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Billy Backus

4421 KOs

205 KOs

5Draws

Last six: W-W-W-W-D-L

Career

division

Welterweight

status

inactive

bouts

69

rounds

567

KO %

47.7%

KO wins

21

KO losses

5

career

1961–1978

debut

1961-09-16

last fight

1978-05-20

Profile

birth name

Howard William Backus

sex

M

stance

southpaw

nationality

United States

origin

Canastota, NY

city / state / zip

Canastota, New York

dob

1943-03-05

age

83

Latest news

KO SUCCESS! NY State Boxing Hall Induction Dinner Report

2014-04-01 · The Sweet Science

Living boxers inducted into the NYSBHOF were Tracy Harris (63-8-2, 43 KOs), the former WBC/IBF Super Featherweight Champion from New Paltz; former WBC/WBA Welterweight Champion Billy Backus (49-20-5, 23 KOs), of Canastota; former WBC …

Canastota's last champ pulls up stakes

2005-10-15 · Syracuse Post Standard Madison News (Registration Required)

Titletown USA is losing its last resident titleholder. "I'm going to start my own Titletown down south," Canastota hometown boxing hero Billy Backus says. Backus, who rocked the boxing world with his upset victory over welterweight champion Jose Napoles in 1970, is one of two boxing champions who have called Canastota home. The other is his uncle, welterweight and middleweight champion Carmen Basi…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

19 6 0

L-TKO

Forum, Inglewood, California, United States

WBA World welterweight title

2 of 15 · 146 / 147 lbs

Referee: Carlos Berrocal

Everaldo Azevedo

28 3 7

D-PTS

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

12 of 12 · 147 / 147 lbs

10 6 5

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 151 / 148 lbs

Rafael Rodriguez

16 5 1

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

12 of 12 · 148 / 148 lbs

12 13 0

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 148 / 147 lbs

10 12 4

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 148 / 146 lbs

Referee: Joe Santarpia

14 3 1

W-TKO

War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York, United States

9 of 10 · 147 / 146 lbs

Pablo Rodriguez

11 15 2

W-UD

Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 147 / 147 lbs

1 6 0

W-UD

Colonie Coliseum, Albany, New York, United States

10 of 10

Pablo Rodriguez

10 12 2

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 148 / 148 lbs

Referee: Jack Milicich

13 9 4

W-KO

Binghamton, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 148 / 148 lbs · 1:32

30 3 1

L-KO

Festival Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

5 of 10 · 149 / 145 lbs

Referee: Terry Reilly

11 0 0

L-TKO

Berlin, Germany

3 of 10 · 151 / 153 lbs

Referee: Kurt Halbach

Jacques Kechichian

24 3 1

W-RTD

Paris, Paris, France

5 of 10

45 3 1

L-PTS

Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France

12 of 12 · 146 / 145 lbs

41 3 1

W-TKO

Paris, Paris, France

9 of 10

15 2 0

L-TKO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

3 of 10 · 148 / 146 lbs · 0:52

Referee: Chuck Hassett

23 7 4

L-MD

Felt Forum, New York, New York, USA

12 of 12 · 148 / 145 lbs

Judges: Al Reid 9-2 | Frank Digesu 6-6

Referee: Arthur Mercante (7-4)

32 3 1

L-UD

Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

12 of 12

39 3 0

L-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

NYSAC World Welterweight Title

15 of 15 · 145 / 145 lbs

Dorman Crawford

8 12 2

W-TKO

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

8 of 10 · 148 / 148 lbs

36 3 0

L-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

Vacant NYSAC World Welterweight Title

15 of 15 · 146 / 146 lbs

22 3 0

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

12 of 12 · 148 / 147 lbs

Irish Pat Murphy

27 3 0

W-TKO

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, USA

7 of 10 · 146 / 147 lbs

7 2 0

L-TKO

Forum, Inglewood, California, United States

WBC Welterweight Title

8 of 15 · 146 / 146 lbs · 1:53

41 4 1

W-MD

Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France

10 of 10 · 149 / 147 lbs

11 15 2

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

12 of 12 · 149 / 149 lbs

7 1 0

W-TKO

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

WBC Welterweight Title

4 of 15 · 146 / 144 lbs

Referee: Jack Milicich

15 6 0

W-KO

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

8 of 10

6 10 0

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 146 / 150 lbs

Referee: Tony Phillips

17 5 0

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 147 / 148 lbs

23 17 1

W-TKO

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

USA New York State welterweight title

8 of 12 · 147 / 147 lbs

23 17 0

D-PTS

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 147 / 148 lbs

Jerry Pellegrini

4 1 0

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 148 / 152 lbs

Jerry Pellegrini

3 1 0

L-UD

Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

10 of 10 · 144 / 153 lbs

Referee: Herman Dutreix

4 2 0

L-UD

Rivergate Exhibition Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

15 of 15 · 145 / 144 lbs

Referee: Pete Giarusso

4 1 0

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

12 of 12 · 145 / 145 lbs

Referee: Tony Phillips

4 0 0

W-SD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

12 of 12 · 148 / 145 lbs

4 2 2

W-TKO

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

5 of 10 · 147 / 148 lbs · 2:50

11 9 2

W-TKO

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

8 of 10 · 148 / 153 lbs

5 4 1

W-UD

Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

10 of 10 · 146 / 148 lbs

Curtis Phillips

5 12 1

W-TKO

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

7 of 10 · 148 / 147 lbs

Jerry Pellegrini

3 0 0

W-SD

Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

10 of 10 · 147 / 147 lbs

3 0 0

L-UD

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

10 of 10 · 146 / 144 lbs

39 17 3

W-TKO

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

6 of 10 · 147 / 150 lbs

0 3 0

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 146 / 150 lbs

14 16 2

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 145 / 150 lbs

Judges: Tony DeSalvo 2-6 | John Antonacci 3-5

Referee: Jack Milicich (2-6)

14 8 3

W-TKO

Portland, Maine, United States

6 of 10 · 146 / 150 lbs

Curtis Phillips

4 8 1

W-TKO

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

6 of 10 · 145 / 147 lbs · 1:57

1 0 0

W-KO

Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

3 of 6 · 146 / 149 lbs