Billy Joiner (10 May 1938 â June 2019), was an American professional boxer from Cincinnati, U.S.
Joiner was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 10 May 1938. His father was a professional boxer, as was his uncle who once knocked out Freddie Miller in a bout.
Joiner was the 1962 National Golden Gloves and National AAU Light-Heavyweight Champion and compiled an Amateur record of 86âÂÂ6 (The Ring, March 1964). He won the National Golden Gloves with a win over Gerald McClure of Toledo, Ohio. He fought Cassius Clay twice as an amateur between 1960 and 1961. He made his professional debut in August 1962, stopping Jukius Dickins in two rounds.
A promising heavyweight prospect in the 1960s, Joiner is largely regarded as having failed to reach true notoriety. Joiner is best remembered for his fight with former world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston on March 28, 1969. This was their second fight. They had fought in May the year before with Liston winning a seventh-round TKO.
He also fought and lost to top heavyweight contenders Zora Folley, Oscar Bonavena, Mac Foster, Alfredo Evangelista and Larry Holmes.
After retiring from the ring, Joiner for the Ohio State Highway Maintenance Department for thirty years, ending his career as a Superintendent. He was also employed as an amateur boxing coach.
Joiner died at the age of 81 in June 2019.
|- |align="center" colspan=8|12 Wins (5 knockouts, 7 decisions), 13 Losses (5 knockouts, 8 decisions), 3 Draws |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Win | |align=left| Young Louis |PTS |10 |13/11/1981 |align=left| Northwest Activities Center, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Alfredo Evangelista |KO |1 |27/05/1978 |align=left| León, Spain |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| "King" Jim Fletcher |TKO |5 |19/08/1976 |align=left| Washoe Fairgrounds Pavilion, Reno, Nevada, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Oscar Bonavena |UD |10 |26/02/1976 |align=left| Reno, Nevada, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Larry Holmes |TKO |3 |20/12/1975 |align=left| Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Bernd August |PTS |8 |28/09/1973 |align=left| Berlin, Germany |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Mac Foster |KO |5 |29/07/1971 |align=left| Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Juergen Blin |PTS |10 |09/10/1970 |align=left| Hamburg, Germany |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Alvin Lewis |UD |10 |15/07/1970 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Zora Folley |UD |10 |05/11/1969 |align=left| Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Bob Cleroux |SD |10 |31/07/1969 |align=left| Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Sonny Liston |UD |10 |28/03/1969 |align=left| Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Sonny Liston |RTD |7 |23/05/1968 |align=left| Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |align=left| |- |Draw | |align=left| Chuck Leslie |PTS |10 |27/03/1968 |align=left| Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |align=left| |- |Draw | |align=left| Dante Cane |PTS |10 |12/02/1968 |align=left| Bologna, Italy |align=left| |- |Draw | |align=left| Piero Tomasoni |PTS |10 |26/12/1967 |align=left| Brescia, Italy |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| "King" Jim Fletcher |PTS |10 |04/12/1967 |align=left| Silver Slipper, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Hubert Hilton |TKO |9 |08/09/1966 |align=left| Freeport Stadium, Freeport, New York |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mert Brownfield |KO |2 |13/06/1966 |align=left| Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Lee Wallace Carr |UD |10 |13/11/1964 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Amos Johnson |SD |10 |11/09/1964 |align=left| Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Oron Johnson |TKO |8 |22/05/1964 |align=left| Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Harvey C. Jones |UD |8 |17/04/1964 |align=left| Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Lloyd Washington |UD |10 |11/03/1964 |align=left| Painesville Armory, Painesville, Ohio, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Lou Bailey |PTS |10 |17/01/1964 |align=left| Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Amos Johnson |PTS |10 |19/11/1963 |align=left| Akron, Ohio, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Marion Connor |TKO |5 |06/02/1963 |align=left| Canton Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, U.S. |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Julius Dickens |KO |2 |25/08/1962 |align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |align=left|