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Harry Wills (May 15, 1889 – December 21, 1958) was an American heavyweight boxer who held the World Colored Heavyweight Championship three times. Many boxing historians consider Wills the most egregious victim of the "color line" drawn by white heavyweight champions. Wills fought for over 20 years (1911–1932), and was ranked as the number-one challenger for the world heavyweight championship, but was denied the opportunity to fight for the title. Of all the black contenders between the heavyweight championship reigns of Jack Johnson and , Wills came closest to securing a title shot. ranks him among 10 best heavyweights in the world from 1913 to 1924, and as No.1 heavyweight from 1915 to 1917 and many regard him as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time.

His managers included Jim Buckley and Paddy Mullins.

Boxing career
Wills fought many of the top heavyweights of his era. He defeated , who had decisioned , and Charley Weinart. He also fought in a match that ended in a . Wills faced future heavyweight champion in 1926, and was being decisively beaten when he was disqualified. The next year, Wills was knocked out by heavyweight contender in a bout that signalled the end of his reign as a serious title contender. His final record was 75 wins (with 47 knockouts), 9 losses and 2 draws. In 2003, he was named to the 's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.

The top black fighters of Wills's era were forced to repeatedly fight each other, as many white fighters also drew the "color line". As a result, Wills fought the redoubtable 22 times. His record against Langford was 6 wins, 2 losses and 14 no decisions. The two losses were by knockout. He beat Langford three times for the colored heavyweight title, with Langford winning it back twice. (He was forced to vacate his third title when he fought in 1926 and lost the bout due to a disqualification.) Wills also defeated colored heavyweight champ three times and fought two no-decision bouts with .

In May 1922, the New York Daily News polled its readers, asking them to choose Dempsey' Https://www.newspapers.com/image/410294899 New York Daily News, May 19, 1922

Aborted 1926 Dempsey–Wills heavyweight title match
Midwestern boxing promoter Floyd Fitzsimmons rendered a check to Wills for his fee, but failed to produce even a downpayment for Dempsey's much larger fee for a bout between the two fighters, who had, in July 1925, signed an agreement for a 1926 title match, which never materialized as a result. Disagreement has existed among boxing historians as to whether Dempsey had avoided Wills—though Dempsey swore he was willing to fight him—as having said he would no longer fight Black boxers after winning the title. Wills twice attempted to sue Dempsey for breach of contract over the canceled bout, which had also been barred in New York State on orders from Governor Alfred E. Smith by Athletic Commissioner , Dawson, James P."Two Dempsey Bouts Signed By ", The New York Times, July 17, 1925. Retrieved July 28, 2018. Weingarten, C. "The Myth of Dempsey-Wills", by Carl Weingarten, in The Bittersweet Science: Fifteen Writers in the Gym, in the Corner, and at Ringside, Carlo Rotella and Michael Ezra, Editors, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA, 2017, pages 182 - 186. Retrieved July 28, 2018. Barnett, R.E., et al Contracts: Cases and Doctrine, by Randy E. Barnett and Nathan B. Oman. Aspen Casebook Series, Wolters, Kluwer, New York, 2017, pages 88-89. Retrieved July 28, 2018. an early champion of African-American equal rights due to his public threats to resign from the Athletic Commission if Wills was not given the fight against the champion Dempsey, as Farley deemed Wills the number one contender. A deadly race riot in the wake of Jack Johnson vs. James J. Jeffries also created reluctance to promote the match. BOXREC "Harry Wills", BOXREC.com, Retrieved July 28, 2018. The stand taken by Commissioner Farley would help enable Farley to add the African American vote to the New Deal coalition as Franklin D. Roosevelt 's campaign manager and subsequently Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from the Republican Party, which had traditionally up until the 1930s controlled the African American voting block as the party of Lincoln.
(2026). 9780786436545, McFarland. .

Retirement
Wills retired from boxing in 1932, and ran a successful real estate business in , New York. He was known for his yearly fast, in which, once a year, he would subsist on water for a month. Wills admitted that his biggest regret in life was never getting the opportunity to fight Dempsey for the title. Wills was confident that he would have won such a match.

