Holman Williams
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Name: Holman Williams
Born: 1915-01-30
Birthplace: Pensacola, Florida, USA
Died: 1967-07-15 (Age:52)
Nationality: US American
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Height: 5′ 10½″ / 179cm
Reach: 71″ / 180cm
Boxing Record: click
Managers: Julian Black, John Roxborough, Charley Rose
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Holman Williams is considered by many to have been the greatest technician that ever lived. Early in his career he was known as a boxer-puncher. Only after his hands were damaged did he become a defensive specialist concentrating his attack on the softer regions of his opponent's body.
- CBZ Bio
- Elected into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996
- Elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008
