Record details

James BROAD

"Broad Axe"

Heavyweight

Male

(Willie James Broad)
USA, Greensboro, North Carolina
Born: January 27, 1958, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Died: November 20, 2001, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Height: 6ft 4in, mt 1,92

Broad took up boxing when he joined the army in 1976

as an amateur:

in the 1980 won Olympic Trials
U.S. Olympic Boxing Team did not compete
due to President Jimmy Carter's order to boycott the Olympics

Amateur Results


1980
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, US All-Army Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Mar. 27	Woody Clark (USA)	Fort Bragg, North Carolina	WPTS 3
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, US Interservice Championships winner, +81 kg
+ Apr. 10	Stan Butler	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina	WPTS 3
Atlanta, Georgia, US Olympic Trials winner, +81 kg
+ June 16	Freddie Guzman (USA)	Atlanta, Georgia	WKO 1
+ June 18	Marvis Frazier (USA)	Atlanta, Georgia	WKO 1
+ June 21	Chris McDonald (USA)	Atlanta, Georgia	WPTS 3
Berlin, West Germany, Dual Match West Germany vs USA, +81 kg
+ July 2	Peter Hussing (GER)	Berlin, West Germany	WRSC 2
+ July 5	George Helm	Berlin, West Germany	WKO 1
Nairobi, Kenya, Golden Cup of Kenya winner, +81 kg
+ Sept. 13	Abdalla Kent	Nairobi, Kenya	WPTS 3

1981
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Rapid City, South Dakota, Dual Match USA vs Hungary, +91 kg
+ Feb. 28	Jozsef Reder (HUN)	Rapid City, South Dakota	WPTS 3

Professional record


1981
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Aug. 11	Albert Collins	Atlantic City, United States	KO 1
+ Sept. 16	Greg Stephany	New York, United States	KO 3
+ Nov. 5	James Smith	Atlantic City, United States	TKO 4
+ Dec. 17	Robert Evans	Atlantic City, United States	TKO 6

1982
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 11	Lou Benson Jr	Atlantic City, United States	W 8
+ Apr. 2	Harold Rice	Atlantic City, United States	W 8
+ July 18	Lonnie Chapman	Atlantic City, United States	KO 2
+ Aug. 4	Art Robinson	Atlantic City, United States	WDQ 4
+ Sept. 16	Randy Mack	Atlantic City, United States	TKO 8
+ Oct. 17	Donnie Long	Atlantic City, United States	W 10

1983
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 6	Walter Santemore	Atlantic City, United States	W 12
+ Mar. 10	Tony Pulu	Las Vegas, United States	KO 3
- Apr. 10	Marvis Frazier	Atlantic City, United States	L 10
+ Aug. 18	Leroy Diggs	Atlantic City, United States	TKO 8
+ Nov. 17	Larry Alexander	Atlantic City, United States	W 12

1984
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 3	Tommy Franco Thomas	Atlantic City, United States	TKO 3
+ Aug. 23	Eddie Gregg	New York, United States	TKO 8
vacant NABF Heavyweight Title
+ Dec. 14	Sterling Benjamin	New York, United States	TKO 2

1985
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Apr. 29	Tim Witherspoon	Buffalo, United States	KO by 2
NABF Heavyweight Title

1986
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 25	Rodney Frazier	Atlantic City, United States	TKO 1
+ May 3	Bobby Crabtree	Glens Falls, United States	KO 5
+ June 28	Wesley Smith	Troy, United States	KO 2
- Sept. 26	Tony Tucker	Atlantic City, United States	L 12
vacant USBA Heavyweight Title

1987
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Apr. 11	Francesco Damiani	Bologna, Italy	L 10
- May 30	Greg Page	Las Vegas, United States	L 10
+ Aug. 1	Patrick Lumumba	Las Vegas, United States	W 10

1988
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 27	Johnny DuPlooy	Johannesburg, South Africa	KO by 4
- Dec. 6	Donovan Ruddock	Halifax, Canada	TKO by 1


1989-1990 Inactive

1991
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Oct. 5	Maurice Smith	Vancouver, Canada	TKO 4

1992
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Oct. 6	Billy Wright	Miami Beach, United States	L 6

1993
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 14	Daniel Dancuta	Las Vegas, United States	L 4
+ June 26	Philipp Brown	Saint George, United States	W 8
- Aug. 20	Calvin Jones	Melrose Park, United States	L 10

Summary