William David Besmanoff (October 4, 1932 – October 20, 2010) was a German boxer who was a heavyweight contender in the 1950s. He was born in

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. His father was Jewish American. When Willi was 11, he was imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp for a short time. In the 1950s he moved to

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, and became an American citizen. Making his professional debut in 1952, Besmanoff mainly fought in Germany for the first half of his career, before subsequently relocating to the

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. Besmanoff fought many top contenders of the era, including Sonny Liston,

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Eddie Machen Edward Mills "Eddie" Machen (June 15, 1932 – August 8, 1972) was an American professional boxer. He was one of 6 children of a rural mail carrier. Machen dropped out of high school and became an amateur boxer. However, after just 3 bouts he wa ...

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and Bob Foster. He was also an early opponent of

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. He retired in 1967, with a final record of 51–34–8.

Professional boxing record

, - , align="center" colspan=8, 51 Wins (19 knockouts, 32 decisions), 34 Losses (11 knockouts, 23 decisions), 8 Draws , - , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Result , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Record , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Opponent , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Type , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Round , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Date , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Location , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Notes , -align=center , Loss , 53–32–8 , align=left, Dave Zyglewicz , TKO , 3 , 01/08/1967 , align=left,

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, Houston, Texas , align=left, , - , Loss , 53–31–8 , align=left,

, RTD , 2 , 27/05/1967 , align=left, Cocoa Expo Sports Center, Cocoa, Florida , align=left, , - , Loss , 53–30–8 , align=left,

, TKO , 3 , 04/04/1967 , align=left,

Miami Beach Auditorium The Miami Beach Convention Center (originally the Miami Beach Exhibition Hall) is a convention center located in Miami Beach, Florida. Originally opened in 1958, the venue was renovated from 2015-2018 for $620 million. The re-imagined and enhance ...

, Miami Beach, Florida , align=left, , - , Win , 53–29–8 , align=left, Mike Lanum , KO , 9 , 09/12/1966 , align=left, Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, Florida , align=left, , - , Loss , 52–29–8 , align=left, Mike Lanum , PTS , 10 , 09/11/1966 , align=left, Melbourne, Florida , align=left, , - , Win , 52–28–8 , align=left, Mike Lanum , SD , 10 , 01/11/1966 , align=left, Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida , align=left, , - , Win , 51–28–8 , align=left, Gene Idelette , SD , 10 , 22/09/1966 , align=left, Melbourne, Florida , align=left, , - , Win , 50–28–8 , align=left, Willie Johnson , UD , 10 , 12/08/1966 , align=left, Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, Florida , align=left, , - , Win , 49–28–8 , align=left, Aaron Beasley , KO , 1 , 22/07/1966 , align=left, Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, Florida , align=left, , - , Win , 48–28–8 , align=left, Joe Louis White , SD , 10 , 01/07/1966 , align=left, Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, Florida , align=left, , - , Loss , 47–28–8 , align=left, Amos Johnson , TKO , 6 , 17/12/1963 , align=left, Akron Armory, Akron, Ohio , align=left, , - , Loss , 47–27–8 , align=left, Bob Foster , KO , 3 , 11/12/1963 , align=left, Norfolk, Virginia , align=left, , - , Draw , 47–26–8 , align=left, Duke Sabedong , PTS , 10 , 14/11/1963 , align=left, Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts , align=left, , - , Win , 47–26–7 , align=left, Herb Siler , TKO , 4 , 05/07/1963 , align=left, Jacksonville Beach, Florida , align=left, , - , Loss , 46–26–7 , align=left,

, TKO , 7 , 29/11/1961 , align=left,

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, Louisville, Kentucky , align=left, , - , Loss , 46–25–7 , align=left, Alejandro Lavorante , TKO , 7 , 28/08/1961 , align=left, San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California , align=left, , - , Loss , 46–24–7 , align=left,

