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Wayne Bethea

2611 KOs
151 KOs
4Draws
Last six: W-D-D-W-L-W
Career
division
Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
45
rounds
362
KO %
42.3%
KO wins
11
KO losses
1
career
1954–1963
debut
1954-08-12
last fight
1963-10-14
Profile
trainer
Larry Closson
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
6′ 0″ / 183cm
nationality
United States
origin
Dillon, SC
city / state / zip
New York, New York
dob
1932-03-27
age
94

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Oct 14
Ernie Knox
11 7 3
W-KO
Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
9 of 10 · 205 / 178 lbs
Event →
Jul 6
Karl Mildenberger
35 2 1
L-PTS
Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
10 of 10 · 204 / 192 lbs
Event →
May 23
Giuseppe Migliari
11 0 0
W-PTS
Flaminio Stadium, Roma, Lazio, Italy
8 of 8
Event →
May 5
Santo Amonti
35 4 2
D-PTS
Mompiano Stadium, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
8 of 8 · 209 / 194 lbs
Event →
Apr 5
Giulio Rinaldi
29 5 0
D-PTS
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
10 of 10 · 209 / 186 lbs
Event →
Mar 22
Franco De Piccoli
25 0 0
W-KO
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
4 of 10
Event →
Sep 22
Joe Bygraves
40 14 1
W-UD
National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
10 of 10 · 209 / 221 lbs
Event →
Feb 26
Henry Cooper
23 7 1
L-PTS
King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3 · 218 / 189 lbs
Event →
Nov 3
Karl Mildenberger
26 1 0
L-PTS
Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany
10 of 10
Event →
Aug 29
Willie Richardson
12 1 0
W-PTS
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, United States
10 of 10 · 212 / 186 lbs
Event →
Mar 27
Kirk Barrow
21 4 1
L-UD
Coliseum, Spokane, Washington, United States
10 of 10 · 206 / 183 lbs
Event →
Jan 17
Bill Nielsen
4 0 1
W-TKO
City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
7 of 10 · 210 / 204 lbs
Referee: Bill Engel
Event →
Dec 19
Eddie Machen
34 2 0
L-UD
Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA
10 of 10 · 210 / 199 lbs
Judges: George Robinson 99-96 | Herman DeVault 100-95
Referee: Eddie Volk (99-96)
Event →
Dec 5
Ernie Terrell
19 2 0
W-SD
Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 of 10 · 212 / 195 lbs
Event →
Aug 10
Ike Thomas
5 10 3
W-KO
Hamilton, New York, United States
5
Event →
Jul 26
Art Swiden
28 16 2
L-UD
Palisades Arena, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 208 / 190 lbs
Event →
Jun 30
George Moore
10 0 0
L-SD
University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, United States
10 of 10 · 205 / 217 lbs
Event →
May 22
Alex Miteff
18 2 1
L-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
10 of 10 · 209 / 204 lbs
Judges: Frank Forbes 7-3 | Artie Aidala 5-4
Referee: Ruby Goldstein (7-3)
Event →
Mar 23
Rudy Watkins
15 14 1
W-UD
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
10 of 10 · 203 / 190 lbs
Event →
Feb 16
Warnell Lester
14 3 1
W-KO
Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
10 of 10 · 205 / 183 lbs
Event →
Aug 6
Sonny Liston
18 1 0
L-TKO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1 of 10 · 204 / 204 lbs · 1:09
Referee: Bernie Weismann
Event →
Apr 3
Nino Valdes
35 13 3
L-SD
Denver, Colorado, United States
10 of 10 · 204 / 206 lbs
Event →
Jan 29
Young Johnson
13 8 1
W-UD
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
10 of 10 · 204 / 214 lbs
Event →
Sep 10
Harold Johnson
18 2 0
L-UD
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
10 of 10 · 197 / 181 lbs
Event →
May 27
Paul Andrews
28 5 0
W-SD
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 202 / 191 lbs
Event →
Apr 30
Bert Whitehurst
21 8 1
W-PTS
Foot Guard Hall, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
10 of 10 · 204 / 191 lbs
Event →
Apr 22
Jeff Dyer
15 7 1
W-UD
Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States
10 of 10 · 203 / 207 lbs
Event →
Nov 5
Howie Turner
19 3 5
W-SD
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 203 / 204 lbs
Event →
Sep 24
Joe Bygraves
33 7 0
W-TKO
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
5 of 10 · 203 / 199 lbs
Event →
Jul 16
Jimmy Slade
25 13 4
W-UD
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 195 / 181 lbs
Event →
Mar 8
Ernie Cab
8 5 1
W-TKO
Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens, New York, United States
6 of 8 · 198 / 201 lbs
Event →
Dec 1
Mickey Carter
7 8 1
W-KO
Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens, New York, United States
5 of 8 · 196 / 231 lbs
Event →
Nov 1
Julio Mederos
14 9 0
W-UD
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
10 of 10 · 197 / 196 lbs
Event →
Sep 13
Harold Carter
16 1 1
L-SD
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
10 of 10 · 195 / 192 lbs
Event →
Jul 26
Harold Carter
15 1 0
D-PTS
Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
10 of 10 · 192 / 191 lbs
Event →
May 20
Harold Carter
13 1 0
L-PTS
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
8 of 8 · 192 / 190 lbs
Event →
Mar 21
Joey Rowan
23 6 0
L-SD
Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 192 / 182 lbs
Event →
Dec 27
Harold Carter
11 0 0
W-TKO
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
6 of 8 · 192 / 184 lbs
Referee: George Walsh
Event →
Dec 4
Bob Biehler
7 2 0
L-PTS
Rochester, New York, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Nov 22
Rico Hackney
1 0 0
W-PTS
St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States
4 of 4 · 194 / 189 lbs
Event →
Nov 15
Bob Graves
3 0 0
W-PTS
Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 195 / 212 lbs
Event →
Oct 11
Howie Turner
11 1 2
D-PTS
Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, New York, United States
6 of 6 · 192 / 199 lbs
Event →
Sep 9
Henry Hawkins
0 0 1
W-PTS
Eintracht Oval, Astoria, Queens, New York, United States
4 of 4
Event →
Sep 2
Elie Rogalle
9 5 0
W-KO
Eintracht Oval, Astoria, Queens, New York, United States
1 of 6 · 187 / 194 lbs
Event →
Aug 12
Rue Williams
0 2 0
W-KO
Eintracht Oval, Astoria, Queens, New York, United States
3 of 4 · 186 / 182 lbs
Event →