Arthur Williams (boxer)
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Arthur "King" James Williams (born November 12, 1964) is a professional boxer (188 cm height).
Williams became professional in 1989 and fell short in his first shot at a major championship title, a 1994 split-decision loss to Orlin Norris for the World Boxing Association Cruiserweight Title. Williams was knocked out in the third round in a rematch with Norris later that year. It was not until 1998 that Williams got another shot at a title belt, a 1998 bout with Imamu Mayfield for the International Boxing Federation Cruiserweight Title. Williams lost the belt in his first defense to cruiserweight phenom Vassiliy Jirov in a seventh-round knockout. Williams has since become more of a journeyman than a contender, and has lost in bouts against O'Neil Bell and Kelvin Davis. His current record is 47-17-1 with 30 KO's. In 2010, Williams defeated unbeaten Valente Tinajero (8-0, 4 KO's), beating him clearly on points, on the Holyfield-Botha Undercard. In December 2010, Williams, 46, lost a ten round decision to Carl Davis for the vacant USBO Cruiserweight title in Chicago, Illinois, in perhaps his last major bout.
| Preceded by | IBF Cruiserweight Champion 30 Oct 1998–5 June 1999 |
Succeeded by Vassiliy Jirov |
Professional boxing record
| 47 Wins (30 knockouts, 17 decisions), 17 Losses (9 knockouts, 8 decisions), 1 Draw [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 14-3 |  Carl "Iron Fist" Davis |
UD | 10 | 17/12/2010 |  Chicago, Illinois, United States |
USBO Cruiserweight Title. 93-97, 93-96, 93-96. |
| Win | 8-0 | Valente Tinajero |
UD | 6 | 10/04/2010 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
59-55, 59-55, 59-55. |
| Loss | 10-4 | Victor Barragan |
TKO | 7 | 23/10/2009 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
WBC USNBC Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 17-2-3 | Dewey "Black Kobra" Cooper |
MD | 10 | 06/02/2009 |  Lemoore, California, United States |
WBC USNBC Cruiserweight Title. 98-92, 96-94, 95-95. |
| Win | 17-1-3 | Dewey "Black Kobra" Cooper |
TD | 5 | 23/10/2008 | Lemoore, California, United States |
WBC USNBC Cruiserweight Title. 48-47, 49-47, 49-47. |
| Win | 5-3-1 | Clarence Moore |
UD | 6 | 21/05/2008 |  Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, United States |
60-52, 60-52, 60-52. |
| Loss | 13-0 |  Alexander Frenkel |
TKO | 5 | 16/02/2008 | Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:02 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 51-3 | Kenny Keene |
TKO | 10 | 29/07/2006 |  Boise, Idaho, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:43 of the tenth round. |
| Win | 14-5 | Gary "Pit Bull" Gomez |
SD | 10 | 20/01/2006 | Worley, Idaho, United States |
95-95, 96-94, 98-93. |
| Loss | 16-0-2 | Felix "Bad News" Cora, Jr. |
TKO | 8 | 27/10/2005 | Worley, Idaho, United States |
NABF Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 15-5 | Ali Supreme |
KO | 3 | 16/06/2005 | Worley, Idaho, United States |
NABF Cruiserweight Title. Supreme knocked out at 1:34 of the third round. |
| Loss | 21-1-1 | Danny "Boy" Batchelder |
SD | 10 | 14/05/2005 |  Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
94-97, 92-98, 97-94. |
| Win | 26-17-4 | Tim "Evangelist" Shocks |
UD | 8 | 24/03/2005 | Worley, Idaho, United States |
80-71, 80-71, 80-71. |
| Win | 16-2 | Luke Munsen |
TKO | 8 | 19/08/2004 | Worley, Idaho, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the eighth round. |
| Loss | 7-8-1 | Charles "In Charge" Davis |
UD | 10 | 29/07/2004 | Oakland, California, United States |
91-98, 90-99, 93-96. |
| Loss | 9-0 |  David "Hayemaker" Haye |
TKO | 3 | 12/05/2004 | Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the third round. |
| Loss | 16-0-1 |  Vadim Tokarev |
UD | 10 | 29/04/2004 | Kazan, Russia |
90-100, 91-99, 92-99. |
| Win | 7-11-2 | Marcus Harvey |
TKO | 1 | 20/02/2004 | Norwalk, California, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the first round. |
| Loss | 19-0 | Rydell "Rockin Rye" Booker |
UD | 10 | 13/06/2003 |  Detroit, Michigan, United States |
94-97, 91-99, 92-98. |
| Win | 14-34-8 | Wesley "Wild Wild Wes" Martin |
TD | 5 | 28/03/2003 | Bell Gardens, California, United States |
50-45, 49-46, 50-45. |
| Loss | 19-1-1 |  O'Neil "Supernova" Bell |
TKO | 9 | 08/11/2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
NABF/USBA Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:06 of the ninth round. |
| Win | 25-14 | Don Normand |
KO | 1 | 24/08/2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Normand knocked out at 1:39 of the first round. |
| Win | 11-10-1 | Darryl "Triple Threat" Hollowell |
TKO | 2 | 07/06/2002 |  Southaven, Mississippi, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:28 of the second round. |
| Loss | 16-0-1 | Kelvin "Concrete" Davis |
SD | 12 | 23/03/2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
USBA Cruiserweight Title. 112-116, 112-116, 116-112. |
| Loss | 16-1 | O'Neil "Supernova" Bell |
TKO | 11 | 07/09/2001 |  Hankinson, North Dakota, United States |
NABF Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the 11th round. |
| Win | 15-1-1 | Gary "The Whip" Wilcox |
