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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.
Jul 6, 2012 · Jimmy Bivins, a heavyweight boxer who in the 1940s and ’50s beat eight future world champions but, to his lasting regret, never got a shot at the title himself, died on Wednesday in a Cleveland...
Bivins was down for an 8-count in round three. The official scoring was 6-4 for Bivins 9-1 for Walcott, and 5-4-1 for Bivins but the official with that scorecard gave the decision to Walcott because of the knockdown. The Cleveland Plain Dealer scored 8-1-1 in favor of Walcott.
May 25, 2024 · JIMMY BIVINS. Born: 6 December 1919 in Dry Branch, Georgia, USA. Died: 4 July 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Record: 112 fights, 86 wins (31 by KO/TKO), 25 Losses, 1 Draw. Nickname: The Cleveland...
Jul 4, 2012 · Jimmy Bivins, Cleveland's iron-tough boxer who whipped eight world champions in his youth and, decades later, survived after nearly starving in his family's filthy attic, died this...
May 22, 2014 · World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee. Name: Jimmy Bivins. Alias: Cleveland Spider-Man. Birth Name: James Louis Bivins. Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Birthplace: Dry Branch, Georgia, USA. Died: 2012-07-04 (Age:92) Stance: Orthodox. Height: 175cm.
Jimmy Bivins, a light heavyweight and heavyweight contender whose career spanned from 1940 to 1955, fought and often beat the best of his era. Bivins, from Cleveland, Ohio, was a smooth stylist whose ability to outskill opponents was the key to his success.
Jul 8, 2012 · Jimmy Bivins, a hard-luck heavyweight who was a top boxing contender of the 1940s and 1950s and whose later years were shadowed by neglect, died July 4 at a nursing home in Cleveland. He...
CLEVELAND -- Jimmy Bivins, a heavyweight boxer in the 1940s and 1950s who defeated some of the greatest fighters of his time, has died. He was 92. Bivins died of complications from pneumonia early Wednesday at an East Cleveland nursing home, according to his family.
Jul 6, 2012 · Jimmy Bivins, a heavyweight boxer in the 1940s and 1950s who defeated some of the greatest fighters of his time, has died. He was 92. Bivins died of complications from pneumonia early Wednesday...
