Johnny Wilson
American boxer (1893-1985)
ジョニー・ウィルソン
- Born
- 23 March 1893
- Died
- 8 December 1985, Boston
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- middleweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Johnny Wilson was born Giovanni Francesco Panica on March 23, 1893 in Harlem, New York City. He was a professional boxer who fought from 1911 until 1926. The highlight of Wilson's career came when he captured the world middleweight championship by defeating Mike O'Dowd by decision over 12 rounds on May 6, 1920. Wilson held the crown until he was outpointed over 15 rounds by the all-time great Harry Greb.
After retiring from the ring, Wilson was involved in the ownership/management of several successful nightclubs in New York and Boston. Wilson died on December 8, 1985.
Awards and honours
- WBA World Middleweight Champion
- World champion
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.