SD | 10 | 24/02/2001 |  Tampa, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 18-4-1 | Ray "Stingray" Berry |
TKO | 9 | 10/08/2000 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the ninth round. |
| Win | 24-3-2 | Darren Zenner |
UD | 10 | 15/10/1999 | Pensacola, Florida, United States |
100-90, 100-90, 100-90. |
| Win | 28-8-1 | Dan "Pastor" Ward |
TKO | 6 | 01/10/1999 | Tunica, Mississippi, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the sixth round. |
| Loss | 20-0 |  Vassiliy "Tiger" Jirov |
TKO | 7 | 05/06/1999 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |
IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 33-13 | Art Jimmerson |
KO | 1 | 09/01/1999 | Pensacola, Florida, United States |
Art knocked out at 0:54 of the first round. |
| Win | 18-1 | Imamu Mayfield |
TKO | 9 | 30/10/1998 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |
IBF Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the ninth round. |
| Win | 26-4-2 | Adolpho Washington |
UD | 12 | 06/01/1998 | Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States |
USBA Cruiserweight Title/IBF World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. 119-111, 117-113, 120-110. |
| Win | 25-15-2 | Steve "Lightning" Little |
UD | 12 | 09/09/1997 |  Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States |
USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 12-2-1 | Rick "Jet" Roufus |
TKO | 4 | 22/02/1997 |  Condado, Puerto Rico |
USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 8-8-2 | John "Killer" Kiser |
TKO | 5 | 27/06/1995 |  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the fifth round. |
| Loss | 10-0 | Chris "Rapid Fire" Byrd |
SD | 10 | 23/05/1995 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States |
93-96, 94-95, 95-94. |
| Win | 8-3 | Jason "Native American Nightmare" Nicholson |
TKO | 6 | 17/02/1995 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 11-4 | Jeff Williams |
TKO | 1 | 29/12/1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 3-1 | Michael "Gang" Green |
PTS | 8 | 20/10/1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Loss | 40-3 | Orlin "The Juice" Norris |
TKO | 3 | 02/07/1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
WBA World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the third round. |
| Loss | 39-3 | Orlin "The Juice" Norris |
SD | 12 | 04/03/1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
WBA World Cruiserweight Title. 114-112, 112-114, 110-118. |
| Win | 9-9-2 | Matthew Brooks |
TKO | 3 | 15/12/1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 7-1-1 | David Gamble |
TKO | 2 | 23/10/1993 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 37-14-1 | Jeff Lampkin |
UD | 10 | 08/06/1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 13-2 |  Yuri Vaulin |
TKO | 11 | 16/12/1992 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
USBA Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:50 of the 11th round. |
| Win | 2-1-1 |  Jose Macias Chong |
TKO | 1 | 26/06/1992 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 38-8-1 | Dwight Muhammad "Camden Buzzsaw" Qawi |
UD | 10 | 08/05/1992 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
97-92, 96-93, 95-94. |
| Win | 13-2-1 | "Irish" Sean McClain |
TKO | 1 | 28/03/1992 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the first round. |
| Win | 10-4 | "Cowboy" Randy Leaks |
KO | 3 | 26/11/1991 | Reseda, California, United States |
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| Win | 13-13-1 | Keith "Sir Jabalot" McMurray |
TKO | 2 | 12/11/1991 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 7-15-2 | Terry Verners |
KO | 1 | 11/10/1991 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 3-5 | Sim Warrior |
TKO | 2 | 13/09/1991 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Loss | 2-5 | Sim Warrior |
KO | 3 | 06/07/1991 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 12-11-1 | Keith "Sir Jabalot" McMurray |
UD | 8 | 15/05/1991 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 10-9-1 | Joey "Powerhouse" Parker |
KO | 4 | 24/04/1991 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 10-8-1 | Joey "Powerhouse" Parker |
UD | 10 | 20/02/1991 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 0-3 | Armando Hurtado |
TKO | 1 | 27/12/1990 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 9-2 | Scott Fusci |
TKO | 4 | 21/11/1990 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 7-11-2 | Terry Verners |
PTS | 8 | 08/10/1990 | Inglewood, California, United States |
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| Win | 1-1 | Greg Steward |
KO | 1 | 22/09/1990 | Inglewood, California, United States |
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| Draw | 7-7 | Sylvester White |
PTS | 4 | 11/05/1990 | Pensacola, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 0-1 | Anthony Harris |
KO | 1 | 28/03/1990 | Pensacola, Florida, United States |
Harris knocked out at 1:36 of the first round. |
| Win | -- | "The Apostle" Paul Jones |
KO | 2 | 28/02/1990 | Pensacola, Florida, United States |
Jones knocked out at 0:42 of the second round. |
| Win | 2-2-1 | Kevin Poindexter |
KO | 1 | 30/11/1989 | Pensacola, Florida, United States |
Poindexter knocked out at 2:10 of the first round. |