Wills died at Jewish Memorial Hospital in New York City of complications from on December 21, 1958."Harry Wills Dies at 66", Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, pg. 29, 22 December 1968

Legacy and honors
In 2020 award-winning author Mark Allen Baker published the first comprehensive account of The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876–1937, with McFarland & Company, a leading independent publisher of academic & nonfiction books. This history traces the advent and demise of the Championship, the stories of the talented professional athletes who won it, and the demarcation of the color line both in and out of the ring.

For decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool to combat racial oppression.

Harry Wills was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.

Professional boxing record
All information in this section is derived from , unless otherwise stated.

Official record
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
111Win Big John GloverKO1 (10),Oct 19, 1932
110Win69–9–3Vinko JakasaKO1 (10),Aug 4, 1932
109Win68–9–3Jack RoseKO6 (10)Feb 11, 1931
108Win67–9–3Andres CastanoKO3 (10),Dec 11, 1929
107Loss66–9–3Andres CastanoDQ1 (12)Sep 14, 1929
106Loss66–8–3KO4 (15),Jul 13, 1927
105Loss66–7–3DQ13 (15),Oct 12, 1926
104Win66–6–3TKO1 (12),Oct 26, 1925
103Win65–6–3Charley WeinertKO2 (10)Jul 2, 1925
102Win64–6–3Luis Ángel FirpoNWS12Sep 11, 1924
101Win64–6–3Bartley MaddenPTS15Jun 9, 1924
100Win63–6–3Jack ThompsonTKO4 (12),Nov 5, 1923
99Win62–6–3Homer SmithKO2 (10),Oct 11, 1923
98Win61–6–3Clem JohnsonTKO12 (?),Sep 29, 1922
97Win60–6–3Tut JacksonKO3 (15),Aug 29, 1922
96Win59–6–3Buddy JacksonKO2 (12),Aug 21, 1922
95Win58–6–3Jeff ClarkKO3 (10)Jul 17, 1922
94Win57–6–3Jeff ClarkTKO2 (12)Jun 30, 1922
93Win56–6–3KO2 (15)Mar 2, 1922
92Win55–6–3PTS10Jan 17, 1922
91Draw54–6–3Bill TatePTS10Jan 6, 1922
90Loss54–6–2Bill TateDQ1 (10),Jan 2, 1922
89Win54–5–2Bill TatePTS12Dec 8, 1921
88NC53–5–2Jack ThompsonNC5 (12)Nov 30, 1921
87Win53–5–2Denver Ed MartinKO1 (10),Nov 18, 1921
86Win52–5–2Clem JohnsonTKO6 (12)Nov 10, 1921
85Win51–5–2KO1 (20),Oct 10, 1921
84Win50–5–2Bill TateTKO6 (15)Jul 2, 1921
83Win49–5–2Ray BennettKO1 (15),Jun 4, 1921
82Win48–5–2Battling Jim McCrearyKO7 (10)Jun 3, 1921
81Win47–5–2Andy JohnsonKO1 (?)May 27, 1921
80Win46–5–2Jack ThompsonNWS8Apr 8, 1921
79Win46–5–2Jeff ClarkTKO2 (12)Feb 11, 1921
78Win45–5–2Bill TateKO2 (15),Jan 17, 1921
77Win44–5–2Jeff ClarkTKO4 (10)Sep 15, 1920
76NC43–5–2NC6 (8)Sep 8, 1920
75Win43–5–2KO3 (12),Jul 26, 1920
74Win42–5–2Ray BennettTKO1 (4)Jun 1, 1920
73Win41–5–2PTS15Apr 23, 1920
72Win40–5–2Andy JohnsonKO1 (10)Mar 17, 1920
71Win39–5–2Jack ThompsonPTS15Jan 12, 1920
