Willie Joyce (September 2, 1917 – December 5, 1996) was an American boxer from Chicago. He was the 1936 National AAU Bantamweight champion, and the 1937 (126 lb) Chicago & Intercity Golden Gloves Champion.

Joyce was 24-1-4 in 1937 to 1939 only losing to Frankie Covelli. He fought Lew Jenkins at the White City Arena in Chicago three times in 1939, battling to a draw in their first bout and winning the next two by split decision.

He fought Henry Armstrong four times in 1943 and 1944. In the first match he beat Armstrong at the Olympic Auditoriumin Los Angeles. The second fight he lost to Armstrong at the Gilmore Stadium, also in Los Angeles. The third fight he beat Armstrong at Chicago Stadium. In their final meeting Armstrong was the victor beating Joyce at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

Joyce also fought Willie Pep. Pep beat Joyce at Comiskey Park in Chicago in 1944. In 1944 and 1945, Joyce went 3–1 against Ike Williams and in 1945, split two bouts with Chalky Wright.

Joyce would go on to face Tippy Larkin in three fights, losing all three by decision. In their second fight, Larkin beat Joyce for the vacant World Jr. Welterweight Title at the Boston Garden. In their third fight, Joyce lost to Larkin for the World Jr. Welterweight Title at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Joyce also fought Johnny Bratton at the Chicago Stadium in 1946, losing in both fights.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes103Loss Johnny CesarioSD10Mar 24, 1947 102Draw71–20–10 Ernie PetronePTS10Jan 13, 1947 101Loss71–20–9 Johnny BrattonUD10Dec 20, 1946 100Win71–19–9 Nick CastiglioneUD10Nov 15, 1946 99Loss70–19–9 Johnny BrattonSD10Oct 31, 1946 98Loss70–18–9 Tippy LarkinUD12Sep 13, 1946 97Win70–17–9 Danny KapilowUD10Aug 2, 1946 96Win69–17–9 Maxie StarrUD10Jul 24, 1946 95Loss68–17–9 Tippy LarkinUD12Apr 29, 1946 9468–16–9 Jimmy HatcherNC6 (10)Apr 16, 1946 93Win68–16–9 Ruby GarciaKO2 (10)Apr 9, 1946 92Win67–16–9 Bobby ZolloUD10Mar 25, 1946 91Draw66–16–9 Danny KapilowPTS10Mar 15, 1946 90Win66–16–8 Jackie WilsonTKO5 (10)Mar 11, 1946 89Win65–16–8 Allie StolzSD10Feb 15, 1946 88Loss64–16–8 Beau JackUD10Dec 14, 1945 87Win64–15–8 Joey BarnumUD10Nov 23, 1945 86Loss63–15–8 Allie StolzUD10Nov 12, 1945 85Draw63–14–8 Joey BarnumPTS10Oct 19, 1945 84Win63–14–7 Danny BartfieldRTD6 (10)Sep 14, 1945 83Win62–14–7 Morris ReifUD10Aug 20, 1945 82Loss61–14–7 Tippy LarkinUD10Aug 3, 1945 81Win61–13–7 Bobby RuffinSD12Jul 13, 1945 80Win60–13–7 Dave FreemanUD10Jun 20, 1945 79Win59–13–7 Ike WilliamsSD10Jun 8, 1945 78Win58–13–7 Genaro RojoUD10May 1, 1945 77Loss57–13–7 Chalky WrightUD10Apr 17, 1945 76Win57–12–7 Ike WilliamsUD12Mar 2, 1945 75Win56–12–7 Chalky WrightUD10Feb 5, 1945 74Loss55–12–7 Ike WilliamsUD12Jan 8, 1945 73Win55–11–7 Ike WilliamsSD10Nov 13, 1944 72Win54–11–7 Chester SliderPTS10Sep 27, 1944 71Win53–11–7 Chester SliderPTS10Sep 6, 1944 70Loss52–11–7 Henry ArmstrongPTS10Aug 21, 1944 69Loss52–10–7 Willie