Willy Wise

2014-09-25T01:14:32Z

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'''Willy Wise''' won the 1987 New York Golden Gloves 147lb Open Championship. Wise defeated Robert Camacho of Gleason's Gym in the finals to win the Championship. Wise trained at the Time Out Club in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.

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[[Category:American World Champions|Wise, Willy]]

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{{Infobox martial artist
| name = Willy Wise
| image = Willy Wise, Retired Professional boxer.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Willy Wise
| birth_name = William Bernard Wise
| other_names = Slick
| spouse = Ava Gabrielle (m. 2012), Eureka Mays (m. 1996-2011)
| children = Shaquanna, Domonique, Mateo
| parents = Zelma Elder, Albert Eugene Thomas
| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Americans|American]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|1|29|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Onancock, Virginia|Eastern Shore]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| fighting_out_of = [[Westbury, New York|Westbury]], [[New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{convert|5|ft|9+1/2|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| reach = {{convert|67|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}
| weight_class = [[Welterweight]]
| stance = Orthodox
| team =
| trainer =
| years_active = 1988–2003
| box_win = 26
| box_kowin = 7
| box_loss = 11
| box_koloss = 7
| box_draw = 4
| url = http://wisechoiceboxing.com
| boxrec = http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=4952&cat=boxer
| sherdog =
}}

'''Early Life'''

(born January 29, 1967) William Bernard Wise is a retired American professional boxer from [[Onancock, Virginia]]. Wise has an IBO world title, but is best known for his upset of Julio Cesar Chavez in 1999. Wise was partially reared [[Westbury, New York]], from where he quickly rose through to the top of the international ranks and subsequently launched his professional career.

'''Amateur Career'''

Wise was an amateur standout, capturing various amateur titles, including: 

1983 Virginia State Golden Gloves Champion [[Hampton Roads]] 
1987 [[New York]] State Golden Gloves Champion 
1987 [[Mayor's Cup]] in [[Washington, DC]] [[Spanish Cup]] 
1987 Empire State Champion [[New York]] 

Wise ended his amateur career with an 87-10 record.

'''Professional Career'''

Shortly after entering the ranks of professional fighting, "Slick Willy" was given to him by his New York fans as a tribute to his ability to fight his way off of the ropes. One of the high points of his career was the October 1999 win over then number five ranked [[Julio César Chávez]]. It was "Upset of the Year" He later lost to him in a 2003 [[Tijuana]] re-match.<ref name="CBZ">{{cite news|title= |url=http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/chavrec.htm}}</ref>

In the year 2000, he took IBO World Champion Belt which was one of the final highlights of his [[boxing]] career, and also fought [[Shane Mosley]] with a loss in the third round. His boxing career ended in 2003 with a 26-11-4 professional record.

2001 IBO World Champion [[London]] 
 

'''Post Retirement Endeavors'''

Today Wise trains and promotes other fighters at his training facility, allowing troubled youth and aspiring boxers to attend his residential training camp to teach them the lessons of boxing and discipline for life in and outside the ring.<ref name="ESN">{{cite news|title=Former champ Wise trains young boxers|url=http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20101016/ESN03/10160324|accessdate=22 October 2010|newspaper=Eastern Shore News|date=16 October 2010}}</ref> He also works closely with young people in the local community near his home, using his own resources to take them to boxing competitions around the country. He currently resides on the [[Eastern Shore of Virginia]] where he enjoys his favorite pastime of fishing for crabs off of the pier of his beachfront backyard and cooking them for sport.<ref name="ESN3">{{cite news|title=Shores Wise Leads Boxers into New York Ring|url=http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011107230319|accessdate=23 July 2011|newspaper=Eastern Shore News|date=23 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="ESN2">{{cite news|title=Shore's Wise Passes the Boxing Torch |url=http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20110312/ESN03/103120314/Shore-s-Wise-passes-the-boxing-torch?odyssey=mod|accessdate= 12 March 2011|newspaper=Eastern Shore News|date=12 March 2011}}</ref>

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{{s-vac| last=Peter Malinga}}
{{s-ttl |title= [[List_of_IBO_world_champions#Welterweight|World Welterweight Champion]] ''[[International Boxing Organization|IBO recognition]]'' | years=December 2, 2000 - June 11, 2001 }}
{{s-aft | after=[[Jawaid Khaliq]]}}

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{{s-before | before= [[Ivan Robinson]] W10 [[Arturo Gatti]] I}}
{{s-ttl | title= [[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine upsets of the year|Upset of the Year]] W10 [[Julio César Chávez]] | years= 1999}}
{{s-after | after=[[José Luis Castillo]] W12 [[Stevie Johnston]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* http://www.iboboxing.com
* http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Willy_Wise

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[[Category:American boxers]]
[[Category:Boxers from Virginia]]
[[Category:People from Accomack County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Welterweight boxers]]

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