70 38–5–2Jack ThompsonNC3 (4)Jan 1, 1920
69Win38–5–2Ole AndersonTKO3 (4)Dec 4, 1919
68Win37–5–2Edward K.O. KruvoskyTKO1 (4)Nov 20, 1919
67Win36–5–2PTS15Nov 5, 1919
66Win35–5–2NWS8Oct 20, 1919
65Win35–5–2NWS10Sep 30, 1919
64Win35–5–2Jeff ClarkTKO4 (10)Aug 18, 1919
63Win34–5–2NWS8Jul 4, 1919
62Win34–5–2John Lester JohnsonNWS8Jun 10, 1919
61Draw34–5–2Jack ThompsonNWS8Nov 15, 1918
60Win34–5–2Jack ThompsonNWS6Sep 14, 1918
59Win34–5–2Jeff ClarkTKO5 (8)Aug 19, 1918
58Win33–5–2PTS20Jun 16, 1918
57Win32–5–2TKO8 (20)May 19, 1918
56Win31–5–2KO6 (20)Apr 14, 1918
55Win30–5–2KO5 (20)Feb 17, 1918
54Win29–5–2Jeff ClarkTKO5 (15)Dec 16, 1917
53Draw28–5–2NWS12Nov 12, 1917
52Win28–5–2NWS10Sep 20, 1917
51Win28–5–2Battling Jim JohnsonNWS10Jun 1, 1917
50Win28–5–2NWS6May 11, 1917
49Win28–5–2Jack ThompsonNWS10Apr 30, 1917
48Loss28–5–2Battling Jim JohnsonTKO2 (12)Feb 7, 1917
47Win28–4–2Jack ThompsonNWS10Nov 28, 1916
46Win28–4–2Jack ThompsonKO8 (10)Nov 18, 1916
45Win27–4–2Bill TateNWS10Nov 11, 1916
44Win27–4–2George Kid CottonTKO4 (10)Oct 13, 1916
43Win26–4–2George Kid CottonTKO4 (10)Jun 3, 1916
42Win25–4–2Jeff ClarkPTS20May 19, 1916
41Win24–4–2NWS8Apr 25, 1916
40Win24–4–2John Lester JohnsonNWS10Apr 7, 1916
39Win24–4–2NWS10Mar 7, 1916
38Loss24–4–2KO19 (20)Feb 11, 1916
37Win24–3–2PTS20Jan 3, 1916
36Win23–3–2NWS10Dec 3, 1915
35Win23–3–2PTS12Sep 7, 1915
34Win22–3–2Battling Jim JohnsonNWS10Jul 5, 1915
33Loss22–3–2NWS10May 19, 1915
32Win22–3–2John Lester JohnsonPTS20Mar 12, 1915
31Loss21–3–2PTS20Dec 20, 1914
30Loss21–2–2KO14 (20)Nov 26, 1914
29Win21–1–2Jim CameronPTS4Oct 30, 1914
28Win20–1–2Charles HornKO1 (4)Oct 16, 1914
27Win19–1–2Charles "Sailor" GrandePTS4Oct 9, 1914
26Win18–1–2Charlie MillerKO1 (4)Sep 18, 1914
25Win17–1–2Willie MeehanPTS4Sep 4, 1914
24Win16–1–2Battling BrandtTKO4 (4)Aug 21, 1914
23Win15–1–2Mexican Pete EverettKO2 (?)Aug 2, 1914
22Win14–1–2Soldier ElderKO1 (?)Jul 4, 1914
21Draw13–1–2NWS10Jun 9, 1914
20Draw13–1–2NWS10May 1, 1914
19Win13–1–2Rough House WareKO10 (20)Feb 7, 1914
18Win12–1–2George Kid CottonKO4 (10)Jan 8, 1914
17Win11–1–2Jimmy SullivanKO1 (10)Dec 9, 1913
16Win10–1–2George Kid CottonKO3 (10)Oct 3, 1913
15Draw9–1–2PTS10Jul 1, 1913
14Draw9–1–1Jeff ClarkPTS10Jun 18, 1913
13Win9–1Kid BrownKO2 (?)Feb 2, 1913
12ND8–1Jack GravesND10Jan 1, 1913
11Win8–1Jack TholmerKO5 (10)Nov 20, 1912
10 7–1Dave MillsND10Aug 13, 1912
9Win7–1Kid BrownKO6 (?)May 5, 1912
8Win6–1Ben PedenKO3 (?)Apr 4, 1912
7Loss5–1George Kid CottonKO2 (10)Feb 14, 1912
6Win5–0Sam CollierKO7 (?)Feb 2, 1912
5Win4–0Harry BrownKO2 (?)Jan 1, 1912
4Win3–0Nat DeweyNWS10Oct 25, 1911
3Win3–0Kid NavarroKO1 (?)Mar 1, 1911
2Win2–0Battling TaylorKO4 (?)Feb 2, 1911
1Win1–0Casey WhiteKO4 (?)Jan 2, 1911

