Menu

Yama Bahama

7625 KOs

142 KOs

3Draws

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

Career

division

Middleweight

status

inactive

bouts

93

rounds

655

KO %

32.9%

KO wins

25

KO losses

2

career

1953–1967

debut

1953-11-17

last fight

1967-08-01

Profile

alias

William Horatio Butler, Jr.

sex

M

height

5′ 9″ / 175cm

origin

Bimini, Bahamas

dob

1933-02-16

age

93

death

2009-06-29

Latest news

Ellis, Smith Fight II

2005-08-12 · The Bahama Journal,Bahamas

Professional boxing in this country has had some glorious eras. Even now, the names roll off the tongue easily and they sound quite majestic. Black Jack, Roy Armbrister, Sammy Isaacs, Cleveland KO Parris, Battling Douglas, Bobo Reckley, Yama Bahama, Gomeo Brennen., Baby Boy Rolle, Tidal Wave, Sugar Cliff and Elisha Obed.…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

11 11 1

L-UD

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 170 / 164 lbs

0 0 0

W-TKO

Cocoa, Florida, United States

7 of 10 · 165 / 162 lbs

23 22 5

W-PTS

Nassau, Bahamas

10 of 10

4 13 3

W-PTS

Nassau, Bahamas

10 of 10

0 0 0

W-KO

Bimini, Bahamas

7 of 10

2 0 0

W-PTS

Nassau, Bahamas

10 of 10

19 14 3

W-PTS

Bimini, Bahamas

10 of 10

44 2 0

L-TKO

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States

3 of 10 · 158 / 151 lbs

Referee: Arthur Mercante

0 1 0

W-KO

Bimini, Bahamas

7 of 10

34 1 3

W-MD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 161 / 160 lbs

3 17 0

W-UD

Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

10 of 10 · 157 / 151 lbs

0 0 0

W-TKO

Bimini, Bahamas

10 of 10

24 2 0

L-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 156 / 151 lbs

18 4 1

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 159 / 158 lbs

2 5 0

W-KO

Nassau, Bahamas

6 of 10

62 5 2

W-UD

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 158 / 156 lbs

Giancarlo Garbelli

67 7 9

W-PTS

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

10 of 10

0 7 1

W-TKO

Bahamas Boxing Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas

8 of 10 · 154 / 153 lbs

33 6 3

D-PTS

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 156 / 154 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Bimini, Bahamas

10 of 10

33 0 0

L-MD

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 151 / 148 lbs

Stan Harrington

35 7 1

W-UD

Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

10 of 10 · 151 / 153 lbs

19 4 1

W-PTS

Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, United States

10 of 10 · 156 / 161 lbs

18 34 3

W-UD

Bahamas Boxing Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas

10 of 10 · 153 / 152 lbs

26 21 11

W-TKO

Auditorium, Bimini, Bahamas

1 of 10 · 152 / 151 lbs

18 3 1

L-SD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 157 / 159 lbs

14 15 4

W-PTS

Nassau, Bahamas

10 of 10

25 25 2

W-PTS

Bimini, Bahamas

8 of 8

4 9 7

W-PTS

Bimini, Bahamas

8 of 8

12 1 1

W-UD

Portland, Oregon, United States

10 of 10 · 153 / 152 lbs

27 10 1

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 154 / 160 lbs

15 4 0

L-UD

Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky, United States

10 of 10 · 150 / 146 lbs

22 15 2

W-KO

Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, USA

10 of 10 · 156 / 153 lbs · 0:32

57 31 7

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 153 / 153 lbs

Referee: Joe Palmer

108 29 5

W-UD

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 151 / 151 lbs

Clarence Robinson

0 3 0

W-TKO

Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas

4 of 10 · 152 / 150 lbs

4 1 4

W-PTS

Butler's Auditorium, Bimini, Bahamas

10 of 10 · 152 / 153 lbs

14 22 3

W-PTS

Bimini, Bahamas

8 of 8

62 13 0

L-SD

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

10 of 10 · 153 / 151 lbs

85 14 2

W-UD

Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA

10 of 10 · 154 / 153 lbs

Judges: Frank Clark 42-50 | Franklin Spike McAdams 46-47

Referee: Frank Sikora (43-49)

Deacon Washington

2 3 1

W-TKO

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

5 of 10 · 154 / 157 lbs · 1:40

53 15 1

L-SD

Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States

10 of 10 · 152 / 152 lbs

16 19 0

W-UD

Garfunkel Field, Nassau, Bahamas

10 of 10 · 150 / 151 lbs

47 6 5

L-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 154 / 148 lbs

76 26 9

W-UD

Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

10 of 10 · 153 / 155 lbs

23 5 1

W-TKO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

3 of 10 · 153 / 159 lbs · 0:59

Referee: Ruby Goldstein

41 10 0

L-SD

Memorial Stadium, Saginaw, Michigan, United States

10 of 10 · 155 / 151 lbs

51 12 1

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 155 / 155 lbs

Hardy Smallwood

18 4 2

W-UD

War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, United States

10 of 10 · 153 / 156 lbs

21 13 5

W-TKO

Garfunkel Field, Nassau, Bahamas

9 of 10 · 149 / 146 lbs