Kid Williams

John Gutenko (December 5, 1893 – October 18, 1963) better known as Kid Williams, was a Danish boxer who held the Bantamweight World Championship during his career.[1] Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Williams as the #2 ranked bantamweight of all time while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #3. Williams was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1970 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996.[2]

Kid Williams
Statistics
Real nameJohn Gutenko
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Nationality Danish
Born(1893-12-05)December 5, 1893
Copenhagen, Denmark
DiedOctober 18, 1963(1963-10-18) (aged 69)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights210
Wins156
Wins by KO57
Losses26
Draws16
No contests8
Williams in fighting pose

Biography

Williams was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He traveled with his parents to the United States in 1904 where they ended up in Baltimore, Maryland. He made his professional debut in 1910 and went unbeaten until running into knockout artist George Chaney who knocked him out.

Williams got a title shot in 1914 against Johnny Coulon whom he knocked out in three rounds. He fought against many champions but defended just twice, fighting boxers like Pete Herman, Johnny Kilbane and Memphis Pal Moore. Upon losing the title in 1917 to Herman, he fought pugilists like Joe Dundee, Joe Lynch, Francisco Guilledo also known as Pancho Villa, and Frankie Genaro before retiring in 1929.

Kid Williams died in Baltimore, Maryland in 1963.

Notable bouts
Result Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes[3]
Loss Frankie Genaro PTS 12 1925-06-26 Carlin's Park, Baltimore, Maryland
Loss Pancho Villa NWS 8 1923-07-31 Shetzline Ballpark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newspaper Decision
Win Joe Dundee DQ 10 (12) 1922-09-04 4th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland
Win Abe Goldstein NWS 8 1921-02-21 Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newspaper Decision
Win Charles Ledoux PTS 12 1920-12-16 Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland
Loss Joe Lynch TKO 4 (6) 1918-01-29 Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss Kid Herman NWS 6 1917-06-13 Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newspaper Decision
Draw Joe Lynch NWS 10 1917-03-13 Pioneer Sporting Club, New York, New York Newspaper Decision
Loss Kid Herman PTS 20 1917-01-09 Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana Lost World Bantamweight Title.
Draw Kid Herman PTS 20 1916-02-07 Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana Retained World Bantamweight Title.
Draw Frankie Burns PTS 20 1915-12-06 Tulane Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana Retained World Bantamweight Title.
Loss Memphis Pal Moore NWS 8 1915-10-28 Memphis, Tennessee Newspaper Decision
Loss Johnny Kilbane NWS 6 1915-03-17 Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newspaper Decision
Win Kid Herman NWS 10 1914-06-30 Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Newspaper Decision
Win Johnny Coulon KO 3 (20) 1914-06-09 Vernon Arena, Vernon, California Won World Bantamweight Title.
Win Charles Ledoux TKO 16 (20) 1913-07-15 Vernon Arena, Vernon, California
Win Charles Ledoux NWS 6 1912-12-11 Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newspaper Decision
Win Johnny Coulon NWS 10 1912-10-18 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Newspaper Decision
Loss George KO Chaney PTS 20 1911-07-10 Ford Opera House, Baltimore, Maryland
Loss George KO Chaney KO 6 (15) 1911-01-02 Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

See also

References
  1. "The Lineal Bantamweight Champions". Cyber Boxing Zone.
  2. Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Kid Williams CyberBoxingZone.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30
  3. Kid William's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
Achievements
Preceded by
Johnny Coulon		 World Bantamweight Champion
June 9, 1914 – January 9, 1917		 Succeeded by
Kid Herman
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