SPORT & NOTE
Willie MONROE

Male

"The Worm"
Middleweight, USA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Born: June 5, 1946, in Alabama, USA
(some sources report: June 5, 1948)
Died: June 22, 2019, Sicklerville, Camden, New Jersey, USA
(died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease)
Height: 6ft, mt 1,83

Born in Alabama, Monroe spent his early years in Crestview, Florida.
He set out for Rochester, New York, in 1963.
At age of 19 made his way to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
where he was introduced to top trainer Yank Durham.
A stablemate of Joe Frazier, Monroe was trained by Eddie Futch
and then by George Benton following Durham's death in 1973.

amateur record was 43-0-0, 37 knockouts



No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1969
+ Nov. 11Vince NeratkaPhiladelphia, United States KO 1
+ Dec. 9Joe WilliamsPhiladelphia, United States KO 4
1970
+ Feb. 25Freddie ThomasPhiladelphia, United States KO 1
+ Mar. 25 Luis RiveraPhiladelphia, United States KO 1
+ Apr. 22Ted HamiltonPhiladelphia, United States KO 1
+ May 18Alberto MillanPhiladelphia, United States KO 3
+ June 16Ruben FigueroaPhiladelphia, United States KO 2
+ July 7Harold GlaspyNew Orleans, United States KO 2
+ July 13Santiago RosaTampa, United States KO 2
+ July 20Oscar CoorPhiladelphia, United States KO 2
+ Sept. 19Adam MooreNew Orleans, United States KO 3
+ Oct. 6Nojeen AdigunPhiladelphia, United States KO 4
+ Nov. 17Luis VinalesPhiladelphia, United States TKO 6
1971
+ Jan. 18Alvin PhillipsPhiladelphia, United States W 10
+ Apr. 12Adam MooreTampa, United States KO 2
+ May 27Abraham CabreraPhiladelphia, United States KO 3
+ July 14Elgie WaltersHouston, United States TKO 4
+ Oct. 19Willie WarrenHouston, United States W 10
1972
+ Jan. 18Alvin PhillipsPhiladelphia, United States W 10
+ Mar. 21Luis GalvanHouston, United States W 10
- Mar. 27Nessim Max CohenParis, France L 10
- Sept. 6Alvin PhillipsNew Orleans, United States L 10
+ Oct. 24Leroy RobertsPhiladelphia, United States KO 1
+ Dec. 5George DavisPhiladelphia, United States KO 6
1973
+ Jan. 22Roy LeeKingston, Jamaica KO 1
+ Mar. 5Don CobbsPhiladelphia, United States W 10
+ May 10Roy McMillanPhiladelphia, United States TKO 3
+ Aug. 14Jose Monon GonzalezPhiladelphia, United States W 10
= Nov. 5Fabio BettiniParis, France Draw 10
1974
+ Feb. 18Eugene HartPhiladelphia, United States W 10
+ Apr. 8Stanley HaywardPhiladelphia, United States TKO 7
+ Aug. 19Billy DouglasPhiladelphia, United States W 10
- Nov. 12Bobby WattsPhiladelphia, United States L 10
1975
+ Apr. 28Rennie PinderPhiladelphia, United States KO 4
+ June 2Carlos MarksPhiladelphia, United States W 10
1976
+ Jan. 28Carlos MarksPhiladelphia, United States W 10
+ Mar. 9Marvin HaglerPhiladelphia, United States W 10
+ May 19Felton MarshallPhiladelphia, United States TKO 7
- Aug. 16David LovePhiladelphia, United States TKO by 4
+ Dec. 3Angel Robinson GarciaRochester, United States TKO 7
1977
+ Jan. 21Lenny HardenRochester, United States KO 3
- Feb. 15Marvin HaglerBoston, United States TKO by 12
+ June 15Larry DavisPhiladelphia, United States W 10
- Aug. 23Marvin HaglerPhiladelphia, United States TKO by 2
1978
+ Apr. 22Frank LucasSan Remo, Italy TKO 8
1979
- Mar. 3Richard OfosuAccra, Ghana L 10
+ May 31Keith BroomPhiladelphia, United States W 10
- July 16Curtis ParkerPhiladelphia, United States L 10
- Nov. 15Dwight DavisonDetroit, United States L 10
1980
+ July 28Jimmy McClainPhiladelphia, United States W 10
1981
- Oct. 24Willie EdwardsDetroit, United States KO by 4

 

Summary

Total bouts: 51, Won: 40 (26 inside the limit), Lost: 10 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0