On November 17, 1971, a 38-year-old Cleveland Williams (75-12-1, 57 KOs) and a 34-year-old Canadian boxer George Chuvalo (63-17-2, 55 KOs) met in the ring.
Williams came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 27 days. Chuvalo was on a -1-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 7 days.
George Chuvalo defeated Cleveland Williams via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Chuvalo improves his record to 64-17-2, while Williams adds a loss to his record at 75-13-1.
On September 21, 1971, a 38-year-old Cleveland Williams (75-11-1, 57 KOs) and Jack O'Halloran met in the ring.
Williams came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days.
Cleveland Williams lost to Jack O'Halloran via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 75-12-1.
On October 21, 1970, a 37-year-old Cleveland Williams (74-10-1, 57 KOs) and Al Lewis met in the ring.
Williams came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days.
Cleveland Williams lost to Al Lewis via TKO in the 4th round, and adds a loss to his record at 74-11-1.
On November 18, 1969, a 36-year-old Cleveland Williams (71-9-1, 55 KOs) and Mac Foster met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Williams came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 5 days.
Cleveland Williams lost to Mac Foster via KO in the 3rd round, and adds a loss to his record at 71-10-1.
On September 13, 1969, a 36-year-old Cleveland Williams (71-8-1, 55 KOs) and Mac Foster met in the ring.
Williams came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 24 days.
Cleveland Williams lost to Mac Foster via TKO in the 5th round, and adds a loss to his record at 71-9-1.
On May 20, 1969, a 35-year-old Cleveland Williams (71-7-1, 55 KOs) and Al Jones met in the ring.
Williams came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
Cleveland Williams lost to Al Jones via TKO in the 8th round, and adds a loss to his record at 71-8-1.
On November 21, 1968, a 35-year-old Cleveland Williams (70-6-1, 55 KOs) and Bob Cleroux met in the ring.
Williams came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 14 days.
Cleveland Williams lost to Bob Cleroux via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 70-7-1.
On November 14, 1966, a 33-year-old Cleveland Williams (65-5-1, 51 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBC and The Ring title held by 24-year-old Muhammad Ali (26-0, 21 KOs).
Williams came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 17 days. Ali was on a 26-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 4 days.
Muhammad Ali made easy work of Cleveland Williams, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Ali improves his record to 27-0 (22 KOs), while Williams adds a loss to his record at 65-6-1.
On April 13, 1963, a 29-year-old Cleveland Williams (56-4-1, 46 KOs) and a 24-year-old Ernie Terrell (30-4, 16 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Williams came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 days. Terrell was on a 6-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 6 days.
In the rematch, Ernie Terrell defeated Cleveland Williams via split decision in the 10-round fight. Terrell improves his record to 31-4, while Williams adds a loss to his record at 56-5-1.
On March 21, 1960, a 26-year-old Cleveland Williams (45-3, 37 KOs) and a 27-year-old Sonny Liston (27-1, 18 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Williams came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 7 days. Liston was on a 20-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 27 days.
In the rematch, Sonny Liston stopped Cleveland Williams via TKO in the 2nd round. Liston improves his record to 28-1 (19 KOs), while Williams adds a loss to his record at 45-4.
On April 15, 1959, a 25-year-old Cleveland Williams (43-2, 35 KOs) and a 26-year-old Sonny Liston (23-1, 14 KOs) met in the ring.
Williams came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 2 days. Liston was on a 16-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 28 days.
Sonny Liston stopped Cleveland Williams via TKO in the 3rd round. Liston improves his record to 24-1 (15 KOs), while Williams adds a loss to his record at 43-3.
On June 22, 1954, a 20-year-old Cleveland Williams (31-1, 27 KOs) and Bob Satterfield met in the ring.
Williams came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.
Cleveland Williams lost to Bob Satterfield via KO in the 3rd round, and adds a loss to his record at 31-2.
On September 24, 1953, a 20-year-old Cleveland Williams (27-0, 23 KOs) and Sylvester Jones met in the ring.
Williams came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 22 days.
Cleveland Williams lost to Sylvester Jones via points decision in the 4-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 27-1.