Willie Palms

William L. Palms (born October 6, 1972), known as Willie Palms, is an American professional boxer.

Willie Palms
Palms (left) fights Timur Ibragimov
Statistics
Real nameWilliam L. Palms
Nickname(s)Mr. P
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Nationality American
Born (1972-10-06) October 6, 1972
Jersey City, New Jersey
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights33
Wins10
Wins by KO5
Losses6
Draws1
No contests0

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
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 10-0 Maurice "Freight Train" Byarm TKO 5 23/04/2011 Washington, District of Columbia, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fifth round.
Loss 24-15-1 Craig Tomlinson UD 4 04/12/2009 Reading, Pennsylvania, United States 37-38, 36-38, 36-39.
Loss 24-2-1 Timur Ibragimov TKO 5 31/07/2009 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the fifth round.
Loss 9-1 Alexis Mejias UD 6 19/06/2009 Dover, New Jersey, United States 53-59, 55-57, 55-57.
Loss 15-1 Adam "The Swamp Donkey" Richards TKO 6 20/01/2007 Tunica, Mississippi, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the sixth round.
Loss 24-3 Duncan Dokiwari TKO 4 01/12/2006 Laughlin, Nevada, United States WBC USNBC Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:39 of the fourth round.
Loss 11-0-1 Roderick "Big Red" Willis UD 6 10/06/2006 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 54-58, 55-56, 55-57.
Loss 22-2-2 Elieser Castillo MD 6 07/06/2002 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 56-58, 56-58, 57-57.
Loss 16-14-1 Sedreck "Big Buck" Fields UD 6 29/03/2002 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 55-59, 55-59, 56-58.
Win 8-0 Tali Kulihaapai UD 6 18/01/2002 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 60-54, 60-54, 58-56.
Draw 21-19-4 David Vedder PTS 6 13/10/2001 Stateline, Nevada, United States
Loss 10-0 Jean Francois Bergeron UD 6 28/09/2001 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 56-58, 56-58, 56-58.
Win 12-4 Derrell "Double D" Dixon KO 5 20/07/2001 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Dixon knocked out at 1:39 of the fifth round.
Win 9-1 Stacy "Bigfoot" Frazier TKO 3 28/04/2001 New York City, United States
Win 6-0 Moises "El Fuego de Ponce" Droz UD 4 10/03/2001 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 4-7 Errol "The Polish Hammer" Sadikovski TKO 3 04/11/2000 New York City, United States
Win 5-0 Andrei Kopilou UD 4 14/09/2000 New York City, United States
Win 4-0 Jason Brownlee DQ 3 27/07/2000 New York City, United States
Win 2-1 Damon Saulbury MD 4 29/06/2000 New York City, United States
Win 1-1 Shawn Hobbs TKO 3 11/09/1997 Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win 2-0 Jose Felipe Colon TKO 1 02/08/1997 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Preceded by
Lawrence Clay-Bey		 United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion
1997		 Succeeded by
Dominick Guinn
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