, TKO , 4 , 27/06/1961 , align=left,

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, Toronto, Ontario , align=left, , - , Loss , 46–23–7 , align=left, Young Jack Johnson , SD , 10 , 18/02/1961 , align=left, Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah , align=left, , - , Loss , 46–22–7 , align=left, Pete Rademacher , UD , 10 , 13/12/1960 , align=left,

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, Cleveland, Ohio , align=left, , - , Win , 46–21–7 , align=left, Howard King , SD , 10 , 21/11/1960 , align=left,

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, Las Vegas, Nevada , align=left, , - , Win , 45–21–7 , align=left, Jimmy McCarter , UD , 10 , 18/10/1960 , align=left, Seattle Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington , align=left, , - , Loss , 44–21–7 , align=left,

, UD , 10 , 16/09/1960 , align=left, Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, Centralia, Washington , align=left, , - , Loss , 44–20–7 , align=left, George Logan , UD , 10 , 08/08/1960 , align=left, Boise, Idaho , align=left, , - , Loss , 44–19–7 , align=left,

, TKO , 10 , 25/05/1960 , align=left, Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana , align=left, , - , Loss , 44–18–7 , align=left,

Tom McNeeley Thomas William McNeeley Jr. (February 27, 1937 – October 25, 2011) was a heavyweight boxer in the 1950s and 1960s. He hailed from Arlington, Massachusetts, and played football for Michigan State University. His son, Peter McNeeley, and father, ...

, PTS , 10 , 14/03/1960 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Loss , 44–17–7 , align=left, Bob Cleroux , UD , 10 , 05/02/1960 , align=left, Madison Square Garden,

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, align=left, , - , Loss , 44–16–7 , align=left, Sonny Liston , TKO , 7 , 09/12/1959 , align=left,

, Cleveland, Ohio , align=left, , - , Loss , 44–15–7 , align=left,

, UD , 10 , 16/09/1959 , align=left, Auditorium, Portland, Oregon , align=left, , - , Win , 44–14–7 , align=left, Marty Marshall , UD , 10 , 01/08/1959 , align=left, Harding Stadium,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 43–14–7 , align=left, Mike DeJohn , UD , 10 , 16/06/1959 , align=left, Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin , align=left, , - , Win , 42–14–7 , align=left, Alvin Williams , UD , 10 , 18/05/1959 , align=left, Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin , align=left, , - , Loss , 41–14–7 , align=left,

, UD , 10 , 07/04/1959 , align=left, Denver, Colorado , align=left, , - , Loss , 41–13–7 , align=left, Donnie Fleeman , UD , 10 , 26/01/1959 , align=left, Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin , align=left, , - , Loss , 41–12–7 , align=left, Mike DeJohn , UD , 10 , 28/11/1958 , align=left, Madison Square Garden, New York City , align=left, , - , Win , 41–11–7 , align=left, Alex Miteff , RTD , 1 , 23/09/1958 , align=left, Seattle Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington , align=left, , - , Loss , 40–11–7 , align=left, Hal Carter , UD , 10 , 13/06/1958 , align=left, Madison Square Garden, New York City , align=left, , - , Loss , 40–10–7 , align=left,

, SD , 10 , 02/05/1958 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 40–9–7 , align=left, Pat McMurtry , SD , 10 , 04/02/1958 , align=left, Seattle Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington , align=left, , - , Loss , 39–9–7 , align=left,

, UD , 10 , 27/11/1957 , align=left,

, Miami Beach, Florida , align=left, , - , Loss , 39–8–7 , align=left,

, UD , 10 , 29/10/1957 , align=left,

, Houston, Texas , align=left, , - , Loss , 39–7–7 , align=left,

Yvon Durelle Yvon Durelle (October 14, 1929 – January 6, 2007), was a Canadian champion boxer. He was of Acadian descent. Early life From a family of fourteen children, Yvon Durelle grew up in Baie-Ste-Anne, a small Acadian fishing village on Miramich ...