Unofficial record
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
111Win Big John GloverKO1 (10),Oct 19, 1932
110Win88–10–7Vinko JakasaKO1 (10),Aug 4, 1932
109Win87–10–7Jack RoseKO6 (10)Feb 11, 1931
108Win86–10–7Andres CastanoKO3 (10),Dec 11, 1929
107Loss85–10–7Andres CastanoDQ1 (12)Sep 14, 1929
106Loss85–9–7KO4 (15),Jul 13, 1927
105Loss85–8–7DQ13 (15),Oct 12, 1926
104Win85–7–7TKO1 (12),Oct 26, 1925
103Win84–7–7Charley WeinertKO2 (10)Jul 2, 1925
102Win83–7–7Luis Ángel FirpoNWS12Sep 11, 1924
101Win82–7–7Bartley MaddenPTS15Jun 9, 1924
100Win81–7–7Jack ThompsonTKO4 (12),Nov 5, 1923
99Win80–7–7Homer SmithKO2 (10),Oct 11, 1923
98Win79–7–7Clem JohnsonTKO12 (?),Sep 29, 1922
97Win78–7–7Tut JacksonKO3 (15),Aug 29, 1922
96Win77–7–7Buddy JacksonKO2 (12),Aug 21, 1922
95Win76–7–7Jeff ClarkKO3 (10)Jul 17, 1922
94Win75–7–7Jeff ClarkTKO2 (12)Jun 30, 1922
93Win74–7–7KO2 (15)Mar 2, 1922
92Win73–7–7PTS10Jan 17, 1922
91Draw72–7–7Bill TatePTS10Jan 6, 1922
90Loss72–7–6Bill TateDQ1 (10),Jan 2, 1922
89Win72–6–6Bill TatePTS12Dec 8, 1921
88NC71–6–6Jack ThompsonNC5 (12)Nov 30, 1921
87Win71–6–6Denver Ed MartinKO1 (10),Nov 18, 1921
86Win70–6–6Clem JohnsonTKO6 (12)Nov 10, 1921
85Win69–6–6KO1 (20),Oct 10, 1921
84Win68–6–6Bill TateTKO6 (15)Jul 2, 1921
83Win67–6–6Ray BennettKO1 (15),Jun 4, 1921
82Win66–6–6Battling Jim McCrearyKO7 (10)Jun 3, 1921
81Win65–6–6Andy JohnsonKO1 (?)May 27, 1921
80Win64–6–6Jack ThompsonNWS8Apr 8, 1921
79Win63–6–6Jeff ClarkTKO2 (12)Feb 11, 1921
78Win62–6–6Bill TateKO2 (15),Jan 17, 1921
77Win61–6–6Jeff ClarkTKO4 (10)Sep 15, 1920
76NC60–6–6NC6 (8)Sep 8, 1920
75Win60–6–6KO3 (12),Jul 26, 1920
74Win59–6–6Ray BennettTKO1 (4)Jun 1, 1920
73Win58–6–6PTS15Apr 23, 1920
72Win57–6–6Andy JohnsonKO1 (10)Mar 17, 1920
71Win56–6–6Jack ThompsonPTS15Jan 12, 1920
70 55–6–6Jack ThompsonNC3 (4)Jan 1, 1920
69Win55–6–6Ole AndersonTKO3 (4)Dec 4, 1919
68Win54–6–6Edward K.O. KruvoskyTKO1 (4)Nov 20, 1919
67Win53–6–6PTS15Nov 5, 1919
66Win52–6–6NWS8Oct 20, 1919
65Win51–6–6NWS10Sep 30, 1919
64Win50–6–6Jeff ClarkTKO4 (10)Aug 18, 1919
63Win49–6–6NWS8Jul 4, 1919
62Win48–6–6John Lester JohnsonNWS8Jun 10, 1919
61Draw47–6–6Jack ThompsonNWS8Nov 15, 1918
60Win47–6–5Jack ThompsonNWS6Sep 14, 1918
59Win46–6–5Jeff ClarkTKO5 (8)Aug 19, 1918
58Win45–6–5PTS20Jun 16, 1918
