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James BROAD
Male
"Broad Axe"
(Willie James Broad)
Heavyweight, USA, Greensboro, North Carolina
Born: January 27, 1958, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Died: November 20, 2001, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Height: 6ft 4in, mt 1,92
Broad took up boxing when he joined the army in 1976
as an amateur:
in the 1980 won Olympic Trials
U.S. Olympic Boxing Team did not compete
due to President Jimmy Carter's order to boycott the Olympics
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Amateur results| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1980 | |
| Fort Bragg, North Carolina, US All-Army Championships winner, +81 kg | + Mar. 27 | Woody Clark | Fort Bragg, North Carolina | WPTS 3 | |
| Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, US Interservice Championships winner, +81 kg | + Apr. 10 | Stan Butler | Camp Lejeune, North Carolina | WPTS 3 | |
| Atlanta, Georgia, US Olympic Trials winner, +81 kg | + June 16 | Freddie Guzman | Atlanta, Georgia | WKO 1 | | + June 18 | Marvis Frazier | Atlanta, Georgia | WKO 1 | | + June 21 | Chris McDonald | Atlanta, Georgia | WPTS 3 | |
| Berlin, West Germany, Dual Match West Germany vs USA, +81 kg | + July 2 | Peter Hussing | Berlin, West Germany | WRSC 2 | | + July 5 | George Helm | Berlin, West Germany | WKO 1 | |
| Nairobi, Kenya, Golden Cup of Kenya winner, +81 kg | + Sept. 13 | Abdalla Kent | Nairobi, Kenya | WPTS 3 | | 1981 | |
| Rapid City, South Dakota, Dual Match USA vs Hungary, +91 kg | + Feb. 28 | Jozsef Reder | Rapid City, South Dakota | WPTS 3 |
Professional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1981 | | + Aug. 11 | Albert Collins | Atlantic City, United States | KO 1 | | + Sept. 16 | Greg Stephany | New York, United States | KO 3 | | + Nov. 5 | James Smith | Atlantic City, United States | TKO 4 | | + Dec. 17 | Robert Evans | Atlantic City, United States | TKO 6 | | 1982 | | + Feb. 11 | Lou Benson Jr | Atlantic City, United States | W 8 | | + Apr. 2 | Harold Rice | Atlantic City, United States | W 8 | | + July 18 | Lonnie Chapman | Atlantic City, United States | KO 2 | | + Aug. 4 | Art Robinson | Atlantic City, United States | WDQ 4 | | + Sept. 16 | Randy Mack | Atlantic City, United States | TKO 8 | | + Oct. 17 | Donnie Long | Atlantic City, United States | W 10 | | 1983 | | + Jan. 6 | Walter Santemore | Atlantic City, United States | W 12 | | + Mar. 10 | Tony Pulu | Las Vegas, United States | KO 3 | | - Apr. 10 | Marvis Frazier | Atlantic City, United States | L 10 | | + Aug. 18 | Leroy Diggs | Atlantic City, United States | TKO 8 | | + Nov. 17 | Larry Alexander | Atlantic City, United States | W 12 | | 1984 | | + May 3 | Tommy Franco Thomas | Atlantic City, United States | TKO 3 | | + Aug. 23 | Eddie Gregg | New York, United States | TKO 8 | | vacant NABF Heavyweight Title | | + Dec. 14 | Sterling Benjamin | New York, United States | TKO 2 | | 1985 | | - Apr. 29 | Tim Witherspoon | Buffalo, United States | KO by 2 | | NABF Heavyweight Title | | 1986 | | + Jan. 25 | Rodney Frazier | Atlantic City, United States | TKO 1 | | + May 3 | Bobby Crabtree | Glens Falls, United States | KO 5 | | + June 28 | Wesley Smith | Troy, United States | KO 2 | | - Sept. 26 | Tony Tucker | Atlantic City, United States | L 12 | | vacant USBA Heavyweight Title | | 1987 | | - Apr. 11 | Francesco Damiani | Bologna, Italy | L 10 | | - May 30 | Greg Page | Las Vegas, United States | L 10 | | + Aug. 1 | Patrick Lumumba | Las Vegas, United States | W 10 | | 1988 | | - Feb. 27 | Johnny DuPlooy | Johannesburg, South Africa | KO by 4 | | - Dec. 6 | Donovan Ruddock | Halifax, Canada | TKO by 1 | 1989-1990
Inactive | | 1991 | | + Oct. 5 | Maurice Smith | Vancouver, Canada | TKO 4 | | 1992 | | - Oct. 6 | Billy Wright | Miami Beach, United States | L 6 | | 1993 | | - Feb. 14 | Daniel Dancuta | Las Vegas, United States | L 4 | | + June 26 | Philipp Brown | Saint George, United States | W 8 | | - Aug. 20 | Calvin Jones | Melrose Park, United States | L 10 |
Summary
Total bouts: 33, Won: 23 (15 inside the limit), Lost: 10 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0
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