Johny Williams (paffiwr)

Roedd Johnny Williams (25 Rhagfyr 1926 – 6 Chwefror 2007) yn baffiwr proffesiynol o Gymru yn y 1940au a'r 1950au. Ym 1952 ef oedd pencampwr pwysau trwm Prydain a'r Ymerodraeth BrydeinigWelsh Boxers Hall of Fame - Johnny Williams  adalwyd 23 Mai 2016.

Bywyd cynnar
Ganwyd Williams ar fferm Cellfechan Abermaw ar ddydd Nadolig 1926. Pan yn dair oed symudodd ei deulu i redeg fferm yn Rugby, Swydd Warwick. Cafodd Williams ei fwlio yn yr ysgol yn Rugby gan ei fod yn Gymro uniaith a dysgodd cwffio er mwyn amddiffyn ei hun rhag ei erlidwyr. Gwelodd bod modd gwneud arian o baffio trwy i Robin, ei frawd, betio gyda phlant eraill yr ysgol nad oedd modd iddynt wneud i Johnny crioJohnny Williams; Independent obit (boxer) adalwyd 23 Mai 2016. Yn 10 oed dechreuodd paffio am wobrau mewn ffeiriau. Er mwyn ennill arian dechau yn y bythau bocsio roedd raid ymladd mewn nifer o ornestau yn olynol, gan hynny dysgodd Williams fod osgoi ergydion cyn bwysiced a'u glanio er mwyn goroesi; arweiniodd hyn at feirniadaeth ohono fel bocsiwr proffesiynol fel un orofalus OBITUARY: Johnny Williams (o'r Daily Post) adalwyd 23 Mai 2016.

Gyrfa broffesiynol
Trodd Williams yn broffesiynol ym 1946, daeth yn adnabyddus am arddull gwyddonol yn y cylch. Un o'i ornestau enwocaf oedd yr un yn erbyn Jack Gardner ar 17 Gorffennaf 1950 yng Nghaerlŷr; roedd yn frwydr am deitl y Gymanwlad lle collodd Williams ar bwyntiau mewn ornest a disgrifiwyd gan y BBC fel un o'r ornestau mwyaf erchyll flinedig yn hanes y gamp yng ngwledydd Prydain, bu'n rhaid i'r ddau baffiwr gwario noson yn yr ysbyty wedi'r ymrafaelBBC sport Ex-British champion Williams dies adalwyd 24 Mai 2016

Ymladdodd Williams a Gardner yn erbyn ei gilydd eto ym 1952 ac enillodd Williams wedi 15 rownd, gan hawlio'r teitlau Prydain a'r Ymerodraeth.

Llwyddodd i amddiffyn ei deitlau yn erbyn Johnny Arthur o De Affrica ym 1952, cyn ei golli ar bwyntiau dros 15 rownd i Don Cockell o Loegr ym 1953. Wedi cyfres o ornestau gwael ym 1955 a 1956,  gan gynnwys un lle cafodd ei fwrw allan ar ôl pum rownd gan ei hen wrthwynebydd, Gardner, rhoddodd Williams y gorau i focsio ym 1956 ar ôl ennill 60 ornest, dod yn gyfartal mewn 4 a cholli 11.Cofiant yn y Telegraph adalwyd 23 mai 2016

Gwariodd gweddill ei oes yn ffermio.
Bywyd personol
Priododd Jocelyn (Joyce) Sarsfield ym 1949, bu iddynt un ferch. Bu farw ger Rugby yn 80 mlwydd oed.