, UD , 10 , 25/09/1957 , align=left,

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, Detroit, Michigan , align=left, , - , Loss , 39–6–7 , align=left,

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, UD , 10 , 10/06/1957 , align=left, St. Nicholas Arena, New York City , align=left, , - , Loss , 39–5–7 , align=left, Archie McBride , UD , 10 , 20/05/1957 , align=left, St. Nicholas Arena, New York City , align=left, , - , Win , 39–4–7 , align=left, Bob Baker , UD , 10 , 01/04/1957 , align=left, St. Nicholas Arena, New York City , align=left, , - , Win , 38–4–7 , align=left, Calvin Wilson , UD , 10 , 25/02/1957 , align=left, St. Nicholas Arena, New York City , align=left, , - , Win , 37–4–7 , align=left, Don Ellis , PTS , 8 , 20/10/1956 , align=left, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund,

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...

, align=left, , - , Win , 36–4–7 , align=left, Albert Westphal , TKO , 5 , 21/09/1956 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 35–4–7 , align=left, Artenio Calzavara , PTS , 8 , 15/09/1956 , align=left, Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Lombardy , align=left, , - , Win , 34–4–7 , align=left, Maurice Mols , TKO , 9 , 07/09/1956 , align=left, Ostseehalle,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 33–4–7 , align=left, Eugene D'Alessio , PTS , 8 , 28/06/1956 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg,

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, align=left, , - , Win , 32–4–7 , align=left, Erwin Hack , PTS , 8 , 09/06/1956 , align=left, Rheinlandhalle,

Krefeld Krefeld ( , ; li, Krieëvel ), also spelled Crefeld until 1925 (though the spelling was still being used in British papers throughout the Second World War), is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, i ...

, North Rhine-Westphalia , align=left, , - , Win , 31–4–7 , align=left, Uwe Janssen , KO , 8 , 11/05/1956 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg , align=left, , - , Win , 30–4–7 , align=left, Simon Ayankin , PTS , 8 , 02/03/1956 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg , align=left, , - , Win , 29–4–7 , align=left, Jacques Bro , PTS , 8 , 04/02/1956 , align=left, Festhalle Frankfurt,

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on it ...

Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Dar ...

, align=left, , - , Win , 28–4–7 , align=left, Alex Buxton , PTS , 8 , 22/01/1956 , align=left, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia , align=left, , - , Win , 27–4–7 , align=left, Maurice DeMulder , KO , 4 , 13/01/1956 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Loss , 26–4–7 , align=left, Jacques Bro , PTS , 6 , 05/12/1955 , align=left,

Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Gr ...

, align=left, , - , Loss , 26–3–7 , align=left, Willi Hoepner , PTS , 10 , 25/11/1955 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg , align=left, , - , Win , 26–2–7 , align=left, Heinz Sachs , KO , 6 , 14/10/1955 , align=left, Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein , align=left, , - , Win , 25–2–7 , align=left, José González Sales , PTS , 8 , 09/09/1955 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Win , 24–2–7 , align=left, Ed Smith , PTS , 8 , 22/07/1955 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg , align=left, , - , Draw , 23–2–7 , align=left, Heinz Sachs , PTS , 8 , 12/06/1955 , align=left, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia , align=left, , - , Loss , 23–2–6 , align=left, Franz Szuzina , PTS , 8 , 04/06/1955 , align=left, Eisstadion,

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

, align=left, , - , Win , 23–1–6 , align=left, Roland Guille , KO , 3 , 20/05/1955 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Draw , 22–1–6 , align=left, Ed Smith , PTS , 8 , 27/03/1955 , align=left, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia , align=left, , - , Win , 22–1–5 , align=left, Wim Snoek , PTS , 8 , 11/03/1955 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg , align=left, , - , Win , 21–1–5 , align=left, Clair Redmond , KO , 2 , 11/02/1955 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Win , 20–1–5 , align=left, Winfried Henne , TKO , 4 , 21/01/1955 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg , align=left, , - , Win , 19–1–5 , align=left, Artenio Calzavara , PTS , 8 , 10/12/1954 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Win , 18–1–5 , align=left, Domingo Lopez , DQ , 8 , 25/09/1954 , align=left, Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg,

