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. Although he was never given the opportunity to fight for a world title, despite at one point being the number one contender in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, Bivins fought and defeated many of the great fighters of his era and won the "Duration" Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight titles.[1] In recognition of his achievements in the ring - among other things, he defeated eight of the eleven world champions he faced - Bivins was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1999. He was also the one-time husband of Dollree Mapp, the subject of prominent Supreme Court case regarding the rights of search and seizures.
^Segall, Grant (July 4, 2012). "Jimmy Bivins, a top Cleveland boxer, has died". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
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light heavyweights, as well as heavyweight contenders Archie Moore, JimmyBivins, Lloyd Marshall and Elmer Ray. Shortly after his knock-out of Moore in...
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projects away from the group. At the suggestion of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Bell, Bivins and DeVoe formed a trio, Bell Biv DeVoe. Their 1990 debut...
birth to her daughter Barbara Bivins with the father, JimmyBivins, a boxer whom she soon married. However, Mapp "accused Bivins of beating her, and they were...
Murray; then, on August 2, he lost by decision to future Hall of Famer JimmyBivins. Sheppard won five of his next seven fights, until on July 27, 1942,...
fought JimmyBivins. Joe Louis, who had headed to the United States Army to help boost soldier morale during World War II, had symbolically handed Bivins a...
returned the favor and won a 10-round decision, handing Bivins the first defeat of his career. The Bivins victory and successful results he had against other...
his career he defeated such legendary figures as Jersey Joe Walcott, JimmyBivins, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Floyd Patterson. After his retirement Maxim...
a much-publicized fight with his father-in-law, Major League ballplayer Jimmy "Greenfield" Smith. By the time Conn was ready for the rematch, the Japanese...
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fought for the "Duration" Light Heavyweight Title against JimmyBivins. During the bout, Bivins was knocked down in the 7th for a 2-count, and then Marshall...
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of fame fighters, champions, and top contenders such as Archie Moore, JimmyBivins, Bert Lytell, and Arturo Godoy. In 1989, Archie went on record saying...
Butler Street Sports Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. 37 Loss 31–5–1 JimmyBivins UD 10 Sep 3, 1940 Hickey Park, Millvale, Pennsylvania, U.S. 36 Win 31–4–1...
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N.B.A rankings, behind champion Joe Louis, and boxers Billy Conn and JimmyBivins. Baksi went on to beat Savold again on August 7, 1944. In his next fight...
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22, 1943 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US 117 Loss 75–29–1 (12) JimmyBivins UD 10 Nov 27, 1942 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US...
light-heavyweight title. After losing a bout to light-heavyweight contender JimmyBivins in January 1942 Soose joined the United States Navy and retired from...
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produced by Michael Bivins called "East Coast Family, Vol. 1". Shortly after the release of this compilation, Boyz II Men and Michael Bivins parted ways professionally...
notable bouts against all-time greats Archie Moore, Kid Gavilan and JimmyBivins. Like many African American boxers of his era, including Burley and Lytell...
Yarosz defended the Pennsylvania version of the middleweight title against Jimmy Smith on February 12, 1934, winning in a fifteen-round unanimous decision...
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