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Bill Tate

3023 KOs
197 KOs
3Draws
Last six: L-W-W-W-W-D
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
52
rounds
346
KO %
76.7%
KO wins
23
KO losses
7
career
1912–1927
debut
1912-08-20
last fight
1927-12-30
Profile
birth name
William G. Tate
alias
Big
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
6′ 7″ / 201cm
nationality
United States
origin
Montgomery, AL
city / state / zip
Chicago, Illinois
dob
0000-00-00
death
1953-08-10

Latest news

?Big Bill? Tate inducted into Alabama Boxing Hall of Fame after ?never getting his shot?
2020-07-17 · WKRG News 5

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Dec 30
Seal Harris
4 3 1
D-PTS
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Jul 4
Emanuel Jondis
0 1 0
W-KO
Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States
1 of 6
Event →
Jun 13
Clemente Saavedra
2 3 1
W-TKO
Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, United States
2 of 6
Event →
Sep 11
Juan Casanova
0 0 0
W-KO
Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
1 of 6 · 240 / 190 lbs · 2:30
Event →
Jul 4
Ray Bennett
2 0 2
W-KO
Amusement Park, Monticello, New York, United States
1 of 10
Event →
Nov 2
George Godfrey
10 4 1
L-KO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
7 of 12 · 234 / 226 lbs
Event →
Jul 28
Buddy Jackson
2 1 0
W-KO
Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York, New York, United States
10 of 12
Event →
Mar 27
Mexican Lawson
2 2 2
W-KO
Washington Court House, Ohio, United States
8 of 10
Event →
Nov 27
Tut Jackson
0 0 0
W-KO
Toledo, Ohio, United States
4 of 12
Event →
Jun 21
Jack Thompson
9 8 5
L-PTS
Tulane Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
15 of 15
Event →
Jun 17
Boston Bearcat
0 0 0
W-KO
Porter, Indiana, United States
1 of 10
Event →
Mar 20
Roughhouse Ware
5 7 6
W-TKO
Columbus, Ohio, United States
2 of 12
Event →
Feb 6
Battling Owens
0 2 0
W-KO
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
2 of 8
Event →
Sep 6
Sam Langford
42 4 7
W-NWS
Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
6 of 6 · 230 / 191 lbs
Event →
Jul 1
George Godfrey
2 0 1
L-PTS
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 2
Ralph Alexander
5 0 0
W-PTS
Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States
12 of 12
Event →
Feb 25
Gunboat Smith
28 16 5
W-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Aug 23
Sam Langford
38 3 5
L-NWS
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 19
Sam Langford
37 3 4
L-DQ
Nicollet Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
5 of 10
Referee: George Barton
Event →
Apr 29
Jack Thompson
3 3 1
L-NWS
Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Apr 22
Kid Norfolk
6 0 0
L-TKO
Lyric Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
7 of 10
Event →
Mar 30
George Kid Cotton
10 18 1
W-KO
National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1 of 6
Event →
Mar 16
Harry West
0 0 0
W-KO
National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1 of 6
Event →
Aug 10
Gunboat Smith
24 7 4
L-NWS
Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
May 1
Sam Langford
33 3 4
L-KO
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Langford regains his World 'colored' heavyweight title
5 of 12
Event →
Jan 25
Sam Langford
32 2 4
W-PTS
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Langford loses his World 'colored' heavyweight title
12 of 12
Event →
Jan 12
Lou Bodie
5 3 0
W-KO
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
7 of 10 · 280 / 213 lbs
Referee: Claude Tibbitts
Event →
Nov 30
Sam Langford
32 2 3
D-NWS
Arena, Syracuse, New York, United States
Langford defends his World 'colored' heavyweight title
10 of 10 · 226 / 198 lbs
Event →
Oct 30
Rufe Cameron
3 1 1
W-KO
Rockaway, New York, United States
6 of 10
Event →
Jun 11
Kid Norfolk
0 0 0
L-PTS
Bull Ring, Panama City, Panama
Vacant Panamanian Heavyweight Title
20 of 20
Event →
May 14
Kid Hudson
0 0 0
W-KO
Canal AC, Colon, Panama
1 of 10
Event →
Apr 12
Bill Taylor
0 0 0
W-KO
Bull Ring, Panama City, Panama
2 of 10
Event →
Apr 12
Sandy Layne
0 0 0
W-KO
Bull Ring, Panama City, Panama
4 of 10
Event →
Mar 18
Jack Livingstone
0 0 0
W-KO
Bull Ring, Panama City, Panama
12 of 20
Event →
Jan 21
John Johnson
1 1 2
L-DQ
Vanderbilt A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
9 of 10
Event →
Nov 22
Al Bennett
0 1 0
W-NWS
Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Oct 27
Silas Green
3 3 1
W-NWS
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
10 of 10
Event →
Sep 21
Al Bennett
0 0 0
W-KO
Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Aug 20
Battling Brooks
0 7 0
W-TKO
Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, United States
3 of 10
Event →
Aug 20
Battling Brooks
0 7 0
W-TKO
Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, United States
3 of 10
Event →
May 17
Silas Green
3 2 1
W-NWS
Vanderbilt A.C., Brooklyn, New York, USA
10 of 10
Event →
Mar 15
Bill Watkins
4 1 1
L-NWS
Military A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Feb 1
Joe Jeannette
30 4 3
L-KO
New York, New York, United States
2
Event →
Jan 25
John Johnson
1 1 1
D-NWS
Pioneer Sporting Club, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Dec 28
John Johnson
0 1 1
L-NWS
Vanderbilt A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Dec 14
Joe Jeannette
29 4 3
L-NWS
Irving A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Nov 23
Charles Bradley
4 2 0
W-TKO
Irving A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
9 of 10
Event →
Aug 11
Joe Jeannette
28 4 3
L-TKO
Rockaway, New York, United States
6 of 10
Event →
Dec 7
Fred McKay
2 3 0
L-KO
Queensboro A.C., New York, New York, United States
8 of 10
Event →
Dec 3
Soldier Delaney
2 8 0
L-NWS
Beach A.C., Brooklyn, New York, United States
10 of 10
Event →