Ike Williams

[Southpaw16BF]

In 2003 The Ring Magazine done a list the 100 greatest punchers. Ike Willilams was rated number 78. And was above such fighters as Roy Jones Jr,Ingemar Johansson,Salvador Sanchez and hard hitting Brit Nigel among others.

The Ring Magzaine also done a list the 80 greatest fighters of the past 80 greatest years.
Ike Williams would be placed 23rd. And would be ahead of fighters such as Salvador Sanchez,George Foreman,Emile Griffith,Gene Tunney, Micky Walker,Pascual Perez,Tony Canzoneri,Roy Jones Jr,Jake LaMotta and lots of other all time greats aswell.

Name: Ike Williams
Nationality: US American
Birthplace: Brunswick, GA
Hometown: Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Born: 1923-08-02
Died: 1994-09-05
Age at Death: 71
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 9″
Managers: Connie McCarthy and Frankie Palermo

[Southpaw16BF]

Indeed. Great vids from Manchine yet again. I've only seen the Beau Jack slaughter before this thread, but have read excellent accounts of his worth.

Yeah have got a pretty good collection of fights tapes of Ike Williams, and had already seen the fights ''Machine'' put up. Still good to watch do. And also to discuss.

[TheGreatA]

Ike Williams past his best days fighting Vic Cardell:

[Gettin Jiggy]

i find ike to be pretty underrated. some great information about him on this thread!

[Obama]

Ike Williams vs Kid Gavilan I:

"Gavilan won the decision over Williams by a two to one vote of the officials, Referee Ruby Goldstein, America’s finest referee, calling it a draw, and the judges, Harold Barnes and Artie Schwartz, voting in favor of the Cuban. My tally showed Williams in the lead, five rounds to four and one even.

Though there was very little to choose between the combatants, so close was the score, I agree with Williams that the huge turnout of Cubans among other Latin-Americans who rooted every time Gavilan made a swing whether it landed or not, had considerable bearing on the decision and the attitude of the big gathering. Taking no credit away from Gavilan for his excellent performance, the fact remains that many of his punches never landed. Ike drove home the cleaner blows, was the aggressor most of the time. He blocked and picked off what must have looked like haymakers to the galleryites."

By Nat Fleischer

http://www.ringtv.com/blog/580/classic_columns_kid_gavilan/