Willie Palms

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Willie Palms
Palms (left) fights Timur Ibragimov
Born
William L. Palms

(1972-10-06) October 6, 1972 (age 51)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesMr. P
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
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[edit]

Palms had a stellar amateur career, and won the U.S. National Championships as Super Heavyweight champion in 1997.

Professional career[edit]

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[edit]

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 Maurice Byarm TKO 5 23/04/2011 United States Washington, D.C., U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fifth round.
Loss 24-15-1 United States Craig Tomlinson UD 4 04/12/2009 United States Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss 24-2-1 Uzbekistan Timur Ibragimov TKO 5 31/07/2009 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the fifth round.
Loss 9-1 Puerto Rico Alexis Mejias UD 6 19/06/2009 United States Dover, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 15-1 United States Adam Richards TKO 6 20/01/2007 United States Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the sixth round.
Loss 24-3 Nigeria Duncan Dokiwari TKO 4 01/12/2006 United States Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. WBC USNBC Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:39 of the fourth round.
Loss 11-0-1 United States Roderick Willis UD 6 10/06/2006 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 22-2-2 Cuba Elieser Castillo MD 6 07/06/2002 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Loss 16-14-1 United States Sedreck Fields UD 6 29/03/2002 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 8-0 United States Tali Kulihaapai UD 6 18/01/2002 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Draw 21-19-4 United States David Vedder PTS 6 13/10/2001 United States Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
Loss 10-0 Canada Jean Francois Bergeron UD 6 28/09/2001 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 12-4 United States Derrell Dixon KO 5 20/07/2001 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Dixon knocked out at 1:39 of the fifth round.
Win 9-1 United States Stacy Frazier TKO 3 28/04/2001 United States New York City, New York, U.S.
Win 6-0 United States Moises Droz UD 4 10/03/2001 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 4-7 North Macedonia Errol Sadikovski TKO 3 04/11/2000 United States New York City, New York, U.S.
Win 5-0 Belgium Andrei Kopilou UD 4 14/09/2000 United States New York City, New York, U.S.
Win 4-0 United States Jason Brownlee DQ 3 27/07/2000 United States New York City, New York, U.S.
Win 2-1 United States Damon Saulbury MD 4 29/06/2000 United States New York City, New York, U.S.
Win 1-1 United States Shawn Hobbs TKO 3 11/09/1997 United States Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Win 2-0 Puerto Rico José Felipe Colón TKO 1 02/08/1997 United States Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.

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Preceded by United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion
1997
Succeeded by