Jimmy Bivins
Bivins in 1942
Born	James Louis Bivins (1919-12-06)December 6, 1919 Dry Branch, Georgia, U.S.
Died	July 4, 2012(2012-07-04) (aged 92) Cleveland, Ohio
Nationality	American
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light Heavyweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	112
Wins	86
Wins by KO	31
Losses	26
Draws	1

James Louis Bivins, (December 6, 1919 – July 4, 2012) was an American light heavyweight boxer whose professional career ran from 1940 to 1955. He was born in Dry Branch, Georgia. Although he was never given the opportunity to fight for a world title, despite at one point being the number one contender in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, Bivins fought and defeated many of the great fighters of his era and won the "Duration" Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight titles.^[1] In recognition of his achievements in the ring - among other things, he defeated eight of the eleven world champions he faced - Bivins was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1999. He was also the one-time husband of Dollree Mapp, the subject of prominent Supreme Court case regarding the rights of search and seizures.

Boxing career

Although he was born in Georgia, Bivins fought out of Cleveland, Ohio for the entirety of his career. He made his professional debut on January 15, 1940, winning by knockout in the first round, and went on to win his first nineteen fights, all fought in 1940, before losing a split decision to Anton Christoforidis, whom he had previously beaten. Bivins won his first four fights of 1941, including contests with Teddy Yarosz and Curtis Sheppard, but lost three of his other four contests that year, which included a points loss to Melio Bettina. He began 1942 with wins against Billy Soose and Gus Lesnevich and a split-decision loss to Bob Pastor. After this loss, Bivins had a twenty-seven fight undefeated streak that lasted for four years; it was during this period that Bivins established himself as one of the great heavyweights of his era - a remarkable achievement given that, at 5' 9", he was often significantly smaller than his opponents.

Bivins first fight after losing to Pastor was a split-decision win against Joey Maxim, a fellow Cleveland fighter who went on to become a member of the hall of fame. Bivins fought four more contests in 1942, including a rematch with Bob Pastor and a bout with Lee Savold, and won them all. He began 1943 with a remarkable win against Ezzard Charles, in which he recorded seven knockdowns against the future heavyweight world champion. On February 23, 1943 he defeated Anton Christoforidis on points for the duration light heavyweight title - as all the world titles had been frozen for the duration of World War II, this was the closest he ever came to holding a world title. In the three years after this fight Bivins went on to defeat Tami Mauriello, Pat Valentino, Lloyd Marshall, Melio Bettina, Curtis Sheppard and Archie Moore, whom he knocked-down six times en route to a knockout victory. Bivins served with the United States Army from March, 1944 until his honorable discharge in November of the same year - during 1944 he fought only one professional fight, a points victory over Lee Q. Murray.

On February 25, 1946 Bivins fought Jersey Joe Walcott at the Cleveland Arena. The fight was Bivins' first loss in four years, the split decision was interesting in that one official had the fight 6-4 to Bivins, the second had it 9-1 to Walcott and the last had it 5-4-1 to Bivins but gave the fight to Walcott because of a third round knockdown in his favour. After losing his long unbeaten streak, Bivins' record as a fighter became somewhat average. After his loss to Walcott, Bivins went on to lose his next two contests, against Lee Q. Murray and Ezzard Charles, before winning the following four. Bivins suffered a knockout loss to Ezzard Charles on March 10, 1947 and went on to lose a further two of his final seven fights that year, to Lee Q. Murray and Archie Moore. He went on to win six of his nine fights in 1948, losing only to Joey Maxim, Ezzard Charles and Archie Moore. In 1949 he won five of his eight fights, but lost to both Archie Moore and Harold Johnson. He only fought twice in 1950, but returned to fighting regularly the following year. In 1951 he defeated Ted Lowry on points, but was once again knocked-out by Archie Moore and lost by unanimous decision to both Joe Louis and the undefeated Bob Baker. Bivins had a further eleven fights after his loss to Baker, and won eight of them. His only big-name opponent during these final fights was Ezzard Charles, who won by decision on November 26, 1952. Bivins retired following a victory over the journeyman Chubby Wright in June 1953, but returned for two final fights, both of which he won, a couple of years later.