57Win44–6–5TKO8 (20)May 19, 1918
56Win43–6–5KO6 (20)Apr 14, 1918
55Win42–6–5KO5 (20)Feb 17, 1918
54Win41–6–5Jeff ClarkTKO5 (15)Dec 16, 1917
53Draw40–6–5NWS12Nov 12, 1917
52Win40–6–4NWS10Sep 20, 1917
51Win39–6–4Battling Jim JohnsonNWS10Jun 1, 1917
50Win38–6–4NWS6May 11, 1917
49Win37–6–4Jack ThompsonNWS10Apr 30, 1917
48Loss36–6–4Battling Jim JohnsonTKO2 (12)Feb 7, 1917
47Win36–5–4Jack ThompsonNWS10Nov 28, 1916
46Win35–5–4Jack ThompsonKO8 (10)Nov 18, 1916
45Win34–5–4Bill TateNWS10Nov 11, 1916
44Win33–5–4George Kid CottonTKO4 (10)Oct 13, 1916
43Win32–5–4George Kid CottonTKO4 (10)Jun 3, 1916
42Win31–5–4Jeff ClarkPTS20May 19, 1916
41Win30–5–4NWS8Apr 25, 1916
40Win29–5–4John Lester JohnsonNWS10Apr 7, 1916
39Win28–5–4NWS10Mar 7, 1916
38Loss27–5–4KO19 (20)Feb 11, 1916
37Win27–4–4PTS20Jan 3, 1916
36Win26–4–4NWS10Dec 3, 1915
35Win25–4–4PTS12Sep 7, 1915
34Win24–4–4Battling Jim JohnsonNWS10Jul 5, 1915
33Loss23–4–4NWS10May 19, 1915
32Win23–3–4John Lester JohnsonPTS20Mar 12, 1915
31Loss22–3–4PTS20Dec 20, 1914
30Loss22–2–4KO14 (20)Nov 26, 1914
29Win22–1–4Jim CameronPTS4Oct 30, 1914
28Win21–1–4Charles HornKO1 (4)Oct 16, 1914
27Win20–1–4Charles "Sailor" GrandePTS4Oct 9, 1914
26Win19–1–4Charlie MillerKO1 (4)Sep 18, 1914
25Win18–1–4Willie MeehanPTS4Sep 4, 1914
24Win17–1–4Battling BrandtTKO4 (4)Aug 21, 1914
23Win16–1–4Mexican Pete EverettKO2 (?)Aug 2, 1914
22Win15–1–4Soldier ElderKO1 (?)Jul 4, 1914
21Draw14–1–4NWS10Jun 9, 1914
20Draw14–1–3NWS10May 1, 1914
19Win14–1–2Rough House WareKO10 (20)Feb 7, 1914
18Win13–1–2George Kid CottonKO4 (10)Jan 8, 1914
17Win12–1–2Jimmy SullivanKO1 (10)Dec 9, 1913
16Win11–1–2George Kid CottonKO3 (10)Oct 3, 1913
15Draw10–1–2PTS10Jul 1, 1913
14Draw10–1–1Jeff ClarkPTS10Jun 18, 1913
13Win10–1Kid BrownKO2 (?)Feb 2, 1913
12ND9–1Jack GravesND10Jan 1, 1913
11Win9–1Jack TholmerKO5 (10)Nov 20, 1912
10 8–1Dave MillsND10Aug 13, 1912
9Win8–1Kid BrownKO6 (?)May 5, 1912
8Win7–1Ben PedenKO3 (?)Apr 4, 1912
7Loss6–1George Kid CottonKO2 (10)Feb 14, 1912
6Win6–0Sam CollierKO7 (?)Feb 2, 1912
5Win5–0Harry BrownKO2 (?)Jan 1, 1912
4Win4–0Nat DeweyNWS10Oct 25, 1911
3Win3–0Kid NavarroKO1 (?)Mar 1, 1911
2Win2–0Battling TaylorKO4 (?)Feb 2, 1911
1Win1–0Casey WhiteKO4 (?)Jan 2, 1911

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