TKO 5 19/08/1976
Loss
UD 10 26/02/1976
Loss
TKO 3 20/12/1975
Loss
PTS 8 28/09/1973
Loss
KO 5 29/07/1971
Loss
PTS 10 09/10/1970
Loss
UD 10 15/07/1970
Loss
UD 10 05/11/1969
Win
SD 10 31/07/1969
Loss
UD 10 28/03/1969
Loss
RTD 7 23/05/1968
Draw
PTS 10 27/03/1968
Draw
PTS 10 12/02/1968
Draw
PTS 10 26/12/1967
Loss
PTS 10 04/12/1967
Loss
TKO 9 08/09/1966
Win
KO 2 13/06/1966
Win
UD 10 13/11/1964
Loss
SD 10 11/09/1964
Win
TKO 8 22/05/1964
Win
UD 8 17/04/1964
Win
UD 10 11/03/1964
Win
PTS 10 17/01/1964
Win
PTS 10 19/11/1963
Win
TKO 5 06/02/1963
Win
KO 2 25/08/1962
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Who was Billy Joiner?
American boxer
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Billy Joiner was born on 10 May 1938.
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Billy Joiner died in 2019.
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Billy Joiner was a boxer.
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