Retirement and later life

Following his retirement, Bivins earned a living as a bakery truck driver. In his spare time, he coached young people in boxing. Bivins' first two marriages ended in divorce. His third wife, Elizabeth, died in 1995. In April 1998, Bivins was discovered living in the unheated attic of his daughter and son in law's home in Collinwood, wrapped in a urine and feces caked blanket. The former boxer's weight had dwindled to 110 pounds. Bivins was then moved into his sister's home in Shaker Heights. In 2009, Bivins was moved into MacGregor Home, a care facility for the elderly.^[2] He died in 2012 at the age of 92 in Cleveland, Ohio.^[3][4]

Awards and honors

• Entered into Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 1978
• Entered into The Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame in 1988
• Entered into The World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994
• Entered into The International Boxing Hall of Fame (class of 1999)
• Jimmy Bivins Park dedicated in Cleveland (2000)
• Entered into The California Boxing Hall of Fame 2015

Professional boxing record

112 fights	86 wins	25 losses
By knockout	31	5
By decision	55	20
Draws	1

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No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
112	Win	86–25–1	Mike DeJohn	PTS	6	Oct 28, 1953	Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
111	Win	85–25–1	Dan Moray	RTD	3 (8)	Aug 31, 1953	Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
110	Win	84–25–1	Chubby Wright	PTS	10	Jun 9, 1953	Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
109	Win	83–25–1	Claude Rolfe	UD	10	Apr 24, 1953	Latin-American Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
108	Loss	82–25–1	Tommy Harrison	UD	10	Apr 6, 1953	Dinner Key Auditorium, Coconut Grove, Florida, U.S.
107	Loss	82–24–1	Ezzard Charles	UD	10	Nov 26, 1952	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
106	Loss	82–23–1	Tommy Harrison	UD	10	Nov 3, 1952	Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
105	Win	82–22–1	Wes Bascom	MD	10	Oct 22, 1952	Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.
104	Win	81–22–1	Coley Wallace	KO	9 (10)	Sep 19, 1952	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
103	Win	80–22–1	Aaron Wilson	TKO	3 (10)	Mar 31, 1952	Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
102	Win	79–22–1	Charley Williams	SD	10	Nov 21, 1951	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
101	Loss	78–22–1	Bob Baker	UD	10	Nov 5, 1951	Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
100	Loss	78–21–1	Joe Louis	UD	10	Aug 15, 1951	Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
99	Loss	78–20–1	Clarence Henry	UD	10	Jun 26, 1951	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
98	Win	78–19–1	Willie Bean	UD	10	May 29, 1951	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
97	Win	77–19–1	Ralph Hooker	PTS	10	May 18, 1951	Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
96	Win	76–19–1	Willie Bean	UD	10	May 4, 1951	Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
95	Loss	75–19–1	Archie Moore	RTD	9 (10)	Feb 21, 1951	St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S.
94	Win	75–18–1	Ted Lowry	UD	10	Feb 12, 1951	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
93	Win	74–18–1	Young Harry Wills	KO	4 (10)	Jan 22, 1951	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
92	Loss	73–18–1	Sid Peaks	PTS	10	Feb 6, 1950	Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
91	Win	73–17–1	Willis Applegate	UD	10	Feb 1, 1950	Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S.
90	Loss	72–17–1	Harold Johnson	UD	10	Oct 26, 1949	Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
89	Win	72–16–1	Clarence Henry	TKO	8 (10)	Sep 27, 1949	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
88	Win	71–16–1	Leonard Morrow	UD	10	Sep 21, 1949	Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
87	Win	70–16–1	Watson Jones	KO	2 (10)	Jul 15, 1949	Last Frontier Sportsdrome, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
86	Loss	69–16–1	Leonard Morrow	UD	10	Jul 5, 1949	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
85	Win	69–15–1	Willie Bean	UD	10	Jun 20, 1949	Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
84	Loss	68–15–1	Archie Moore	KO	8 (10)	Apr 11, 1949	Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
83	Win	68–14–1	Rusty Payne	SD	10	Mar 21, 1949	Aragon Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
82	Loss	67–14–1	Joey Maxim	SD	10	Dec 7, 1948	Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
81	Win	67–13–1	Johnny Flynn	MD	10	Oct 11, 1948	Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
80	Loss	66–13–1	Ezzard Charles	UD	10	Sep 13, 1948	Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S.
79	Loss	66–12–1	Archie Moore	MD	10	Jun 28, 1948	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
78	Win	66–11–1	Pat Valentino	UD	10	Apr 20, 1948	Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
77	Win	65–11–1	Billy Thompson	TKO	7 (10)	Apr 12, 1948	Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
76	Win	64–11–1	Turkey Thompson	UD	10	Mar 9, 1948	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
75	Win	63–11–1	Johnny Haynes	TKO	4 (10)	Mar 1, 1948	Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
74	Win	62–11–1	Johnny Shkor	UD	10	Jan 13, 1948	Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
73	Win