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

, align=left, , - , Win , 17–1–5 , align=left, Franz Szuzina , PTS , 10 , 27/08/1954 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Draw , 16–1–5 , align=left, Franz Szuzina , PTS , 8 , 11/07/1954 , align=left, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia , align=left, , - , Win , 16–1–4 , align=left, Marcel Limage , PTS , 8 , 10/06/1954 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Win , 15–1–4 , align=left, Austin Jones , PTS , 8 , 09/04/1954 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg , align=left, , - , Draw , 14–1–4 , align=left, José González Sales , PTS , 8 , 05/03/1954 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Loss , 14–1–3 , align=left, Hans Friedrich , PTS , 8 , 22/01/1954 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Win , 14–0–3 , align=left, Emile DeGreef , KO , 3 , 15/01/1954 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg , align=left, , - , Win , 13–0–3 , align=left, Jean Serres , TKO , 5 , 27/12/1953 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Win , 12–0–3 , align=left, Ray Schmit , PTS , 6 , 04/12/1953 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Win , 11–0–3 , align=left, Hans Baumann , PTS , 6 , 13/11/1953 , align=left, Seeback Saal,

Bremerhaven Bremerhaven (, , Low German: ''Bremerhoben'') is a city at the seaport of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms a semi-enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the Riv ...

, Bremen , align=left, , - , Win , 10–0–3 , align=left, Karl Ameisbichler , TKO , 8 , 07/10/1953 , align=left, Ernst-Merck-Halle, Hamburg , align=left, , - , Win , 9–0–3 , align=left, Willy Schagen , KO , 2 , 28/08/1953 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Win , 8–0–3 , align=left, Paul Schirrmann , PTS , 4 , 05/07/1953 , align=left,

Waldbühne The Waldbühne (''Woodland Stage'' or ''Forest Stage'') is a theatre at Olympiapark Berlin in Berlin, Germany. It was designed by German architect Werner March in emulation of a Greek theatre and built between 1934 and 1936 as the Dietrich-Eckar ...

, Westend,

, align=left, , - , Draw , 7–0–3 , align=left, Hans Strelecki , PTS , 6 , 16/05/1953 , align=left, Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Draw , 7–0–2 , align=left, Karl Ameisbichler , PTS , 6 , 17/04/1953 , align=left, Funkturmhalle, Westend, Berlin , align=left, , - , Draw , 7–0–1 , align=left, Otto Bastian , PTS , 6 , 15/02/1953 , align=left, Ausstellungshalle, Berlin , align=left, , - , Win , 7–0 , align=left, Heinz Schreiber , KO , 2 , 26/12/1952 , align=left, Funkturmhalle, Westend, Berlin , align=left, , - , Win , 6–0 , align=left, Bruno Junkuhn , KO , 2 , 21/11/1952 , align=left, Winterhalle,

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

, align=left, , - , Win , 5–0 , align=left, Robert Sapion , PTS , 6 , 09/11/1952 , align=left, Funkturmhalle, Westend, Berlin , align=left, , - , Win , 4–0 , align=left, Willy Schmauser , PTS , 6 , 17/10/1952 , align=left, Messehalle, Munich, Bavaria , align=left, , - , Win , 3–0 , align=left, Franz Schoepgens , TKO , 2 , 14/09/1952 , align=left, Praelat Schoeneberg, Schoeneberg, Berlin , align=left, , - , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Emil Dimmer , PTS , 4 , 05/09/1952 , align=left, Ausstellungshalle, Munich, Bavaria , align=left, , - , Win , 1–0 , align=left, Heinz Schreiber , KO , 4 , 15/08/1952 , align=left, Funkturmhalle, Westend, Berlin , align=left,

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