# Joe Manley

Joe Louis Manley Jr. (born June 11, 1959) was an American former boxer who fought at light welterweight.

## Amateur career

Manley qualified as a lightweight for the 1980 United States Olympic team, defeating Frankie Randall on his way to earning his berth. Manley did not compete, however, due to the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics. Manley was also the 1981 United States Amateur champion at lightweight.

## Professional career

Manley became a professional boxer in 1981. He lost to future champion Gene Hatcher in 1983 but defeated another future champion, Freddie Pendleton, in 1985. He qualified for his title shot by winning a decision over Howard Davis Jr. in February 1986. He went on to win the International Boxing Federation light welterweight title with a 10th-round knockout over Gary Hinton in October 1986. He lost the title to Terry Marsh in 1987. He retired in 1989 after a loss to future world champion Loreto Garza and James McGirt.

## Professional boxing record

| 39 fights | 29 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 14 | 5 |
| By decision | 15 | 3 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 39 | Loss | 29–8–2 | Buddy McGirt | TKO | 9 (10) | 1989-11-10 | Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon, New York, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 29–7–2 | Donnie Poole | UD | 10 (10) | 1989-09-20 | War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, New York, U.S. | |
| 37 | Loss | 28–7–2 | Henry Anaya Jr | KO | 5 (10) | 1989-06-17 | Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | |
| 36 | Loss | 28–6–2 | Loreto Garza | KO | 7 (10) | 1989-01-25 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 35 | Win | 28–5–2 | Ray Gastellum | TKO | 1 (8) | 1988-10-27 | Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 34 | Draw | 27–5–2 | Luis Mora | PTS | 8 (8) | 1988-08-13 | Pima County Fairgrounds, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 33 | Loss | 27–5–1 | Dexter Smith | KO | 2 (10) | 1988-01-23 | Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 27–4–1 | Martin Quiroz | UD | 10 (10) | 1987-06-14 | Harrah's Marina Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 31 | Loss | 26–4–1 | Terry Marsh | TKO | 10 (15) | 1987-03-04 | Festival Hall Super Tent, Basildon, England, U.K. | Lost IBF light-welterweight title |
| 30 | Win | 26–3–1 | Gary Hinton | KO | 10 (15) | 1986-10-30 | Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | Won IBF light-welterweight title |
| 29 | Win | 25–3–1 | Sammy Young | UD | 6 (6) | 1986-07-26 | Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 24–3–1 | Howard Davis Jr. | UD | 10 (10) | 1986-02-28 | Golden Nugget, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 23–3–1 | Frank Montgomery | UD | 10 (10) | 1985-11-21 | Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 26 | Draw | 22–3–1 | Gary Hinton | SD | 12 (12) | 1985-08-23 | Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | For USBA light-welterweight title |
| 25 | Win | 22–3 | George Brown | TKO | 7 (10) | 1985-07-10 | Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 24 | Loss | 21–3 | Ronnie Shields | UD | 12 (12) | 1985-03-25 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | For NABF light-welterweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Freddie Pendleton | UD | 10 (10) | 1985-02-05 | Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Terry Whittaker | TKO | 7 (10) | 1984-12-14 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | Charlie Allen | TKO | 7 (10) | 1984-09-26 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Victor Babilonia | UD | 10 (10) | 1984-06-29 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Terry Whittaker | UD | 10 (10) | 1984-05-25 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 16–2 | Andre Wynn | TKO | 1 (10) | 1984-04-27 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 15–2 | Cesar Guzman | PTS | 8 (8) | 1984-03-13 | Champ's Camp, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 14–2 | Bobby Johnson | TKO | 3 (10) | 1984-02-07 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 15 | Loss | 13–2 | Gene Hatcher | UD | 12 (12) | 1983-11-12 | Showboat Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Al Carter | TKO | 7 (10) | 1983-08-30 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Darrell Mitchell | KO | 1 (8) | 1983-07-29 | Ridgewood Grove, Queens, New York, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Glenn Burnett | TKO | 3 (8) | 1983-07-05 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Thomas Baker | UD | 10 (10) | 1983-03-31 | Sands Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Al Carter | MD | 10 (10) | 1983-01-06 | Sands Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Harry Arroyo | SD | 10 (10) | 1982-10-30 | Sands Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Arturo Leon | UD | 10 (10) | 1982-09-14 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Carlos Santana | UD | 8 (8) | 1982-07-18 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Mike Blunt | KO | 6 (8) | 1982-05-18 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | James Singleton | TKO | 3 (8) | 1982-04-20 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | David Brown | UD | 8 (8) | 1982-04-02 | Sands Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Cedric Barkley | KO | 1 (6) | 1982-03-16 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Terry Butler | TKO | 4 (6) | 1982-02-09 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Maurice Saalakhan | UD | 6 (6) | 1981-12-26 | Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |

## Later life & death

Manley converted to Islam after he retired from boxing & adopted the name Bilal Ajani Sekou. In 2008 he filed a $15 million discrimination lawsuit against his employer Consumers Energy. Manley began to suffer from Dementia in his later years & went missing from his care facility in 2017, he was eventually found a few day later. He died in May 2023 in New Orleans.