Harry Wills
(The Black Panther)
 
 

Born: May 15, 1889, New Orleans, La.
Died: Dec. 21,1956, New York, N.Y.

Height: 6 ft. 3 Inc.
Weight: 210-230 lbs.   

   

Managers: Jim Buckley, Paddy Mullins (1918-1927)
   

    

 

 

1911
 	Kid Ravarro             New Orleans, La.        KO  1
 	Battling Taylor         New Orleans, La.        KO  7

1912
 	Harry Brown             New Orleans, La.        KO  2
 	Sam Collier             New Orleans, La.        KO  7
 	Nat Dewey               New Orleans, La.      ND-W 10
 	Ben Pedes               New Orleans, La.        KO  3
 	Kid Brown               New Orleans, La.        KO  6
Nov 20  John Tholmer            New Orleans, La.        KO  5

1913
 	Jack Graves             New Orleans, La.      ND-W 10
 	Kid Brown               New Orleans, La.        KO  2
Jul  1  Joe Jeannette           New Orleans, La.      ND-L 10
 	Jim Sullivan            New Orleans, La.        KO  1
 	Jeff Clarke             New Orleans, La.      ND-D 10

1914
Jan  1  Rough House Ware        New Orleans, La.        KO 10
Jan  8  George (Kid) Cotton     New Orleans, La.        KO  4
May  1  Sam Langford            New Orleans, La.      ND-W 10
Jun  9  Joe Jeannette           New Orleans, La.      ND-D 10
Jul  4  Soldier Elder           El Paso, Texas          KO  1
Aug  2  Pete Everett            Sonora, Mexico          KO  2
Aug 11  Battling Brandt         San Francisco, Ca.      KO  3
Sep  4  Willie Meehan           San Francisco, Ca.       W  4
Sep 18  Charlie Miller          San Francisco, Ca.      KO  1
Oct  9	Charles Horn            San Francisco, Ca.      KO  1
Oct 16  Sailor Grande           San Francisco, Ca.       W  4
Oct 30  Jim Cameron             San Francisco, Ca.       W  4
Nov 26  Sam Langford            Vernon, Ca.          KO by 14
Dec 20  Sam McVey               New Orleans, La.         L 20

1915
Mar 12  Battling Jim Johnson    New Orleans, La.         W 20
May 19  Sam McVey               New York, N.Y.        ND-L 10
Jul  5  Battling Jim Johnson    Gloversville, N.Y.    ND-W 10
Sep  7	Sam McVey               Boston, Mass.            W 12
Dec  3	Sam Langford            New York, N.Y.        ND-W 10

1916
Jan  3	Sam Langford            New Orleans, La.         W 20
Feb 11	Sam Langford            New Orleans, La.     KO by 19
Mar  7	Sam Langford            Brooklyn. N.Y.        ND-W 10
Apr  7	John Lester Johnson     New York, N.Y.        ND-W 10
Apr 25  Sam Langford            St. Louis. Mo.           W  8
May 19  Jeff Clarke             New Orleans, La.         W 20
Jun  3  George (Kid) Cotton     Brooklyn, N.Y.        ND-W 10
Oct 13  George (Kid) Cotton     New York, N.Y.          KO  5
Dec 26  Jack Thompson           Brooklyn, N.Y.         TKO  4

1917
Feb  7  Battling Jim Johnson    St. Louis, Mo.      TKO by  2
Apr 30  Jack Thompson           New York, N.Y.        ND-W 10
May 11  Sam Langford            Philadelphia, Pa.     ND-W  6
Jun  1  Battling Jim Johnson    New York, N.Y.        ND-W 10
Sep 20  Sam Langford            Brooklyn, N.Y.        ND-W 10
Nov 12  Sam Langford            Toledo. Ohio          ND-W 12

