Ike Williams
American boxer
アイク・ウィリアムス · 아이크 윌리엄스
- Born
- 2 August 1923, Brunswick
- Died
- 5 September 1994, Los Angeles
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- lightweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 126 wins, 24 losses, 5 draws
Isiah "Ike" Williams (August 2, 1923 – September 5, 1994) was an American professional boxer known as the Trenton Tornado. He was a lightweight world boxing champion. He took the World Lightweight Championship in April 1945 and made eight successful defenses of the title against six different fighters prior to losing the championship to Jimmy Carter in 1951. Williams was known for his great right hand, and was named to The Ring magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time as well as The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year for 1948. Williams was also the Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year for 1948, was inducted into The Ring Boxing Hall of Fame (disbanded in 1987), and was an inaugural 1990 inductee to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Awards and honours
- Sugar Ray Robinson Award 1948
- The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year 1948
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990
- The Ring World Lightweight Champion
- WBA World Lightweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q327003 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.