Holley Mims

Who was Holley Mims?

Holley Mims was a highly-regarded middleweight boxer during the 1950s and 1960s. His overall record 64-27-6 meant that he spent much of his career ranked among the top ten boxers in the middleweight category. Among his notable fights was a loss to Rubin Carter in 1962, a fight that he took on one day's notice, having flown into New York just prior the fight; Mims dropped Carter in round four. Because of the loss, Mims dropped out of The Ring's list of the top-ten middleweights contenders.

Mims died of a kidney ailment at the age of 42. He was survived by a wife and two children.