1918
Feb 17  Sam McVey               Panama City, Pan.       KO  5
Apr 14  Sam Langford            Panama City, Pan.       KO  6
May 19  Sam Langford            Panama City, Pan.      TKO  7
Aug 19  Jeff Clarke             Atlantic City, N.J.    TKO  5
Sep 14  Jack Thompson           Philadelphia, Pa.     ND-W  6
Nov 15  Jack Thompson           Atlantic City, N.J.   ND-D  8

1919
Jun 10  John Lester Johnson     Jersey City, N.J.     ND-W  8
Jul  4  Sam Langford            St. Louis, Mo.           W  8
Aug 18  Jeff Clarke             Syraruse, N.Y.         TKO  4
Sep 30  Sam Langford            Syracuse, N.Y.        ND-W 10
Oct 20  Joe Jeannette           Jersey City, N.J.     ND-W  8
Nov  5  Sam Langford            Tulsa, Okla.             W 15
Nov 20  Sailor Petroskey        San Francisco, Ca.      KO  1
Dec  5  Ole Anderson            San Francisco, Ca.      KO  3

1920
Jan  1  Jack Thompson           San Francisco, Ca.      NC  3
Jan 12  Jack Thompson           Tulsa, Okla.             W 15
Mar 15  Andy Johnson            Newark, N.J.            KO  3
Apr 19  Sam Langford            Denver, Colo.            W 15
Jul 26  Fred Fulton             Newark, N.J.            KO  3
Sep  8  Sam McVey               Philadelphia, Pa.       NC  6

1921
Jan 17  Bill Tate               Buffalo. N.Y.           KO  2
Feb 11  Jeff Clarke             Baltimore, Md.          KO  2
Apr  8  Jack Thompson           St. Louis, Mo.           W  8  
May 27  Andy Johnson            Brooklyn, N.Y.          KO  1
Jun  3  Battling Jim McCreary   Syracuse, N.Y.          KO  7
Jun  4  Ray Bennett      	L.I. City, N.Y.         KO  6
Jul  2  Bill Tate               L.I. City, N.Y.         KO  6
Oct 10  Ed (Gunboat) Smith      Havana, Cuba            KO  1
Nov 18  Denver Ed Martin        Milwaukie, Ore.         KO  1
Nov 30  Jack Thompson           Denver, Colo.           NC  5
Dec  7  Bill Tate               Denver, Colo.            W 12

1922
Jan  2  Bill Tate               Milwaukie, Ore.         LF  1
Jan  6  Bill Tate               Milwaukie, Ore.          D 10
Jan 17  Sam Langford            Milwaukie, Ore.          W 10
Mar  2  Kid Norfolk             New York, N.Y.          KO  2
Jun 29  Jeff Clarke             Trenton, N.J.           KO  2
Jul 17  Jeff Clarke             Winnipeg, Man.          KO  3
Aug 21  Buddy Jackson           Newark, N.J.            KO  2
Aug 29  James (Tut) Jackson     Brooklyn, N.Y.          KO  3
Sep 29  Clem Johnson            New York, N.Y.         TKO 12

1923
Oct 11  Homer Smith             L.I. City, N.Y.          W 10
Nov  5  Jack Thompson           Newark, N.J.            KO  4
						     
1924
Jun  8  Bartley Madden          L.I. City, N.Y.          W 15
Sep  6  Jack Dempsey            Jersey City, N.J.       Sched
Sep 11  Luis Angel Firpo        Jersey City, N.J.     ND-W 12

1925
Jul  2  Charley Weinert         New York, N.Y.          KO  2
Oct 26  Floyd Johnson           Newark, N.J.            KO  1

1926
May 31  Jeff Clark              Cleveland, OH           Exh 6
Oct 12  Jack Sharkey            Brooklyn, N.Y.          LF 13     

1927
Jul 13  Paolino Uzcudun         Brooklyn, N.Y.       KO by  4

1928
(Inactive)

1929
Sep 15  Andres Castano          Mexico City, Mexico     LF  1
Dec 11  Andres Castano          New York, N.Y.          KO  1

1930-1931
(Inactive)

1932
Aug 4   Vinko Jankassa          Brooklyn, N.Y.          KO  1