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Oct 04, 1932 Munich, Bavaria, Germany Died on 20 Oct 2010 (aged 78)
German boxer
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About Willi Besmanoff
- William David Besmanoff (October 4, 1932 – October 20, 2010) was a German boxer who was a heavyweight contender in the 1950s.
- He was born in Munich, Germany).
- His father was Jewish American.
- When Willi was 11, he was imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp for a short time.
- In the 1950s he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and became an American citizen.Making his professional debut in 1952, Besmanoff mainly fought in Germany for the first half of his career, before subsequently relocating to the United States.
- Besmanoff fought many top contenders of the era, including Sonny Liston, Archie Moore, George Chuvalo, Zora Folley, Eddie Machen, Roy Harris, Willie Pastrano and Bob Foster.
- He was also an early opponent of Cassius Clay.
- He retired in 1967, with a final record of 51–34–8.
