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Willie Russell

1411 KOs
71 KOs
0Draws
Last six: W-W-W-L-L-L
Career
division
Lightweight
status
inactive
bouts
21
rounds
135
KO %
78.6%
KO wins
11
KO losses
1
career
1939–1949
debut
1939-03-07
last fight
1949-08-26
Profile
alias
Wild Russie; Tan Tornado
sex
M
height
5′ 6″ / 168cm
nationality
United States
origin
Dublin, Virginia, United States
city / state / zip
Columbus, Ohio
dob
1920-07-07
age
106

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2011-02-04 · Scotsman
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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Aug 26
Bobby Neal
20 10 1
L-PTS
Columbus, Ohio, United States
10 of 10 · 147 lbs
Event →
Jun 6
Joe Brown
21 6 4
L-PTS
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
10 of 10 · 137 / 137 lbs
Event →
Apr 18
Jimmy Carter
26 4 5
L-PTS
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
10 of 10 · 136 / 134 lbs
Event →
Mar 11
Johnny Suarez
5 6 2
W-KO
Columbus, Ohio, United States
2 · 136 / 139 lbs
Event →
Sep 24
Larry Janke
5 12 2
W-KO
Newark, Ohio, United States
2
Event →
Aug 11
Charley Bennett
16 11 3
W-KO
Columbus, Ohio, United States
8
Event →
Nov 12
Joey Pirrone
21 16 0
W-TKO
Akron, Ohio, United States
5 · 138 / 141 lbs
Event →
Oct 1
Eddie Perry
3 3 0
W-TKO
Columbus, Ohio, United States
8 of 10 · 135 / 137 lbs
Referee: Lee Hammond
Event →
Sep 10
Eddie Perry
2 3 0
L-PTS
Columbus, Ohio, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 29
Herschel Joiner
14 11 2
W-PTS
Huntington, West Virginia, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Apr 10
Tony Rios
3 2 0
W-KO
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
4
Event →
Feb 26
Tony Rios
3 1 0
W-KO
Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
10 of 10 · 142 / 139 lbs
Event →
Dec 11
Roy Lewis
18 15 4
W-KO
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1
Event →
Nov 28
Robert Fowler
14 11 3
W-KO
Columbus, Ohio, United States
2 · 139 / 144 lbs
Event →
Oct 11
Ralph Walton
18 18 8
W-KO
Dayton, Ohio, USA
4
Event →
Sep 28
Major Jones
10 1 0
L-PTS
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
8 of 8 · 138 / 142 lbs
Event →
Jul 17
Major Jones
9 1 0
L-NWS
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Apr 19
Major Jones
8 0 0
W-KO
Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
5 · 137 / 143 lbs
Event →
Jun 26
Ernie Pelaia
18 18 2
W-PTS
Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6 · 149 / 150 lbs
Event →
Aug 28
Frankie Gilmore
5 2 2
W-PTS
Columbus, Ohio, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Mar 7
Cleo McNeal
18 10 3
L-TKO
Armory, Mansfield, Ohio, United States
4 of 10 · 135 / 137 lbs
Referee: Clarence Miller
Event →