Gornestau proffesiynol

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|align="center" colspan=8|Enill 60 (38 trwy fwrw allan, 22 ar bwyntiau), Colli 11  (6 trwy fwrw allan, 5 ar bwyntiau), 4 yn gyfartal  
Nodyn: KO = Bwrw allan; TKO = Bwrw allan technegol; PTS = Dyfarniad ar bwyntiau
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|Colli
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|align=left| Joe Bygraves
|TKO
|6
|16/11/1956
|align=left| Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Manceinion
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|Colli
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|align=left| Joe Erskine
|PTS
|15
|27/08/1956
|align=left| Stadiwm y Maendy, Caerdydd
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|Colli
|
|align=left| Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson
|TKO
|4
|13/04/1956
|align=left| Uline Arena, Washington, DC
|align=left|
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|Cyfartal
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|align=left| Willi Hoepner
|PTS
|10
|04/02/1956
|align=left| Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Kitione Lave
|TKO
|1
|26/07/1955
|align=left| Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham
|align=left|
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|Colli
|
|align=left| Jack Gardner
|KO
|5
|06/06/1955
|align=left| Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham
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|Ennill
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|align=left| Lucien Touzard
|TKO
|3
|18/04/1955
|align=left| Stadiwm y Maendy, Caerdydd
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|Ennill
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|align=left| Hennie Quentemeijer
|KO
|2
|05/03/1955
|align=left| Y Drenewydd
|align=left|
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|Ennill
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|align=left| Roger Francis Coeuret
|TKO
|4
|10/12/1954
|align=left| Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Manceinion
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| "Miracle" Jack Hobbs
|TKO
|7
|14/09/1954
|align=left| Harringay Arena, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Hugo Salfeld
|PTS
|10
|04/04/1954
|align=left| Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund, 
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Gerhard Hecht
|KO
|2
|22/01/1954
|align=left| Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Bernard Verdoolaeghe
|PTS
|10
|10/11/1953
|align=left| Empress Hall, Earl's Court, Kensington, Llundain
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Fred Powell
|KO
|2
|05/10/1953
|align=left| Granby Halls, Caerlŷr
|align=left|
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|Colli
|
|align=left| Don Cockell
|PTS
|15
|12/05/1953
|align=left| Harringay Arena, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Ansell Adams
|PTS
|10
|13/04/1953
|align=left| Granby Halls, Caerlŷr
|align=left|
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|Colli
|
|align=left| Heinz Neuhaus
|KO
|9
|15/02/1953
|align=left| Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, 
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Werner Wiegand
|KO
|5
|10/12/1952
|align=left| Harringay Arena, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| John Duncan Arthur
|TKO
|7
|13/10/1952
|align=left| Granby Halls, Caerlŷr
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Jimmy Rouse
|TKO
|7
|22/07/1952
|align=left| Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Jack Gardner
|PTS
|15
|11/03/1952
|align=left| Empress Hall, Earl's Court, Kensington, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Omelio Agramonte
|PTS
|10
|04/12/1951
|align=left| Harringay Arena, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Cyfartal
|
|align=left| Heinz Neuhaus
|PTS
|10
|14/10/1951
|align=left| Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Jo Weidin
|TKO
|6
|05/06/1951
|align=left| Stadiwm White City, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Aaron Wilson
|PTS
|8
|27/03/1951
|align=left| Empress Hall, Earl's Court, Kensington, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Reg Andrews
|KO
|2
|19/03/1951
|align=left| Granby Halls, Caerlŷr
|align=left|
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|Colli
|
|align=left| Bill Weinberg
|TKO
|6
|12/12/1950
|align=left| Harringay Arena, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| George Kaplan
|TKO
|7
|14/11/1950
|align=left| Earls Court Arena, Kensington, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Colli
|
|align=left| Jack Gardner
|PTS
|12
|17/07/1950
|align=left| Granby Halls, Caerlŷr
|align=left|
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|Colli
|
|align=left| Pat Comiskey
|TKO
|6
|06/06/1950
|align=left| White City Stadium, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Vern Escoe
|PTS
|10
|28/02/1950
|align=left| Harringay Arena, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Lloyd Barnett
|PTS
|10
|20/02/1950
|align=left| Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Piet Wilde
|KO
|4
|24/01/1950
|align=left| Empress Hall, Earl's Court, Kensington, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Stephane Olek
|PTS
|8
|06/09/1949