PepUD10Jul 7, 1944 68Win52–9–7 Henry ArmstrongUD10Jun 2, 1944 67Win51–9–7 Pete LelloRTD7 (10)May 22, 1944 66Win50–9–7 Ray LunnyKO8 (12)May 2, 1944 65Loss49–9–7 John ThomasUD10Mar 21, 1944 64Loss49–8–7 Leo RodakUD10Mar 3, 1944 63Win49–7–7 Jerry MoorePTS10Feb 11, 1944 62Win48–7–7 Vic GrupicoTKO5 (10)Jan 17, 1944 61Loss47–7–7 Henry ArmstrongUD10Jul 24, 1943 60Win47–6–7 Henry ArmstrongMD10Mar 2, 1943 59Win46–6–7 John ThomasMD12Feb 9, 1943 58Loss45–6–7 Slugger WhiteUD15Jan 4, 1943 57Win45–5–7 Leo RodakTKO4 (10)Dec 14, 1942 56Win44–5–7 Carmen NotchMD10Oct 26, 1942 55Win43–5–7 Slugger WhitePTS12Sep 25, 1942 54Win42–5–7 Joey PeraltaPTS10Aug 27, 1942 53Win41–5–7 Harvey DubsUD12Jul 27, 1942 52Win40–5–7 Harvey DubsUD10Jul 6, 1942 51Win39–5–7 Carmelo FenoyPTS10Jun 12, 1942 50Win38–5–7 Matt DoughertyPTS8Jun 8, 1942 49Win37–5–7 Mike EvansPTS10May 18, 1942 48Win36–5–7 Tony FerraraPTS10Apr 27, 1942 47Win35–5–7 Sammy SecreetPTS10Apr 13, 1942 46Win34–5–7 Jimmy MaddoxTKO1 (8)Mar 23, 1942 45Loss33–5–7 Tony MotisiUD10Feb 9, 1942 44Win33–4–7 Billy DavisPTS10Jan 19, 1942 43Loss32–4–7 Sammy SecreetSD10Dec 15, 1941 42Draw32–3–7 Aldo SpoldiPTS10Nov 24, 1941 41Win32–3–6 Ted ChristieKO2 (10)Nov 10, 1941 40Win31–3–6 Quentin BreesePTS10Sep 24, 1941 39Win30–3–6 Leonard BennettPTS10Aug 13, 1941 38Win29–3–6 Harvey DubsPTS10Jul 14, 1941 37Win28–3–6 Nick CastiglionePTS8Jun 16, 1941 36Loss27–3–6 Joe GhnoulyMD10Dec 9, 1940 35Draw27–2–6 Jorge MoreliaPTS8Jul 19, 1940 34Win27–2–5 Jorge MoreliaKO1 (8)Jul 12, 1940 33Win26–2–5 Joey SilvaTKO8 (10)Jun 5, 1940 32Loss25–2–5 Jorge MoreliaMD10May 17, 1940 31Win25–1–5 Nick CastiglionePTS8Apr 5, 1940 30Draw24–1–5 Young Kid McCoySD8Jan 22, 1940 29Win24–1–4 Félix GarciaPTS8Dec 23, 1939 28Draw23–1–4 Willie CheatumPTS8Dec 2, 1939 27Win23–1–3 Herbie GilmoreKO2 (8)Nov 18, 1939 26Win22–1–3 Frankie TerranovaPTS8Sep 28, 1939 25Win21–1–3 Joe De JesusPTS8Sep 14, 1939 24Win20–1–3 Maxie FisherKO2 (10)Aug 2, 1939 23Win19–1–3 Earl GibbsPTS8Jul 17, 1939 22Win18–1–3 Lew JenkinsSD8Feb 24, 1939 21Win17–1–3 Lew JenkinsSD8Feb 17, 1939 20Draw16–1–3 Lew JenkinsSD10Jan 20, 1939 19Win16–1–2 Bobby McIntirePTS10Jan 6, 1939 18Draw15–1–2 Bobby McIntirePTS10Dec 21, 1938 17Win15–1–1 Sammy ScullyPTS8Nov 28, 1938 16Win14–1–1 Armando SiciliaPTS10Nov 23, 1938 15Loss13–1–1 Frankie CovelliSD10Oct 28, 1938 14Win13–0–1 Frankie CovelliUD10Sep 23, 1938 13Win12–0–1 Billy MillerTKO5 (8)Jul 25, 1938 12Win11–0–1 George van der HeydenPTS8Jun 20, 1938 11Win10–0–1 George van der HeydenPTS5May 31, 1938 10Win9–0–1 Frankie AgnesPTS5May 2, 1938 9Win8–0–1 Frankie AgnesPTS5Apr 4, 1938 8Win7–0–1 Billy SparksTKO4 (5)Mar 14, 1938 7Win6–0–1 Gene SpencerTKO3 (5)Feb 11, 1938 6Win5–0–1 Sammy ScullyPTS5Jan 31, 1938 5Win4–0–1 Gene SpencerPTS4Jan 3, 1938 4Win3–0–1 Sammy ScullyPTS5Dec 20, 1937 3Draw2–0–1 Sammy ScullyPTS4Dec 13, 1937 2Win2–0 Ray HarrisPTS4Nov 22, 1937 1Win1–0 Battling RaymondPTS4Nov 10, 1937

References

External links

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