Jimmy Bivins

Jimmy Bivins
Data
Birth Name	James Louis Bivins
Weight class	Heavyweight
nationality	US-american
birthday	December 6, 1919
place of birth	Dry branch
Date of death	4th July 2012
Place of death	East Cleveland
style	Left delivery
size	1.75 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles	112
Victories	86
Knockout victories	31
Defeats	25th
draw	1

Jimmy Bivins (born December 6, 1919 in Dry Branch , Georgia - † July 4, 2012 in East Cleveland , Ohio ) was an American boxer .

Career

The light heavyweight counter-boxer began boxing in 1940. In the 1940s, he beat Nate Bolden , Charley Burley , Teddy Yarosz , Billy Soose , Gus Lesnevich , Joey Maxim and Anton Christoforidis, as well as heavyweights Tami Mauriello , Bob Pastor and Lee Savold . His punching power and ability to take were rather average, but his boxing technique was almost perfect. The " Ring Magazine " led him in 1942 as the number one challenger in both light heavy and heavy weight, which had never been done before.

In 1943 he beat the light heavyweight overpowering Ezzard Charles . He achieved further victories against Lloyd Marshall , Lee Q. Murray and Melio Bettina . In 1945 he was able to defeat Archie Moore by knocking out in the sixth round.

After the Second World War, it could not hold its shape. With the controversial point defeat to Jersey Joe Walcott , his first after 22 wins, his continuous decline began. He then lost several times against boxers like Moore and Charles. Bivins never received a title shot and retired in 1955. In 1999 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame .

On July 4, 2012, Jimmy Bivins died of pneumonia.

Web links

• Jimmy Bivins in the BoxRec database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Boxer Jimmy Bivins dead at the age of 92 . wkyc.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 5, 2012.