|align=left| Harringay Arena, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Piet Wilde
|PTS
|10
|17/08/1949
|align=left| Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Paddy Slavin
|TKO
|3
|20/06/1949
|align=left| St Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Nils Andersson
|PTS
|8
|02/06/1949
|align=left| White City Stadium, Llundain]]
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Ken Shaw
|TKO
|8
|19/04/1949
|align=left| Royal Albert Hall, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Nick Wolmarans
|TKO
|4
|29/01/1949
|align=left| Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Billy Wood
|KO
|4
|16/12/1948
|align=left| City Hall, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Fred Vorster
|PTS
|8
|06/11/1948
|align=left| Wembley Stadium]], Johannesburg
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Jock Frederick Taylor
|PTS
|6
|21/09/1948
|align=left| Harringay Arena, Llundain]]
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Reg Spring
|TKO
|6
|02/09/1948
|align=left| Exeter Civic Hall, Exeter, Dyfnaint
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Don Cockell
|TKO
|2
|27/07/1948
|align=left| Embassy Rink, Birmingham
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Gene "KO" Fowler
|KO
|3
|22/06/1948
|align=left| St James Park, Exeter
|align=left|
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|Colli
|
|align=left| Don Cockell
|PTS
|8
|18/05/1948
|align=left| Highfield Road, Coventry
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Bobby Ogg
|PTS
|6
|20/04/1948
|align=left| Harringay Arena, Llundain
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Sid Falconer
|RTD
|3
|11/03/1948
|align=left| Smethwick, Sandwell
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Billy Phillips
|TKO
|3
|17/02/1948
|align=left| Harringay Arena, Llundain
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Allan Cooke
|TKO
|1
|12/02/1948
|align=left| Hull Arena, Hull
|align=left|
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|Ennill
|
|align=left| Matt Locke
|KO
|1
|26/01/1948
|align=left| Coventry Drill Hall, Coventry
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Des Jones
|PTS
|8
|15/01/1948
|align=left| Rink Market, Smethwick, Sandwell
|align=left|
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|Colli
|
|align=left| Reg Spring
|PTS
|8
|02/12/1947
|align=left| Co-op Hall]], Rugby
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Doug Richards
|PTS
|8
|24/11/1947
|align=left| Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| George Barratt
|TKO
|3
|10/11/1947
|align=left| Coventry
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Jimmy Carroll
|KO
|5
|03/11/1947
|align=left| Granby Halls, Caerlŷr
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Trevor Burt
|KO
|2
|16/09/1947
|align=left| Battery Drill Hall, Rugby
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Jimmy Carroll
|TKO
|5
|12/08/1947
|align=left|Wembley Town Hall, Wembley, Llundain
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Bernard O'Neill
|TKO
|2
|07/07/1947
|align=left| Wembley Town Hall, Wembley, Llundain
|align=left|
|-
|Cyfartal
|
|align=left| Johnny Houlston
|PTS
|8
|16/06/1947
|align=left| Corporation Bus Depot, Casnewydd
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Paddy Roche
|TKO
|7
|03/04/1947
|align=left| Leamington
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Jock Kerry
|TKO
|5
|24/03/1947
|align=left| Birmingham
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Wally With
|PTS
|8
|19/03/1947
|align=left|Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, Llundain
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Art Owen
|TKO
|6
|24/02/1947
|align=left| Kettering
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Ted Barter
|KO
|3
|10/02/1947
|align=left| Oxford Town Hall, Rhydychen
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Tommy Bostock
|TKO
|4
|09/12/1946
|align=left| Assembly Rooms, Market Harborough, 
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Joe Burt
|PTS
|8
|04/11/1946
|align=left| Birmingham
|align=left|
|-
|Cyfartal
|
|align=left| Jim Greaves
|PTS
|8
|21/10/1946
|align=left| Granby Halls, Caerlŷr
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Jim Hollis
|PTS
|6
|24/09/1946
|align=left| Embassy Rink, Birmingham
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Harry O'Grady
|KO
|4
|04/06/1946
|align=left| Battery Drill Hall, Rugby
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Joe Williams
|PTS
|8
|15/04/1946
|align=left| Birmingham
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| "Seaman" Tom Smith
|TKO
|5
|01/04/1946
|align=left| Birmingham
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left|Michael Guerin
|KO
|1
|26/02/1946
|align=left| Co-op Hall, Rugby
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| "Seaman" Tom Smith
|PTS
|6
|15/02/1946
|align=left| Crossington Street Baths, Caerlŷr
|align=left|
|-
|Ennill
|
|align=left| Billy Rhodes
|PTS
|6
|12/02/1946
|align=left| Crossington Street Baths, Caerlŷr
|align=left|
|}

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 British Pathe News. Ffilm o'r ornest rhwng Williams a Garner ym 1955. Williams yw'r un efo stribed wen ar ei drowsus. Gwelir Mrs Williams, yn eistedd efo'r hyrwyddwr Mike Jacobs (y dyn efo'r sigâr).

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